National Basketball League 1948–1949
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The National Basketball League 1948–1949 season was a professional basketball campaign in the pre-NBA era, featuring Midwestern teams like the Waterloo Hawks before the league merged with the Basketball Association of America to form the NBA.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Basketball League 1948–1949 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12994297 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: National Basketball League 1948–1949 Context triple: [Waterloo Hawks, playedIn, National Basketball League 1948–1949]
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A.
National Basketball League 1946–47 season
The National Basketball League 1946–47 season was the inaugural campaign of the NBL as a professional basketball league in the United States, featuring teams such as the Buffalo Bisons in early postwar competition.
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B.
American Basketball League (1944–1947)
The American Basketball League (1944–1947) was a short-lived professional basketball league in the United States that operated in the mid-1940s and featured several prominent early franchises.
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C.
American Basketball League (1925–1955)
The American Basketball League (1925–1955) was an early professional basketball league in the United States that served as a key predecessor to later major pro leagues and helped shape the development of the sport.
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D.
National Basketball League of Canada
The National Basketball League of Canada is a professional men's basketball league and the top-tier domestic competition in Canada.
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E.
American Basketball League
The American Basketball League was a short-lived professional women's basketball league in the United States that operated in the mid-1990s as an early competitor to the WNBA.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: National Basketball League 1948–1949 Target entity description: The National Basketball League 1948–1949 season was a professional basketball campaign in the pre-NBA era, featuring Midwestern teams like the Waterloo Hawks before the league merged with the Basketball Association of America to form the NBA.
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A.
National Basketball League 1946–47 season
The National Basketball League 1946–47 season was the inaugural campaign of the NBL as a professional basketball league in the United States, featuring teams such as the Buffalo Bisons in early postwar competition.
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B.
American Basketball League (1944–1947)
The American Basketball League (1944–1947) was a short-lived professional basketball league in the United States that operated in the mid-1940s and featured several prominent early franchises.
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C.
American Basketball League (1925–1955)
The American Basketball League (1925–1955) was an early professional basketball league in the United States that served as a key predecessor to later major pro leagues and helped shape the development of the sport.
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D.
National Basketball League of Canada
The National Basketball League of Canada is a professional men's basketball league and the top-tier domestic competition in Canada.
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E.
American Basketball League
The American Basketball League was a short-lived professional basketball league in the United States that operated in the early 1960s as an alternative to the NBA.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball league season
ⓘ
sports season ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | regular season and playoffs ⓘ |
| competitionType | league competition ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1949 ⓘ |
| era | pre-NBA era ⓘ |
| followedBy |
National Basketball Association 1949–1950 season
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Basketball League 1949–1950 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Basketball League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadTeam |
Anderson Packers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago Stags NERFINISHED ⓘ Dayton Rens NERFINISHED ⓘ Denver Nuggets (NBL) NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons NERFINISHED ⓘ Hammond Calumet Buccaneers NERFINISHED ⓘ Indianapolis Kautskys NERFINISHED ⓘ Minneapolis Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ Oshkosh All-Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ Rochester Royals NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheboygan Red Skins NERFINISHED ⓘ Syracuse Nationals NERFINISHED ⓘ Tri-Cities Blackhawks NERFINISHED ⓘ Waterloo Hawks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | last completed season of the National Basketball League before its merger into the NBA ⓘ |
| leagueLevel | major professional basketball league in the United States ⓘ |
| leagueStatus | defunct league season ⓘ |
| location | Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | National Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFranchise |
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rochester Royals NERFINISHED ⓘ Syracuse Nationals NERFINISHED ⓘ Waterloo Hawks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | National Basketball League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | National Basketball League 1947–1948 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| professionalLeagueTier | top tier in U.S. professional basketball at the time ⓘ |
| professionalStatus | professional ⓘ |
| region | United States Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | absorption of several NBL teams into the NBA ⓘ |
| seasonOfLeague | National Basketball League (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startTime | 1948 ⓘ |
| teamSport | basketball ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1940s in American basketball ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: National Basketball League 1948–1949 Description of subject: The National Basketball League 1948–1949 season was a professional basketball campaign in the pre-NBA era, featuring Midwestern teams like the Waterloo Hawks before the league merged with the Basketball Association of America to form the NBA.
Referenced by (1)
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