Disambiguation evidence for Western Division of BAA via surface form

"Western Division (BAA)"


As subject (44)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Western Division (BAA)".

Predicate Object
competitionLevel top-tier North American professional basketball
competitionType regular season divisional grouping
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolved 1949
era early professional basketball era
followedBy Western Division of NBA
surface form: NBA Western Division
geographicScope Midwestern United States
geographicScope western United States
surface form: Western United States
governingBody Basketball Association of America office
hasTeam Chicago Stags
hasTeam Cleveland Rebels
hasTeam Detroit Falcons
hasTeam Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
surface form: Fort Wayne Pistons
hasTeam Indianapolis Jets
hasTeam Indianapolis Kautskys
hasTeam Los Angeles Lakers
surface form: Minneapolis Lakers
hasTeam Rochester Royals
hasTeam Sheboygan Red Skins
hasTeam St. Louis Bombers
hasTeam Tri-Cities Blackhawks
hasTeam Waterloo Hawks
historicalRole precursor to modern NBA Western Conference
inception 1946
instanceOf basketball division
instanceOf sports league subdivision
language English
leagueLevel major professional
mergedInto National Basketball Association
notableTeam Los Angeles Lakers
surface form: Minneapolis Lakers
notableTeam Rochester Royals
originalDivisionStatus one of two original BAA divisions
parallelDivision Eastern Division
surface form: Eastern Division (BAA)
partOf Basketball Association of America
playoffStructure top teams qualified for BAA playoffs
precededBy no prior BAA division
reasonForChange BAA–NBL merger in 1949
reorganizedInto National Basketball Association divisional structure
reorganizedInto Western Division of NBA
surface form: Western Division (NBA)
seasonFormat round-robin within division
sport basketball
teamCount varied by season between four and six teams
usedFor playoff qualification
usedFor scheduling
usedFor standings

As object (1)

Triples where some other subject referred to this entity as "Western Division (BAA)".

Western Division of NBA precededBy
"Western Division (BAA)"
↳ resolves to Western Division of BAA
surface form: Western Division (NBA)