Class project for ORIE 4741, Learning With Big Messy Data, at Cornell University

Analysis of NBA Data: Predicting shots

Andrew Kozma, [email protected]

Akash Nadan, [email protected]

Our goal is analyze NBA player data and identify the best situations for taking a shot. We plan on answering the following questions:

1. Whether or not a player will make their shot based on their current situation (distance from the hoop, game period, distance from defender, etc.)

2. What are the optimal characteristics for making a shot

The full project proposal can be found in "Proposal.pdf"