Data study · every season we hold

Where Florida High School Basketball Players Go to College

Of the 1,570 players from Florida high schools on a college roster in our data, 17% played their college basketball in Florida.

Computed from 1,570 players · 2020–21 to 2026–27 · updated Sep 1, 2026

1,570
players in the dataset
17%
stayed in Florida
52%
reached D1
New York
#1 destination outside Florida

17% stay in-state.

Florida is below the 42% all-state baseline.

Florida skews away from D3.

25% of Florida players in the dataset reached D3, against 41% nationally.

New York and Georgia are the first destinations out.

Among players leaving Florida, 9% went to New York and 8% to Georgia.

Florida's college players skew heavily away from D3

Florida vs all states · share of players at each level

Florida

D152%
D223%
D325%

n = 1,570

All states

D137%
D222%
D341%

n = 29,390

FLAll statesDifference
D152%37%+15 pts
D223%22%+1 pts
D325%41%−16 pts

Where Florida players land

Destination states
Destination statePlayersShare
Florida26817%
New York1117%
Georgia986%
Pennsylvania976%
North Carolina755%
South Carolina584%
Ohio564%
Texas543%

Which programs take Florida players

Historical landings
ProgramDivisionStatePlayers
UCFD1Florida17
North FloridaD1Florida17
Florida StateD1Florida16
EckerdD2Florida15
LynnD2Florida14
StetsonD1Florida14
BarryD2Florida12
JacksonvilleD1Florida12
RollinsD2Florida12
EasternD3Pennsylvania11

What this means for a Florida recruit

How to read it

Start local, but don't stop local.

17% of Florida 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.

Florida's historical landings skew away from D3 (25% vs 41% 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 Florida. Where does your profile fit?Depth Chart scores your size, position, level and recruiting profile against all 1,060 programs.
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Methodology

Source · sample · scope

1,570 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
1,570 players from Florida 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
September 1, 2026 · methodology state-landing-pages-1
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