Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative
A global leader in advancing the intersection of analytics and business within the sports industry.
Wharton Sports Analytics Journal Club
Love sports and data? The Wharton Sports Analytics Journal Club offers a unique space to explore the sports industry through research, discussion, and hands-on experience. From reviewing journal submissions to attending weekly seminars, our members gain valuable skills and connections. Apply by February 9 to join us!
Second Annual Wharton High School Data Science Competition
The Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (WSABI) and Wharton Global Youth are thrilled to announce the second annual Wharton High School Data Science Competition. Using team-level box score data from an entire season of women’s college basketball, high school teams will predict postseason success. Registration is open now until January 31, with virtual finals taking place on April 9.
Wharton Sports Research Journal: 2024 Fall Edition
The Fall 2024 edition of the Wharton Sports Analytics Journal features the work of talented students from high schools and universities across the country, showcasing an array of analytical methods and diverse student backgrounds. This edition spotlights many sports rising in popularity across the world, including fencing, competitive robotics, and cricket.
$500 Million Bake Sales and the Business of Winning: The 2024 Wharton Sports Business Summit
The Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (WSABI) and Wharton Undergraduate Sports Business Club (WUSBC) hosted the sixth annual Wharton Sports Business Summit on campus at the University of Pennsylvania on November 8, 2024.
Applications Open for Wharton Sports Analytics and Business High School Programs
Applications are now open for our 2025 high school programs Moneyball Academy (on-campus), San Francisco: Moneyball Experience, and online programs Moneyball Training Camp, Moneyball Flex, and Sports Business Academy (online programs). These programs blend rigorous academics with real-world applications, empowering you to explore the intersection of sports, analytics, and business.
What Role Can AI Play in Sports?
Wharton professors Adi Wyner and Cade Massey join Eric Bradlow, vice dean of Analytics at Wharton, to discuss how AI — along with statistics and data science — can assist with tracking data, player evaluation, making predictions, and more. This interview is part of a special 10-part series called “AI in Focus.”
Changing the Game
The 2023 Fall/Winter issue of Wharton Magazine featured the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative as the cover story on sports analytics, with insights from alumni leaders in the field as well as cutting-edge research led by WSABI.
Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative News
The Wharton High School Data Science Competition Wins Big
During the winter of 2023 and spring of 2024 more than 280 teams of high school students from around the globe competed in the first ever Wharton High School Data Science Competition, hosted by the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (WSABI) and Wharton Global Youth Program.
Soaring with the Eagles: Wharton Student Lands Data Job with NFL
Where most sports fans see raw talent, Zach Drapkin (W ’22) sees raw data – the kind of data he likes to sift through to help athletes and teams optimize their approach to games.
Italian Basketball Team Pallacanestro Trieste Partners with Wharton for an Analytics-Focused Future
Thanks to new ownership and some analytics-focused students, the team’s future and the business school look to be inextricably linked.
Penn Students Detail Their Analytics Internships in the NFL
Wharton students Zach Drapkin (W’22) and Sarah Hu (W’23), Wharton Undergraduate Sports Business Club Board Members, share their “once-in-a-lifetime experiences” interning for their favorite NFL teams.
2024 Race and Sports Event with William C. Rhoden
Wharton’s Ken Shropshire joined William C. Rhoden, former award-winning sports columnist for The New York Times thanks to a partnership between the Wharton Coalition for Equity and Opportunity, the Center for Africana Studies, and the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative.
Penn Students Place Top-4 in 2023 Syracuse University Basketball Analytics Competition
Penn students Jake Federman (CAS’25), Naomi Korn (CAS’24), Justin Lipitz (W’23), and Elan Roth (CAS’25) for placing top-4 in the 2023 Syracuse University Basketball Analytics Competition.
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