H.S. Shot Clock

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Originally Posted by ChuckElias

Does include all levels of college ball? D1, D2, D3, NAIA, NJCAA, etc, men's and women's? Not doubting you at all. Just want to clairy, b/c that just seems really low for all the college programs that are out there.

According to stats from the NFHS web site 1,002,040 boys and girls participated in high school basketball programs in 2004-2005, the most recent year for which they provide data. 2% of that number would be 20,040. Figure 15 kids per team and you've got 1,336 teams or 668 schools, assuming every school plays both mens and womens ball. Divide that out and you get an average of 13 1/3 colleges per state. So 2% seems a little high, actually.