Bradley Braves men’s basketball

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NCAA Division I men's basketball program

Bradley Braves men’s basketball is the NCAA Division I men’s basketball program of Bradley University, known for its strong tradition in the Missouri Valley Conference and multiple deep runs in the NCAA Tournament.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Bradley Braves men's basketball	2
Bradley Braves men’s basketball canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6001636 — 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: Bradley Braves men’s basketball
Context triple: [Sycamores, rival, Bradley Braves men’s basketball]

A. Bates Bobcats
The Bates Bobcats are the varsity athletic teams representing Bates College in NCAA Division III competition.
B. Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
Butler Bulldogs men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Butler University, known for its disciplined style of play and back-to-back national championship game appearances in 2010 and 2011.
C. CSM Bulldogs
CSM Bulldogs is the nickname for the College of San Mateo’s football program, a prominent junior college team in California community college athletics.
D. Keydets
The Keydets are the athletic teams representing the Virginia Military Institute, known for their long-standing traditions and participation in NCAA Division I sports.
E. Columbia Lions men’s basketball
Columbia Lions men’s basketball is the NCAA Division I men’s basketball program of Columbia University, competing in the Ivy League and representing the school in intercollegiate basketball.
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: Bradley Braves men’s basketball
Target entity description: Bradley Braves men’s basketball is the NCAA Division I men’s basketball program of Bradley University, known for its strong tradition in the Missouri Valley Conference and multiple deep runs in the NCAA Tournament.

A. Bates Bobcats
The Bates Bobcats are the varsity athletic teams representing Bates College in NCAA Division III competition.
B. Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
Butler Bulldogs men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Butler University, known for its disciplined style of play and back-to-back national championship game appearances in 2010 and 2011.
C. CSM Bulldogs
CSM Bulldogs is the nickname for the College of San Mateo’s football program, a prominent junior college team in California community college athletics.
D. Keydets
The Keydets are the athletic teams representing the Virginia Military Institute, known for their long-standing traditions and participation in NCAA Division I sports.
E. Columbia Lions men’s basketball
Columbia Lions men’s basketball is the NCAA Division I men’s basketball program of Columbia University, competing in the Ivy League and representing the school in intercollegiate basketball.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA Division I men's basketball program ⓘ
conference	Missouri Valley Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ
conferenceRegularSeasonChampionships	10 ⓘ
conferenceTournamentChampionships	5 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
foundedAsProgram	1902 ⓘ
governingBody	National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ surface form: NCAA
hasRival	Drake Bulldogs men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasStrongTraditionIn	Missouri Valley Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTeamColor	red ⓘ white ⓘ
homeArena	Carver Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ
homeCity	Peoria, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
homeState	Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	multiple deep runs in the NCAA Tournament ⓘ
location	Peoria, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
mascot	Kaboom! the Gargoyle NERFINISHED ⓘ
NCAADivision	Division I ⓘ
NCAATournamentAppearances	9 ⓘ
NCAATournamentEliteEightAppearances	4 ⓘ
NCAATournamentFinalFourAppearances	2 ⓘ
NCAATournamentRunnerUpFinishes	2 ⓘ
NCAATournamentSweetSixteenAppearances	7 ⓘ
nickname	Braves NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCoach	Brian Wardle NERFINISHED ⓘ Chuck Orsborn NERFINISHED ⓘ Dick Versace NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Les NERFINISHED ⓘ
notablePlayer	Chet Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ Hersey Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus Pollard NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick O'Bryant NERFINISHED ⓘ
playsIn	Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ
postseasonNITChampionships	4 ⓘ
postseasonNITRunnerUpFinishes	1 ⓘ
retiredNumber	12 ⓘ 24 ⓘ 32 ⓘ 42 ⓘ 52 ⓘ
shortName	Bradley NERFINISHED ⓘ
studentSectionName	Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
university	Bradley University NERFINISHED ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Sycamores → rival → Bradley Braves men’s basketball ⓘ

Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball → rival → Bradley Braves men’s basketball ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bradley Braves men's basketball

Granger → collegeTeam → Bradley Braves men’s basketball ⓘ

subject surface form: Danny Granger