Template:Infobox basketball biography
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Usage
Blank template with parameters for active players
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name =
| image =
| number =
| position =
| height_ft =
| height_in =
| weight_lb =
| league =
| team =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| nationality =
| high_school =
| college =
| draft_year =
| draft_round =
| draft_pick =
| draft_team =
| draft_league =
| career_start =
| years1 =
| team1 =
| highlights =
| bbr =
| bbr_wnba =
| nba_profile =
| wnba_profile =
}}
Blank template with parameters for retired players
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name =
| image =
| number =
| position =
| height_ft =
| height_in =
| weight_lb =
| league =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| nationality =
| high_school =
| college =
| draft_year =
| draft_round =
| draft_pick =
| draft_team =
| draft_league =
| career_start =
| career_end =
| years1 =
| team1 =
| highlights =
| stat1label =
| stat1value =
| stat2label =
| stat2value =
| stat3label =
| stat3value =
| bbr =
| bbr_wnba =
| nba_profile =
| wnba_profile =
| HOF_player =
| womensHOF =
| FIBA_HOF_player =
}}
Blank template with all parameters
{{Infobox basketball biography
| embed =
| name =
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| number =
| position =
| height_ft =
| height_in =
| height_footnote =
| weight_lb =
| weight_footnote =
| league =
| team =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality =
| high_school =
| college =
| draft_year =
| draft_round =
| draft_pick =
| draft_team =
| draft_league =
| career_start =
| career_end =
| career_position =
| career_number =
| coach_start =
| coach_end =
| referee_start =
| referee_end =
| years1 =
| team1 =
| years2 =
| team2 =
| years3 =
| team3 =
| years4 =
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| team40 =
| cyears1 =
| cteam1 =
| cyears2 =
| cteam2 =
| cyears3 =
| cteam3 =
| cyears4 =
| cteam4 =
| cyears5 =
| cteam5 =
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| cteam17 =
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| cteam18 =
| cyears19 =
| cteam19 =
| cyears20 =
| cteam20 =
| highlights =
| stat1label =
| stat1value =
| stat2label =
| stat2value =
| stat3label =
| stat3value =
| stats_league =
| bbr =
| bbr_wnba =
| nba_profile =
| wnba_profile =
| HOF =
| HOF_player =
| HOF_coach =
| womensHOF =
| FIBA_HOF_player =
| CBBASKHOF_year =
| medal_templates =
}}
Height and weight units
To specify the players height in feet and inches, and weight in pounds, use
| height_ft = | height_in = | weight_lb =
For centimeters and kilograms, use
| height_cm = | weight_kg =
For meters and kilograms, use
| height_m = | weight_kg =
To control the order that the provided and converted measurements are shown
| height_order = | weight_order =
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}} |
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 |
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. | |
position |
The person's position. For a player's position, use one of the five official positions. Avoid using abbreviations. | Optional |
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 |
league |
The person's current league. Requires "team" to be set to be displayed. | Optional |
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 |
birth_date |
The person's birth date. | |
birth_place |
The person's birth place. Typically <city>, <state>. Do not list country if consistent with nationality.[1] | |
death_date |
The person's death date. | Optional |
death_place |
The person's death place. Typically <city>, <state>. Do not list country if consistent with nationality.[1] | Optional |
nationality |
The person's respective nationality. | 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. |
Optional |
draft_year |
The year in which the player entered the NBA 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 a territorial pick, then put [[NBA territorial pick|Territorial]]. |
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 |
career_start |
The year in which the player started his/her career | |
career_end |
The year in which the player ended this/her 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. | |
years1, team1, |
All the team(s) the person has played for during his 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 Development League on assignment should be listed in the following format: |years1 = [[season|year]]–[[season|year]] |team1 = [[NBA team]]|years2 = [[season|year]]–[[season|year]] |team2 = →[[D-League team]] ([[NBA Development League|D-League]])If a player is in the D-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 his 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 |
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/). |
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 (linked at https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/). |
Optional |
nba_profile |
The text between the last and second-last slashes in the URL of the player's NBA.com profile (linked at nba.com/players). |
Optional |
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). |
Optional |
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_playerFor individual inducted as coach, use HOF_coach |
Optional |
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) | Optional |
FIBA_HOF_player |
The name (with hyphens) in the URL of the player's FIBA Hall of Fame profile | Optional |
CBBASKHOF_year |
Year inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame | Optional |
medal_templates |
For medal templates only | Optional |
Examples
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Kevin Garnett
| image = Kevin Garnett 2008-01-13.jpg
| caption = Garnett with the Celtics on January 13, 2008
