Long Beach State Athletics

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NCAA Division I athletics program college athletics program

Long Beach State Athletics is the intercollegiate sports program of California State University, Long Beach, overseeing its various NCAA athletic teams and competitions.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
CSU Long Beach athletics	2
Long Beach State Dirtbags baseball	2
California State University, Long Beach 49ers (head coach)	1
Long Beach State Athletics canonical	1
Long Beach State Athletics Hall of Fame	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4750157 — 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: Long Beach State Athletics
Context triple: [Long Beach State 49ers football team, athleticDepartment, Long Beach State Athletics]

A. Long Beach City College
Long Beach City College is a public community college in Long Beach, California, known for offering a wide range of academic and vocational programs and serving as a key educational institution in the region.
B. 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.
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. 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.
E. Long Beach State Beach women's volleyball team
The Long Beach State Beach women's volleyball team is the NCAA Division I women's volleyball program representing California State University, Long Beach, known for its strong competitive history and home matches in the distinctive Walter Pyramid arena.
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 Athletics
Target entity description: Long Beach State Athletics is the intercollegiate sports program of California State University, Long Beach, overseeing its various NCAA athletic teams and competitions.

A. Long Beach City College
Long Beach City College is a public community college in Long Beach, California, known for offering a wide range of academic and vocational programs and serving as a key educational institution in the region.
B. 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.
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. 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.
E. Long Beach State Beach women's volleyball team
The Long Beach State Beach women's volleyball team is the NCAA Division I women's volleyball program representing California State University, Long Beach, known for its strong competitive history and home matches in the distinctive Walter Pyramid arena.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA Division I athletics program ⓘ college athletics program ⓘ
affiliation	California State University system ⓘ
campus	California State University, Long Beach campus NERFINISHED ⓘ
city	Long Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ
competitionLevel	varsity ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
formerName	Long Beach State 49ers NERFINISHED ⓘ
genderOfTeams	men's teams ⓘ women's teams ⓘ
governingBody	National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
governingConference	Big West Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ
homeVenue	Blair Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Bohl Diamond at Blair Field NERFINISHED ⓘ George Allen Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center NERFINISHED ⓘ LBSU Softball Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Pyramid NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Long Beach, California NERFINISHED ⓘ
mascot	Elbee NERFINISHED ⓘ
NCAADivision	Division I ⓘ
notableProgram	baseball program ⓘ men's volleyball program ⓘ
otherConference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryConference	Big West Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ
shortName	LBSU NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Beach State NERFINISHED ⓘ The Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ
sportSponsored	baseball ⓘ men's basketball ⓘ men's cross country ⓘ men's golf ⓘ men's soccer ⓘ men's track and field ⓘ men's volleyball ⓘ softball ⓘ women's basketball ⓘ women's beach volleyball ⓘ women's cross country ⓘ women's golf ⓘ women's soccer ⓘ women's tennis ⓘ women's track and field ⓘ women's volleyball ⓘ women's water polo ⓘ
state	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States
teamColor	black ⓘ gold ⓘ
teamNickname	Beach ⓘ
university	California State University, Long Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ

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