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Transforming Sports Through Analytics: Ryan Brill, PhD’25, Joins the Utah Jazz

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Ryan Brill, PhD’25, turned his passion for math and sports into a career as a Basketball Data Scientist with the NBA’s Utah Jazz. His journey at Penn was shaped by the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (WSABI), where mentorship, teaching, and research transformed his path. From building WSABI’s curriculum to presenting at national conferences, ...Read More

The Wharton Sports Analytics & Business Initiative Partners with PFF FC on Trailblazing Sports Analytics Research

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We are thrilled to announce that the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative (WAIAI) and the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (WSABI) are entering into a new partnership with PFF FC, a soccer-based spinoff of the best-in-class sports analytics group PFF. During this research project, WAIAI, WSABI, and PFF FC will examine extensive player tracking ...Read More