Template:WNBA roster doc

Contents

Usage

Current roster

This section is an excerpt from Template:Sports roster/doc § WNBA usage.[edit]

The standard usage for a WNBA roster starts by creating a main roster template, which will contain the list of players, coaches, and trainers. To demonstrate the usage, here is the source code for Template:Washington Mystics roster as of May 19, 2020.

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Washington Mystics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs Agnew, Jaylyn 5' 11" (1.8m) 1997-07-21 Creighton R G 7 Atkins, Ariel 5' 11" (1.8m) 167 lb (76kg) 1996-07-30 Texas 2 C 31 Charles, Tina 6' 4" (1.93m) 192 lb (87kg) 1988-12-05 Connecticut 10 G 9 Cloud, Natasha 5' 9" (1.75m) 160 lb (73kg) 1992-02-22 Saint Joseph's 5 G/F 11 Delle Donne, Elena 6' 5" (1.96m) 187 lb (85kg) 1989-09-05 Delaware 7 F 21 Hawkins, Tianna 6' 3" (1.91m) 186 lb (84kg) 1991-03-02 Maryland 6 F 2 Hines-Allen, Myisha 6' 1" (1.85m) 200 lb (91kg) 1996-05-30 Louisville 2 G 5 Leslie, Kiara 6' 0" (1.83m) 175 lb (79kg) 1995-12-06 NC State R F 33 Meesseman, Emma 6' 4" (1.93m) 191 lb (87kg) 1993-05-13 Belgium 6 G 5 Mitchell, Leilani 5' 5" (1.65m) 138 lb (63kg) 1985-06-15 Utah 11 G/F 23 Powers, Aerial 5' 9" (1.75m) 159 lb (72kg) 1994-07-17 Michigan State 4 F/C 30 Sanders, LaToya 6' 2" (1.88m) 170 lb (77kg) 1986-09-11 North Carolina 7 G Sutton, Sug 5' 8" (1.73m) 130 lb (59kg) 1998-12-17 Texas R	Head coach Mike Thibault (St. Martin's) Assistant coaches Eric Thibault (Missouri) Ashja Jones (Connecticut) Athletic trainer Chalisa Fonza (Western Illinois) Strength and conditioning coach Vacant Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured   WNBA roster page
East ATL CHI CON IND NY WAS West DAL LV LA MIN PHO SEA

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Since the value for |format= is not specified, it shows the default detailed table view of the roster. Now, the source code for Template:Washington Mystics roster is very simple, since it just transcludes Template:Washington Mystics roster with a different value for |format=

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Historic rosters

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Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs [[ | ]]  – –	Head coach Vacant Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured

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All-Star rosters

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roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight From Selection [[ | ]]  – –	Head coach Vacant Legend (S) Starter (IR) Injury replacement (RS) Replacement for injured starter Injured

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Parameters

Headers

Description	Current roster {{Sports roster}}	Historic rosters {{WNBA roster header historic}}	All-Star rosters {{WNBA roster header All-Star}}
team	The city and team name for the roster. This information will be placed in the header and will also color the table with the team colors.	The city and team name for the roster. This information will be placed in the header and will also color the table with the team colors.	Enter "Eastern Conference All-Stars" or "Western Conference All-Stars". This information will be placed in the header and will also color the table with the conference colors.
season	Not used	The four digit year of the historic roster.	The four digit year of the All-Star roster.
template_name	The name of the template that is being transcluded without the "template" name space. This is used for the links.	Not used	Not used

Players

Descriptions in bold are required while those in italics are optional.

Description	Current roster {{playerW}}	Historic rosters {{player2}}	All-Star rosters {{playerWAS}}
num	The number on player's uniform.	The number on player's uniform.	The number on player's uniform.
first last	The player's first and last name. Values are separated for sorting the table.	The player's first and last name. Values are separated for sorting the table.	The player's first and last name. Values are separated for sorting the table.
dab	e.g. "basketball" if the title of the player's bio ends with "...(basketball)"	e.g. "basketball" if the title of the player's bio ends with "...(basketball)"	e.g. "basketball" if the title of the player's bio ends with "...(basketball)"
name	Chinese names, for example, should use this parameter only. e.g. "name = Chen Xiaojia"	Chinese names, for example, should use this parameter only. e.g. "name = Chen Xiaojia"	Chinese names, for example, should use this parameter only. e.g. "name = Chen Xiaojia"
link alt	use in complex cases instead of the above, e.g. "link = Mike Conley Jr." and "alt=Conley, Mike Jr." links like this Conley, Mike Jr. as it should	use in complex cases instead of the above, e.g. "link = Mike Conley Jr." and "alt=Conley, Mike Jr." links like this Conley, Mike Jr. as it should	use in complex cases instead of the above, e.g. "link = Mike Conley Jr." and "alt=Conley, Mike Jr." links like this Conley, Mike Jr. as it should
pos	See basketball positions. Acceptable values are (PG|G|SG|GF|SF|F|PF|FC|C). Column will sort in this order.	See basketball positions. Acceptable values are (PG|G|SG|GF|SF|F|PF|FC|C). Column will sort in this order.	See basketball positions. Acceptable values are (PG|G|SG|GF|SF|F|PF|FC|C). Column will sort in this order.
ft in	The player's height. Template will convert this to the metric system. Feet and inches are separated so that 6'10-11" players will sort properly in relation to 6'2" players.	The player's height. Template will convert this to the metric system. Feet and inches are separated so that 6'10-11" players will sort properly in relation to 6'2" players.	The player's height. Template will convert this to the metric system. Feet and inches are separated so that 6'10-11" players will sort properly in relation to 6'2" players.
lbs	The player's weight. Template will convert this to the metric system.	The player's weight. Template will convert this to the metric system.	The player's weight. Template will convert this to the metric system.
DOB	The date of birth for the player. Use {{Birth date and age}}	The date of birth for the player. Use {{birth date and age2}} where the specified date is the start of the regular season.	The date of birth for the player. Use {{birth date and age2}} where the specified date is the date of the All-Star game.
yrs	The number of years the player has played in the WNBA. If this is the player's first season value should be "R".	Not used.	The ordinal number of WNBA All-Star appearances by the player. e.g. 1st, 2nd, 3rd ...