Synergy Basketball

Insights, analytics, and technology that the world’s best leagues and teams depend on. Synergy Sports is a division of @sportradar.

[Todd Whitehead @CrumpledJumper]

Last week I had the unexpected (and unbelievably neat) opportunity to chat with a former NBA coach about which analytics questions interest him. He mentioned that he was skeptical of the presumed infallibility of the end-of-quarter 2-for-1 strategy. So, I took a closer look.

[Todd Whitehead @CrumpledJumper]

Heard @RobbieHummel refer to Yaxel Lendeborg's impressive transformation from a big at UAB to a wing at Michigan and now taking on even more responsibility as an on-ball creator with the Warriors. The @SynergySST play types tell the story back to his JUCO days at Arizona Western.

[Pro Insight @_proinsight]

In case you missed it live on Saturday, check out all six Light the Game Combine games on-demand:

https://t.co/2LVTDKPEa7

Shoutout to our amazing friends at @SynergySST 🤝🙏

[Light The Game @lighthegameorg]

Thank you to our event partner, @SynergySST, for livestreaming all six games and making them available on their industry-leading scouting platform.

Learn more 🏀➡️ https://t.co/WBhlCcKLkl

[Pro Insight @_proinsight]

Light the Game Combine: Portland

Live-stream @ 12:20pm PDT, courtesy of @SynergySST

🔗 https://t.co/2LVTDKPEa7

[Undiscovered World 48 @undiscoverd48]

WORLD 48 | RIGA, LATVIA 🇱🇻

Expand your game alongside elite players from around the world!

🌎 22 countries represented last year

🏀 Showcase | Ages 16–21
📅 May 14–15, 2027
📍 Riga, Latvia

Registration link in bio 🔗

One World. One Game. Endless Opportunities.

[JUCOadvocate - Brandon Goble @JUCOadvocate]

Synergys new Player Tracking data is unreal.

If a program isn’t taking advantage of this, you’re falling behind faster than you can imagine.

[Matthew Curley @Curley_Synergy]

"Flood Opposite"

As the video below shows, Coach Underwood talks about the importance of flooding the opposite side on the offensive glass.

@SynergySST New Player Tracking backs it up:

Illinois ranks No. 1 in the country at recovering its own missed 3s and sends 4 players to the glass more than any other team.

[Todd Whitehead @CrumpledJumper]

Using player tracking data from @SynergySST to answer some questions about rebounding.

[Marist Boys Basketball @WarEaglesBball]

Excited to be a part of the @SynergySST family this season!

[JUCOadvocate - Brandon Goble @JUCOadvocate]

Things are warming up here at the Rocky Mountain Jamboree!!!

Live stream by @SynergySST here: https://t.co/Nu6RjCVOdc

[Matthew Curley @Curley_Synergy]

No Easy Looks 🔒

These teams allowed the lowest Points Per Chance on a 3 point attempt after a Pass out from a Drive

via @SynergySST New Player Tracking

[Undiscovered World 48 @undiscoverd48]

From Undiscovered Chicago to Europe, our mission keeps growing! 🌍🏀

World 48 Ireland 2026 brought 25+ college coaches and helped 20+ players find U.S. college opportunities.

Now we’re headed to LATVIA! 🇱🇻

WORLD 48 | LATVIA 2027

New country. Same mission.

[Richardson Gaston, M.S.🇭🇹 @RG_Sway]

🎯SHARP SHOOTING OFFENSES

These D2 WBB programs made defenses pay when the ball found the open shooter.

Top 10 in Points Per Shot on Catch & Shoot attempts last season 🏀

(min. 500 possessions)

via: @SynergySST

[Matthew Curley @Curley_Synergy]

Jake Hall picking right up where he left off last season.

- 1.53 Pts per Shot in Catch & Shoot Off Movement (#1 in NCAA)
- 1.43 Pts per Shot in 3PA off the Dribble

via @SynergySST New Player Tracking

[Matthew Curley @Curley_Synergy]

Drive & Kick 🎯

These teams produced the highest Points Per Chance on 3PA created by passes out of Drives.

via @SynergySST New Player Tracking

[Matthew Curley @Curley_Synergy]

Nothing Easy Out of the Pick

The 4 highest-value outcomes of a Pick are:

-a shooting foul
- a rolling 2PA
- a cutting 2PA
- and a drive to the rim.

These defenses allowed those outcomes at the lowest rates last season

data via @SynergySST New Player Tracking

[Todd Whitehead @CrumpledJumper]

The four highest-value outcomes of a pick are a shooting foul (1.57 points per), a rolling 2PA (1.31), a cutting 2PA (1.25) and a driving attempt at the rim (1.24); defenses that prevented those outcomes from happening tended to be successful last season.

[Matthew Curley @Curley_Synergy]

Games will be up on @SynergySST soon!

[Matthew Curley @Curley_Synergy]

Early Clock Paint Touch

These teams generated the most Paint Touches in Early Clock situations last season

via @SynergySST New Player Tracking