Petersen Events Center
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The Petersen Events Center is a multi-purpose arena and athletic facility that serves as the home court for the University of Pittsburgh’s basketball teams and hosts major concerts and events.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Petersen Events Center canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1662829 — 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: Petersen Events Center Context triple: [University of Pittsburgh, hasNotableBuilding, Petersen Events Center]
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A.
Berry Events Center
Berry Events Center is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of Northern Michigan University that hosts the school's hockey and basketball games as well as concerts and other large events.
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B.
Nynex Arena
Nynex Arena was the original name of the large indoor entertainment and sports venue now known as Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.
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C.
Uline Arena
Uline Arena is a historic indoor venue in Washington, D.C., best known for hosting early professional basketball games and notable cultural events, including The Beatles’ first U.S. concert.
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D.
Cox Arena
Cox Arena was the former name of the on-campus multipurpose sports and entertainment arena at San Diego State University, now known as Viejas Arena.
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E.
Ferrell Center
The Ferrell Center is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, best known as the home venue for the university’s basketball programs.
- 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: Petersen Events Center Target entity description: The Petersen Events Center is a multi-purpose arena and athletic facility that serves as the home court for the University of Pittsburgh’s basketball teams and hosts major concerts and events.
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A.
Berry Events Center
Berry Events Center is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of Northern Michigan University that hosts the school's hockey and basketball games as well as concerts and other large events.
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B.
Nynex Arena
Nynex Arena was the original name of the large indoor entertainment and sports venue now known as Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.
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C.
Uline Arena
Uline Arena is a historic indoor venue in Washington, D.C., best known for hosting early professional basketball games and notable cultural events, including The Beatles’ first U.S. concert.
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D.
Cox Arena
Cox Arena was the former name of the on-campus multipurpose sports and entertainment arena at San Diego State University, now known as Viejas Arena.
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E.
Ferrell Center
The Ferrell Center is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, best known as the home venue for the university’s basketball programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert venue
ⓘ
indoor arena ⓘ multi-purpose arena ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | Atlantic Coast Conference through University of Pittsburgh athletics ⓘ |
| brokeGroundOn | June 1999 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasFacility |
food court
ⓘ
locker rooms ⓘ offices for athletic department ⓘ practice basketball courts ⓘ student recreation spaces ⓘ training rooms ⓘ |
| hasNickname | The Pete ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySport | basketball ⓘ |
| hasScoreboard | center-hung video scoreboard ⓘ |
| hasSurface | hardwood basketball court ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfSeating |
chairback seating
ⓘ
student section bleacher seating ⓘ |
| homeVenueOf |
Pitt Panthers
ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
Pitt Panthers ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
|
| hosts |
major touring concerts
ⓘ
special events for the Pittsburgh community ⓘ university ceremonies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh
|
| locatedInNeighborhood | Oakland ⓘ |
| locatedOn | campus of the University of Pittsburgh ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Gertrude E. Petersen
ⓘ
John M. Petersen ⓘ |
| openedForBasketballSeason | 2002–2003 season ⓘ |
| openedOn | September 2002 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | University of Pittsburgh ⓘ |
| ownedBy | University of Pittsburgh ⓘ |
| partOf |
University of Pittsburgh
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Pittsburgh athletic facilities
|
| replaced |
Fitzgerald Field House
ⓘ
surface form:
Fitzgerald Field House as primary basketball venue
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| seatingCapacityForBasketball | approximately 12,500 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityForConcerts | approximately 9,000 to 12,000 depending on configuration ⓘ |
| tenant |
Pitt Panthers
ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Pitt Panthers ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball
|
| usedFor |
college basketball games
ⓘ
commencement ceremonies ⓘ concerts ⓘ family shows ⓘ speaking events ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Petersen Events Center Description of subject: The Petersen Events Center is a multi-purpose arena and athletic facility that serves as the home court for the University of Pittsburgh’s basketball teams and hosts major concerts and events.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Oakland (Pittsburgh)