Get ESPN men's college basketball schedule for a specific year
Source:R/espn_mbb_data.R
espn_mbb_scoreboard.RdGet ESPN men's college basketball schedule for a specific year
Value
Returns a tibble
| col_name | types | description |
| matchup | character | Matchup. |
| matchup_short | character | Matchup short. |
| season | integer | Season identifier (4-digit year or 'YYYY-YY' string). |
| season_type | integer | Season type (1=pre-season, 2=regular season, 3=postseason, 4=off-season for ESPN; or string label for WNBA Stats). |
| season_slug | character | Season slug. |
| game_id | integer | Unique game identifier. |
| game_uid | character | Game uid. |
| game_date | Date | Game date (YYYY-MM-DD). |
| attendance | integer | Reported attendance. |
| status_name | character | Status label. |
| broadcast_market | character | Broadcast market label (e.g. 'national', 'home'). |
| broadcast_name | character | Broadcast name. |
| start_date | character | Start date (YYYY-MM-DD). |
| game_date_time | POSIXct | Game start date/time (ISO 8601). |
| home_team_name | character | Home team name. |
| home_team_logo | character | Home team logo URL. |
| home_team_abb | character | Home team's team abb. |
| home_team_id | integer | Unique identifier for the home team. |
| home_team_location | character | Home team's team location. |
| home_team_full_name | character | Full home team name (e.g. 'Las Vegas Aces'). |
| home_team_color | character | Home team primary color (hex). |
| home_score | integer | Home team score at the time of the play. |
| home_win | integer | Home team's win. |
| home_record | character | Home win-loss record. |
| away_team_name | character | Away team name. |
| away_team_logo | character | Away team logo URL. |
| away_team_abb | character | Away team's team abb. |
| away_team_id | integer | Unique identifier for the away team. |
| away_team_location | character | Away team's team location. |
| away_team_full_name | character | Full away team name (e.g. 'Las Vegas Aces'). |
| away_team_color | character | Away team primary color (hex). |
| away_score | integer | Away team score at the time of the play. |
| away_win | integer | Away team's win. |
| away_record | character | Away win-loss record. |
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_coach_record(),
espn_mbb_coach_season(),
espn_mbb_coaches(),
espn_mbb_conferences(),
espn_mbb_event_broadcasts(),
espn_mbb_event_competitor_leaders(),
espn_mbb_event_competitor_linescores(),
espn_mbb_event_competitor_records(),
espn_mbb_event_competitor_roster(),
espn_mbb_event_competitor_roster_entry(),
espn_mbb_event_competitor_score(),
espn_mbb_event_competitor_statistics(),
espn_mbb_event_odds(),
espn_mbb_event_official_detail(),
espn_mbb_event_officials(),
espn_mbb_event_play(),
espn_mbb_event_play_personnel(),
espn_mbb_event_player_box(),
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_position(),
espn_mbb_positions(),
espn_mbb_powerindex(),
espn_mbb_rankings(),
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
# Get schedule from date 2022-11-17
# \donttest{
try(espn_mbb_scoreboard(season = "20221117"))
#> ✖ 2026-05-30 20:44:21.288259: Invalid arguments or no scoreboard data for 20221117 available!
#> ✖ Args: group = "56", season_dates = "20221117"
#> ✖ Error: Can't select columns that don't exist. ✖ Column `competitions` doesn't exist.
#> ✖ 2026-05-30 20:44:21.364359: Invalid arguments or no scoreboard data for 20221117 available!
#> ✖ Args: group = "55", season_dates = "20221117"
#> ✖ Error: Can't select columns that don't exist. ✖ Column `competitions` doesn't exist.
#> ✖ 2026-05-30 20:44:21.632738: Invalid arguments or no scoreboard data for 20221117 available!
#> ✖ Args: group = "100", season_dates = "20221117"
#> ✖ Error: Can't select columns that don't exist. ✖ Column `competitions` doesn't exist.
#> ── ESPN MBB Scoreboard Information from ESPN.com ──────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-05-30 20:44:21 UTC
#> # A tibble: 50 × 36
#> matchup matchup_short season season_type season_slug game_id game_uid
#> <chr> <chr> <int> <int> <chr> <int> <chr>
#> 1 South Carolina… SCST @ UK 2023 2 regular-se… 4.01e8 s:40~l:…
#> 2 UC Riverside H… UCR @ CREI 2023 2 regular-se… 4.01e8 s:40~l:…
#> 3 Utah Tech Trai… UTU @ ARIZ 2023 2 regular-se… 4.01e8 s:40~l:…
#> 4 Furman Paladin… FUR VS PSU 2023 2 regular-se… 4.01e8 s:40~l:…
#> 5 Colorado Buffa… COLO VS MASS 2023 2 regular-se… 4.01e8 s:40~l:…
#> 6 Old Dominion M… ODU VS VT 2023 2 regular-se… 4.01e8 s:40~l:…
#> 7 Murray State R… MUR VS TA&M 2023 2 regular-se… 4.01e8 s:40~l:…
#> 8 Colorado State… CSU VS SC 2023 2 regular-se… 4.01e8 s:40~l:…
#> 9 Saint Francis … SFPA @ BUT 2023 2 regular-se… 4.01e8 s:40~l:…
#> 10 Kansas City Ro… KC @ KSU 2023 2 regular-se… 4.01e8 s:40~l:…
#> # ℹ 40 more rows
#> # ℹ 29 more variables: game_date <date>, attendance <int>,
#> # play_by_play_available <lgl>, status_name <chr>, broadcast_market <chr>,
#> # broadcast_name <chr>, start_date <chr>, broadcast <chr>,
#> # game_date_time <dttm>, home_team_name <chr>, home_team_logo <chr>,
#> # home_team_abb <chr>, home_team_id <int>, home_team_location <chr>,
#> # home_team_full_name <chr>, home_team_color <chr>, home_score <int>, …
# }