Uspshoosier Posted November 21, 2015 Posted November 21, 2015 http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2015-11-13/college-basketball-these-are-states-most-players-top-25-teams?cid=ncaammsocial_fb_sf15573096 Interesting article WayneFleekHoosier, scots07, LIHoosier and 2 others 5 Quote
WayneFleekHoosier Posted November 21, 2015 Posted November 21, 2015 http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2015-11-13/college-basketball-these-are-states-most-players-top-25-teams?cid=ncaammsocial_fb_sf15573096 Interesting article Quote
Uspshoosier Posted November 21, 2015 Author Posted November 21, 2015 Good find!rabjohns had it on his Twitter feed Quote
davewood Posted November 21, 2015 Posted November 21, 2015 All you got to do is spend a Friday evening in January at your local high school gym. Most of them are packed southsidehoosier and Bobman1 2 Quote
MartintheMopMan Posted November 21, 2015 Posted November 21, 2015 I'd be interested in seeing what they say about the final top 25 teams. How well do they match up with the first couple weeks? Where are the players who win in the tourney from? IUsafety 1 Quote
IUsafety Posted November 21, 2015 Posted November 21, 2015 I'd be interested in seeing what they say about the final top 25 teams. How well do they match up with the first couple weeks? Where are the players who win in the tourney from? During last years final four, there was a demographic chart similar to the above mentioned one. There was a lot of Midwest talent in the final four. Three of the four schools were from the Midwest though. The numbers from this report may be a little misleading. How many starters or players that play meaningful minutes for these schools would be nice. Let's say pUKe has five scrubs from Kentucky who never player. Kensucky is not a top 25 team because they have five cousin-brothers on the team. Quote
IUsafety Posted November 21, 2015 Posted November 21, 2015 [attachment=2902:ImageUploadedByBtownBanners1448110461.633822.jpg] Last years final four demographic breakdown of each player's hometown. MartintheMopMan 1 Quote
LIHoosier Posted November 21, 2015 Posted November 21, 2015 Indy was 2nd overall (7 players) as far as individual cities go trailing only LA (10). Quote
JSHoosier Posted November 21, 2015 Posted November 21, 2015 During last years final four, there was a demographic chart similar to the above mentioned one. There was a lot of Midwest talent in the final four. Three of the four schools were from the Midwest though. The numbers from this report may be a little misleading. How many starters or players that play meaningful minutes for these schools would be nice. Let's say pUKe has five scrubs from Kentucky who never player. Kensucky is not a top 25 team because they have five cousin-brothers on the team. Kentucky only has 3 KY players on their roster, and that state only has 6 is the top 25 period. If their primary recruiting focus was in state they would be screwed, so that's not a good example. IN alone has 32, more than DMV combined. North Carolina has a bunch of instate players on their roster, 10, but Duke has a more national focus. I wouldn't call it misleading so much as both sides can use it to bolster their argument. Quote
MartintheMopMan Posted November 21, 2015 Posted November 21, 2015 Last years final four demographic breakdown of each player's hometown. Interesting stuff. Good map, thanks. I say we revisit this thread at the end of the year and compare the final top 25 teams. I always thought it was interesting just comparing what teams were preseason 25 to what teams were postseason 25. Adding the whole location aspect is intriguing. IUsafety 1 Quote
IUsafety Posted November 21, 2015 Posted November 21, 2015 Kentucky only has 3 KY players on their roster, and that state only has 6 is the top 25 period. If their primary recruiting focus was in state they would be screwed, so that's not a good example. IN alone has 32, more than DMV combined. North Carolina has a bunch of instate players on their roster, 10, but Duke has a more national focus. I wouldn't call it misleading so much as both sides can use it to bolster their argument. I have no idea what pUKe's roster looks like and wasn't trying to imply that the numbers were real. Was just trying to point out that unless the players from the stated state were playing meaningful minutes, the numbers can be misleading. None the less, Indiana having the second most is very impressive. Quote
Brass Cannon Posted November 21, 2015 Posted November 21, 2015 I wonder what this chart would look like if you adjusted for population size. Quote
MartintheMopMan Posted November 21, 2015 Posted November 21, 2015 I wonder what this chart would look like if you adjusted for population size. Adjusted how? You mean like, states with the most bball players per capita? Quote
Brass Cannon Posted November 21, 2015 Posted November 21, 2015 Adjusted how? You mean like, states with the most bball players per capita? Yeah something like most players per 100,000 people or something along those lines. We would be ahead of California for sure in that case EDIT Just did some quick numbers California produced a player every 1.05 Million Texas produced a player every 1.08 Million Indiana produced a player ever 0.20 Million Those are rough numbers with imprecise rounding. But basically we are trouncing them. WayneFleekHoosier, IUsafety, Class of '66 Old Fart and 1 other 4 Quote
MartintheMopMan Posted November 21, 2015 Posted November 21, 2015 Yeah something like most players per 100,000 people or something along those lines. We would be ahead of California for sure in that case EDIT Just did some quick numbers California produced a player every 1.05 Million Texas produced a player every 1.08 Million Indiana produced a player ever 0.20 Million Those are rough numbers with imprecise rounding. But basically we are trouncing them. I can't believe Texas and California came out to be so close. Quote
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