Do You Know?
What are your chances of playing D1 Basketball after high school?
There are:
350
- DIVISION I TEAMS
That Offer:
13
- SCHOLARSHIPS PER YEAR
On average there is 1,141 available scholarships each year
30% of those yearly scholarships go to Junior College and Prep School student athletes...
That's -342 less which leaves 800 scholarships available...
10% of the other scholarships go to overseas players. So if you subtract another 114 scholarships from that 800, you are left
with only 686 players that D1 Universities can sign out of high school each year.
How Many Kids Are In High School Basketball Each Year?
There are 38,400 Public and Provate high schools in the United States that offer basketball with an average of four (4) seniors playing Varsity each year. So let's do the math:
153,600
High School Student Athletes
Competing For
686
Division I Scholarships
So The CHANCES of moving BEYOND high school to a Men's Division I College on a full ride scholarship are 0.4%...
That's LESS THAN 1.0%!
(Also, keep in mind that half of the available scholarships will go to players 6'5" and taller.....)
(Also, keep in mind that half of the available scholarships will go to players 6'5" and taller.....)