In addition to my SSAC 2015 wrap-up, I thought it might be interesting to show which U.S. professional sports teams were represented at SSAC 2015. I received an attendee list at sign-in, and it lists the organization for the vast majority of attendees who wanted to share such information. For example, I am listed as attending from Indiana University, along with 3 other people I don’t know (reach out if you read this!). I will list how many attendees there were from each of the teams in the Big 4 sports leagues in the U.S. below. If an individual wants to remain anonymous by not listing an organization, they are not included below.
NFL:
Arizona Cardinals: 0
Atlanta Falcons: 5
Baltimore Ravens: 3
Buffalo Bills: 3
Carolina Panthers: 2
Chicago Bears: 2
Cincinnati Bengals: 0
Cleveland Browns: 7
Dallas Cowboys: 16
Denver Broncos: 1
Detroit Lions: 0
Green Bay Packers: 0
Houston Texans: 0
Indianapolis Colts: 1
Jacksonville Jaguars: 0
Kansas City Chiefs: 3
Miami Dolphins: 7
Minnesota Vikings: 0
New England Patriots: 3 (+4 under Kraft Sports Group)
New Orleans Saints: 2
New York Giants: 4
New York Jets: 0
Oakland Raiders: 2
Philadelphia Eagles: 7
Pittsburgh Steelers: 2
San Diego Chargers: 0
San Francisco 49ers: 2
Seattle Seahawks: 1
St. Louis Rams: 3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 0
Tennessee Titans: 0
Washington Redskins: 0
MLB:
Arizona Diamondbacks: 1
Atlanta Braves: 1
Baltimore Orioles: 0
Boston Red Sox: 12
Chicago Cubs: 0
Chicago White Sox: 0
Cincinnati Reds: 0
Cleveland Indians: 3
Colorado Rockies: 1
Detroit Tigers: 0
Houston Astros: 3
Kansas City Royals: 0
Los Angeles Angels: 2
Los Angeles Dodgers: 2
Miami Marlins: 1
Milwaukee Brewers: 3
Minnesota Twins: 0
New York Mets: 3
New York Yankees: 3
Oakland Athletics: 0 (no Billy Beane?!?)
Philadelphia Phillies: 0
Pittsburgh Pirates: 2
San Diego Padres: 1
San Francisco Giants: 2
Seattle Mariners: 1
St. Louis Cardinals: 0
Tampa Bay Rays: 2
Texas Rangers: 6
Toronto Blue Jays: 0
Washington Nationals: 3
NBA:
Atlanta Hawks: 3
Boston Celtics: 12
Brooklyn Nets: 4
Charlotte Hornets: 5
Chicago Bulls: 3
Cleveland Cavaliers: 6
Dallas Mavericks: 4
Denver Nuggets: 2
Detroit Pistons: 4
Golden State Warriors: 9
Houston Rockets: 9
Indiana Pacers: 6
LA Clippers: 4
Los Angeles Lakers: 1
Memphis Grizzlies: 4
Miami Heat: 11
Milwaukee Bucks: 5
Minnesota Timberwolves: 2
New Orleans Pelicans: 2
New York Knicks: 2
Oklahoma City Thunder: 6
Orlando Magic: 7
Philadelphia 76ers: 9
Phoenix Suns: 5
Portland Trail Blazers: 1
Sacramento Kings: 12
San Antonio Spurs: 1
Toronto Raptors: 4
Utah Jazz: 4
Washington Wizards: 4
NHL:
Anaheim Ducks: 0
Atlanta Thrashers: 0
Boston Bruins: 0
Buffalo Sabres: 0
Calgary Flames: 1
Carolina Hurricanes: 2
Chicago Blackhawks: 0
Colorado Avalanche: 0
Columbus Blue Jackets: 2
Dallas Stars: 0
Detroit Red Wings: 0
Edmonton Oilers: 1
Florida Panthers: 1
Los Angeles Kings: 1
Minnesota Wild: 1
Montreal Canadiens: 0
Nashville Predators: 2
New Jersey Devils: 0
New York Islanders: 0
New York Rangers: 0
Ottawa Senators: 0
Philadelphia Flyers: 2
Phoenix Coyotes: 0
Pittsburgh Penguins: 1
San Jose Sharks: 0
St. Louis Blues: 0
Tampa Bay Lightning: 1
Toronto Maple Leafs: 5
Vancouver Canucks: 0
Washington Capitals : 1
All NBA teams are represented. 20/32 NFL teams. 19/30 MLB teams. 13/30 NHL teams.
Now, I don’t think # of attendees is a great indicator of analytics prowess (16 attendees, Dallas Cowboys, really?), but shouldn’t you at least send ONE attendee? I’m disappointed, but not surprised to see that my Cincinnati teams failed to do so.