Template:Infobox basketball biography/sandbox

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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
embed	Set to yes if infobox is used as a module of {{infobox person}} or {{Infobox officeholder}}	Optional
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>.
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.
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.
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.
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.
weight_kg	The player's weight in kilograms. Use either weight_kg or weight_lb but not both.
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, years2, team2, ... years40, team40	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.
cyears1, cteam1, cyears2, cteam2, ... cyears15, cteam15	All the team(s) the person has coached for during their career.	Optional
highlights	All notable highlights and awards that the person has won. Should follow the format: * #× [[Award 1]] ([[season|year]], [[season|year]]) * #× [[Award 2]] ([[season|year]], [[season|year]]) Omit #× if the award is won only once. To denote consecutive years, use endash instead of comma and omit the year(s) in between. If possible, use the full name of the award. If a separate article exists for the highlight's specific year, link to that article instead of the general season: *2× [[List of NBA All-Stars|NBA All-Star]] ([[2005 NBA All-Star Game|2005]], [[2011 NBA All-Star Game|2011]]) Medals shall be listed under medal_templates and not under highlights. Players with 5+ professional highlights should limit college highlights to NCAA championships, awards at Template:Men's college basketball award navbox, and NCAA Tournament MOPs. For NBA biographies, see Wikipedia:WikiProject National Basketball Association/Style advice for more conventions on highlights.	Optional
stat1label, stat1value, stat2label, stat2value, stat3label, stat3value	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).	Optional
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).	Optional
cstats_league1, cwin1, closs1 cstats_league2, cwin2, closs2 ... cstats_league5, cwin5, closs5	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.	Optional
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).	Optional
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

Kevin Garnett

Garnett with the Celtics in 2008
No. 21 – Minnesota Timberwolves
Position	Power forward
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1976-05-19) 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
NBA champion (2008) NBA Most Valuable Player (2004) NBA Defensive Player of the Year (2008) 13× NBA All-Star (1997–1998, 2000–2010) 4× All-NBA First Team (2000, 2003–2004, 2008) 3× All-NBA Second Team (2001–2002, 2005) 2× All-NBA Third Team (1999, 2007) 8× All-Defensive First Team (2000–2005, 2008–2009) 2× All-Defensive Second Team (2006–2007) NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1996) NBA All-Star Game MVP (2003) J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2006)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
Medals Men's basketball Representing the United States Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team Event FIBA Americas Championship 1999 San Juan

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Kevin Garnett

Garnett with the Celtics in 2008
No. 21 – Minnesota Timberwolves
Position	Power forward
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1976-05-19) 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
NBA champion (2008) NBA Most Valuable Player (2004) NBA Defensive Player of the Year (2008) 13× NBA All-Star (1997–1998, 2000–2010) 4× All-NBA First Team (2000, 2003–2004, 2008) 3× All-NBA Second Team (2001–2002, 2005) 2× All-NBA Third Team (1999, 2007) 8× All-Defensive First Team (2000–2005, 2008–2009) 2× All-Defensive Second Team (2006–2007) NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1996) NBA All-Star Game MVP (2003) J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2006)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
Medals Men's basketball Representing the United States Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team Event FIBA Americas Championship 1999 San Juan

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Microformats

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Sub-templates

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Classes

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• 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.

