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 |
|---|---|
| Arnie Risen | — |
| Reggie Miller | — |
| Pau Gasol | — |
| Maurice Lucas | — |
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Issel
surface form:
Dan Issel
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| Cheryl Miller | — |
| Toni Kukoč | — |
| George McGinnis | — |
| Zia Cooke | shooting guard |
| Jock Landale | — |
| Chamique Holdsclaw | — |
| Borislav Stanković | — |
| Bronny James | — |
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Billups
surface form:
Chauncey Billups
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— |
| Sean Marks | — |
| Dutch Lonborg | — |
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Drexler
surface form:
Clyde Drexler
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— |
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Sterling High School, Houston, Texas
surface form:
Clyde Drexler
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— |
| Louie Dampier | — |
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Clyde the Glide
surface form:
Clyde Drexler
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| Denny Crum | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee |
| Kurt Rambis | — |
| Tim Duncan | — |
| Hortência Marcari | — |
| Caldwell Jones | basketball center |
| Frank McGuire | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee |
| Drederick Irving | former professional basketball player |
| Al Bianchi | — |
| William Theodore Walton III | — |
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Mainland High School
surface form:
Vince Carter
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| George Senesky | American basketball player |
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LaMarcus
surface form:
LaMarcus Aldridge
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— |
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Walton
surface form:
Bill Walton
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| Manu Ginóbili | — |
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Bullett
surface form:
Vicky Bullett
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| Tony Parker | — |
| Sheed | — |
| David Robinson | — |
| Phil Sellers | — |
| Mack Calvin | — |
| NaLyssa Smith | women's basketball player |
| Byron Scott | — |
| Clyde Lovellette | — |
| Norm Nixon | — |
| Bryce James | — |
| Sidney Moncrief | — |
| John Beasley | — |
| Jason Hart | — |
| Manny Pacquiao | — |
| David Wingate | — |