McKale Center
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McKale Center is a prominent on-campus indoor arena at the University of Arizona in Tucson, best known as the longtime home of the university’s basketball programs and a major venue for college sports.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| McKale Center canonical | 10 |
| Lute and Bobbi Olson Court at McKale Center | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1095376 — 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: McKale Center Context triple: [Arizona Wildcats men's basketball, homeArena, McKale Center]
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A.
Spangler Center
Spangler Center is a central student and community hub at Harvard Business School that houses dining, study, and social spaces for MBA students.
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B.
Campus Center
Campus Center is the main student hub at the University of Massachusetts Boston, housing student services, dining, events, and social spaces.
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C.
Johnson Athletic Center
Johnson Athletic Center is an indoor sports and recreation facility on the MIT campus that hosts the MIT Engineers’ athletic events and training.
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D.
Briggs Athletic Center
Briggs Athletic Center was the original indoor athletic facility at Harvard University that was later renovated and renamed Lavietes Pavilion.
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E.
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion is a major exhibition building at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art known for its flexible gallery spaces and contemporary architectural design.
- 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: McKale Center Target entity description: McKale Center is a prominent on-campus indoor arena at the University of Arizona in Tucson, best known as the longtime home of the university’s basketball programs and a major venue for college sports.
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A.
Spangler Center
Spangler Center is a central student and community hub at Harvard Business School that houses dining, study, and social spaces for MBA students.
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B.
Campus Center
Campus Center is the main student hub at the University of Massachusetts Boston, housing student services, dining, events, and social spaces.
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C.
Johnson Athletic Center
Johnson Athletic Center is an indoor sports and recreation facility on the MIT campus that hosts the MIT Engineers’ athletic events and training.
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D.
Briggs Athletic Center
Briggs Athletic Center was the original indoor athletic facility at Harvard University that was later renovated and renamed Lavietes Pavilion.
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E.
Resnick Pavilion
Resnick Pavilion is a major exhibition building at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art known for its flexible gallery spaces and contemporary architectural design.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
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college basketball venue ⓘ indoor arena ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| affiliation | Pac-12 Conference ⓘ |
| architecturalType | multi-purpose arena ⓘ |
| campusType | on-campus arena ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| hasCategory |
College basketball venues in the United States
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Indoor arenas in Arizona ⓘ Sports venues in Tucson, Arizona ⓘ University of Arizona buildings ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
concession areas
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indoor seating bowl ⓘ locker rooms ⓘ practice facilities ⓘ scoreboard ⓘ |
| hasTenant | Arizona Wildcats ⓘ |
| homeVenueOf |
Arizona Wildcats gymnastics
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linked to:
Arizona Wildcats gymnastics program
Arizona Wildcats men's basketball ⓘ Arizona Wildcats volleyball ⓘ
linked to:
Arizona Wildcats volleyball program
Arizona Wildcats women's basketball ⓘ
linked to:
Arizona Wildcats women’s basketball program
|
| indoorOutdoor | indoor ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
ⓘ
Pima County, Arizona ⓘ Tucson, Arizona ⓘ
linked to:
Tucson
University of Arizona campus ⓘ
linked to:
University of Arizona
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| namedAfter | J. F. "Pop" McKale ⓘ |
| operator | University of Arizona ⓘ |
| ownedBy | University of Arizona ⓘ |
| partOf |
University of Arizona athletics facilities
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linked to:
University of Arizona
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| primarySport | basketball ⓘ |
| significance |
longtime home of University of Arizona basketball programs
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major venue for college sports in Arizona ⓘ |
| surfaceType | hardwood court ⓘ |
| usedFor |
college basketball games
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concerts ⓘ gymnastics events ⓘ special events ⓘ university ceremonies ⓘ volleyball matches ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: McKale Center Description of subject: McKale Center is a prominent on-campus indoor arena at the University of Arizona in Tucson, best known as the longtime home of the university’s basketball programs and a major venue for college sports.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.