MBB — ESPN site API (v2)

sportsdataverse.mbb — 25 endpoints.

espn_mbb_scoreboard

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard?dates=20240115&limit=500

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
dates	dates			Y	Date or date range filter (YYYYMMDD or YYYYMMDD-YYYYMMDD).
week	week			Y	Week number within the season.
seasontype	season_type			Y	Season phase: 1=preseason, 2=regular season, 3=postseason.
groups	groups			Y	Conference or group id filter (e.g. an ESPN conference id).
limit	limit			Y	Maximum number of items to return.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
game_id	character	ESPN event id.
uid	character	ESPN UID string.
date	character	Match start timestamp (ISO 8601, UTC).
name	character	Full event name (e.g. 'Team A at Team B').
short_name	character	Abbreviated event name (e.g. 'TA @ TB').
season_year	integer	Integer season year ESPN assigns the event (e.g. 2025 for the 2025-26 season).
season_type	integer	ESPN season-type id of the event's season: 1 preseason, 2 regular season, 3 postseason, 4 offseason for the US leagues; soccer competitions carry their own competition-specific ids (e.g. 13481).
season_slug	character	Season slug.
status_type_id	character	Unique identifier for status type.
status_type_name	character	Status type name.
status_type_state	character	Status type state.
status_type_completed	logical	Status type completed.
status_type_description	character	Status type description.
status_type_detail	character	Status type detail.
status_type_short_detail	character	Status type short detail.
status_clock	double	Game clock in seconds as ESPN reports it: time remaining in the period for clock sports, elapsed seconds for soccer (e.g. 5400.0 at full time); 0.0 once a game has ended.
status_display_clock	character	Status display clock.
status_period	integer	Current or final period number (quarter, half, inning or period, depending on the sport).
neutral_site	logical	Whether the match is played at a neutral venue.
conference_competition	logical	Conference competition.
attendance	integer	Reported attendance.
venue_id	character	Unique venue identifier.
venue_full_name	character	Venue full name.
venue_city	character	Venue city.
venue_state	character	Venue state / region.
venue_indoor	logical	TRUE if the venue is indoors.
broadcast	character	Broadcast information string.
note	character	Event note text from the competition (e.g. a series or game label such as 'World Series - Game 1', or a shootout result); an empty string when there is none.
home_id	character	Unique identifier for home.
home_name	character	Home name.
home_abbreviation	character	Home team's abbreviation.
home_display_name	character	Home display name.
home_location	character	Home team's location.
home_color	character	Color code (hex) for home.
home_alternate_color	character	Color code (hex) for home alternate.
home_logo	character	Home team logo URL.
home_score	character	Home team's score. For cricket, the innings string (e.g. '161/5 (18/20 ov, target 156)').
home_winner	logical	Home team's winner.
home_rank	integer
away_id	character	Unique identifier for away.
away_name	character	Away name.
away_abbreviation	character	Away team's abbreviation.
away_display_name	character	Away display name.
away_location	character	Away team's location.
away_color	character	Color code (hex) for away.
away_alternate_color	character	Color code (hex) for away alternate.
away_logo	character	Away team logo URL.
away_score	character	Away team's score. For cricket, the innings string.
away_winner	logical	Away team's winner.
away_rank	integer

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_mbb_scoreboard(dates='20240115')

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espn_mbb_summary

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/summary

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/summary

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
event	event_id			Y	event query parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a dict of polars.DataFrames keyed by summary section (one table per documented key below); pass return_as_pandas=True for a dict of pandas.DataFrames (same keys).

