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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Corey Crowder is a former NBA player
surface form:
Corey Crowder
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| Sean Michael Elliott | — |
| Larry Rivers | former professional basketball player |
| Jamal Jeffries | — |
| Megan Gustafson | women's basketball player |
| Olivia Ogwumike | — |
| Michael Stone (basketball) | — |
| Kathleen Doyle | — |
| Katrina McClain | — |
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Wilt the Stilt
surface form:
Wilt Chamberlain
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| Meadowlark Lemon | — |
| Curly Neal | — |
| Marques Haynes | — |
| Kevin McHale | — |
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Holdsclaw
surface form:
Chamique Holdsclaw
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| Larry Nance | — |
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Niele
surface form:
Niele Ivey
|
former basketball player |
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Ivey
surface form:
Niele Ivey
|
former professional basketball player |
| Reggie Williams | — |
| Zhu Fangyu | — |
| Wang Shipeng | — |
| Jamahl Mosley | former basketball player |
| Walt Hazzard | — |
| Hal Lear | — |
| Mike Gale | — |
| Andre McCarter | — |
| Zhou Peng | — |
| Dale Davis | — |
| Morgan William | — |
| Nyara Sabally | WNBA player |
| Wayne Hightower | American basketball player |
| Katie Smith | — |
| Lewis Lloyd | — |
| Babe Didrikson Zaharias | — |
| Sean Tuohy | — |
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Wier
surface form:
Murray Wier
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| Kevin Love | — |
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The Mailman
surface form:
Karl Malone
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Deron
surface form:
Deron Williams
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| Calvin Booth | — |
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Karl
surface form:
Karl Malone
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| Gerald Eugene Sloan | — |
| Corliss Williamson | — |
| Andre Miller | — |
| Jermaine O’Neal | — |
| Kyle Guy | — |
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Plumlee
surface form:
Mason Plumlee
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— |
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Stockton
surface form:
John Stockton
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| Stock | — |
| David Stockton | — |