Per-season coach detail (name, birth info, $refs to team/college/
person). ESPN's coverage of this endpoint is sparse; many
(coach × season) combinations return 404.
Usage
espn_mbb_coach_season(coach_id, season = most_recent_mbb_season(), ...)Value
A single-row tibble.
| col_name | types | description |
| league | character | League slug. |
| season | integer | Season year. |
| coach_id | character | ESPN coach id. |
| uid | character | ESPN UID string. |
| first_name | character | First name. |
| last_name | character | Last name. |
| date_of_birth | character | Date of birth. |
| birth_city | character | Birth city. |
| birth_state | character | Birth state / region. |
| n_records | integer | Count of records entries. |
| person_ref | character | $ref to person resource. |
| college_ref | character | $ref to college. |
| team_ref | character | $ref to team-in-season. |
See also
Other ESPN MBB Functions:
espn_mbb_athlete_awards(),
espn_mbb_athlete_career_stats(),
espn_mbb_athlete_eventlog(),
espn_mbb_athlete_eventlog_v2(),
espn_mbb_athlete_gamelog(),
espn_mbb_athlete_info(),
espn_mbb_athlete_overview(),
espn_mbb_athlete_seasons(),
espn_mbb_athlete_splits(),
espn_mbb_athlete_statisticslog(),
espn_mbb_athlete_stats(),
espn_mbb_athletes_index(),
espn_mbb_award(),
espn_mbb_betting(),
espn_mbb_calendar(),
espn_mbb_coach(),
espn_mbb_coaches(),
espn_mbb_conferences(),
espn_mbb_event_broadcasts(),
espn_mbb_event_odds(),
espn_mbb_event_officials(),
espn_mbb_event_powerindex(),
espn_mbb_event_predictor(),
espn_mbb_event_probabilities(),
espn_mbb_event_propbets(),
espn_mbb_event_situation(),
espn_mbb_franchise(),
espn_mbb_franchises(),
espn_mbb_futures(),
espn_mbb_game_all(),
espn_mbb_game_rosters(),
espn_mbb_injuries(),
espn_mbb_leaders(),
espn_mbb_news(),
espn_mbb_pbp(),
espn_mbb_player_box(),
espn_mbb_player_stats(),
espn_mbb_powerindex(),
espn_mbb_rankings(),
espn_mbb_scoreboard(),
espn_mbb_season_awards(),
espn_mbb_season_group(),
espn_mbb_season_group_children(),
espn_mbb_season_group_teams(),
espn_mbb_season_groups(),
espn_mbb_season_info(),
espn_mbb_season_leaders(),
espn_mbb_season_ranking(),
espn_mbb_season_rankings(),
espn_mbb_season_type(),
espn_mbb_season_types(),
espn_mbb_season_week(),
espn_mbb_season_weeks(),
espn_mbb_seasons(),
espn_mbb_standings(),
espn_mbb_team(),
espn_mbb_team_box(),
espn_mbb_team_current_roster(),
espn_mbb_team_injuries(),
espn_mbb_team_leaders(),
espn_mbb_team_news(),
espn_mbb_team_odds_records(),
espn_mbb_team_record(),
espn_mbb_team_roster(),
espn_mbb_team_schedule(),
espn_mbb_team_season_profile(),
espn_mbb_team_season_roster(),
espn_mbb_team_stats(),
espn_mbb_teams(),
espn_mbb_tournament(),
espn_mbb_tournament_seasons(),
espn_mbb_tournaments(),
espn_mbb_venues(),
espn_mbb_week_ranking(),
espn_mbb_week_rankings(),
espn_mbb_wp()
Examples
# \donttest{
espn_mbb_coach_season(coach_id = 6385, season = 2025)
#> ✖ 2026-05-19 01:33:01.167148: Failed to retrieve ESPN mens-college-basketball coach-in-season detail for coach_id=6385, season=2025
#> ✖ Args: league = "mens-college-basketball", coach_id = 6385, season = 2025
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> NULL
# }