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1896–97 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

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1896–97 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Premo-Porretta National Champions
ConferenceIndependent
Record11–5
Head coach
Seasons
1896–97 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Butler   1 0   1.000
Minnesota A&M   6 0   1.000
Nebraska   2 0   1.000
Wabash   1 0   1.000
Bucknell   4 1   .800
Chicago   5 2   .714
Yale   11 5   .688
Bloomsburg   6 3   .667
Notre Dame   2 1   .667
Trinity (Conn.)   8 5   .615
Central Pennsylvania   1 1   .500
Mount Union   1 1   .500
Penn State   1 1   .500
Purdue   1 1   .500
Temple   10 11   .476
Iowa   2 4   .333
Minnesota   3 6   .333
Pennsylvania   2 4   .333
Allegheny   0 1   .000
Macalester   0 3   .000
Springfield   0 2   .000

The 1896–97 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University in intercollegiate basketball during the 1896–97 season. The team finished the season with an 11–5 record[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Yale season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  2. ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 529. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.