Basketball Recruitment Intelligence
Melon Sports
Role-Based Profiling
Every player is assigned a role based on their actual stats: Playmaker, Primary Scorer, 3-and-D and more. Find exactly the profile your roster needs.
Recruit smarter with AI Scout
Tell us your team. We analyse your needs and surface the best available players across all leagues. Recruitment intelligence, on demand.
Cross-League Database
34 European leagues, NCAA D1, NCAA D2, the NBA G League, Australia’s NBL, New Zealand’s NBL and Canada’s CEBL. Over 10,000 players. All in one place, from EuroLeague to college basketball, every player profiled and ready to scout.
Cross-League Projections
See how a player would perform before you sign them. MelonIQ projects a player’s stats into any target league using real observed transitions, not guesswork. Our model already predicted real 2025-26 transfers within an average of 0.3 points per game.
About Us
Melon Sports was founded by a basketball enthusiast with one obsession: understanding the game deeply enough to change how clubs make decisions. Years of watching, studying and loving the sport led to one question: why don’t clubs have better tools to find the right players? MelonIQ is our answer.
A recruitment and analytics platform covering 34 European leagues, NCAA D1, NCAA D2, the NBA G League, Australia’s NBL, New Zealand’s NBL and Canada’s CEBL, over 10,000 players, cross-league performance projections, head-to-head comparisons, squad planning and trend tracking, all in one place. Built for GMs and Sporting Directors who want to find the right player faster, and know how they’ll actually perform once they get there. Basketball is a game of margins. We help you find them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is MelonIQ only for top-tier European clubs?
Not at all. MelonIQ is built for any professional club operating in European basketball, from EuroLeague contenders to ambitious clubs in national leagues looking to recruit smarter. The platform covers 34 European leagues plus NCAA D1, D2, the G League, and the NBL and CEBL in Australia, New Zealand and Canada precisely because value exists at every level, including college basketball, where many European clubs now actively recruit.
How is MelonIQ different from watching game footage?
Video tells you what a player looks like. Data tells you what a player actually does, consistently, across an entire season, adjusted for the level of competition they face. MelonIQ doesn’t replace the eye test. It tells you which players are worth turning the camera on in the first place.
How do I get access?
MelonIQ is currently in early access and onboarding a select group of clubs. Submit a request here, and we will be in touch to arrange a demo and discuss how the platform can support your recruitment process.
How accurate are the cross-league projections?
We validate every projection against real transfers, see live examples here, where our model’s projections for real 2025-26 transfers land within an average of 0.3 points per game of what actually happened.
Does MelonIQ do more than scouting reports?
Yes. Beyond player and team profiles, MelonIQ includes side-by-side player and team comparisons, a squad planning tool that projects the impact of a signing before you make it, and a weekly surface of undervalued players in development leagues. It’s a working toolkit, not a static database.