Research Article

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS ON BASKETBALL PLAYERS’ SHOOTING PERFORMANCE

Volume: 10 Number: 3 December 16, 2019
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS ON BASKETBALL PLAYERS’ SHOOTING PERFORMANCE

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to determine which factors have an important role in National Basketball Association (NBA) players’ shooting accuracy. To achieve this purpose, player-based raw-dataset for each match on the 2014-2015 NBA season is used in this study. Seven different machine learning algorithms are applied and also 10-fold cross-validation with 10-repeat process is performed to avoid the overfitting problem. Nine independent variables and one binary dependent variable are included in the analysis. According to the results of the analysis, k-nearest neighbor algorithm is the best machine learning algorithm among other algorithms that are used in the analysis in order to predict whether basketball player can make a shot or not. Shot Distance, distance of closest defense player and touch time are identified as the most important factors affecting player’s successful field goal accuracy. Since the successful field goal performance is very influential in winning the game, the results of this study can be used as a guide for training programs to basketball players and team coaches. 

Keywords

Basketball games,classification techniques,machine learning algorithms,performance analysis

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APA
Kılıç Depren, S. (2019). THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS ON BASKETBALL PLAYERS’ SHOOTING PERFORMANCE. Spor Ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi, 10(3), 256-269. https://doi.org/10.17155/omuspd.507797
AMA
1.Kılıç Depren S. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS ON BASKETBALL PLAYERS’ SHOOTING PERFORMANCE. Spor ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2019;10(3):256-269. doi:10.17155/omuspd.507797
Chicago
Kılıç Depren, Serpil. 2019. “THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS ON BASKETBALL PLAYERS’ SHOOTING PERFORMANCE”. Spor Ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi 10 (3): 256-69. https://doi.org/10.17155/omuspd.507797.
EndNote
Kılıç Depren S (December 1, 2019) THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS ON BASKETBALL PLAYERS’ SHOOTING PERFORMANCE. Spor ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi 10 3 256–269.
IEEE
[1]S. Kılıç Depren, “THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS ON BASKETBALL PLAYERS’ SHOOTING PERFORMANCE”, Spor ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 256–269, Dec. 2019, doi: 10.17155/omuspd.507797.
ISNAD
Kılıç Depren, Serpil. “THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS ON BASKETBALL PLAYERS’ SHOOTING PERFORMANCE”. Spor ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi 10/3 (December 1, 2019): 256-269. https://doi.org/10.17155/omuspd.507797.
JAMA
1.Kılıç Depren S. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS ON BASKETBALL PLAYERS’ SHOOTING PERFORMANCE. Spor ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2019;10:256–269.
MLA
Kılıç Depren, Serpil. “THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS ON BASKETBALL PLAYERS’ SHOOTING PERFORMANCE”. Spor Ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 3, Dec. 2019, pp. 256-69, doi:10.17155/omuspd.507797.
Vancouver
1.Serpil Kılıç Depren. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS ON BASKETBALL PLAYERS’ SHOOTING PERFORMANCE. Spor ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2019 Dec. 1;10(3):256-69. doi:10.17155/omuspd.507797