The Big East Conference is getting a jump start on the college basketball season. In a move to enhance its digital content and get fans thinking about college basketball year-round, the conference is introducing a weekly live show called “Big East Shootaround” that will focus on the Big East schools’ men’s basketball programs. The show will […]
Georgia Tech men’s basketball coach Josh Pastner is implementing virtual reality into his recruiting process. Pastner has brought virtual reality goggles to his recruiting visits, which are able to show potential commits what it’s really like to live, work and play at Georgia Tech and in Atlanta. The goggles add distinctive flair to the visits, […]
CHICAGO –Davyeon Ross, co-founder and COO of ShotTracker, recently presented the ShotTracker TEAM technology to a group of youth basketball coaches and influencers. ShotTracker’s TEAM technology tracks ball and player movement in real-time through shoe mounted sensors, tech-filled basketballs, and ceiling monitors. The basketball data startup can track everything from player efficiency ratings and optimal lineups […]
Basketball coaches and trainers are charged with an important responsibility: manage a player’s load so as not to further his or her risk of injury. Tracking this becomes difficult when you realize the varying natures of each position on the court. While a center might experience many short acceleration bursts, a guard will cover longer distances […]
The day before the hardwood floor at Haas Pavilion at the University of California, Berkeley was to be ripped up and replaced after another year on the athletic playing surface, a Silicon Valley-based company got access to the arena to conduct a test. Could Versalume’s thin and flexible optical fibers when embedded into the perimeter […]