boxscore_player

col_name	type	description
team_id	character	Team id.
team_abbreviation	character	Team abbreviation.
team_display_name	character	Team display name.
team_location	character	Team location.
athlete_id	character	Athlete id.
athlete_display_name	character	Athlete display name.
athlete_short_name	character	Athlete short name.
athlete_jersey	character	Athlete jersey.
athlete_position	character	Athlete position.
starter	logical	Starter.
active	character	Active.
did_not_play	logical	Did not play.
ejected	logical	Ejected.
reason	character	Reason.
minutes	character	Minutes.
points	character	Points.
field_goals_made_field_goals_attempted	character	Field goals made field goals attempted.
three_point_field_goals_made_three_point_field_goals_attempted	character	Three point field goals made three point field goals attempted.
free_throws_made_free_throws_attempted	character	Free throws made free throws attempted.
rebounds	character	Rebounds.
assists	character	Assists.
turnovers	character	Turnovers.
steals	character	Steals.
blocks	character	Blocks.
offensive_rebounds	character	Offensive rebounds.
defensive_rebounds	character	Defensive rebounds.
fouls	character	Fouls.

boxscore_team

col_name	type	description
team_id	character	Team id.
team_abbreviation	character	Team abbreviation.
team_display_name	character	Team display name.
home_away	character	Home away.
display_order	integer	Display order.
stat_name	character	Stat name.
stat_label	character	Stat label.
stat_display_value	character	Stat display value.
stat_value	character	Stat value.

plays

col_name	type	description
id	character	Id.
sequence_number	character	Sequence number.
text	character	Text.
away_score	integer	Away score.
home_score	integer	Home score.
scoring_play	logical	Scoring play.
score_value	integer	Score value.
wallclock	character	Wallclock.
shooting_play	logical	Shooting play.
points_attempted	integer	Points attempted.
short_description	character	Short description.
type_id	character	Type id.
type_text	character	Type text.
period_number	integer	Period number.
period_display_value	character	Period display value.
clock_display_value	character	Clock display value.
team_id	character	Team id.
coordinate_x	integer	Coordinate x.
coordinate_y	integer	Coordinate y.
participants	character	Participants.

winprobability

col_name	type	description
home_win_percentage	double	Home win percentage.
tie_percentage	double	Tie percentage.
play_id	character	Play id.

leaders

col_name	type	description
team_id	character	Team id.
team_abbreviation	character	Team abbreviation.
category_name	character	Category name.
category_display_name	character	Category display name.
athlete_id	character	Athlete id.
athlete_display_name	character	Athlete display name.
athlete_position	character	Athlete position.
value	double	Value.
display_value	character	Display value.
main_stat	character	Main stat.
summary	character	Summary.

game_info

col_name	type	description
attendance	integer	Attendance.
venue_id	character	Venue id.
venue_guid	character	Venue guid.
venue_full_name	character	Venue full name.
venue_address_city	character	Venue address city.
venue_address_state	character	Venue address state.
venue_address_zip_code	character	Postal zip code of the venue where the game was played.
venue_grass	logical	Venue grass.

officials

col_name	type	description
full_name	character	Full name.
display_name	character	Display name.
order	integer	Order.
position_name	character	Position name.
position_display_name	character	Position display name.
position_id	character	Position id.

header

col_name	type	description
id	character	Id.
uid	character	Uid.
time_valid	logical	Time valid.
competitions	character	Competitions.
links	character	Links.
week	integer	Week number.
game_note	character	Optional editorial note or context annotation attached to the game in the header.
season_year	integer	Season year.
season_current	logical	Season current.
season_type	integer	Season type.
league_id	character	League id.
league_uid	character	League uid.
league_name	character	League name.
league_abbreviation	character	League abbreviation.
league_midsize_name	character	Medium-length display name for the league or competition as shown in the game header.
league_slug	character	League slug.
league_is_tournament	logical	League is tournament.
league_links	character	League links.
league_logos	character	League logos.

standings

col_name	type	description
group_header	character	Group header.
conference_header	character	Conference header.
division_header	character	Division header.
team_id	character	Team id.
team_uid	character	Team uid.
team_location	character	Team location.
overall	character	Overall pick number.
games_behind	character	Games behind.
vs. conf.	character	Team's record against conference opponents, shown as part of the standings snapshot in the box score.

