1938–39 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team

1938–39 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball
1938–39 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball
National Invitation Tournament Champions; Helms Foundation National Champions; Premo-Porretta National Champions
Conference	Independent
Record	23–0
Head coach	Clair Bee (8th season);
	Seasons ← 1937–38 1939–40 →

The 1938–39 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team represented Long Island University during the 1938–39 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Clair Bee, coaching in his eighth season with the Blackbirds.^[1] The team finished the season with a 23–0 record^[2] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.^[3]^[4] They won the second-ever National Invitation Tournament (NIT) as well, going 3–0 in the tournament with a win over Loyola of Chicago in the championship game.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
*	Newark	W 64–14	1–0	Brooklyn, NY
*	Panzer	W 41–35	2–0	Brooklyn, NY
*	Princeton Seminary	W 82–37	3–0	Brooklyn, NY
*	Stroudsburg	W 63–33	4–0	Brooklyn, NY
*	McGill	W 77–39	5–0	Brooklyn, NY
*	Montclair State	W 63–40	6–0	Brooklyn, NY
*	vs. USC	W 33–18	7–0	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*	vs. Kentucky	W 52–34	8–0	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*	vs. Marquette	W 41–36	9–0	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*	New York Athletic Club	W 64–36	10–0	Brooklyn, NY
*	vs. Toledo	W 46–39	11–0	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*	Geneva	W 48–39	12–0	Brooklyn, NY
*	vs. Duquesne	W 48–31	13–0	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*	Scranton	W 65–53	14–0	Brooklyn, NY
*	Canisius	W 62–50	15–0	Brooklyn, NY
*	St. Francis (NY)	W 61–20	16–0	Brooklyn, NY
*	St. Bonaventure	W 70–31	17–0	Brooklyn, NY
*	Baltimore	W 52–34	18–0	Brooklyn, NY
*	John Marshall	W 65–25	19–0	Brooklyn, NY
*	at La Salle	W 28–21	20–0	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
National Invitation Tournament
*	vs. New Mexico State NIT Quarterfinals	W 52–45	21–0	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*	vs. Bradley NIT Semifinals	W 36–32	22–0	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*	vs. Loyola (IL) NIT Championship	W 44–32	23–0	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source^[2]

References

^ "Long Island Blackbirds season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Yearly Results". 2012–13 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds Men's Basketball Media Guide. Long Island University. 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
^ "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 549. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[SR-1] "Long Island Blackbirds season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

[MGUIDE-2] "Yearly Results". 2012–13 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds Men's Basketball Media Guide. Long Island University. 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

[HELMS-3] "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

[4] ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 549. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold