Muffet McGraw
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Muffet McGraw is a Hall of Fame women’s basketball coach best known for leading the University of Notre Dame to multiple NCAA championships and national prominence over several decades.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Muffet McGraw canonical | 7 |
| Muffet | 1 |
| Muffet McGraw served as head coach | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2091201 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Muffet McGraw Context triple: [Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball, formerHeadCoach, Muffet McGraw]
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Pat Summitt
Pat Summitt was a legendary American college basketball coach who built the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers into a national powerhouse and became one of the winningest coaches in NCAA history.
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B.
C. Vivian Stringer
C. Vivian Stringer is a Hall of Fame American women’s college basketball coach renowned for building powerhouse programs at multiple universities and becoming one of the winningest coaches in NCAA history.
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C.
Justine Thornton
Justine Thornton is a British barrister and environmental law specialist who is married to former Labour Party leader Ed Miliband.
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D.
Hannah Howland
Hannah Howland was a daughter of Mayflower passenger John Howland, belonging to one of the early colonial families of Plymouth Colony.
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E.
Mickie Krzyzewski
Mickie Krzyzewski is the longtime wife and partner of legendary Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, known for her prominent role in supporting his career and their extensive philanthropic work.
- 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: Muffet McGraw Target entity description: Muffet McGraw is a Hall of Fame women’s basketball coach best known for leading the University of Notre Dame to multiple NCAA championships and national prominence over several decades.
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A.
Pat Summitt
Pat Summitt was a legendary American college basketball coach who built the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers into a national powerhouse and became one of the winningest coaches in NCAA history.
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B.
C. Vivian Stringer
C. Vivian Stringer is a Hall of Fame American women’s college basketball coach renowned for building powerhouse programs at multiple universities and becoming one of the winningest coaches in NCAA history.
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C.
Justine Thornton
Justine Thornton is a British barrister and environmental law specialist who is married to former Labour Party leader Ed Miliband.
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D.
Hannah Howland
Hannah Howland was a daughter of Mayflower passenger John Howland, belonging to one of the early colonial families of Plymouth Colony.
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E.
Mickie Krzyzewski
Mickie Krzyzewski is the longtime wife and partner of legendary Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, known for her prominent role in supporting his career and their extensive philanthropic work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hall of Fame coach
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basketball coach ⓘ college basketball coach ⓘ human ⓘ women’s basketball coach ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Saint Joseph’s University
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linked to:
Saint Joseph's University
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| awardReceived |
ACC Coach of the Year
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Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year ⓘ
linked to:
AP College Basketball Coach of the Year
Big East Coach of the Year ⓘ Naismith College Coach of the Year ⓘ USBWA National Coach of the Year ⓘ WBCA National Coach of the Year ⓘ |
| coachedTeam |
Lehigh Mountain Hawks women’s basketball team
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball team ⓘ
linked to:
Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1955-12-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Saint Joseph’s University
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linked to:
Saint Joseph's University
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| employer | University of Notre Dame ⓘ |
| endTime |
1987 (head coach at Lehigh)
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2020 (head coach at Notre Dame) ⓘ |
| fullName | Ann O’Brien McGraw ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Ann ⓘ |
| inductedIntoHallOfFame |
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
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Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| inductionYear |
2011 (Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame)
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linked to:
Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame
2017 (Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for women in coaching and leadership
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building Notre Dame women’s basketball into a national powerhouse ⓘ |
| leagueCoachedIn |
NCAA Division I women’s basketball
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linked to:
NCAA women’s basketball
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| ledTeamTo | multiple NCAA Final Four appearances with Notre Dame ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsHallOfFame |
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
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Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| nickname |
Muffet
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linked to:
Muffet McGraw
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| notableAchievement | over 900 career wins as a college head coach ⓘ |
| notableWork | authored books on leadership and coaching ⓘ |
| occupation |
basketball coach
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basketball player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States
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linked to:
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
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| playedFor |
Saint Joseph’s Hawks women’s basketball team
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linked to:
Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
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| positionHeld |
head coach of Lehigh Mountain Hawks women’s basketball team
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head coach of Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball team ⓘ |
| residence |
South Bend, Indiana, United States
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linked to:
South Bend, Indiana
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| retirement | 2020 (retired from coaching at Notre Dame) ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| spouse | Matt McGraw ⓘ |
| startTime |
1982 (head coach at Lehigh)
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1987 (head coach at Notre Dame) ⓘ |
| wonTitle |
1997 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship with Notre Dame (as coach)
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2001 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship with Notre Dame (as coach) ⓘ 2018 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship with Notre Dame (as coach) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Muffet McGraw Description of subject: Muffet McGraw is a Hall of Fame women’s basketball coach best known for leading the University of Notre Dame to multiple NCAA championships and national prominence over several decades.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Muffet McGraw
subject linked to:
Lehigh Mountain Hawks women’s basketball team
2001 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship with Notre Dame (as coach)
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headCoachRole
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Muffet McGraw served as head coach
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linked to: Muffet McGraw