Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball

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NCAA Division I men’s basketball program college basketball team

The Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball team is the NCAA Division I program of Iowa State University, known for its passionate fan base, strong home-court advantage at Hilton Coliseum, and multiple conference titles and deep tournament runs.

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Label	Occurrences
Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball	7
Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball canonical	2
Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball team	2
Iowa State Cyclones basketball games	1
Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team	1
Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball (selected games)	1
Iowa State University in intercollegiate men’s basketball	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4189844 — 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: Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball
Context triple: [Big 12 Conference men’s basketball tournament, includesTeam, Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball]

A. Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
The Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team is the University of Iowa's NCAA Division I program, competing in the Big Ten Conference and known for its passionate fan base and competitive tournament history.
B. Iowa State Cyclones football
Iowa State Cyclones football is the college football program of Iowa State University, competing in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big 12 Conference.
C. Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
The Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team is the University of Iowa's NCAA Division I program, known for its strong Big Ten Conference presence and passionate fan base.
D. Iowa Hawkeyes
The Iowa Hawkeyes are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing the University of Iowa in NCAA Division I competition, primarily competing in the Big Ten Conference.
E. Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling team
The Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling team is one of the most successful and storied collegiate wrestling programs in the United States, known for numerous NCAA team titles and a tradition of producing elite wrestlers.
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: Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball
Target entity description: The Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball team is the NCAA Division I program of Iowa State University, known for its passionate fan base, strong home-court advantage at Hilton Coliseum, and multiple conference titles and deep tournament runs.

A. Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
The Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team is the University of Iowa's NCAA Division I program, competing in the Big Ten Conference and known for its passionate fan base and competitive tournament history.
B. Iowa State Cyclones football
Iowa State Cyclones football is the college football program of Iowa State University, competing in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big 12 Conference.
C. Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
The Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team is the University of Iowa's NCAA Division I program, known for its strong Big Ten Conference presence and passionate fan base.
D. Iowa Hawkeyes
The Iowa Hawkeyes are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing the University of Iowa in NCAA Division I competition, primarily competing in the Big Ten Conference.
E. Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling team
The Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling team is one of the most successful and storied collegiate wrestling programs in the United States, known for numerous NCAA team titles and a tradition of producing elite wrestlers.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA Division I men’s basketball program ⓘ college basketball team ⓘ
associatedWith	Hilton Magic tradition ⓘ linked to: Hilton Magic
campus	Iowa State University campus in Ames, Iowa ⓘ linked to: Iowa State College
conference	Big 12 Conference ⓘ
conferenceTitles	multiple Big 12 regular-season championships ⓘ
conferenceTournamentTitles	multiple Big 12 Tournament championships ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
fanBaseDescriptor	strong home attendance ⓘ
fanBaseReputation	passionate ⓘ
governingBody	National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
governingConferenceSince	member of Big 12 Conference since 1996–97 season ⓘ
homeArena	Hilton Coliseum ⓘ
homeArenaCapacity	approximately 14,000 ⓘ
homeArenaSurface	hardwood court ⓘ
homeCity	Ames, Iowa ⓘ
homeCourtAdvantageReputation	Hilton Magic ⓘ
homeState	Iowa ⓘ
league	NCAA Division I ⓘ
location	Ames, Iowa ⓘ
mascot	Cy the Cardinal ⓘ
mediaCoverage	regional and national sports networks ⓘ
NCAATournamentAppearances	multiple NCAA Tournament appearances ⓘ
NCAATournamentBestResults	multiple Elite Eight appearances ⓘ multiple Sweet Sixteen appearances ⓘ
nickname	Cyclones ⓘ
notableEra	resurgence in 2010s with multiple NCAA runs ⓘ successful 1990s and early 2000s under coach Larry Eustachy and Tim Floyd ⓘ
notableHomeCourtFeature	frequent sellout crowds ⓘ high noise level in Hilton Coliseum ⓘ
playsSeason	NCAA men’s basketball season ⓘ
recruitingFootprint	Midwestern United States ⓘ
represents	Iowa State University in intercollegiate men’s basketball ⓘ linked to: Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball
rival	Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball ⓘ linked to: Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball ⓘ linked to: Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball Kansas State Wildcats men’s basketball ⓘ linked to: Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball Missouri Tigers men’s basketball ⓘ linked to: Missouri Tigers men's basketball Oklahoma Sooners men’s basketball ⓘ linked to: Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
rivalryName	Cy-Hawk Series ⓘ
shortName	ISU ⓘ Iowa State ⓘ linked to: Iowa State College
sport	basketball ⓘ
studentSectionName	Cyclone Alley ⓘ
teamColors	cardinal ⓘ gold ⓘ
tradition	storming the court after major upsets ⓘ
university	Iowa State University ⓘ linked to: Iowa State College

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Big 12 Conference men’s basketball tournament → includesTeam → Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball ⓘ

subject linked to: Big 12 Conference men’s basketball tournament (recurring event)

Missouri Tigers men's basketball → rival → Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball ⓘ