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48% of the 498 Kentucky high-school players in our data stayed in Kentucky for college; 37% reached Division I. Destinations, levels and the programs that take them most, from every season we hold.
43% of the 768 Indiana high-school players in our data stayed in Indiana for college; 45% reached Division I. Destinations, levels and the programs that take them most, from every season we hold.
38% of the 1,677 Illinois high-school players in our data stayed in Illinois for college; 30% reached Division I. Destinations, levels and the programs that take them most, from every season we hold.
33% of the 1,221 Georgia high-school players in our data stayed in Georgia for college; 46% reached Division I. Destinations, levels and the programs that take them most, from every season we hold.
16% of the 1,709 Florida high-school players in our data stayed in Florida for college; 51% reached Division I. Destinations, levels and the programs that take them most, from every season we hold.
21% of the 744 Connecticut high-school players in our data stayed in Connecticut for college; 35% reached Division I. Destinations, levels and the programs that take them most, from every season we hold.
37% of the 443 Colorado high-school players in our data stayed in Colorado for college; 26% reached Division I. Destinations, levels and the programs that take them most, from every season we hold.
45% of the 2,070 California high-school players in our data stayed in California for college; 45% reached Division I. Destinations, levels and the programs that take them most, from every season we hold.
7% of the 485 Arizona high-school players in our data stayed in Arizona for college; 65% 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.