Philadelphia Big 5

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college basketball association sports rivalry group

The Philadelphia Big 5 is a historic college basketball association in Philadelphia that features local Division I programs in an annual city series known for its intense rivalries and tradition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf college basketball association ⓘ
sports rivalry group ⓘ
citySeries Philadelphia city series ⓘ
competitionLevel NCAA Division I ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
establishedIn 1950s ⓘ
genderFocusHistorically men's basketball ⓘ
governingBody informal association of member schools ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceIn Philadelphia sports culture ⓘ
hasMember La Salle University ⓘ
Saint Joseph's University ⓘ
Temple University ⓘ
University of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Villanova University ⓘ
hasNickname Big 5 ⓘ
homeArenaForManyGames The Palestra ⓘ
includesProgram La Salle Explorers men's basketball ⓘ
Penn Quakers basketball ⓘ
surface form: Penn Quakers men's basketball

Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball ⓘ
Temple Owls men's basketball ⓘ
Villanova Wildcats men's basketball ⓘ
knownFor college basketball tradition ⓘ
intense local rivalries ⓘ
locatedIn Philadelphia ⓘ
mediaMarket Philadelphia sports media ⓘ
playsSeasonSeries round-robin among member schools ⓘ
primarySeason college basketball season ⓘ
region Philadelphia metropolitan area ⓘ
sport basketball ⓘ
traditionIncludes doubleheaders at the Palestra ⓘ
typeOfRivalry intra-city rivalry ⓘ

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Big 5 basketball → alsoKnownAs → Philadelphia Big 5 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philadelphia Big 5 rivalries
Penn Quakers basketball → participatesIn → Philadelphia Big 5 ⓘ
subject surface form: Penn Quakers men's basketball