1955 NCAA men's basketball championship
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The 1955 NCAA men's basketball championship was the national title game in which the University of San Francisco Dons, led by Bill Russell, captured their first NCAA basketball crown.
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| 1955 NCAA men's basketball championship canonical | 1 |
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5866015 — 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: 1955 NCAA men's basketball championship Context triple: [USF Dons, nationalChampionship, 1955 NCAA men's basketball championship]
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
1988 NCAA men's basketball championship
The 1988 NCAA men's basketball championship was the title game in which the underdog Kansas Jayhawks, led by coach Larry Brown and star forward Danny Manning, captured the national crown in a memorable "Danny and the Miracles" run.
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D.
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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E.
1977 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 1977 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the national championship postseason tournament for U.S. men's college basketball that culminated in Marquette winning its first and only NCAA title.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1955 NCAA men's basketball championship Target entity description: The 1955 NCAA men's basketball championship was the national title game in which the University of San Francisco Dons, led by Bill Russell, captured their first NCAA basketball crown.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
1988 NCAA men's basketball championship
The 1988 NCAA men's basketball championship was the title game in which the underdog Kansas Jayhawks, led by coach Larry Brown and star forward Danny Manning, captured the national crown in a memorable "Danny and the Miracles" run.
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D.
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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E.
1977 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 1977 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the national championship postseason tournament for U.S. men's college basketball that culminated in Marquette winning its first and only NCAA title.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 1955 NCAA University Division men's basketball championship game ⓘ |
| attendance | 12377 ⓘ |
| champion | San Francisco Dons men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championNickname | Dons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championSchool | University of San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championTitleCount | 1 ⓘ |
| city | Kansas City, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfChampion | Phil Woolpert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfRunnerUp | Ken Loeffler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceOfChampion | West Coast Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| date | March 19, 1955 ⓘ |
| division | University Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1950s college basketball ⓘ |
| featuredPlayer |
Bill Russell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hal Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ K. C. Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Gola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalScore | San Francisco 77–63 La Salle ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1956 NCAA men's basketball championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| level | college ⓘ |
| loser | La Salle Explorers men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayer | Bill Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Bill Russell's dominant defensive play
ⓘ
beginning of San Francisco's back-to-back NCAA titles ⓘ |
| pointDifference | 14 ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1954 NCAA men's basketball championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | La Salle Explorers men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpNickname | Explorers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpSchool | La Salle University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1954–55 NCAA men's basketball season ⓘ |
| significance | first NCAA basketball championship for the University of San Francisco ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| televisionAnnouncer | Curt Gowdy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | DuMont Television Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournament | 1955 NCAA University Division basketball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venue | Municipal Auditorium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | San Francisco Dons men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1955 ⓘ |
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