Where can your basketball athlete actually play?
A named, specific list of college basketball programs that fit — scored against your points per game and what it really took to make each roster. Every division, D1 through D3. Not a brochure. A map.
Basketball programs we've mapped
Each one scored against the athletes it actually recruits.
Scored against real rosters
Not a brochure. We place you against what it actually took to make each program's roster, division by division.
Reach, match, and safety by fit
Ranked by where you can realistically play and contribute — playing time and roster need, not prestige.
Real net cost by family income
What each school costs after aid at your income band, so the list is a plan you can afford, not a wish.
Coach outreach that's ready to send
A personalized first email to each program's coach, built from your own numbers.
Built for basketball, position by position
We map every position, and score the ones that have a recruited-caliber stat on their own number:
What it takes
The basketball numbers that get you recruited
Where recruited basketball players land on points per game, by level, from current college rosters. A directional bar to place yourself against, not a cutoff. Your real fit depends on position, competition, and more.
Men's basketball
- D1Top level
- 12.6
- D2
- 10.5
- D3
- 9.2
- NAIA
- 12.1
Women's basketball
- D1Top level
- 12.7
- D2
- 9.9
- D3
- 8.1
- NAIA
- 9.0
- JUCO
- 8.6
Where basketball athletes at each level land
Not a projection — the real outcomes of comparable recruits. At each level of points per game, here's the division mix athletes with those numbers actually reached, and a few of the programs that took them.
Men's
e.g. University of Louisville, Jackson State University, The University of Montana
e.g. Whittier College, Oglethorpe University, Asbury University
e.g. University of Arizona, Arkansas State University, California State University-Fullerton
e.g. Oglethorpe University, Rockford University, Anderson University
Women's
e.g. Kent State University at Kent, University of Houston, University of Arizona
e.g. California Baptist University, California State University-Northridge, University of California-San Diego
e.g. Miles College, Tuskegee University, Arkansas Tech University
e.g. Auburn University at Montgomery, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Colorado School of Mines
Based on the recruited athletes we have verified high-school stats for. Coverage is deeper at higher divisions, so the mix leans toward them — read it as the shape of the funnel, not exact odds.
Basketball recruiting calendar (NCAA D1, 2025–26)
When college coaches can contact, evaluate, or visit you — the dead, quiet, and contact windows that govern basketball recruiting. Dates are from the official NCAA calendar; outside the restricted windows, the normal contact rules for your grad year apply.
Men's basketball
- Aug 1–Aug 3Quiet period
- Aug 4–Aug 20Dead period
- Aug 21–Sep 2Quiet period
- Sep 3–Nov 9Recruiting period
- Nov 10–Nov 13Dead period
- Nov 14–Dec 23Recruiting period
- Dec 24–Dec 26Dead period
- Dec 27–Apr 1Recruiting period
- Apr 2–Apr 9Dead period
- Apr 10–Apr 30Recruiting period
Women's basketball
- Aug 1–Aug 10Quiet period
- Aug 11–Aug 17Recruiting shutdown
- Aug 18–Aug 31Quiet period
- Sep 1–Sep 30Contact period
- Oct 1–Dec 23Evaluation period
- Dec 24–Dec 26Dead period
- Dec 27–Feb 28Evaluation period
- Mar 1–Apr 1Contact period
- Apr 2–Apr 6Dead period
Explore basketball programs
The roster, coach, cost, and roster turnover for each — and how you'd fit. Every division we cover:
D1
D2
NAIA
Basketball recruiting, answered
What does it take to get recruited for basketball in college?
It varies by division. FiftyStar scores you against your points per game of the athletes each program actually recruits, across 739 basketball programs from D1 through D3, so you see where your numbers really fit instead of guessing. Building the map is free.
How do I reach out to college basketball coaches?
A short, specific email with your numbers and your film gets a reply where a mass blast gets ignored. FiftyStar drafts a personalized first email to each program's coach, built from your own basketball numbers, ready to send.
What is the difference between D1, D2, and D3 basketball recruiting?
They are different levels of play and roster need, and the right fit is about playing time, not prestige. We map all of them (138 D1, 215 D2, 300 D3) and rank where you can realistically play and contribute.
Is FiftyStar free for basketball recruits?
Yes. Building your Target Map, the named and scored list of basketball programs that fit, is free. Season Pass adds the maintained training plan, tracking, and the full recruiting calendar.
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