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1935–36 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team

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1935–36 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball
Premo-Porretta National Champions
ConferenceIndependent
Record26–0
Head coach
Seasons

The 1935–36 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team represented Long Island University during the 1935–36 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Clair Bee, coaching in his fifth season with the Blackbirds.[1] The team finished the season with a 26–0 record[2] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Long Island Blackbirds season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  2. ^ "Yearly Results". 2012–13 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds Men's Basketball Media Guide. Long Island University. 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  3. ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 544. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.