format

col_name	type	description
regulation_periods	integer	Regulation periods.
regulation_display_name	character	Regulation display name.
regulation_slug	character	Regulation slug.
regulation_clock	double	Regulation clock.
overtime_display_name	character	Overtime display name.
overtime_slug	character	Overtime slug.
overtime_clock	double	Overtime clock.

article

col_name	type	description
id	integer	Id.
now_id	character	Now id.
content_key	character	Content key.
data_source_identifier	character	Data source identifier.
publishedkey	character	Publishedkey.
type	character	Type.
game_id	character	Game id.
headline	character	Headline.
description	character	Description.
link_text	character	Link text.
categorized	character	Categorized.
originally_posted	character	Originally posted.
last_modified	character	Last modified.
published	character	Published.
section	character	Section.
source	character	Source.
images	character	Images.
video	character	Video.
categories	character	Categories.
keywords	character	Keywords.
story	character	Story.
premium	logical	Premium.
is_live_blog	logical	Is live blog.
allow_comments	logical	Allow comments.
allow_search	logical	Allow search.
allow_content_reactions	logical	Allow content reactions.
links_web_href	character	Links web href.
links_mobile_href	character	Links mobile href.
links_api_self_href	character	Links api self href.
links_app_sportscenter_href	character	Links app sportscenter href.

news

col_name	type	description
id	integer	Id.
now_id	character	Now id.
content_key	character	Content key.
data_source_identifier	character	Data source identifier.
type	character	Type.
headline	character	Headline.
description	character	Description.
last_modified	character	Last modified.
published	character	Published.
images	character	Images.
categories	character	Categories.
premium	logical	Premium.
links_web_href	character	Links web href.
links_mobile_href	character	Links mobile href.
links_api_self_href	character	Links api self href.
links_app_sportscenter_href	character	Links app sportscenter href.
byline	character	Byline.
links_web_self_href	character	URL for the canonical web page of the associated article or editorial content.
links_web_self_dsi_href	character	Data-source-identified URL for the web page of the associated article content.
links_api_artwork_href	character	API endpoint URL for artwork or imagery associated with the article.
links_sportscenter_href	character	URL for the article's page on ESPN's SportsCenter platform.

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_mbb_summary()

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espn_mbb_calendar

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/calendar

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/calendar

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — the output of parse_items; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

No returns table is published for this endpoint: no capture: 404 in nba, nfl, mlb, nhl, wnba, cfb, mbb, wbb with the documented example arguments (2026-10-07).

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_mbb_calendar()

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espn_mbb_news

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/news

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/news?limit=50

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
limit	limit			Y	Maximum number of items to return.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
id	integer	ESPN numeric identifier for the article.
now_id	character	ESPN 'now' feed id.
content_key	character	Internal content key.
data_source_identifier	character	Source-system identifier.
type	character	Article type (Story, Media, HeadlineNews, etc.).
headline	character	Article headline.
description	character	Article summary/description.
last_modified	character	Last-modified timestamp (ISO 8601).
published	character	Publish timestamp (ISO 8601).
images	character	Article images (list, stringified).
categories	character	Article categories (list, stringified).
premium	logical	Whether the article is premium/paywalled.
links_web_href	character	Web article URL.
links_mobile_href	character	Mobile article URL.
links_api_self_href	character	ESPN API canonical self-link for the article resource.
links_app_sportscenter_href	character	SportsCenter app deep link.
byline	character	Author byline string as published by ESPN.
links_web_self_href	character	Primary canonical web URL for this news article on ESPN.com.
links_web_self_dsi_href	character	Alternate canonical web URL for this news article using ESPN's DSI routing.
links_api_artwork_href	character	ESPN API URL for the artwork image associated with this news article.
links_sportscenter_href	character	Deep-link URL to this news article within the ESPN SportsCenter app or web experience.

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_mbb_news()

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espn_mbb_injuries

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/injuries

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/injuries

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
id	character	ESPN numeric identifier for the athlete.
display_name	character	Athlete's full display name as shown on ESPN.
injuries	character	Injury entries for the athlete (list of dicts, stringified): status, type, details, dates.

