Data study · every season we hold

Where Wisconsin High School Basketball Players Go to College

Of the 945 players from Wisconsin high schools on a college roster in our data, 58% played their college basketball in Wisconsin.

Computed from 945 players · 2020–21 to 2026–27 · updated Sep 1, 2026

945
players in the dataset
58%
stayed in Wisconsin
18%
reached D1
Minnesota
#1 destination outside Wisconsin

58% stay in-state.

Wisconsin is above the 43% all-state baseline.

Wisconsin skews toward D3.

66% of Wisconsin players in the dataset reached D3, against 41% nationally.

Minnesota and Illinois are the first destinations out.

Among players leaving Wisconsin, 25% went to Minnesota and 13% to Illinois.

Wisconsin's college players skew heavily toward D3

Wisconsin vs all states · share of players at each level

Wisconsin

D118%
D216%
D366%

n = 945

All states

D136%
D223%
D341%

n = 29,117

WIAll statesDifference
D118%36%−18 pts
D216%23%−7 pts
D366%41%+25 pts

Where Wisconsin players land

Destination states
Destination statePlayersShare
Wisconsin54958%
Minnesota9810%
Illinois536%
Michigan465%
Iowa354%
Florida141%
Indiana141%
Missouri111%

Which programs take Wisconsin players

Historical landings
ProgramDivisionStatePlayers
Wisconsin LutheranD3Wisconsin38
MarianD3Wisconsin35
RiponD3Wisconsin35
EdgewoodD3Wisconsin34
St. NorbertD3Wisconsin34
UW-Stevens PointD3Wisconsin34
UW-PlattevilleD3Wisconsin33
UW-WhitewaterD3Wisconsin30
Concordia WisconsinD3Wisconsin28
UW-OshkoshD3Wisconsin28

What this means for a Wisconsin recruit

How to read it

Start local, but don't stop local.

58% of Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin's historical landings skew toward D3 (66% 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 Wisconsin. 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

945 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
945 players from Wisconsin 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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