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We are trying to disrupt the non pro basketball space at StatTrackr (www.stattrackr.com). Most companies focus on the Pros or top college program. There are tons of basketball stat keeping apps (including our own) and we are providing centralized place for players to share their stats and an API for developers to access the data.

http://www.stattrackr.com

http://developer.stattrackr.com

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Seems very susceptible to cheating...as in player X, who sucks, can record superb (but fake) stats on this app. Correct? Or is there something to block this?

I would say ~90% of the stat recorders for our iOS app are coaches who use the tools to scout players or help review strengths and weaknesses of their players, so we are not as worried about incorrect stats. Anybody can record stats for any player, but the owner of the player profile must approve the stat line before it becomes public, so that prevents others from purposefully harming another players stats. Ultimately, the correctness of the stat line falls upon the player (or owner of the player profile), so they put their integrity on the line when updating or accepting their stat lines.

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