Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball team

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NCAA Division I men's volleyball program men's college volleyball team

The Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball team is a prominent NCAA Division I program known for its strong competitive history and multiple national championships.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball	9
Long Beach State men's volleyball team	5
Long Beach State 49ers men's volleyball	3
Long Beach State Beach men’s volleyball team	3
Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball team canonical	2
Long Beach State 49ers men's volleyball program	1
Long Beach State 49ers men's volleyball team	1
Long Beach State University volleyball program	1
Long Beach State men's volleyball program	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2088346 — 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.

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Target entity: Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball team
Context triple: [Walter Pyramid, tenant, Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball team]

A. Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team
The Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I basketball program representing California State University, Long Beach, competing in the Big West Conference.
B. Long Beach State Beach women's basketball team
The Long Beach State Beach women's basketball team is the NCAA Division I women's basketball program representing California State University, Long Beach, competing in the Big West Conference.
C. Long Beach State 49ers football team
The Long Beach State 49ers football team was the now-discontinued college football program of California State University, Long Beach, once briefly led by legendary NFL coach George Allen.
D. Oregon State Beavers volleyball team
The Oregon State Beavers volleyball team is the NCAA Division I women's volleyball program representing Oregon State University in the Pac-12 Conference.
E. Seal Beach, California
Seal Beach, California is a coastal city in northwestern Orange County known for its wide sandy beaches, classic wooden pier, and small-town surf culture.
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: Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball team
Target entity description: The Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball team is a prominent NCAA Division I program known for its strong competitive history and multiple national championships.

A. Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team
The Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I basketball program representing California State University, Long Beach, competing in the Big West Conference.
B. Long Beach State Beach women's basketball team
The Long Beach State Beach women's basketball team is the NCAA Division I women's basketball program representing California State University, Long Beach, competing in the Big West Conference.
C. Long Beach State 49ers football team
The Long Beach State 49ers football team was the now-discontinued college football program of California State University, Long Beach, once briefly led by legendary NFL coach George Allen.
D. Oregon State Beavers volleyball team
The Oregon State Beavers volleyball team is the NCAA Division I women's volleyball program representing Oregon State University in the Pac-12 Conference.
E. Seal Beach, California
Seal Beach, California is a coastal city in northwestern Orange County known for its wide sandy beaches, classic wooden pier, and small-town surf culture.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA Division I men's volleyball program ⓘ men's college volleyball team ⓘ
competitiveLevel	national championship contender ⓘ
conference	Big West Conference ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
formerConference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation ⓘ
formerNickname	49ers ⓘ
founded	1970 ⓘ
gender	men's ⓘ
governingBody	NCAA ⓘ linked to: National Collegiate Athletic Association
headCoach	Alan Knipe ⓘ
headCoachPreviousTenure	2001–2008 ⓘ 2010–present ⓘ
headCoachTenureStart	2001 ⓘ
homeArena	Walter Pyramid ⓘ
homeCapacity	approximately 4,000 ⓘ
homeCity	Long Beach ⓘ
homeFacilityType	indoor arena ⓘ
homeState	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States
jerseyColors	black ⓘ gold ⓘ white ⓘ
joinedConference	Big West men's volleyball in 2018 ⓘ
location	Long Beach, California ⓘ linked to: Long Beach
nationalChampionship	1991 NCAA men's volleyball championship ⓘ 2018 NCAA men's volleyball championship ⓘ 2019 NCAA men's volleyball championship ⓘ
nationalRunnerUp	1970 NCAA men's volleyball championship ⓘ 1973 NCAA men's volleyball championship ⓘ 1990 NCAA men's volleyball championship ⓘ 2022 NCAA men's volleyball championship ⓘ
NCAAcompetition	NCAA men's volleyball ⓘ linked to: NCAA men’s volleyball
NCAAdivision	NCAA Division I ⓘ
nickname	Beach ⓘ
notableAlumnus	Brent Hilliard ⓘ David Lee ⓘ DeFalco, Tuaniga, and Ensing were key players on the 2018 and 2019 title teams ⓘ Josh Tuaniga ⓘ Kyle Ensing ⓘ Misty May-Treanor's father, Butch May, is associated with Long Beach State volleyball history ⓘ Paul Lotman ⓘ TJ DeFalco ⓘ Taylor Crabb ⓘ
reputation	one of the top men's volleyball programs in the United States ⓘ
shortName	Long Beach State ⓘ linked to: California State University, Long Beach
sport	volleyball ⓘ
university	California State University, Long Beach ⓘ
universityAthleticBrand	Long Beach State Beach ⓘ

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