Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball
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Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Tennessee, known for its competitive SEC play, passionate fan base, and frequent postseason appearances.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball canonical | 3 |
| University of Tennessee men's basketball team | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12823649 — 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: Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball Context triple: [Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball, rival, Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball]
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A.
Tennessee Volunteers volleyball
Tennessee Volunteers volleyball is the NCAA Division I women's volleyball program representing the University of Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference.
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B.
Tennessee Volunteers baseball
Tennessee Volunteers baseball is the NCAA Division I college baseball program representing the University of Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
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C.
Tennessee Volunteers track and field
Tennessee Volunteers track and field is the collegiate track and field program of the University of Tennessee, competing in NCAA Division I and the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
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D.
Tennessee Volunteers
The Tennessee Volunteers are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing the University of Tennessee, best known for their storied football program and passionate fan base.
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E.
University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers soccer
University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers soccer is the women's collegiate soccer program representing the University of Tennessee in NCAA Division I competition.
- 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: Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball Target entity description: Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Tennessee, known for its competitive SEC play, passionate fan base, and frequent postseason appearances.
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A.
Tennessee Volunteers volleyball
Tennessee Volunteers volleyball is the NCAA Division I women's volleyball program representing the University of Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference.
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B.
Tennessee Volunteers baseball
Tennessee Volunteers baseball is the NCAA Division I college baseball program representing the University of Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
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C.
Tennessee Volunteers track and field
Tennessee Volunteers track and field is the collegiate track and field program of the University of Tennessee, competing in NCAA Division I and the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
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D.
Tennessee Volunteers
The Tennessee Volunteers are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing the University of Tennessee, best known for their storied football program and passionate fan base.
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E.
University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers soccer
University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers soccer is the women's collegiate soccer program representing the University of Tennessee in NCAA Division I competition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I men's basketball program
ⓘ
college men's basketball team ⓘ |
| abbreviation | UT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedUniversitySystem | University of Tennessee system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| athleticDepartment | Tennessee Volunteers athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campus | University of Tennessee, Knoxville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Knoxville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | major college basketball ⓘ |
| conference | Southeastern Conference ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| division | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| fanBase | passionate fan base ⓘ |
| fightSong | Rocky Top NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | men's team ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| governingConference | Southeastern Conference (SEC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProgramType | varsity sport ⓘ |
| hasRival |
Florida Gators men's basketball
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeArena | Thompson–Boling Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeArenaCapacity | about 21,000 ⓘ |
| homeCourt | Thompson–Boling Arena on the UT campus ⓘ |
| homeState | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jerseyColorAway | orange with white accents ⓘ |
| jerseyColorHome | white with orange accents ⓘ |
| knownFor |
competitive play in the SEC
ⓘ
frequent NCAA Tournament appearances ⓘ strong home-court advantage at Thompson–Boling Arena ⓘ |
| league | SEC men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Knoxville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mascot | Smokey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Vols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCoach |
Bruce Pearl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cuonzo Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Don DeVoe NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Mears NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Barnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsIn | Thompson–Boling Arena at Food City Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postseason | regular participant in NCAA postseason tournaments ⓘ |
| region |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| represents | University of Tennessee in men's basketball ⓘ |
| shortName | Tennessee Volunteers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| studentSectionName | Rocky Top Rowdies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamColors |
orange
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| university | University of Tennessee 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: Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball Description of subject: Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Tennessee, known for its competitive SEC play, passionate fan base, and frequent postseason appearances.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
University of Tennessee men's basketball team