Deletion of 2016–17 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

Comment: From what I am getting from these conversations, the concern is not that these pages will not become notable, but whether they are currently notable before the season starts. I would argue that they are notable because there are hundreads of reliable sources with pre-season information (ESPN, Yahoo, NBC, FOX), including the release of the official roster. More of those sources could be added to the articles for additional verification.   #1 says that "Individual scheduled or expected future events should be included only if the event is notable and almost certain to take place.", which they are, and "A schedule of future events may be appropriate if it can be verified." which can be verified by number of reliable sources. I have personally been involved in discussions about this numerous times a year for many years and it has always stemmed from the ambiguity in , which I think should be updated to specify what they mean by an elite team (D1 MBB, D1 WBB, D1 football, other D1 sports that are broadcast nationally, etc.) and specify that articles can be created during the pre-season as long as they are appropriately sourced for said elite teams.  If this is not done I am afraid that quality could be lost if all 351 articles need to be created during the season. Wikipedia:WikiProject College Basketball has been working non-stop on the 2016-17 article campaign since April and it is still not done for the 2016-17 season which starts in just two months. Starting in November, I think would greatly sacrifice the quality of articles, and there is no reason to when the majority of the information in the article is known beforehand and can be written in accordance with  #1. Those are just my thoughts on the subject
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:FUTURE||WP:NSEASONS||WP:FUTURE)

Comment: Consensus is that Division I college basketball seasons satisfy . We go through this every year. And even if it weren't inherently notable, the sources provided more than satisfy . Stop with the -y nominations, already
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NSEASONS||WP:GNG||WP:POINT)

Comment: Per precedent at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2015–16 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team. Following was my rationale before, which seems applicable here: "Keep per . It has some |verifiable information on the future season e.g. committed recruits, committed opponents, and/or committed early-season tournaments. I'll pre-empt any  concerns, as the policy states: 'It is appropriate to report discussion and arguments about the prospects for success of future proposals and projects or whether some development will occur, if discussion is properly referenced.' Based on past seasons, there is little doubt this upcoming season will take place, and the team will be notable. Deleting would require creating more work to  this useful information somewhere else
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:NOTBUREAUCRACY||WP:V||WP:CRYSTAL||WP:PRESERVE)