1896–97 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

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]

1896–97 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Premo-Porretta National Champions
ConferenceIndependent
1896–97 record11–5
Head coach
  • Henry Anderson
1896–97 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Butler   10  1.000
Minnesota A&M   60  1.000
Nebraska   20  1.000
Wabash   10  1.000
Bucknell   41  .800
Chicago   52  .714
Yale   115  .688
Bloomsburg   63  .667
Notre Dame   21  .667
Trinity   85  .615
Central Penn College   11  .500
Mount Union   11  .500
Penn State   11  .500
Purdue   11  .500
Temple   1011  .476
Iowa   24  .333
Minnesota   36  .333
Pennsylvania   24  .333
Allegheny   01  .000
Macalester   03  .000
Springfield   02  .000
Rankings from AP Poll

References

  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.
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