1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
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The 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship was the title game of the 1996 NCAA tournament, in which the University of Kentucky Wildcats capped a dominant season by winning the national championship.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament | 1 |
| 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7482184 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Context triple: [Antoine Walker, collegeChampionshipWon, 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship]
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A.
1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the annual national championship event of U.S. men's college basketball, famously featuring the iconic Duke–Kentucky regional final and culminating in Duke winning its second straight title.
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B.
1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the annual single-elimination championship of U.S. college basketball that concluded with Duke winning its first national title.
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1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the annual national championship tournament of U.S. men's college basketball, culminating in a Final Four held in New Orleans and a title won by the North Carolina Tar Heels.
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D.
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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E.
1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the annual national championship tournament for top-tier U.S. college basketball teams, culminating in Michigan winning the title.
- 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: 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Target entity description: The 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship was the title game of the 1996 NCAA tournament, in which the University of Kentucky Wildcats capped a dominant season by winning the national championship.
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A.
1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the annual national championship event of U.S. men's college basketball, famously featuring the iconic Duke–Kentucky regional final and culminating in Duke winning its second straight title.
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B.
1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the annual single-elimination championship of U.S. college basketball that concluded with Duke winning its first national title.
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C.
1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the annual national championship tournament of U.S. men's college basketball, culminating in a Final Four held in New Orleans and a title won by the North Carolina Tar Heels.
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D.
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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E.
1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was the annual national championship tournament for top-tier U.S. college basketball teams, culminating in Michigan winning the title.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 1996 NCAA men's basketball national championship game ⓘ |
| arenaCapacityCategory | indoor arena ⓘ |
| awayTeam | Syracuse Orange men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | University of Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championCoachTeam | Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipNumberForSchool | 6 ⓘ |
| city | East Rutherford, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1996-04-01 ⓘ |
| division | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| finalScore | Kentucky 76–67 Syracuse ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| headCoachOfChampion | Rick Pitino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeam | Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Continental Airlines Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loser | Syracuse Orange men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingScore | 67 ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayer | Tony Delk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayerTeam | Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayerOnChampion |
Antoine Walker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tony Delk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayerOnRunnerUp | John Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | National Collegiate Athletic Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overtime | no ⓘ |
| partOf | 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfChampion | Southeastern Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfRunnerUp | Big East Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Syracuse University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonOfCompetition | 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournamentSeedOfChampion | No. 1 seed in Midwest Region ⓘ |
| tournamentSeedOfRunnerUp | No. 4 seed in West Region ⓘ |
| tournamentStage | National Championship Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningScore | 76 ⓘ |
| year | 1996 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Description of subject: The 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship was the title game of the 1996 NCAA tournament, in which the University of Kentucky Wildcats capped a dominant season by winning the national championship.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament