Get ESPN men's college basketball team names and IDs
Usage
espn_mbb_teams(year = most_recent_mbb_season())Value
A teams data frame
| col_name | types | description |
| team_id | integer | Unique team identifier. |
| abbreviation | character | Short abbreviation. |
| display_name | character | Display name. |
| short_name | character | Short display name. |
| mascot | character | Team mascot. |
| nickname | character | Team or athlete nickname. |
| team | character | Team-side label or team identifier. |
| color | character | Primary color (hex without leading '#'). |
| alternate_color | character | Alternate color (hex without leading '#'). |
| logo | character | Team or league logo URL. |
| logo_dark | character | Logo dark. |
| href | character | Link / page URL. |
| conference_url | character | URL for conference. |
| group_id | integer | Group identifier (e.g. conference group_id). |
| conference_short_name | character | Conference short name (e.g. 'ACC'). |
| conference_uid | character | ESPN universal conference identifier. |
| conference_name | character | Full conference name. |
| conference_logo | character | Logo image URL for conference. |
| parent_group_id | integer | Unique identifier for parent group. |
| conference_id | integer | Conference identifier. |
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_season(),
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_tournament(),
espn_mbb_tournament_seasons(),
espn_mbb_tournaments(),
espn_mbb_venues(),
espn_mbb_week_ranking(),
espn_mbb_week_rankings(),
espn_mbb_wp()
Examples
# \donttest{
try(espn_mbb_teams())
#> ── ESPN MBB Teams Information from ESPN.com ───────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-05-19 01:33:35 UTC
#> # A tibble: 362 × 32
#> abbreviation alternate_color color display_name team_id team logo logo_dark
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 ACU b1b3b3 592d… Abilene Chr… 2000 Abil… http… https://…
#> 2 AF ffffff 0035… Air Force F… 2005 Air … http… https://…
#> 3 AKR c5b783 041e… Akron Zips 2006 Akron http… https://…
#> 4 AAMU ffffff 7900… Alabama A&M… 2010 Alab… http… https://…
#> 5 ALA ffffff 9e1b… Alabama Cri… 333 Alab… http… https://…
#> 6 ALST 0a0a0a e9a9… Alabama Sta… 2011 Alab… http… https://…
#> 7 ALCN 46166a 4b00… Alcorn Stat… 2016 Alco… http… https://…
#> 8 AMER c8102e c411… American Un… 44 Amer… http… https://…
#> 9 APP ffcd00 0000… App State M… 2026 App … http… https://…
#> 10 ASU 8c1d40 ffc6… Arizona Sta… 9 Ariz… http… https://…
#> # ℹ 352 more rows
#> # ℹ 24 more variables: logos_href_3 <chr>, logos_href_4 <chr>,
#> # logos_href_5 <chr>, logos_href_6 <chr>, logos_href_7 <chr>,
#> # logos_href_8 <chr>, logos_href_9 <chr>, logos_href_10 <chr>,
#> # logos_href_11 <chr>, logos_href_12 <chr>, logos_href_13 <chr>,
#> # logos_href_14 <chr>, mascot <chr>, nickname <chr>, short_name <chr>,
#> # href <chr>, conference_url <chr>, group_id <int>, conference_uid <chr>, …
# }