Get ESPN women's college basketball game data (play-by-play, team and player box)
Source:R/espn_wbb_data.R
espn_wbb_game_all.RdGet ESPN women's college basketball game data (play-by-play, team and player box)
Get ESPN women's college basketball play by play data
Get ESPN women's college basketball team box data
Get ESPN women's college basketball player box
Get ESPN women's college basketball game rosters
Usage
espn_wbb_game_all(game_id)
espn_wbb_pbp(game_id)
espn_wbb_team_box(game_id)
espn_wbb_player_box(game_id)
espn_wbb_game_rosters(game_id)Value
A named list of dataframes: Plays, Team, Player
Plays
Columns as documented in the shared espn_basketball_game_all_plays_plays_schema table.
Team
Columns as documented in the shared espn_basketball_team_box_schema table.
Player
Columns as documented in the shared espn_basketball_game_all_player_player_schema table.
Returns a play-by-play data frame
Plays
Columns as documented in the shared espn_basketball_game_all_plays_plays_schema table.
Returns a team boxscore data frame
Team
Columns as documented in the shared espn_basketball_team_box_schema table.
Returns a player boxscore data frame
Player
Columns as documented in the shared espn_basketball_game_all_player_player_schema table.
A game rosters data frame
| col_name | types | description |
| athlete_id | integer | Unique athlete identifier (ESPN). |
| athlete_uid | character | ESPN athlete UID (universal identifier). |
| athlete_guid | character | ESPN athlete GUID. |
| athlete_type | character | Athlete type / class. |
| sdr | integer | Sdr. |
| first_name | character | Player's first name. |
| last_name | character | Player's last name. |
| full_name | character | Player's full name. |
| athlete_display_name | character | Athlete display name (full). |
| short_name | character | Short display name. |
| height | integer | Player height (string e.g. '6-2' or inches). |
| display_height | character | Player height in display format (e.g. '6-2'). |
| birth_place_city | character | Birth place city. |
| birth_place_state | character | Birth place state. |
| birth_place_country | character | Birth place country. |
| slug | character | URL-safe identifier. |
| headshot_href | character | Headshot image URL. |
| headshot_alt | character | Alternative-text label for the headshot. |
| jersey | character | Jersey number worn by the player. |
| position_id | integer | Unique position identifier. |
| position_name | character | Listed roster position ('Guard', 'Forward', 'Center'). |
| position_display_name | character | Position display name. |
| position_abbreviation | character | Position abbreviation ('G' / 'F' / 'C'). |
| position_leaf | logical | Position leaf. |
| linked | logical | TRUE if the record is linked to a related entity. |
| experience_years | integer | Experience years. |
| experience_display_value | character | Experience display value. |
| experience_abbreviation | character | Experience abbreviation. |
| active | logical | TRUE if the row represents an active record (player / team / season). |
| status_id | integer | Status identifier. |
| status_name | character | Status label. |
| status_type | character | Status type. |
| status_abbreviation | character | Status abbreviation. |
| starter | logical | TRUE if the player was in the starting lineup; FALSE otherwise. |
| valid | logical | Valid. |
| did_not_play | logical | TRUE if the player did not appear in the game. |
| display_name | character | Display name. |
| ejected | logical | TRUE if the player was ejected from the game. |
| team_id | integer | Unique team identifier. |
| team_guid | character | ESPN team GUID. |
