basketball player
C797
concept
A basketball player is an athlete who participates in the sport of basketball, using skills like dribbling, shooting, passing, and defending to contribute to a team's performance in competitive games.
All labels observed (67)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| basketball player canonical | 1,267 |
| point guard | 138 |
| American basketball player | 125 |
| Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee | 122 |
| WNBA player | 109 |
| shooting guard | 67 |
| college basketball player | 40 |
| former basketball player | 30 |
| former professional basketball player | 29 |
| center (basketball) | 20 |
| basketball center | 13 |
| small forward | 13 |
| Australian basketball player | 8 |
| women's basketball player | 8 |
| Chinese basketball player | 7 |
| retired professional basketball player | 7 |
| basketball guard | 6 |
| former NBA player | 6 |
| Lithuanian basketball player | 5 |
| ABA player | 3 |
| Brazilian basketball player | 3 |
| Canadian basketball player | 3 |
| French basketball player | 3 |
| Greek basketball player | 3 |
| Italian basketball player | 3 |
| basketball forward | 3 |
| street basketball player | 3 |
| American college basketball player | 2 |
| CBA player | 2 |
| Croatian basketball player | 2 |
| Dominican Republic basketball player | 2 |
| Puerto Rican basketball player | 2 |
| Serbian basketball player | 2 |
| Soviet basketball player | 2 |
| UCLA Bruins men's basketball player | 2 |
| former college basketball player | 2 |
| 3x3 basketball player | 1 |
| African-American basketball player | 1 |
| All-American college basketball player | 1 |
| American Basketball Association player | 1 |
| American professional basketball player | 1 |
| Argentine basketball player | 1 |
| Argentine international basketball player | 1 |
| Belgian basketball player | 1 |
| Belgian international basketball player | 1 |
| Boston Celtics player | 1 |
| College basketball player | 1 |
| German basketball player | 1 |
| Harlem Globetrotters player | 1 |
| Harvard Crimson men's basketball player | 1 |
| Iranian basketball player | 1 |
| Japanese basketball player | 1 |
| Latvian basketball player | 1 |
| Mexican basketball player | 1 |
| Mozambican basketball player | 1 |
| Olympic-style high school All-American basketball player | 1 |
| Portuguese basketball player | 1 |
| Slovenian basketball player | 1 |
| Spanish basketball player | 1 |
| Stanford Cardinal women's basketball player | 1 |
| Turkish basketball player | 1 |
| WNBA draftee | 1 |
| Yugoslav basketball player | 1 |
| high school basketball player | 1 |
| high school basketball star | 1 |
| streetball player | 1 |
| wheelchair basketball player | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: basketball player
Generated description
A basketball player is an athlete who participates in the sport of basketball, using skills like dribbling, shooting, passing, and defending to contribute to a team's performance in competitive games.
Instances (1,524)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
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Heinsohn
surface form:
Tom Heinsohn
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| Bill Wennington | — |
| Samantha Logic | — |
| Jim McMillian | — |
| Marcus Jordan | former college basketball player |
| Mark Price | — |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | — |
| Tyronn Lue | former basketball player |
| Chris Clemons | — |
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Me'arah
surface form:
Me'arah O'Neal
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| Sandra Anne Brondello | — |
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Sandy
surface form:
Sandy Brondello
|
former professional basketball player |
| Jeffrey Michael Jordan | — |
| Antonis Fotsis | — |
| Michelle Edwards | — |
| Samuel Sooleymon | — |
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Okafor
surface form:
Jahlil Okafor
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Mychal
surface form:
Mychal Thompson
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| Aaron Jamal Crawford | — |
|
J Crossover
surface form:
Jamal Crawford
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| Shawn Marion | — |
| Kyle Macy | — |
| Rick Robey | — |
| James Taft Fredette | — |
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Jimmer
surface form:
Jimmer Fredette
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— |
| James Siakam | — |
|
Spicy P
surface form:
Pascal Siakam
|
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| Boris Babacar Diaw-Riffiod | French basketball player |
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Diaw
surface form:
Boris Diaw
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— |
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Bibby
surface form:
Mike Bibby
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— |
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Shadow Mountain High School
surface form:
Mike Bibby
|
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| Henry Bibby | — |
| Devin Cannady | basketball guard |
| Dakota Mathias | — |
| Yi Jianlian | — |
| Du Feng | former professional basketball player |
|
Dr. Phillips High School
surface form:
Nick Anderson
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| Tree Rollins | — |
| Elden Campbell | — |
| Trevor Booker | — |
| Aamir Simms | — |
| Tyler Hansbrough | — |
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Chiney
surface form:
Chiney Ogwumike
|
WNBA player |
| Rick Carlisle | former basketball player |
| Jerai Grant | American basketball player |
| Michael Flowers | — |
| Riquna Williams | WNBA player |
| Julius Hodge | — |
| Louis Tyrone Williams | — |
|
Jae
surface form:
Corey Crowder
|
former professional basketball player |