Study: Indiana fifth-best state for basketball
Jordan Brand opens Satou Sabally basketball court in Berlin on July 16, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images for Nike, Inc.)
INDIANAPOLIS (WIBC) — The NBA experts at Fadeaway World analyzed multiple factors to create the ultimate basketball ranking to determine the ‘best’ states for basketball. They looked at the birth places of NBA and WNBA players and Hall of Fame inductees, the number of NBA, WNBA, G League and NCAA Division 1 teams, and the number of NBA, WNBA, NCAA champions in each state.
By their calculations, Indiana ranks the fifth best state for basketball.
California topped the list, followed by Texas, while New York is third. Illinois placed 4th, then the Hoosier State. Michigan 6th. Ohio was 10th, Kentucky was 15th.
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