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Where Maryland High School Basketball Players Go to College
Of the 1,106 players from Maryland high schools on a college roster in our data, 25% played their college basketball in Maryland.
Computed from 1,106 players · 2020–21 to 2026–27 · updated Sep 16, 2026
25% stay in-state.
Maryland is below the 42% all-state baseline.
Maryland skews away from D2.
20% of Maryland players in the dataset reached D2, against 23% nationally.
Pennsylvania and Virginia are the first destinations out.
Among players leaving Maryland, 32% went to Pennsylvania and 10% to Virginia.
Maryland's college players skew away from D2
Maryland
n = 1,106
All states
n = 32,614
| MD | All states | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | 35% | 35% | −0 pts |
| D2 | 20% | 23% | −3 pts |
| D3 | 45% | 42% | +3 pts |
Where Maryland players land
Destination states| Destination state | Players | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 281 | 25% |
| Pennsylvania | 260 | 24% |
| Virginia | 83 | 8% |
| New York | 80 | 7% |
| West Virginia | 43 | 4% |
| North Carolina | 34 | 3% |
| District of Columbia | 33 | 3% |
| Massachusetts | 28 | 3% |
Which programs take Maryland players
Historical landings| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's (MD) | D3 | Maryland | 29 |
| Salisbury | D3 | Maryland | 27 |
| Frostburg State | D2 | Maryland | 26 |
| Goucher | D3 | Maryland | 25 |
| McDaniel | D3 | Maryland | 21 |
| Stevenson | D3 | Maryland | 20 |
| Wilson | D3 | Pennsylvania | 17 |
| Bowie State | D2 | Maryland | 15 |
| Thiel | D3 | Pennsylvania | 15 |
| Washington College | D3 | Maryland | 15 |
| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Maryland | D1 | Maryland | 14 |
| Towson | D1 | Maryland | 14 |
| Mount St. Mary's | D1 | Maryland | 10 |
| Coppin State | D1 | Maryland | 9 |
| UMBC | D1 | Maryland | 8 |
| UMass Lowell | D1 | Massachusetts | 8 |
| Morgan State | D1 | Maryland | 7 |
| Navy | D1 | Maryland | 7 |
| Bryant | D1 | Rhode Island | 6 |
| Old Dominion | D1 | Virginia | 6 |
| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frostburg State | D2 | Maryland | 26 |
| Bowie State | D2 | Maryland | 15 |
| Shepherd | D2 | West Virginia | 13 |
| Millersville | D2 | Pennsylvania | 8 |
| PennWest California | D2 | Pennsylvania | 8 |
| Shippensburg | D2 | Pennsylvania | 8 |
| Seton Hill | D2 | Pennsylvania | 6 |
| Augusta | D2 | Georgia | 5 |
| Chestnut Hill | D2 | Pennsylvania | 5 |
| West Virginia State | D2 | West Virginia | 5 |
| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's (MD) | D3 | Maryland | 29 |
| Salisbury | D3 | Maryland | 27 |
| Goucher | D3 | Maryland | 25 |
| McDaniel | D3 | Maryland | 21 |
| Stevenson | D3 | Maryland | 20 |
| Wilson | D3 | Pennsylvania | 17 |
| Thiel | D3 | Pennsylvania | 15 |
| Washington College | D3 | Maryland | 15 |
| Hood | D3 | Maryland | 14 |
| Marymount | D3 | Virginia | 13 |
What this means for a Maryland recruit
How to read itStart local, but don't stop local.
25% of Maryland 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.
Maryland's historical landings skew away from D2 (20% 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 Maryland. Where does your profile fit?
Depth Chart scores your size, position, level and recruiting profile against all 1,060 programs.
Methodology
Source · sample · scope1,106 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
- 1,106 players from Maryland 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 16, 2026 · methodology state-landing-pages-1
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