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_mbb_injuries()

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espn_mbb_transactions

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/transactions

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/transactions?limit=500

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
limit	limit			Y	Maximum number of items to return.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
date	character	Date in YYYY-MM-DD format.
description	character	Long-form description text.
team_abbreviation	character	Short team abbreviation (e.g. 'LAS').
team_alternate_color	character	Team alternate color (hex without leading '#').
team_color	character	Team primary color (hex without leading '#').
team_display_name	character	Full team display name.
team_id	character	Unique team identifier.
team_links	character
team_location	character	Team city or location string.
team_logos	character
team_name	character	Full team display name (e.g. 'Las Vegas Aces').

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_mbb_transactions()

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espn_mbb_conferences

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/groups

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/groups

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
group_id	character	ESPN group id.
name	character	Display name.
abbreviation	character	Short abbreviation.
short_name	character	Short display name.
is_conference	logical	Whether this group is a conference.
parent_group_id	character	Unique identifier for parent group.
depth	integer
children_count	integer

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_mbb_conferences()

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espn_mbb_statistics_league

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/statistics

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/statistics

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — the output of parse_items; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

No returns table is published for this endpoint: parser: parse_items returns no columns on the live payload (nba, nfl, mlb, nhl, wnba, cfb, mbb, wbb, 2026-10-07); its rows sit under keys it does not read (top level: league, season, status, timestamp).

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_mbb_statistics_league()

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espn_mbb_draft

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/draft

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/draft

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — the output of parse_items; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

No returns table is published for this endpoint: parser: parse_items returns no columns on the live payload (nba, nfl, nhl, wnba, 2026-10-07); its rows sit under keys it does not read (top level: breakingNews, broadcasts, displayName, picks, positions, rounds, shortDisplayName, status).

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_mbb_draft()

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espn_mbb_teams_site

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/teams

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/teams?limit=1000

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
limit	limit			Y	Maximum number of items to return.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
team_abbreviation	character	Short team abbreviation (e.g. "BOS").
team_alternate_color	character	Secondary team color as a hex string (no leading '#').
team_color	character	Primary team color as a hex string (no leading '#').
team_display_name	character	Full team display name (location + nickname).
team_id	character	ESPN team id (stable join key across ESPN endpoints).
team_is_active	logical	Whether the team is currently active.
team_is_all_star	logical	Whether the entry is an all-star squad rather than a franchise.
team_location	character	Team location / city (e.g. "Boston").
team_logos	character	Pipe-delimited logo image URLs.
team_name	character	Team nickname/mascot (e.g. "Celtics").
team_nickname	character	Team nickname as ESPN labels it (often equals team_name).
team_short_display_name	character	Abbreviated display name for compact UIs.
team_slug	character	URL slug used in ESPN web paths.
team_uid	character	ESPN global UID (encodes sport/league/team).

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_mbb_teams_site()

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espn_mbb_team

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/teams/{team_id}

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/teams/4

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
team_id	team_id		Y		team_id path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
team_abbreviation	character	Short team abbreviation (e.g. 'LAS').
team_alternate_color	character	Team alternate color (hex without leading '#').
team_color	character	Team primary color (hex without leading '#').
team_display_name	character	Full team display name.
team_franchise_$ref	character
team_franchise_abbreviation	character
team_franchise_color	character
team_franchise_display_name	character
team_franchise_id	character
team_franchise_is_active	logical
team_franchise_location	character
team_franchise_name	character
team_franchise_short_display_name	character
team_franchise_slug	character
team_franchise_team_$ref	character
team_franchise_uid	character
team_franchise_venue_$ref	character
team_franchise_venue_address_city	character
team_franchise_venue_address_state	character
team_franchise_venue_full_name	character
team_franchise_venue_grass	logical
team_franchise_venue_guid	character
team_franchise_venue_id	character
team_franchise_venue_images	character
team_franchise_venue_indoor	logical
team_franchise_venue_short_name	character
team_groups_id	character
team_groups_is_conference	logical
team_groups_parent_id	character
team_id	character	Unique team identifier.
team_is_active	logical	TRUE if the team is currently active.
team_links	character
team_location	character	Team city or location string.
team_logos	character
team_name	character	Full team display name (e.g. 'Las Vegas Aces').
team_next_event	character
team_record_items	character
team_short_display_name	character	Short team display name (e.g. 'Aces').
team_slug	character	URL-safe team identifier (e.g. 'lasvegas-aces' / 'aces').
team_standing_summary	character
team_uid	character	ESPN universal team identifier (UID format 's:40~l:...~t:...').

