IU Indianapolis students share their experiences and any projects in which they have participated.
by The SII Team During the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend, the IU Indianapolis Sports Innovation Institute, in conjunction with the School of Informatics, presented a panel on Sports Analytics featuring recent alumni working in the sport industry. Four graduates joined us to discuss how they got their job in sports analytics, what the industry looks… Read more »
Written by: Bowe Brooks At the beginning of March, I had the opportunity to compete in the National Collegiate Sports Sales Championship held in Atlanta, GA. This competition is presented by Baylor University and the Atlanta Hawks who are gracious enough to host the event in State Farm Arena. Here is a brief overview directly from… Read more »
Written by: Cody Kriner During the fall of 2022, I took Dr. Pierce’s “Selling in the Sport Industry” course. The course armed me with the tools and tactics necessary to confidently approach a sales pitch to any variety of potential sales clients. The course then gave us real world experience in the form of 200+… Read more »
My name is Shane Mattingly and I am a senior at IUPUI studying Sport Management at IUPUI. My sport sales class sells tickets for the Indianapolis Indians and the Indy Fuel through the Sports Innovation Institute, and the commission revenue generated from this projected helped to fund my travel to Cleveland for the Teamwork Online Sport… Read more »
by Rishi Chandran, IUPUI Sport Management and Analytics Undergraduate Student My name is Rishi Chandran. I’m currently finishing up my 4th year at IUPUI, where I’ll graduate with a Master’s in Applied Data Science & a Bachelor’s in Sports Management. Throughout the past 4 years, I’ve been lucky enough to take advantage of numerous opportunities… Read more »
My name is Austin Anderson and I’m a data science intern for Upper Hand. This is my first real foray into the industry and it has already taught me so many valuable pieces of information that it’s really hard to condense them all into one coherent blog post.
by Kyle Mechelin, IUPUI TESM graduate student On October 14, 2021, Hashtag Sports hosted a webinar titled Navigating the Next Chapter of NIL: What’s Working and What’s Ahead. This webinar featured a panel of experts and professionals in college athletics who are working daily in the name, image, and likeness (NIL) space.
The Techstars Sports Accelerator Powered by Indy is a business incubator that sets out each year to find start up companies from across the globe that are pushing the limits of sports technology. The companies that the Techstars incubator brings into the Indianapolis community are encouraged to and often decide to relocate their headquarters… Read more »
Written by Rick Matthews The IUPUI Sports Innovation Institute provided me the opportunity to dig deep into the world of sports officiating through my capstone class, internship, and a research project. What I received was a truly transformational experience that helped me look at problems in a brand-new light, and something I… Read more »
The pandemic forced most people to spend more time at home. Instead of seeing this as an obstacle, I saw it as an opportunity. When else would I have a chance to spend this much time working on projects and learning new skills to add to my resumé? I joined IUPUI’s Honors College this semester,… Read more »
