The NBA will install STATS’ SportVU Player Tracking technology in every NBA arena beginning with the 2013-14 season.
The NBA will now be the first major U.S. professional sports league to quantify and analyze every movement of live game action throughout the entire season.
SportVU, which is a system of six cameras which hang in the rafters of an arena – will be used by all 30 NBA teams during games to calibrate and measure the movements of all players and the ball on the court. The system provides a continuous stream of statistics based around speed, distance, player separation, and ball possession for detailed and targeted analysis of players and teams.
“We are a league driven by data, and our expanded partnership with STATS provides our teams and fans with access to uncover groundbreaking statistics,” said Steve Hellmuth, NBA Executive Vice President of Operations and Technology. “In this new era of statistical information, SportVU will be an invaluable resource for basketball executives and our passionate fans.”
Fifteen NBA teams used the cameras last season including the Toronto Raptors.
