Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mike Mercer
Amateur basketball" is not a sport.  "Basketball" is a sport, and the highest level of the sport is either one of the professional leagues or, if an amateur, the Olympics or some equivalent international tournament.  I don't argue the guy probably has some mentions in the local paper.  However, I thought the guidelines in  superceded the general  criteria.  And I'm pretty sure  that precedent was that college athletes are not notable, with the |occasional |crystal balling permitted for those clearly about to turn pro
— User:Aagtbdfoua, 01:02, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:BIO||WP:N||WP:IAR||WP:CRYSTAL (Wikipedia:Notability)