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42% of the 708 Indiana high-school players in our data stayed in Indiana for college; 46% reached Division I. Destinations, levels and the programs that take them most, from every season we hold.
37% of the 1,493 Illinois high-school players in our data stayed in Illinois for college; 32% reached Division I. Destinations, levels and the programs that take them most, from every season we hold.
32% of the 1,135 Georgia high-school players in our data stayed in Georgia for college; 47% reached Division I. Destinations, levels and the programs that take them most, from every season we hold.
17% of the 1,570 Florida high-school players in our data stayed in Florida for college; 52% reached Division I. Destinations, levels and the programs that take them most, from every season we hold.
20% of the 646 Connecticut high-school players in our data stayed in Connecticut for college; 36% reached Division I. Destinations, levels and the programs that take them most, from every season we hold.
36% of the 414 Colorado high-school players in our data stayed in Colorado for college; 27% reached Division I. Destinations, levels and the programs that take them most, from every season we hold.
46% of the 1,906 California high-school players in our data stayed in California for college; 46% reached Division I. Destinations, levels and the programs that take them most, from every season we hold.
8% of the 457 Arizona high-school players in our data stayed in Arizona for college; 66% reached Division I. Destinations, levels and the programs that take them most, from every season we hold.
27.0% of a D1 roster is freshmen and about 30.0% is in its final season; the median D1 roster was 64.3% new players year over year, and 42.3% of D1 underclassmen kept their roster spot into the next season. Computed from 16,153 player-seasons on 2025–26 rosters.
The share of returning college players who changed school went from 11.6% in 2021–22 to 23.7% in 2025–26. But the portal is mostly lateral: of that season's moves, 75.4% were between programs at the same level, 15.2% went down one and 9.4% went up. Computed from 74,740 player-seasons on 2021–22 to 2025–26 rosters.
D1 guards average 190 lb, forwards 220 lb and centers 242 lb — and the spread inside each group is wider than the gap between divisions. Computed from 11,080 player-seasons on 2025–26 rosters.