In 2023-24, over 924,000 high schoolers in the United States played basketball. The sport was especially popular among boys, who accounted for roughly 59 percent of the participants.
Number of high school students playing basketball in the United States from 2012-13 to 2023-24
Figures for 2019-20 and 2020-21 were not available due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The term 'adapted' is defined by the source as: "the process of modifying [e.g. rules, equipment, facilities] to afford youth with physical disabilities access to meaningful sport participation".
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NFHS. (August 30, 2024). Number of high school students playing basketball in the United States from 2012-13 to 2023-24 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267942/participation-in-us-high-school-basketball/
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