BasketballSimulation

Java project that generates basketball players and allows the user to pick their team and simulate games across multiple seasons.

Images

Startup

Roster example

Season result

Game example (LAL x PHI)

System Requirements / Installation

• Minimum Java 8 JDK installed on system

Running Project

• Command line execution
  • Set directory to BasketballSimulation/src
  • Run command "javac Application.java"
  • Code will compile, then run command "java Application"
• IDE execution
  • Run Application in src

Project Information

• Ratings
  • Google sheets document containing ratings chart can be found at following link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tk86oxKHMditV0BVOPA5ccWqQACw86BUwhzOJUEwbwI/edit?usp=sharing
• League restrictions
  • Teams available: Lakers, Warriors, Sixers, Celtics
• Simulation
  • Scores generated by taking a player's rating and role and comparing it to the opposing team's ratings. Individual player stat lines are generated and added to produce box scores.

Possible Improvements

• Add more teams to league
• Adjust ratings for a wider range of outcomes
• Add championship MVP
• Player and coach retirement
• New players entering league
• Ratings change as players ages
• Free agent pool with ability to add & drop players
• Switch from console UI to JavaFX UI

Acknowledgments

First names credit: https://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/project/ai-repository/ai/areas/nlp/corpora/names/male.txt

Last names credit: https://github.com/arineng/arincli/blob/master/lib/last-names.txt