Nolan Richardson

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Nolan Richardson is an American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of Arkansas to the 1994 NCAA championship with his up-tempo "40 Minutes of Hell" style.

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Label	Occurrences
Nolan Richardson canonical	5

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1137927 — 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: Nolan Richardson
Context triple: [NABC Coach of the Year, hasRecipient, Nolan Richardson]

A. Fred Ward
Fred Ward was an American character actor known for his rugged, everyman roles in films such as "Tremors," "The Right Stuff," and "Short Cuts."
B. David Hennings
David Hennings is a film cinematographer known for his work on major studio comedies and other feature films, including "Horrible Bosses."
C. Eric Roberts
Eric Roberts is an American actor known for his prolific film and television career, including an iconic turn as the villainous Time Lord known as the Master in the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie.
D. Rod Robbie
Rod Robbie was a prominent Canadian architect best known for designing Toronto’s pioneering retractable-roof stadium, now called the Rogers Centre.
E. Matthew Modine
Matthew Modine is an American actor best known for his roles in films like "Full Metal Jacket" and the series "Stranger Things."
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: Nolan Richardson
Target entity description: Nolan Richardson is an American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of Arkansas to the 1994 NCAA championship with his up-tempo "40 Minutes of Hell" style.

A. Fred Ward
Fred Ward was an American character actor known for his rugged, everyman roles in films such as "Tremors," "The Right Stuff," and "Short Cuts."
B. David Hennings
David Hennings is a film cinematographer known for his work on major studio comedies and other feature films, including "Horrible Bosses."
C. Eric Roberts
Eric Roberts is an American actor known for his prolific film and television career, including an iconic turn as the villainous Time Lord known as the Master in the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie.
D. Rod Robbie
Rod Robbie was a prominent Canadian architect best known for designing Toronto’s pioneering retractable-roof stadium, now called the Rogers Centre.
E. Matthew Modine
Matthew Modine is an American actor best known for his roles in films like "Full Metal Jacket" and the series "Stranger Things."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	basketball coach ⓘ college basketball coach ⓘ human ⓘ
achievement	coached Arkansas to a national championship game appearance and victory in 1994 ⓘ
associatedWith	Arkansas Razorbacks ⓘ NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament ⓘ surface form: NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship
awardReceived	NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship (1994) as head coach ⓘ
basedIn	Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States ⓘ surface form: Fayetteville, Arkansas (during Arkansas coaching tenure)
coachingPhilosophy	full-court pressure defense ⓘ up-tempo offense ⓘ
coachOf	Arkansas Razorbacks basketball ⓘ surface form: Arkansas Razorbacks men’s basketball team
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
employer	University of Arkansas ⓘ
familyName	Richardson ⓘ
fieldOfWork	college basketball coaching ⓘ
genreOfWork	fast-paced, pressure-oriented basketball ⓘ
givenName	Nolan ⓘ
hasCoachedLevel	NCAA Division I ⓘ surface form: Division I college basketball
hasGender	male ⓘ
hasNickname	Nolan "Nails" Richardson ⓘ
hasNotableSeason	Arkansas Razorbacks basketball ⓘ surface form: 1993–94 Arkansas Razorbacks men’s basketball season
hasReputation	demanding, high-intensity coach ⓘ innovative defensive strategist ⓘ
hasRole	head coach ⓘ
hasTacticalApproach	fast-break offense ⓘ full-court press ⓘ man-to-man pressure defense ⓘ
hasWonTitle	NCAA men’s basketball national championship as head coach ⓘ
influenced	modern pressure-defense systems in college basketball ⓘ
inSport	college men’s basketball ⓘ
knownFor	developing physically conditioned teams capable of sustained full-court press ⓘ intense defensive pressure for entire game duration ⓘ
leagueCoachedIn	NCAA Division I ⓘ
name	Nolan Richardson self-link ⓘ
nationality	American ⓘ
notableAchievement	led Arkansas to multiple NCAA Tournament appearances ⓘ led Arkansas to the 1994 NCAA men’s basketball national title ⓘ
notableFor	up-tempo "40 Minutes of Hell" playing style ⓘ winning the 1994 NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship ⓘ
occupation	basketball coach ⓘ college basketball coach ⓘ
positionHeld	head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks men’s basketball team ⓘ
sport	basketball ⓘ
styleNickname	"40 Minutes of Hell" ⓘ
teamStyle	"40 Minutes of Hell" ⓘ
workLocation	University of Arkansas ⓘ surface form: University of Arkansas campus

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

NABC Coach of the Year → hasRecipient → Nolan Richardson ⓘ

Nolan Richardson → name → Nolan Richardson self-link ⓘ

Tulsa Shock → notableCoach → Nolan Richardson ⓘ

Arkansas Razorbacks basketball → notableCoach → Nolan Richardson ⓘ

subject surface form: Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball

Arkansas Razorbacks basketball → nationalChampionshipSeasonCoach → Nolan Richardson ⓘ