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_mbb_team(team_id='4')

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espn_mbb_team_roster

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/teams/{team_id}/roster

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/teams/4/roster?limit=500

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
team_id	team_id		Y		team_id path parameter.
limit	limit			Y	Maximum number of items to return.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
id	character	Id.
uid	character	Uid.
guid	character	Guid.
first_name	character	First name.
last_name	character	Last name.
full_name	character	Full name.
display_name	character	Display name.
short_name	character	Short name.
weight	double	Weight.
display_weight	character	Display weight.
height	double	Height.
display_height	character	Display height.
links	character	Links.
slug	character	Slug.
jersey	character	Jersey.
injuries	character	Injuries.
teams	character	Teams.
alternate_ids_sdr	character	Alternate ids sdr.
birth_place_city	character	Birth place city.
birth_place_state	character	Birth place state.
birth_place_country	character	Birth place country.
birth_place_display_text	character
birth_country_alternate_id	character	Alternate identifier for the athlete's country of birth used in ESPN's country-flag reference system.
birth_country_abbreviation	character
headshot_href	character	Headshot href.
headshot_alt	character	Headshot alt.
flag_href	character	URL of the SVG or PNG flag image representing the athlete's country of birth.
flag_alt	character	Alt-text string for the athlete's country-of-birth flag image, typically the full country name.
flag_rel	character	Relationship descriptor for the athlete's country-of-birth flag link (e.g., "flag").
position_id	character	Position id.
position_name	character	Position name.
position_display_name	character	Position display name.
position_abbreviation	character	Position abbreviation.
position_leaf	logical	Position leaf.
experience_years	integer	Experience years.
experience_display_value	character	Experience display value.
experience_abbreviation	character	Experience abbreviation.
status_id	character	Status id.
status_name	character	Status name.
status_type	character	Status type.
status_abbreviation	character	Status abbreviation.
hand_type	character	Hand type.
hand_abbreviation	character	Hand abbreviation.
hand_display_value	character	Hand display value.

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_mbb_team_roster(team_id='4')

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espn_mbb_team_schedule

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/teams/{team_id}/schedule

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/teams/4/schedule

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
team_id	team_id		Y		team_id path parameter.
season	season			Y	Season year (e.g. 2024).

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
id	character	ESPN numeric event identifier.
date	character	Event timestamp (ISO 8601, UTC).
name	character	Full event name (e.g. 'Team A at Team B').
short_name	character	Abbreviated event name (e.g. 'TA @ TB').
time_valid	logical	Whether the event time is confirmed.
competitions	character	Competition detail (list of dicts, stringified): competitors, venue, status.
links	character	Related links (list, stringified).
season_year	integer	Four-digit season year.
season_display_name	character	Human-readable season label (e.g. '2024-25').
season_type_id	character	ESPN numeric identifier for the season type.
season_type_type	integer	Season type numeric code.
season_type_name	character	Season type name (e.g. Regular Season).
season_type_abbreviation	character	Season type abbreviation.
week_number	integer
week_text	character	Human-readable label for the week or scheduling block in which the event falls (e.g., 'Week 3', 'Bowl Week'), as returned by the ESPN schedule API.

