UNT Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker joined the Sports Innovation Podcast Intercollegiate Athletics Special Series to discuss the 20-year Light the Tower athletic facilities master plan for the Mean Green and to share lessons learned from his career experiences. Baker become an administrator at the age of 26 as both a principal… Read more »
By: Michael Black Going step-by-step using Plotly Express, Python, and Pandas to plot the NBA’s All-Time Leading Playoff Scorers. Creating visually appealing graphs is an important part of conveying your message when working with data. Graphs with easily distinguishable points/lines, helpful legends, and interactive features like zooming and hovering (to name just two) are much… Read more »
Using Python and Pandas to look at the growth of annual club wage bills in England’s top-flight since 2000-’01 By: Michael Black As somebody who grew up watching only American sports leagues, I found it surprising upon becoming a fan of the English Premier League that the idea of a salary cap did not exist…. Read more »
The Sports Innovation Journal, published by the IUPUI Sports Innovation Institute, is seeking commentary and empirical research submissions for a special issue on the changing landscape of intercollegiate athletics and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) governance model. The special issue is looking for submissions in the following areas: College Athlete Experience Alternative Governance Models… Read more »
Nina King is entering her first year as Vice President and Athletic Director at Duke University after serving as a senior-level administrator for 13 years. After giving an institutional profile of Duke, King shares her thoughts on what it is like moving from a position of input to a position of decision-making. She shares her… Read more »
IUPUI Sports Innovation Institute · Talking Small Businesses and Trends in Sports Innovation with the Co-Founders of Upper Hand Co-founders of Upper Hand, CEO Kevin MacCauley and Chief of Product Myles Grote, joined the SII podcast to talk about their company as well as innovation trends in sport before and after the pandemic. Upper… Read more »
Colgate University Athletic Director Dr. Nicki Moore joined the Sports Innovation Podcast Intercollegiate Athletics Special Series. Dr. Moore begins by explaining how being a successful athlete and SAAC president at Missouri helped convince her to work in intercollegiate athletics. Moore explains what the differences are between working at a big school like North Carolina or… Read more »
Techstars Senior Project Manager Andrew Hippert joined the SII podcast to talk about their sports accelerator located here in Indianapolis. Hippert starts by explaining first what an accelerator means for a start-up business and why Techstars decided to base their sports accelerator in Indianapolis. Hippert then gives a walkthrough on what company applicants can expect… Read more »
Charlotte Athletic Director Mike Hill joined the Higher Ed Athletics podcast. We started the conversation profiling UNC-Charlotte and his thought process behind leaving Florida for the Charlotte AD job. The rest of the conversation dives into the importance of branding and relationships with administrators at the other universities in the UNC system. Higher Ed… Read more »
Scott Garrett is the Athletic Director at Cleveland State University and he joined the Higher Ed Athletics podcast for a wide ranging conversation. Garrett shares his career journey and what someone can pull from a Power 5 job to the Horizon League or comparable institution. The conversation then turns to hitting the ground running with… Read more »
