1971 ABA Championship
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The 1971 ABA Championship was the American Basketball Association's title series in which the Utah Stars captured their first and only league championship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1971 ABA Championship canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4845551 — 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: 1971 ABA Championship Context triple: [Utah Stars, wonChampionship, 1971 ABA Championship]
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A.
1976 ABA Championship
The 1976 ABA Championship was the final playoff series of the American Basketball Association, determining the league’s last champion before its merger with the NBA.
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B.
1975 ABA Championship
The 1975 ABA Championship was the American Basketball Association title series in which the Kentucky Colonels captured their only league championship.
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C.
1969 ABA Championship
The 1969 ABA Championship was the American Basketball Association's title series in which the Oakland Oaks captured their first and only league championship.
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D.
1973 ABA Playoffs
The 1973 ABA Playoffs were the postseason tournament of the American Basketball Association that determined the league champion for the 1972–73 season.
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E.
1971–72 ABA season
The 1971–72 ABA season was a professional basketball campaign in the American Basketball Association highlighted by strong team performances and playoff runs, including that of the Utah Stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1971 ABA Championship Target entity description: The 1971 ABA Championship was the American Basketball Association's title series in which the Utah Stars captured their first and only league championship.
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A.
1976 ABA Championship
The 1976 ABA Championship was the final playoff series of the American Basketball Association, determining the league’s last champion before its merger with the NBA.
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B.
1975 ABA Championship
The 1975 ABA Championship was the American Basketball Association title series in which the Kentucky Colonels captured their only league championship.
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C.
1969 ABA Championship
The 1969 ABA Championship was the American Basketball Association's title series in which the Oakland Oaks captured their first and only league championship.
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D.
1973 ABA Playoffs
The 1973 ABA Playoffs were the postseason tournament of the American Basketball Association that determined the league champion for the 1972–73 season.
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E.
1971–72 ABA season
The 1971–72 ABA season was a professional basketball campaign in the American Basketball Association highlighted by strong team performances and playoff runs, including that of the Utah Stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ABA Finals
ⓘ
basketball championship series ⓘ |
| bestOfFormat | best-of-seven series ⓘ |
| champion | Utah Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championFranchiseFirstTitle | true ⓘ |
| championFranchiseOnlyABAChampionship | true ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1971-05 ⓘ |
| featuredTeam |
Kentucky Colonels
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Utah Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1972 ABA Championship ⓘ |
| governingBody | American Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeArenaOfChampion | Salt Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeArenaOfRunnerUp | Freedom Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | American Basketball Association ⓘ |
| level | major professional ⓘ |
| locationOfFranchise | Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfOpponentFranchise | Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingCoach | Frank Ramsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayerOnChampion |
Willie Wise
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zelmo Beaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayerOnRunnerUp |
Dan Issel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louie Dampier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfGames | 7 ⓘ |
| playoffRound | finals round ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1970 ABA Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Kentucky Colonels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1970–71 ABA season ⓘ |
| seriesResult | Utah Stars won 4–3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startDate | 1971-04 ⓘ |
| titleAwarded | ABA championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningCoach | Bill Sharman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1971 ABA Championship Description of subject: The 1971 ABA Championship was the American Basketball Association's title series in which the Utah Stars captured their first and only league championship.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Utah Stars