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Hi NBA Fan44 – Thanks for creating new articles on former NBA players. I have one favor to ask when you're making new biographical articles: Can you please add "{{DEFAULTSORT:Lastname, Firstname}}" right above where the categories go (like this)? That way, the people will show up in their respective categories alphabetically by last name. Al Eberhard, for instance, was found under "A" for Al until I added his default sort. Thanks! Jrcla2 (talk) 17:00, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

Yes, I can do that. Thanks for letting me know about how I can make my articles better. NBA Fan44 (talk) 17:04, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

No problem. If you have any questions you can drop me a line, or asking over at WT:NBA is always helpful. Jrcla2 (talk) 17:13, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

NBA Fan44

Hello NBA Fan44, I just wanted to let you know that I tood a look at your recently created article Isaiah Wilson--It would be great if you could also upload a picture for the related article 1990 NBA Playoffs. Amy Z (talk) 14:17, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

Wondering if you are willing to help a current initiative

Hi NBA Fan44 - I have noticed that you are on something of a roll creating articles for a lot of "forgotten" NBA players. Thanks for doing this - it is really appreciated as articles for these guys are overdue! Not sure if you have a method for the order you are doing them, but if not there is a current effort underway at WikiProject College Basketball to create articles for all NCAA Conference Players of the Year. Many of these guys also played in the NBA and we'd love your help creating the articles if you are willing. Some examples: Paul Graham (basketball) (Mid-American POY), Perry Moss (basketball) (America East), Tony Price (basketball) (Ivy League), Rick Wilson (basketball) (Metro Conference), Jeff Halliburton (Missouri Valley Conference), Willie White (basketball) (Southern Conf.), and John Dickson (basketball) (Southland). There are probably others. If you are open to it, creating these will help both the NBA and College Basketball projects. If you decide to help, please remember to add the appropriate Conference player of the Year template (found here). Thanks for considering it and keep up the good work! Rikster2 (talk) 12:24, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Sure, thanks for the suggestions on articles I could create. I don't have a lot of time to create articles during the week, so I'll probably only be able to create these articles on the weekend. NBA Fan44 (talk) 17:26, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Notability of basketball players

Answering your question, the College sports notability guidelines (found here) say:

College athletes and coaches are notable if they have been the subject of non-trivial media coverage beyond merely a repeating of their statistics, mentions in game summaries, or other WP:ROUTINE coverage. Examples would include head coaches, well-known assistant coaches, or players who:

1. Have won a national award (such as those listed in Template:College Football Awards or the equivalent in another sport), or established a major Division I (NCAA) record.

2. Were inducted into the hall of fame in their sport (for example, the College Football Hall of Fame).

3. Gained national media attention as an individual, not just as a player for a notable team.

I read #1 to include Conference POYs because they are included on Template:College Basketball Awards, and were on it before that notability guideline was added. Most CPOYs are also at least honorable mention All-Americans, and All-Americans are also included on the template. I also think that CPOYs generally get enough media attention to meet #3. My two cents. Rikster2 (talk) 23:25, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

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Edits on Keith Wright

You recently removed my edits concerning the legacy of Keith Wright. I disagree with your claim that Wright does not need a legacy section. Wright helped bring Harvard into the national spotlight, is the school's all-time leading shotblocker, and captained one of, if not the, most successfull teams in Harvard basketball history. Is there a way that we can compromise and include these facts, without a legacy section? Thanks. Rupert'sscribe (talk) 15:15, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for responding. i'll try to add the information into different parts of the article. Rupert'sscribe (talk) 14:59, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

All-Pac-12

Thanks for creating articles for recent All-Pac-12 players Terrence Ross and Tony Wroten. They dont seem to meet WP:NSPORTS, having not played in a notable pro league (yet) to meet WP:NBASKETBALL, nor won a major college award to meet WP:NCOLLATH. I dont think All-Pac-12 is presumed to make a player notable. However, they might meet WP:GNG, but I can't tell based on the sources in the article. I dont plan to look any further into these players for now, but just a heads-up on ensuring notability for articles created and avoiding possible frustration later. Keep up the work on basketball articles!—Bagumba (talk) 07:36, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

I understand that Terrence Ross and Tony Wroten may not meet notability standards yet, but they have both declared for the NBA draft and will most likely be selected in the NBA draft, which would make them notable enough, if they aren't already. -NBA Fan44 (talk) 23:04, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Declaring for draft is not a criteria in NSPORTS. As I noted earlier, they probably meet GNG with enough non-trivial coverage having been All-Pac-12 and playing in a major conference. Since the draft is upcoming, most people would probably just let the article be and see what happens after the draft. This was more just a heads up in case it gets nominated for deletion. Just didnt want you to get discourage on the chance the articles get scrutinized. You can either wait until it is nominated (it may never), wait until they play in the NBA, or add references from different sources in the meantime.—Bagumba (talk) 01:21, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

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Bradley Beal

Both ESPN and Rivals list him at 6'4". Why are we listing him at 6'3"? ~ Richmond96 t • c 14:56, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

I would still go with his height as 6'3" for now, because his biography on the Florida website lists him as 6'3" and that is more likely to be accurate than recruiting profiles. NBA Fan44 (talk) 15:29, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

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Thanks for letting me know. I didn't realize that Aaron Brooks led to a disambiguation page. I'll try to be more careful with links in the future. NBA Fan44 (talk) 01:37, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

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Sorry about the warning. I think it is common to refer to overall selection in reference to the NBA draft. I will make the proper correction.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 21:57, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

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Interested in doing these articles?

Hello - I wanted to throw a few more potential historical NBA player articles your way to see if you are interested. These ones redlink various All-American team articles: Dennis DuVal, Wil Robinson, Dave Scholz, Dick Nemelka, Bud Koper, Horace Walker (basketball), Ron Johnson (basketball). No big deal if you want to do others, but these would fill in some holes. Thanks! Rikster2 (talk) 00:33, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Hey, one other - Denny Holman is on the newly-ceated Template:Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year navbox. Thanks for all your work on creating these NBA articles. Rikster2 (talk) 18:16, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

Couple more if you are up for it: Larry Friend, John Pilch, John Horan (basketball), Don Ray (basketball), Frank Kudelka (basketball). You are kicking it, man! Rikster2 (talk) 01:43, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

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