Data study · every season we hold
Where Washington High School Basketball Players Go to College
Of the 425 players from Washington high schools on a college roster in our data, 36% played their college basketball in Washington.
Computed from 425 players · 2020–21 to 2026–27 · updated Sep 16, 2026
36% stay in-state.
Washington is below the 42% all-state baseline.
Washington skews away from D3.
32% of Washington players in the dataset reached D3, against 42% nationally.
California and Idaho are the first destinations out.
Among players leaving Washington, 17% went to California and 14% to Idaho.
Washington's college players skew away from D3
Washington
n = 425
All states
n = 31,911
| WA | All states | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | 38% | 36% | +2 pts |
| D2 | 29% | 23% | +6 pts |
| D3 | 32% | 42% | −10 pts |
Where Washington players land
Destination states| Destination state | Players | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 153 | 36% |
| California | 45 | 11% |
| Idaho | 38 | 9% |
| Oregon | 38 | 9% |
| Colorado | 14 | 3% |
| New York | 12 | 3% |
| Alaska | 11 | 3% |
| Ohio | 11 | 3% |
Which programs take Washington players
Historical landings| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Washington | D2 | Washington | 21 |
| Seattle Pacific | D2 | Washington | 21 |
| Whitworth | D3 | Washington | 21 |
| Western Washington | D2 | Washington | 18 |
| Pacific Lutheran | D3 | Washington | 17 |
| Idaho | D1 | Idaho | 14 |
| Puget Sound | D3 | Washington | 13 |
| George Fox | D3 | Oregon | 11 |
| Washington | D1 | Washington | 11 |
| Idaho State | D1 | Idaho | 10 |
| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | D1 | Idaho | 14 |
| Washington | D1 | Washington | 11 |
| Idaho State | D1 | Idaho | 10 |
| Seattle U | D1 | Washington | 9 |
| Gonzaga | D1 | Washington | 7 |
| Boise State | D1 | Idaho | 5 |
| Eastern Washington | D1 | Washington | 5 |
| Montana State | D1 | Montana | 5 |
| Washington State | D1 | Washington | 5 |
| Portland State | D1 | Oregon | 4 |
| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Washington | D2 | Washington | 21 |
| Seattle Pacific | D2 | Washington | 21 |
| Western Washington | D2 | Washington | 18 |
| Alaska Fairbanks | D2 | Alaska | 10 |
| Northwest Nazarene | D2 | Idaho | 9 |
| Point Loma | D2 | California | 4 |
| Saint Martin's | D2 | Washington | 4 |
| Western Oregon | D2 | Oregon | 4 |
| Malone | D2 | Ohio | 3 |
| Cal State San Bernardino | D2 | California | 2 |
| Program | Division | State | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitworth | D3 | Washington | 21 |
| Pacific Lutheran | D3 | Washington | 17 |
| Puget Sound | D3 | Washington | 13 |
| George Fox | D3 | Oregon | 11 |
| Linfield | D3 | Oregon | 6 |
| Chapman | D3 | California | 5 |
| Pacific (OR) | D3 | Oregon | 5 |
| Lewis & Clark | D3 | Oregon | 4 |
| Occidental | D3 | California | 4 |
| Redlands | D3 | California | 3 |
What this means for a Washington recruit
How to read itStart local, but don't stop local.
36% of Washington 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.
Washington's historical landings skew away from D3 (32% 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 Washington. Where does your profile fit?
Depth Chart scores your size, position, level and recruiting profile against all 1,060 programs.
Methodology
Source · sample · scope425 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
- 425 players from Washington 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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