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Estimated Probability of Competing in Athletics Beyond the High School
Interscholastic Level
by NCAA Research Reports.

Men's Basketball
- Less than one in 35, or approximately 2.9 percent, of high school senior boys playing interscholastic basketball will go on to play men's basketball at a NCAA member institution.
- Less than one in 75, or approximately 1.3 percent, of NCAA male senior basketball players will get drafted by a National Basketball Association (NBA) team.
- Approximately three in 10,000, or approximately 0.03 percent of high school senior boys playing interscholastic basketball will eventually be drafted by an NBA team.
Women's Basketball
- About 3.1 percent, or approximately three in 100, of high school senior girls interscholastic basketball players will go on to play women's basketball at a NCAA member institution.
- About one in 100, or approximately 1.0 percent, of NCAA female senior basketball players will get drafted by a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team.
- Approximately one in 5,000, or approximately 0.02 percent of high school senior girls playing interscholastic basketball will eventually be drafted by a WNBA team.
Football
- About 5.8 percent, or approximately one in 17, of all high school senior boys playing interscholastic football will go on to play football at a NCAA member institution.
- About 2.0 percent, or approximately one in 50, of NCAA senior football players will get drafted by a National Football League (NFL) team.
- Approximately nine in 10,000, or approximately 0.09 percent of high school senior boys playing interscholastic football will eventually be drafted by an NFL team.
Baseball
- Less than three in 50, or about 5.6 percent, of high school senior boys interscholastic baseball players will go on to play men's baseball at a NCAA member institution.
- Less than eleven in 100, or about 10.5 percent, of NCAA senior male baseball players will get drafted by a Major League Baseball (MLB) team.
- Approximately one in 200, or approximately 0.5 percent of high school senior boys playing interscholastic baseball will eventually be drafted by an MLB team.
Men's Ice Hockey
- Less than thirteen in 100, or about 12.9 percent, of high school senior boys interscholastic ice hockey players will go on to play men's ice hockey at a NCAA member institution.
- Less than 1 in 24, or about 4.1 percent, of NCAA senior male ice hockey players will get drafted by a National Hockey League (NHL) team.
- Approximately one in 250, or approximately 0.4 percent of high school senior boys playing interscholastic ice hockey will eventually be drafted by an NHL team.
Men's Soccer
- Less than three in 50, or about 5.7 percent, of high school senior boys interscholastic soccer players will go on to play men's soccer at a NCAA member institution.
- Less than one in 50, or about 1.9 percent, of NCAA senior male soccer players will be drafted by a Major League Soccer (MLS) team.
- Approximately one in 1,250, or approximately 0.08 percent of high school senior boys playing interscholastic soccer will eventually be drafted by an MLS team.
Charted Statistic's of Sports Listed Above:
Student-Athletes | Men’s Basketball |
Women’s Basketball |
Football | Baseball | Men’s Ice Hockey | Men’s Soccer |
High School Student-Athletes | 549,500 | 456,900 | 983,600 | 455,300 | 29,900 | 321,400 |
High School Senior Student-Athletes | 157,000 | 130,500 | 281,000 | 130,100 | 8,500 | 91,800 |
NCAA Student-Athletes | 15,700 | 14,400 | 56,500 | 25,700 | 3,700 | 18,200 |
NCAA Freshman Roster Positions | 4,500 | 4,100 | 16,200 | 7,300 | 1,100 | 5,200 |
NCAA Senior Student-Athletes | 3,500 | 3,200 | 12,600 | 5,700 | 800 | 4,100 |
NCAA Student-Athletes Drafted | 44 | 32 | 250 | 600 | 33 | 76 |
Percent High School to NCAA | 2.9 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 12.9 | 5.7 |
Percent NCAA to Professional | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 10.5 | 4.1 | 1.9 |
Percent High School to Professional | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.08 |
Note: These percentages are based on estimated data and should be considered approximations of the actual percentages.