Template Data

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See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox basketball biography in articles based on its TemplateData. TemplateData for Infobox basketball biography An infobox for basketball biography. Template parameters[Edit template data] This template prefers block formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Name name The person's name, in first-last format. Do not put nicknames, sourced or not. String optional Image image The person's image. File optional Image size image_size The size of the image. Use only when there is an image. Number optional Caption 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. String optional Number number The person's current jersey number. Number optional Team 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. String optional Position position The person's position. For a player's position, use one of the five official positions. Avoid using abbreviations. String optional League league The person's current league. Requires 'team' to be set to be displayed. String optional Conference conference The person's current conference. Requires 'team' to be set and 'league' not set to be displayed. String optional Birth date birth_date The person's birth date. String optional Birth place birth_place The person's birth place. Typically <city>, <state>, <country>. String optional death date death_date The person's death date. String optional Death place death_place The person's birth place. Typically <city>, <state>, <country>. String optional Nationality nationality The person's respective nationality. Do not specify if it is consistent with their country of birth. String optional Height in feet height_ft The player's height in feet when specified 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 in feet' parameter should show '6', and the 'height in inches' parameter, '11'. Use either height_ft/height_in or height_cm or height_m but not more than one type at the same time. Number optional Height in inches height_in The player's height in inches when specifying 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 in feet' parameter should show '6', and the 'height in inches' parameter, '11'. Use either height_ft/height_in or height_cm or height_m but not more than one type at the same time. Number optional Height in centimeters 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. Number optional Height in meters 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. Number optional Height display order height_order Height is shown in the provided units first. Set to ''flip'' to show the converted units first. String optional Height footnote 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. String optional Weight in pounds weight_lb The player's weight in pounds. Use either weight_lb or weight_kg but not both. Number optional Weight in kilograms weight_kg The player's weight in kilograms. Use either weight_kg or weight_lb but not both. Number optional Weight display order weight_order Weight is shown in the provided units first. Set to ''flip'' to show the converted units first. String optional High school high_school The person's high school. String optional College 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. Line optional Draft year draft_year The year in which the player entered the draft. String optional Draft round draft_round The player's draft round. If a player was not drafted, this parameter is not necessary. String optional Draft pick 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]]. String optional Draft team draft_team The player's draft team. If a player was not drafted, this parameter is not necessary. String optional Draft league draft_league The league of the player's draft team. If a player was not drafted, this parameter is not necessary. Default NBA String optional Career start career_start The year in which the player started their career String optional Career end career_end The year in which the player ended their career String optional Career position 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. String optional Career number 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. Number optional Coach start coach_start The year in which the person's coaching career began. String optional Coach end coach_end The year in which the person's coaching career ended. String optional Years and Teams 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]]. String optional Coached teams in the years cyears1,cteam1 All the team(s) the person has coached for during their career. String optional Highlights highlights All notable highlights and awards that the person has won. Should follow the format: * #× [[Award 1]] ([[season|year]], [[season|year]])-Omit #× if the award is won only once.To denote consecutive years, use endash instead of comma and omit the year(s) in between.If possible, use the full name of the award. String optional BBR bbr For NBA players, the text between the last slash and .html in the URL of the player's basketball-reference.com profile (linked at https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/). String optional BBR WNBA bbr_wnba For WNBA players, the text between the last slash and .html in the URL of the player's basketball-reference.com profile (linked at https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/). String optional NBA profile nbanew The numeric id after https://nba.com/player/ in the URL of the player's NBA.com profile (linked at [http://www.nba.com/players nba.com/players]). String optional WNBA profile wnba_profile The text between the last and second-last slashes in the URL of the player's WNBA.com profile (linked at wnba.com/playerfile). String optional Hall of Fame HOF/HOF_player/HOF_coach The text behind the last slash in the URL of the person's Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame profile.For individual inducted as player, use HOF_player.For individual inducted as coach, use HOF_coach. String optional Women's Hall of Fame WBHOF The text between the last slash in the URL of the person's Women's Basketball Hall of Fame profile and '.html' (e.g. 'Lobo' for http://www.wbhof.com/Lobo.html String optional FIBA HOF player FIBA_HOF_player The number between the last and second-last slash in the URL of the player's FIBA Hall of Fame profile String optional CBBASKHOF year CBBASKHOF_year Year inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame String optional Medal templates medal_templates For medal templates only String optional Alt text for image alt Alt text for the image. For more information, see MOS:ALT. String optional

Tracking categories

• Category:Pages using infobox basketball biography with unsupported parameters (131)
• 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

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