Texas–Pan American Broncs men's basketball
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The Texas–Pan American Broncs men's basketball team was the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Texas–Pan American, competing primarily in the Western Athletic Conference before the school merged into the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
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| Texas–Pan American Broncs men's basketball canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12823562 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Texas–Pan American Broncs men's basketball Context triple: [Lon Kruger, headCoachOf, Texas–Pan American Broncs men's basketball]
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New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of New Mexico State University, known for its strong mid-major tradition and intense in-state rivalry with the University of New Mexico Lobos.
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Prairie View A&M Panthers men's basketball
Prairie View A&M Panthers men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Prairie View A&M University, known historically as the college team of Hall of Famer Zelmo Beaty and a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
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West Texas Warbirds
West Texas Warbirds is a professional indoor football team based in Odessa, Texas.
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Sul Ross State Lobos
The Sul Ross State Lobos are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing Sul Ross State University, competing primarily in NCAA Division III.
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West Texas State Buffaloes football
West Texas State Buffaloes football is the former college football program of West Texas State University (now West Texas A&M University), known for producing several notable NFL players.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Texas–Pan American Broncs men's basketball Target entity description: The Texas–Pan American Broncs men's basketball team was the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Texas–Pan American, competing primarily in the Western Athletic Conference before the school merged into the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
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New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of New Mexico State University, known for its strong mid-major tradition and intense in-state rivalry with the University of New Mexico Lobos.
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Prairie View A&M Panthers men's basketball
Prairie View A&M Panthers men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Prairie View A&M University, known historically as the college team of Hall of Famer Zelmo Beaty and a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
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West Texas Warbirds
West Texas Warbirds is a professional indoor football team based in Odessa, Texas.
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Sul Ross State Lobos
The Sul Ross State Lobos are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing Sul Ross State University, competing primarily in NCAA Division III.
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West Texas State Buffaloes football
West Texas State Buffaloes football is the former college football program of West Texas State University (now West Texas A&M University), known for producing several notable NFL players.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I men's basketball program
ⓘ
college men's basketball team ⓘ |
| associatedUniversity | University of Texas–Pan American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campus | University of Texas–Pan American campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color |
green
ⓘ
orange ⓘ |
| competition | NCAA men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | college basketball ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discontinuedAs | separate program after UTPA–UT Brownsville merger into UTRGV ⓘ |
| division | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| formerAffiliation |
Great West Conference men's basketball
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Athletic Conference men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerConference |
American South Conference
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great West Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ Independent (NCAA Division I) ⓘ NAIA independent ⓘ Sun Belt Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Athletic Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerDivision | NAIA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerNickname | Pan American Broncs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| governingBody |
National Collegiate Athletic Association
ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA
|
| homeCity | Edinburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeState | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeVenue | UTPA Fieldhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | Western Athletic Conference (final conference) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Edinburg, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mascot | Bronc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalTitleLevel | NAIA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | NAIA national champion in 1963 ⓘ |
| region | Rio Grande Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represent | University of Texas–Pan American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| status | defunct as independent program ⓘ |
| successor | UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorUniversity | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamName | Broncs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| universitySystem | University of Texas System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wonNationalTitle | 1963 NAIA men's basketball championship ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Texas–Pan American Broncs men's basketball Description of subject: The Texas–Pan American Broncs men's basketball team was the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Texas–Pan American, competing primarily in the Western Athletic Conference before the school merged into the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
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