1978 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship with Kentucky

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The 1978 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship with Kentucky was the national title won by the University of Kentucky Wildcats, led by coach Joe B. Hall, marking one of the program’s historic championship seasons.

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instanceOf NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
sports event
attendance 18321
champion Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
championshipCountForKentucky 5
championUniversity University of Kentucky
country United States
era late 1970s
finalCity St. Louis, Missouri
finalDate 1978-03-27
finalFourCity St. Louis
linked to: Saint Louis City
finalFourState Missouri
finalFourVenue The Checkerdome
linked to: Checkerdome
finalOpponent Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
linked to: Duke Blue Devils
finalResult Kentucky defeated Duke
finalScore Kentucky 94–88 Duke
finalState Missouri
finalVenue The Checkerdome
linked to: Checkerdome
genderCategory men's
governingBody National Collegiate Athletic Association
headCoachOfChampion Joe B. Hall
kentuckySeasonRecord 30–2
level college
mvp Jack Givens
mvpTeam Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
ncaaDivision Division I
nextNCAAChampionshipSeasonForKentucky 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
notablePlayer Jack Givens
Kyle Macy
Rick Robey
numberOfTeamsInTournament 32
previousChampionshipSeasonForKentucky 1957–58 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
radioNetwork Mutual Broadcasting System
region United States
season 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
seedOfKentucky No. 1 in Mideast Region
semiFinalist Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
significance fifth NCAA men's basketball title for Kentucky
first NCAA title for Kentucky under coach Joe B. Hall
sport basketball
televisionNetwork NBC
tournament 1978 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
tournamentFormat single-elimination
winningCoach Joe B. Hall
winningCoachTitleCount 1

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Joe B. Hall notableWork 1978 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship with Kentucky