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Where Indiana High School Basketball Players Go to College
Of the 830 players from Indiana high schools on a college roster in our data, 45% played their college basketball in Indiana.
Computed from 830 players · 2020–21 to 2026–27 · updated Oct 28, 2026
45% stay in-state.
Indiana is close to the 43% all-state baseline.
Indiana skews away from D2.
13% of Indiana players in the dataset reached D2, against 23% nationally.
Ohio and Illinois are the first destinations out.
Among players leaving Indiana, 14% went to Ohio and 13% to Illinois.
Indiana's college players skew away from D2
Indiana
n = 830
All states
n = 33,738
| IN | All states | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | 43% | 34% | +9 pts |
| D2 | 13% | 23% | −10 pts |
| D3 | 44% | 43% | +1 pts |
Where Indiana players land
Destination states| Destination state | Players | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 374 | 45% |
| Ohio | 66 | 8% |
| Illinois | 59 | 7% |
| Kentucky | 41 | 5% |
| Michigan | 31 | 4% |
| New York | 29 | 3% |
| Tennessee | 24 | 3% |
| Florida | 19 | 2% |
Which programs take Indiana players
Historical landings| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin | D3 | Indiana | 48 |
| Manchester | D3 | Indiana | 42 |
| Hanover | D3 | Indiana | 39 |
| DePauw | D3 | Indiana | 32 |
| Wabash | D3 | Indiana | 31 |
| Ball State | D1 | Indiana | 16 |
| Bellarmine | D1 | Kentucky | 16 |
| Earlham | D3 | Indiana | 14 |
| IU Indy | D1 | Indiana | 14 |
| Trine | D3 | Indiana | 14 |
| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State | D1 | Indiana | 16 |
| Bellarmine | D1 | Kentucky | 16 |
| IU Indy | D1 | Indiana | 14 |
| Indiana | D1 | Indiana | 13 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | D1 | Indiana | 11 |
| Miami (OH) | D1 | Ohio | 10 |
| Purdue | D1 | Indiana | 10 |
| Army | D1 | New York | 9 |
| Valparaiso | D1 | Indiana | 9 |
| Butler | D1 | Indiana | 8 |
| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| UIndy | D2 | Indiana | 12 |
| Purdue Northwest | D2 | Indiana | 11 |
| Ohio Dominican | D2 | Ohio | 5 |
| Tiffin | D2 | Ohio | 5 |
| Kentucky Wesleyan | D2 | Kentucky | 4 |
| Cedarville | D2 | Ohio | 3 |
| Central State | D2 | Ohio | 3 |
| LeMoyne-Owen | D2 | Tennessee | 3 |
| Bentley | D2 | Massachusetts | 2 |
| Colorado School of Mines | D2 | Colorado | 2 |
| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin | D3 | Indiana | 48 |
| Manchester | D3 | Indiana | 42 |
| Hanover | D3 | Indiana | 39 |
| DePauw | D3 | Indiana | 32 |
| Wabash | D3 | Indiana | 31 |
| Earlham | D3 | Indiana | 14 |
| Trine | D3 | Indiana | 14 |
| Rose-Hulman | D3 | Indiana | 12 |
| Anderson | D3 | Indiana | 9 |
| Mount St. Joseph | D3 | Ohio | 8 |
What this means for a Indiana recruit
How to read itStart local, but don't stop local.
45% of Indiana 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.
Indiana's historical landings skew away from D2 (13% vs 23% 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 Indiana. Where does your profile fit?
Depth Chart scores your size, position, level and recruiting profile against all 1,060 programs.
Methodology
Source · sample · scope830 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
- 830 players from Indiana 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
- Oct 28, 2026 · methodology state-landing-pages-1
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