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UPS Expands Its Team Performance Index Platform to NCAA® Basketball
ATLANTA --(Business Wire)--
UPS (NYSE:UPS), a global logistics leader, today announced it has joined
with STATS LLC (News - Alert), the world's largest sports technology, data and content
company, in expanding its proprietary UPS Team Performance Index (TPI)
efficiency measurement platform to men's and women's college basketball.
The UPS Team Performance Index for basketball is a data index that will
comprehensively measure offensive and defensive efficiency for all 345
NCAA Division I men's and 340 NCAA Division I women's basketball teams.
The Index will be updated on an ongoing basis and available at http://hosted.stats.com/cbk/tpi.asp
for men's basketball and http://hosted.stats.com/wcbk/tpi.asp
for women's basketball with the leaders being announced each week
beginning today and continuing through conference tournament play. In
creating the UPS Team Performance Index, STATS reviewed 10 years of past
men's and women's college basketball statistical data, finding a strong
correlation to overall performance in all aspects of the game and
winning.
UPS is the Official Logistics Partner of the NCAA.
The UPS Team Performance Index for college basketball will include six
key statistical components with a proven correlation to a team's overall
success. These statistical components then are combined in a manner that
rewards teams for performing efficiently and effectively in all
categories to create the Index, ranking them from highest to lowest.
"UPS is thrilled to extend our association with STATS to include the new
Team Performance Indexes for men's and women's college basketball," said
Ron Rogowski, UPS vice president, global sponsorships and events.
"Logistics are not only the foundation of our business, but they're also
the foundation for success on the court or on any playing field, and
we're proud to have developed a system that successfully quantifies
which teams are best at the preparation, planning and precision that
lead to success."
"STATS is excited to expand the UPS Team Performance Index into college
basketball," said John Sasman, vice president of commercil products at
STATS. "The application of the Index to basketball highlights the
efficiency and overall teamwork required to succeed in the sport. The
Team Performance Index is designed to identify well-balanced teams that
do multiple things well, similar to how UPS excels in logistics. The
formula shows new insights and tells a unique story about the teams and
the college basketball season."
The statistical components of the UPS Team Performance Index for
basketball are as follows:
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Offensive Measure - Effective Field Goal Percentage
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Defensive Measure - Effective Field Goal Percentage Against
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Rebounding - Rebounding percentage amongst all rebounds in a game (If
there are 100 rebounds in a game, and your team grabs 60, your
rebounding percentage is 60%.)
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Ball Handling - Assists/game, steals/game, opponent assists/game,
opponent steals/game
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Overall Miscues Measure - "Non-steal" turnovers/game, fouls/game,
opponent non-steal turnovers/game, opponent fouls per game
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Success Measure - Winning Percentage
For each of the components, an Index value is created using a
proprietary algorithm, with 100 being average. For all categories,
anything above 100 is better than average and anything below 100 is
below average. The maximum component index is capped at 200 in any
category. These components and team's win-loss performance then are
combined to reward a team that excels in all facets of the game.
The Team Performance Index for basketball is a brand extension of the
original UPS Team Performance Index first launched in August 2012 for
NCAA® football.
About NCAA
The NCAA is a membership-led nonprofit association of colleges and
universities committed to supporting academic and athletic opportunities
for more than 400,000 student-athletes at more than 1,000 member
colleges and universities. Each year, more than 54,000 student-athletes
compete in NCAA championships in Divisions I, II and III sports. Visit www.ncaa.org
and www.ncaa.com
for more details about the Association, its goals and members and
corporate partnerships that help support programs for student-athletes.
About UPS
UPS (NYSE:UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a broad range
of solutions including the transportation of packages and freight; the
facilitation of international trade, and the deployment of advanced
technology to more efficiently manage the world of business.
Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries and
territories worldwide. The company can be found on the Web at UPS.com
and its corporate blog can be found at blog.ups.com.
To get UPS news direct, visit pressroom.ups.com/RSS.
About STATS LLC
STATS is the world's leading sports technology, data and content
company. The company passionately abides by a mission to revolutionize
the way sports contests are viewed, understood and enjoyed. STATS'
calling card consists of real-time scores, historical sports
information, Associated Press (News - Alert) editorial content, a turnkey fantasy
sports operation and SportVU technology. Today, STATS' worldwide client
network of media companies and professional sports leagues and teams
utilize a broad spectrum of dynamic in-game broadcast presentations and
virtual images, multimedia enhancements and game analysis and tactical
coaching tools. STATS is owned jointly by the Associated Press and News
Corporation with corporate offices�across the globe. For a complete tour
of STATS' sports content and solutions, visit www.stats.com.
NCAA is a trademark of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
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