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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1978 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship with Kentucky canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10278387 — 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: 1978 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship with Kentucky Context triple: [Joe B. Hall, notableWork, 1978 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship with Kentucky]
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A.
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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B.
1985 NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship
The 1985 NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship was the national title game in which underdog Villanova, coached by Rollie Massimino, upset heavily favored Georgetown in one of college basketball’s most famous upsets.
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C.
1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
The 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the title contest of the 1983–84 college basketball season, featuring the University of Houston's famed "Phi Slama Jama" squad in a bid for the national championship.
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D.
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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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.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1978 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship with Kentucky Target entity description: 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.
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A.
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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B.
1985 NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship
The 1985 NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship was the national title game in which underdog Villanova, coached by Rollie Massimino, upset heavily favored Georgetown in one of college basketball’s most famous upsets.
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C.
1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
The 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the title contest of the 1983–84 college basketball season, featuring the University of Houston's famed "Phi Slama Jama" squad in a bid for the national championship.
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D.
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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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 (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
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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
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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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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1978 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship with Kentucky Description of subject: 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.
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