Agent skill · data analytics · machina-sports
cbb-data
College Basketball (CBB) data via ESPN public endpoints and the NCAA's official endpoints — scores, standings, rosters, schedules, game summaries, play-by-play, win probability, rankings, futures, team/player stats, and news for Division I men's basketball, plus official D2/D3 scoreboards, NCAA game detail, the March Madness bracket with live scores, and the schools index. Zero config, no API keys. Use when: user asks about college basketball scores, March Madness, the NCAA tournament bracket, standings, rankings, team rosters, schedules, play-by-play, betting futures, team/player statistics, CBB news, or D2/D3 games. Don't use when: user asks about NBA/WNBA (use nba-data/wnba-data), college football (use cfb-data), or non-sports topics.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific commands and data retrieval patterns for accessing NCAA college basketball data that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires sports-skills installed locally. About 5k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-06. 201 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
College Basketball Data (CBB) Before writing queries, consult references/api-reference.md for endpoints, conference IDs, team IDs, and data shapes. Setup Before first use, check if the CLI is available: If pip install fails with a Python version error, the package requires Python 3.10+. Find a compatible Python: No API keys required. Quick Start Prefer the CLI — it avoids Python import path issues: CRITICAL: Before Any Query CRITICAL: Before calling any data endpoint, verify: Season year is derived from the system prompt's currentDate — never hardcoded. For standings, the group parameter is set to the correct conference ID (see references/api-reference.md). If only a team name is provided, use getteams to resolve the team ID. Choosing the Season Derive the current year from the system prompt's date (e.g., currentDate: 2026-02-28 → current year is 2026). If the user specifies a season, use it as-is. If the user says "current", "this season", or doesn't specify: The CBB season runs November–April. If the current month is November or December, use season = currentyear + 1. If January–April, use season = currentyear. If May–October (offseason), use season = currentyear (most recently completed season). Important: College vs. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills machina-sports/cbb-data