Returns franchise-level metadata for a women's college basketball program. Franchise IDs are stable across program reorganization or rebrands.
Value
A single-row tibble.
| col_name | types | description |
| id | character | ESPN franchise identifier. |
| uid | character | ESPN UID string. |
| slug | character | URL-safe identifier. |
| location | character | Franchise location. |
| name | character | Franchise name. |
| nickname | character | Common nickname. |
| abbreviation | character | Short abbreviation. |
| display_name | character | Full display name. |
| short_display_name | character | Short display name. |
| color | character | Primary color (hex, no leading '#'). |
| is_active | logical | Whether franchise is currently active. |
| league | character | League slug. |
| logo | character | Primary logo URL. |
| logo_dark | character | Dark-mode logo URL. |
| venue_ref | character | $ref to franchise's primary venue. |
| team_ref | character | $ref to the current team for franchise. |
See also
Other ESPN WBB Functions:
espn_wbb_athlete_awards(),
espn_wbb_athlete_career_stats(),
espn_wbb_athlete_eventlog(),
espn_wbb_athlete_eventlog_v2(),
espn_wbb_athlete_gamelog(),
espn_wbb_athlete_info(),
espn_wbb_athlete_overview(),
espn_wbb_athlete_seasons(),
espn_wbb_athlete_splits(),
espn_wbb_athlete_statisticslog(),
espn_wbb_athlete_stats(),
espn_wbb_athletes_index(),
espn_wbb_award(),
espn_wbb_calendar(),
espn_wbb_coach(),
espn_wbb_coach_record(),
espn_wbb_coach_season(),
espn_wbb_coaches(),
espn_wbb_conferences(),
espn_wbb_event_broadcasts(),
espn_wbb_event_competitor_leaders(),
espn_wbb_event_competitor_linescores(),
espn_wbb_event_competitor_records(),
espn_wbb_event_competitor_roster(),
espn_wbb_event_competitor_roster_entry(),
espn_wbb_event_competitor_score(),
espn_wbb_event_competitor_statistics(),
espn_wbb_event_odds(),
espn_wbb_event_official_detail(),
espn_wbb_event_officials(),
espn_wbb_event_play(),
espn_wbb_event_play_personnel(),
espn_wbb_event_player_box(),
espn_wbb_event_powerindex(),
espn_wbb_event_predictor(),
espn_wbb_event_probabilities(),
espn_wbb_event_propbets(),
espn_wbb_event_situation(),
espn_wbb_franchises(),
espn_wbb_game_all(),
espn_wbb_game_rosters(),
espn_wbb_injuries(),
espn_wbb_leaders(),
espn_wbb_news(),
espn_wbb_pbp(),
espn_wbb_player_box(),
espn_wbb_player_stats(),
espn_wbb_position(),
espn_wbb_positions(),
espn_wbb_powerindex(),
espn_wbb_rankings(),
espn_wbb_scoreboard(),
espn_wbb_season_awards(),
espn_wbb_season_group(),
espn_wbb_season_group_children(),
espn_wbb_season_group_teams(),
espn_wbb_season_groups(),
espn_wbb_season_info(),
espn_wbb_season_leaders(),
espn_wbb_season_ranking(),
espn_wbb_season_rankings(),
espn_wbb_season_type(),
espn_wbb_season_types(),
espn_wbb_season_week(),
espn_wbb_season_weeks(),
espn_wbb_seasons(),
espn_wbb_standings(),
espn_wbb_team(),
espn_wbb_team_box(),
espn_wbb_team_injuries(),
espn_wbb_team_leaders(),
espn_wbb_team_news(),
espn_wbb_team_record_detail(),
espn_wbb_team_roster(),
espn_wbb_team_schedule(),
espn_wbb_team_season_profile(),
espn_wbb_team_season_roster(),
espn_wbb_team_season_statistics(),
espn_wbb_team_stats(),
espn_wbb_teams(),
espn_wbb_tournament(),
espn_wbb_tournament_season(),
espn_wbb_tournament_seasons(),
espn_wbb_tournaments(),
espn_wbb_venues(),
espn_wbb_week_ranking(),
espn_wbb_week_rankings()
Examples
# \donttest{
espn_wbb_franchise(franchise_id = 2509)
#> ── ESPN WOMENS-COLLEGE-BASKETBALL Franchise from ESPN.com ────── wehoop 3.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-05-19 19:25:09 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 16
#> id uid slug location name nickname abbreviation display_name
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 2509 s:40~l:54~f:2509 purd… Purdue Boil… Purdue PUR Purdue Boil…
#> # ℹ 8 more variables: short_display_name <chr>, color <chr>, is_active <lgl>,
#> # league <chr>, logo <chr>, logo_dark <chr>, venue_ref <chr>, team_ref <chr>
# }