Data study · every season we hold

Where Virginia High School Basketball Players Go to College

Of the 1,162 players from Virginia high schools on a college roster in our data, 36% played their college basketball in Virginia.

Computed from 1,162 players · 2020–21 to 2026–27 · updated Sep 2, 2026

1,162
players in the dataset
36%
stayed in Virginia
37%
reached D1
Pennsylvania
#1 destination outside Virginia

36% stay in-state.

Virginia is below the 42% all-state baseline.

Virginia skews away from D2.

16% of Virginia players in the dataset reached D2, against 23% nationally.

Pennsylvania and North Carolina are the first destinations out.

Among players leaving Virginia, 18% went to Pennsylvania and 12% to North Carolina.

Virginia's college players skew away from D2

Virginia vs all states · share of players at each level

Virginia

D137%
D216%
D347%

n = 1,162

All states

D137%
D223%
D341%

n = 29,608

VAAll statesDifference
D137%37%−0 pts
D216%23%−7 pts
D347%41%+6 pts

Where Virginia players land

Destination states
Destination statePlayersShare
Virginia41436%
Pennsylvania13712%
North Carolina918%
Maryland656%
New York565%
West Virginia333%
South Carolina303%
Massachusetts272%

Which programs take Virginia players

Historical landings
ProgramDivisionStatePlayers
Eastern MennoniteD3Virginia36
Virginia WesleyanD3Virginia34
Mary WashingtonD3Virginia27
RandolphD3Virginia26
ShenandoahD3Virginia26
RegentD3Virginia20
Mary BaldwinD3Virginia19
Hampden-SydneyD3Virginia14
RoanokeD3Virginia14
BridgewaterD3Virginia13

What this means for a Virginia recruit

How to read it

Start local, but don't stop local.

36% of Virginia 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.

Virginia's historical landings skew away from D2 (16% 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 Virginia. 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

1,162 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
1,162 players from Virginia 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 2, 2026 · methodology state-landing-pages-1
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