🏀 NCAA Basketball Player Box Score Scraper

The best NCAA Men's Basketball player box score scraper on Apify — clean and analysis-ready data from 2003 onward

Stop cleaning messy college basketball data. Get every NCAA Men's Basketball player box score since 2003 - 50+ fields, proper types, zero cleanup required.

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🎯 What does this scraper do?

This actor extracts detailed player-level statistics from every NCAA Men's Basketball game played since 2003. It delivers clean, structured data ready for analysis or integration into your applications. No manual cleanup, no parsing nightmares, no messy nested data.

Key Benefits

• ✅ 50+ fields per player - scoring, shooting, rebounds, assists, and more
• ✅ 2003–present - 20+ seasons of historical coverage
• ✅ All Division I teams - 350+ teams across all conferences
• ✅ Clean structure - proper types and descriptive field names
• ✅ Fast & reliable - built-in validation and error handling
• ✅ Export anywhere - JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, and more

💡 No manual cleanup. No parsing nightmares. Just clean data.

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📦 What data can you extract?

Every player game returns 50+ structured data points including:

Category	What's Included
🎮 Game Info	Game ID, season info, game date, season type
🏀 Team	Team name, school, mascot, abbreviation, logo, colors
👤 Player	Name, jersey number, position, headshot URL
🎯 Game Status	Starter, did not play, ejected
⏱️ Playing Time	Minutes played
🔥 Scoring	Points, field goals, 3-pointers, free throws (made/attempted/pct)
📦 Rebounds	Total, offensive, defensive
🤝 Playmaking	Assists, turnovers, assist-to-turnover ratio
🛡️ Defense	Steals, blocks, personal fouls
👥 Opponent	Full opponent info and score
🏆 Outcome	Team score, opponent score, win/loss

💡 See the full data dictionary for all 50+ fields below.

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🚀 How to scrape NCAA basketball player box score data

Quick Start Guide

Extracting NCAA basketball player box score data is simple - no coding required.

1. Create account — Sign up for a free Apify account
2. Open scraper — Go to NCAA Basketball Player Box Score Scraper
3. Select inputs — Choose a team and season year
4. Run — Click Start in the Apify Console
5. Export — Download as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or HTML

✨ Try it FREE - No credit card required

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📥 Inputs

The scraper requires two simple inputs:

Input	Required	Description	Example
Season	✅	4-digit year (2003–present)	2026 → 2025-26 season
Team	✅	Full team name (school + mascot)	Kentucky Wildcats, Duke Blue Devils

Option A: Use Apify Console (No Code)

The easiest way to get started — just point and click.

1. Open the NCAA Basketball Player Box Score Scraper
2. Enter a season year (defaults to latest)
3. Select a team from the dropdown (e.g., "Kentucky Wildcats", "Duke Blue Devils")
4. Click Start
5. Download results

💡 Tip: Use the full team name including school and mascot. This ensures you get exactly the team you want — for example, "Kentucky Wildcats" vs "Arizona Wildcats" (there are 10 teams with "Wildcats" as their mascot!).

Option B: Use the API (Programmatic)

For automation, scheduling, or integration into your pipeline:

{
  "season": 2026,
  "team": "Kentucky Wildcats"
}

⚠️ Note: both season and team are required fields.

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📤 Output

Results are stored in the Storage tab as a structured dataset. View directly on the platform or download in multiple formats.

Results Preview

Once scraping completes, preview your data immediately in the Output tab.

Organized Views

We've pre-configured logical dataset views to help you explore the data more easily.

View	Description
🏀 Player Overview	Key stats at a glance - PTS, REB, AST
🔥 Scoring	Points and shooting breakdown
🏀 Rebounding	Total, offensive, defensive boards
🎯 Playmaking	Assists, turnovers, AST/TO ratio
🛡️ Defense	Steals, blocks, fouls
📊 Efficiency	Shooting percentages
📋 Game Status	Starter, DNP, ejected status
🏆 Game Outcome	Final scores and results

Sample JSON Output

Each player game returns a clean, flat JSON object with 50+ fields. Field names are descriptive and grouped by prefix (game_, team_, player_, score_, etc.) so you can quickly find what you need.

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📖 Data Dictionary

Complete reference for all 50+ fields returned by this scraper. Fields are grouped by prefix for easy navigation.

