Playing in College

what you need to know about playing basketball in college

I came off the bench as a High School senior, but I still managed to play college basketball for 4 years at Saint Xavier University, an NAIA Division 1 school.  I played on the University's JV team during my freshman and sophomore years, bet you didn't know that University teams have JV teams!

If you are passionate about the game, then you can find a place to play in college. You'll need to know a few things before you start your journey: 

1) Identify the level that you can realistically play (not D1).  

2) Find the schools that play at that level and start reaching out to their coaches. Here is a comprehensive list of all of the sports programs in Illinois: bit.ly/college-sports-in-illinois  I recommend that you take a look and figure out where you fit in.

There are plenty of schools in the US and if you're a good student, good person and a decent player then I'm sure you'll be abel to find a place. You have to be pro-active though.