Speaker Profile

An expert in analyzing data and designing data warehouses, Sandy is the Director of Sports Analytics at Kroenke Sports & Entertainment. Sandy's role is to facilitate and grow analytics across all the Kroenke-owned sports properties, working with the Los Angeles Rams, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, and Colorado Rapids. His group is primarily focused on the personnel and roster management sides of those front offices. Prior to joining KSE, Sandy was the Director of Football Analytics for the Baltimore Ravens, where he and his team built a football analytics and information delivery platform that rivals any in the NFL. From 2006 - 2012, he worked as a consultant in the growing sports analytics field, primarily in basketball. He and his research partner, John Huizinga, were the first to present original research at SSAC, giving talks about the Hot Hand (2009), the Value of a Blocked Shot (2010), and, in 2011, were the first to present research using STATS LLC's SportVU data. An expert in analyzing data and designing data warehouses, Sandy is the Director of Sports Analytics at Kroenke Sports & Entertainment. Sandy's role is to facilitate and grow analytics across all the Kroenke-owned sports properties, working with the Los Angeles Rams, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, and Colorado Rapids. His group is primarily focused on the personnel and roster management sides of those front offices.