Hinkle Fieldhouse
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Hinkle Fieldhouse is a historic basketball arena in Indianapolis, Indiana, renowned as one of the oldest and most iconic college basketball venues in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hinkle Fieldhouse canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1168389 — 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)
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Target entity: Hinkle Fieldhouse Context triple: [Butler Bulldogs men's basketball, homeArena, Hinkle Fieldhouse]
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Louis Brown Athletic Center
The Louis Brown Athletic Center, commonly known as the RAC, is an indoor arena on Rutgers University's campus that long served as the primary venue for the school's basketball programs and other major athletic and campus events.
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B.
Boston Garden
Boston Garden was a famed indoor sports and entertainment arena in Boston, Massachusetts, best known as the longtime home of the NBA’s Boston Celtics and the NHL’s Boston Bruins.
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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.
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Gainbridge Fieldhouse is a major indoor arena in downtown Indianapolis best known as the home of the NBA’s Indiana Pacers and WNBA’s Indiana Fever.
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E.
Allen Fieldhouse
Allen Fieldhouse is a historic college basketball arena in Lawrence, Kansas, renowned for its intense atmosphere and as one of the most iconic venues in NCAA basketball.
- 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: Hinkle Fieldhouse Target entity description: Hinkle Fieldhouse is a historic basketball arena in Indianapolis, Indiana, renowned as one of the oldest and most iconic college basketball venues in the United States.
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A.
Louis Brown Athletic Center
The Louis Brown Athletic Center, commonly known as the RAC, is an indoor arena on Rutgers University's campus that long served as the primary venue for the school's basketball programs and other major athletic and campus events.
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B.
Boston Garden
Boston Garden was a famed indoor sports and entertainment arena in Boston, Massachusetts, best known as the longtime home of the NBA’s Boston Celtics and the NHL’s Boston Bruins.
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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.
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Gainbridge Fieldhouse is a major indoor arena in downtown Indianapolis best known as the home of the NBA’s Indiana Pacers and WNBA’s Indiana Fever.
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E.
Allen Fieldhouse
Allen Fieldhouse is a historic college basketball arena in Lawrence, Kansas, renowned for its intense atmosphere and as one of the most iconic venues in NCAA basketball.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball venue
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college basketball venue ⓘ historic place ⓘ indoor arena ⓘ |
| addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces | 1983 ⓘ |
| alsoUsedFor |
concerts
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special events ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | fieldhouse ⓘ |
| category |
college basketball venue in the United States
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indoor arena in Indiana ⓘ sports venue in Indianapolis ⓘ |
| city | Indianapolis ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| designatedNationalHistoricLandmark | 1987 ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
film "Hoosiers"
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linked to:
Hoosiers
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| formerName | Butler Fieldhouse ⓘ |
| hasSurface | hardwood court ⓘ |
| historicDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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property listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| homeArenaOf |
Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
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Butler Bulldogs women's basketball ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indianapolis, Indiana
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linked to:
Indianapolis
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| namedAfter |
Paul D. "Tony" Hinkle
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linked to:
Tony Hinkle
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| notableFor |
being one of the oldest college basketball arenas in the United States
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classic fieldhouse architecture ⓘ historic college basketball games ⓘ |
| opened | 1928 ⓘ |
| openingDate | March 1928 ⓘ |
| operator | Butler University ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Butler University ⓘ |
| partOf |
Butler University campus
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linked to:
Butler University
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| primaryUse | basketball ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| seatingType | indoor seating ⓘ |
| significance | iconic venue in college basketball history ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| state | Indiana ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Indiana high school basketball tournaments (historically)
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NCAA basketball tournaments (historically) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hinkle Fieldhouse Description of subject: Hinkle Fieldhouse is a historic basketball arena in Indianapolis, Indiana, renowned as one of the oldest and most iconic college basketball venues in the United States.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.