Rollie Massimino

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American basketball coach college basketball coach human

Rollie Massimino was an American college basketball coach best known for leading Villanova to a historic upset victory over Georgetown to win the 1985 NCAA championship.

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Rollie Massimino canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American ⓘ
basketball coach ⓘ
college basketball coach ⓘ
human ⓘ
achievement 1985 NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship ⓘ
almaMater University of Vermont ⓘ
causeOfDeath lung cancer ⓘ
coachingCareerStart 1960s ⓘ
coachOf Villanova Wildcats men's basketball ⓘ
surface form: Villanova Wildcats men’s basketball team
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1934-11-13 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2017-08-30 ⓘ
defeated Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball ⓘ
surface form: Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball team in 1985 NCAA championship game
educatedAt St. John’s University ⓘ
University of Vermont ⓘ
employer Villanova University ⓘ
ethnicGroup Italian American ⓘ
familyName Massimino ⓘ
givenName Roland ⓘ
hallOfFameInduction College Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ
headCoachTenureAtVillanovaEnd 1992 ⓘ
headCoachTenureAtVillanovaStart 1973 ⓘ
knownFor defensive-oriented teams ⓘ
motivational coaching style ⓘ
leagueCoachedIn NAIA ⓘ
NCAA Division I ⓘ
memberOfSportsTeamCoached Cleveland State Vikings men’s basketball team ⓘ
Keiser Seahawks men’s basketball team ⓘ
Northwood Seahawks men’s basketball team ⓘ
Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team ⓘ
surface form: Stony Brook Seawolves men’s basketball team

UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball ⓘ
surface form: UNLV Runnin’ Rebels men’s basketball team

Villanova Wildcats men's basketball ⓘ
surface form: Villanova Wildcats men’s basketball team
name Rollie Massimino self-link ⓘ
nickname Rollie ⓘ
notableFor leading Villanova to the 1985 NCAA men’s basketball championship ⓘ
notableWork coaching Villanova to upset Georgetown in 1985 NCAA championship game ⓘ
numberOfChildren 5 ⓘ
occupation basketball coach ⓘ
college basketball coach ⓘ
overallCollegeCoachingRecordApproximate 816–462 ⓘ
placeOfBirth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
surface form: Brooklyn, New York, United States
placeOfDeath West Palm Beach, Florida, United States ⓘ
positionHeld head coach of Villanova Wildcats men’s basketball ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Jupiter, Florida, United States ⓘ
sport basketball ⓘ
spouse Mary Jane Massimino ⓘ

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subject surface form: Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
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subject surface form: Villanova Wildcats men's basketball