1898–99 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1898–99 Yale Bulldogs 150 Independent 8–1 N/A unknown The 1898–99 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University in intercollegiate basketball during the 1898–99 season. The team finished the season with a 8–1 record and claimed the basketball championship of the United States.February 27, 1899 LXVII 49 5 Yale Team Victorious — Splendid Record for the Season https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-journal-courier-1899-yale-ba/178893105/ Journal and Courier New Haven, Connecticut In consequence of the number of important victories earned the team lays claim to the basket ball championship of the United States.Yale season-by-season results sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/yale/ May 25, 2015 Decades later, the team was retroactively listed as the top team of the season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game ESPN ESPN Books New York, NY 2009 529 978-0-345-51392-2 References Category:Yale Bulldogs men's basketball seasons Yale Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Yale Bulldogs Men's Basketball Team Yale Bulldogs Men's Basketball Team