April 2026
FeatureApr 6, 2026
Athlete Comparison Tool
- Compare 2-3 athletes side by side at /compare with pillar breakdowns, projected valuations, and season stats
- Winner highlighting across every metric — the better value is immediately obvious
- Shareable comparison URLs for team decision-making
- Compare button on every player profile for quick head-to-head analysis
FeatureApr 6, 2026
Watchlist & Portfolio Tracking
- Star any athlete to add them to your watchlist — works across player cards, search results, and trending sections
- Dedicated watchlist page with aggregate portfolio value and score tracking
- Optimistic UI with instant feedback on star/unstar actions
FeatureApr 4, 2026
Global Search
- Command palette (Cmd+K) with fuzzy search across 10,000+ athletes, 700+ teams, and 60+ conferences
- Typo-tolerant matching, categorized results with headshot thumbnails, score badges, and dollar valuations
- Recent searches and trending athletes shown on open
DesignApr 4, 2026
Design System v5 — Green Accent + Decision Signals
- New green accent system replacing teal across all three theme palettes
- Decision signals on dashboard: Rising Assets, Portal Targets, Overpriced, and High Risk cards
- Photo-first trending player cards with headshot overlays and score pills
- NILmetrics Market Score with live score ring in the navigation bar
FeatureApr 1, 2026
Comparable Players Engine
- 6-dimension similarity model: score proximity, conference tier, stat profile, market proximity, class year, and transfer status
- Dollar value projections via multi-variate regression trained on On3 valuation pairs
- Top 8 comparable players shown on every athlete profile with similarity percentages
FeatureApr 1, 2026
Projected NIL Market Valuations
- Projected NIL Market Value card on player profiles showing estimated dollar value, national rank, and social follower counts
- Valuation range filter on the Players page with four price tiers and dollar amounts on player cards
- Estimated Market Value stat card on the dashboard showing aggregate portfolio value
March 2026
ImprovementMar 31, 2026
3-Pillar Composite Scoring
- Restructured scoring to three pillars: Performance (50%), Market/Social (30%), and Reliability (20%)
- New Reliability pillar measures games played vs total team games with diminishing returns curve
- Added Usage Rate proxy to performance scoring — field goal attempts, free throw attempts, and turnovers normalized to 36 minutes
- Dynamic weight renormalization when data is unavailable for a pillar
DesignMar 31, 2026
Light/Dark Mode + Design System Alignment
- Dark and light mode toggle with OS preference detection and localStorage persistence
- Marketing pages use a hybrid light/dark theme with a softer palette
- All colors are now theme-aware — consistent look across every page
- Theme-aware logo component across all pages
ImprovementMar 30, 2026
Dashboard Redesign
- Time-of-day greeting, four stat cards, and score distribution stacked bar chart
- Conference leaders with multiplier format and top rated athletes with 30-day change indicators
- Full-width layout across all dashboard-style pages
FeatureMar 30, 2026
Quality-of-Life Improvements
- Data freshness indicators on dashboard, players, and teams pages
- Games played shown in fraction format (e.g. 35 / 35) on player detail
- Rank column on players page when sorted by score
- Breadcrumb navigation on player and team detail pages
- CSV export for player data
- Home, away, and season win-loss records on team detail
FeatureMar 28, 2026
Market Value Pillar — 5-Factor Demand Model
- Launched the Market Value pillar with five independently computed factors: Platform Context, Performance Trajectory, Position Scarcity, Visibility Index, and Transfer Signal
- Composite score now blends performance (57%) and market demand (43%) for a more complete NIL valuation
- Market factor breakdowns visible on player profiles
- Methodology page updated to v0.3 with full market model documentation
FeatureMar 26, 2026
Conference Strength Multipliers
- Auto-computed conference multipliers from aggregate player performance data
- Stronger conferences receive a scoring boost (~8%), weaker conferences a proportional reduction
- 31 conferences currently calibrated across men's and women's D1 basketball
FeatureMar 25, 2026
Performance Scoring Engine
- Per-36-minute normalization eliminates playing time bias
- Four efficiency metrics: True Shooting %, AST/TO Ratio, Stock Rate, and Offensive Rating Proxy
- Position-specific z-score normalization with tailored weights for Guards, Forwards, and Centers
- Recency decay with 30-day half-life rewards current form over early-season production
- Confidence regression toward mean prevents one-game wonders from ranking artificially high
ImprovementMar 25, 2026
Scoring Calibration & Tuning
- Sigmoid mapping (tanh) distributes scores naturally across 0-100 scale
- Minimum 15 minutes per game threshold filters garbage-time-only players
- Rate caps prevent outlier stat lines from distorting averages
- Five-tier classification: Elite, High, Rising, Mid, Base with fixed boundaries
DataMar 24, 2026
Full D1 Basketball Data Ingestion
- 10,660 athletes ingested across men's (5,628) and women's (5,032) D1 basketball
- 723 teams across 62 conferences with complete roster data
- Per-game box scores: PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK, FGM/FGA, FTM/FTA, 3PM/3PA, TO, MIN
- Idempotent ingestion pipeline — safe to re-run without duplicating data
FeatureMar 24, 2026
Player Profiles & Team Browser
- Searchable player grid with gender and position filters
- Player profiles with season averages, per-game stats, and score breakdowns
- ESPN headshots with graceful fallback to initials and jersey number
- Team browser organized by conference with roster drill-down
DesignMar 23, 2026
Marketing Site Launch
- Landing page with animated score card, player ticker, and market movers section
- Four solution pages targeting Coaches, Collectives, Agencies, and Brands
- NILmetrics Score deep-dive page explaining the three-pillar methodology
- Pricing page with Professional and Enterprise tiers
- About page with company timeline and founding principles
DesignMar 23, 2026
Design System & UX Quality Pass
- Dark-first design system with teal accent, tier-coded badges, and consistent card patterns
- DM Sans (body), Instrument Serif (display), JetBrains Mono (data) font stack
- Triple-A UX audit across all pages — all scores above 4.0 average
- Responsive layouts with mobile-optimized navigation
FeatureMar 22, 2026
Authentication & Role-Based Dashboard
- Secure login with Auth.js (JWT sessions, credential provider)
- Four user roles: Coach, Collective, Agent, Brand — each with tailored dashboard views
- Role-aware navigation and feature gating