2009 NCAA Final Four
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The 2009 NCAA Final Four was the culminating championship weekend of the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament, featuring the last four teams competing for the national title.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2009 NCAA Final Four canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4628262 — 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: 2009 NCAA Final Four Context triple: [Ford Field, hostedEventYear, 2009 NCAA Final Four]
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A.
2000 NCAA Men’s Final Four
The 2000 NCAA Men’s Final Four was the culminating championship weekend of the 1999–2000 college basketball season, featuring the last four teams competing for the NCAA Division I men’s basketball national title.
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B.
2019 NCAA Men’s Final Four
The 2019 NCAA Men’s Final Four was the concluding championship weekend of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament, featuring the last four teams competing for the national title.
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C.
2015 NCAA Men’s Final Four
The 2015 NCAA Men’s Final Four was the culminating championship weekend of the 2014–15 college basketball season, featuring the last four teams competing for the NCAA Division I men’s national title.
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D.
2016 NCAA Men’s Final Four
The 2016 NCAA Men’s Final Four was the culminating championship weekend of the 2015–16 college basketball season, featuring the last four teams competing for the NCAA Division I men’s national title.
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E.
2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
The 2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship was the season-ending national title game of the 2003–04 college basketball season, in which the University of Connecticut Huskies defeated the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to win the national championship.
- 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: 2009 NCAA Final Four Target entity description: The 2009 NCAA Final Four was the culminating championship weekend of the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament, featuring the last four teams competing for the national title.
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A.
2000 NCAA Men’s Final Four
The 2000 NCAA Men’s Final Four was the culminating championship weekend of the 1999–2000 college basketball season, featuring the last four teams competing for the NCAA Division I men’s basketball national title.
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B.
2019 NCAA Men’s Final Four
The 2019 NCAA Men’s Final Four was the concluding championship weekend of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament, featuring the last four teams competing for the national title.
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C.
2015 NCAA Men’s Final Four
The 2015 NCAA Men’s Final Four was the culminating championship weekend of the 2014–15 college basketball season, featuring the last four teams competing for the NCAA Division I men’s national title.
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D.
2016 NCAA Men’s Final Four
The 2016 NCAA Men’s Final Four was the culminating championship weekend of the 2015–16 college basketball season, featuring the last four teams competing for the NCAA Division I men’s national title.
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E.
2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
The 2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship was the season-ending national title game of the 2003–04 college basketball season, in which the University of Connecticut Huskies defeated the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to win the national championship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I men's basketball Final Four
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sports event ⓘ |
| attendanceRecord | yes ⓘ |
| attendanceVenueType | domed stadium ⓘ |
| champion | North Carolina Tar Heels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipGameDate | 2009-04-06 ⓘ |
| city | Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 2009-04-06 ⓘ |
| finalScore | North Carolina 89–72 Michigan State ⓘ |
| headCoachOfChampion | Roy Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headCoachOfRunnerUp | Tom Izzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostConference |
Big Ten Conference
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Horizon League NERFINISHED ⓘ Mid-American Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostInstitution |
Michigan State University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Detroit Mercy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayer | Wayne Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayerTeam | North Carolina Tar Heels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextFinalFour | 2010 NCAA Final Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousFinalFour | 2008 NCAA Final Four ⓘ |
| regionOfConnecticut | West Regional NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfMichiganState | Midwest Regional NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfNorthCarolina | South Regional ⓘ |
| regionOfVillanova | East Regional NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Michigan State Spartans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 2008–09 ⓘ |
| semifinalGameDate | 2009-04-04 ⓘ |
| semifinalMatchup |
Michigan State vs. Connecticut
ⓘ
North Carolina vs. Villanova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| semifinalWinner |
Michigan State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startDate | 2009-04-04 ⓘ |
| team |
Michigan State University Spartans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Connecticut Huskies NERFINISHED ⓘ University of North Carolina Tar Heels NERFINISHED ⓘ Villanova University Wildcats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournamentSeedOfConnecticut | 1 ⓘ |
| tournamentSeedOfMichiganState | 2 ⓘ |
| tournamentSeedOfNorthCarolina | 1 ⓘ |
| tournamentSeedOfVillanova | 3 ⓘ |
| venue | Ford Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 2009 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2009 NCAA Final Four Description of subject: The 2009 NCAA Final Four was the culminating championship weekend of the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament, featuring the last four teams competing for the national title.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.