Cam Henderson
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Cam Henderson was an influential American basketball coach known for pioneering the fast break and the 2–3 zone defense, most prominently during his long tenure at Marshall University.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cam Henderson canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7555347 — 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: Cam Henderson Context triple: [Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball, notableFormerHeadCoach, Cam Henderson]
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A.
Bo Henderson
Bo Henderson is an American R&B and soul singer best known for his tenure as a lead vocalist with the legendary Motown group The Temptations in the 1990s.
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B.
Cal Henderson
Cal Henderson is a British software engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and CTO of the workplace communication platform Slack.
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C.
Alex Henderson
Alex Henderson is a musician best known for his past role as a member of the American rock band No Doubt.
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D.
Michael Henderson
Michael Henderson is an author best known for writing the book "Window Seat."
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E.
Kat Harvey
Kat Harvey is the teenage girl protagonist in the 1995 fantasy film "Casper," known for befriending the friendly ghost Casper while coping with loss and family change.
- 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: Cam Henderson Target entity description: Cam Henderson was an influential American basketball coach known for pioneering the fast break and the 2–3 zone defense, most prominently during his long tenure at Marshall University.
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A.
Bo Henderson
Bo Henderson is an American R&B and soul singer best known for his tenure as a lead vocalist with the legendary Motown group The Temptations in the 1990s.
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B.
Cal Henderson
Cal Henderson is a British software engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and CTO of the workplace communication platform Slack.
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C.
Alex Henderson
Alex Henderson is a musician best known for his past role as a member of the American rock band No Doubt.
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D.
Michael Henderson
Michael Henderson is an author best known for writing the book "Window Seat."
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E.
Kat Harvey
Kat Harvey is the teenage girl protagonist in the 1995 fantasy film "Casper," known for befriending the friendly ghost Casper while coping with loss and family change.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football coach
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basketball coach ⓘ college basketball coach ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1950s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1910s ⓘ |
| awardReceived | induction into the NAIA Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| coachingRecord | won the 1947 NAIA basketball championship with Marshall University ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1890-03-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1966-05-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Glenville State College
ⓘ
linked to:
Glenville State University
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| employer | Marshall University ⓘ |
| familyName | Henderson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American football coaching
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basketball coaching ⓘ sports administration ⓘ |
| genre | college athletics ⓘ |
| givenName | Eli Camden ⓘ |
| honor | Cam Henderson Center at Marshall University named in his honor ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern fast-break basketball
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widespread adoption of the 2–3 zone defense in basketball ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Davis & Elkins College (basketball coach)
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linked to:
Davis & Elkins College
Davis & Elkins College (football coach) ⓘ
linked to:
Davis & Elkins College
Marshall Thundering Herd football team (head coach) ⓘ
linked to:
Marshall Thundering Herd football
Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team (head coach) ⓘ
linked to:
Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
|
| name | Cam Henderson ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering the 2–3 zone defense in basketball
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pioneering the fast break in basketball ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
systematic use of the 2–3 zone defense
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use of the fast break as a primary offensive strategy ⓘ |
| occupation |
American football coach
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athletic director ⓘ baseball coach ⓘ basketball coach ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Joetown, Marion County, West Virginia, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Lake Worth, Florida, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Lake Worth Beach, Florida
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| positionHeld |
athletic director at Marshall University
ⓘ
head basketball coach at Marshall University ⓘ head football coach at Marshall University ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport |
American football
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baseball ⓘ basketball ⓘ |
| workLocation | Huntington, West Virginia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cam Henderson Description of subject: Cam Henderson was an influential American basketball coach known for pioneering the fast break and the 2–3 zone defense, most prominently during his long tenure at Marshall University.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.