INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO THE GAME EXPERIENCE
The 2018 Hall of Fame Classic will forever be remembered as a landmark event in the data-charged sports revolution. Held at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri — ShotTracker’s backyard — this year’s tournament marked the first time in NCAA history that D1 teams were allowed to access technology on the bench. As the […]
CARMELO ANTHONY: GREAT SHOOTER, BAD SHOTS
He’s known as an elite offensive player (and a defensive liability), but he hasn’t been efficient on offense. That’s the enigma that is Carmelo Anthony. It’s a big reason why Oklahoma City, which is both a championship contender and a big spender, was looking to unload his contract this offseason. Of the 114 players that […]
Factoring In Context To The Performance Evaluation
OPEN SHOT ATTEMPTS – WHAT’S BEHIND THE NUMBERS?
In the rapid expansion of basketball analytics, coaches have faced a barrage of new statistics. The information can be overwhelming, and coaches don’t always have the time to research and reflect on the value of each new metric. One statistic to pay close attention to, in my opinion, is the characterization of whether or not […]
Understanding Effective Field Goal Percentage
SPORTS ANALYTICS IN THE CLASSROOM: HOW ONE HISTORICALLY BLACK UNIVERSITY IS CHANGING THE GAME
By 2022, the sports analytics market is expected to skyrocket to $4 billion. Yet even as top international players are duking it out for industry supremacy, an assistant professor of computer science at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C. is poised to make just as big an impact on the data-charged future of sports. […]