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Pingry School Team Wins 2026 Wharton High School Data Science Competition

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Now in its third year, the Wharton High School Data Science Competition – hosted by the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (WSABI) and Wharton Global Youth Program – brings together students from around the world to tackle complex problems at the intersection of sports and analytics. The competition this year, which is presented by Google Gemini, saw more than 700 teams from 48 countries analyzing simulated hockey data from the “World Hockey League” to uncover meaningful insights about the sport.…Read More

Meet the Ivy League Student Who Wants to Revolutionize How We Quantify a Critical NHL Skill

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Students from the Wharton community recently showcased their research at the Hockey Analytics & League Operations (HALO) Conference, hosted by the Colorado Avalanche. Among the finalists, Trey Elder (University of Pennsylvania) presented PRESS: A Player-Level Forechecking Metric, co-authored with Jonathan Pipping, introducing a novel approach to measuring forechecking success using large-scale game data.…Read More

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, Brill leaves a legacy of innovation in sports analytics as he steps into the professional arena.…Read More

Lambert High Students Win First Place at 2025 Wharton High School Data Science Competition

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A team of students from Lambert High School in Suwanee, Georgia, clinched first place at the second annual Wharton High School Data Science Competition, a global, virtual event that attracted more than 490 teams from 34 countries. Hosted by the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (WSABI) in collaboration with the Wharton Global Youth Program, the 2025 competition challenged participants to analyze more than 5,300 NCAA Women’s Basketball games, applying data science techniques to rank teams and predict game outcomes.…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 and event data to develop advanced models for analyzing player performance, focusing on games from the English Premier League (EPL), Major League Soccer (MLS), and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.…Read More