Mackey Arena
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Mackey Arena is a prominent indoor basketball venue on the campus of Purdue University, known as the home court of the Purdue Boilermakers in West Lafayette, Indiana.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mackey Arena canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4656764 — 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: Mackey Arena Context triple: [West Lafayette, Indiana, hasLandmark, Mackey Arena]
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A.
Welsh-Ryan Arena
Welsh-Ryan Arena is an indoor sports venue in Evanston, Illinois, best known as the primary basketball arena for Northwestern University's athletic programs.
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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.
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C.
Newman Arena
Newman Arena is an indoor sports venue at Cornell University that serves as the primary home court for the university’s basketball teams.
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Alfond Arena
Alfond Arena is an indoor ice hockey and multi-purpose sports facility located on the University of Maine campus in Orono, primarily serving as the home rink for the Maine Black Bears hockey teams.
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Lynah Rink
Lynah Rink is an iconic on-campus ice hockey arena at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, renowned for its intense atmosphere and passionate college hockey crowds.
- 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: Mackey Arena Target entity description: Mackey Arena is a prominent indoor basketball venue on the campus of Purdue University, known as the home court of the Purdue Boilermakers in West Lafayette, Indiana.
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A.
Welsh-Ryan Arena
Welsh-Ryan Arena is an indoor sports venue in Evanston, Illinois, best known as the primary basketball arena for Northwestern University's athletic programs.
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B.
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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C.
Newman Arena
Newman Arena is an indoor sports venue at Cornell University that serves as the primary home court for the university’s basketball teams.
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D.
Alfond Arena
Alfond Arena is an indoor ice hockey and multi-purpose sports facility located on the University of Maine campus in Orono, primarily serving as the home rink for the Maine Black Bears hockey teams.
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E.
Lynah Rink
Lynah Rink is an iconic on-campus ice hockey arena at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, renowned for its intense atmosphere and passionate college hockey crowds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball arena
ⓘ
college basketball venue ⓘ indoor arena ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| campus |
Purdue University West Lafayette campus
ⓘ
linked to:
Purdue University
|
| category |
College basketball venues in the United States
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Indoor arenas in Indiana ⓘ Purdue Boilermakers sports venues ⓘ
linked to:
Purdue Boilermakers
Sports venues in Indiana ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| formerName | Purdue Arena ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
concession stands
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indoor seating bowl ⓘ locker rooms ⓘ press facilities ⓘ scoreboard ⓘ |
| hasFunction | home court for Purdue Boilermakers basketball ⓘ |
| hasSurface | hardwood court ⓘ |
| homeArenaOf |
Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
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Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball ⓘ
linked to:
Purdue Boilermakers
|
| league | Big Ten Conference (for primary tenants) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
West Lafayette, Indiana
ⓘ
linked to:
West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
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| locatedInCounty | Tippecanoe County ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Indiana ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | America/Indiana/Indianapolis ⓘ |
| locatedOnCampusOf | Purdue University ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Guy "Red" Mackey ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Purdue University ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Purdue University ⓘ |
| partOf | Purdue University athletic facilities ⓘ |
| primaryUse | college basketball games ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| tenant | Purdue Boilermakers ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Big Ten Conference teams (as visiting teams)
ⓘ
linked to:
Big Ten Conference
|
| usedFor |
Purdue University athletic events
ⓘ
commencement ceremonies ⓘ concerts ⓘ special events ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mackey Arena Description of subject: Mackey Arena is a prominent indoor basketball venue on the campus of Purdue University, known as the home court of the Purdue Boilermakers in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Referenced by (9)
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