Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chris Wright (basketball player)


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.  

The result was No consensus, default to Keep. Wal ton  Need some help?  19:14, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Chris Wright (basketball player)

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Notable? Or not notable? From speedy, which it certainly is not. However, we don't have a lot of articles on high school basketball players. But they are sometimes notable - I recall Pete Maravich was a celebrity when in high school. I don't know anything about h.s. b-ball so I don't know if a 30 point average is special or not or what a McDonalds All-American is, but the claim (if true) "...has been a Washington Post All-Met for the last 3 years, an honor only Adrian Dantley has accomplished in the last 30 years" sounds somewhat notable, granted that we are only talking about an all-city. Utterly unsourced. Herostratus 19:40, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Neutral as nominator. I do not know enough about the subject to comment. I would say, though: what's the hurry to make this article? If he does anything notable in college we can add him then, if he flames out in college do we really want to keep an article on him? Herostratus 19:40, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Unless this guy has declared for the NBA Draft and I don't know about it, he's non-notable. Blueboy96 19:46, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
 * This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT 11:18, 12 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete - Under the new rules, he cannot even enter the NBA draft. Thats why Greg Oden and Kevin Durant spent an obligatory year in college.  At this point, has he even committed to a school?  At this point, he is just a really good high school player.Montco 15:18, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
 * STTTTTRRRROOOONNNGGGG KKKKKEEEEEEEEEPPPPPP Horribly premature AfD. (less than 1 minute after article was created). May have confused and discouraged the editor.  This guy is one of the most important athletes of his generation in the United States and I am glad to see WP has a bio for him.  Do not delete this article. TonyTheTiger (talk/cont/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 17:52, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep Still a keeper after reconsidering. TonyTheTiger (talk/cont/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 05:23, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete No verifiable or reliable sources. No sources whatsoever. No proof that this person even exists. DarkAudit 18:23, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Neutral much improved. Good job. DarkAudit 19:16, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment I may have overstated his case as he was not player of the year for his city, but he is notable and now sourced. TonyTheTiger (talk/cont/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 19:11, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - despite the sourcing he is still a high school player and fails WP:BIO since there is a professional level - amateur players in professional sports are not notable. BlueValour 20:33, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment Does the fact that he has won significant honors make a difference? TonyTheTiger (talk/cont/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 21:32, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment - no; he has won the honours at school level. If we were to accept that for notability then we would have to accept amateur plaers in a wide range of sports. BlueValour 16:27, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment The honors were of a national nature, though. College sports in the US is covered on a level exceeding some pro sports elsewhere in the world. High school sports may not reach that level of coverage, but some players will as they approach time to commit to a school. This player may be in high school, but he has received national recognition. DarkAudit 16:47, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment clearly pro/amateur is not the border line on notability. Look at the page creation date for the first round draft picks in this years NFL draft.  Blue chippers have articles long before they are pro. TonyTheTiger (talk/cont/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 22:06, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep News coverage satisfies notability. --Infrangible 20:04, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep due to news coverage. Ab e g92 contribs 17:06, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak keep and cleanup I guess being a McDonald's All-American and Jordan Classic invitee is notable (although winning a 3-point contest at the McD's doesn't belong in the first paragraph). But a lot of high school All-Americans are never/rarely heard from again, and I wonder if the article would be better off if we waited until his college career started. Ytny (talk) 16:07, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.