Analytics have changed the way we look at basketball.
They play a huge role in the way coaches look at the game, though it’s influence can have various levels of affect. Some coaches use statistical information for huge choices like what players they should recruit or not and whether they should play primarily man or zone defense others use it with a bit more subtlety and nuance.
If you read my work at Gator Country you’ll know I have been critical of a few Florida coaching decisions that I didn’t feel were grounded in a sound statistical basis.