Template:Did you know nominations/Issuf Sanon

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:46, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

Issuf Sanon[edit]

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Issuf Sanon

~~... that Issuf Sanon went from a locally unknown basketball player to a serious NBA draft prospect in just over a week?~~ Source: "Sanon was virtually unknown even in Ukraine until last summer" ([1])
- ALT1:... that appendix and ankle injuries, along with documentation issues, delayed Issuf Sanon from joining the Ukraine national basketball team? Source: "...he had never played with the junior national team due to a lack of official documentation as well as an ankle injury." ([2]), Source: "...Sanon, who was not with the 1999-born team at the U16 level in 2015 because of an appendix injury..." ([3])

Reviewed: Iggy Brazdeikis

5x expanded by TempleM (talk). Self-nominated at 22:13, 5 April 2018 (UTC).

5x expansion confirmed, the article is large enough and nomination was in time. There are sufficient inline citations, it's written neutrally, and there are no copyvio concerns. QPQ completed and image is OK. Some spot checks on content found a few issues:
1. While the citation says his hometown was Donetsk, it doesn't say he was born there. Often, sports profile use hometown for where the player grew up, which could be different than his birthplace.
2. The article says his mother is a "native of Donetsk", but I didn't find it in the citation.
Regarding the main hook, it says that Sanon was "locally unknown", but the citation says the he "was virtually unknown even in Ukraine". "Locally" seems too strong as it could be misinterpreted to mean even in his hometown. It's also seems unsupported that he is a "serious NBA draft prospect" and inconclusive that it happened in "in just over a week". Let me know if I missed something.
For ALT1, it is verifiable thought the citation, but I'm a bit skeptical about an "appendix injury"; it's possible but it would be a rarity, as opposed to something like appendicitis, which would not be an injury per se. It's also slightly dubious when the ESPN source mentions an ankle injury (more common) but not the "appendix injury". Perhaps we can just generalize it in the hook as "injuries"? Also, the hook links to Ukraine national basketball team, which is an article about the men's team. However, http://www.fiba.basketball under Events->Europe lists the U16 events under "BOYS", and the ESPN source refers to "junior national team": ... he had never played with the junior national team due to a lack of official documentation ... So it would be inappropriate to link to the men's article, but unlinked text to something like "Ukraine junior national team" would be OK.—Bagumba (talk) 08:10, 22 April 2018 (UTC)

His FIBA profile, which based on experience has accurate birthplaces, says Donetsk. The second hook can be changed to "... that injuries and documentation issues delayed Issuf Sanon from joining the Ukraine junior national basketball team?" TempleM (talk) 16:15, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

@TempleM: OK. Can you update the article so that the sentence about his birthplace and hometown is sourced? Also, go ahead and make an "ALT2" with your suggested changes.—Bagumba (talk) 04:20, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

Bagumba, TempleM retired back on May 1. I've added the source citation for Sanon's birthplace (it's the realgm; the other covers that he lived there as a child). I've posted the suggested ALT2, so you're able to review it, though if there were any other issues, someone else will have to address them. BlueMoonset (talk) 01:54, 16 June 2018 (UTC)

ALT2: ... that injuries and documentation issues delayed Issuf Sanon from joining the Ukraine junior national basketball team?

ALT2 approved. Image (at top) is OK too.—Bagumba (talk) 11:05, 16 June 2018 (UTC)