ESPN at 2016 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

ESPN NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy was a part of the "Analytics in Action" panel this morning as well as ESPN.com writer Kevin Arnovitz. .@ESPNNBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy speaking candidly at #SSAC16 about balancing analytics in coaching. pic.twitter.com/kJhSbPlFyP— Ben Cafardo (@Ben_ESPN) March 11, 2016 The MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center aims to provide a forum for industry professionals - executives and leading researchers - as well as students to discuss the raising importance of analytics in sports on a global scale. The conference, running today and Saturday, is presented by ESPN and includes a large number of analytics specialists, writers, talent and executives. Ben Cafardo contributed to this post FiveThirtyEight's Editor in Chief Nate Silver appears on an ESPN panel about using analytics effectively. #SSAC16 continues with a great panel including @NateSilver538 on how to use analytics effectively. @SloanSportsConf pic.twitter.com/FcAlUA5BcW— Ben Cafardo (@Ben_ESPN) March 11, 2016 ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com senior writer Pablo Torre introduces a video. .@PabloTorre tees up a @SportsCenter segment on screen at #SSAC16 as a teaser to talk about what analytics matter. pic.twitter.com/jads6fbewI— Ben Cafardo (@Ben_ESPN) March 11, 2016 ESPN Stats & Information held a live demonstration during the conference showing students and fellow attendees how their systems track analytics. .@ESPNStatsInfo demonstrations for attendees in @espn area of @SloanSportsConf #SSAC16. pic.twitter.com/VjPjxbAs1f— Ben Cafardo (@Ben_ESPN) March 11, 2016

ESPN Stats & Information held a live demonstration during the conference showing students and fellow attendees how their systems track analytics.

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