Norm Sloan
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Norm Sloan was an American college basketball coach best known for leading NC State to the 1974 NCAA championship and later coaching the Florida Gators.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Norm Sloan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2863933 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norm Sloan Context triple: [Florida Gators men's basketball, formerHeadCoach, Norm Sloan]
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A.
Norman Wooland
Norman Wooland was a British character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films, particularly in Shakespearean and historical dramas.
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B.
Jesse L. Lasky Jr.
Jesse L. Lasky Jr. was an American screenwriter known for his work on major Hollywood epics and adventure films in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn was a pioneering American film producer and studio executive who played a key role in shaping Hollywood’s early motion picture industry.
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D.
Sidney Sheinberg
Sidney Sheinberg was an influential American entertainment executive best known for his long tenure as president and COO of MCA/Universal Studios and for helping launch the career of director Steven Spielberg.
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E.
Jesse L. Lasky
Jesse L. Lasky was a pioneering American film producer and co-founder of Paramount Pictures who played a key role in the development of early Hollywood cinema.
- 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: Norm Sloan Target entity description: Norm Sloan was an American college basketball coach best known for leading NC State to the 1974 NCAA championship and later coaching the Florida Gators.
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A.
Norman Wooland
Norman Wooland was a British character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films, particularly in Shakespearean and historical dramas.
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B.
Jesse L. Lasky Jr.
Jesse L. Lasky Jr. was an American screenwriter known for his work on major Hollywood epics and adventure films in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn was a pioneering American film producer and studio executive who played a key role in shaping Hollywood’s early motion picture industry.
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D.
Sidney Sheinberg
Sidney Sheinberg was an influential American entertainment executive best known for his long tenure as president and COO of MCA/Universal Studios and for helping launch the career of director Steven Spielberg.
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E.
Jesse L. Lasky
Jesse L. Lasky was a pioneering American film producer and co-founder of Paramount Pictures who played a key role in the development of early Hollywood cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball coach
ⓘ
college basketball coach ⓘ human ⓘ |
| almaMater | North Carolina State University ⓘ |
| awardReceived | NCAA Division I men's basketball championship (head coach, 1974) ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Gainesville, Florida
ⓘ
linked to:
Gainesville, Florida, United States
Raleigh, North Carolina ⓘ |
| coachedTeam |
Florida Gators men's basketball
ⓘ
North Carolina State Wolfpack men's basketball ⓘ
linked to:
NC State Wolfpack
Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball ⓘ The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball ⓘ |
| coachingStyle |
pressure defense
ⓘ
up-tempo offense ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
North Carolina State University
ⓘ
Presbyterian College ⓘ The Citadel ⓘ University of Florida ⓘ |
| familyName | Sloan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
basketball strategy
ⓘ
sports coaching ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | college basketball coaching ⓘ |
| givenName | Norman ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| leagueCoachedIn | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
ⓘ
linked to:
NC State Wolfpack
|
| nickname | Stormin’ Norman ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
Ended UCLA's streak of seven consecutive NCAA men's basketball championships in 1974
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Led NC State to an undefeated regular season in 1972–73 ⓘ Led NC State to the 1973 ACC men's basketball tournament title ⓘ Led NC State to the 1974 ACC men's basketball tournament title ⓘ Revitalized Florida Gators men's basketball program in the 1980s ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
David Thompson
ⓘ
Monte Towe ⓘ Tom Burleson ⓘ |
| notableWork | 1974 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship with NC State ⓘ |
| occupation |
basketball coach
ⓘ
college basketball player ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | guard ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Norm Sloan Description of subject: Norm Sloan was an American college basketball coach best known for leading NC State to the 1974 NCAA championship and later coaching the Florida Gators.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.