France men's national basketball team

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national basketball team

The France men's national basketball team is the country's top international squad, known for its strong performances in global competitions and for producing numerous NBA-caliber players.

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Label	Occurrences
France men's national basketball team canonical	9
France national basketball team	7

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4130806 — 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: France men's national basketball team
Context triple: [2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, thirdPlace, France men's national basketball team]

A. French Basketball Federation
The French Basketball Federation is the national governing body responsible for organizing, regulating, and promoting basketball in France, including its professional clubs and national teams.
B. France national futsal team
The France national futsal team is the official French representative in international futsal competitions, overseen by the country’s football federation.
C. Spanish men’s national basketball team
The Spanish men’s national basketball team is one of Europe’s most successful national sides, renowned for multiple EuroBasket titles, World Cup victories, and Olympic medals.
D. United States men's national basketball team
The United States men's national basketball team is the dominant international squad representing the U.S. in global competitions like the Olympics and FIBA World Cup, historically featuring many of the greatest basketball players of all time.
E. Germany national basketball team
The Germany national basketball team is the country's senior men's squad that competes in international basketball tournaments such as the FIBA World Cup and EuroBasket.
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: France men's national basketball team
Target entity description: The France men's national basketball team is the country's top international squad, known for its strong performances in global competitions and for producing numerous NBA-caliber players.

A. French Basketball Federation
The French Basketball Federation is the national governing body responsible for organizing, regulating, and promoting basketball in France, including its professional clubs and national teams.
B. France national futsal team
The France national futsal team is the official French representative in international futsal competitions, overseen by the country’s football federation.
C. Spanish men’s national basketball team
The Spanish men’s national basketball team is one of Europe’s most successful national sides, renowned for multiple EuroBasket titles, World Cup victories, and Olympic medals.
D. United States men's national basketball team
The United States men's national basketball team is the dominant international squad representing the U.S. in global competitions like the Olympics and FIBA World Cup, historically featuring many of the greatest basketball players of all time.
E. Germany national basketball team
The Germany national basketball team is the country's senior men's squad that competes in international basketball tournaments such as the FIBA World Cup and EuroBasket.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national basketball team ⓘ
awayJerseyColor	white ⓘ
confederation	FIBA Europe ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
EuroBasketMedal	bronze medal at EuroBasket 1951 ⓘ bronze medal at EuroBasket 2005 ⓘ bronze medal at EuroBasket 2015 ⓘ silver medal at EuroBasket 1949 ⓘ silver medal at EuroBasket 2011 ⓘ silver medal at EuroBasket 2022 ⓘ
EuroBasketTitle	champion at EuroBasket 2013 ⓘ
FIBAMembership	FIBA ⓘ
FIBARankingType	men's senior national team ranking ⓘ
FIBAZone	FIBA Europe ⓘ
gender	men's ⓘ
governingBody	French Basketball Federation ⓘ
hasYouthCounterpart	France men's national under-16 basketball team ⓘ France men's national under-18 basketball team ⓘ France men's national under-20 basketball team ⓘ
homeJerseyColor	blue ⓘ
homeVenueCountry	France ⓘ
jerseyNumberingStandard	FIBA jersey numbering ⓘ
nickname	Les Bleus ⓘ
notablePlayer	Boris Diaw ⓘ Evan Fournier ⓘ Nando De Colo ⓘ surface form: Nando de Colo Nicolas Batum ⓘ Rudy Gobert ⓘ Tony Parker ⓘ
OlympicMedal	silver medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics ⓘ silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics ⓘ silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics ⓘ
participatesIn	EuroBasket ⓘ FIBA Basketball World Cup ⓘ Olympic Games basketball tournament ⓘ
produces	NBA players ⓘ
represents	France in international men's basketball ⓘ
representsInCompetition	FIBA competitions ⓘ Olympic basketball tournaments ⓘ
sport	basketball ⓘ
teamColor	blue ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ
teamType	senior national team ⓘ
usesGoverningRules	FIBA basketball rules (with Euroleague modifications) ⓘ surface form: FIBA rules
WorldCupMedal	bronze medal at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup ⓘ bronze medal at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup ⓘ

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Referenced by (16)

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

2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup → thirdPlace → France men's national basketball team ⓘ

1954 FIBA World Championship → fourthPlace → France men's national basketball team ⓘ

Tony Parker → playedForNationalTeam → France men's national basketball team ⓘ