Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Todd Orlando

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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 14:47, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Todd Orlando[edit]

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Fails WP:ATHLETE. 5th round draft pick, chose to play for a team in Europe instead of the NBA, so evidence of notability. Yaksar (let's chat) 05:41, 5 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per no evidence of notability. Basketball players are automatically notable when they're drafted in the first 2 rounds of an NBA Draft, not the third round and later. Being a high school principal is not evidence for inclusion either. Jrcla2 (talk) 22:28, 5 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Basketball-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:44, 5 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:44, 5 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. It all comes down to his notability as an athlete. Do you have a reference to policy that says that "only" the top x players/draft picks are notable? He played "professionally" in Germany, which I take to mean, from an American pov, that he was in a "minor" league. But still professional. His notability does not appear to rely on his job as principal. Student7 (talk) 14:22, 7 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Response: WP:NBASKETBALL #2. Also, none of the references in the article state what team he played for in Germany. In fact, ref#2 even says "After two years in the league, which he described as the level of Division 1 college basketball, Orlando left basketball and moved to Florida, first to Gainesville and then to Jacksonville, where he got a job in the business office at Riverside Hospital.". College-level talent in an unnamed "professional" league in Germany doesn't pass muster for notability. Jrcla2 (talk) 16:08, 7 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:36, 12 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Not notable at all. ScienceApe (talk) 14:50, 12 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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