The Problem
MCM/ICM 2026 asked us to build a data-driven decision support system for a WNBA team — covering player evaluation, draft strategy, and game tactics.
Our Approach
We named our system Pro-Insight and built it around three components:
- Player Rating Model — a composite metric combining traditional stats with advanced metrics like VORP and win shares
- Draft Optimizer — a multi-objective optimization model balancing immediate impact vs long-term development
- Tactical Recommender — a clustering-based system that identifies opponent tendencies and suggests counter-strategies
Results
Our model identified several undervalued players in the 2025 draft class and produced tactically coherent game plans that outperformed baseline strategies in simulation.