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_mbb_team_schedule(team_id='4')

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espn_mbb_team_record

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/teams/{team_id}/record

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/teams/4/record

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
team_id	team_id		Y		team_id path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — the output of parse_items; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

No returns table is published for this endpoint: no capture: ESPN answers an empty object in nba, nfl, mlb, nhl, wnba, cfb, mbb, wbb with the documented example arguments (2026-10-07).

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_mbb_team_record(team_id='4')

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espn_mbb_team_depthcharts

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/teams/{team_id}/depthcharts

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/teams/4/depthcharts

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
team_id	team_id		Y		team_id path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — the output of parse_items; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

No returns table is published for this endpoint: parser: parse_items returns no columns on the live payload (nba, nfl, mlb, nhl, wnba, cfb, mbb, wbb, 2026-10-07); its rows sit under keys it does not read (top level: depthchart, season, status, team, timestamp).

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_mbb_team_depthcharts(team_id='4')

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espn_mbb_team_injuries

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/teams/{team_id}/injuries

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/teams/4/injuries

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
team_id	team_id		Y		team_id path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
id	character	ESPN numeric identifier for the athlete.
display_name	character	Athlete's full display name as shown on ESPN.
injuries	character	Injury entries for the athlete (list of dicts, stringified): status, type, details, dates.

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_mbb_team_injuries(team_id='4')

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espn_mbb_team_transactions

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/teams/{team_id}/transactions

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/teams/4/transactions

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
team_id	team_id		Y		team_id path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — the output of parse_items; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

No returns table is published for this endpoint: no capture: ESPN answers an empty object in nba, nfl, mlb, nhl, wnba, cfb, mbb, wbb with the documented example arguments (2026-10-07).

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_mbb_team_transactions(team_id='4')

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espn_mbb_team_history

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/teams/{team_id}/history

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/teams/4/history

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
team_id	team_id		Y		team_id path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — the output of parse_items; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

No returns table is published for this endpoint: no capture: ESPN answers an empty object in nba, nfl, mlb, nhl, wnba, mbb, wbb; 400 in cfb with the documented example arguments (2026-10-07).

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_mbb_team_history(team_id='4')

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espn_mbb_team_news

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/teams/{team_id}/news

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/teams/4/news?limit=50

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
team_id	team_id		Y		team_id path parameter.
limit	limit			Y	Maximum number of items to return.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
id	integer	ESPN numeric identifier for the article.
now_id	character	ESPN 'now' feed id.
content_key	character	Internal content key.
data_source_identifier	character	Source-system identifier.
type	character	Article type (Story, Media, HeadlineNews, etc.).
headline	character	Article headline.
description	character	Article summary/description.
last_modified	character	Last-modified timestamp (ISO 8601).
published	character	Publish timestamp (ISO 8601).
images	character	Article images (list, stringified).
categories	character	Article categories (list, stringified).
premium	logical	Whether the article is premium/paywalled.
links_web_href	character	Web article URL.
links_mobile_href	character	Mobile article URL.
links_api_self_href	character	ESPN API canonical self-link for the article resource.
links_app_sportscenter_href	character	SportsCenter app deep link.
byline	character	Author byline string as published by ESPN.
links_web_self_href	character	Primary canonical web URL for this news article on ESPN.com.
links_web_self_dsi_href	character	Alternate canonical web URL for this news article using ESPN's DSI routing.
links_api_artwork_href	character	ESPN API URL for the artwork image associated with this news article.
links_sportscenter_href	character	Deep-link URL to this news article within the ESPN SportsCenter app or web experience.

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_mbb_team_news(team_id='4')

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espn_mbb_team_leaders

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/teams/{team_id}/leaders

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/teams/4/leaders

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
team_id	team_id		Y		team_id path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — the output of parse_items; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

No returns table is published for this endpoint: no capture: ESPN answers an empty object in nba, nfl, mlb, nhl, wnba, cfb, mbb, wbb with the documented example arguments (2026-10-07).

