On this episode of the HSAC Pod, David Arkow, Danny Blumenthal, and Julia Blank recap the opening weekend of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, discuss college basketball analytics, and make predictions for the rest of...
Category - Basketball
During the NCAA men's basketball tournament, teams with more balance perform better than those which excel in only one area of the game.
After a year without March Madness, the Harvard Sports Analysis Collective is excited to bring back our highly-anticipated 68 March Madness Facts article for the 2021 edition of the tournament. Here are some insights on every...
This season, games are being played in home stadiums, but one major factor of what makes a home stadium a ‘home’ is missing: the fans.
On Friday night, Zion Williamson put up 36 points on a preposterous 14/15 shooting split, with his lone miss being his only shot from 3.
Which teams are the most efficient spenders in the NBA? While teams like Utah and San Antonio have become small-market success stories, teams like the New York Knicks are woefully inefficient.
What factors matter most when predicting success at shooting threes in the NBA? The Harvard Sports Analysis Collective demonstrates that to evaluate shooting talent, free throws are essential.
By Erik Johnsson: As I wrote about in my last post, the NBA’s 3-point frenzy has only just begun. Long gone are Kobe’s fadeaways and the Duncan’s bank-shots; now it’s Dame’s pullup threes, Harden’s stepback...
By Buddy Scott: The Dallas Mavericks finished the 2018-2019 season with a record of 33-49. Despite finishing 15 games back of the #8 seed in the Western Conference, the Mavs experienced a surprising number of bright spots. They...
By Jackie Moon It has long been believed that the proper way to shoot a basketball is a shot with as much arc as possible, allowing the ball to “see” as much of the hoop as possible before descending into it. This theory came...