| position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 253
| league = [[NBA]]
| team = Minnesota Timberwolves
| number = 21
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1976|5|19}}
| birth_place = [[Greenville, South Carolina]]
| nationality = American
| high_school = [[Mauldin High School]]<br />[[Farragut Career Academy]]
| college =
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 5
| draft_year = 1995
| draft_team = [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
| career_start = 1995
| career_end =
| years1 = 1995–2007
| team1 = [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
| years2 = 2007–2013
| team2 = [[Boston Celtics]]
| years3 = 2013–2015
| team3 = [[Brooklyn Nets]]
| years4 = 2015–present
| team4 = Minnesota Timberwolves
| highlights =
*[[List of NBA champions|NBA champion]] ([[2008 NBA Finals|2008]])
*[[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|NBA Most Valuable Player]] ([[2003–04 NBA season|2004]])
*[[NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award|NBA Defensive Player of the Year]] ([[2007–08 NBA season|2008]])
*13× [[List of NBA All-Stars|NBA All-Star]] ([[1997 NBA All-Star Game|1997]]–[[1998 NBA All-Star Game|1998]], [[2000 NBA All-Star Game|2000]]–[[2010 NBA All-Star Game|2010]])
*4× [[All-NBA Team|All-NBA First Team]] ([[1999–2000 NBA season|2000]], [[2002–03 NBA season|2003]]–[[2003–04 NBA season|2004]], [[2007–08 NBA season|2008]])
*3× [[All-NBA Team|All-NBA Second Team]] ([[2000–01 NBA season|2001]]–[[2001–02 NBA season|2002]], [[2004–05 NBA season|2005]])
*2× [[All-NBA Team|All-NBA Third Team]] ([[1998–99 NBA season|1999]], [[2006–07 NBA season|2007]])
*8× [[NBA All-Defensive Team|All-Defensive First Team]] ([[1999–00 NBA season|2000]]–[[2004–05 NBA season|2005]], [[2007–08 NBA season|2008]]–[[2008–09 NBA season|2009]])
*2× [[NBA All-Defensive Team|All-Defensive Second Team]] ([[2005–06 NBA season|2006]]–[[2006–07 NBA season|2007]])
*[[NBA All-Rookie Team|NBA All-Rookie Second Team]] ([[1995–96 NBA season|1996]])
*[[NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award|NBA All-Star Game MVP]] ([[2002–03 NBA season|2003]])
*[[J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award]] ([[2005–06 NBA season|2006]])
| nba_profile = kevin_garnett
| medal_templates =
{{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}}
{{MedalSport|[[Basketball]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|United States]]}}
}}
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.
Template Data
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TemplateData for Infobox basketball biography <templatedata> { "description": "An infobox for basketball biography.", "params": { "name": { "label": "Name", "description": "The person's name, in first-last format. Do not put nicknames, sourced or not.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "image": { "label": "Image", "description": "The person's image.", "type": "wiki-page-name", "required": false }, "image_size": { "label": "Image size", "description": "The size of the image. Use only when there is an image.", "type": "number", "required": false }, "caption": { "label": "Caption", "description": "The caption of the image. Write a concise and accurate statement. Image with only a person's face usually do not need a caption.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "number": { "label": "Number", "description": "The person's current jersey number.", "type": "number", "required": false }, "position": { "label": "Position", "description": "The person's position. For a player's position, use one of the five official positions. Avoid using abbreviations.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "height_ft": { "label": "Height in feet", "description": "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.", "type": "number", "required": false }, "height_in": { "label": "Height in inches", "description": "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.", "type": "number", "required": false }, "height_cm": { "label": "Height in centimeters", "description": "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.", "type": "number", "required": false }, "height_m": { "label": "Height in meters", "description": "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.", "type": "number", "required": false }, "height_order": { "label": "Height display order", "description": "Height is shown in the provided units first. Set to flip to show the converted units first.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "height_footnote": { "label": "Height footnote", "description": "Use only if an additional note needs to be placed next to the height, e.g. an explanatory note for a disputed height.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "weight_lb": { "label": "Weight in pounds", "description": "The player's weight in pounds. Use either weight_lb or weight_kg but not both.", "type": "number", "required": false }, "weight_kg": { "label": "Weight in kilograms", "description": "The player's weight in kilograms. Use either weight_kg or weight_lb but not both.", "type": "number", "required": false }, "weight_order": { "label": "Weight display order", "description": "Weight is shown in the provided units first. Set to flip to show the converted units first.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "league": { "label": "League", "description": "The person's current league. Requires 'team' to be set to be displayed.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "team": { "label": "Team", "description": "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.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "birth_date": { "label": "Birth date", "description": "The person's birth date.