Ranking All 50 States Based Upon High School Basketball Talent

There is a long standing debate within the basketball community regarding which state produces the highest level high school basketball players and competition. And with the season right around the corner, we thought it would be the perfect time to give you our rankings!

There is no perfect way to rank these because of how much talent has come from every corner of the United States, but we based this heavily upon how many Division 1 and Professional players come from high schools in each state. We also listed active notable players from each one.

Note: Many high-level players are born in one state and then attend prep high school in another. We are ranking this based upon which high school they go to, not which state they are from.

Dr. Dish Basketball state Rankings for High School Basketball Talent

1. California
   Notable Players: James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, Russell Westbrook, Klay Thompson
2. Texas
   Notable Players: De'Aaron Fox, Jimmy Butler, Khris Middleton, Julius Randle
3. New York
   Notable Players: Kemba Walker, Tobias Harris, Cole Anthony, Precious Achiuwa 
4. Florida
   Notable Players: Tim Hardaway Jr., Joel Embiid, D'Angelo Russell, Ben Simmons
5. Georgia
   Notable Players: Anthony Edwards, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Jaylen Brown, Malcolm Brogdon
6. North Carolina
   Notable Players: Stephen Curry, Chris Paul, Brandon Ingram, Bam Adebayo
7. Illinois
   Notable Players: Anthony Davis, Jalen Brunson, Fred VanVleet, JaVale McGee
8. Maryland
   Notable Players: Kevin Durant, Jerami Grant, Markelle Fultz, Saddiq Bey
9. Pennsylvania
   Notable Players: Kyle Lowry, Mikal Bridges, Kyle Kuzma, Derrick Jones Jr.
10. New Jersey
    Notable Players: Kyrie Irving, Karl-Anthony Towns, Naz Reid, Kyle Anderson
11. Ohio
    Notable Players: LeBron James, CJ McCollum, Larry Nance Jr., Terry Rozier
12. Indiana
    Notable Players: Mike Conley, Eric Gordon, Jaren Jackson Jr., Desmond Bane
13. Virginia
    Notable Players: Montrez Harrell, Dorian Finney-Smith, Keldon Johnson, Cam Thomas
14. Tennessee
    Notable Players: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Darius Garland, Brandon Miller, Cam Payne
15. South Carolina
    Notable Players: Ja Morant, Zion Williamson, Nic Claxton, Aaron Nesmith
16. Michigan
    Notable Players: Draymond Green, Al Horford, Xavier Tillman Sr., Monte Morris
17. Louisiana
    Notable Players: Garett Temple, Elfrid Payton, Langston Galloway, Robert Williams
18. Alabama
    Notable Players: JaMychal Green, Herb Jones
19. Arizona
    Notable Players: Gary Payton II, DeAndre Ayton
20. Washington
    Notable Players: Zach LaVine, Dejounte Murray, Michael Porter Jr., Jaden McDaniels
21. Massachusetts
    Notable Players: Steven Adams, Pat Connaughton 
22. Kentucky
    Notable Players: Kelan Martin
23. Missouri
    Notable Players: Bradley Beal, Jayson Tatum, OG Anunoby
24. Wisconsin
    Notable Players: Tyrese Haliburton, Tyler Herro, Jalen Johnson, Kevon Looney
25. Minnesota
    Notable Players: Tyus Jones, Chet Holmgren, Zeke Nnaji, Jalen Suggs
26. Mississippi
    Notable Players: Devin Booker
27. Iowa
    Notable Players: Harrison Barnes, Keegan Murray
28. Kansas
    Notable Players: Buddy Hield, Shaedon Sharpe
29. Connecticut
    Notable Players: Andre Drummond
30. Arkansas
    Notable Players: Bobby Portis, Malik Monk, Austin Reaves
31. Nebraska
    Notable Players: N/A
32. Oklahoma
    Notable Players: Trae Young, Shake Milton
33. Colorado
    Notable Players: Reggie Jackson, Derrick White
34. Nevada
    Notable Players: Kelly Oubre Jr., Christian Wood, Dillon Brooks, PJ Washington
35. Utah
    Notable Players: Leonard Miller
36. Oregon
    Notable Players: Kevin Love, Drew Eubanks, Payton Pritchard
37. Rhode Island
    Notable Players: David Duke Jr., Cole Swider
38. Delaware
    Notable Players: Donte Divincenzo, Bones Hyland 
39. West Virginia
    Notable Players: Andrew Wiggins, Thomas Bryant, Miles Bridges, Jonathan Kuminga
40. Idaho
    Notable Players: N/A
41. New Hampshire
    Notable Players: Donovan Mitchell, TJ Warren, Duncan Robinson, Terance Mann
42. Alaska
    Notable Players: JT Thor
43. South Dakota
    Notable Players: N/A
44. Montana
    Notable Players: N/A
45. North Dakota
    Notable Players: N/A
46. New Mexico
    Notable Players: N/A
47. Wyoming
    Notable Players: James Johnson
48. Hawaii
    Notable Players: N/A
49. Vermont
    Notable Players: Bruce Brown
50. Maine
    Notable Players: Cooper Flagg

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