Flip Saunders

American basketball player, coach, executive (1955-2015)
Person human Q1428911
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Flip Saunders

Summary

Flip Saunders is a human[1]. His place of birth was Cleveland[2]. He was born on +1955-02-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Minneapolis[4]. He died on +2015-10-25T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a basketball player[6] and basketball coach[7]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (705 views/month, #6,663 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Flip Saunders's place of birth was Cleveland[2].
  • Flip Saunders died in Minneapolis[4].
  • Flip Saunders was born on +1955-02-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Flip Saunders died on +2015-10-25T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Hillside Cemetery[9].
  • A child of Flip Saunders was Ryan Saunders[10].
  • Flip Saunders held citizenship in United States[11].
  • English was Flip Saunders's native language[12].
  • Flip Saunders's professions included basketball player[6].
  • Flip Saunders's professions included basketball coach[7].
  • Flip Saunders was educated at University of Minnesota[13].
  • Flip Saunders's education included a stint at Cuyahoga Heights High School[14].
  • Flip Saunders was educated at Carlson School of Management[15].
  • Flip Saunders's image is recorded as Flip Saunders.jpg[16].
  • Flip Saunders is recorded as male[17].
  • Flip Saunders's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Flip Saunders's member of sports team is recorded as Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball[19].
  • Flip Saunders's league or competition is recorded as NCAA Division I men's basketball[20].
  • Flip Saunders's league or competition is recorded as National Basketball Association[21].
  • Flip Saunders's Commons category is recorded as Flip Saunders[22].
  • Flip Saunders's position played on team / speciality is recorded as point guard[23].
  • The cause of death was lymphoma[24].
  • Flip Saunders's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 154225583[25].
  • Flip Saunders's sport is recorded as basketball[26].
  • Flip Saunders's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06_hsg[27].

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Origins and Family

Flip Saunders was born in Cleveland[2]. He was born on +1955-02-23T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[12].

Education

Educated at University of Minnesota[13], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1851[30], headquartered in Minneapolis[31]; Cuyahoga Heights High School[14], a high school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1939[34]; and Carlson School of Management[15], a business school[35], in United States[36], founded in 1919[37], headquartered in Minneapolis[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include basketball player[6] and basketball coach[7].

Personal Life

A child of Flip Saunders was Ryan Saunders[10].

Death and Burial

Flip Saunders died on +2015-10-25T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Minneapolis[4]. The cause of death was lymphoma[24]. Burial took place at Hillside Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

Flip Saunders ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (705 views/month, #6,663 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Flip Saunders born?

Flip Saunders was born in Cleveland[2].

Where did Flip Saunders die?

Flip Saunders died in Minneapolis[4].

What did Flip Saunders do for work?

Flip Saunders worked as basketball player[6] and basketball coach[7].

Where did Flip Saunders go to school?

Flip Saunders was educated at University of Minnesota[13], Cuyahoga Heights High School[14], and Carlson School of Management[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . nba.com. nba.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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