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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Read about the latest sports tech news, innovations, ideas and products that impact players, fans and the sports industry at SportTechie.com.&lt;/i&gt;\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSubscribe to the\r\nSportTechie Newsletter\r\n\r\nSubscribe  \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\tRating NBC's Olympics coverage\r\n\tFord launches VR racing app\r\n\tVicis pulls helmets from Huskies camp\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Data and analytics have become a sexy topic in the era of Moneyball. Teams and leagues everywhere are finding ways to revamp their organizations from a data-first mindset. The NBA is the latest example, with their newly announced&amp;nbsp;Hackathon, where engineers, statisticians and data scientists&amp;nbsp;can come together and compete for who can come up with the most innovative solutions to problems in basketball analytics.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201COur fans continue to show an increasing level of interest in data and analytics which provides a level of engagement,\u201D Jason Rosenfeld, NBA director of basketball analytics, said in a statement. \u201CWe think that by bringing together some of the most talented young minds for a full day to build tools and develop solutions in the field of basketball analytics, we can continue to innovate, which is something that the NBA has embraced for a very long time.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The event will be taking place on Saturday, Sept. 24, in New York City. It will be open to undergraduate and graduate students who are studying at accredited universities in the United States. The question they will be trying to create a solution for has yet to be unveiled. Each team\u2019s work will be presented to a panel of judges, members of the NBA League Office, the media, invited guests and other competitors. The top three teams will win the allotted prized as well as a tour of the NBA League Office and will get to meet with NBA staff members.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;While the NBA will get numerous ideas that could assist in the growth of analysis of all sorts of data in their organization, the event is also meant to showcase the competitors\u2019 skills and abilities in the field.\r\n.menu-btn {\r\n        font-size: 14px;\r\n        padding: 4px 1px;\r\n        color: #fff;\r\n        background-color: #b22024;\r\n        width: 100%;\r\n        padding: 5px 8px;\r\n    }\r\n    \r\n    .menu-btn a {\r\n        color: #fff;\r\n    }\r\n    \r\n    .menu-btn:hover {\r\n        color: #b22024;\r\n        padding: 4px 1px;\r\n        border: 2px solid #b22024;\r\n        background-color: #fff;\r\n        text-decoration: none;\r\n    }\r\n    \r\n    .timeline {\r\n        float: right;\r\n        margin: 0px 0px 5px 15px;\r\n        border: 1px solid #b22024;\r\n        width: 40%;\r\n        max-width: 500px;\r\n        font-size: 1.5 rem;\r\n        font-weight: 800;\r\n        background: #fff;\r\n        color: #000;\r\n        line-height: 1;\r\n    }\r\n    \r\n    .nl-container {\r\n        border-radius: 4px;\r\n        font-weight: 700;\r\n        font-size: 1.2rem;\r\n        vertical-align: middle;\r\n    }\r\n    \r\n    .button {\r\n        font-size: 16px;\r\n        color: #fff;\r\n        width: 125px;\r\n        background-color: #b22024;\r\n        border: 1px solid #b22024;\r\n        padding: 5px;\r\n        margin: 6px 3px\r\n    }\r\n    \r\n    .button a {\r\n        color: #fff;\r\n    }\r\n    \r\n    .button:hover {\r\n        width: 125px;\r\n        background-color: #fff;\r\n        border: 1px solid #b22024;\r\n        padding: 5px;\r\n        margin: 6px 3px\r\n    }\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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