by Kael Ecord, School of Informatics graduate student My project was titled “The Crumbs: Examining Offensive Rebound and Forced Turnover Success Rate”. The goal of my project was to use college basketball data from all games played by Big 12 Conference teams from 2018-19 through 2023-24 to create two new metrics. The first being offensive… Read more »
by David Pierce, Ph.D. During the spring 2024 semester, our senior capstone course in Sports Innovation at Indiana University Indianapolis partnered with Mudsock Youth Athletics (MYA) in Fishers, IN, and the Center for Sports Transformation (CST) to examine recruitment, retention, and quality of volunteer youth sports coaching and present ideas that would help MYA to… Read more »
by The SII Team Background In college athletics, things have changed significantly over the past decade. The most notable change that has greatly altered the landscape has been the creation of the “Transfer Portal” and Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals for athletes. This has led to a surge in student-athletes transferring, where over 3,000… Read more »
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 »
Mike Karnuta, Senior Vice President of Business Development for the Indiana Sports Corporation, believes in the mission of IU Indianapolis’ Department of Tourism, Events, and Sports Management (TESM). Karnuta works with a variety of faculty and students to stage mock interviews, teach adjunct courses, volunteer as a career panelist, create opportunities for graduate assistants and interns,… Read more »
by The SII Team The transition of IUPUI to IU Indianapolis offered a unique opportunity for the IU Indianapolis athletic department to create a new visual identity and branding position. On a campus that excels in hands-on and engaged learning, it is critical that student creativity and input is valued in the development of the… Read more »
by Kevin Feller, B.S. Sports Management 2018, and Laura Klaum, M.A. The Sports Innovation Institute, along with the NCAA and the Indiana Sports Corporation, recently staged an Innovation Sprint for IUPUI students studying sports management, human computer interaction, and computer graphic technology.
