🏀 hoopR v3.0.0 is out now! The biggest release yet for R's men's basketball data package — NBA Stats API, ESPN & G-League, all in one place. install.packages("hoopR") hoopr.sportsdataverse.org h/t: @saiemgilani.bsky.social, @akeaswaran.me #rstats #nba #sportsdataverse

Today is one of those full-circle moments. I took this photo last night in the Iowa State Statistics building, Snedecor Hall. A few feet in front of me is where I defended my PhD thesis. Directly to my right is the room where I took my first graduate R course in 2013 (early days of RStudio).