In the 2021/2022 school year, a little over 892 thousand high schoolers in the United States participated in basketball programs. This figure was the lowest recorded since the beginning of the past decade. Over 58 percent of basketball players in the last period were boys.
Number of participants in high school basketball in the United States from 2010/2011 to 2021/2022, by gender
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NFHS. (September 14, 2022). Number of participants in high school basketball in the United States from 2010/2011 to 2021/2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267942/participation-in-us-high-school-basketball/
NFHS. "Number of participants in high school basketball in the United States from 2010/2011 to 2021/2022, by gender." Chart. September 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267942/participation-in-us-high-school-basketball/
NFHS. (2022). Number of participants in high school basketball in the United States from 2010/2011 to 2021/2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267942/participation-in-us-high-school-basketball/
NFHS. "Number of Participants in High School Basketball in The United States from 2010/2011 to 2021/2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267942/participation-in-us-high-school-basketball/
NFHS, Number of participants in high school basketball in the United States from 2010/2011 to 2021/2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267942/participation-in-us-high-school-basketball/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Number of participants in high school basketball in the United States from 2010/2011 to 2021/2022, by gender [Graph], NFHS, September 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267942/participation-in-us-high-school-basketball/