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "birth_place": { "label": "Birth place", "description": "The person's birth place. Typically <city>, <state>. Do not list country if consistent with 'Nationality'.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "death_date": { "label": "death date", "description": "The person's death date.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "death_place": { "label": "Death place", "description": "The person's birth place. Typically <city>, <state>. Do not list country if consistent with 'Nationality'.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "nationality": { "label": "Nationality", "description": "The person's respective nationality.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "high_school": { "label": "High school", "description": "The person's high school.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "college": { "label": "College", "description": "The college(s) the person attended prior to a professional basketball career. Players should follow the format:college name(year–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. Otherwise, wikilink to the school's article.", "type": "line", "required": false }, "draft_year": { "label": "Draft year", "description": "The year in which the player entered the NBA draft.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "draft_round": { "label": "Draft round", "description": "The player's draft round. If a player was not drafted, this parameter is not necessary.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "draft_pick": { "label": "Draft pick", "description": "The player's draft pick number. If a player was not drafted, this parameter is not necessary. If a player was a territorial pick, then put Territorial.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "draft_team": { "label": "Draft team", "description": "The player's draft team. If a player was not drafted, this parameter is not necessary.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "draft_league": { "label": "Draft league", "description": "The league of the player's draft team. If a player was not drafted, this parameter is not necessary.", "type": "string", "default": "NBA", "required": false }, "career_start": { "label": "Career start", "description": "The year in which the player started his/her career", "type": "string", "required": false }, "career_end": { "label": "Career end", "description": "The year in which the player ended his/her career", "type": "string", "required": false }, "career_position": { "label": "Career position", "description": "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.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "career_number": { "label": "Career number", "description": "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.", "type": "number", "required": false }, "coach_start": { "label": "Coach start", "description": "The year in which the person's coaching career began.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "coach_end": { "label": "Coach end", "description": "The year in which the person's coaching career ended.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "years1,team1": { "label": "Years and Teams", "description": "All the team(s) the person has played for during his career.Should follow the format:|years1 = year–year | team1 = Team1.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "cyears1,cteam1": { "label": "Coached teams in the years", "description": "All the team(s) the person has coached for during his career.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "highlights": { "label": "Highlights", "description": "All notable highlights and awards that the person has won. Should follow the format: * #× Award 1 (year, 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.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "bbr": { "label": "BBR", "description": "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/).", "type": "string", "required": false }, "bbr_wnba": { "label": "BBR WNBA", "description": "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/).", "type": "string", "required": false }, "nba_profile": { "label": "NBA profile", "description": "The text between the last and second-last slashes in the URL of the player's NBA.com profile (linked at nba.com/players).", "type": "string", "required": false }, "wnba_profile": { "label": "WNBA profile", "description": "The text between the last and second-last slashes in the URL of the player's WNBA.com profile (linked at wnba.com/playerfile).", "type": "string", "required": false }, "HOF/HOF_player/HOF_coach": { "label": "Hall of Fame", "description": "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.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "WBHOF": { "label": "Women's Hall of Fame", "description": "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", "type": "string", "required": false }, "FIBA_HOF_player": { "label": "FIBA HOF player", "description": "The number between the last and second-last slash in the URL of the player's FIBA Hall of Fame profile", "type": "string", "required": false }, "CBBASKHOF_year": { "label": "CBBASKHOF year", "description": "Year inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame", "type": "string", "required": false }, "medal_templates": { "label": "Medal templates", "description": "For medal templates only", "type": "string", "required": false } }, "format": "block" } </templatedata> |
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See also
- Wikipedia:WikiProject National Basketball Association/Style advice, for conventions in NBA biographies
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Template_talk:Infobox_basketball_biography/Archive_2#Format_of_birth_place
- ↑ Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Basketball/Archive_12#National_teams_in_infoboxes
- ↑ There is no consensus to include national teams.[2]
