1978 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship with Kentucky
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The 1978 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship with Kentucky was the national title won by the University of Kentucky Wildcats, led by coach Joe B. Hall, marking one of the program’s historic championship seasons.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
ⓘ
sports event ⓘ |
| attendance | 18321 ⓘ |
| champion | Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipCountForKentucky | 5 ⓘ |
| championUniversity | University of Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | late 1970s ⓘ |
| finalCity | St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalDate | 1978-03-27 ⓘ |
| finalFourCity | St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalFourState | Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalFourVenue | The Checkerdome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalOpponent | Duke Blue Devils men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalResult | Kentucky defeated Duke ⓘ |
| finalScore | Kentucky 94–88 Duke ⓘ |
| finalState | Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalVenue | The Checkerdome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| headCoachOfChampion | Joe B. Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kentuckySeasonRecord | 30–2 ⓘ |
| level | college ⓘ |
| mvp | Jack Givens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mvpTeam | Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ncaaDivision | Division I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextNCAAChampionshipSeasonForKentucky | 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Jack Givens
NERFINISHED
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Kyle Macy NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Robey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsInTournament | 32 ⓘ |
| previousChampionshipSeasonForKentucky | 1957–58 NCAA Division I men's basketball season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radioNetwork | Mutual Broadcasting System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| season | 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season ⓘ |
| seedOfKentucky | No. 1 in Mideast Region ⓘ |
| semiFinalist |
Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
fifth NCAA men's basketball title for Kentucky
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first NCAA title for Kentucky under coach Joe B. Hall ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournament | 1978 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournamentFormat | single-elimination ⓘ |
| winningCoach | Joe B. Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningCoachTitleCount | 1 ⓘ |
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