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Harvard 2025

Florida, USA
Joined June 2020
Last semester, I worked with @ElliotKChin on a project applying counterfactual regret minimization to poker and testing the results against a genuine user pool. We created our solver and game entirely from scratch. Read and play against our bot here: github.com/nrlopez03/CS136-P…
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So cool to have HSAC featured in @business today! Incredible experience to be a part of this article coming to fruition
HSAC featured in @AdamMinter's Bloomberg opinion this morning. Check it out! "'Teams that are top-heavy tend to have worse winning percentages,' explains @meron_ben , a recently graduated member of HSAC who contributed to the analysis."
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A unique analysis on the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs! I hope you enjoy!
Looking back at the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, @nicklopez86 and Victor Zeidenfeld discuss just how unique the Florida Panthers’ playoff success was in HSAC’s latest article: harvardsportsanalysis.org/20…
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What part of a college basketball game is most exciting? @ElliotKChin tackles this question and more in his latest article for the HSAC blog: harvardsportsanalysis.org/20…
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Heading into week 2 @Wimbledon, we revisit @david_arkow article predicting how many career Slams @DjokerNole will end up with. Djokovic has won the first two this year, 23 all-time, and 7 Wimbledons. Who is your pick to win? harvardsportsanalysis.org/20….
81%Djokovic
11%Alcaraz
4%Medvedev
4%Other
27 votes • Final results
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11 seasons. Two Stanley Cups. Countless memories. Thanks for everything you've brought to our organization and our city, Alex. 💙
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A great piece by @ElliotKChin on streakiness in the NBA!
Recently, in the wake of the Celtics' nailbiting 3-0 comeback attempt, I wrote a piece for @Harvard_Sports about what it means to be "streaky" in the NBA. I found that the Celtics were pretty streaky this season, so perhaps their ECF performance shouldn't come as a surprise.
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Remembering Carl Morris, beloved HSAC founding advisor. harvardsportsanalysis.org/20…
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Trey Mancini: World Champion 🏆
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In 2020, Trey Mancini was diagnosed with cancer. In 2022, he became a World Series Champion 🏆 #TheresNoPlaceLikeSports
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TREY MANCINI. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!
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. @TreyMancini, cancer survivor, inspiration, Game 3 star: “There were times I thought I wasn’t going to live very long . . . To be playing in a postseason — like I dreamed as a kid — is pretty incredible. There is life after cancer and treatment.” @MLB
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I had a great time working on this with everyone! A deep insight into big deals in the modern NFL and the distribution of teams’ salary caps vs. performance
Do big deals really make NFL teams better? Even before Russel, the stats supporting superstar contracts rarely justify the costs. Check out our newest article, introducing a new statistic - NFL-HHI - that measures cap concentration in NFL teams. harvardsportsanalysis.org/20…
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An incredible experience working on this with @ElliotKChin! Sadly, I don’t think there’s a permutation with the @Giants on top!
Who's the best in the NFL? You decide. Read our newest article, by @nick_lopez86 and @ElliotKChin, and try out our customizable, linear-algebra based #NFL team ranking model. Who does your model have on top? If it's another team, comment down below! harvardsportsanalysis.org/20…
56%Kansas City Chiefs
28%Los Angeles Rams
6%Cincinnati Bengals
11%San Francisco 49ers
18 votes • Final results
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Two more PCPS students have joined the ranks of National Merit Scholars for 2021! Kevin Chen from International Baccalaureate at Bartow High, and Nicholas Lopez from Winter Haven High are winners of National Merit Scholarships worth $2,500. Story: polkschoolsfl.com/newsreleas…
These are the moments you #F16HT for. Take it in, @TreyMancini 👏
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Six students from Polk County Public Schools are among the semifinalists for this year’s National Merit Scholarship Program. tinyurl.com/y4gyvc5b
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