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muthu alagappan

muthu alagappan -lrb- born -rrb- is a medical student known for his professional basketball analytics .
he was born in england and raised in texas .
during college at stanford university , he began an internship at big data startup company ayasdi , where he leveraged their software on basketball statistics to determine 13 distinct positions of play .
after speaking at the 2012 mit sloan sports analytics conference , several professional teams began to use the company 's software .
he was given the top prize at the conference , and `` gq '' called his work both `` a new frontier for the nba '' and `` muthuball '' -- an allusion to moneyball baseball statistical analysis known for revolutionizing the sport .
`` forbes '' included him in their 2012 and 2013 `` 30 under 30 '' list of influential people in the sports industry .
his work has received mention in `` the new york times '' , espn , `` the wall street journal '' , `` wired '' , and `` slate '' .
