Data study · every season we hold
Where Georgia High School Basketball Players Go to College
Of the 1,221 players from Georgia high schools on a college roster in our data, 33% played their college basketball in Georgia.
Computed from 1,221 players · 2020–21 to 2026–27 · updated Sep 13, 2026
33% stay in-state.
Georgia is below the 42% all-state baseline.
Georgia skews away from D3.
24% of Georgia players in the dataset reached D3, against 42% nationally.
North Carolina and South Carolina are the first destinations out.
Among players leaving Georgia, 11% went to North Carolina and 11% to South Carolina.
Georgia's college players skew heavily away from D3
Georgia
n = 1,221
All states
n = 31,789
| GA | All states | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | 46% | 36% | +10 pts |
| D2 | 30% | 23% | +7 pts |
| D3 | 24% | 42% | −18 pts |
Where Georgia players land
Destination states| Destination state | Players | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 398 | 33% |
| North Carolina | 89 | 7% |
| South Carolina | 89 | 7% |
| Tennessee | 65 | 5% |
| Alabama | 58 | 5% |
| Florida | 50 | 4% |
| New York | 37 | 3% |
| Virginia | 32 | 3% |
Which programs take Georgia players
Historical landings| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oglethorpe | D3 | Georgia | 30 |
| Georgia College | D2 | Georgia | 25 |
| LaGrange | D3 | Georgia | 25 |
| Piedmont | D3 | Georgia | 23 |
| Emmanuel (GA) | D2 | Georgia | 22 |
| Young Harris | D2 | Georgia | 21 |
| Kennesaw State | D1 | Georgia | 20 |
| Clayton State | D2 | Georgia | 19 |
| Columbus State | D2 | Georgia | 18 |
| Covenant | D3 | Georgia | 17 |
| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennesaw State | D1 | Georgia | 20 |
| Georgia State | D1 | Georgia | 17 |
| Georgia Southern | D1 | Georgia | 16 |
| Auburn | D1 | Alabama | 13 |
| Mercer | D1 | Georgia | 13 |
| Charleston Southern | D1 | South Carolina | 12 |
| West Georgia | D1 | Georgia | 9 |
| Rider | D1 | New Jersey | 8 |
| Georgia | D1 | Georgia | 8 |
| Alabama A&M | D1 | Alabama | 7 |
| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia College | D2 | Georgia | 25 |
| Emmanuel (GA) | D2 | Georgia | 22 |
| Young Harris | D2 | Georgia | 21 |
| Clayton State | D2 | Georgia | 19 |
| Columbus State | D2 | Georgia | 18 |
| Shorter | D2 | Georgia | 15 |
| Savannah State | D2 | Georgia | 12 |
| Fort Valley State | D2 | Georgia | 11 |
| North Georgia | D2 | Georgia | 10 |
| Valdosta State | D2 | Georgia | 9 |
| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oglethorpe | D3 | Georgia | 30 |
| LaGrange | D3 | Georgia | 25 |
| Piedmont | D3 | Georgia | 23 |
| Covenant | D3 | Georgia | 17 |
| Berry | D3 | Georgia | 16 |
| Maryville | D3 | Tennessee | 11 |
| Brevard | D3 | North Carolina | 10 |
| Sewanee | D3 | Tennessee | 9 |
| Hampden-Sydney | D3 | Virginia | 7 |
| Earlham | D3 | Indiana | 4 |
What this means for a Georgia recruit
How to read itStart local, but don't stop local.
33% of Georgia 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.
Georgia's historical landings skew away from D3 (24% vs 42% 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 Georgia. Where does your profile fit?
Depth Chart scores your size, position, level and recruiting profile against all 1,060 programs.
Methodology
Source · sample · scope1,221 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
- 1,221 players from Georgia 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
- Sep 13, 2026 · methodology state-landing-pages-1
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