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 6