Field	Type	Category	Description
game_id	integer	Game	Unique identifier for the game
game_date	string	Game	Game date (YYYY-MM-DD)
game_datetime	string	Game	Game date and time
game_season	integer	Game	Season year (e.g., 2026 for 2025-26 season)
game_season_type	integer	Game	Season type code (1=preseason, 2=regular, 3=postseason)
game_season_type_name	string	Game	Season type name
team_name_full	string	Team	Full team name (e.g., "Kentucky Wildcats")
team_abbreviation	string	Team	Team abbreviation (e.g., "UK")
team_school	string	Team	School name (e.g., "Kentucky")
team_mascot	string	Team	Team mascot (e.g., "Wildcats")
team_id	integer	Team	Unique team identifier
team_logo	string	Team	URL to team logo
team_color_primary	string	Team	Primary team color (hex)
team_color_alternate	string	Team	Alternate team color (hex)
team_venue	string	Team	Home or away
player_id	integer	Player	Unique player identifier
player_display_name	string	Player	Full player name
player_short_name	string	Player	Abbreviated name (e.g., "J. Smith")
player_jersey	string	Player	Jersey number
player_position	string	Player	Full position name (e.g., "Guard")
player_position_abbr	string	Player	Position abbreviation (e.g., "G")
player_headshot	string	Player	URL to player headshot image
player_starter	boolean	Status	Whether player started the game
player_did_not_play	boolean	Status	Whether player did not play
player_ejected	boolean	Status	Whether player was ejected
minutes_played	number	Time	Minutes played
points_total	integer	Scoring	Total points scored
field_goals_made	integer	Scoring	Field goals made
field_goals_attempted	integer	Scoring	Field goals attempted
field_goals_pct	number	Scoring	Field goal percentage (0-100 scale)
three_pointers_made	integer	Scoring	Three-pointers made
three_pointers_attempted	integer	Scoring	Three-pointers attempted
three_pointers_pct	number	Scoring	Three-point percentage (0-100 scale)
free_throws_made	integer	Scoring	Free throws made
free_throws_attempted	integer	Scoring	Free throws attempted
free_throws_pct	number	Scoring	Free throw percentage (0-100 scale)
rebounds_total	integer	Rebounds	Total rebounds
rebounds_offensive	integer	Rebounds	Offensive rebounds
rebounds_defensive	integer	Rebounds	Defensive rebounds
assists_total	integer	Playmaking	Total assists
turnovers_total	integer	Playmaking	Total turnovers
assists_to_turnovers_ratio	number	Playmaking	Assists divided by turnovers
steals_total	integer	Defense	Total steals
blocks_total	integer	Defense	Total blocks
fouls_personal	integer	Defense	Personal fouls (5 = disqualification in college)
opponent_id	integer	Opponent	Opponent team ID
opponent_name_full	string	Opponent	Opponent full name
opponent_abbreviation	string	Opponent	Opponent abbreviation
opponent_school	string	Opponent	Opponent school name
opponent_mascot	string	Opponent	Opponent mascot
opponent_logo	string	Opponent	URL to opponent logo
opponent_score	integer	Opponent	Opponent's final score
score_points_for	integer	Outcome	Team's final score
score_points_against	integer	Outcome	Opponent's final score
score_margin	integer	Outcome	Point differential (positive = win)
game_outcome	string	Outcome	Win or Loss

💡 Note: Shooting percentages are on a 0-100 scale. Stats are null for players who did not play. All missing values are explicit null, not empty strings.

Key Differences from NBA Data

NCAA basketball has some important structural differences from NBA:

Aspect	NCAA	NBA
Game Length	Two 20-minute halves	Four 12-minute quarters
Foul Out	5 personal fouls	6 personal fouls
Shot Clock	30 seconds	24 seconds
Teams	350+ Division I teams	30 teams
Min Season	2003	2002
Plus/Minus	Not available	Available

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🏀 NBA Player Box Scores	NBA player statistics per game	✅ Available
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🤝 Support & Feedback

Found a bug? Want a new field? Have an idea?

• 🐛 Report issues in the actor comments
• 💡 Suggest features or enhancements
• 📊 Request additional fields or output tweaks

We read every message and aim to respond quickly.

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