Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award
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The Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award is an annual NBA honor recognizing the player who best exemplifies selflessness, leadership, and dedication as an ideal teammate, named in tribute to Jack Twyman and Maurice Stokes’ famed bond.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award Context triple: [NBA Teammate of the Year Award, namedAfter, Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award]
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Ben Jobe Award
The Ben Jobe Award is an annual college basketball coaching honor recognizing the top minority head coach in NCAA Division I men's basketball.
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Willie Marshall Award
The Willie Marshall Award is an American Hockey League honor given annually to the league’s leading goal scorer in the regular season.
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Chris Schenkel Award
The Chris Schenkel Award is an honor recognizing outstanding long-term contributions by college football broadcasters, named after the famed sportscaster Chris Schenkel.
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Nichols Medal
The Nichols Medal is a prestigious American chemistry award presented by the New York Section of the American Chemical Society for outstanding contributions to the field.
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E.
Otto Laporte Award
The Otto Laporte Award was a prestigious American Physical Society prize recognizing outstanding contributions to fluid dynamics research.
- 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: Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award Target entity description: The Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award is an annual NBA honor recognizing the player who best exemplifies selflessness, leadership, and dedication as an ideal teammate, named in tribute to Jack Twyman and Maurice Stokes’ famed bond.
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A.
Ben Jobe Award
The Ben Jobe Award is an annual college basketball coaching honor recognizing the top minority head coach in NCAA Division I men's basketball.
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B.
Willie Marshall Award
The Willie Marshall Award is an American Hockey League honor given annually to the league’s leading goal scorer in the regular season.
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C.
Chris Schenkel Award
The Chris Schenkel Award is an honor recognizing outstanding long-term contributions by college football broadcasters, named after the famed sportscaster Chris Schenkel.
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D.
Nichols Medal
The Nichols Medal is a prestigious American chemistry award presented by the New York Section of the American Chemical Society for outstanding contributions to the field.
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E.
Otto Laporte Award
The Otto Laporte Award was a prestigious American Physical Society prize recognizing outstanding contributions to fluid dynamics research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Basketball Association award
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sports award ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | NBA Players Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
commitment to team success over individual success
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exemplary teamwork ⓘ leadership in the locker room ⓘ sportsmanship toward teammates ⓘ |
| commemorates | Jack Twyman’s support of Maurice Stokes after Stokes’ career-ending injury ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | professional ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criteria |
being an ideal teammate
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dedication ⓘ leadership ⓘ selflessness ⓘ |
| firstSeasonAwarded | 2012–13 NBA season ⓘ |
| firstWinner | Chauncey Billups NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstWinnerTeam | Los Angeles Clippers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasGenderEligibility | male players ⓘ |
| honorsRole | teammate ⓘ |
| inception | 2012 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | NBA regular season honors ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | English ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Jack Twyman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maurice Stokes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForRelationshipType | teammate friendship ⓘ |
| namedInTributeTo | the friendship between Jack Twyman and Maurice Stokes ⓘ |
| numberOfNomineesPerConference | 6 GENERATED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | National Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to honor dedication as an ideal teammate
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to honor leadership as an ideal teammate ⓘ to honor the NBA player who best exemplifies selflessness as a teammate ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | players vote from a list of nominees selected by NBA executives ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| teamSport | basketball ⓘ |
| totalNumberOfNominees | 12 ⓘ |
| votingBody | NBA players ⓘ |
| votingMethod | ranked voting system ⓘ |
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