NCAA men's basketball championship 1986
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The NCAA men's basketball championship of 1986 was the national title game in which the Louisville Cardinals, coached by Denny Crum, won the Division I men's basketball crown.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | 1 |
| NCAA men's basketball championship 1986 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6392770 — 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 1986 Context triple: [Denny Crum, notableAchievement, NCAA men's basketball championship 1986]
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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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NCAA men's basketball championship 1980
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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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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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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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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: NCAA men's basketball championship 1986 Target entity description: The NCAA men's basketball championship of 1986 was the national title game in which the Louisville Cardinals, coached by Denny Crum, won the Division I men's basketball crown.
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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.
NCAA men's basketball championship 1980
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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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.
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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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 (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | college basketball championship game ⓘ |
| attendance | 19843 ⓘ |
| city | Dallas, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfLosingTeam | Mike Krzyzewski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfWinningTeam | Denny Crum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1986-03-31 ⓘ |
| finalScore | Louisville 72–69 Duke ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| level | NCAA Division I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Reunion Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loser | Duke Blue Devils men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingConference | Atlantic Coast Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayer | Pervis Ellison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayerTeam | Louisville Cardinals men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextChampionshipGame | 1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointsScoredByLosingTeam | 69 ⓘ |
| pointsScoredByWinningTeam | 72 ⓘ |
| previousChampionshipGame | 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfLoser | East Regional NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfWinner | West Regional NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonOfCompetition | 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCountForWinner | 2 ⓘ |
| tournamentEdition | 48th NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournamentSeedOfLoser | 1 ⓘ |
| tournamentSeedOfWinner | 2 ⓘ |
| winner | Louisville Cardinals men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningConference | Metro Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NCAA men's basketball championship 1986 Description of subject: The NCAA men's basketball championship of 1986 was the national title game in which the Louisville Cardinals, coached by Denny Crum, won the Division I men's basketball crown.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season