Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Casey Owens

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 delete. The discussion below indicates that the subject does not pass the criteria of WP:BIO. --jonny-mt 14:03, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Casey Owens

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Contested PROD. Basketball coach with no verification as to notability and relatively few google hits. Article is totally unreferenced. Sole creator and editor is Caseyowens (talk · contribs) suggesting violation of WP:COI. Roleplayer (talk) 12:04, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

• Delete Vanity. The article mentions that he's published, but I see nothing on google. JeremyMcCracken (talk) (contribs) 12:13, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Change to Weak keep per Cyrus Andiron. His basketball positions aren't huge separately, but with all of them together, I think he's borderline notable. These sources should be put in the article. JeremyMcCracken (talk) (contribs) 14:46, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
• Delete has no reliable sources and fails WP:BIO Oh... and has a conflict of interest. --Pmedema (talk) 13:08, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
• Comment Here's a link to the book on Amazon.com [1]. It's certainly obscure, but it was published, has an ISBN number, and can be bought online. According to his bio, he works as a coach for the Chicago Bulls. If that could be confirmed, it might help to establish some notability. --Cyrus Andiron 16:58, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Comment This one announces his hiring with the Bulls[2]. Same thing from ESPN [3]. This one talks about his time with the Dakota Wizards[4]. This one from ESPN discusses how he was not going to be rehired as coach of the Wizards[5]. Another mention in the sidebar, this one deals with his duties as head of basketball operations [6]. Discusses Owens hiring by the Wizards [7]. Shows his capacity with the Bulls and his current state of employment [8]. I think those are some pretty strong sources in terms of showing that he is a coach and has had some reasonably high profile positions. Granted, none of this is sourced in the article, but it could be. --Cyrus Andiron 17:08, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

• • Yes, they shouldn't be here, but in the article instead. So should Wikification, for that matter, too. B.Wind (talk) 02:54, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Basketball-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp (talk) 15:31, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
• Delete Does not pass WP:BIO Ijanderson977 (talk) 19:57, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
• Let's see here... written by the subject itself, not Wikified, orphaned, no sources, no real demonstration of notability. He might qualify for a Wikipedia article if there is more demonstration of WP:BIO, but not with this unsourced mess. Delete. B.Wind (talk) 02:53, 8 April 2008 (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.