Nolan Richardson
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Nolan Richardson is an American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of Arkansas to the 1994 NCAA championship with his up-tempo "40 Minutes of Hell" style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nolan Richardson canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1137927 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Nolan Richardson Context triple: [NABC Coach of the Year, hasRecipient, Nolan Richardson]
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A.
Fred Ward
Fred Ward was an American character actor known for his rugged, everyman roles in films such as "Tremors," "The Right Stuff," and "Short Cuts."
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B.
David Hennings
David Hennings is a film cinematographer known for his work on major studio comedies and other feature films, including "Horrible Bosses."
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C.
Eric Roberts
Eric Roberts is an American actor known for his prolific film and television career, including an iconic turn as the villainous Time Lord known as the Master in the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie.
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D.
Rod Robbie
Rod Robbie was a prominent Canadian architect best known for designing Toronto’s pioneering retractable-roof stadium, now called the Rogers Centre.
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E.
Matthew Modine
Matthew Modine is an American actor best known for his roles in films like "Full Metal Jacket" and the series "Stranger Things."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nolan Richardson Target entity description: Nolan Richardson is an American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of Arkansas to the 1994 NCAA championship with his up-tempo "40 Minutes of Hell" style.
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A.
Fred Ward
Fred Ward was an American character actor known for his rugged, everyman roles in films such as "Tremors," "The Right Stuff," and "Short Cuts."
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B.
David Hennings
David Hennings is a film cinematographer known for his work on major studio comedies and other feature films, including "Horrible Bosses."
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C.
Eric Roberts
Eric Roberts is an American actor known for his prolific film and television career, including an iconic turn as the villainous Time Lord known as the Master in the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie.
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D.
Rod Robbie
Rod Robbie was a prominent Canadian architect best known for designing Toronto’s pioneering retractable-roof stadium, now called the Rogers Centre.
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E.
Matthew Modine
Matthew Modine is an American actor best known for his roles in films like "Full Metal Jacket" and the series "Stranger Things."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball coach
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college basketball coach ⓘ human ⓘ |
| achievement | coached Arkansas to a national championship game appearance and victory in 1994 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arkansas Razorbacks
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NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship ⓘ
linked to:
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
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| awardReceived | NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship (1994) as head coach ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Fayetteville, Arkansas (during Arkansas coaching tenure)
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linked to:
Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
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| coachingPhilosophy |
full-court pressure defense
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up-tempo offense ⓘ |
| coachOf |
Arkansas Razorbacks men’s basketball team
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linked to:
Arkansas Razorbacks basketball
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | University of Arkansas ⓘ |
| familyName | Richardson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | college basketball coaching ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | fast-paced, pressure-oriented basketball ⓘ |
| givenName | Nolan ⓘ |
| hasCoachedLevel |
Division I college basketball
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linked to:
NCAA Division I
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| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Nolan "Nails" Richardson ⓘ |
| hasNotableSeason |
1993–94 Arkansas Razorbacks men’s basketball season
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linked to:
Arkansas Razorbacks basketball
|
| hasReputation |
demanding, high-intensity coach
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innovative defensive strategist ⓘ |
| hasRole | head coach ⓘ |
| hasTacticalApproach |
fast-break offense
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full-court press ⓘ man-to-man pressure defense ⓘ |
| hasWonTitle | NCAA men’s basketball national championship as head coach ⓘ |
| influenced | modern pressure-defense systems in college basketball ⓘ |
| inSport | college men’s basketball ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing physically conditioned teams capable of sustained full-court press
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intense defensive pressure for entire game duration ⓘ |
| leagueCoachedIn | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| name | Nolan Richardson ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
led Arkansas to multiple NCAA Tournament appearances
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led Arkansas to the 1994 NCAA men’s basketball national title ⓘ |
| notableFor |
up-tempo "40 Minutes of Hell" playing style
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winning the 1994 NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship ⓘ |
| occupation |
basketball coach
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college basketball coach ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks men’s basketball team ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| styleNickname | "40 Minutes of Hell" ⓘ |
| teamStyle | "40 Minutes of Hell" ⓘ |
| workLocation |
University of Arkansas campus
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linked to:
University of Arkansas
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nolan Richardson Description of subject: Nolan Richardson is an American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of Arkansas to the 1994 NCAA championship with his up-tempo "40 Minutes of Hell" style.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Arkansas Razorbacks basketball
subject linked to:
Arkansas Razorbacks basketball
subject linked to:
"40 Minutes of Hell"
subject linked to:
"40 Minutes of Hell"
NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship (1994) as head coach
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winningHeadCoach
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Nolan Richardson
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NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship (1994) as head coach
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headCoachOfWinningTeam
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Nolan Richardson
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