Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2015–16 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
per .  They all have 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, merely because of a technicality that the current season is not over
— User:Bagumba, 18:57, 23 March 2015 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:NOTBUREAUCRACY||WP:V||WP:CRYSTAL||WP:PRESERVE (Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not)