Rupp Arena
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Rupp Arena is a large, historic indoor basketball venue in Lexington, Kentucky, best known as one of college basketball’s most iconic and intimidating home courts.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rupp Arena canonical | 26 |
| Rupp Arena (as an eponymous name derived from the surname) | 1 |
| Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | 1 |
| Rupp Arena bowl | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1502754 — 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: Rupp Arena Context triple: [Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball, homeArena, Rupp Arena]
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A.
Cox Arena
Cox Arena was the former name of the on-campus multipurpose sports and entertainment arena at San Diego State University, now known as Viejas Arena.
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Stegeman Coliseum
Stegeman Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena on the University of Georgia campus, best known as the longtime home of the Georgia Bulldogs basketball and gymnastics teams.
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Cameron Indoor Stadium
Cameron Indoor Stadium is a historic, famously intimate basketball arena on the campus of Duke University, renowned for its intense atmosphere and passionate "Cameron Crazies" student section.
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D.
Pauley Pavilion
Pauley Pavilion is a renowned indoor arena on the UCLA campus best known as the home court of the UCLA Bruins basketball teams and a major venue for collegiate sports and events.
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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.
- 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: Rupp Arena Target entity description: Rupp Arena is a large, historic indoor basketball venue in Lexington, Kentucky, best known as one of college basketball’s most iconic and intimidating home courts.
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A.
Cox Arena
Cox Arena was the former name of the on-campus multipurpose sports and entertainment arena at San Diego State University, now known as Viejas Arena.
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B.
Stegeman Coliseum
Stegeman Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena on the University of Georgia campus, best known as the longtime home of the Georgia Bulldogs basketball and gymnastics teams.
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C.
Cameron Indoor Stadium
Cameron Indoor Stadium is a historic, famously intimate basketball arena on the campus of Duke University, renowned for its intense atmosphere and passionate "Cameron Crazies" student section.
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D.
Pauley Pavilion
Pauley Pavilion is a renowned indoor arena on the UCLA campus best known as the home court of the UCLA Bruins basketball teams and a major venue for collegiate sports and events.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball venue
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entertainment venue ⓘ indoor arena ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution | University of Kentucky ⓘ |
| category |
College basketball venues in the United States
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Indoor arenas in Kentucky ⓘ Music venues in Kentucky ⓘ Sports venues in Lexington, Kentucky ⓘ |
| city |
Lexington
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linked to:
Lexington, Kentucky
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasNickName | Rupp ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
one of college basketball's most iconic arenas
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one of the most intimidating home courts in college basketball ⓘ |
| hasScoreboardType | center-hung scoreboard ⓘ |
| homeCourtOf | Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball ⓘ |
| leagueHosted | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fayette County, Kentucky
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Kentucky ⓘ Lexington, Kentucky ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| namedAfter | Adolph Rupp ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation | college basketball coach ⓘ |
| namedForTeamAssociation |
University of Kentucky Wildcats
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linked to:
Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
|
| notableFor |
historic college basketball atmosphere
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intimidating home-court advantage ⓘ large seating capacity ⓘ |
| opened | 1976 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1976-11-27 ⓘ |
| operator | Lexington Center Corporation ⓘ |
| owner | Lexington Center Corporation ⓘ |
| partOf | Central Bank Center ⓘ |
| primaryUse | college basketball ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | over 20,000 ⓘ |
| state | Kentucky ⓘ |
| surface | hardwood ⓘ |
| tenant | Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball ⓘ |
| usedFor |
basketball games
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concerts ⓘ conventions ⓘ entertainment events ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rupp Arena Description of subject: Rupp Arena is a large, historic indoor basketball venue in Lexington, Kentucky, best known as one of college basketball’s most iconic and intimidating home courts.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rupp Arena
linked to: Rupp Arena
subject linked to:
Lexington
subject linked to:
Lexington
linked to: Rupp Arena
subject linked to:
University of Kentucky athletic teams