1940–41 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:1940–41
Prev Year:1939–40
Next Year:1941–42
Team:Long Island Blackbirds
Conference:Independent
Record:25–2
Hc Year:10th
Champion:National Invitation Tournament Champions
Premo-Porretta National Champions

The 1940–41 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team represented Long Island University during the 1940–41 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Clair Bee, coaching in his tenth season with the Blackbirds.[1] The team finished the season with a 25–2 record[2] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[3] They won the 1941 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) as well—their second NIT championship in three seasons—going 3–0 in the tournament and defeating Ohio in the championship game.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Long Island Blackbirds season-by-season results. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. June 16, 2014.
  2. Web site: Yearly Results. 2012–13 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds Men's Basketball Media Guide. Long Island University. 2012. June 16, 2014.
  3. Book: ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. ESPN. ESPN Books. New York, NY. 2009. 549. 978-0-345-51392-2.