Data study · every season we hold

Where Georgia High School Basketball Players Go to College

Of the 1,135 players from Georgia high schools on a college roster in our data, 32% played their college basketball in Georgia.

Computed from 1,135 players · 2020–21 to 2026–27 · updated Sep 1, 2026

1,135

players in the dataset

32%

stayed in Georgia

47%

reached D1

North Carolina

#1 destination outside Georgia

32% stay in-state.

Georgia is below the 43% all-state baseline.

Georgia skews away from D3.

23% of Georgia players in the dataset reached D3, against 41% nationally.

North Carolina and South Carolina are the first destinations out.

Among players leaving Georgia, 11% went to North Carolina and 11% to South Carolina.

Georgia's college players skew heavily away from D3

Georgia vs all states · share of players at each level

Georgia

D147%

D230%

D323%

n = 1,135

All states

D136%

D223%

D341%

n = 29,117

	GA	All states	Difference
D1	47%	36%	+11 pts
D2	30%	23%	+7 pts
D3	23%	41%	−18 pts

Where Georgia players land

Destination states

Destination state	Players	Share
Georgia	358	32%
North Carolina	86	8%
South Carolina	86	8%
Tennessee	64	6%
Alabama	55	5%
Florida	49	4%
New York	37	3%
Virginia	29	3%

Which programs take Georgia players

Historical landings

Program	Division	State	Players
Oglethorpe	D3	Georgia	28
Georgia College	D2	Georgia	25
LaGrange	D3	Georgia	25
Emmanuel (GA)	D2	Georgia	22
Kennesaw State	D1	Georgia	20
Young Harris	D2	Georgia	20
Clayton State	D2	Georgia	19
Columbus State	D2	Georgia	17
Georgia State	D1	Georgia	17
Covenant	D3	Georgia	16

Program	Division	State	Players
Kennesaw State	D1	Georgia	20
Georgia State	D1	Georgia	17
Georgia Southern	D1	Georgia	16
Auburn	D1	Alabama	13
Mercer	D1	Georgia	13
Charleston Southern	D1	South Carolina	12
West Georgia	D1	Georgia	9
Rider	D1	New Jersey	8
Georgia	D1	Georgia	8
Alabama A&M	D1	Alabama	7

Program	Division	State	Players
Georgia College	D2	Georgia	25
Emmanuel (GA)	D2	Georgia	22
Young Harris	D2	Georgia	20
Clayton State	D2	Georgia	19
Columbus State	D2	Georgia	17
Fort Valley State	D2	Georgia	11
North Georgia	D2	Georgia	10
Morehouse	D2	Georgia	9
Valdosta State	D2	Georgia	8
Allen	D2	South Carolina	7

Program	Division	State	Players
Oglethorpe	D3	Georgia	28
LaGrange	D3	Georgia	25
Covenant	D3	Georgia	16
Berry	D3	Georgia	15
Brevard	D3	North Carolina	11
Maryville	D3	Tennessee	10
Piedmont	D3	Georgia	9
Sewanee	D3	Tennessee	9
Hampden-Sydney	D3	Virginia	7
Earlham	D3	Indiana	4

What this means for a Georgia recruit

How to read it

Start local, but don't stop local.

32% of Georgia 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.

Georgia's historical landings skew away from D3 (23% 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 Georgia. 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

1,135 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: 1,135 players from Georgia 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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