Data study · every season we hold

Where Washington High School Basketball Players Go to College

Of the 406 players from Washington high schools on a college roster in our data, 36% played their college basketball in Washington.

Computed from 406 players · 2020–21 to 2026–27 · updated Sep 1, 2026

406

players in the dataset

36%

stayed in Washington

38%

reached D1

California

#1 destination outside Washington

36% stay in-state.

Washington is below the 43% all-state baseline.

Washington skews away from D3.

33% of Washington players in the dataset reached D3, against 41% nationally.

California and Oregon are the first destinations out.

Among players leaving Washington, 16% went to California and 15% to Oregon.

Washington's college players skew away from D3

Washington vs all states · share of players at each level

Washington

D138%

D229%

D333%

n = 406

All states

D136%

D223%

D341%

n = 29,117

	WA	All states	Difference
D1	38%	36%	+2 pts
D2	29%	23%	+6 pts
D3	33%	41%	−8 pts

Where Washington players land

Destination states

Destination state	Players	Share
Washington	147	36%
California	42	10%
Oregon	38	9%
Idaho	35	9%
Colorado	14	3%
Ohio	12	3%
Alaska	11	3%
New York	11	3%

Which programs take Washington players

Historical landings

Program	Division	State	Players
Whitworth	D3	Washington	21
Central Washington	D2	Washington	19
Western Washington	D2	Washington	18
Pacific Lutheran	D3	Washington	17
Seattle Pacific	D2	Washington	16
Puget Sound	D3	Washington	13
George Fox	D3	Oregon	11
Idaho	D1	Idaho	11
Washington	D1	Washington	11
Idaho State	D1	Idaho	10

Program	Division	State	Players
Idaho	D1	Idaho	11
Washington	D1	Washington	11
Idaho State	D1	Idaho	10
Seattle U	D1	Washington	9
Gonzaga	D1	Washington	7
Washington State	D1	Washington	6
Boise State	D1	Idaho	5
Eastern Washington	D1	Washington	5
Montana State	D1	Montana	5
Portland State	D1	Oregon	4

Program	Division	State	Players
Central Washington	D2	Washington	19
Western Washington	D2	Washington	18
Seattle Pacific	D2	Washington	16
Alaska Fairbanks	D2	Alaska	10
Northwest Nazarene	D2	Idaho	9
Point Loma	D2	California	4
Saint Martin's	D2	Washington	4
Western Oregon	D2	Oregon	4
Malone	D2	Ohio	3
Cal State San Bernardino	D2	California	2

Program	Division	State	Players
Whitworth	D3	Washington	21
Pacific Lutheran	D3	Washington	17
Puget Sound	D3	Washington	13
George Fox	D3	Oregon	11
Linfield	D3	Oregon	6
Chapman	D3	California	5
Pacific	D3	Oregon	5
Lewis & Clark	D3	Oregon	4
Occidental	D3	California	4
Redlands	D3	California	3

What this means for a Washington recruit

How to read it

Start local, but don't stop local.

36% of Washington 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.

Washington's historical landings skew away from D3 (33% 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 Washington. 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

406 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: 406 players from Washington 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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