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Where New York High School Basketball Players Go to College

Of the 2,277 players from New York high schools on a college roster in our data, 64% played their college basketball in New York.

Computed from 2,277 players · 2020–21 to 2026–27 · updated Sep 17, 2026

2,277

players in the dataset

64%

stayed in New York

21%

reached D1

Pennsylvania

#1 destination outside New York

64% stay in-state.

New York is above the 42% all-state baseline.

New York skews toward D3.

66% of New York players in the dataset reached D3, against 42% nationally.

Pennsylvania and Connecticut are the first destinations out.

Among players leaving New York, 15% went to Pennsylvania and 13% to Connecticut.

New York's college players skew heavily toward D3

New York vs all states · share of players at each level

New York

D121%

D213%

D366%

n = 2,277

All states

D135%

D223%

D342%

n = 32,686

	NY	All states	Difference
D1	21%	35%	−14 pts
D2	13%	23%	−10 pts
D3	66%	42%	+24 pts

Where New York players land

Destination states

Destination state	Players	Share
New York	1,451	64%
Pennsylvania	128	6%
Connecticut	106	5%
New Jersey	86	4%
Massachusetts	67	3%
Ohio	30	1%
Vermont	27	1%
Rhode Island	26	1%

Which programs take New York players

Historical landings

Program	Division	State	Players
Maritime	D3	New York	38
Utica	D3	New York	36
SUNY Cobleskill	D3	New York	35
Farmingdale State	D3	New York	33
St. John Fisher	D3	New York	33
SUNY Canton	D3	New York	33
Cortland	D3	New York	32
Purchase	D3	New York	32
Geneseo	D3	New York	31
Keuka	D3	New York	30

Program	Division	State	Players
Fairfield	D1	Connecticut	13
Manhattan	D1	New York	13
New Haven	D1	Connecticut	13
Syracuse	D1	New York	11
Hofstra	D1	New York	10
LIU	D1	New York	10
Marist	D1	New York	10
Quinnipiac	D1	Connecticut	10
St. John's	D1	New York	10
Canisius	D1	New York	9

Program	Division	State	Players
Molloy	D2	New York	24
Daemen	D2	New York	22
D'Youville	D2	New York	19
Queens (NY)	D2	New York	16
Staten Island	D2	New York	13
Mercy	D2	New York	13
Roberts Wesleyan	D2	New York	13
Caldwell	D2	New Jersey	11
Adelphi	D2	New York	7
Dominican (NY)	D2	New York	7

Program	Division	State	Players
Maritime	D3	New York	38
Utica	D3	New York	36
SUNY Cobleskill	D3	New York	35
Farmingdale State	D3	New York	33
St. John Fisher	D3	New York	33
SUNY Canton	D3	New York	33
Cortland	D3	New York	32
Purchase	D3	New York	32
Geneseo	D3	New York	31
Keuka	D3	New York	30

What this means for a New York recruit

How to read it

Start local, but don't stop local.

64% of New York 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.

New York's historical landings skew toward D3 (66% 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 New York. Where does your profile fit?

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Methodology

Source · sample · scope

2,277 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: 2,277 players from New York 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 17, 2026 · methodology state-landing-pages-1

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