The 1938–39 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team represented

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during the 1938–39

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men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was

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, coaching in his eighth season with the Blackbirds. The team finished the season with a 23–0 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the

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and the

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. They won the second-ever

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(NIT) as well, going 3–0 in the tournament with a win over Loyola of Chicago in the championship game.

Schedule and results

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References

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LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball seasons NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons National Invitation Tournament championship seasons

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