Get ESPN Women's College Basketball Athlete Info — espn_mbb_player_info • hoopR

Get ESPN Women's College Basketball Athlete Info

Get ESPN Women's College Basketball Athlete Info

Get ESPN NBA Athlete Info

Get ESPN NBA Athlete Info

Usage

espn_mbb_player_info(athlete_id, ...)

espn_nba_player_info(athlete_id, ...)

Arguments

athlete_id: ESPN athlete identifier (character or numeric).
...: Additional arguments; currently unused but retained for forward compatibility. Proxy configuration should use options(hoopR.proxy = ...) – see ?hoopR for details.

Value

A named list of data frames: Bio, Team, Position, Status, College, Draft.

Bio

Columns as documented in the shared espn_mbb_player_info_bio_schema table.

Team

col_name	types	description
id	character	Id.
abbreviation	character	Short abbreviation.
display_name	character	Display name.

Position

col_name	types	description
id	character	Id.
name	character	Display name.
abbreviation	character	Short abbreviation.

Status

col_name	types	description
id	character	Id.
name	character	Display name.
type	character	Record type / category.

College

col_name	types	description
id	character	Id.
name	character	Display name.
mascot	character	Team mascot.

Draft

col_name	types	description
year	character	4-digit year.
round	character	Tournament / playoff round.
selection	character

A named list of data frames: Bio, Team, Position, Status, College, Draft.

Bio

Columns as documented in the shared espn_mbb_player_info_bio_schema table.

Team

col_name	types	description
id	character	Id.
abbreviation	character	Short abbreviation.
display_name	character	Display name.

Position

col_name	types	description
id	character	Id.
name	character	Display name.
abbreviation	character	Short abbreviation.

Status

col_name	types	description
id	character	Id.
name	character	Display name.
type	character	Record type / category.

College

col_name	types	description
id	character	Id.
name	character	Display name.
mascot	character	Team mascot.

Draft

col_name	types	description
year	character	4-digit year.
round	character	Tournament / playoff round.
selection	character

See also

Other ESPN MBB Functions: espn_mbb_athletes_index(), espn_mbb_award(), espn_mbb_calendar(), espn_mbb_coach(), espn_mbb_coach_record(), espn_mbb_coach_season(), espn_mbb_coaches(), espn_mbb_conferences(), espn_mbb_franchise(), espn_mbb_franchises(), espn_mbb_futures(), espn_mbb_game_all(), espn_mbb_game_odds(), espn_mbb_game_official_detail(), espn_mbb_game_play(), espn_mbb_game_play_personnel(), espn_mbb_game_player_box(), espn_mbb_game_probabilities(), espn_mbb_game_propbets(), espn_mbb_game_team_linescores(), espn_mbb_game_team_roster_entry(), espn_mbb_injuries(), espn_mbb_leaders(), espn_mbb_news(), espn_mbb_player_awards(), espn_mbb_player_career_stats(), espn_mbb_player_eventlog_v2(), espn_mbb_player_overview(), espn_mbb_player_seasons(), espn_mbb_player_stats(), 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_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_current_roster(), espn_mbb_team_injuries(), espn_mbb_team_news(), espn_mbb_team_odds_records(), espn_mbb_team_record(), espn_mbb_team_record_detail(), espn_mbb_team_schedule(), 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()

Other ESPN NBA Functions: espn_mbb_athletes_index(), espn_mbb_award(), espn_mbb_calendar(), espn_mbb_coach(), espn_mbb_coach_record(), espn_mbb_coach_season(), espn_mbb_coaches(), espn_mbb_conferences(), espn_mbb_franchise(), espn_mbb_franchises(), espn_mbb_futures(), espn_mbb_game_all(), espn_mbb_game_odds(), espn_mbb_game_official_detail(), espn_mbb_game_play(), espn_mbb_game_play_personnel(), espn_mbb_game_player_box(), espn_mbb_game_probabilities(), espn_mbb_game_propbets(), espn_mbb_game_team_linescores(), espn_mbb_game_team_roster_entry(), espn_mbb_injuries(), espn_mbb_leaders(), espn_mbb_news(), espn_mbb_player_awards(), espn_mbb_player_career_stats(), espn_mbb_player_eventlog_v2(), espn_mbb_player_overview(), espn_mbb_player_seasons(), espn_mbb_player_stats(), espn_mbb_position(), espn_mbb_positions(), espn_mbb_powerindex(), espn_mbb_scoreboard(), espn_mbb_season_awards(), espn_mbb_season_group(), 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_current_roster(), espn_mbb_team_injuries(), espn_mbb_team_news(), espn_mbb_team_odds_records(), espn_mbb_team_record(), espn_mbb_team_record_detail(), espn_mbb_team_schedule(), 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(), espn_nba_draft_pick(), espn_nba_freeagents(), espn_nba_player_contracts(), espn_nba_team_depthchart(), espn_nba_transactions()

