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
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
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
Diego Alvarez, a high school junior from Veracruz, Mexico, has always been passionate about sports. This summer, he attended the Wharton Moneyball Academy, and channeled that passion into a meaningful and empowering education in sports analytics. …Read More
This summer, the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (WSABI) hosted its second Sports Analytics Research Lab, an intensive program designed to deepen students’ expertise in data science and statistics through hands-on research in sports analytics. We caught up with Wharton students Sofia Boubsis and Justin Hughes to hear how their summer went. …Read More
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!
Penn students Zach Bradlow (Penn ’22), Zach Drapkin (W’22), Sarah Hu (W’23), and Ezra Troy crowned 2022 Football Analytics Blitz champs!
Wharton students Zach Drapkin (W’22) and Sarah Hu (W’23), Wharton Undergraduate Sports Business Club (USBC) Board Members, share their “once-in-a-lifetime experiences” interning for their favorite NFL teams with the Daily Pennsylvanian. Nearly every young sports fan dreams of one day growing up to work for their favorite team. Similarly, nearly…Read More
The 2021 Diamond Dollars Case Competition winners were announced Friday, March 12 during the SABR Virtual Analytics Conference. The winning teams selected were from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, Cornell University, Syracuse University, and the Horace Mann School in New York City. The University of Chicago team —…Read More
Great piece by Cade Massey and Zach Drapkin on draft value space for Pro Football Focus. Apr 28, 2021 Last Friday, the Kansas City Chiefs acquired offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. from the Baltimore Ravens in a trade involving six draft picks. How did the teams value such a complicated…Read More
