University of Akron men's basketball team
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The University of Akron men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I program of the University of Akron, competing in the Mid-American Conference and known for its competitive mid-major status and postseason appearances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| University of Akron men's basketball team canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6671091 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: University of Akron men's basketball team Context triple: [Shaka Smart, employer, University of Akron men's basketball team]
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A.
Akron Zips men's soccer
Akron Zips men's soccer is the NCAA Division I men's soccer program of the University of Akron, renowned for its strong player development and national championship success.
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B.
Case Western Reserve Spartans
The Case Western Reserve Spartans are the varsity athletic teams representing Case Western Reserve University in NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports.
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C.
Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program representing Youngstown State University, competing primarily in the Horizon League.
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D.
Akron Zips football team
The Akron Zips football team is the NCAA Division I FBS college football program representing the University of Akron, known for its long-standing rivalry with Kent State in the Battle of the Wagon Wheel.
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E.
Board of Trustees of the University of Akron
The Board of Trustees of the University of Akron is the institution’s chief governing authority, responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, policies, and financial and administrative affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: University of Akron men's basketball team Target entity description: The University of Akron men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I program of the University of Akron, competing in the Mid-American Conference and known for its competitive mid-major status and postseason appearances.
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A.
Akron Zips men's soccer
Akron Zips men's soccer is the NCAA Division I men's soccer program of the University of Akron, renowned for its strong player development and national championship success.
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B.
Case Western Reserve Spartans
The Case Western Reserve Spartans are the varsity athletic teams representing Case Western Reserve University in NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports.
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C.
Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program representing Youngstown State University, competing primarily in the Horizon League.
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D.
Akron Zips football team
The Akron Zips football team is the NCAA Division I FBS college football program representing the University of Akron, known for its long-standing rivalry with Kent State in the Battle of the Wagon Wheel.
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E.
Board of Trustees of the University of Akron
The Board of Trustees of the University of Akron is the institution’s chief governing authority, responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, policies, and financial and administrative affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | college men's basketball team ⓘ |
| arenaLocation | Akron, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| athleticDepartment | Akron Zips athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campus | Akron, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Akron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| competitiveStatus | mid-major program ⓘ |
| conference | Mid-American Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceAffiliation | Mid-American Conference (MAC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceShortName | MAC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryCode | USA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| division | East Division of the Mid-American Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | University of Akron athletics department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| governingBodyLevel | Division I ⓘ |
| hasAchievement |
multiple MAC regular-season championships
ⓘ
multiple MAC tournament championships ⓘ |
| hasMascot | Zippy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostseasonAppearances | yes ⓘ |
| homeArena | James A. Rhodes Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCourtNickname | The JAR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMemberOf | Mid-American Conference men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mascot | Zippy the kangaroo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NCAADivision | Division I men's basketball ⓘ |
| NCAADivisionStatus | Division I mid-major ⓘ |
| nickname | Zips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRivalry | Wagon Wheel rivalry (with Kent State) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsHomeGamesAt | James A. Rhodes Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postseasonTournament |
College Basketball Invitational
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ National Invitation Tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Midwest ⓘ |
| represents | University of Akron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rival |
Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohio Bobcats men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| schoolColors |
blue
ⓘ
gold ⓘ |
| shortName | Akron Zips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| state | Ohio ⓘ |
| teamName | Akron Zips men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamType | varsity team ⓘ |
| university | University of Akron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: University of Akron men's basketball team Description of subject: The University of Akron men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I program of the University of Akron, competing in the Mid-American Conference and known for its competitive mid-major status and postseason appearances.
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