| team_uid | character | ESPN universal team identifier (UID format 's:40~l:...~t:...'). |
| team_sdr | integer | ESPN team SDR identifier. |
| team_slug | character | URL-safe team identifier (e.g. 'lasvegas-aces' / 'aces'). |
| team_location | character | Team city or location string. |
| team_name | character | Full team display name (e.g. 'Las Vegas Aces'). |
| team_nickname | character | Team nickname. |
| team_abbreviation | character | Short team abbreviation (e.g. 'LAS'). |
| team_display_name | character | Full team display name. |
| team_short_display_name | character | Short team display name (e.g. 'Aces'). |
| team_color | character | Team primary color (hex without leading '#'). |
| team_alternate_color | character | Team alternate color (hex without leading '#'). |
| is_active | logical | Is active. |
| is_all_star | logical | Is all star. |
| logo_href | character | Team or league logo URL. |
| logo_dark_href | character | Logo URL for dark backgrounds. |
| game_id | integer | Unique game identifier. |
| order | integer | Display order within the result set. |
| home_away | character | Game venue label ('home' or 'away'). |
| winner | logical | Winner. |
| roster_href | character | URL for roster. |
| hand_type | character | Hand type. |
| hand_abbreviation | character | Hand abbreviation. |
| hand_display_value | character | Hand display value. |
| age | integer | Player age (in years). |
| date_of_birth | character | Date of birth (YYYY-MM-DD). |
| weight | integer | Player weight in pounds. |
| display_weight | character | Player weight in display format (e.g. '180 lbs'). |
See also
Other ESPN WBB Functions:
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_franchise(),
espn_wbb_franchises(),
espn_wbb_game_odds(),
espn_wbb_game_official_detail(),
espn_wbb_game_play(),
espn_wbb_game_play_personnel(),
espn_wbb_game_player_box(),
espn_wbb_game_probabilities(),
espn_wbb_game_propbets(),
espn_wbb_game_team_linescores(),
espn_wbb_game_team_roster_entry(),
espn_wbb_injuries(),
espn_wbb_leaders(),
espn_wbb_news(),
espn_wbb_player_awards(),
espn_wbb_player_career_stats(),
espn_wbb_player_eventlog_v2(),
espn_wbb_player_info(),
espn_wbb_player_overview(),
espn_wbb_player_seasons(),
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_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_injuries(),
espn_wbb_team_news(),
espn_wbb_team_record_detail(),
espn_wbb_team_schedule(),
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{
try(espn_wbb_game_all(game_id = 401276115))
#> $Plays
#> ── ESPN WBB Play-by-Play Information from ESPN.com ───────────── wehoop 3.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-09-10 00:47:45 UTC
#> # A tibble: 386 × 53
#> id sequence_number text away_score home_score scoring_play score_value
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <int> <int> <lgl> <int>
#> 1 4012761… 101899901 Jump… 0 0 FALSE 0
#> 2 4012761… 101904901 Morg… 0 2 TRUE 2
#> 3 4012761… 101907701 Kian… 3 2 TRUE 3
#> 4 4012761… 101914901 Vale… 3 2 FALSE 2
#> 5 4012761… 101914902 Morg… 3 2 FALSE 0
#> 6 4012761… 101915701 Kour… 3 5 TRUE 3
#> 7 4012761… 101919001 Dana… 3 5 FALSE 3
#> 8 4012761… 101919002 Kian… 3 5 FALSE 0
#> 9 4012761… 101919501 Myka… 5 5 TRUE 2
#> 10 4012761… 101924601 Morg… 5 5 FALSE 2
#> # ℹ 376 more rows
#> # ℹ 46 more variables: wallclock <chr>, shooting_play <lgl>,
#> # points_attempted <int>, short_description <chr>, type_id <int>,
#> # type_text <chr>, period_number <int>, period_display_value <chr>,
#> # clock_display_value <chr>, team_id <int>, coordinate_x_raw <dbl>,
#> # coordinate_y_raw <dbl>, coordinate_x <dbl>, coordinate_y <dbl>,
#> # play_id <chr>, athlete_id_1 <int>, athlete_id_2 <int>, …
#>
#> $Team
