Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tony Bennett (basketball, born 1984)

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The result was delete. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 05:57, 26 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Tony Bennett (basketball, born 1984)[edit]

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This player does not qualify for Wikipedia's notability standards for basketball players. Specifically, he has never appeared in one game as either a player or head coach in the original American Basketball Association, Liga ACB, EuroLeague, National Basketball Association, National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League (United States), Lega Basket Serie A, Women's National Basketball Association, Greek Basket League or Israeli Basketball Premier League. Omnibus (talk) 19:46, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete – It’s true he doesn’t meet WP:NBASKETBALL, but many players who meet WP:GNG don’t. What seals my Delete vote is that he also seems to fail WP:GNG as I cannot find sufficient independent WP:RS to justify inclusion in Wikipedia. Looking for sources is made a bit more difficult by the Virginia coach of the same name dominating the search results for “Tony Bennett basketball,” but I tried a number of other word combinations which should have yielded results and came up empty. Rikster2 (talk) 12:11, 20 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep the player is notable. GNG is met, in addition WP:ANYBIO based on the many awards this subject received as a basketball player: He was part team that won the NBL championship in 2014–15. He was a Premier Basketball League All-Star in 2010 and an Independent Basketball Association All-Star in 2012. In addition notable for playing professional basketball, and notable for a suspension. The brawl he was involved in was notable and remains notable. O.Canada, CBC, NBL Canada Lightburst (talk) 17:35, 21 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- Could you please demonstrate your claim that GNG is met in the form of in-depth WP:RS that are centered in the subject (not merely articles about the team he happens to play for that mention his name)? The awards you name do not establish notability (all from what are considered “minor” leagues), nor does the single event of a brawl per WP:ONEEVENT. Rikster2 (talk) 18:40, 21 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- Agreeing with Rikster2 to delete (suppose my vote is obvious) the two minor league awards (all-star selections) you listed do not presume notability. Specifically an award or selection needs to come from either the NBA G League or Continental Basketball Association, or from one of the major basketball leagues listed above. See WP:NHOOPS. Omnibus (talk) 16:24, 22 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete no evidence that he passes any form of notability.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 18:02, 24 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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