Princeton Tigers men’s basketball

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NCAA Division I men’s basketball team college basketball team

The Princeton Tigers men’s basketball team is the NCAA Division I program of Princeton University, renowned for its historic success in the Ivy League and its signature Princeton offense.

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Label	Occurrences
Princeton Tigers men's basketball	30
Princeton Tigers men’s basketball canonical	6
Princeton Tigers men’s basketball team	3
Princeton Tigers men's basketball team	2
Princeton Tigers men's basketball (coach)	1
Princeton Tigers men's basketball players	1
Princeton Tigers men’s basketball program	1
Princeton University (as head coach)	1
Princeton offense	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T79190 — 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: Princeton Tigers men’s basketball
Context triple: [Harvard Crimson men’s basketball, rival, Princeton Tigers men’s basketball]

A. Rutgers Scarlet Knights men’s basketball
Rutgers Scarlet Knights men’s basketball is the NCAA Division I men’s basketball program of Rutgers University, competing in the Big Ten Conference and representing the school in major collegiate competition.
B. Harvard Crimson men’s basketball
Harvard Crimson men’s basketball is the NCAA Division I men’s basketball program representing Harvard University, competing in the Ivy League.
C. Rutgers Scarlet Knights women’s basketball
Rutgers Scarlet Knights women’s basketball is the NCAA Division I women’s basketball program of Rutgers University, known for its strong defensive play and history of national prominence under longtime coach C. Vivian Stringer.
D. Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Rutgers Scarlet Knights football is the collegiate football program of Rutgers University, competing in NCAA Division I FBS as a member of the Big Ten Conference and recognized as one of the sport’s historic pioneers.
E. Yale Bulldogs
The Yale Bulldogs are the varsity athletic teams representing Yale University in NCAA Division I sports, particularly known for their historic football and ice hockey programs.
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: Princeton Tigers men’s basketball
Target entity description: The Princeton Tigers men’s basketball team is the NCAA Division I program of Princeton University, renowned for its historic success in the Ivy League and its signature Princeton offense.

A. Rutgers Scarlet Knights men’s basketball
Rutgers Scarlet Knights men’s basketball is the NCAA Division I men’s basketball program of Rutgers University, competing in the Big Ten Conference and representing the school in major collegiate competition.
B. Harvard Crimson men’s basketball
Harvard Crimson men’s basketball is the NCAA Division I men’s basketball program representing Harvard University, competing in the Ivy League.
C. Rutgers Scarlet Knights women’s basketball
Rutgers Scarlet Knights women’s basketball is the NCAA Division I women’s basketball program of Rutgers University, known for its strong defensive play and history of national prominence under longtime coach C. Vivian Stringer.
D. Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Rutgers Scarlet Knights football is the collegiate football program of Rutgers University, competing in NCAA Division I FBS as a member of the Big Ten Conference and recognized as one of the sport’s historic pioneers.
E. Yale Bulldogs
The Yale Bulldogs are the varsity athletic teams representing Yale University in NCAA Division I sports, particularly known for their historic football and ice hockey programs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA Division I men’s basketball team ⓘ college basketball team ⓘ
almaMaterOfHallOfFamer	Bill Bradley ⓘ
athleticDirector	John Mack ⓘ
city	Princeton, New Jersey ⓘ linked to: Princeton, New Jersey, United States
conference	Ivy League ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
founded	1901 ⓘ
governingBody	Princeton University Department of Athletics ⓘ linked to: Princeton Tigers
headCoach	Mitch Henderson ⓘ
headCoachStartYear	2011 ⓘ
homeArena	Jadwin Gymnasium ⓘ
homeArenaCapacity	approximately 6,800 ⓘ
IvyLeagueChampionships	more than 25 ⓘ
knownFor	success in the Ivy League ⓘ use of the Princeton offense ⓘ
league	NCAA Division I ⓘ
mascot	The Tiger ⓘ linked to: Tigers
NCAASweetSixteenAppearances	multiple ⓘ
NCAATournamentAppearances	more than 20 ⓘ
NCAATournamentEliteEightAppearances	1965 ⓘ
nickname	Tigers ⓘ
notableCoach	Bill Carmody ⓘ Butch van Breda Kolff ⓘ Pete Carril ⓘ Sydney Johnson ⓘ
notableGame	1996 NCAA Tournament upset of UCLA ⓘ
notableGameOpponent	UCLA Bruins men’s basketball ⓘ
notableGameSeason	1995–96 ⓘ
notablePlayer	Armond Hill ⓘ Bill Bradley ⓘ Brian Earl ⓘ Geoff Petrie ⓘ Kit Mueller ⓘ Mitch Henderson ⓘ Steve Goodrich ⓘ
playsInConference	Ivy League ⓘ
playsInDivision	NCAA Division I ⓘ
retiredNumber	42 ⓘ
retiredNumberHolder	Bill Bradley ⓘ
rival	Harvard Crimson men’s basketball ⓘ Penn Quakers men’s basketball ⓘ linked to: Penn Quakers basketball Yale Bulldogs men’s basketball ⓘ
sport	basketball ⓘ
studentSectionName	Jadwin Jungle ⓘ
styleOfPlay	Princeton offense ⓘ linked to: Princeton Tigers men’s basketball
teamColors	black ⓘ orange ⓘ
university	Princeton University ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (46)

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

Harvard Crimson men’s basketball → rival → Princeton Tigers men’s basketball ⓘ

John Rogers (basketball) → memberOfSportsTeam → Princeton Tigers men's basketball ⓘ

subject linked to: John Rogers