Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Drew Naymick

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The result was no consensus. MBisanz ^talk 01:17, 15 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Drew Naymick[edit]

Delete is playing at college level where there's a pro league and an Olympic Team (presumably the highest amateur (also) level) sufficient to be notable? I don't read WP:ATHLETE to mean that, and if it does, it's time to fall back on WP:BIO where there's no significant coverage by reliable independent sources. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 01:50, 10 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. He graduated from MSU in 2008 and is now playing in Poland. This is neither the highest amateur level nor the highest professional levels. Fails WP:ATHLETE on these grounds. Nothing else notable about him that would justify WP:BIO. --Crunch (talk) 02:58, 10 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per above. Punkmorten (talk) 12:56, 10 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per Crunch fuzzy510 (talk) 11:48, 11 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Passes WP:ATHLETE by playing in the Dominet Bank Ekstraliga, which, according to Template:Professional Basketball Leagues, is a professional league. I'd take issue with the comment above giving "now playing in Poland" as a reason for deletion - there is a world beyond the NBA. Phil Bridger (talk) 21:51, 11 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. This article confirms that the Dominet Bank Ekstraliga is professional, although its author complains that many of the players shouldn't be paid the amount of money that they get. Phil Bridger (talk) 22:07, 11 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Given that the Olympics and World Championships have allowed pros for nearly 20 years Division 1 college basketball IS the highest level of amateur competition - particularly if you start at a top 15-20 program all-time. I can read what the standard says, I just think it's out of date. Naymick was no star at MSU, but he started on a perennial NCAA tournament team. The article stinks, but if we're only going by notability I say he's notable. Rikster2 (talk) 20:17, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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.