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_mbb_team_leaders(team_id='4')

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espn_mbb_player_info

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/athletes/{athlete_id}

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/athletes/4239

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
athlete_id	athlete_id		Y		athlete_id path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — the output of parse_single_entity; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

No returns table is published for this endpoint: no capture: 404 in nba, nfl, mlb, nhl, wnba, cfb, mbb, wbb with the documented example arguments (2026-10-07).

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_mbb_player_info(athlete_id='4239')

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espn_mbb_player_bio

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/athletes/{athlete_id}/bio

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/athletes/4239/bio

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
athlete_id	athlete_id		Y		athlete_id path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — the output of parse_single_entity; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

No returns table is published for this endpoint: no capture: 404 in nba, nfl, mlb, nhl, wnba, cfb, mbb, wbb with the documented example arguments (2026-10-07).

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_mbb_player_bio(athlete_id='4239')

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espn_mbb_player_news

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/athletes/{athlete_id}/news

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/athletes/4239/news

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
athlete_id	athlete_id		Y		athlete_id path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
id	integer	ESPN numeric identifier for the article.
now_id	character	ESPN 'now' feed id.
content_key	character	Internal content key.
data_source_identifier	character	Source-system identifier.
type	character	Article type (Story, Media, HeadlineNews, etc.).
headline	character	Article headline.
description	character	Article summary/description.
last_modified	character	Last-modified timestamp (ISO 8601).
published	character	Publish timestamp (ISO 8601).
images	character	Article images (list, stringified).
categories	character	Article categories (list, stringified).
premium	logical	Whether the article is premium/paywalled.
links_web_href	character	Web article URL.
links_mobile_href	character	Mobile article URL.
links_api_self_href	character	ESPN API canonical self-link for the article resource.
links_app_sportscenter_href	character	SportsCenter app deep link.
byline	character	Author byline string as published by ESPN.
links_web_self_href	character	Primary canonical web URL for this news article on ESPN.com.
links_web_self_dsi_href	character	Alternate canonical web URL for this news article using ESPN's DSI routing.
links_api_artwork_href	character	ESPN API URL for the artwork image associated with this news article.
links_sportscenter_href	character	Deep-link URL to this news article within the ESPN SportsCenter app or web experience.

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_mbb_player_news(athlete_id='4239')

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espn_mbb_standings

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/standings

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/standings

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
season	season			Y	Season year (e.g. 2024).
group	group			Y	Conference or group id filter (e.g. an ESPN conference id).
type	standings_type			Y	Standings variant (e.g. 'by-division' or 'by-conference').

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
group_name	character	Group name.
group_abbreviation	character	Group abbreviation.
team_id	character	Team id.
team_name	character	Team name.
team_abbreviation	character	Team abbreviation.
team_display_name	character	Team display name.
team_location	character	Team location.
team_logo	character	Team logo.
avg_points_against	double	Avg points against.
avg_points_for	double	Avg points for.
games_behind	double	Games behind.
league_win_percent	double	League win percent.
losses	double	Losses.
playoff_seed	double	Playoff seed.
point_differential	double	Point differential.
points_against	double	Points against.
points_for	double	Points for.
streak	double	Streak.
win_percent	double	Win percent.
wins	double	Wins.
games_ahead	double	Games ahead.
overall	character	Overall.
home	character	Home.
road	character	Road.
vs ap top 25	character	The team's win-loss record against opponents ranked in the AP Top 25 poll.
vs usa ranked teams	character	The team's win-loss record against opponents ranked in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
vs. conf.	character	Vs. conf..

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_mbb_standings()

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espn_mbb_rankings

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/rankings

Valid URL: https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/mens-college-basketball/rankings

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — the output of parse_items; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

No returns table is published for this endpoint: parser: parse_items returns no columns on the live payload (cfb, mbb, wbb, mch, wch, 2026-10-07); its rows sit under keys it does not read (top level: availableRankings, latestSeason, latestWeek, leagues, rankings, requestedSeason, sports, weekCounts).

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_mbb_rankings()

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