espn_mbb_franchise: Get ESPN MBB Franchise Detail

Description

Returns franchise-level metadata for a men's college basketball program. Franchise IDs are stable across program reorganization or rebrands.

Returns franchise-level metadata for an NBA franchise. Franchise IDs are stable across relocations and rebrands — useful for tracking franchise history independent of current team identity.

Usage

espn_mbb_franchise(franchise_id, ...)
espn_nba_franchise(franchise_id, ...)

Value

A single-row tibble.

col_name	types	description
id	character	ESPN franchise identifier.
uid	character	ESPN UID string.
slug	character	URL-safe identifier.
location	character	Franchise location.
name	character	Franchise name.
nickname	character	Common nickname.
abbreviation	character	Short abbreviation.
display_name	character	Full display name.
short_display_name	character	Short display name.
color	character	Primary color (hex, no leading '#').
is_active	logical	Whether franchise is currently active.
league	character	League slug.
logo	character	Primary logo URL.
logo_dark	character	Dark-mode logo URL.
venue_ref	character	`$ref` to franchise's primary venue.
team_ref	character	`$ref` to the current team for franchise.

A single-row tibble.

col_name	types	description
id	character	ESPN franchise identifier.
uid	character	ESPN UID string.
slug	character	URL-safe identifier.
location	character	Franchise location.
name	character	Franchise name.
nickname	character	Common nickname (often same as name).
abbreviation	character	Short abbreviation.
display_name	character	Full display name.
short_display_name	character	Short display name.
color	character	Primary color (hex, no leading '#').
is_active	logical	Whether franchise is currently active.
league	character	League slug (`"nba"`).
logo	character	Primary logo URL.
logo_dark	character	Dark-mode logo URL.
venue_ref	character	`$ref` to franchise's primary venue.
team_ref	character	`$ref` to the current team for franchise.

Arguments

franchise_id: ESPN franchise identifier (character or numeric).
...: Additional arguments; currently unused.

Author

Saiem Gilani

Other ESPN MBB Functions: espn_mbb_athletes_index(), espn_mbb_award(), espn_mbb_calendar(), espn_mbb_coach(), espn_mbb_coach_record(), espn_mbb_coach_season(), espn_mbb_coaches(), espn_mbb_conferences(), espn_mbb_franchises(), espn_mbb_futures(), espn_mbb_game_all(), espn_mbb_game_odds(), espn_mbb_game_official_detail(), espn_mbb_game_play(), espn_mbb_game_play_personnel(), espn_mbb_game_player_box(), espn_mbb_game_probabilities(), espn_mbb_game_propbets(), espn_mbb_game_team_linescores(), espn_mbb_game_team_roster_entry(), espn_mbb_injuries(), espn_mbb_leaders(), espn_mbb_news(), espn_mbb_player_awards(), espn_mbb_player_career_stats(), espn_mbb_player_eventlog_v2(), espn_mbb_player_info(), espn_mbb_player_overview(), espn_mbb_player_seasons(), espn_mbb_player_stats(), espn_mbb_position(), espn_mbb_positions(), espn_mbb_powerindex(), espn_mbb_rankings(), espn_mbb_scoreboard(), espn_mbb_season_awards(), espn_mbb_season_group(), espn_mbb_season_groups(), espn_mbb_season_info(), espn_mbb_season_leaders(), espn_mbb_season_ranking(), espn_mbb_season_rankings(), espn_mbb_season_type(), espn_mbb_season_types(), espn_mbb_season_week(), espn_mbb_season_weeks(), espn_mbb_seasons(), espn_mbb_standings(), espn_mbb_team(), espn_mbb_team_current_roster(), espn_mbb_team_injuries(), espn_mbb_team_news(), espn_mbb_team_odds_records(), espn_mbb_team_record(), espn_mbb_team_record_detail(), espn_mbb_team_schedule(), espn_mbb_team_season_roster(), espn_mbb_team_season_statistics(), espn_mbb_team_stats(), espn_mbb_teams(), espn_mbb_tournament(), espn_mbb_tournament_season(), espn_mbb_tournament_seasons(), espn_mbb_tournaments(), espn_mbb_venues(), espn_mbb_week_ranking(), espn_mbb_week_rankings(), espn_mbb_wp()

Other ESPN NBA Functions: espn_mbb_athletes_index(), espn_mbb_award(), espn_mbb_calendar(), espn_mbb_coach(), espn_mbb_coach_record(), espn_mbb_coach_season(), espn_mbb_coaches(), espn_mbb_conferences(), espn_mbb_franchises(), espn_mbb_futures(), espn_mbb_game_all(), espn_mbb_game_odds(), espn_mbb_game_official_detail(), espn_mbb_game_play(), espn_mbb_game_play_personnel(), espn_mbb_game_player_box(), espn_mbb_game_probabilities(), espn_mbb_game_propbets(), espn_mbb_game_team_linescores(), espn_mbb_game_team_roster_entry(), espn_mbb_injuries(), espn_mbb_leaders(), espn_mbb_news(), espn_mbb_player_awards(), espn_mbb_player_career_stats(), espn_mbb_player_eventlog_v2(), espn_mbb_player_info(), espn_mbb_player_overview(), espn_mbb_player_seasons(), espn_mbb_player_stats(), espn_mbb_position(), espn_mbb_positions(), espn_mbb_powerindex(), espn_mbb_scoreboard(), espn_mbb_season_awards(), espn_mbb_season_group(), espn_mbb_season_groups(), espn_mbb_season_info(), espn_mbb_season_leaders(), espn_mbb_season_ranking(), espn_mbb_season_rankings(), espn_mbb_season_type(), espn_mbb_season_types(), espn_mbb_season_week(), espn_mbb_season_weeks(), espn_mbb_seasons(), espn_mbb_standings(), espn_mbb_team(), espn_mbb_team_current_roster(), espn_mbb_team_injuries(), espn_mbb_team_news(), espn_mbb_team_odds_records(), espn_mbb_team_record(), espn_mbb_team_record_detail(), espn_mbb_team_schedule(), espn_mbb_team_season_roster(), espn_mbb_team_season_statistics(), espn_mbb_team_stats(), espn_mbb_teams(), espn_mbb_tournament(), espn_mbb_tournament_season(), espn_mbb_tournament_seasons(), espn_mbb_tournaments(), espn_mbb_venues(), espn_mbb_week_ranking(), espn_mbb_week_rankings(), espn_mbb_wp(), espn_nba_draft_pick(), espn_nba_freeagents(), espn_nba_player_contracts(), espn_nba_team_depthchart(), espn_nba_transactions()

Examples

Run this code

# \donttest{
  espn_mbb_franchise(franchise_id = 150)
# }
# \donttest{
  espn_nba_franchise(franchise_id = 13)
# }