SOLVE THE RECRUITING PUZZLE WITH LIVE ANALYTICS

This past summer, while recruiting a D1 transfer student, Coach Jeff Curtis had an ace up his sleeve. She was a would-be D1 transfer student and Northwood is a small, private D2 school. His ace? An affordable sensor-based system that captures real-time stats and analytics called ShotTracker.

Northwood became the first D2 school in the country to install this widely affordable, cutting-edge tech in its home arena in June. Soon after, while the player was still mulling her options, her father swung by the gym along with her younger brother. Curtis was explaining to his mentor how the actionable intel that ShotTracker provides helps players improve their individual performance as the player’s brother strapped on a ShotTracker sensor and joined a scrimmage.

“When he got done playing, we pulled up his shot chart up on the iPad. They were in awe. ShotTracker was a really big piece in this recruiting puzzle,” stated Coach Curtis.

We don’t always have the
amenities that larger schools or even the schools in our league have. ShotTracker’s a game changer. It separates us from everybody else.

Jeff CURTIS
Head Coach, Women’s Basketball
Northwood University

access to live analytics has
instantly put the Timberwolves
ahead of the game.

Every single recruit we’ve talked to has been really impressed that we have this technology in our gym. It gives them the sense that we’re going to do everything we can to get a competitive advantage. We’re a small private school. We don’t always have the amenities that a larger school or even the schools in our league have. ShotTracker’s a game changer. It separates us from everybody else. We can say, ‘Hey, you wanna get better? Here’s one of the tools we’re gonna use to do that.

We were still in the process of getting our recruit to commit when her dad and little brother came in. Transferring from D1 to D2, it was really important to her to know that she would have coaches who’d be willing to bend over backwards to help her succeed. Since committing, she’s been in the gym constantly with it. She’s gotten the most shots up of any player on our team. She thinks it’s the greatest thing in the world. So yeah, I think it’s safe to say that ShotTracker had a very significant impact on her decision. It definitely helped.

JEFF CURTIS
Head Coach, Women’s Basketball
Northwood University
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