Sports data, technology and integrity services firm Genius Sports has announced a long-term renewal of its landmark partnership with world governing body of basketball, FIBA.
Since 2004, FIBA and Genius Sports have worked closely together to develop and deploy technology concerning the data and digital infrastructure of over 200 basketball leagues and federations worldwide.
This partnership will further support the adoption of solutions such as FIBA Organizer, a digital competition management tool, and FIBA LiveStats, a play-by-play data collection system operated at courtside across more than 85,000 games annually around the world.
Both parties will also work closely to prevent the collection of unofficial data from FIBA events.
FIBA secretary general Andreas Zagklis said: “We are very pleased to continue this long-term and unique relationship with Genius Sports. We have been working together for more than 15 years to develop and offer state-of-the-art digital tools for national federations and leagues. Thanks to this renewal, we will continue the joint efforts in creating innovative tools and make sure that our sport is even more attractive to fans around the world.”
Mark Locke, CEO of Genius Sports Group, said: “The Genius Sports and FIBA partnership has been one of the most influential and innovative in sports technology. Together, we’ve powered over 500,000 games from courtside in over 150 countries and engaged more than 25 million fans.
“But, this renewal is as much about the future as our achievements to date, and we’re excited to introduce a number of cutting-edge innovations later this year, driving the next stage of digital transformation and data analytics for leagues and federations at all levels of basketball.”
