Big 5 basketball

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college basketball rivalry association sports rivalry

Big 5 basketball is a historic Philadelphia college basketball association comprising five local universities known for their intense rivalries and games at the Palestra.

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	college basketball rivalry association → sports rivalry →
alsoKnownAs	Philadelphia Big 5 →
associatedWith	Philadelphia sports media → local fan bases of member schools →
characteristic	intense local rivalries → round-robin series among member schools →
city	Philadelphia →
competitionFormat	series of games among member schools →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
culturalSignificance	important part of Philadelphia sports culture →
founded	1954 →
governingBodyType	informal association of universities →
hasMember	La Salle University → Saint Joseph's University → Temple University → University of Pennsylvania → Villanova University →
hasNickname	City Series →
hasRivalry	La Salle–Temple rivalry → Penn–Villanova rivalry → Saint Joseph's–Villanova rivalry → Temple–Villanova rivalry →
homeArena	The Palestra →
inception	1954 →
language	English →
locatedIn	Pennsylvania → Philadelphia →
memberConferenceAffiliations	various NCAA Division I conferences →
memberInstitutionType	NCAA Division I universities →
notableFor	historic college basketball rivalries → tradition of doubleheaders at the Palestra →
primaryVenue	The Palestra →
purpose	promote college basketball in Philadelphia →
region	Philadelphia metropolitan area →
sport	basketball →
sportLevel	NCAA Division I →
universityType	member institutions are private universities except Temple University →
venueCity	Philadelphia →
venueLocatedIn	University of Pennsylvania campus →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cathedral of College Basketball →	relatedConcept