New Analyst: Eugene Tulyagijja

[Cusefan0307]

 

[cliftonparksufan]

We are definitely no longer in the dinosaur era. Glad that Red and the school are embracing the future.

 

[sutomcat]

If you name your son Eugene, is he destined to become a nerd?

I would argue the answer is yes.

Congrats to Eugene!

 

[Lukeyloo]

If you name your son Eugene, is he destined to become a nerd?

I would argue the answer is yes.

Congrats to Eugene!

Especially when that isn't your real name and you name yourself that!

Eugene's real name is Tiwat Tulyagijja

 

[Orangezoo]

Nice! This is more of making it official I believe given he’s already been part of the program in a significant manner per the articles to date.

 

[Dmcnabbrules]

Analytic genius. Love Red using all the available resources to try and gain an edge.

 

[Brooky03]

If there’s an implication that analytics is new to the Syracuse basketball program, my understanding from what has been posted here and in various articles throughout the years is that’s not true.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Does this mean we'll be bunting more often with a man on 2nd?

 

[CuseIn282xx]

Analytic genius. Love Red using all the available resources to try and gain an edge.

"He has a high Versatility Index."

 

[Niastri]

Does this mean we'll be bunting more often with a man on 2nd?

Isn't that the opposite of what analytics say? The out is worth way more than the extra base.

If you're sure enough that the batter will not get a hit, you send in a pinch hitter who you have at least a little confidence in.

The analytics currently available for free to the public go into depth on shooting percentages for various players from specific situations and positions on the floor. (For example, X player hits 47% of his threes one step to the left of the top of the circle, but only on catch and shoot. The same player shoots only 29% of pick and pop from the same place.) If these new analytics guys are worth their salaries, they can do way more than that.

If they apply analytics to practice, they can figure out extremely precise things that players should or should not be doing in game action, and design plays to get players doing the things they absolutely do best, with no coaching guess work.

The analytics in baseball are simpler, because they stop in between events and batted balls are easier to track, but basketball is a wealth of information just waiting to be data mined.

I'm starting to think the analytics guys got us a winner in Carlos. We will see.

 

[SanDiegoCuse]

If you name your son Eugene, is he destined to become a nerd?

I would argue the answer is yes.

Congrats to Eugene!

Eugene Tackleberry would like a word!

 

[OrangeXtreme]

SU Names Tulyagijja Men's Basketball Data Analyst - Syracuse University Athletics

Eugene Tulyagijja, a 2024 graduate of Syracuse, has been named basketball data analyst with the men's basketball program at his alma mater.

cuse.com

 

[Dmcnabbrules]

If there’s an implication that analytics is new to the Syracuse basketball program, my understanding from what has been posted here and in various articles throughout the years is that’s not true.

This young man was working with the program as a student. He helped bring even more advanced analytics to the Hill. He is now a paid staff member.

 

[cusefan88]

If there’s an implication that analytics is new to the Syracuse basketball program, my understanding from what has been posted here and in various articles throughout the years is that’s not true.

You're absolutely right. College players can't make threes that well. Play the percentages.

 

[Jake]

If you name your son Eugene, is he destined to become a nerd?

I would argue the answer is yes.

Congrats to Eugene!

Careful with that axe…

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

If you name your son Eugene, is he destined to become a nerd?

I would argue the answer is yes.

Congrats to Eugene!

 

[jdubs30]

If there’s an implication that analytics is new to the Syracuse basketball program, my understanding from what has been posted here and in various articles throughout the years is that’s not true.

While it may not be factually true that it is not technically “new”. It’s pretty obvious the way Red will/is handling the analytics side is night and day compared to when JB was here. We have people dedicated now just to analytics. JB wasn’t doing anything like that

 

[atlanticuse]

I'm starting to think the analytics guys got us a winner in Carlos. We will see.

The value of analytics is that there are undervalued assets - "hidden gems" - which can do a lot more in higher leverage situations. I've met both Billy Beane and Michael Lewis and obvious topic of discussion was this...

("AI" and "ML" are improperly used, when in reality they just make analytic number crunching... faster - you still have to have a hypothesis and ask the right questions)

However, you have to be in those situations.

i.e. Jorge Soler and Tommy Edman in the World Series.

 

[Dmcnabbrules]

I will be watching for the next version of defense. There was a team in the NBA who was playing 1-1-3 zone briefly. Can’t remember who. They were using it to contain the pick and roll without leaving the shooters.

 

[jordville]

 

[JrodCuse]

Gives me Erik Spoelstra vibes

 

[M2MPrinciples]

Awesome all-around.

Awesome that he's a Cuse grad.

Awesome that Red didn't let him get away.

Awesome that the school/program thinks it's a big enough deal to publicize it with a press release.

And he appears to be a genius.

Now let's see him go to work. It's one thing to hire someone into this sort of role, quite another to make sure his ideas are effectively communicated to whoever needs to hear them in ways they can digest and apply. Yet another to actually go out and execute. Not saying he's accountable for 100 percent of that but I'm excited to see how it plays out.

We have an actual nutritionist and an actual basketball data guy. The future is now!

 

[Niastri]

The timing makes me wonder if he got a job offer somewhere else.

Nobody likes to give their talents away in perpetuity, and if he's a "genius" he'll have had other offers.

I wonder how that team is breaking ground. The snippets of proprietary data analysis from professional teams seems so cool to me. It's right up there with the big companies selling analysis software.

 

[Owens guy]

I look forward to nothing but 3 point attempts or dunks/layups this season!

 

[Bill Orange]

He’s been working with the team for a while. Mike Waters had him on his podcast along with Alex Kline on 8/12. He was on the bench this past Saturday. Officially official today.