La Salle Explorers men's basketball
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La Salle Explorers men's basketball is the NCAA Division I basketball program of La Salle University in Philadelphia, known for its rich tradition, including a 1954 national championship and multiple NBA alumni.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T262748 — 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)
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Target entity: La Salle Explorers men's basketball Context triple: [Penn Quakers men's basketball, cityRival, La Salle Explorers men's basketball]
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Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Saint Mary's College of California, known for its consistent success in the West Coast Conference and frequent NCAA Tournament appearances.
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San Francisco Dons men's basketball
San Francisco Dons men's basketball is the University of San Francisco’s NCAA Division I men’s basketball program, historically renowned for its 1950s powerhouse teams led by Bill Russell that won back-to-back national championships.
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Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
The Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I program of Santa Clara University, known for its West Coast Conference play and historic rivalries, including with the San Francisco Dons.
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Princeton Tigers men’s basketball
The Princeton Tigers men’s basketball team is the NCAA Division I program of Princeton University, renowned for its historic success in the Ivy League and its signature Princeton offense.
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Kentucky Colonels
The Kentucky Colonels were a professional basketball team based in Louisville that became one of the most successful and popular franchises in the original American Basketball Association during the late 1960s and 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: La Salle Explorers men's basketball Target entity description: La Salle Explorers men's basketball is the NCAA Division I basketball program of La Salle University in Philadelphia, known for its rich tradition, including a 1954 national championship and multiple NBA alumni.
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Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Saint Mary's College of California, known for its consistent success in the West Coast Conference and frequent NCAA Tournament appearances.
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San Francisco Dons men's basketball
San Francisco Dons men's basketball is the University of San Francisco’s NCAA Division I men’s basketball program, historically renowned for its 1950s powerhouse teams led by Bill Russell that won back-to-back national championships.
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Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
The Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I program of Santa Clara University, known for its West Coast Conference play and historic rivalries, including with the San Francisco Dons.
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Princeton Tigers men’s basketball
The Princeton Tigers men’s basketball team is the NCAA Division I program of Princeton University, renowned for its historic success in the Ivy League and its signature Princeton offense.
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Kentucky Colonels
The Kentucky Colonels were a professional basketball team based in Louisville that became one of the most successful and popular franchises in the original American Basketball Association during the late 1960s and 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La Salle Explorers men's basketball Description of subject: La Salle Explorers men's basketball is the NCAA Division I basketball program of La Salle University in Philadelphia, known for its rich tradition, including a 1954 national championship and multiple NBA alumni.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Penn Quakers men's basketball
this entity surface form:
La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
this entity surface form:
La Salle Explorers men’s basketball
subject surface form:
Temple Owls
this entity surface form:
La Salle Explorers
this entity surface form:
La Salle Explorers men's basketball (assistant coach)
this entity surface form:
La Salle University men's basketball team
this entity surface form:
La Salle Explorers
this entity surface form:
La Salle University in intercollegiate men's basketball
this entity surface form:
La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
this entity surface form:
La Salle Explorers men’s basketball