Derek Willis

Hi, I’m Derek. I love using data to find and tell stories. And asking questions.

Two New NCAA WBB Data Releases: Rosters and Coaches

Today I’m releasing two datasets on women’s college basketball, one an update and the other a brand new collection, both tied to the 2025-26 season. The first is roster data…

First Release of NCAA WBB 2025-26 Roster Data

A few years ago I started publishing roster data for women’s college basketball, thanks to the assistance of students in my Sports Data Analysis and Visualization class at…

Making Scraping Better with AI Assistance

When I started teaching at Maryland in 2021, one of the first things I did was pull up the university’s Schedule of Classes, something I still do all the time. It’s a…