This week at The Wharton School — Race & Sports featuring William “Bill” Rhoden (@WCRhoden), former award-winning The New York Times sports columnist, & Kenneth L. Shropshire.

📣Calling #sportsbusiness enthusiasts!

Join us as a Virtual Teaching Assistant for the #Wharton Sports Business Academy, Jul 8-2, 9am-5pm.

Help mentor high-achieving high school students and assist with sports business projects.

Learn more here: whr.tn/3JfLuAm

⚽️📊 Data science and soccer? Analytics nirvana! Our high school data wizards have been bending numbers like Beckham for the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative High School Data Science Competition.

⭐️ Here are the top 6 teams advancing to the virtual finals on April 3rd: whr.tn/49mz2sY

📣Call for Submissions

Are you a high school, undergraduate or graduate student doing research in #sportsanalytics ? ⚾️🏀⚾️🏒

Submit your work by 4/20 for the spring edition. Don't miss this chance to showcase your #research !

Learn more here: whr.tn/student-resear…

The 2024 Race and Sports event at Penn is set for April 25! Hosted by Africana Studies at Penn, the Wharton Coalition for Equity and Opportunity, and Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (WSABI).

Register today: whr.tn/raceandsports

#WhartonSports #WhartonCEO

.Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative opportunities help students develop the skills they need to excel in off-field sports industry roles – but don't take our word for it. To hear more from FanDuel CEO, Amy Howe, WG'99, visit our Wharton Women in Analytics page:
analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/research/impac…

Huge thanks to Memphis Grizzlies head coach, Taylor Jenkins, W'07, for lending the Wharton Undergraduate Sports Business Club his time last week to talk about his journey from business school @Wharton to the NBA, college pickup games, and much more!

Excited to be at my alma mater for the People Analytics Conference #PAC11

🎉⚾️Big congrats to Ryan Brill, PhD student Penn, for presenting his research paper 'Introducing Grid WAR: Rethinking WAR for Starting Pitchers' at the #SABRanalytics Conference. Truly impressive! #WhartonSports @AnalyticsAtWharton #baseball #research

The The Wharton School Sports Business Club took its 2nd employer trek to New York City this past Friday. MBA and undergrad students visited the offices of Fanatics, MSG, and the NFL. Thanks to these incredible companies for having us!

Teams of high school students from across the globe are crunching numbers and competing in the The Wharton School High School Data Science Competition with The Wharton SchoolSABI and Wharton Global Youth Program. Meet some of the teams competing to make the best data predictions about our fictional soccer league!

🏀⚾️Excited to dive into the world of sports investing at the 'Investing in Sports' panel hosted by the Wharton Sports Business Club on 3/12! Hear from industry experts Joe Nasr from Arctos Partners & Charles Baker from Charles Baker.

Register: whr.tn/49WcsZ9

Join the Wharton Sports Business Club for the 'Investing in Sports' panel on 3/12. Hear insights from Joe Nasr, Partner at Arctos Partners, & Charles Baker (@BakerSportsLaw), Co-Chair of Sidley Austin LLP Entertainment, Sports & Media Group.

Register: whr.tn/49WcsZ9

The The Wharton School Sports Business Club took its 2nd employer trek to New York City this past Friday. MBA and undergrad students visited the offices of Fanatics, MSG, and the NFL. Thanks to these incredible companies for having us!

Congrats to Arham Habib, Anvit Rao, & Raunaq Singh for clinching finalist spots in the '24 #BigDataBowl ! Their approach, Carrier Yardage Constricted (CYC), stems from the belief that a 'tackle' occurs as a result of a sequence of events.

Check it out! whr.tn/49nuhQK

Are you a Penn student with a passion for #sports , #data , & #statistics ?

Come to our info session on 2/21 — to learn more about the Sports Analytics Research Lab, a paid, 9-week opportunity honing your skills in the field of #sports analytics.

Register : whr.tn/49AyNuZ

Ahead of #SBLVIII , we asked our Wharton Moneyball hosts Adi Wyner, Cade Massey, Eric Bradlow, and Shane Jensen, to weigh in on some prop bets.

Will CMac break 90 yards rushing? Will Purdy be more accurate than Mahomes? What color will the Gatorade be? Hear from our The Wharton School experts.

Are you a Penn student with a passion for sports, data, and statistics?

Apply for the Sports Analytics Research Lab. This is a paid, 9-week opportunity to TA the Wharton Moneyball Academy and pursue your own sports research while learning new skills.

wsb.wharton.upenn.edu/2024-sports-an…

Data has become the true MVP across sports leagues. Analyzing data is key to informing strategies on & off the field.

We explore this topic and hear from The Wharton School prof. Eric Bradlow and Global Youth students who are at the cutting edge of this growing field: whr.tn/3udPKwk