Rollie

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Rollie is the nickname of Rollie Massimino, a renowned American college basketball coach best known for leading Villanova to the 1985 NCAA championship.

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instanceOf basketball coach
college basketball coach
human
awardReceived NCAA men’s basketball championship (1985, head coach) NERFINISHED
coachOf Cleveland State Vikings men’s basketball team NERFINISHED
Keiser Seahawks men’s basketball team NERFINISHED
Lexington High School boys’ basketball team NERFINISHED
Stony Brook men’s basketball (assistant) NERFINISHED
UNLV Runnin’ Rebels men’s basketball team NERFINISHED
Villanova Wildcats men’s basketball team NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1934-11-13
dateOfDeath 2017-08-30
educatedAt St. John’s University (New York) NERFINISHED
University of Vermont NERFINISHED
employer Cleveland State University NERFINISHED
Keiser University NERFINISHED
Lexington High School (Massachusetts) NERFINISHED
Stony Brook University (assistant coach, early career) NERFINISHED
University of Nevada, Las Vegas NERFINISHED
Villanova University NERFINISHED
endTime 1992 (Villanova head coach)
ethnicGroup Italian American
fieldOfWork basketball strategy
sports coaching
gender male
genre men’s college basketball coaching
givenName Roland NERFINISHED
hasHeadCoachRecord over 800 career wins across college levels
knownFor upset victory over Georgetown in 1985 NCAA championship game
languageSpoken English
leagueCoachedIn NAIA NERFINISHED
NCAA Division I NERFINISHED
memberOfSportsHallOfFame College Basketball Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
nickname Rollie NERFINISHED
notableAchievement one of the biggest upsets in NCAA men’s basketball championship game history
notableFor leading Villanova to the 1985 NCAA men’s basketball championship
notableWork 1985 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament championship run with Villanova
occupation basketball coach
college basketball coach
placeOfBirth Brooklyn, New York, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath West Palm Beach, Florida, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld head coach of Villanova Wildcats men’s basketball
residence Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States NERFINISHED
sport basketball
startTime 1973 (Villanova head coach)
teamCoachedToTitle 1984–85 Villanova Wildcats men’s basketball team NERFINISHED

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Rollie Massimino nickname Rollie