Template:Infobox basketball biography
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Usage
Blank template with parameters for active players
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Blank template with parameters for retired players
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Blank template with parameters for coaches
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Blank template with all parameters
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Height and weight units
To specify the players height in feet and inches, and weight in pounds, use <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> | height_ft = | height_in = | weight_lb = </syntaxhighlight> For centimeters and kilograms, use <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> | height_cm = | weight_kg = </syntaxhighlight> For meters and kilograms, use <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> | height_m = | weight_kg = </syntaxhighlight> To control the order that the provided and converted measurements are shown <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> | height_order = | weight_order = </syntaxhighlight>
Parameters
| Parameters | Usage | Note |
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embed |
Set to yes if infobox is used as a module of {{infobox person}} or {{Infobox officeholder}} |
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name |
The person's name, in first-last format. Do not put nicknames, sourced or not. | Optional |
image |
The person's image. | Optional |
image_size |
The size of the image. Use only when there is an image | Optional |
alt |
Alternate text for the image. Highly suggested to use with any image. Click the link for more info on writing alt text. | Optional |
caption |
The caption of the image. Write a concise and accurate statement. Image with only a person's face usually do not need a caption. | Optional |
number |
The person's current jersey number. | |
team |
The person's current team. Do not put the person's former team(s), as they belong to teamN or cteamN (below). Do not wikilink the team name. Put in Free agent if a player is a free agent. If a person has retired, this parameter should be left empty. |
Optional |
position |
The person's position. For a player's position, use one of the five official positions. Avoid using abbreviations. | Optional |
league |
The person's current league. Requires "team" to be set to be displayed. | Optional |
conference |
The person's current conference. Requires "team" to be set and "league" not set to be displayed. | Optional |
birth_date |
The person's birth date. | |
birth_place |
The person's birth place. Typically <city>, <state>, <country>.[1] | |
death_date |
The person's death date. | Optional |
death_place |
The person's death place. Typically <city>, <state>, <country>. | Optional |
nationality/nationality_2 |
The person's respective nationality. Avoid using if can be inferred from country of birth, per WP:INFONAT. | Deprecated |
height_ft/height_in |
The player's height in feet and inches. When specifying, round to the nearest inch. For example, for a player 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) tall, the height_ft parameter should show "6", the height_in parameter "11". Use either height_ft/height_in or height_cm or height_m but not more than one type at the same time. |
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height_cm |
The player's height in centimeters. When specifying, round to the nearest cm. For example, for a player 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) tall, the height_cm parameter should show "211". Use either height_cm or height_m or height_ft/height_in but not more than one type at the same time. |
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height_m |
The player's height in meters. When specifying, use two digits of precision. For example, for a player 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) tall, the height_m parameter should show "2.11", using a decimal point (not a comma). Use either height_m or height_cm or height_ft/height_in but not more than one type at the same time. |
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height_order |
Height is shown in the provided units first. Set to flip to show the converted units first. | Optional |
height_footnote |
Use only if an additional note needs to be placed next to the height, e.g. an explanatory note for a disputed height. | Optional |
weight_lb |
The player's weight in pounds. Use either weight_lb or weight_kg but not both. |
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weight_kg |
The player's weight in kilograms. Use either weight_kg or weight_lb but not both. |
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weight_order |
Weight is shown in the provided units first. Set to flip to show the converted units first. | Optional |
weight_footnote |
Use only if an additional note needs to be placed next to the weight, e.g. an explanatory note for a disputed weight. | Optional |
high_school |
The person's high school. | Optional |
college |
The college(s) the person attended prior to a professional basketball career. Players should follow the format:[[college basketball team article|college name]]([[season|year]]–[[season|year]])If an article for the college basketball team does not exist, wikilink to the school's athletic team article, which is usually [[<school name> <team name>]] e.g. [[Loyola Marymount Lions|Loyola Marymount]]. Otherwise, wikilink to the school's article. If the person did not play college basketball, simply wikilink to the school's article. College years represent the years the player played varsity basketball for the school. Redshirt or freshman team years should not be included in the range. |
Optional |
pro_club |
Pre-draft club | Optional |
draft_year |
The year in which the player entered the draft. | Optional |
draft_round |
The player's draft round. If a player was not drafted, this parameter is not necessary. | Optional |
draft_pick |
The player's draft pick number. If a player was not drafted, this parameter is not necessary. If a player was an NBA territorial pick, then put [[NBA territorial pick|territorial pick]]. |
Optional |
draft_team |
The player's draft team. If a player was not drafted, this parameter is not necessary. | Optional |
draft_league |
The league of the player's draft team. If a player was not drafted, this parameter is not necessary. Default is NBA. The name should match the league name in draft articles, e.g. "WNBA" for WNBA draft and 2000 WNBA draft. The field should only be used for the top-level draft in a given country, not for minor-leagues. | Optional |
draft_pba, draft_year_pba, draft_round_pba, draft_pick_pba, draft_team_pba |
Parameters for Philippine Basketball Association draft. For examples, see June Mar Fajardo and Robert Jaworski. | Optional |
career_start |
The year in which the player started their career | |
career_end |
The year in which the player ended their career | |
career_position |
The position(s) played while a player was active. Used when a former player is now an active coach. Former pro players typically only list their pro positions. | |
career_number |
The number(s) worn while a player was active. Used when a former player is now an active coach, or an active player that has worn other numbers. Former pro players typically only list their pro numbers. | |
coach_start |
The year in which the person's coaching career began. | |
coach_end |
The year in which the person's coaching career ended. | |
referee_start |
The year in which the person's referee career began. | |
referee_end |
The year in which the person's referee career ended. | |
years1, team1, |
All the team(s) the person has played for during their career. Should follow the format: |years1 = [[season|year]]–[[season|year]] |team1 = [[Team1]]|years2 = [[season|year]]–[[season|year]] |team2 = [[Team2]]... Separate stints with the same team should be separate team/year entries. Do not link the same team multiple times.A stint with a team that moved or was renamed should be listed as a single entry: |teamN = [[TeamN]] / [[RenamedTeamN]]An NBA player in the NBA G League on assignment should be listed in the following format: |years1 = [[season|year]]–[[season|year]] |team1 = [[NBA team]]|years2 = [[season|year]]–[[season|year]] |team2 = →[[G League team]]If a player is in the G League but does not have an NBA contract, no → should be used for the team entry. All stints for professional minor league and overseas leagues should be listed. |
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cyears1, cteam1, |
All the team(s) the person has coached for during their career.[3] | Optional |
highlights |
All notable highlights and awards that the person has won. Should follow the format:
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Optional |
stat1label, stat1value, |
Career statistics for retired players i.e. when "career_end" is set | Optional |
stats_league |
League(s) for career statistics specified | Optional |
nbanew |
For NBA players, the numeric identifier after nba.com/player/ in the URL of the player's NBA.com profile (see links at nba.com/players). Example: 1626178 in nba.com/stats/player/1626178. The default is the value in Wikidata property (P3647). |
Optional |
wnba_profile |
For WNBA players, the text between the last and second-last slashes in the URL of the player's WNBA.com profile (see links at wnba.com/playerfile). Example: marianna-tolo in wnba.com/player/marianna-tolo/. This identifier may also be found in Wikidata property (P3588) (property not currently used by this infobox). | Optional |
bbr |
For NBA players, the text between the last slash and .html in the URL of the player's basketball-reference.com profile (see links at basketball-reference.com/players/). Example: abdulka01 in basketball-reference.com/players/a/abdulka01.html. The default is the value in Wikidata property (P2685). |
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bbr_wnba |
For WNBA players, the text between the last slash and .html in the URL of the player's basketball-reference.com profile (see links at basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/). Example: mccrani01w in basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/m/mccrani01w.html. This identifier may also be found in Wikidata property (P4561) (property not currently used by this infobox). |
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cstats_league1, cwin1, closs1 |
Win-loss record per league coached for retired coaches i.e. when coach_end is set |
Optional |
HOF, HOF_player, HOF_coach |
For Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees, the text after the last slash in the URL of the person's HoopHall.com profile (see links at hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/). Example: rebecca-lobo in hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/rebecca-lobo. This identifier may also be found in Wikidata property (P3646) (property not currently used by this infobox). For individual inducted as a player, use HOF_player.For individual inducted as a coach, use HOF_coach. |
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WBHOF, womensHOF |
For Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inductees, the text after famers/ and before the last slash in the URL of the person's WBHOF.com profile (see links at wbhof.com/hall-of-famers/alphabetical-list-of-inductees/). Example: rebecca-lobo in wbhof.com/famers/rebecca-lobo/. This identifier may also be found in Wikidata property (P4410) (property not currently used by this infobox). Infobox uses {{wbhoflink}} to create the URL, check for valid identifiers, and place articles with unknown identifiers in Category:Pages with incorrect WBHOF links (0). |
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FIBA_HOF_player, FIBA_HOF_coach, FIBA_HOF_official |
For FIBA Hall of Fame inductees, the text after the last slash in the URL of the person's FIBA.basketball hall of fame profile (see links at fiba.basketball/hall-of-fame). Examples: Toni-Kukoc in fiba.basketball/hall-of-fame/Toni-Kukoc or Sarunas-MARCIULIONIS in fiba.basketball/hall-of-fame/Sarunas-MARCIULIONIS. This identifier may also be found in Wikidata property (P8712) (property not currently used by this infobox). For individual inducted as a player, use FIBA_HOF_player.For individual inducted as a coach, use FIBA_HOF_coach.For individual inducted as an official, use FIBA_HOF_official. |
Optional |
CBBASKHOF_year |
Year inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame | Optional |
medal_templates |
For medal templates only | Optional |
Examples
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto">
 Garnett with the Celtics in 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 – Minnesota Timberwolves | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 19, 1976 Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 253 lb (115 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| High school | Mauldin High School Farragut Career Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1995: 1st round, 5th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1995–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2007 | Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2013 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Brooklyn Nets | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–present | Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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Microformats
The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the person's details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia or via a browser tool operated by a reader, to (for example) add the subject to an address book or database. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.
Sub-templates
Date-of-birth ("bday") information will only be included in the microformat if {{birth date}}, or {{birth date and age}} are used in the infobox. (Do not use these if the date is before 1583). Be cautious about using these if the person is still living, per WP:DOB.
To include a URL, use {{URL}}.
Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.
Classes
hCard uses HTML classes including:
- adr
- agent
- bday
- birthplace
- category
- country-name
- deathdate
- deathplace
- extended-address
- family-name
- fn (required)
- given-name
- honorific-prefix
- honorific-suffix
- label
- locality
- n
- nickname
- note
- org
- role
- url
- vcard
Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.
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Tracking categories
- Category:Pages using infobox basketball biography with unsupported parameters (136)
- Category:Pages using infobox basketball biography with long career (2)
- Category:Pages with incorrect WBHOF links (0) – added via use of {{wbhoflink}} template
See also
- Wikipedia:WikiProject National Basketball Association/Style advice, for conventions in NBA biographies
Notes
- ^ Special:PermanentLink/1086423835#INFONAT
- ^ Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Basketball/Archive 12#National teams in infoboxes
- ^ There is no consensus to include national teams.[2]