#> ── ESPN WBB Team Box Information from ESPN.com ───────────────── wehoop 3.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-09-10 00:47:45 UTC
#> # A tibble: 2 × 56
#> game_id season season_type game_date game_date_time team_id team_uid
#> <int> <int> <int> <date> <dttm> <int> <chr>
#> 1 401276115 2021 2 2021-02-21 2021-02-21 14:00:00 97 s:40~l:54…
#> 2 401276115 2021 2 2021-02-21 2021-02-21 14:00:00 52 s:40~l:54…
#> # ℹ 49 more variables: team_slug <chr>, team_location <chr>, team_name <chr>,
#> # team_abbreviation <chr>, team_display_name <chr>,
#> # team_short_display_name <chr>, team_color <chr>,
#> # team_alternate_color <chr>, team_logo <chr>, team_home_away <chr>,
#> # team_score <int>, team_winner <lgl>, assists <int>, blocks <int>,
#> # defensive_rebounds <int>, fast_break_points <chr>, field_goal_pct <dbl>,
#> # field_goals_made <int>, field_goals_attempted <int>, fouls <int>, …
#>
#> $Player
#> ── ESPN WBB Player Box Information from ESPN.com ─────────────── wehoop 3.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-09-10 00:47:45 UTC
#> # A tibble: 25 × 54
#> game_id season season_type game_date game_date_time athlete_id
#> <int> <int> <int> <date> <dttm> <int>
#> 1 401276115 2021 2 2021-02-21 2021-02-21 14:00:00 4433426
#> 2 401276115 2021 2 2021-02-21 2021-02-21 14:00:00 4433412
#> 3 401276115 2021 2 2021-02-21 2021-02-21 14:00:00 4398604
#> 4 401276115 2021 2 2021-02-21 2021-02-21 14:00:00 4281919
#> 5 401276115 2021 2 2021-02-21 2021-02-21 14:00:00 4281190
#> 6 401276115 2021 2 2021-02-21 2021-02-21 14:00:00 4703211
#> 7 401276115 2021 2 2021-02-21 2021-02-21 14:00:00 4398591
#> 8 401276115 2021 2 2021-02-21 2021-02-21 14:00:00 4398589
#> 9 401276115 2021 2 2021-02-21 2021-02-21 14:00:00 4433094
#> 10 401276115 2021 2 2021-02-21 2021-02-21 14:00:00 4398835
#> # ℹ 15 more rows
#> # ℹ 48 more variables: athlete_display_name <chr>, team_id <int>,
#> # team_name <chr>, team_location <chr>, team_short_display_name <chr>,
#> # minutes <dbl>, field_goals_made <int>, field_goals_attempted <int>,
#> # three_point_field_goals_made <int>,
#> # three_point_field_goals_attempted <int>, free_throws_made <int>,
#> # free_throws_attempted <int>, offensive_rebounds <int>, …
#>
# }
# \donttest{
try(espn_wbb_pbp(game_id = 401498717))
#> ── ESPN WBB Play-by-Play Information from ESPN.com ───────────── wehoop 3.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-09-10 00:47:46 UTC
#> # A tibble: 369 × 49
#> id sequence_number text away_score home_score scoring_play score_value
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <int> <int> <lgl> <int>
#> 1 4014987… 101905701 Agne… 0 0 FALSE 3
#> 2 4014987… 101906001 Isab… 0 0 FALSE 0
#> 3 4014987… 101907101 Alis… 0 0 FALSE 2
#> 4 4014987… 101907301 Came… 0 0 FALSE 0
#> 5 4014987… 101908001 Hale… 0 0 FALSE 2
#> 6 4014987… 101908201 Kenn… 0 0 FALSE 0
#> 7 4014987… 101909401 Jenn… 0 0 FALSE 2
#> 8 4014987… 101909402 Hale… 0 0 FALSE 0
#> 9 4014987… 101909801 Hale… 0 0 FALSE 0
#> 10 4014987… 101914101 Agne… 3 0 TRUE 3
#> # ℹ 359 more rows
#> # ℹ 42 more variables: wallclock <chr>, shooting_play <lgl>,
#> # points_attempted <int>, short_description <chr>, type_id <int>,
#> # type_text <chr>, period_number <int>, period_display_value <chr>,
#> # clock_display_value <chr>, team_id <int>, play_id <chr>,
#> # athlete_id_1 <int>, athlete_id_2 <int>, home_team_id <int>,
#> # home_team_mascot <chr>, home_team_name <chr>, home_team_abbrev <chr>, …
# }
# \donttest{
try(espn_wbb_team_box(game_id = 401276115))
#> ── ESPN WBB Team Box Information from ESPN.com ───────────────── wehoop 3.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-09-10 00:47:47 UTC
#> # A tibble: 2 × 56
