Summary
Nicholas Canova is a data-driven software founder who builds analytics platforms at the intersection of sports, technology, and basketball. As founder of CBB Analytics since 2018, he leads the development of cbbanalytics.com, a data-driven scouting tool for college basketball. Based in Palo Alto, California, he combines a Boston University finance/economics foundation with a Stanford MS in Data Science to translate complex data into practical basketball insights. His career spans hands-on roles with NBA teams and analytics startups—data scientist positions with the Golden State Warriors and New York Knicks, plus leadership at Fandex, Clouty, and Preferred Return. Nicholas also brings teaching experience in statistics and a decade of experience turning data into actionable scouting outputs, delivering end-to-end web apps and scalable data pipelines for teams and athletes.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Bachelor of Arts, Economics at Boston University - College of Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration - Finance, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration - Finance at Boston University - School of Management
Master of Science (M.S.), Data Science, Master of Science (M.S.), Data Science at Stanford University