1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
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The 1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship was the national title game in which the University of Arizona, led by freshman guard Mike Bibby, completed its historic tournament run to win the college basketball crown.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game ⓘ |
| attendance | approximately 47,000 ⓘ |
| awayTeam | University of Kentucky men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | University of Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipCountForChampion | 1 ⓘ |
| city | Indianapolis, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfChampion | Lute Olson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfRunnerUp | Rick Pitino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceOfChampion | Pac-10 Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceOfRunnerUp | Southeastern Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| date | March 31, 1997 ⓘ |
| division | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| featuredFreshmanGuard | Mike Bibby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalScore | Arizona 84–Kentucky 79 ⓘ |
| gameType | national championship game ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| homeTeam | University of Arizona men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCity | Indianapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| level | college ⓘ |
| loser | Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayer | Miles Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextChampionship | 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayerChampion |
Michael Dickerson
NERFINISHED
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Mike Bibby NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayerRunnerUp |
Nazr Mohammed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ron Mercer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overtime | yes ⓘ |
| overtimeCount | 1 ⓘ |
| previousChampionship | 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | University of Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
Arizona defeated three No. 1 seeds in the 1997 NCAA tournament
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first NCAA men's basketball title for the University of Arizona ⓘ |
| sport | college basketball ⓘ |
| subeventOf | 1997 NCAA Final Four ⓘ |
| team1 | Arizona Wildcats men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| team2 | Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournament | 1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournamentRegionChampion | Southeast Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournamentRegionRunnerUp | West Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournamentSeedChampion | 4 ⓘ |
| tournamentSeedRunnerUp | 1 ⓘ |
| venue | RCA Dome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | Arizona Wildcats men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1997 ⓘ |
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