 do I play for? I play high school basketball for every baller who ever played a pickup game on the driveway, playground, or alley. Because we all share the same dream. I play for buzzer beats, big time boards, and buried rain makes. I play high school basketball for the chance to put my hometown in Indiana on the map by playing in a state championship. Only one half of 1% of all high school student athletes play basketball in college.