When New York University's winning streak reached 14 games, it was the longest winning streak by a Eastern college basketball game in over 30 years. When N.Y.U. met C.C.N.Y. in last game of 1933-'34 season, the winner would be the first undefeated team in the metropolitan area in 25 years and first for N.Y.U. since 1907. The 27 straight wins was an Eastern college record at this time.
Coach: Howard Cann
Nickname: “The Violet”
Home Court: University Heights Gymnasium, The Bronx.
MSG = Madison Square Garden #3
| Twenty-seven game winning streak | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932-'33 season: | ||||
| 2/25/1933 | L 23-38 | C.C.N.Y. | 102nd Engineers Armory, 168th & Broadway 4,000 | |
| 1933-'34 season: | ||||
| 1. | 12/20/1933 | W 28-18 | St. Francis (N.Y.) | (Home) 1,000+ |
| 2 | 12/22/1933 | W 44-29 | Columbia | 7th Reg. Armory, 66th & Park 2,000 (2nd g.- Dartmouth 41-27 7th Regiment) |
| 3. | 1/5/1934 | W 48-24 | John Hopkins | (Home) 1,500+ |
| 4. | 1/6/1934 | W 43-23 | Georgetown | (Home) 2,000 |
| 5. | 1/10/1934 | W 40-23 | Rutgers | (Away) |
| 6. | 1/13/1934 | W 40-28 | Fordham | (Away) 5,000 |
| 7. | 2/3/1934 | W 31-26 | Manhattan College | 102nd Eng. Armory 3,000+ (1st game- St. John's (NY) 31-29 Villanova) |
| 8. | 2/7/1934 | W 39-26 | Rutgers | (Home) |
| 9. | 2/9/1934 | W 39-26 | Brooklyn College | (Home) |
| 10. | 2/13/1934 | W 41-26 | Yale | (Away) 1,500+ |
| 11. | 2/15/1934 | W 21-19 | Temple | (Away) (Milton Hall) 1,200 |
| 12. | 2/17/1934 | W 47-30 | St. John's (N.Y.) | (Home) 2,000+ (4,000 turned away) |
| 13. | 2/21/1934 | W 39-17 | Columbia | (Home) |
| 14. | 2/24/1934 | W 45-27 | Fordham | (Home) 2,000 |
| 15. | 2/28/1934 | W 35-20 | Manhattan | (Home) |
| 16. | 3/3/1934 | W 24-18 | C.C.N.Y. | 102nd Eng. Armory 5,000 (C.C.N.Y. 14 -1 on season, 20 game streak ends) |
| [Attempted to reschedule above game at Madison Square Garden, but it already had event scheduled.] | ||||
| [Note: N.Y.U. turns down invitation to compete at National A.A.U. Tournament at Denver, Colorado beginning March 8.] | ||||
| 1934-'35 season: | ||||
| 17. | 12/14/1934 | W 33-22 | N.Y.U. Alumni | (Home) |
| 18. | 12/19/1934 | W 59-39 | Lafayette | (Home) |
| 19. | 12/21/1934 | W 45-26 | Columbia | (Away) 1,500 |
| 20. | 12/29/1934 | W 25-18 | Notre Dame | MSG 16,000 (1st g.- Westminster (Pa.) 37-33 St. John's) |
| 21. | 1/4/1935 | W 45-12 | John Hopkins | (Home) |
| 22. | 1/5/1935 | W 23-22 | Kentucky | MSG 16,500 (1st g.- C.C.N.Y. 31-22 St. John's) |
| 23. | 1/11/1935 | W 37-21 | Georgetown | (H ?) |
| 24. | 1/12/1935 | W 36-24 | Fordham | (Away) |
| 25. | 1/16/1935 | W 38-22 | Temple | MSG 15,500 (2nd g.- Pittsburgh 43-20 Fordham) |
| 26. | 1/17//1935 | W 37-11 | St. Francis (NY) | (Home) |
| 27. | 1/20/1935 | W 19-18 | Manhattan | (Away) |
| 2/7/1935 | L 29-33O.T. | Yale | (Away) | |
| Star players: | |
|---|---|
| Willie Rubenstein | |
| Hagen Anderson |
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