UCSAS 2024, Revamped!

• Date/Time: April 12-13, 2024
• Location:: University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

A pdf flyer

Coverage by UConn Today: UConn Sports Analytics Symposium Showcases the Numbers Behind the Games

USOPC Data Challenge Winners

• High school/undergraduate division
  • Team Blue Devil Statistics Magicians of Duke University: Benjamin Thorpe (captain); Sean Li; Christopher Tsai
• Graduate division
  • Team David-Siddharth-Abby of Yale University: David Metrick (captain); Siddharth Chandrappa; Abby Spears

Student Poster Award Winners

• Min Sung Choi, Yonsei University, Korea: Analyzing NBA Players Passing and Playmaking Skills
• Adam Slivinsky, University of California, Santa Cruz: Evaluating MLB Umpire Performance using Statistical Period-Constrained Neural Networks

Timelines and Important Dates

• 08/04/2023: USOPC Data Challenge released (flyer)
• 09/14/2023, 7 PM ET: Training/code session for the USOPC Data Challenge: Recording
• 11/01/2023: USOPC Data Challenge registration deadline
• 01/15/2024: USOPC Data Challenge submission deadline
• 02/15/2024: USOPC Data Challenge finalists notification Finalists
• 03/15/2024: Abstract submission deadline
• 04/08/2024: In-person registration deadline 11:59 pm ET
• 04/13/2024: Online registration deadline 11:59 am ET

About UCSAS

While there are many well established sports analytics conferences, they are often not accessible to students due to technical level, cost, or space limitations. UConn, recognized nationally for its teams in sports such as basketball, baseball, and hockey, among others, hosts the UConn Sports Analytics Symposium (UCSAS), which will focus specifically on undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in sports analytics or more broadly, data science. UCSAS, started in 2019, aims to:

• showcase sports analytics to students at an accessible level;
• train students in data analytics with application to sports data; and
• foster collaboration between academic programs and the sports industry.