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Where Texas High School Basketball Players Go to College
Of the 1,878 players from Texas high schools on a college roster in our data, 44% played their college basketball in Texas.
Computed from 1,878 players · 2020–21 to 2026–27 · updated Sep 14, 2026
44% stay in-state.
Texas is close to the 42% all-state baseline.
Texas skews away from D3.
33% of Texas players in the dataset reached D3, against 42% nationally.
Oklahoma and Louisiana are the first destinations out.
Among players leaving Texas, 7% went to Oklahoma and 6% to Louisiana.
Texas's college players skew away from D3
Texas
n = 1,878
All states
n = 31,866
| TX | All states | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | 43% | 36% | +7 pts |
| D2 | 23% | 23% | −0 pts |
| D3 | 33% | 42% | −9 pts |
Where Texas players land
Destination states| Destination state | Players | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 833 | 44% |
| Oklahoma | 78 | 4% |
| Louisiana | 67 | 4% |
| Arkansas | 61 | 3% |
| Colorado | 61 | 3% |
| California | 60 | 3% |
| New York | 55 | 3% |
| Illinois | 50 | 3% |
Which programs take Texas players
Historical landings| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Lutheran | D3 | Texas | 41 |
| St. Thomas (TX) | D3 | Texas | 41 |
| Southwestern | D3 | Texas | 37 |
| Hardin-Simmons | D3 | Texas | 33 |
| LeTourneau | D3 | Texas | 32 |
| East Texas Baptist | D3 | Texas | 27 |
| McMurry | D3 | Texas | 26 |
| Trinity (TX) | D3 | Texas | 26 |
| Texas A&M-Kingsville | D2 | Texas | 24 |
| Dallas | D3 | Texas | 24 |
| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTRGV | D1 | Texas | 21 |
| UT Arlington | D1 | Texas | 19 |
| Prairie View A&M | D1 | Texas | 18 |
| Houston Christian | D1 | Texas | 17 |
| Texas | D1 | Texas | 17 |
| Tarleton State | D1 | Texas | 16 |
| Air Force | D1 | Colorado | 16 |
| Louisiana Tech | D1 | Louisiana | 14 |
| Stephen F. Austin | D1 | Texas | 14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | D1 | Texas | 14 |
| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M-Kingsville | D2 | Texas | 24 |
| St. Mary's (TX) | D2 | Texas | 20 |
| UT Tyler | D2 | Texas | 17 |
| Angelo State | D2 | Texas | 13 |
| Midwestern State | D2 | Texas | 13 |
| Texas A&M International | D2 | Texas | 13 |
| West Texas A&M | D2 | Texas | 13 |
| Lubbock Christian | D2 | Texas | 12 |
| UT Permian Basin | D2 | Texas | 12 |
| Newman | D2 | Kansas | 9 |
| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Lutheran | D3 | Texas | 41 |
| St. Thomas (TX) | D3 | Texas | 41 |
| Southwestern | D3 | Texas | 37 |
| Hardin-Simmons | D3 | Texas | 33 |
| LeTourneau | D3 | Texas | 32 |
| East Texas Baptist | D3 | Texas | 27 |
| McMurry | D3 | Texas | 26 |
| Trinity (TX) | D3 | Texas | 26 |
| Dallas | D3 | Texas | 24 |
| Howard Payne | D3 | Texas | 23 |
What this means for a Texas recruit
How to read itStart local, but don't stop local.
44% of Texas 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.
Texas's historical landings skew away from D3 (33% 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 Texas. Where does your profile fit?
Depth Chart scores your size, position, level and recruiting profile against all 1,060 programs.
Methodology
Source · sample · scope1,878 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
- 1,878 players from Texas 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 14, 2026 · methodology state-landing-pages-1
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