Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
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Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Illinois State University, competing in the Missouri Valley Conference and known for its regional rivalries and postseason appearances.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Illinois State Redbirds | 3 |
| Illinois State Redbirds athletics | 1 |
| Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1168094 — 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: Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball Context triple: [Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball, rival, Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball]
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Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, competing in the Big Ten Conference and known for its rich history and passionate fan base.
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Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball
Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball is the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's NCAA Division I women's basketball program competing in the Big Ten Conference.
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Illinois Fighting Illini baseball team
The Illinois Fighting Illini baseball team is the NCAA Division I college baseball program representing the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the Big Ten Conference.
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Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball is the NCAA Division I program best known for starring Larry Bird during its historic late-1970s run, including a trip to the 1979 national championship game.
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DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball is the men's collegiate basketball program of DePaul University in Chicago, historically notable as a national power especially during the era of Hall of Famer George Mikan.
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- 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: Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball Target entity description: Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Illinois State University, competing in the Missouri Valley Conference and known for its regional rivalries and postseason appearances.
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Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, competing in the Big Ten Conference and known for its rich history and passionate fan base.
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Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball
Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball is the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's NCAA Division I women's basketball program competing in the Big Ten Conference.
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Illinois Fighting Illini baseball team
The Illinois Fighting Illini baseball team is the NCAA Division I college baseball program representing the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the Big Ten Conference.
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Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball is the NCAA Division I program best known for starring Larry Bird during its historic late-1970s run, including a trip to the 1979 national championship game.
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DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball is the men's collegiate basketball program of DePaul University in Chicago, historically notable as a national power especially during the era of Hall of Famer George Mikan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball Description of subject: Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Illinois State University, competing in the Missouri Valley Conference and known for its regional rivalries and postseason appearances.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Illinois State Redbirds
this entity surface form:
Illinois State Redbirds
Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
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Illinois State Redbirds
Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
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this entity surface form:
Illinois State Redbirds athletics