This is the repository for the Roanoke College Basketball Shiny App. This app is intended to replace our slightly antiguated "live" app, and provide a database-connected solution for coaches wishing to see analytics and shot charts from games.

The live app looks like this:

Ourly newly created RShiny app looks like this:

A few design changes were made. Shot charts for the opposing teams are now side-by-side, allowing comparisons to be drawn more quickly. Missed shots are identified with an X marker while made shots are identified with an O. Colors are less invasive.

A static version of the app for the 2018-2019 season is available here.

You will need a file in the folder called database_access.env which contains the following:

• USERNAME=[username]
• PASSWORD=[password]
• DB=[database name]
• HOST=math.roanoke.edu

This file is not included in the public version for privacy reasons. When deployed to a server, this file needs to be included.

The current app is pretty simple, but provides a base for anyone wishing to improve on it. Currently, it supports:

• Men/Womens team
• Single game/full season
• Date selection
• Player selection
• Automatic updating each season

As always, there are some features that we hope to add in the future. These include:

• Downloadable data/shot charts/etc.
• Player rosters accessed from database instead of a prewritten CSV

There are a few ways that the code is structured that require attention every now and then.

• Rosters have to be updated manually until we find a way to upload them to the server (this will require an update)
• We have yet to test the automatic updating, so this may require a patch in the future