Triple

T7070942
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thad Matta E164692 entity
Predicate coachedTeam P2169 FINISHED
Object Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball
The Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I program representing Western Carolina University, competing in the Southern Conference and known as an occasional stepping stone for prominent college coaches.
E641304 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball | Statement: [Thad Matta, coachedTeam, Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball
Context triple: [Thad Matta, coachedTeam, Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball]
  • A. Appalachian State Mountaineers
    The Appalachian State Mountaineers are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Appalachian State University in NCAA Division I sports, particularly known for their successful football program.
  • B. North Carolina Tar Heels women’s basketball
    The North Carolina Tar Heels women’s basketball team is the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s NCAA Division I program, known for its strong ACC presence, multiple deep NCAA Tournament runs, and producing standout collegiate players.
  • C. High Point Panthers
    The High Point Panthers are the athletic teams representing High Point University in NCAA Division I sports.
  • D. NC State Wolfpack
    The NC State Wolfpack is the athletic program of North Carolina State University, best known for its NCAA Division I teams—especially in men's basketball and football—and its passionate fan base in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
  • E. North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball
    North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball is the collegiate basketball program of North Carolina A&T State University, known for its strong tradition in historically Black college and university (HBCU) athletics and multiple conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball
Triple: [Thad Matta, coachedTeam, Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball]
Generated description
The Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I program representing Western Carolina University, competing in the Southern Conference and known as an occasional stepping stone for prominent college coaches.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball
Target entity description: The Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I program representing Western Carolina University, competing in the Southern Conference and known as an occasional stepping stone for prominent college coaches.
  • A. Appalachian State Mountaineers
    The Appalachian State Mountaineers are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Appalachian State University in NCAA Division I sports, particularly known for their successful football program.
  • B. North Carolina Tar Heels women’s basketball
    The North Carolina Tar Heels women’s basketball team is the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s NCAA Division I program, known for its strong ACC presence, multiple deep NCAA Tournament runs, and producing standout collegiate players.
  • C. High Point Panthers
    The High Point Panthers are the athletic teams representing High Point University in NCAA Division I sports.
  • D. NC State Wolfpack
    The NC State Wolfpack is the athletic program of North Carolina State University, best known for its NCAA Division I teams—especially in men's basketball and football—and its passionate fan base in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
  • E. North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball
    North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball is the collegiate basketball program of North Carolina A&T State University, known for its strong tradition in historically Black college and university (HBCU) athletics and multiple conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69c6887b96548190a8a9b3ac8adf4119 completed March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6e4c862f481908d1faf6ed57774f1 completed March 27, 2026, 8:12 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c7945a98108190b982ad41222333e4 completed March 28, 2026, 8:42 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c7987eb82c819097194f3b1a5ebfac completed March 28, 2026, 8:59 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c79a9087508190b56f14e193d924ca completed March 28, 2026, 9:08 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:39 p.m.