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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 ( talk) 00:37, 7 May 2018 (UTC) reply

Richard Jeter

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Fails WP:NBASKETBALL and WP:GNG. Dammit_steve ( talk) 00:37, 29 April 2018 (UTC) reply

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. MT Train ^Talk 05:11, 29 April 2018 (UTC) reply

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Basketball-related deletion discussions. MT Train ^Talk 05:11, 29 April 2018 (UTC) reply

• Delete the list of teams he has played for in the profile suggest he might pass WP:NBASKETBALL, but I just did a heck of a before search and could not find proof of him playing in the Greek League, the Russian League, or in EuroBasket for Partizan or Efes. SportingFlyer talk 05:33, 29 April 2018 (UTC) reply
• Comment There is alot of the information in the article, both now and in earlier versions, that don't add up. At one point there were fabricated stats from both the NBA and the EuroLeague. Fact is that although he had a pre-season contract with the Grizzlies, he was cut before the season started. There were also claims that he signed a two year contract with the Lakers but I was unable to find any sources about that and on nba.com transaction page for 2003, there is only a mention of him being signed by the Grizzlies on September 26 an then released on October 7. His college stats also don't match up with the only source I found about them. All of the fabrications and unsourced claims have been put in by the users Vladimir11234, Vladimir54321, Vladimir11111 and Vladimir0902, who's only contribution to Wikipedia has been on the Richard Jeter article. I did try to clean it up and display only what I could find references for but that was soon removed by Vladimir0902. Dammit_steve ( talk) 10:10, 29 April 2018 (UTC) reply
• Comment About the most substantial coverage I've found on him is from Manawatu Standard in New Zealand, [1] and that isn't really very significant coverage. Not to mention they have errors stating he was drafted in 2003 NBA draft by the Lakers and being traded to Memphis. I have no idea how reliable probasketballoverseas.com is, but it sounds more plausible, saying that Jeter only played in Southern California Summer Pro League for the Lakers, and played in preseason with Memphis on non-guaranteed contract. [2] They also have a list of his signings, none of which would seem to meet WP:NBASKETBALL.— Bagumba ( talk) 10:35, 29 April 2018 (UTC) reply
• Delete - I don’t find suitable sources to demonstrate WP:GNG. And given the lies that have been added to the article (never played in NBA for example) I will vote to delete unless and until GNG is demonstrated and all info is adequately sourced. I don’t care if he played a game or two for a league that meets WP:NBASKETBALL, GNG supersedes that and I find this article unreliable because of the false info that keeps being inserted. I see statements from Jeter where he claims being a former NBA player - I am somewhat concerned this could be an effort to legitimize these stories. Rikster2 ( talk) 12:28, 2 May 2018 (UTC) reply
• Delete The article as it appears is unsourced, and I couldn't find much in the way of WP:RS apart from certifying that he exists. It is a bit disingenuous for him to claim he was an NBA player when he only competed in Summer League action. ~ EDDY ^{( talk/ contribs)}~ 18:37, 2 May 2018 (UTC) reply
• Delete I found nothing to show either WP:GNG or WP:NHOOPS is met. I also found no evidence for the article's unreferenced claim he was the national junior college player of the year. The biggest award I could find for him was being named an NJCAA second team All-American (where there were 10 players per team). Papaursa ( talk) 19:59, 5 May 2018 (UTC) reply

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