John Calipari
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John Calipari is a highly successful American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of Kentucky to national prominence and consistently producing NBA-caliber talent.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Calipari canonical | 7 |
| Calipari | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1137900 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: John Calipari Context triple: [NABC Coach of the Year, hasRecipient, John Calipari]
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A.
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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B.
Bill Musselman
Bill Musselman was an American basketball coach known for his intense, defense-oriented style and successful stints in college basketball, the ABA, and the NBA.
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C.
Bill Self
Bill Self is a highly successful American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of Kansas men’s basketball program to multiple national championships and conference titles.
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D.
Roy Williams
Roy Williams is a Hall of Fame American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of North Carolina men's team to multiple NCAA championships.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: John Calipari Target entity description: John Calipari is a highly successful American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of Kentucky to national prominence and consistently producing NBA-caliber talent.
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A.
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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B.
Bill Musselman
Bill Musselman was an American basketball coach known for his intense, defense-oriented style and successful stints in college basketball, the ABA, and the NBA.
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C.
Bill Self
Bill Self is a highly successful American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of Kansas men’s basketball program to multiple national championships and conference titles.
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D.
Roy Williams
Roy Williams is a Hall of Fame American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of North Carolina men's team to multiple NCAA championships.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball coach
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college basketball coach ⓘ human ⓘ |
| almaMater | Clarion University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
AP College Coach of the Year
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Adolph Rupp Cup ⓘ John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award ⓘ NABC Coach of the Year ⓘ Naismith College Coach of the Year ⓘ |
| coachOfChampionshipTeam |
Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
ⓘ
surface form:
2011-2012 Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1959-02-10 ⓘ |
| employer |
Dominican Republic national basketball team
ⓘ
surface form:
Dominican Republic Basketball Federation
Brooklyn Nets ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey Nets
University of Kentucky ⓘ University of Massachusetts Amherst ⓘ University of Memphis ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| familyName |
John Calipari
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Calipari
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| genre | college basketball coaching ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| headCoachOf |
New York Nets (ABA)
ⓘ
surface form:
Brooklyn Nets franchise (NBA) predecessor
Dominican Republic national basketball team ⓘ Brooklyn Nets ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey Nets
Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball ⓘ
surface form:
University of Kentucky men’s basketball team
UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen ⓘ
surface form:
University of Massachusetts men’s basketball team
Memphis Tigers ⓘ
surface form:
University of Memphis men’s basketball team
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| knownFor |
developing NBA draft lottery picks
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recruiting one-and-done NBA-caliber players ⓘ revitalizing college basketball programs ⓘ |
| leagueCoachedIn |
National Basketball Association
ⓘ
surface form:
NBA
NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| memberOf | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| name | John Calipari self-link ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Anthony Davis
ⓘ
DeMarcus Cousins ⓘ Derrick Rose ⓘ Devin Booker ⓘ John Wall ⓘ Karl-Anthony Towns ⓘ |
| notableWork | head coach of the University of Kentucky men’s basketball team ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
basketball coach
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basketball player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Moon Township
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surface form:
Moon Township, Pennsylvania, United States
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| positionPlayed | point guard ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Lexington, Kentucky
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surface form:
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
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| spouse | Ellen Calipari ⓘ |
| wonTitle |
2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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surface form:
2012 NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship
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Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Calipari
subject surface form:
Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball