How To Get A Basketball Scholarship.
Finding basketball scholarships for high school athletes can be a very stressful and confusing time. We’ve helped thousands of athletes secure scholarships and are here to make your recruitment process as simple as possible.
Follow our guide below and on how to get a basketball scholarship.
Where do I look when trying to find college basketball scholarships.
Finding college basketball scholarships can be extremely difficult, especially now with scholarships being more limited than ever and competition for those spots being high. So where do you begin to look for a college basketball scholarship? Believe it or not, social media can be a great starting spot. Coaches of all levels use platforms such a Twitter to find talent to fill scholarship openings, even sometimes posting their program needs, which would give you the chance to reach out and introduce yourself directly, if you fit the requirements.
There are also recruitment platforms available that source scholarship opportunities for you (we’re one of them) and allow you to apply to the opening directly, sending your information immediately to the coach! We post 100’s of scholarship opportunities every year at all levels.
How do I contact college coaches.
Although coaches do receive lots of emails, as a student with more than likely no connection to the coaches at the college level, emailing them is your best chance to get in front of a coach! Simply Google search the program you are interested in, for example, “Duke University Basketball” and navigate to their staff directory, typically located under the athletics tab. Here you will find all the information you need to reach out to a coach directly!
This can be extremely time consuming, especially if you are looking to cast your net quite wide and contact a lot of college coaches. This is why we’ve compiled every college coach in the country all in one place, so you can reach out to them in seconds, without spending hours searching for information. Reach out to them here.
best colleges for basketball scholarships.
One of the most common questions we’re asked is what are the best colleges for basketball scholarships? Honestly, the answer to this question isn’t as simple as you’d like. Finding a basketball scholarship at the college level is more than just reaching out to programs that have scholarships available.
Here is how you can find the best colleges for basketball scholarships for you. Ask yourself the following questions.
- Am I actually good enough to play at this level? If you are unsure, ask someone who will be brutally honest with you.
- Does the program fit you academically? Can you get admitted, does it offer the degree your interested in, would you be eligible for any academic scholarship money?
- Are you tall enough to play at this level? As we all know, height and physicality plays a big factor in sport at an elite level. Compare players on the roster to yourself.
- Socially, is the program somewhere you can thrive? Finding a good fit for yourself socially is just as important, when it comes to thriving for the next 4 years of your college career.
- What can you bring to their program that they don’t already have? A big part of being offered a scholarship, is being able to sell yourself to the coach. What value do you bring to their program?
We hope this information has been useful. If you require any recruitment support of need help navigating the recruitment process, get your recruitment started below.
