Sports Business Classroom is excited to announce that Dave DuFour, podcast host and NBA writer for The Athletic, will be returning to lead Scouting, Video, and Analytics for the 2020 Business of Basketball Virtual Conference taking place August 10-14, 2020!

As the Program Lead for Scouting, Video, and Analytics Dave will lead students through the process of scouting using video, and analyzing player statistics and tendencies. Guests, such as Charles Dube-Brais, Seth Partnow, and Wes Wilcox will discuss these topics as well as instructing students on successfully scouting at the next level and how to stick out in basketball operations.
 
Designed for those looking to break into the sports business world, the immersive, five-day Business of Basketball Virtual Conference provides registrants the opportunity to learn from top executives while performing real work in multiple in-demand disciplines, including team video, scouting, analytics, social media, digital branding, broadcasting, and the league salary cap.
 
DuFour will lead an all-star lineup of sports business executives that will be teaching and joining the Sports Business Classroom Virtual Conference, including Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni, Washington Wizards General Manager Tommy Sheppard, Play-by-Play Commentator NBA on ESPN & ABC Mike Breen, Chief Creative Officer at Momentum Worldwide Omid Farhang, WNBA Champion Renee Montgomery, Bleacher Report Staff Writer Mirin Fader, and the Vegas Summer League co-founders Warren LeGarie and Albert Hall.
 
 
Past speakers have included NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, TNT’s David Aldridge, Houston Rockets Head Coach Mike D’Antoni, NFL Network’s Andrea Kremer, Dallas Mavericks Head Coach Rick Carlisle, the cast of NBATV’s The Starters, ESPN’s Mark Jones, Los Angeles Lakers General Manager Rob Pelinka, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, and NBA Executive VP of Basketball Operations Kiki Vandeweghe, just to name a few.

 

 

SBC SPEAKER BIO: DAVE DUFOUR

Dave DuFour is a podcast host and NBA writer for The Athletic and a former basketball coach who has specialized in skill development at various levels of the sport. A 2016 SBC Alumnus, he is most recognized as the host of The Athletic’s “Back to Back,” a podcast covering every aspect of the NBA, and “The NBA Daily Ding,” a daily podcast recapping all the previous day’s news and games. Dave also has been a contributor for RealGM.com and NBA’s Hoop Magazine, along with a variety of other online publications, and has worked with multiple teams and outlets as an independent scout, in both the US and Europe.

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