#> game_id season season_type game_date game_date_time team_id team_uid
#> <int> <int> <int> <date> <dttm> <int> <chr>
#> 1 401276115 2021 2 2021-02-21 2021-02-21 14:00:00 97 s:40~l:54…
#> 2 401276115 2021 2 2021-02-21 2021-02-21 14:00:00 52 s:40~l:54…
#> # ℹ 49 more variables: team_slug <chr>, team_location <chr>, team_name <chr>,
#> # team_abbreviation <chr>, team_display_name <chr>,
#> # team_short_display_name <chr>, team_color <chr>,
#> # team_alternate_color <chr>, team_logo <chr>, team_home_away <chr>,
#> # team_score <int>, team_winner <lgl>, assists <int>, blocks <int>,
#> # defensive_rebounds <int>, fast_break_points <chr>, field_goal_pct <dbl>,
#> # field_goals_made <int>, field_goals_attempted <int>, fouls <int>, …
# }
# \donttest{
try(espn_wbb_player_box(game_id = 401276115))
#> ── ESPN WBB Player Box Information from ESPN.com ─────────────── wehoop 3.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-09-10 00:47:47 UTC
#> # A tibble: 25 × 54
#> game_id season season_type game_date game_date_time athlete_id
#> <int> <int> <int> <date> <dttm> <int>
#> 1 401276115 2021 2 2021-02-21 2021-02-21 14:00:00 4433426
#> 2 401276115 2021 2 2021-02-21 2021-02-21 14:00:00 4433412
#> 3 401276115 2021 2 2021-02-21 2021-02-21 14:00:00 4398604
#> 4 401276115 2021 2 2021-02-21 2021-02-21 14:00:00 4281919
#> 5 401276115 2021 2 2021-02-21 2021-02-21 14:00:00 4281190
#> 6 401276115 2021 2 2021-02-21 2021-02-21 14:00:00 4703211
#> 7 401276115 2021 2 2021-02-21 2021-02-21 14:00:00 4398591
#> 8 401276115 2021 2 2021-02-21 2021-02-21 14:00:00 4398589
#> 9 401276115 2021 2 2021-02-21 2021-02-21 14:00:00 4433094
#> 10 401276115 2021 2 2021-02-21 2021-02-21 14:00:00 4398835
#> # ℹ 15 more rows
#> # ℹ 48 more variables: athlete_display_name <chr>, team_id <int>,
#> # team_name <chr>, team_location <chr>, team_short_display_name <chr>,
#> # minutes <dbl>, field_goals_made <int>, field_goals_attempted <int>,
#> # three_point_field_goals_made <int>,
#> # three_point_field_goals_attempted <int>, free_throws_made <int>,
#> # free_throws_attempted <int>, offensive_rebounds <int>, …
# }
# \donttest{
try(espn_wbb_game_rosters(game_id = 401276115))
#> ── ESPN WBB Game Roster Information from ESPN.com ────────────── wehoop 3.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-09-10 00:47:49 UTC
#> # A tibble: 25 × 147
#> athlete_id athlete_uid athlete_guid athlete_type sdr first_name last_name
#> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr> <int> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 4398583 s:40~l:54~a… 16320b07-a4… basketball 4.40e6 Valencia Myers
#> 2 4432862 s:40~l:54~a… 498e8b07-52… basketball 4.43e6 Sammie Puisis
#> 3 4398582 s:40~l:54~a… e2777a53-fe… basketball 4.40e6 Kourtney Weber
#> 4 4280885 s:40~l:54~a… fcbbd7b4-9e… basketball 4.28e6 Bianca Jackson
#> 5 2984250 s:40~l:54~a… 30161e50-1d… basketball 2.98e6 Morgan Jones
#> 6 4281175 s:40~l:54~a… d6b318ef-76… basketball 4.28e6 Savannah Wilkinson
#> 7 4433304 s:40~l:54~a… 246cb20d-9f… basketball 4.43e6 River Baldwin
#> 8 4281174 s:40~l:54~a… 9de48c0b-46… basketball 4.28e6 Sayawni Lassiter
#> 9 4068155 s:40~l:54~a… b021b84d-e0… basketball 4.07e6 Tiana England
#> 10 4398609 s:40~l:54~a… 3d615a46-f3… basketball 4.40e6 Erin Howard
#> # ℹ 15 more rows
#> # ℹ 140 more variables: full_name <chr>, athlete_display_name <chr>,
#> # short_name <chr>, height <int>, display_height <chr>,
#> # birth_place_city <chr>, birth_place_state <chr>, birth_place_country <chr>,
#> # birth_country_alternate_id <chr>, birth_country_abbreviation <chr>,
#> # slug <chr>, headshot_href <chr>, headshot_alt <chr>, jersey_x <chr>,
#> # flag_href <chr>, flag_alt <chr>, flag_rel <chr>, position_id <int>, …
# }