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The 1895–96 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University in intercollegiatebasketball during the 1895–96 season. The team finished the season with an 8–5 record and were retroactively named national champions by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.
ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 529. ISBN978-0-345-51392-2.