Shaka Smart

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basketball coach college basketball coach human

Shaka Smart is an American college basketball coach best known for his energetic "havoc" defensive style and successful tenures leading programs such as VCU, Texas, and Marquette.

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Label	Occurrences
Shaka Smart canonical	4

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Target entity: Shaka Smart
Context triple: [NABC Coach of the Year, hasRecipient, Shaka Smart]

A. Scott Drew
Scott Drew is an American college basketball coach best known for transforming Baylor University’s program into a national powerhouse and winning the 2021 NCAA championship.
B. Bill Musselman
Bill Musselman was an American basketball coach known for his intense, defense-oriented style and successful stints in college basketball, the ABA, and the NBA.
C. Bill Self
Bill Self is a highly successful American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of Kansas men’s basketball program to multiple national championships and conference titles.
D. John Calipari
John Calipari is a highly successful American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of Kentucky to national prominence and consistently producing NBA-caliber talent.
E. Bruce Pearl
Bruce Pearl is a prominent American college basketball coach best known for revitalizing programs at Tennessee and Auburn and leading teams to deep NCAA Tournament runs.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Shaka Smart
Target entity description: Shaka Smart is an American college basketball coach best known for his energetic "havoc" defensive style and successful tenures leading programs such as VCU, Texas, and Marquette.

A. Scott Drew
Scott Drew is an American college basketball coach best known for transforming Baylor University’s program into a national powerhouse and winning the 2021 NCAA championship.
B. Bill Musselman
Bill Musselman was an American basketball coach known for his intense, defense-oriented style and successful stints in college basketball, the ABA, and the NBA.
C. Bill Self
Bill Self is a highly successful American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of Kansas men’s basketball program to multiple national championships and conference titles.
D. John Calipari
John Calipari is a highly successful American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of Kentucky to national prominence and consistently producing NBA-caliber talent.
E. Bruce Pearl
Bruce Pearl is a prominent American college basketball coach best known for revitalizing programs at Tennessee and Auburn and leading teams to deep NCAA Tournament runs.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	basketball coach ⓘ college basketball coach ⓘ human ⓘ
basedIn	Milwaukee, Wisconsin ⓘ linked to: Milwaukee
coachingStyle	full-court pressure defense ⓘ up-tempo style of play ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
educatedAt	California University of Pennsylvania ⓘ Kenyon College ⓘ
employer	Clemson Tigers men's basketball team ⓘ linked to: Clemson Tigers men's basketball Clemson University ⓘ Dayton Flyers men's basketball team ⓘ linked to: Dayton Flyers Florida Gators men's basketball team ⓘ linked to: Florida Gators men's basketball Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team ⓘ linked to: Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball Marquette University ⓘ Texas Longhorns men's basketball team ⓘ linked to: Texas Longhorns University of Akron ⓘ University of Akron men's basketball team ⓘ University of Dayton ⓘ University of Florida ⓘ University of Texas at Austin ⓘ VCU Rams men's basketball team ⓘ linked to: VCU Rams Virginia Commonwealth University ⓘ
familyName	Smart ⓘ
fieldOfWork	college basketball coaching ⓘ
givenName	Shaka ⓘ linked to: King Shaka Zulu
hasWonAward	conference coach of the year honors in college basketball ⓘ
knownFor	"Havoc" defensive style ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ
leagueCoachedIn	NCAA Division I ⓘ
memberOfSportsTeam	Kenyon Lords men's basketball ⓘ linked to: Kenyon College
name	Shaka Smart ⓘ
notableAchievement	2011 NCAA Final Four appearance with VCU ⓘ NCAA tournament appearances with multiple programs ⓘ regular-season conference championships as a head coach ⓘ
notableWork	leading VCU to the 2011 NCAA Final Four ⓘ
occupation	basketball coach ⓘ sports coach ⓘ
positionHeld	assistant coach for Akron Zips men's basketball ⓘ assistant coach for Clemson Tigers men's basketball ⓘ assistant coach for Dayton Flyers men's basketball ⓘ assistant coach for Florida Gators men's basketball ⓘ head coach of the Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team ⓘ head coach of the Texas Longhorns men's basketball team ⓘ head coach of the VCU Rams men's basketball team ⓘ
positionPlayedOnTeam	point guard ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
sport	basketball ⓘ

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NABC Coach of the Year → hasRecipient → Shaka Smart ⓘ

Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball → headCoach → Shaka Smart ⓘ

Shaka Smart → name → Shaka Smart ⓘ

Smart → hasNotableBearer → Shaka Smart ⓘ

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