The Pit
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The Pit is a famed college basketball arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, renowned for its intense atmosphere and distinctive sunken design.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Pit canonical | 16 |
| The Super Pit | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T243197 — 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: The Pit Context triple: [New Mexico Lobos men's basketball, homeArena, The Pit]
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A.
Square of Sorrow
Square of Sorrow is a solemn commemorative plaza within the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex dedicated to honoring the victims and suffering of the Battle of Stalingrad.
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B.
After the Fall
After the Fall is a semi-autobiographical play by Arthur Miller that explores themes of guilt, memory, and personal responsibility, widely seen as reflecting his relationship with Marilyn Monroe and the era of McCarthyism.
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C.
The Great Unknown
The Great Unknown is a section of Washington Irving’s 1824 story collection "Tales of a Traveller," comprising a group of tales centered on mystery and the supernatural.
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D.
The Stump
The Stump is the popular nickname for the towering parish church of St Botolph in Boston, Lincolnshire, renowned for its massive, landmark tower visible for miles across the flat surrounding landscape.
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E.
The Fire
The Fire is a Major League Soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois, known formally as Chicago Fire FC.
- 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: The Pit Target entity description: The Pit is a famed college basketball arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, renowned for its intense atmosphere and distinctive sunken design.
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A.
Square of Sorrow
Square of Sorrow is a solemn commemorative plaza within the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex dedicated to honoring the victims and suffering of the Battle of Stalingrad.
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B.
After the Fall
After the Fall is a semi-autobiographical play by Arthur Miller that explores themes of guilt, memory, and personal responsibility, widely seen as reflecting his relationship with Marilyn Monroe and the era of McCarthyism.
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C.
The Great Unknown
The Great Unknown is a section of Washington Irving’s 1824 story collection "Tales of a Traveller," comprising a group of tales centered on mystery and the supernatural.
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D.
The Stump
The Stump is the popular nickname for the towering parish church of St Botolph in Boston, Lincolnshire, renowned for its massive, landmark tower visible for miles across the flat surrounding landscape.
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E.
The Fire
The Fire is a Major League Soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois, known formally as Chicago Fire FC.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball arena
ⓘ
college basketball venue ⓘ indoor arena ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| affiliation | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
UNM Pit
ⓘ
linked to:
New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball
|
| alsoUsedFor |
concerts
ⓘ
other sporting events ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
arena floor located below ground level
ⓘ
sunken bowl design ⓘ |
| capacity | over 15,000 spectators ⓘ |
| category |
College basketball venues in the United States
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Indoor arenas in New Mexico ⓘ Sports venues in Albuquerque, New Mexico ⓘ University of New Mexico buildings ⓘ |
| city | Albuquerque ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countrySubdivision | New Mexico ⓘ |
| designedFor | enhanced crowd proximity to court ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToGround | playing floor significantly below street level ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
concession areas
ⓘ
enclosed indoor seating ⓘ locker rooms ⓘ press facilities ⓘ scoreboard ⓘ |
| hasNickNameOrigin | derived from its sunken, pit-like design ⓘ |
| homeVenueOf |
New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
ⓘ
linked to:
New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball
New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team ⓘ
linked to:
New Mexico Lobos
University of New Mexico Lobos ⓘ
linked to:
New Mexico Lobos
|
| location |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
ⓘ
linked to:
Albuquerque
|
| notableFor |
high crowd noise levels
ⓘ
intense game atmosphere ⓘ steep seating bowl ⓘ |
| officialName | University Arena ⓘ |
| opened | 1966 ⓘ |
| operator | University of New Mexico ⓘ |
| owner | University of New Mexico ⓘ |
| partOf |
University of New Mexico South Campus
ⓘ
linked to:
University of New Mexico
|
| primaryUse | college basketball games ⓘ |
| region |
American Southwest
ⓘ
linked to:
southwestern United States
|
| significance |
iconic home court advantage for New Mexico Lobos
ⓘ
major sports landmark in New Mexico ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| state | New Mexico ⓘ |
| surfaceType | hardwood court ⓘ |
| tenantLeague | Mountain West Conference ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Pit Description of subject: The Pit is a famed college basketball arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, renowned for its intense atmosphere and distinctive sunken design.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball
subject linked to:
New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball
linked to: The Pit
subject linked to:
The Pit (basketball arena)