1997–98 American Basketball League season
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The 1997–98 American Basketball League season was the second campaign of the now-defunct U.S. women's professional basketball league, featuring teams such as the New England Blizzard competing prior to the league’s mid-1998 collapse.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1997–98 American Basketball League season canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4541669 — 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: 1997–98 American Basketball League season Context triple: [New England Blizzard, leagueSeasonParticipatedIn, 1997–98 American Basketball League season]
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A.
American Basketball League (1944–1947)
The American Basketball League (1944–1947) was a short-lived professional basketball league in the United States that operated in the mid-1940s and featured several prominent early franchises.
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B.
1947–48 BAA season
The 1947–48 BAA season was the second season of the Basketball Association of America, a predecessor to the NBA, featuring teams such as the Providence Steamrollers competing for the league championship.
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C.
Amateur Basketball Association of the United States of America
The Amateur Basketball Association of the United States of America was the former governing body for amateur basketball in the U.S., now known as USA Basketball, which oversees the country’s national basketball teams and international competition participation.
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D.
Minnesota Muskies (ABA)
The Minnesota Muskies were a short-lived professional basketball team in the American Basketball Association based in Bloomington, Minnesota, that played only during the league’s inaugural 1967–68 season.
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E.
1967–68 ABA season
The 1967–68 ABA season was the inaugural campaign of the American Basketball Association, marking the league’s first year of competition and the debut of its original franchises.
- 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: 1997–98 American Basketball League season Target entity description: The 1997–98 American Basketball League season was the second campaign of the now-defunct U.S. women's professional basketball league, featuring teams such as the New England Blizzard competing prior to the league’s mid-1998 collapse.
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A.
American Basketball League (1944–1947)
The American Basketball League (1944–1947) was a short-lived professional basketball league in the United States that operated in the mid-1940s and featured several prominent early franchises.
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B.
1947–48 BAA season
The 1947–48 BAA season was the second season of the Basketball Association of America, a predecessor to the NBA, featuring teams such as the Providence Steamrollers competing for the league championship.
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C.
Amateur Basketball Association of the United States of America
The Amateur Basketball Association of the United States of America was the former governing body for amateur basketball in the U.S., now known as USA Basketball, which oversees the country’s national basketball teams and international competition participation.
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D.
Minnesota Muskies (ABA)
The Minnesota Muskies were a short-lived professional basketball team in the American Basketball Association based in Bloomington, Minnesota, that played only during the league’s inaugural 1967–68 season.
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E.
1967–68 ABA season
The 1967–68 ABA season was the inaugural campaign of the American Basketball Association, marking the league’s first year of competition and the debut of its original franchises.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Basketball League season
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basketball season ⓘ sports season ⓘ women's basketball season ⓘ |
| associatedWithLeagueFate | American Basketball League folded in 1998 ⓘ |
| champion | Columbus Quest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| era | pre-WNBA dominance in U.S. women's professional basketball ⓘ |
| finalsFormat | best-of-five series ⓘ |
| gender | women ⓘ |
| league | American Basketball League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayerParticipated |
Adrienne Goodson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carolyn Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Carolyn Jones-Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Dawn Staley NERFINISHED ⓘ Jennifer Azzi NERFINISHED ⓘ Kara Wolters NERFINISHED ⓘ Katie Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Teresa Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ Val Whiting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousSeason | 1996–97 American Basketball League season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| professionalLevel | top-tier women's professional basketball in the United States ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Philadelphia Rage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| status | completed regular season ⓘ |
| teamParticipated |
Atlanta Glory
NERFINISHED
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Chicago Condors NERFINISHED ⓘ Colorado Xplosion NERFINISHED ⓘ Columbus Quest NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Beach Stingrays NERFINISHED ⓘ New England Blizzard NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia Rage NERFINISHED ⓘ Portland Power NERFINISHED ⓘ Richmond Rage NERFINISHED ⓘ San Jose Lasers NERFINISHED ⓘ Seattle Reign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timelineRelation | took place before the American Basketball League ceased operations in 1998 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1997–98 American Basketball League season Description of subject: The 1997–98 American Basketball League season was the second campaign of the now-defunct U.S. women's professional basketball league, featuring teams such as the New England Blizzard competing prior to the league’s mid-1998 collapse.
Referenced by (1)
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