Spot Up: A Spatial Analysis App for the NBA

Capstone Project for GEOG 481 performing a spatial analysis on player movements and shots in the NBA

Project by: Mujtaba Siddiqui, Praven Selvakamalan, Vibushan Thiruchelvam, George He

Using Python we hope to analyze data from the nba_api module and create charts insipired by Kirk Goldsberry's work. Eventually using these charts in a web application that can be used as a scounting report on both player and teams.

Usage

Website to view final app

Currently setting up hosting (API request issues while hosting)

For local usage

Requires Python 3, recommend using Anaconda3.7 distribution as it covers many of the requirements

Steps:

• Clone or download this repository
• Run pip install -r requirements.txt in your command prompt to install the dependencies of the project
• Now run python app/index.py from within the project folder in your command prompt
• Click the local host link to open the web app

Within Web App

Can navigate through site to player or team pages and search for any player or team to get shot charts and stats