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Consecutive stints in infobox

Hi Rikster2, thank you for the explanation regarding Haywood Highsmith ↗ and I would appreciate confirming your reasoning. He played with the Blue Coats during the 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons with a 76ers call-up and G League assignment in 2019; it was my understanding that consecutive seasons with the same team in the same league could be combined in the infobox with the call-up/assignment listed separately. However, I cannot find any documentation to confirm this (Template:Infobox basketball biography ↗ only has "Separate stints with the same team should be separate team/year entries"). I have made many edits using this principle for D-League/G League stints (Maurice Baker ↗ and his eight years with the Dakota Wizards is an egregious example; it was previously listed seven times in his infobox!) so I would be grateful for your guidance. Many thanks. CalDoesIt (talk) 10:39, 2 January 2026 (UTC)
:Hey there. I am not sure where clarification. When the NBA started using 2-way contracts, and the arrows showed G League assignments, there had to be a way to distinguish between a direct deal with a G League team and assignment/2-ways. It would probably be a benefit to have a fresh discussion at WikiProject Basketball ↗ or WikiProject NBA ↗ to set clear consensus (probably should be at WP:BB but WP:NBA is the more active project. If we start to mix assignments with direct contracts, the arrows start to lose their meaning IMO.

:Probably also a good discussion to be had at the same time about how “off-season” leagues are represented. These would be summer pro leagues like the Canadian Elite Basketball League ↗, Baloncesto Superior Nacional ↗ and National Basketball League (New Zealand) ↗. Players may be under contract with a team that plays the traditional fall-winter season and go back to the same summer team year after year. The same problem that you describe (teams showing up over and over in the infobox) can happen in that case. It would be useful to get all of this clear and agreed upon. Rikster2 (talk) 00:29, 3 January 2026 (UTC)
::Thank you for getting back to me and explaining. I will start a discussion to establish a consensus because it will be useful as you describe. Best wishes for the new year. CalDoesIt (talk) 11:35, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

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Graham Ike class

Is Graham Ike ↗ a redshirt senior, or a graduate student? He's one of those weird cases where he had both a medical redshirt and a Covid waiver, if I understand correctly. He's been playing since 2020–21. His Gonzaga bio ↗ refers to him as a redshirt senior for last year, 2024–25. It's confusing. SportsGuy789 (talk) 18:29, 3 March 2026 (UTC)
:They call him a senior in the announcement ↗, but it is definitely his fifth year playing college basketball. Rikster2 (talk) 18:30, 3 March 2026 (UTC)
::Got it. SportsGuy789 (talk) 18:33, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Players of the year

Hey. There are a number of 2026 conference players of the year without articles. Was wondering if you could take a look, and I will work on them when I have time. Thanks. ~'''''EDDY'' (talk/contribs ↗)'''~ 21:18, 7 April 2026 (UTC)

AAs articles needed

Another editor created Menchy Goldblatt ↗ recently. He is on the 1925 ↗ and 1926 ↗ AA articles. The section on your userpage "Redlinks present in top level AA team (before 1929)" can be "1926 (6), 1925 (4)" now. It's been eons since a Helms AA article was written, wow. SportsGuy789 (talk) 20:48, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
:Cool! I have not really had a ton of time to create articles, when I have it has mainly been new NBA players. Rikster2 (talk) 21:10, 10 April 2026 (UTC)

