Returns franchise-level metadata for a men's college basketball program. Franchise IDs are stable across program reorganization or rebrands.
Value
A single-row tibble.
| col_name | types | description |
| id | character | ESPN franchise identifier. |
| uid | character | ESPN UID string. |
| slug | character | URL-safe identifier. |
| location | character | Franchise location. |
| name | character | Franchise name. |
| nickname | character | Common nickname. |
| abbreviation | character | Short abbreviation. |
| display_name | character | Full display name. |
| short_display_name | character | Short display name. |
| color | character | Primary color (hex, no leading '#'). |
| is_active | logical | Whether franchise is currently active. |
| league | character | League slug. |
| logo | character | Primary logo URL. |
| logo_dark | character | Dark-mode logo URL. |
| venue_ref | character | $ref to franchise's primary venue. |
| team_ref | character | $ref to the current team for franchise. |
See also
Other ESPN MBB Functions:
espn_mbb_athletes_index(),
espn_mbb_award(),
espn_mbb_betting(),
espn_mbb_calendar(),
espn_mbb_coach(),
espn_mbb_coach_record(),
espn_mbb_coach_season(),
espn_mbb_coaches(),
espn_mbb_conferences(),
espn_mbb_franchises(),
espn_mbb_futures(),
espn_mbb_game_all(),
espn_mbb_game_broadcasts(),
espn_mbb_game_odds(),
espn_mbb_game_official_detail(),
espn_mbb_game_officials(),
espn_mbb_game_play(),
espn_mbb_game_play_personnel(),
espn_mbb_game_player_box(),
espn_mbb_game_powerindex(),
espn_mbb_game_predictor(),
espn_mbb_game_probabilities(),
espn_mbb_game_propbets(),
espn_mbb_game_rosters(),
espn_mbb_game_situation(),
espn_mbb_game_team_leaders(),
espn_mbb_game_team_linescores(),
espn_mbb_game_team_records(),
espn_mbb_game_team_roster(),
espn_mbb_game_team_roster_entry(),
espn_mbb_game_team_score(),
espn_mbb_game_team_statistics(),
espn_mbb_injuries(),
espn_mbb_leaders(),
espn_mbb_news(),
espn_mbb_pbp(),
espn_mbb_player_awards(),
espn_mbb_player_box(),
espn_mbb_player_career_stats(),
espn_mbb_player_eventlog(),
espn_mbb_player_eventlog_v2(),
espn_mbb_player_gamelog(),
espn_mbb_player_info(),
espn_mbb_player_overview(),
espn_mbb_player_seasons(),
espn_mbb_player_splits(),
espn_mbb_player_statisticslog(),
espn_mbb_player_stats(),
espn_mbb_player_stats_v3(),
espn_mbb_position(),
espn_mbb_positions(),
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_record_detail(),
espn_mbb_team_roster(),
espn_mbb_team_schedule(),
espn_mbb_team_season_profile(),
espn_mbb_team_season_roster(),
espn_mbb_team_season_statistics(),
espn_mbb_team_stats(),
espn_mbb_teams(),
espn_mbb_tournament(),
espn_mbb_tournament_season(),
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_franchise(franchise_id = 150)
#> ── ESPN MENS-COLLEGE-BASKETBALL Franchise from ESPN.com ───────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-04 12:19:45 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 16
#> id uid slug location name nickname abbreviation display_name
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 150 s:40~l:41~f:150 duke-… Duke Blue… Duke DUKE Duke Blue D…
#> # ℹ 8 more variables: short_display_name <chr>, color <chr>, is_active <lgl>,
#> # league <chr>, logo <chr>, logo_dark <chr>, venue_ref <chr>, team_ref <chr>
# }