United States men's national under-17 basketball team
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The United States men's national under-17 basketball team is the country's junior national squad that competes in international under-17 competitions and develops young talent for higher-level national teams.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T183622 — 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: United States men's national under-17 basketball team Context triple: [United States men's national basketball team, hasYouthProgram, United States men's national under-17 basketball team]
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United States men's national under-19 basketball team
The United States men's national under-19 basketball team is the country's junior national squad that competes in international under-19 competitions, developing elite young players for future senior national team play.
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United States men's national basketball team
The United States men's national basketball team is the dominant international squad representing the U.S. in global competitions like the Olympics and FIBA World Cup, historically featuring many of the greatest basketball players of all time.
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USA Basketball
USA Basketball is the national governing body that oversees and organizes the United States’ men’s and women’s national basketball teams and related international competition programs.
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Maine Celtics
The Maine Celtics are the NBA G League developmental team for the Boston Celtics, based in Portland, Maine.
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Chicago Stags
The Chicago Stags were a professional basketball team based in Chicago that competed in the late 1940s and early NBA era before folding in 1950.
- 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: United States men's national under-17 basketball team Target entity description: The United States men's national under-17 basketball team is the country's junior national squad that competes in international under-17 competitions and develops young talent for higher-level national teams.
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A.
United States men's national under-19 basketball team
The United States men's national under-19 basketball team is the country's junior national squad that competes in international under-19 competitions, developing elite young players for future senior national team play.
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B.
United States men's national basketball team
The United States men's national basketball team is the dominant international squad representing the U.S. in global competitions like the Olympics and FIBA World Cup, historically featuring many of the greatest basketball players of all time.
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C.
USA Basketball
USA Basketball is the national governing body that oversees and organizes the United States’ men’s and women’s national basketball teams and related international competition programs.
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Maine Celtics
The Maine Celtics are the NBA G League developmental team for the Boston Celtics, based in Portland, Maine.
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E.
Chicago Stags
The Chicago Stags were a professional basketball team based in Chicago that competed in the late 1940s and early NBA era before folding in 1950.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national under-17 basketball team
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youth national basketball team ⓘ |
| ageCategory | under-17 ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | international ⓘ |
| competitionType | age-restricted international basketball competitions ⓘ |
| confederation | FIBA Americas ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| fibaZone | FIBA Americas ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| governingBody | USA Basketball ⓘ |
| governingBodyAbbreviation | USA Basketball ⓘ |
| governingBodyHeadquartersCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| governingBodyType | national federation ⓘ |
| nationalFederationAffiliation | USA Basketball ⓘ |
| nationalTeamSystem |
United States men's national basketball team (youth)
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surface form:
United States men's national basketball program
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| primaryCompetition |
FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup
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surface form:
FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
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| purpose |
compete in international under-17 basketball competitions
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develop young basketball talent for senior national teams ⓘ |
| represents | United States of America ⓘ |
| representsCategory | youth basketball in the United States ⓘ |
| representsInCompetition |
FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship
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FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup ⓘ
surface form:
FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
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| role | development team for higher-level United States national basketball teams ⓘ |
| selectionBasis | best under-17 male basketball players from the United States ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| sportGoverningBody |
FIBA
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surface form:
International Basketball Federation
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| sportGoverningBodyAbbreviation | FIBA ⓘ |
| teamLevel | under-age national team ⓘ |
| teamType | junior national team ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: United States men's national under-17 basketball team Description of subject: The United States men's national under-17 basketball team is the country's junior national squad that competes in international under-17 competitions and develops young talent for higher-level national teams.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States men's national basketball team
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hasYouthProgram
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United States men's national under-17 basketball team
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this entity surface form:
FIBA Under-17 World Championship gold medal
this entity surface form:
United States men’s national under-17 basketball team
United States national basketball teams
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hasYouthTeam
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United States men's national under-17 basketball team
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