College awards

Looks like you found that editor removing "not relevant" awards too.https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CJ_McCollum&curid=33751890&diff=1351744360&oldid=1351734015 ↗ Usually, its people adding crud, not removing things like 3rd team AA or All-Def team. There's always the TBD task of formalizing what college and HS honors are listed. Recently, the NFL project removed a slew of lesser awards if someone won the Heisman. Maybe CBB should consider something similar. —Bagumba (talk) 00:23, 30 April 2026 (UTC)
:I feel like NPOY, All-American, Conference POY and all-conference should always be included. I could be convinced otherwise on most other things Rikster2 (talk) 02:07, 30 April 2026 (UTC)
::Do you have a link to the NFL discussion? Rikster2 (talk) 02:25, 30 April 2026 (UTC)
:::The guts were at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_National_Football_League/Archive_28#I_made_a_bold_edit ↗. There's rough guidance at WP:NFLNOTEVERYAWARD ↗. —Bagumba (talk) 05:15, 30 April 2026 (UTC)
::Using Michael Jordan ↗ as an example, since he was already listed as NPOY and AA in 83 and 84, his ACC awards those years are pretty much assumed and can be excluded from the infobox. Of course, it can be in prose or some embedded awards list —Bagumba (talk) 05:22, 30 April 2026 (UTC)
:::Eh, I don’t love that, I would be much more inclined to delete things like college all-defensive team, conference tourney MVP or all-newcomer team. I think the assumptions are reaches. For instance, MJ wasn't the 1983 ACC POY, Ralph Sampson ↗ was. Jay Williams ↗ won most 2002 NPOY awards, but Juan Dixon ↗ was the ACC POY. And what do you do if there are 2-3 Big 12 players on the AA team - who do you assume is the Big 12 POY? Rikster2 (talk) 23:29, 30 April 2026 (UTC)
::::Yeah, it doesn't mean it's a perfect assumption, but probably true 9/10. But it is a way to pare down some massive lists, which isn't currently ideal either. So it's a matter of which imperfect scheme we choose, status quo or not. Re: all-D, tourney MVP, and all-newcomer, those wouldn't help shortening players like Jordan or Sampson. And the overlap w/ all-D is probably small with all-conf players and conf POYs. I can do w/o all-newcomer, esp. if transfer portal dilutes its significance. Tourney MVP probably not a big deal if they were Conf POY, but more notable for someone not all-conference. But if it's easier to outright remove it, it's an option too. Oh well, maybe nobody stays long enough in college anymore to get that many awards anyways. —Bagumba (talk) 06:01, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

Lawson Lovering

I understand that the article is short, but it is quicker for readers to see that it is a separate part. For example: let’s say you needed to see Lovering’s college career and nothing else, you can just look at that except at looking at all the paragraphs.

I don’t want to start an argument, and if it works, you can just put “this article is a stub”.

This essay added to your talk page is in good faith. — MisterE727 (talk) 21:34, 6 May 2026 (UTC)
:I totally disagree that section sub-headers are needed for an article this short. If people want to add sub-headers they could put that energy into expanding the article. There is WAY too much reflexive adding of subsections to articles just because. Users do NOT need sub-headers to separate sentences Rikster2 (talk) 23:13, 6 May 2026 (UTC)
::Okay, I shall put that the article is a stub. MisterE727 (talk) 01:53, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

User:Carlitos760

Hi. Could you please have a look at this user (User talk:Carlitos760)?
They keep adding disambiguation links and changing players clubs based on transfer rumours despite being warned. There also seem to be similar edits coming from a couple of IPs.
Thanks. Zdremon (talk) 12:41, 13 June 2026 (UTC)

:Brother please stop changing Ebuka Okories page to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The pick was traded to the Grizzlies, and then the Pistons. He is now on the Pistons. ~2026-36453-54 ↗ (talk) 02:12, 24 June 2026 (UTC)
::It is an encyclopedia that deals in what HAS happened, not what WILL happen. Change it after the trade gets announced by the commissioner (after the Pistons pick at #21) Rikster2 (talk) 02:14, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

Removing professional

Hey. Just saw your edit here ↗ to Malique Lewis ↗. Is that the new norm? To start removing the "professional" usage? "American professional basketball player" is used all across the NBA. Is this something you're working on? DaHuzyBru (talk) 15:57, 26 June 2026 (UTC)
:There isn’t a need for it. The default is “professional” for other occupations (writer, actors, politicians, etc are all professional at those disciplines). There isn't really a consensus either way if you feel strongly about it. Rikster2 (talk) 15:59, 26 June 2026 (UTC)
::Might not be a "need", but it seems the de facto standard for NBA (if not also sports in general). It's fine if one chooses not to add it to any new bios they start, but MOS:STYLERET ↗ suggests leaving what's already there, if in fact there is no consensus. —Bagumba (talk) 16:14, 26 June 2026 (UTC)
:::That’s fine. I wont change it any longer, but I am also not going to revert any of the changes since it is not a consensus. Fine if others want to do that. Rikster2 (talk) 16:17, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

Aaron Nkrumah

Just curious, when is a deal considered to be official? If its reported in the media, it is unverified? ~'''''EDDY'' (talk/contribs ↗)'''~ 17:41, 29 June 2026 (UTC)
:All NBA deals are official (per WP:SPORTSTRANS ↗ after they have been annouced by the team or league in some form (could be a published summer league roster or a player being added to the official roster with no announcement). Same as a signing that occurs in-season. Only exceptions are draft picks. You will notice that even Giannis' trade is pending. Rikster2 (talk) 18:27, 29 June 2026 (UTC)