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Where Texas High School Basketball Players Go to College
Of the 2,102 players from Texas high schools on a college roster in our data, 45% played their college basketball in Texas.
Computed from 2,102 players · 2020–21 to 2026–27 · updated Nov 2, 2026
45% stay in-state.
Texas is close to the 43% all-state baseline.
Texas skews toward D1.
42% of Texas players in the dataset reached D1, against 34% nationally.
Oklahoma and Louisiana are the first destinations out.
Among players leaving Texas, 7% went to Oklahoma and 6% to Louisiana.
Texas's college players skew toward D1
Texas
n = 2,102
All states
n = 35,567
| TX | All states | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | 42% | 34% | +8 pts |
| D2 | 25% | 24% | +1 pts |
| D3 | 34% | 42% | −8 pts |
Where Texas players land
Destination states| Destination state | Players | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 945 | 45% |
| Oklahoma | 85 | 4% |
| Louisiana | 73 | 3% |
| Colorado | 72 | 3% |
| Arkansas | 71 | 3% |
| California | 63 | 3% |
| Illinois | 57 | 3% |
| New York | 56 | 3% |
Which programs take Texas players
Historical landings| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Lutheran | D3 | Texas | 44 |
| Southwestern | D3 | Texas | 42 |
| St. Thomas (TX) | D3 | Texas | 42 |
| LeTourneau | D3 | Texas | 36 |
| Hardin-Simmons | D3 | Texas | 34 |
| McMurry | D3 | Texas | 31 |
| Trinity (TX) | D3 | Texas | 30 |
| Howard Payne | D3 | Texas | 29 |
| Texas A&M-Kingsville | D2 | Texas | 29 |
| Mary Hardin-Baylor | D3 | Texas | 29 |
| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT Arlington | D1 | Texas | 21 |
| UTRGV | D1 | Texas | 21 |
| Tarleton State | D1 | Texas | 19 |
| Houston Christian | D1 | Texas | 17 |
| Prairie View A&M | D1 | Texas | 17 |
| Air Force | D1 | Colorado | 17 |
| Lamar | D1 | Texas | 16 |
| Texas | D1 | Texas | 16 |
| UTSA | D1 | Texas | 16 |
| East Texas A&M | D1 | Texas | 15 |
| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M-Kingsville | D2 | Texas | 29 |
| St. Mary's (TX) | D2 | Texas | 24 |
| DBU | D2 | Texas | 18 |
| UT Tyler | D2 | Texas | 18 |
| Midwestern State | D2 | Texas | 17 |
| Lubbock Christian | D2 | Texas | 16 |
| Texas A&M International | D2 | Texas | 16 |
| West Texas A&M | D2 | Texas | 16 |
| Angelo State | D2 | Texas | 15 |
| UT Permian Basin | D2 | Texas | 14 |
| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Lutheran | D3 | Texas | 44 |
| Southwestern | D3 | Texas | 42 |
| St. Thomas (TX) | D3 | Texas | 42 |
| LeTourneau | D3 | Texas | 36 |
| Hardin-Simmons | D3 | Texas | 34 |
| McMurry | D3 | Texas | 31 |
| Trinity (TX) | D3 | Texas | 30 |
| Howard Payne | D3 | Texas | 29 |
| Mary Hardin-Baylor | D3 | Texas | 29 |
| Concordia Texas | D3 | Texas | 28 |
What this means for a Texas recruit
How to read itStart local, but don't stop local.
45% of Texas 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.
Texas's historical landings skew toward D1 (42% vs 34% 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 Texas. Where does your profile fit?
Depth Chart scores your size, position, level and recruiting profile against all 1,060 programs.
Methodology
Source · sample · scope2,102 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
- 2,102 players from Texas 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 2, 2026 · methodology state-landing-pages-1
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