Pacers Sports & Entertainment · 5 hours ago
Indiana Pacers Basketball Analytics Intern - Summer 2026
Indianapolis, IN
Internship
Onsite
Intern
Start in 2026 SummerPacers Sports & Entertainment is seeking a Basketball Analytics Intern who will work directly with the Indiana Pacers analytics team in support of the front office, training staff, and coaching staff. The overall focus will be on helping improve existing data science and data engineering projects, developing new tools, and maintaining current analytics infrastructure.
Sports
Responsibilities
Develop internal software tools for use by the front office and coaching staff, including but not limited to new reports, predictive models, or data engineering pipelines
Gather, clean, store, manage, and integrate data from a variety of sources
Assist in the creation of both standardized reports and ad-hoc analyses
Maintain and extend our existing analytics infrastructure
Innovate across all aspects of basketball operations including coaching, scouting, and performance analytics
Communicate results to the basketball operations staff through presentations, written reports, and tools
Assist with compiling statistics/data and reporting for the Indiana Pacers and Noblesville Boom
Collaborate on team projects and work autonomously on individual work
Assisting with game night responsibilities as needed
Other duties and projects as assigned
Qualification
Required
Enrolled in a college or university program as a junior, senior, or graduate student
Demonstrated data programming experience (Python (preferred), R, and SQL) either in data science, data engineering, or data analysis
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerBI)
Strong organizational skills with a robust attention to detail in regards both to checking data and visual presentation of deliverables
Excellent communication skills and a desire to learn more both about the basketball industry and data analytics' impact on the game
Highly motivated and dependable
Preferred
Interest in basketball and familiarity with basketball terminology and analytics is a plus
Basic knowledge of version control systems like Git
Experience with statistical analysis and machine learning techniques (eg, regression/modeling, clustering, hypothesis testing, categorical data analysis), commonly used statistics packages in R or Python, data visualization, and data collection methods
Familiarity with using Flask or Django for building web applications in Python
Familiarity with data orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, Dagster) for scheduling and managing data pipelines
Experience in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for creating responsive and interactive user interfaces
Familiarity with using Bootstrap for designing and implementing responsive layouts
Exposure to JavaScript frameworks like Vue (preferred), React or similar libraries
Company
Pacers Sports & Entertainment
The Indiana Pacers have been a fixture on the Indiana sports scene since 1967.
Founded in 1967
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Mel Raines
Chief Executive Officer
Rick Fuson
Chief Executive Officer
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