ABOUT
About MSAM
In 2015 and 2016, Central College mathematics professor Dr. Russell E. Goodman took groups of Central College students to Furman University in Greenville, SC for the Carolinas Sports Analytics Meeting. The event was incredibly well-run and quite popular regionally and after some discussions with the organizers, Goodman decided to create a "sister meeting" at Central College, held in the fall, under the same conference model. To-date, the event has been quite successful.
Goodman created the Midwest Sports Analytics Meeting (MSAM) in 2016 as a one-day conference promoting faculty, graduate, and undergraduate research in sports analytics. MSAM has always been designed to be an enthusiastic environment in which to hear and discuss myriad examples and projects in sports analytics. The conference typically features sessions for speaking or poster presentations, and opportunities to network with other participants. Professionals, faculty, and students of all levels are encouraged to attend and to consider giving a speaking or poster presentation. Lunch is typically provided for registrants (in non-COVID-19 years) at Central College's delicious Central Market buffet.
Our 2023
Speakers!!!
Brian Macdonald
Senior Lecturer and Research Scientist, Dept. of Statistics and Data Science, Yale University
Brian Macdonald is currently a senior lecturer and research scientist in the Department of Statistics and Data Science at Yale University, where he focuses on statistics and data science education, sports analytics, and environmental data science.
He was previously the Director of Sports Analytics at ESPN and Director of Hockey Analytics with the Florida Panthers Hockey Club, and held faculty positions at West Point, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Miami, and Florida Atlantic University.
Seth Partnow is Director of North American Sports for StatsBomb, a role in which he oversees creation and development of the company's Football and Basketball products. He also is a regular contributor to The Athletic in both written and podcast form.
He is the former Director of Basketball Research for the Milwaukee Bucks and the author of The Midrange Theory: Basketball's Evolution in the Age of Analytics. He holds an Economics degree from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota and is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School. He lives in the Milwaukee area with his wife, two children and three cats.
Content
MSAM 2023
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Morning Talks videos
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Afternoon Talks videos
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sorry, no video from Room 2!
Previous MSAMs
2020 Materials
2019 Materials
2018 Materials
2022 Materials
2021 Materials
2017 Materials
2016 Materials
Sponsors
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