How cutting-edge technology helps basketball players shoot
FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2019, file photo, Michigan forward Isaiah Livers (4) attempts a 3-point basket during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Minnesota in Ann Arbor, Mich. As a freshman last season, Livers shot 36 percent from 3-point range. Decent, but not great. In the offseason, he went to work. “I was shooting at like 37 to 40 on the angle, and that’s not good,” Livers said. “Now I’m at probably 45 to 48.” Livers was referring to the arc on his shots, an area he’s tried to improve using an innovative system from the data-service provider Noah Basketball. This season, Livers is shooting 45 percent from 3-point range, the top mark in the Big Ten. (AP Photo/Tony Ding, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2019, file photo, Michigan forward Isaiah Livers (4) attempts a 3-point basket during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Minnesota in Ann Arbor, Mich. As a freshman last season, Livers shot 36 percent from 3-point range. Decent, but not great. In the offseason, he went to work. “I was shooting at like 37 to 40 on the angle, and that’s not good,” Livers said. “Now I’m at probably 45 to 48.” Livers was referring to the arc on his shots, an area he’s tried to improve using an innovative system from the data-service provider Noah Basketball. This season, Livers is shooting 45 percent from 3-point range, the top mark in the Big Ten. (AP Photo/Tony Ding, File)

Mar. 21, 2019 01:00 AM EDT
In a photo from February 2019, the Noah Basketball system, shown in Ann Arbor, Mich., can measure both the arc and accuracy of a player's shots--an attempt to blend old-fashioned repetition with analytics and technology as players strive to improve their shooting. As the nation's top teams compete in the NCAA Tournament, games will be won and lost from the 3-point line and the foul line. (AP Photo/Noah Trister)

In a photo from February 2019, the Noah Basketball system, shown in Ann Arbor, Mich., can measure both the arc and accuracy of a player's shots--an attempt to blend old-fashioned repetition with analytics and technology as players strive to improve their shooting. As the nation's top teams compete in the NCAA Tournament, games will be won and lost from the 3-point line and the foul line. (AP Photo/Noah Trister)

Mar. 21, 2019 01:00 AM EDT
In this Friday, March 15, 2019, photo, a Noah Basketball sensor is mounted above a basket at the Pac-12 men's tournament in Las Vegas. John Carter, CEO of Noah Basketball, says there are 45 NBA and college customers that have the new version of the system. The Noah system, so named because of the company’s focus on the arc of shots, can actually measure a lot more than that. Teams can access seemingly endless amounts of data, tracking not only the arc, but where a shot was taken from and where it ended up in relation to the basket. The system can measure if a shot is too far to the left or right _ or if it’s too short or long. (AP Photo/John Locher)

In this Friday, March 15, 2019, photo, a Noah Basketball sensor is mounted above a basket at the Pac-12 men's tournament in Las Vegas. John Carter, CEO of Noah Basketball, says there are 45 NBA and college customers that have the new version of the system. The Noah system, so named because of the company’s focus on the arc of shots, can actually measure a lot more than that. Teams can access seemingly endless amounts of data, tracking not only the arc, but where a shot was taken from and where it ended up in relation to the basket. The system can measure if a shot is too far to the left or right _ or if it’s too short or long. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Mar. 21, 2019 01:01 AM EDT
In this Friday, March 15, 2019, photo, a Noah Basketball sensor is mounted above a basket at the Pac-12 men's tournament in Las Vegas. As teams compete in the NCAA Tournament over the next few weeks, games will be won and lost from the 3-point line and the foul line. The Noah system is an attempt to blend old-fashioned repetition with analytics and technology as players strive to improve their shooting. (AP Photo/John Locher)

In this Friday, March 15, 2019, photo, a Noah Basketball sensor is mounted above a basket at the Pac-12 men's tournament in Las Vegas. As teams compete in the NCAA Tournament over the next few weeks, games will be won and lost from the 3-point line and the foul line. The Noah system is an attempt to blend old-fashioned repetition with analytics and technology as players strive to improve their shooting. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Mar. 21, 2019 01:02 AM EDT