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Dave Gavitt
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Dave_Gavitt
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater
gptkb:Dartmouth_College
gptkbp:athleticDirector
gptkb:Providence_College
1971-1982
gptkbp:birthDate
1937-10-26
gptkbp:coachedTeam
gptkb:Providence_College_men's_basketball
gptkbp:coachedYears
1969-1979
gptkbp:commissioner
gptkb:Big_East_Conference
gptkbp:commissionerYears
1979-1990
gptkbp:deathDate
2011-09-16
gptkbp:fullName
gptkb:David_Gavitt
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Dave Gavitt
gptkbp:inductedInto
gptkb:Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame
2006
gptkbp:knownFor
founding the Big East Conference
gptkbp:nationality
gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableAchievement
served as chairman of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee
helped bring college basketball to national television
helped organize 1992 U.S. Olympic basketball 'Dream Team'
gptkbp:occupation
gptkb:basketball_coach
sports executive
gptkbp:placeOfBirth
gptkb:Dartmouth,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:placeOfDeath
gptkb:Providence,_Rhode_Island
gptkbp:position
football coach
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Big_East_Men's_Basketball_Tournament
gptkb:original_Big_East_Conference_(1979–2013)
gptkb:original_Big_East_Conference
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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