Data study · every season we hold

Where Maryland High School Basketball Players Go to College

Of the 1,011 players from Maryland high schools on a college roster in our data, 26% played their college basketball in Maryland.

Computed from 1,011 players · 2020–21 to 2026–27 · updated Sep 1, 2026

1,011
players in the dataset
26%
stayed in Maryland
35%
reached D1
Pennsylvania
#1 destination outside Maryland

26% stay in-state.

Maryland is below the 43% all-state baseline.

Maryland skews toward D3.

45% of Maryland players in the dataset reached D3, against 41% nationally.

Pennsylvania and Virginia are the first destinations out.

Among players leaving Maryland, 30% went to Pennsylvania and 11% to Virginia.

Maryland's college players skew toward D3

Maryland vs all states · share of players at each level

Maryland

D135%
D220%
D345%

n = 1,011

All states

D136%
D223%
D341%

n = 29,117

MDAll statesDifference
D135%36%−1 pts
D220%23%−3 pts
D345%41%+4 pts

Where Maryland players land

Destination states
Destination statePlayersShare
Maryland25926%
Pennsylvania22823%
Virginia808%
New York727%
West Virginia384%
District of Columbia333%
North Carolina333%
Massachusetts252%

Which programs take Maryland players

Historical landings
ProgramDivisionStatePlayers
St. Mary's (MD)D3Maryland29
SalisburyD3Maryland27
Frostburg StateD2Maryland24
GoucherD3Maryland24
McDanielD3Maryland22
StevensonD3Maryland19
WilsonD3Pennsylvania17
HoodD3Maryland15
Washington CollegeD3Maryland15
Bowie StateD2Maryland13

What this means for a Maryland recruit

How to read it

Start local, but don't stop local.

26% of Maryland 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.

Maryland's historical landings skew toward D3 (45% 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 Maryland. 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

1,011 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
1,011 players from Maryland 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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