Tar Heels

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NCAA Division I athletics program college athletic program

The Tar Heels are the athletic teams representing the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, renowned especially for their storied men’s basketball program.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball	13
North Carolina Tar Heels	12
Tar Heels canonical	4
North Carolina Tar Heels women’s soccer	3
North Carolina Tar Heels athletics	1
North Carolina Tar Heels football	1
North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team	1
North Carolina men's soccer team	1
UNC Tar Heels	1
University of North Carolina Tar Heels athletic teams	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T899885 — 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) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Tar Heels
Context triple: [University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, nickname, Tar Heels]

A. Vanderbilt Commodores
The Vanderbilt Commodores are the athletic teams representing Vanderbilt University in Nashville, competing in NCAA Division I as members of the Southeastern Conference.
B. Tennessee Volunteers
The Tennessee Volunteers are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing the University of Tennessee, best known for their storied football program and passionate fan base.
C. Wake Forest
Wake Forest is a town in North Carolina that forms part of the greater Research Triangle region anchored by Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill.
D. North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University is a major public research university in Raleigh, North Carolina, known for its strong engineering, agriculture, and STEM programs and as a key member of the Research Triangle.
E. Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball is one of the most storied and successful programs in women’s college basketball history, renowned for its multiple national championships and long-time Hall of Fame coach Pat Summitt.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Tar Heels
Target entity description: The Tar Heels are the athletic teams representing the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, renowned especially for their storied men’s basketball program.

A. North Carolina Tar Heels baseball
North Carolina Tar Heels baseball is the NCAA Division I college baseball program of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, known for its strong ACC competition and multiple College World Series appearances.
B. Vanderbilt Commodores
The Vanderbilt Commodores are the athletic teams representing Vanderbilt University in Nashville, competing in NCAA Division I as members of the Southeastern Conference.
C. Tennessee Volunteers
The Tennessee Volunteers are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing the University of Tennessee, best known for their storied football program and passionate fan base.
D. Wake Forest
Wake Forest is a town in North Carolina that forms part of the greater Research Triangle region anchored by Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill.
E. North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University is a major public research university in Raleigh, North Carolina, known for its strong engineering, agriculture, and STEM programs and as a key member of the Research Triangle.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA Division I athletics program ⓘ college athletic program ⓘ
associatedInstitutionType	public research university ⓘ
associatedWith	Dean Smith ⓘ Michael Jordan ⓘ Roy Williams ⓘ
colors	Columbia blue ⓘ surface form: Carolina blue white ⓘ
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
firstSeason	late 19th century (various sports) ⓘ
governingBody	National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
hasProduced	numerous Olympians ⓘ numerous professional basketball players ⓘ
hasWon	multiple NCAA men's basketball championships ⓘ numerous NCAA team national championships in multiple sports ⓘ
homeCity	Chapel Hill, North Carolina ⓘ
homeVenue	Boshamer Stadium ⓘ Dean E. Smith Center ⓘ Kenan Memorial Stadium ⓘ
mascot	Rameses ⓘ
memberOf	Atlantic Coast Conference ⓘ
nickname	Heels ⓘ
notableFor	men's basketball success ⓘ
represents	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ⓘ
rival	Duke Blue Devils ⓘ NC State Wolfpack ⓘ Wake Forest University ⓘ surface form: Wake Forest Demon Deacons
shortName	Tar Heels self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UNC Tar Heels
sport	baseball ⓘ cross country ⓘ field hockey ⓘ football ⓘ golf ⓘ gymnastics ⓘ lacrosse ⓘ men's basketball ⓘ men's soccer ⓘ rowing ⓘ softball ⓘ swimming and diving ⓘ tennis ⓘ track and field ⓘ volleyball ⓘ women's basketball ⓘ women's soccer ⓘ wrestling ⓘ
studentSectionName	Carolina ⓘ surface form: Carolina Fever
subdivision	Football Bowl Subdivision ⓘ surface form: NCAA Division I FBS (football)
universitySystem	University of North Carolina System ⓘ surface form: University of North Carolina system

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill → nickname → Tar Heels ⓘ

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill → athleticsBrand → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels

Vince Carter → collegeTeam → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

Tobin Heath → memberOfSportsTeam → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels women’s soccer

Tobin Heath → collegeTeam → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels women’s soccer

Cindy Parlow Cone → memberOfSportsTeam → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels women’s soccer

Chapel Hill, North Carolina → hasSportsTeam → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels

Rasheed Wallace → playedFor → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

Rasheed Wallace → jerseyRetiredBy → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

Michael Jordan → collegeTeam → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

Blue Devils → rival → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels

Duke Blue Devils men's basketball (as player, historical) → notableRival → Tar Heels ⓘ

subject surface form: Duke Blue Devils men's basketball

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

George Karl → playedCollegeBasketballFor → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

Billy Cunningham → memberOfSportsTeam → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

L.T. → collegeTeam → Tar Heels ⓘ

subject surface form: Lawrence Taylor

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels football

James Worthy → collegeTeam → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

James Worthy → collegeJerseyRetiredBy → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels

University of Virginia men's soccer team → rival → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina men's soccer team

Brad Daugherty → collegeTeam → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

Roy Williams → coachOf → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

North Carolina Tar Heels baseball → nickname → Tar Heels ⓘ

North Carolina Tar Heels baseball → athleticDepartment → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels athletics

2007 College World Series → runnerUpNickname → Tar Heels ⓘ

Rameses → represents → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of North Carolina Tar Heels athletic teams

Rameses → associatedWith → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels

Cavaliers → rival → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels

Vincent Lamar Carter Jr. → memberOfSportsTeam → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

Tar Heels → shortName → Tar Heels self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNC Tar Heels

Demon Deacons → notableRival → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels

Larry Brown → memberOfSportsTeam → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

Bobby Jones → memberOfSportsTeam → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

Kenny Smith → collegeTeam → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

Sarina Wiegman → collegeTeamPlayedFor → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels

Virginia Cavaliers → rival → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels

Carolina → athleticNickname → Tar Heels ⓘ

subject surface form: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

NC State Wolfpack → rival → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels

Duke Blue Devils → notableRival → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels

Durham–Chapel Hill metropolitan area → containsSportsTeam → Tar Heels ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Tar Heels

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