2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
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The 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season was the collegiate basketball campaign highlighted by North Carolina's national championship run and the emergence of several future NBA stars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6001742 — 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: 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season Context triple: [CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, firstEditionSeason, 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season]
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2008 NCAA men's basketball championship
The 2008 NCAA men's basketball championship was the title game of the 2007–08 college basketball season, famously won by the Kansas Jayhawks after Mario Chalmers’ last-second three-pointer forced overtime against the Memphis Tigers.
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2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the annual March Madness championship in which Duke defeated Butler in a dramatic title game, highlighted by Butler's historic underdog run to the final.
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2008 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Regional
The 2008 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Regional was a round of the national college basketball championship tournament that determined which teams advanced to the Final Four.
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2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
The 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship was the title game in which the University of Florida completed back-to-back national championships by defeating Ohio State to cap the 2006–07 college basketball season.
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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.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season Target entity description: The 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season was the collegiate basketball campaign highlighted by North Carolina's national championship run and the emergence of several future NBA stars.
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A.
2008 NCAA men's basketball championship
The 2008 NCAA men's basketball championship was the title game of the 2007–08 college basketball season, famously won by the Kansas Jayhawks after Mario Chalmers’ last-second three-pointer forced overtime against the Memphis Tigers.
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B.
2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the annual March Madness championship in which Duke defeated Butler in a dramatic title game, highlighted by Butler's historic underdog run to the final.
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C.
2008 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Regional
The 2008 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Regional was a round of the national college basketball championship tournament that determined which teams advanced to the Final Four.
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D.
2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
The 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship was the title game in which the University of Florida completed back-to-back national championships by defeating Ohio State to cap the 2006–07 college basketball season.
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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | NCAA Division I men's basketball season ⓘ |
| APFinalNumberOne | Louisville Cardinals men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| APPreseasonNumberOne | North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipTournament | 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consensusAllAmericanFirstTeamPlayer |
Blake Griffin
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DeJuan Blair NERFINISHED ⓘ James Harden NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Curry NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyler Hansbrough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| division | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| endDate | 2009-04-06 ⓘ |
| finalFourCity | Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalFourParticipant |
Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NERFINISHED
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Michigan State Spartans men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ Villanova Wildcats men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalFourState | Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalFourVenue | Ford Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| nationalChampion | North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalCoachOfTheYear | Bill Self NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalCoachOfTheYearAward | AP Coach of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalCoachOfTheYearTeam | Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalPlayerOfTheYear | Blake Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalPlayerOfTheYearAward | Naismith College Player of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalPlayerOfTheYearTeam | Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalRunnerUp | Michigan State Spartans men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NCAAChampionCoach | Roy Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NCAAChampionMostOutstandingPlayer | Wayne Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NCAAChampionMostOutstandingPlayerTeam | North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFutureNBAPlayer |
Blake Griffin
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DeMar DeRozan NERFINISHED ⓘ Hasheem Thabeet NERFINISHED ⓘ James Harden NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Teague NERFINISHED ⓘ Jrue Holiday NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Curry NERFINISHED ⓘ Ty Lawson NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyreke Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStoryline |
Blake Griffin dominated statistically and won multiple national player of the year awards
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North Carolina won every NCAA tournament game by double digits ⓘ Stephen Curry led Davidson as one of the nation's top scorers ⓘ |
| numberOfTournamentTeams | 65 ⓘ |
| precededBy | 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season ⓘ |
| sport | Men's basketball ⓘ |
| startDate | 2008-11-10 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season Description of subject: The 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season was the collegiate basketball campaign highlighted by North Carolina's national championship run and the emergence of several future NBA stars.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
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firstEditionSeason
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2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
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