Former Washington Wizards Coach Dean Oliver Returns to ESPN as a Data Scientist
May 14, 2024
May 14, 2024
BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 14 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on May 13, 2024:
Today, ESPN has agreed to hire former Washington Wizards assistant coach and well-known statistician Dean Oliver as a data scientist. In his role at ESPN, Oliver will focus on basketball player metrics and the NBA Basketball Power Index (BPI).
This marks Oliver's second tenure at ESPN, where he previously served as the Director of Analytics from 2011-2014.
Today, ESPN has agreed to hire former Washington Wizards assistant coach and well-known statistician Dean Oliver as a data scientist. In his role at ESPN, Oliver will focus on basketball player metrics and the NBA Basketball Power Index (BPI).
This marks Oliver's second tenure at ESPN, where he previously served as the Director of Analytics from 2011-2014.