Tag: basketball

This project will adopt a multidisciplinary approach and explore a wide range of cultural, economic, political, and social issues. Themes will include, but are not limited to: the origins of the game in the Middle East and the role America played in this process; basketball and its role in Middle Eastern societies; the importance of the Middle East as a market for the American professional basketball league, the NBA, and for the global growth of basketball; Middle Eastern ownerships and sponsorships in American basketball; and more.

JAAS is preparing a special issue marking the 25th anniversary of Kobe Bean Bryant’s NBA debut. We invite submissions of original, previously unpublished manuscripts that are as ambitious and inspiring as Kobe’s approach to the game and life. Bryant was more than a basketball player. He was a husband, father, humanitarian, and mentor to numerous athletes as well as an Academy Award recipient.

Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports (JQAS) publishes timely, peer-reviewed research on the quantitative aspects of professional and collegiate sports. Articles come from a wide variety of sports and perspectives. The journal serves as an outlet for professionals in the sports world to raise issues and ask questions that relate to quantitative sports analysis.