MELVILLE, N.Y. — In a mid-sized office building in the suburbs of Long Island, a company called LBi Software, with its sports-focused division LBi Dynasty, has been stealthily building scouting software for Major League Baseball since the late 1990s. Now, after moving to a shiny new office in November meant to accommodate a growing team […]
A May 2017 Sports Illustrated article took an insightful deep-dive into the NBA’s “hustle stats.” A closer look at these previously unkept numbers gleaned something important: hustle separates good from great. It therefore comes as no surprise to see names like Draymond Green and Stephen Curry atop the rankings. In case you haven’t been keeping track, […]
Towards the end of September, students from undergraduates to PhDs will fill up a room in New York City, log onto their computers, and spend 24 hours creating potential solutions to the NBA’s most pressing analytics problems in the league’s second annual NBA Hackathon. The first hackathon in September 2016 was much smaller in scale. […]
New technology from startup ventures is transforming the sports industry. The mission of this series is to introduce startup companies in the sports technology space to a broader audience and allow Founders of promising new ventures to tell their story. This particular startup took part in the Hype Global Sport Innovation Competition In Rio De Janeiro on […]
Following notable success last year, ShotTracker has once again teamed up with NBA shooting guard Klay Thompson to launch their second annual Virtual Basketball Camp. The camp launched on July 10th, and will run until the 24th. ShotTracker manufactures wearable tech for basketball players, and grew from the simple premise of tracking the ball as […]
