NCAA men's basketball championship 1980
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The NCAA men's basketball championship of 1980 was the national title game in which the University of Louisville, coached by Denny Crum, won its first NCAA basketball championship.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1980 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship | 1 |
| NCAA men's basketball championship 1980 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6392769 — 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 men's basketball championship 1980 Context triple: [Denny Crum, notableAchievement, NCAA men's basketball championship 1980]
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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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1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
The 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship was the national title game in which Bob Knight's Indiana Hoosiers secured the collegiate basketball crown.
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1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
The 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship was the national title game in which Dean Smith's North Carolina Tar Heels, led by future stars Michael Jordan and James Worthy, secured Smith's first NCAA crown.
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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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1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
The 1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the title matchup famously featuring Magic Johnson's Michigan State against Larry Bird's Indiana State, a landmark contest that greatly boosted the popularity of college basketball.
- 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: NCAA men's basketball championship 1980 Target entity description: The NCAA men's basketball championship of 1980 was the national title game in which the University of Louisville, coached by Denny Crum, won its first NCAA basketball championship.
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A.
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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B.
1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
The 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship was the national title game in which Bob Knight's Indiana Hoosiers secured the collegiate basketball crown.
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C.
1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
The 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship was the national title game in which Dean Smith's North Carolina Tar Heels, led by future stars Michael Jordan and James Worthy, secured Smith's first NCAA crown.
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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.
1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
The 1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the title matchup famously featuring Magic Johnson's Michigan State against Larry Bird's Indiana State, a landmark contest that greatly boosted the popularity of college basketball.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament final
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college basketball championship game ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1980 NCAA men's basketball championship game
NERFINISHED
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1980 NCAA title game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attendance | 17676 ⓘ |
| awayTeam | UCLA Bruins men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | University of Louisville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Indianapolis, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | 1980-03-24 ⓘ |
| division | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| finalScore | Louisville 59–54 UCLA ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| homeTeam | University of Louisville men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Market Square Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loser | UCLA Bruins men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingCoach | Larry Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingTeamPoints | 54 ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayer | Darrell Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayerTeam | University of Louisville men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Darrell Griffith
NERFINISHED
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Derek Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Eaves NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiki Vandeweghe NERFINISHED ⓘ Rodney McCray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
NERFINISHED
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1980 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfChampion | Midwest Regional champion ⓘ |
| regionOfRunnerUp | West Regional champion ⓘ |
| runnerUp | University of California, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonRecordOfChampionBeforeGame | 31–3 ⓘ |
| seasonRecordOfRunnerUpBeforeGame | 22–9 ⓘ |
| seedOfChampion | No. 2 seed in Midwest Regional ⓘ |
| seedOfRunnerUp | No. 8 seed in West Regional ⓘ |
| significance | first NCAA men's basketball championship for the University of Louisville ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| televisionAnnouncers |
Al McGuire
NERFINISHED
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Billy Packer NERFINISHED ⓘ Dick Enberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournamentFormat | single-elimination ⓘ |
| winner | University of Louisville men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningCoach | Denny Crum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningTeamPoints | 59 ⓘ |
| year | 1980 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NCAA men's basketball championship 1980 Description of subject: The NCAA men's basketball championship of 1980 was the national title game in which the University of Louisville, coached by Denny Crum, won its first NCAA basketball championship.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
1980 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship