Blank template with parameters for active players

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{{Infobox NBA 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     = 
| career_start   = 
| years1         = 
| team1          = 
| highlights     = 
| letter         = 
| bbr            = 
}}

Blank template with parameters for retired players

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{{Infobox NBA 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     = 
| career_start   = 
| career_end     = 
| years1         = 
| team1          = 
| highlights     = 
| stat1label     = 
| stat1value     = 
| stat2label     = 
| stat2value     = 
| stat3label     = 
| stat3value     = 
| letter         = 
| bbr            = 
| HOF_player     = 
}}

Blank template with all parameters

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{{Infobox NBA biography
| name            = 
| image           = 
| image_size      = 
| caption         = 
| number          = 
| position        = 
| height_ft       = 
| height_in       = 
| weight_lb       = 
| league          = 
| team            = 
| team_link       = 
| birth_date      = 
| birth_place     = 
| nationality     = 
| high_school     = 
| college         = 
| draft_year      = 
| draft_round     = 
| draft_pick      = 
| draft_team      = 
| career_start    = 
| career_end      = 
| years1          = 
| team1           = 
| years2          = 
| team2           = 
| years3          = 
| team3           = 
| years4          = 
| team4           = 
| years5          = 
| team5           = 
| years6          = 
| team6           = 
| years7          = 
| team7           = 
| years8          = 
| team8           = 
| years9          = 
| team9           = 
| years10         = 
| team10          = 
| years11         = 
| team11          = 
| years12         = 
| team12          = 
| years13         = 
| team13          = 
| years14         = 
| team14          = 
| years15         = 
| team15          = 
| cyears1         = 
| cteam1          = 
| cyears2         = 
| cteam2          = 
| cyears3         = 
| cteam3          = 
| cyears4         = 
| cteam4          = 
| cyears5         = 
| cteam5          = 
| cyears6         = 
| cteam6          = 
| cyears7         = 
| cteam7          = 
| cyears8         = 
| cteam8          = 
| cyears9         = 
| cteam9          = 
| cyears10        = 
| cteam10         = 
| cyears11        = 
| cteam11         = 
| cyears12        = 
| cteam12         = 
| cyears13        = 
| cteam13         = 
| cyears14        = 
| cteam14         = 
| cyears15        = 
| cteam15         = 
| highlights      = 
| stat1label      = 
| stat1value      = 
| stat2label      = 
| stat2value      = 
| stat3label      = 
| stat3value      = 
| letter          = 
| bbr             = 
| profile         = 
| HOF             = 
| HOF_player      = 
| HOF_coach       = 
| medal_templates = 
}}

Parameters

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Parameters Usage Note
name The player's name, in first-last format. Do not put nicknames, sourced or not. Optional
image The player'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 player's face usually do not need a caption. Optional
number The player's jersey number.
position The player's position. Only use the 5 official positions. Avoid using abbreviations. Optional
height_ft/height_in The player's height in feet and inches. When specifying, use single digits for each category. 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".
weight_lb The player's weight in pounds.
league The name of the league the player played in. Because this infobox should only be used on articles of NBA players, the default league is the NBA. Either National Basketball Association or NBA is okay.
team The player's current team. Do not put the team(s) that the player has formerly played for, as they belong to teams (below). Do not wikilink the team name. Put in Free agent if the player is a free agent. If a player has retired or the person is not a player (e.g. a coach), this parameter should be left empty. Optional
team_link Use only if the team name does not match the team's article title. Optional
birth_date The player's birth date.
birth_place The player's birth place.
nationality The player's respective nationality. Optional
high_school The player's high school. Optional
college The college(s) the player attended prior to playing professional basketball. 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 University]]. Otherwise, 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
career_start The year in which the player started his career.
career_end The year in which the player ended his career.
years1, team1,
years2, team2,
...
years15, team15
All the team(s) the player 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.
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. The country which an overseas team is based should be listed with the format:
|teamN = [[OverseasTeam]] ([[OverseasLeague|country]])
cyears1, cteam1,
cyears2, cteam2,
...
cyears15, cteam15
All the team(s) the player has coached for during his career. Optional
highlights All notable highlights and awards that the player has won. Should follow the format:

<nowiki></nowiki>
* #× [[Award 1]] ([[season|year]], [[season|year]])
* #× [[Award 2]] ([[season|year]], [[season|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.
For NBA championships, put [[List of NBA champions|NBA Champion]]
For All-Star Game selections, put [[List of NBA All-Stars|NBA All-Star]]
For scoring titles, put [[List of individual National Basketball Association scoring leaders|NBA Scoring Champion]]
For Slam Dunk Contest winners, put [[NBA All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest|NBA Slam Dunk Champions]]
If a separate article exists for the highlight's specific year, link to that article instead of the general NBA season:
*2× [[List of NBA All-Stars|NBA All-Star]] ([[2005 NBA All-Star Game|2005]], [[2011 NBA All-Star Game|2011]])
All-NBA Team honors shall be listed in separate entries by first team, second team, and third team.
Medals shall be listed under medal_templates and not under highlights.
Players with 5+ professional highlights should limit college highlights to NCAA championships, awards at Template:College Basketball Awards, and NCAA Tournament MOPs.

Optional
letter The text between the last and second-last slashes in the URL of the player's basketball-reference.com profile Optional
bbr The text between the last slash and .html in the URL of the player's basketball-reference.com profile Optional
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)
Not necessary if it fully matches the player's name
Optional
HOF/HOF_player/HOF_coach The text behind the last slash in the URL of the player's Basketball Hall of Fame profile
For individual inducted as player, use HOF_player
For individual inducted as coach, use HOF_coach
Optional
medal_templates For medal templates only Optional

Examples

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Kevin Garnett
Garnett with the Celtics on January 13, 2008
No. 5 – Boston Celtics
Power forward
Personal information
Born19 Oṣù Kàrún 1976 (1976-05-19) (ọmọ ọdún 48)
Greenville, South Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight253 lb (115 kg)
Career information
High schoolMauldin High School
Farragut Career Academy
NBA draft1995 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5k overall
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Pro playing career1995–present
Career history
1995–2007Minnesota Timberwolves
2007–presentBoston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
{{Infobox NBA 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
| team         = Boston Celtics
| team_link    = 
| number       = 5
| 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–present
| team2        = [[Boston Celtics]]
*[[Minnesota Timberwolves]] (1995–2007)
*[[Boston Celtics]] (2007–present)
| 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]])
| 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

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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

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Date-of-birth ("bday") information will only be included in the microformat if {{birth date}}, {{birth date and age}}, {{birth-date}} or {{birth-date and age}} are used in the infobox. (but do not use these if the date is before 1583).

To include a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

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.