Author

Saiem Gilani

Examples

# \donttest{
  espn_mbb_player_info(athlete_id = "4593919")
#> $Bio
#> ── ESPN MENS-COLLEGE-BASKETBALL Athlete Bio from ESPN.com ─────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-08-27 17:47:11 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 18
#>   id      uid       guid  first_name last_name full_name display_name short_name
#>   <chr>   <chr>     <chr> <chr>      <chr>     <chr>     <chr>        <chr>     
#> 1 4593919 s:40~l:4… 5ec0… Nicolas    Elame     Nicolas … Nicolas Ela… N. Elame  
#> # ℹ 10 more variables: weight <dbl>, display_weight <chr>, height <dbl>,
#> #   display_height <chr>, jersey <chr>, active <lgl>, headshot_href <chr>,
#> #   birth_city <chr>, birth_state <chr>, birth_country <chr>
#> 
#> $Team
#> ── ESPN MENS-COLLEGE-BASKETBALL Athlete Team from ESPN.com ────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-08-27 17:47:11 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 1
#>   x_ref                                                                         
#>   <chr>                                                                         
#> 1 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketball/leagues/mens-college-bas…
#> 
#> $Position
#> ── ESPN MENS-COLLEGE-BASKETBALL Athlete Position from ESPN.com ── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-08-27 17:47:11 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 5
#>   id    name  display_name abbreviation leaf 
#>   <chr> <chr> <chr>        <chr>        <lgl>
#> 1 3     Guard Guard        G            FALSE
#> 
#> $Status
#> ── ESPN MENS-COLLEGE-BASKETBALL Athlete Status from ESPN.com ──── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-08-27 17:47:11 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 4
#>   id    name     type     abbreviation
#>   <chr> <chr>    <chr>    <chr>       
#> 1 2     Inactive inactive Inactive    
#> 
#> $College
#> ── ESPN MENS-COLLEGE-BASKETBALL Athlete College from ESPN.com ─── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-08-27 17:47:11 UTC
#> # A tibble: 0 × 0
#> 
#> $Draft
#> ── ESPN MENS-COLLEGE-BASKETBALL Athlete Draft from ESPN.com ───── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-08-27 17:47:11 UTC
#> # A tibble: 0 × 0
#> 
# }
# \donttest{
  espn_nba_player_info(athlete_id = "1966")
#> $Bio
#> ── ESPN NBA Athlete Bio from ESPN.com ─────────────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-08-27 17:47:11 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 21
#>   id    uid         guid  first_name last_name full_name display_name short_name
#>   <chr> <chr>       <chr> <chr>      <chr>     <chr>     <chr>        <chr>     
#> 1 1966  s:40~l:46~… 1f65… LeBron     James     LeBron J… LeBron James L. James  
#> # ℹ 13 more variables: weight <dbl>, display_weight <chr>, height <dbl>,
#> #   display_height <chr>, age <int>, date_of_birth <chr>, debut_year <int>,
#> #   jersey <chr>, active <lgl>, headshot_href <chr>, birth_city <chr>,
#> #   birth_state <chr>, birth_country <chr>
#> 
#> $Team
#> ── ESPN NBA Athlete Team from ESPN.com ────────────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-08-27 17:47:11 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 1
#>   x_ref                                                                         
#>   <chr>                                                                         
#> 1 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketball/leagues/nba/seasons/2026…
#> 
#> $Position
#> ── ESPN NBA Athlete Position from ESPN.com ────────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-08-27 17:47:11 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 5
#>   id    name    display_name abbreviation leaf 
#>   <chr> <chr>   <chr>        <chr>        <lgl>
#> 1 7     Forward Forward      F            FALSE
#> 
#> $Status
#> ── ESPN NBA Athlete Status from ESPN.com ──────────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-08-27 17:47:11 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 4
#>   id    name   type   abbreviation
#>   <chr> <chr>  <chr>  <chr>       
#> 1 1     Active active Active      
#> 
#> $College
#> ── ESPN NBA Athlete College from ESPN.com ─────────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-08-27 17:47:11 UTC
#> # A tibble: 0 × 0
#> 
#> $Draft
#> ── ESPN NBA Athlete Draft from ESPN.com ───────────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-08-27 17:47:11 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 4
#>   year  round selection display_text               
#>   <chr> <chr> <chr>     <chr>                      
#> 1 2003  1     1         Year: 2003 Round: 1 Pick: 1
#> 
# }