Original data

36% of the 466 Colorado high-school players in our data stayed in Colorado for college; 25% 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 510 Arizona high-school players in our data stayed in Arizona for college; 64% reached Division I. Destinations, levels and the programs that take them most, from every season we hold.

25.7% of a D1 roster is freshmen and about 27.0% is in its final season; the median D1 roster was 66.7% new players year over year, and 44.8% of D1 underclassmen kept their roster spot into the next season. Computed from 13,095 player-seasons on 2026–27 rosters.

The share of returning college players who changed school went from 13.6% in 2022–23 to 28.0% in 2026–27. But the portal is mostly lateral: of that season's moves, 78.0% were between programs at the same level, 10.6% went down one and 11.4% went up. Computed from 77,988 player-seasons on 2022–23 to 2026–27 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 6,426 player-seasons on 2026–27 rosters.