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ShotTracker Brought Big Data to the Jr. NBA World Championship This Summer

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At the inaugural Jr. NBA World Championship this past August, all 32 teams were empowered with live analytics during games. Each coach was given an iPad with the ShotTracker app so that they could acquire and make use of real-time stats and analytics at the Orlando-based tournament.

To track the data, all players wore sensors on their shoes during games, and the basketball itself was ShotTracker-enabled. The first-of-its kind global youth basketball tournament took place from Aug.