French Basketball Federation
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The French Basketball Federation is the national governing body responsible for organizing, regulating, and promoting basketball in France, including its professional clubs and national teams.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French Basketball Federation canonical | 5 |
| Fédération Française de Basket-Ball | 4 |
| Fédération française de basket-ball | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2923931 — 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: French Basketball Federation Context triple: [ASVEL Basket, affiliation, French Basketball Federation]
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A.
Le Mans Sarthe Basket
Le Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional French basketball club based in Le Mans that competes in the country’s top-tier league and European competitions.
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B.
FIBA
FIBA is the international governing body for basketball, responsible for overseeing global competitions, setting the rules of the game, and organizing major tournaments such as the Basketball World Cup and Olympic qualifying events.
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C.
Orléans Loiret Basket
Orléans Loiret Basket is a professional French basketball club based in Orléans that competes in the country’s top-tier leagues and national competitions.
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D.
National Olympic Committee of France
The National Olympic Committee of France is the organization responsible for overseeing France's participation in the Olympic Games and promoting the Olympic movement within the country.
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E.
FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is the regional governing body responsible for overseeing and organizing international basketball competitions and development across Europe under the umbrella of FIBA.
- 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: French Basketball Federation Target entity description: The French Basketball Federation is the national governing body responsible for organizing, regulating, and promoting basketball in France, including its professional clubs and national teams.
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A.
Le Mans Sarthe Basket
Le Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional French basketball club based in Le Mans that competes in the country’s top-tier league and European competitions.
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B.
FIBA
FIBA is the international governing body for basketball, responsible for overseeing global competitions, setting the rules of the game, and organizing major tournaments such as the Basketball World Cup and Olympic qualifying events.
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C.
Orléans Loiret Basket
Orléans Loiret Basket is a professional French basketball club based in Orléans that competes in the country’s top-tier leagues and national competitions.
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D.
National Olympic Committee of France
The National Olympic Committee of France is the organization responsible for overseeing France's participation in the Olympic Games and promoting the Olympic movement within the country.
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E.
FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is the regional governing body responsible for overseeing and organizing international basketball competitions and development across Europe under the umbrella of FIBA.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball governing body
ⓘ
national sports federation ⓘ |
| affiliatedTo |
FIBA
ⓘ
FIBA Europe ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
National Olympic Committee of France
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surface form:
French National Olympic and Sports Committee
|
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| foundedFor | governance of basketball in France ⓘ |
| governsSportIn | France ⓘ |
| hasMainObjective | development of basketball at all levels in France ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | France ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
French overseas departments and territories
ⓘ
Metropolitan France ⓘ
surface form:
metropolitan France
|
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | French sports federations system ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| nativeName |
French Basketball Federation
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Fédération française de basket-ball
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| organizes |
France men's national basketball team
ⓘ
France men's national under-16 basketball team ⓘ France men's national under-18 basketball team ⓘ France men's national under-20 basketball team ⓘ France women’s national basketball team ⓘ
surface form:
France women's national basketball team
France women's national under-16 basketball team ⓘ France women's national under-18 basketball team ⓘ France women's national under-20 basketball team ⓘ French national basketball teams ⓘ |
| oversees |
French amateur basketball clubs
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French professional basketball clubs ⓘ |
| participatesIn | organization of French basketball participation in the Olympic Games ⓘ |
| regulates |
amateur basketball in France
ⓘ
professional basketball in France ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
development of youth basketball in France
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organization of national basketball competitions in France ⓘ promotion of basketball in France ⓘ regulation of basketball rules in France ⓘ training of basketball coaches in France ⓘ training of basketball referees in France ⓘ |
| sector | sports administration ⓘ |
| setsRulesFor | national basketball competitions in France ⓘ |
| shortName | FFBB ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | non-profit organization ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ffbb.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: French Basketball Federation Description of subject: The French Basketball Federation is the national governing body responsible for organizing, regulating, and promoting basketball in France, including its professional clubs and national teams.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fédération Française de Basket-Ball
this entity surface form:
Fédération Française de Basket-Ball
this entity surface form:
Fédération Française de Basket-Ball
this entity surface form:
Fédération Française de Basket-Ball
this entity surface form:
Fédération française de basket-ball