Data study · every season we hold
Where Virginia High School Basketball Players Go to College
Of the 1,290 players from Virginia high schools on a college roster in our data, 37% played their college basketball in Virginia.
Computed from 1,290 players · 2020–21 to 2026–27 · updated Sep 16, 2026
37% stay in-state.
Virginia is below the 42% all-state baseline.
Virginia skews away from D2.
17% of Virginia players in the dataset reached D2, against 23% nationally.
Pennsylvania and North Carolina are the first destinations out.
Among players leaving Virginia, 19% went to Pennsylvania and 13% to North Carolina.
Virginia's college players skew away from D2
Virginia
n = 1,290
All states
n = 31,911
| VA | All states | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | 35% | 36% | −1 pts |
| D2 | 17% | 23% | −6 pts |
| D3 | 48% | 42% | +6 pts |
Where Virginia players land
Destination states| Destination state | Players | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 471 | 37% |
| Pennsylvania | 158 | 12% |
| North Carolina | 105 | 8% |
| Maryland | 69 | 5% |
| New York | 62 | 5% |
| South Carolina | 35 | 3% |
| West Virginia | 35 | 3% |
| Massachusetts | 28 | 2% |
Which programs take Virginia players
Historical landings| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Wesleyan | D3 | Virginia | 35 |
| Eastern Mennonite | D3 | Virginia | 34 |
| Christopher Newport | D3 | Virginia | 33 |
| Mary Washington | D3 | Virginia | 31 |
| Shenandoah | D3 | Virginia | 30 |
| Randolph | D3 | Virginia | 26 |
| Regent | D3 | Virginia | 23 |
| Mary Baldwin | D3 | Virginia | 19 |
| Hampden-Sydney | D3 | Virginia | 16 |
| Randolph-Macon | D3 | Virginia | 15 |
| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk State | D1 | Virginia | 13 |
| George Mason | D1 | Virginia | 12 |
| James Madison | D1 | Virginia | 10 |
| Hampton | D1 | Virginia | 9 |
| Longwood | D1 | Virginia | 9 |
| Mount St. Mary's | D1 | Maryland | 8 |
| Radford | D1 | Virginia | 8 |
| Duke | D1 | North Carolina | 7 |
| Old Dominion | D1 | Virginia | 7 |
| Virginia | D1 | Virginia | 7 |
| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| UVA Wise | D2 | Virginia | 13 |
| Millersville | D2 | Pennsylvania | 8 |
| West Virginia Wesleyan | D2 | West Virginia | 8 |
| PennWest California | D2 | Pennsylvania | 7 |
| Virginia Union | D2 | Virginia | 7 |
| Livingstone | D2 | North Carolina | 6 |
| Shepherd | D2 | West Virginia | 6 |
| Mount Olive | D2 | North Carolina | 6 |
| Catawba | D2 | North Carolina | 5 |
| Chowan | D2 | North Carolina | 5 |
| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Wesleyan | D3 | Virginia | 35 |
| Eastern Mennonite | D3 | Virginia | 34 |
| Christopher Newport | D3 | Virginia | 33 |
| Mary Washington | D3 | Virginia | 31 |
| Shenandoah | D3 | Virginia | 30 |
| Randolph | D3 | Virginia | 26 |
| Regent | D3 | Virginia | 23 |
| Mary Baldwin | D3 | Virginia | 19 |
| Hampden-Sydney | D3 | Virginia | 16 |
| Randolph-Macon | D3 | Virginia | 15 |
What this means for a Virginia recruit
How to read itStart local, but don't stop local.
37% of Virginia 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.
Virginia's historical landings skew away from D2 (17% 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 Virginia. Where does your profile fit?
Depth Chart scores your size, position, level and recruiting profile against all 1,060 programs.
Methodology
Source · sample · scope1,290 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
- 1,290 players from Virginia 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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