Wikipedia:WikiProject Basketball/Players

Firstname Lastname
Personal information
Born	January 1, 2000 (age 25); New York City, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Wikipedia High School
College	Wikipedia University
NBA draft	2019: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Drafted by	Wikipedia Fighting Editors
Playing career	2019–present
Position	Center
Number	33

This page is part of WP:BBALL and is a proposal for the general style and contents of an article on a basketball player. Please discuss any changes on the talk page before editing this page.

Firstname Lastname (born January 1, 2000), is a professional basketball player for the Templateski Templaters of the Wikipedia Basketball League (WBL). Here, include notable accolades or events of the athlete's career or life. End section with events, contributions, and whatnot "off the court."

Early life

Here, include basic information about the athlete's early life and childhood, such as date of birth, parents, and possibly high school athletics.

High school

If athlete played high school basketball and is notable for doing so, make "High school" a separate section from "Early life."

Professional career

Team A (2019–2022)

Begin section with how the player entered his or her league (draft, free agency, etc.), then info and stats about his or her time spent with the team

Team B (2022–2025)

Same as "Team A." Even if player is currently playing, do not put "current" for years in heading.

National team career

If player notably played for a national team representing his or her country, include this section. Same basic formatting as "Professional career."

Player profile

Info about player's height, weight, and playing style.

Legacy

Info about player's legacy (if any).

Personal life

Info about player's spouse, children, family, friends, property, or anything notable outside of basketball.

Career statistics

Table of player's career statistics. The example below is of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's career statistics.

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high
†	Won an NBA championship	*	Led the league	‡	NBA record

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1969–70	Milwaukee	82*	—	43.1	.518	—	.653	14.5	4.1	—	—	28.8
1970–71†	Milwaukee	82	—	40.1	.577	—	.690	16.0	3.3	—	—	31.7*
1971–72	Milwaukee	81	—	44.2	.574	—	.689	16.6	4.6	—	—	34.8*
1972–73	Milwaukee	76	—	42.8	.554	—	.713	16.1	5.0	—	—	30.2
1973–74	Milwaukee	81	—	43.8	.539	—	.702	14.5	4.8	1.4	3.5	27.0
1974–75	Milwaukee	65	—	42.3	.513	—	.763	14.0	4.1	1.0	3.3*	30.0
1975–76	L.A. Lakers	82	82	41.2	.529	—	.703	16.9*	5.0	1.5	4.1*	27.7
1976–77	L.A. Lakers	82	82	36.8	.579*	—	.701	13.3	3.9	1.2	3.2	26.2
1977–78	L.A. Lakers	62	—	36.5	.550	—	.783	12.9	4.3	1.7	3.0	25.8
1978–79	L.A. Lakers	80	—	39.5	.577	—	.736	12.8	5.4	1.0	4.0*	23.8
1979–80†	L.A. Lakers	82	—	38.3	.604	.000	.765	10.8	4.5	1.0	3.4*	24.8
1980–81	L.A. Lakers	80	—	37.2	.574	.000	.766	10.3	3.4	.7	2.9	26.2
1981–82†	L.A. Lakers	76	76	35.2	.579	.000	.706	8.7	3.0	.8	2.7	23.9
1982–83	L.A. Lakers	79	79	32.3	.588	.000	.749	7.5	2.5	.8	2.2	21.8
1983–84	L.A. Lakers	80	80	32.8	.578	.000	.723	7.3	2.6	.7	1.8	21.5
1984–85†	L.A. Lakers	79	79	33.3	.599	.000	.732	7.9	3.2	.8	2.1	22.0
1985–86	L.A. Lakers	79	79	33.3	.564	.000	.765	6.1	3.5	.8	1.6	23.4
1986–87†	L.A. Lakers	78	78	31.3	.564	.333	.714	6.7	2.6	.6	1.2	17.5
1987–88†	L.A. Lakers	80	80	28.9	.532	.000	.762	6.0	1.7	.6	1.2	14.6
1988–89	L.A. Lakers	74	74	22.9	.475	.000	.739	4.5	1.0	.5	1.1	10.1
Career		1,560	789	36.8	.559	.056	.721	11.2	3.6	.9	2.6	24.6
All-Star		18	13	24.9	.493	.000	.820	8.3	2.8	.4	2.1‡	13.9

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1970	Milwaukee	10	—	43.5	.567	—	.733	16.8	4.1	—	—	35.2
1971†	Milwaukee	14	—	41.2	.515	—	.673	17.0	2.5	—	—	26.6
1972	Milwaukee	11	—	46.4	.437	—	.704	18.2	5.1	—	—	28.7
1973	Milwaukee	6	—	46.0	.428	—	.543	16.2	2.8	—	—	22.8
1974	Milwaukee	16	—	47.4	.557	—	.736	15.8	4.9	1.3	2.4	32.2
1977	L.A. Lakers	11	—	42.5	.607	—	.725	17.7	4.1	1.7	3.5	34.6
1978	L.A. Lakers	3	—	44.7	.521	—	.556	13.7	3.7	.7	4.0	27.0
1979	L.A. Lakers	8	—	45.9	.579	—	.839	12.6	4.8	1.0	4.1	28.5
1980†	L.A. Lakers	15	—	41.2	.572	—	.790	12.1	3.1	1.1	3.9	31.9
1981	L.A. Lakers	3	—	44.7	.462	—	.714	16.7	4.0	1.0	2.7	26.7
1982†	L.A. Lakers	14	—	35.2	.520	—	.632	8.5	3.6	1.0	3.2	20.4
1983	L.A. Lakers	15	—	39.2	.568	.000	.755	7.7	2.8	1.1	3.7	27.1
1984	L.A. Lakers	21	—	36.5	.555	—	.750	8.2	3.8	1.1	2.1	23.9
1985†	L.A. Lakers	19	19	32.1	.560	—	.777	8.1	4.0	1.2	1.9	21.9
1986	L.A. Lakers	14	14	34.9	.557	—	.787	5.9	3.5	1.1	1.7	25.9
1987†	L.A. Lakers	18	18	31.1	.530	.000	.795	6.8	2.0	.4	1.9	19.2
1988†	L.A. Lakers	24	24	29.9	.464	.000	.789	5.5	1.5	.6	1.5	14.1
1989	L.A. Lakers	15	15	23.4	.463	—	.721	3.9	1.3	.3	.7	11.1
Career		237	90	37.3	.533	.000	.740	10.5	3.2	1.0	2.4	24.3

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