1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
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The 1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship was the national title game of the 1958–59 college basketball season, in which the California Golden Bears defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers to win the NCAA tournament.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7425824 — 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: 1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Context triple: [1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, precededBy, 1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship]
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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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B.
1952 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The 1952 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship was the national title game in which the University of Kansas, led by star center Clyde Lovellette, captured the collegiate basketball crown.
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C.
1955 NCAA men's basketball championship
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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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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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
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Target entity description: The 1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship was the national title game of the 1958–59 college basketball season, in which the California Golden Bears defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers to win the NCAA tournament.
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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.
1952 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The 1952 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship was the national title game in which the University of Kansas, led by star center Clyde Lovellette, captured the collegiate basketball crown.
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C.
1955 NCAA men's basketball championship
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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D.
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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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 (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 1959 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attendance | 17923 ⓘ |
| city | Louisville, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | 1959-03-21 ⓘ |
| finalScore | California 71–70 West Virginia ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| hostConference | Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingCoach | Fred Schaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingTeamConference | Southern Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingTeamPoints | 70 ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayer | Jerry West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayerTeam | West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Darrall Imhoff
NERFINISHED
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Jerry West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1958 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radioNetwork | NBC Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournament | 1959 NCAA University Division basketball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venue | Freedom Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | California Golden Bears men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningCoach | Pete Newell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningTeamConference | Pacific Coast Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningTeamPoints | 71 ⓘ |
| year | 1959 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Description of subject: The 1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship was the national title game of the 1958–59 college basketball season, in which the California Golden Bears defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers to win the NCAA tournament.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
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