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I did three years of HS in the DC area, then moved right when I was about to start working college there.
NV has far fewer opportunities basketball-wise for advancement, so I did another 3 or 4 years of HS and attended a JUCO camp for a weekend each summer. After the 3rd time, I was offered a contract and have been extended one every year since.
Tried D2 camp twice and was told that I had the ability, but lived in the wrong area. The conference admins and coordinator were not interested in picking up people who needed to travel to games with the economic downturn.
My experience has been that it has FAR more to do with where you are, how old you are (the younger the better), and who you know, than how good you are as an official.
Since you asked, I worked two HS State Championships before my first college game. I've worked another half dozen since.
Been told by some who work D1 out here that my only route to that level is to first break in with the Big Sky or Big West and then advance to WAC/MTN West/WCC/PAC12 from there. Geography and travel plays a HUGE role in the West.
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