Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative
WHARTON STORIES

How to Learn from Wins and Losses — and Other Lessons from Poker
“While we need experience to learn, it is mostly interfering with the learning process,” said Annie Duke, author and retired professional poker player.

Stephanie McCaffrey: Finding Herself Again After Soccer
After an illness cut her promising soccer career short, Stephanie McCaffrey talks about starting over and finding herself again in the process.

Changing the Game: How Data Analytics Is Upending Baseball
Sharing Knowledge@Wharton article and a podcast with Professor Abraham Wyner and MLB player Brendan Harris discussing how increased reliance on analytics is changing Big League rosters.
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INDUSTRY & ALUMNI

Why NFL Coaches Make Bad Decisions: A Gridiron Digest Seminar
Check out this article in Bleacher Report on four of the different sessions at the Wharton Sports Business Summit

Philly native Michael Rubin of 76ers on when he nearly filed for bankruptcy
Check out this article by Erin Arvelund in The Philadelphia Inquirer on Michael Rubin and his speech at the Wharton Sports Business Summit.

Alumni Spotlight: Jeff Seltzer Talks About Investing in Sports and Shares Advice to Current Students
Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative had the opportunity to speak with Jeffrey Seltzer, Managing Partner at Pierce Yates Ventures and W’78. Jeff was the 2019 recipient of the Penn Alumni Award of Merit.
RESEARCH
Hockey analytics at the RIT Sports Analytics Conference
Jake Flancer
Inaugural Big Data Bowl hosted by the National Football League
Jack Soslow, Jake Flancer, Eric Dong, Andrew Castle
Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Conference
Jacob Richey
EVENTS

Wharton Moneyball Training Camp
June 28, 2020 – July 12, 2020
Hosted by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative, the Wharton Moneyball Academy: Training Camp welcomes talented high school sophomores, juniors and seniors intrigued by statistics through a sports lens.
CONTACT US
Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative
3819 Chestnut Street, Suite 320
Philadelphia, PA 19104