McNeese State University
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McNeese State University is a public university in Lake Charles, Louisiana, known for its athletics programs and for producing NBA Hall of Famer Joe Dumars.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| McNeese State University canonical | 6 |
| McNeese State College | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7854704 — 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: McNeese State University Context triple: [Joe Dumars, collegeAttended, McNeese State University]
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A.
University of Louisiana at Monroe
The University of Louisiana at Monroe is a public university in northeastern Louisiana known for its programs in pharmacy, health sciences, business, and aviation.
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Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University is a public research university in Ruston, Louisiana, known for its engineering, science, and business programs and its NCAA Division I athletic teams, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.
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C.
Lamar University
Lamar University is a public university in Beaumont, Texas, known for its diverse academic programs and participation in NCAA Division I athletics.
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D.
Louisiana State University Shreveport
Louisiana State University Shreveport is a public university in Shreveport, Louisiana, offering undergraduate and graduate programs as part of the Louisiana State University System.
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a public research university in Lafayette, Louisiana, known for its strong engineering, computer science, and environmental sciences programs.
- 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: McNeese State University Target entity description: McNeese State University is a public university in Lake Charles, Louisiana, known for its athletics programs and for producing NBA Hall of Famer Joe Dumars.
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A.
University of Louisiana at Monroe
The University of Louisiana at Monroe is a public university in northeastern Louisiana known for its programs in pharmacy, health sciences, business, and aviation.
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B.
Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University is a public research university in Ruston, Louisiana, known for its engineering, science, and business programs and its NCAA Division I athletic teams, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.
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C.
Lamar University
Lamar University is a public university in Beaumont, Texas, known for its diverse academic programs and participation in NCAA Division I athletics.
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Louisiana State University Shreveport
Louisiana State University Shreveport is a public university in Shreveport, Louisiana, offering undergraduate and graduate programs as part of the Louisiana State University System.
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E.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a public research university in Lafayette, Louisiana, known for its strong engineering, computer science, and environmental sciences programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public university
ⓘ
university ⓘ |
| accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges ⓘ |
| athleticsConference | Southland Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campusType | urban ⓘ |
| colors |
blue
ⓘ
gold ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formerName |
John McNeese Junior College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Charles Junior College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1939 ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDivision |
College of Business
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
College of Engineering and Computer Science NERFINISHED ⓘ College of Liberal Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ College of Nursing and Health Professions NERFINISHED ⓘ College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics NERFINISHED ⓘ Doré School of Graduate Studies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicStaff | faculty ⓘ |
| hasCity | Lake Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMascot |
Cowboy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rowdy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableAlumnus |
B. J. Sams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bryan Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Chad Thielen NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles K. Weems III NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Cagle NERFINISHED ⓘ Clay Schexnayder NERFINISHED ⓘ David LaFleur NERFINISHED ⓘ Erick Erickson NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Dumars NERFINISHED ⓘ Kavika Pittman NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerry Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Luke Lawton NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael E. DeBakey (attended extension classes) ⓘ Ronnie Johns NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Starring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSportsFacility |
Burton Coliseum (home basketball venue)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cowboy Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.mcneese.edu/ ⓘ |
| inception | 1939 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
athletics programs
ⓘ
producing NBA Hall of Famer Joe Dumars ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lake Charles, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | Excellence with a Personal Touch ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John McNeese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NCAADivision | NCAA Division I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
bachelor's degree
ⓘ
master's degree ⓘ |
| partOf | University of Louisiana System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sportsTeam |
McNeese Cowboys
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
McNeese Cowgirls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Louisiana ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
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: McNeese State University Description of subject: McNeese State University is a public university in Lake Charles, Louisiana, known for its athletics programs and for producing NBA Hall of Famer Joe Dumars.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
McNeese State College