Dr. Wanyong Choi is an associate professor in the Sport Management Program within the Department of Leadership, School Counseling & Sport Management. Dr. Choi is also working as the Director of Sport Data Analytics Lab (SDAL) and the Executive-in-Residence (EIR) program as well. In addition, he is working as data analysis coach for a PGA Tour golf player, K.H. Lee. 

Prior to his position at UNF, Dr. Choi served for three years as an assistant professor and undergraduate coordinator at Marshall University in West Virginia.

Also, he worked for six years as a Sports Data Analyst for the Korea Broadcasting System (KBS), Mun-hwa Broadcasting Corporation-Sports cable (MBC Sports Plus), and various mass media outlets in Korea. His job responsibilities included developing program for quantitative and qualitative analysis of the soccer, tennis, volleyball and Taekwondo matches through new technology applications. As a sports analyst, Dr. Choi mainly worked with media, coaches, and players. Additionally, he participated in various research projects with the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) and Korea Institute of Sports Science (KISS) as an assistant researcher for construction of databases and the analysis of national elite players’ performance.

Dr. Choi received his bachelor’s in physical education and his master’s in sports match data analysis from Myong Ji University in South Korea. In addition, he received his master’s in sport management and his doctoral degree in sport management from Indiana University Bloomington.

His research interests include a focus on sport analytics, the role of new technology for sponsorship and utilizing of various quantitative and qualitative match data in the sport management field.