New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball

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NCAA Division I men's basketball team

The New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball team is the NCAA Division I program of the University of New Mexico, known for its passionate fan base, “The Pit” home arena, and a history of competitive success in the Mountain West Conference.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
New Mexico Lobos men's basketball	26
New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team	3
New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball canonical	2
University of New Mexico Lobos men's basketball	2
New Mexico Lobos	1
New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball (head coach)	1
New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball program	1
UNM Pit	1
University of New Mexico men’s basketball team	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T79207 — 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: New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball
Context triple: [Harvard Crimson men’s basketball, firstNCAATournamentWinOpponent, New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball]

A. Arizona Wildcats football team
The Arizona Wildcats football team is the University of Arizona's NCAA Division I FBS college football program, competing in the Pac-12 Conference and known for producing notable NFL players such as Rob Gronkowski.
B. 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.
C. Maine Celtics
The Maine Celtics are the NBA G League developmental team for the Boston Celtics, based in Portland, Maine.
D. Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a major public research university in College Station, Texas, known for its strong programs in agriculture, engineering, and the sciences.
E. Sun Belt
The Sun Belt is a region of the United States stretching across the South and Southwest, known for its warm climate, rapid population growth, and significant economic development.
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: New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball
Target entity description: The New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball team is the NCAA Division I program of the University of New Mexico, known for its passionate fan base, “The Pit” home arena, and a history of competitive success in the Mountain West Conference.

A. Arizona Wildcats football team
The Arizona Wildcats football team is the University of Arizona's NCAA Division I FBS college football program, competing in the Pac-12 Conference and known for producing notable NFL players such as Rob Gronkowski.
B. 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.
C. Maine Celtics
The Maine Celtics are the NBA G League developmental team for the Boston Celtics, based in Portland, Maine.
D. Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a major public research university in College Station, Texas, known for its strong programs in agriculture, engineering, and the sciences.
E. Sun Belt
The Sun Belt is a region of the United States stretching across the South and Southwest, known for its warm climate, rapid population growth, and significant economic development.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA Division I men's basketball team ⓘ
campus	Albuquerque ⓘ
city	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States ⓘ surface form: Albuquerque, New Mexico
color	Cherry ⓘ Silver ⓘ
competitionLevel	Division I ⓘ
conference	Mountain West Conference ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
formerConference	Western Athletic Conference ⓘ
foundedBy	University of New Mexico ⓘ
gender	men's ⓘ
governingAssociation	National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
governingBody	University of New Mexico Athletics Department ⓘ
hasFanBase	Lobo fans ⓘ
hasMascot	Lobos ⓘ surface form: Lobo
hasNotablePlayer	Cameron Bairstow ⓘ Danny Granger ⓘ Hunter Greene ⓘ J.R. Giddens ⓘ Kendall Williams ⓘ Kenny Thomas ⓘ Luc Longley ⓘ Mel Daniels ⓘ
homeArena	The Pit ⓘ University Arena ⓘ
homeCapacity	approximately 15,000 ⓘ
homeCity	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States ⓘ surface form: Albuquerque, New Mexico
homeState	New Mexico ⓘ
knownFor	passionate fan base ⓘ strong home-court advantage at The Pit ⓘ
league	NCAA Division I ⓘ
memberOf	Mountain West Conference men's basketball ⓘ
nickname	Lobos ⓘ
notableCoach	Bob King ⓘ Craig Neal ⓘ Dave Bliss ⓘ Fran Fraschilla ⓘ Norm Ellenberger ⓘ Richard Pitino ⓘ Steve Alford ⓘ
playsIn	The Pit ⓘ
represents	University of New Mexico ⓘ
rival	New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball ⓘ San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball ⓘ UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball ⓘ
rivalry	Rio Grande Rivalry ⓘ
sport	Basketball ⓘ
studentSection	The Howl ⓘ
teamType	college men's basketball team ⓘ
university	University of New Mexico ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (38)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harvard Crimson men’s basketball → firstNCAATournamentWinOpponent → New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball ⓘ

Lobos → nicknameOf → New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of New Mexico men’s basketball team

The Howl → supports → New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball ⓘ

this entity surface form: New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

The Howl → fanBaseOf → New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball ⓘ

this entity surface form: New Mexico Lobos

San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball → rival → New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball ⓘ