Geography with Goudge

NBA Player Origins, 2023-24

The NBA season is underway. This choropleth map is based on where the current NBA roster players attended high school.  Two areas in the eastern half of the U.S. (Mid-Atlantic urban core and rural midwestern states) standout as leading per capita producers of players.  California leads in total production with 55 or almost 10% of the players. Professional basketball is truly an international game.  15% of NBA players are from outside the United States.  Canada (16), France (11), Australia (9), Germany (6), and Serbia (6) are the leading foreign producers.