NCAA Final Four (1959)
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The NCAA Final Four (1959) was the concluding championship round of the 1958–59 NCAA men's basketball tournament, featuring the last four teams competing for the national title.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NCAA Final Four (1959) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4954678 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: NCAA Final Four (1959) Context triple: [Freedom Hall, hostedEvent, NCAA Final Four (1959)]
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NCAA Final Four (1958)
The NCAA Final Four (1958) was the concluding championship weekend of the 1957–58 NCAA men's basketball tournament, featuring the last four teams competing for the national title.
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B.
1984 NCAA Final Four (men's basketball)
The 1984 NCAA Final Four (men's basketball) was the concluding championship weekend of the 1983–84 college basketball season, featuring the last four teams competing for the national title in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
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1991 NCAA Men’s Final Four
The 1991 NCAA Men’s Final Four was the concluding championship weekend of the 1990–91 college basketball season, featuring the last four teams competing for the NCAA Division I men’s basketball title.
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1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship was the national title game in which a Jerry Lucas–led Ohio State Buckeyes team captured the collegiate basketball crown.
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1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
The 1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament was the national championship event of the 1962–63 college basketball season, notable for Loyola Chicago's historic title run and significant impact on the racial integration of the sport.
- 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: NCAA Final Four (1959) Target entity description: The NCAA Final Four (1959) was the concluding championship round of the 1958–59 NCAA men's basketball tournament, featuring the last four teams competing for the national title.
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A.
NCAA Final Four (1958)
The NCAA Final Four (1958) was the concluding championship weekend of the 1957–58 NCAA men's basketball tournament, featuring the last four teams competing for the national title.
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B.
1984 NCAA Final Four (men's basketball)
The 1984 NCAA Final Four (men's basketball) was the concluding championship weekend of the 1983–84 college basketball season, featuring the last four teams competing for the national title in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
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C.
1991 NCAA Men’s Final Four
The 1991 NCAA Men’s Final Four was the concluding championship weekend of the 1990–91 college basketball season, featuring the last four teams competing for the NCAA Division I men’s basketball title.
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D.
1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship was the national title game in which a Jerry Lucas–led Ohio State Buckeyes team captured the collegiate basketball crown.
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E.
1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
The 1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament was the national championship event of the 1962–63 college basketball season, notable for Loyola Chicago's historic title run and significant impact on the racial integration of the sport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I men's basketball Final Four
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college basketball tournament stage ⓘ |
| attendance | approximately 35,000 ⓘ |
| champion | California Golden Bears men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championCoach | Pete Newell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championCoachTeam | California Golden Bears men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championSchool | University of California, Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipGameDate | 1959-03-21 ⓘ |
| city | Louisville, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| decides | NCAA men's basketball national champion (1959) ⓘ |
| endDate | 1959-03-21 ⓘ |
| finalScore | California 71–70 West Virginia ⓘ |
| followedBy | NCAA Final Four (1960) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's ⓘ |
| hostInstitution | University of Louisville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesGame |
California vs Cincinnati national semifinal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California vs West Virginia championship game NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisville vs Cincinnati third-place game ⓘ West Virginia vs Louisville national semifinal ⓘ |
| level | Division I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayer | Jerry West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayerTeam | West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Darrall Imhoff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerry West NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfGames | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 4 ⓘ |
| organizer | National Collegiate Athletic Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
ⓘ
1959 NCAA University Division men's basketball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | NCAA Final Four (1958) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | NCAA University Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpSchool | West Virginia University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| semifinalist |
Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NERFINISHED
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Louisville Cardinals men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startDate | 1959-03-20 ⓘ |
| state | Kentucky ⓘ |
| televisionBroadcaster | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceGameLoser | Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceGameScore | Louisville 98–85 Cincinnati ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceGameWinner | Louisville Cardinals men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournamentEdition | 21st NCAA men's basketball championship ⓘ |
| venue | Freedom Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1959 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NCAA Final Four (1959) Description of subject: The NCAA Final Four (1959) was the concluding championship round of the 1958–59 NCAA men's basketball tournament, featuring the last four teams competing for the national title.
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