94Fifty Sports Technologies was invited by a number of NBA teams to provide ball-handling diagnostic information during the 2009 pre-draft workout period. The results were provided onsite to more than 25 NBA teams and added a new dimension for how highly skilled athletes can be evaluated before the draft.
Attleboro, MA (June 25, 2009). 94Fifty Sports Technologies announced today that it tested the ball-handling skills of 20 of the 60 picks in the 2009 NBA draft. The Company was invited by multiple teams to demonstrate its skill diagnostic services and reports as part of the evaluation process prior to the draft. The Company showed how efficiently it could capture, analyze, and compare the skills of some of the world’s top players.
“We are extremely proud to have been a part of this process and to provide a new set of information to NBA teams,” said Michael Crowley, 94Fifty Founder and CEO. “While teams use many factors to determine which players are the right fit for their franchise, we were able to demonstrate a new capability for teams, and potentially the league, to gather rich new forms of objective data prior to making an investment in a player.”
The Company was invited by the Houston Rockets to test over 40 players during two separate workouts in Houston, and by the New Jersey Nets during a workout in June. In total, over 70 different draft-eligible players were tested.
“The results are consistent with what we see every day,” added Crowley. “The best players at the highest level can handle the ball, even tall players typically considered post players. Our results continue to demonstrate that ball-handling is a critical skill for young players to develop regardless of their height or position”
The Company plans to launch a series of products with its technologies, including precision analysis for shooting, athleticism, and core strength. Its mission is to become the world leader in providing precision diagnostic and complete skills profile information about the player. Ultimately, 94Fifty will bring each of its products to the mass market so that athletes of all ages, anywhere on the planet, can compare their skills to the top athletes in the world.
About 94Fifty Sports Technologies
94Fifty Sports Technologies (www.94Fifty.com) develops sophisticated but cost-effective skill analysis technologies for the mass market. 94Fifty is committed to bringing new information to both elite level and youth level basketball so that players can better develop skills and their parents and coaches have objective information about their development.
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