Jim Calhoun
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Jim Calhoun is a Hall of Fame American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of Connecticut men’s program to multiple NCAA championships.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jim Calhoun canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Jim Calhoun Context triple: [NABC Coach of the Year, hasRecipient, Jim Calhoun]
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Pete Carril
Pete Carril was a Hall of Fame college basketball coach best known for popularizing the deliberate, backdoor-cut–oriented "Princeton offense" and leading underdog teams to upset victories.
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B.
Richard Pitino
Richard Pitino is an American college basketball coach known for leading multiple Division I programs, including the New Mexico Lobos and previously the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
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C.
Mike Krzyzewski
Mike Krzyzewski is a Hall of Fame American basketball coach best known for his long, title-filled tenure at Duke University and for leading USA Basketball to multiple Olympic gold medals.
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D.
Geno Auriemma
Geno Auriemma is a Hall of Fame college basketball coach renowned for building the University of Connecticut women’s program into a dominant national powerhouse with multiple NCAA championships.
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E.
Richard Leonard Adelman
Richard Leonard Adelman is an American former professional basketball coach and player best known for his successful NBA coaching career with teams such as the Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, and Houston Rockets.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jim Calhoun Target entity description: Jim Calhoun is a Hall of Fame American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of Connecticut men’s program to multiple NCAA championships.
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A.
Pete Carril
Pete Carril was a Hall of Fame college basketball coach best known for popularizing the deliberate, backdoor-cut–oriented "Princeton offense" and leading underdog teams to upset victories.
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B.
Richard Pitino
Richard Pitino is an American college basketball coach known for leading multiple Division I programs, including the New Mexico Lobos and previously the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
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C.
Mike Krzyzewski
Mike Krzyzewski is a Hall of Fame American basketball coach best known for his long, title-filled tenure at Duke University and for leading USA Basketball to multiple Olympic gold medals.
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D.
Geno Auriemma
Geno Auriemma is a Hall of Fame college basketball coach renowned for building the University of Connecticut women’s program into a dominant national powerhouse with multiple NCAA championships.
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E.
Richard Leonard Adelman
Richard Leonard Adelman is an American former professional basketball coach and player best known for his successful NBA coaching career with teams such as the Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, and Houston Rockets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hall of Fame coach
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basketball coach ⓘ college basketball coach ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
AP College Basketball Coach of the Year
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surface form:
AP College Coach of the Year
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ
surface form:
Basketball Hall of Fame
Big East Coach of the Year ⓘ College Basketball Hall of Fame induction ⓘ Naismith College Coach of the Year ⓘ Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ
surface form:
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction
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| coachOf |
Emeka Okafor
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Kemba Walker ⓘ Ray Allen ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | American International College ⓘ |
| employer |
Northeastern University
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University of Connecticut ⓘ |
| familyName | Calhoun ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | college basketball coaching ⓘ |
| fullName | James A. Calhoun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | men's college basketball ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasPart | coaching tree of former assistants who became head coaches ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| league |
NCAA Division I
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NCAA Division III ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
UConn Huskies
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surface form:
University of Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
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| notableAchievement |
achieved multiple Final Four appearances with UConn
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helped elevate the Big East Conference's national profile ⓘ led UConn to multiple NCAA men's basketball championships ⓘ recorded more than 800 career wins as a college head coach ⓘ transformed UConn from regional program to national powerhouse ⓘ won NCAA Division I men's basketball national titles with UConn ⓘ |
| notableWork | building UConn into a national basketball power ⓘ |
| occupation |
basketball coach
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sports commentator ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Big East Conference
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surface form:
Big East Conference men's basketball
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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| positionHeld |
head coach of Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
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head coach of Saint Joseph Blue Jays men's basketball team ⓘ head coach of UConn Huskies men's basketball team ⓘ |
| residence | Connecticut ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Boston, Massachusetts
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Storrs, Connecticut ⓘ West Hartford, Connecticut, United States ⓘ
surface form:
West Hartford, Connecticut
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Subject: Jim Calhoun Description of subject: Jim Calhoun is a Hall of Fame American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of Connecticut men’s program to multiple NCAA championships.
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