Online Professional Basketball Statistics Tracker

Online Professional Basketball Statistics Tracker

The world of professional basketball is more than just a sport – it’s a business. As with any business, the goal is to maximize productivity by continually making changes to improve efficiency. The purpose of this program is to allow the coaches of a professional basketball team to obtain optimal efficiency by providing them with the tools to monitor all aspects of their team. From determining the leaders in various categories such as 3- point field goals and steals to displaying success percentages of various offenses and defenses, the primary goal is to give the team’s coaching staff absolute control by presenting relevant information in a clear and concise manner.

The main advantages of using an online implementation are ease of access and centralized management. Coaches can access the software from wherever Internet access is available. Data updates and program upgrades can be performed with minimal downtime. The program was developed using the PHP programming language and the MySQL database structure during the course of a sixteen-week directed project. PHP and MySQL were chosen because they are powerful technologies, are completely free of charge, and are readily available.