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The Inaugural Wharton High School Data Science Competition Wins Big

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This winter, into spring, 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. The data competition saw teams of 3-5 students competing to make predictions about the playoff outcomes of the North American Soccer League – a synthetic professional women’s league, with 30 teams and a treasure trove of sports analytics data points and variables.…Read More

FanDuel CEO Amy Howe, WG’99, on Sports Business and Women’s Athletics

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In January, FanDuel CEO Amy Howe, WG’99, joined the Wharton Sports Business Club for a discussion about the intersection of sports, business, and analytics. Wharton Sports Business and Analytics Initiative (WSABI) caught up with her afterward to continue the conversation.…Read More

Pallacanestro Trieste Partners with Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative

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When someone thinks of Pallacanestro Trieste, the 48-year-old professional Italian basketball team, the Wharton School probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. However, thanks to new ownership and some analytics-focused students, the team’s future and the business school look to be inextricably linked.…Read More

The 2023 Wharton Sports Business Summit Packs the House

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The Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (WSABI) and Wharton Undergraduate Sports Business Club (WUSBC) were thrilled to host the fifth Wharton Sports Business Summit on campus at the University of Pennsylvania on November 3, 2023.…Read More

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.”…Read More

Changing the Game

As the business of sports analytics transforms teams and leagues around the world, Wharton alumni and the School’s data-driven initiative emerge with a competitive edge.…Read More

HBO Host Bomani Jones Weighs in on Gender, Economics, and More in Return of Wharton’s Race and Sports Series

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Thanks to a partnership between the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Africana Studies, the Wharton Coalition for Equity and Opportunity (Wharton CEO), and the Wharton Sports Analytics Business Initiative (WSABI), the 2023 Race and Sports event returned on Thursday, April 27 during the Penn Relays weekend. This year’s event was especially meaningful as it marked the first successful return of the event since 2019. Attendees welcomed “Game Theory” host and long-time sports media analyst Bomani Jones for a conversation on race and sports.…Read More

Race and Sports Event

After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Wharton Sports Business Summit is back and better than ever! Join us on October 21, 9:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M. ET, at Jon M. Huntsman Hall.…Read More

Penn Students Win 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!

Adi Wyner of the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative Explains the Impact of Sports on Finances

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Adi Wyner, Faculty lead of the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative Explains the Impact of Sports on Finances in Penn Today. October 26, 2022 Philadelphia is potentially on the verge of crowning itself as the new city of champions with the Phillies set to play in their first World…Read More