Data study · every season we hold
Where Connecticut High School Basketball Players Go to College
Of the 835 players from Connecticut high schools on a college roster in our data, 21% played their college basketball in Connecticut.
Computed from 835 players · 2020–21 to 2026–27 · updated Nov 3, 2026
21% stay in-state.
Connecticut is below the 43% all-state baseline.
Connecticut skews away from D2.
15% of Connecticut players in the dataset reached D2, against 24% nationally.
New York and Massachusetts are the first destinations out.
Among players leaving Connecticut, 21% went to New York and 19% to Massachusetts.
Connecticut's college players skew away from D2
Connecticut
n = 835
All states
n = 35,611
| CT | All states | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | 33% | 34% | −1 pts |
| D2 | 15% | 24% | −9 pts |
| D3 | 51% | 42% | +9 pts |
Where Connecticut players land
Destination states| Destination state | Players | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 178 | 21% |
| New York | 141 | 17% |
| Massachusetts | 123 | 15% |
| Pennsylvania | 57 | 7% |
| Maine | 39 | 5% |
| Rhode Island | 32 | 4% |
| New Hampshire | 28 | 3% |
| Maryland | 20 | 2% |
Which programs take Connecticut players
Historical landings| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Connecticut | D3 | Connecticut | 33 |
| Post | D2 | Connecticut | 19 |
| Western New England | D3 | Massachusetts | 16 |
| Western Connecticut | D3 | Connecticut | 13 |
| Southern Connecticut | D2 | Connecticut | 12 |
| Fairfield | D1 | Connecticut | 10 |
| Roger Williams | D3 | Rhode Island | 10 |
| Sacred Heart | D1 | Connecticut | 10 |
| Saint Joseph (CT) | D3 | Connecticut | 10 |
| Albertus Magnus | D3 | Connecticut | 9 |
| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | D1 | Connecticut | 10 |
| Sacred Heart | D1 | Connecticut | 10 |
| Quinnipiac | D1 | Connecticut | 7 |
| New Haven | D1 | Connecticut | 7 |
| UMass | D1 | Massachusetts | 6 |
| Boston University | D1 | Massachusetts | 5 |
| Gardner-Webb | D1 | North Carolina | 5 |
| Mercyhurst | D1 | Pennsylvania | 5 |
| UConn | D1 | Connecticut | 5 |
| Maine | D1 | Maine | 5 |
| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post | D2 | Connecticut | 19 |
| Southern Connecticut | D2 | Connecticut | 12 |
| Pace | D2 | New York | 9 |
| Bridgeport | D2 | Connecticut | 7 |
| Bentley | D2 | Massachusetts | 6 |
| Saint Michael's | D2 | Vermont | 6 |
| AIC | D2 | Massachusetts | 5 |
| Franklin Pierce | D2 | New Hampshire | 5 |
| Mercy | D2 | New York | 5 |
| Caldwell | D2 | New Jersey | 4 |
| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Connecticut | D3 | Connecticut | 33 |
| Western New England | D3 | Massachusetts | 16 |
| Western Connecticut | D3 | Connecticut | 13 |
| Roger Williams | D3 | Rhode Island | 10 |
| Saint Joseph (CT) | D3 | Connecticut | 10 |
| Albertus Magnus | D3 | Connecticut | 9 |
| Connecticut College | D3 | Connecticut | 9 |
| Union (NY) | D3 | New York | 9 |
| New England | D3 | Maine | 9 |
| Hobart | D3 | New York | 8 |
What this means for a Connecticut recruit
How to read itStart local, but don't stop local.
21% of Connecticut players in the dataset stayed in-state — the programs most likely to see you play repeatedly are the ones nearby.
Your realistic level matters more than geography alone.
Connecticut's historical landings skew away from D2 (15% vs 24% nationally).
Past recruiting is a signal, not a guarantee.
A program that repeatedly rosters players from your state has demonstrated a pathway; it does not mean it will recruit you.
Those are the historical patterns for Connecticut. Where does your profile fit?
Depth Chart scores your size, position, level and recruiting profile against all 1,060 programs.
Methodology
Source · sample · scope835 players · 1,060 programs · 2020–21 to 2026–27
Definitions and scope
- Source
- Official rosters published by the athletics sites of 1,060 NCAA D1, D2 and D3 men's programs, collected by Depth Chart.
- Home state
- The state of the high school on the player's record — the same definition the state tool uses, so the two read the same data the same way.
- Level
- Each player counts once, at the highest level they reached across the seasons we hold (D1 over D2 over D3).
- Sample
- 835 players from Connecticut high schools, across every season we hold; roster coverage runs 2020–21 to 2026–27. A state with fewer than 200 players in our data is not published, because it would describe a coincidence rather than a pattern.
- Computed
- Nov 3, 2026 · methodology state-landing-pages-1
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