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1907–08 Trinity Blue and White men's basketball team

The 1907–08 Trinity Blue and White's basketball team represented Trinity College (later renamed Duke University) during the 1907-08 men's college basketball season. The head coach was Wilbur Wade Card and the team finished with an overall record of 4-2.[1]

1907–08 Trinity Blue and White men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record4-2
Head coach
CaptainBill Lilly
Home arenaAngier B Duke Gymnasium
Seasons
1907–08 IAAUS men's basketball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Allegheny– –12–0  1.000
Bucknell– –12–0  1.000
California– –1–0  1.000
Cincinnati– –9–0  1.000
Colorado Mines– –5–0  1.000
Wabash– –24–0  1.000
Washington and Lee– –8–0  1.000
Brigham Young College– –10–1  .909
Montana State– –8–1  .889
Canisius– –6–1  .857
Lehigh– –6–1  .857
Mount Union– –18–3  .857
Georgetown– –5–1  .833
Illinois State– –5–1  .833
Grinnell– –14–3  .824
CCNY– –9–2  .818
St. Lawrence– –9–2  .818
Muhlenberg– –4–1  .800
Washington State– –12–3  .800
Nebraska Wesleyan– –11–3  .786
Dayton– –10–3  .769
Syracuse– –10–3  .769
Army– –9–3  .750
Michigan State– –15–5  .750
Notre Dame– –12–4  .750
Temple– –6–2  .750
Dartmouth– –11–4  .733
Hope– –8–3  .727
Wake Forest– –8–3  .727
Penn State– –10–4  .714
Loyola (Md.)– –12–5  .706
Wesleyan (Conn.)– –12–5  .706
Southwestern (Kan.)– –14–6  .700
Denison– –11–5  .688
Haskell (Kan.)– –24–11  .686
Baker– –13–6  .684
Brigham Young– –4–2  .667
Holy Cross– –12–6  .667
Kalamazoo– –2–1  .667
Trinity (N.C.)– –4–2  .667
Bradley– –9–5  .643
New York University– –9–5  .643
Ohio– –7–4  .636
Oregon Agricultural– –7–4  .636
Pittsburgh– –10–6  .625
Springfield (Mass.)– –5–3  .625
Tulane– –5–3  .625
Wooster– –10–6  .625
Marietta– –8–5  .615
Fordham– –18–12  .600
Grove City– –9–6  .600
North Dakota Agricultural– –6–4  .600
Brown– –11–8  .579
Oklahoma– –4–3  .571
Auburn– –5–5  .500
Butler– –4–4  .500
Colorado– –6–6  .500
Georgia– –2–2  .500
Idaho– –4–4  .500
Maine– –5–5  .500
Navy– –2–2  .500
Niagara– –6–6  .500
Rhode Island A&M– –8–8  .500
Southern California– –3–3  .500
Virginia– –5–5  .500
Wisconsin–Stevens Point– –4–4  .500
Colgate– –8–9  .471
Oregon– –8–9  .471
Delaware– –5–6  .455
Kentucky– –5–6  .455
Ohio State– –5–6  .455
Akron– –4–5  .444
Manhattan– –7–9  .438
Colorado Agricultural– –2–3  .400
Connecticut– –6–9  .400
Oklahoma A&M– –2–3  .400
Westminster (Pa.)– –6–9  .400
Fairmount– –2–3  .400
Wyoming– –2–3  .400
Vanderbilt– –6–10  .375
Arizona– –1–2  .333
Denver– –1–2  .333
St. John's (NY)– –4–8  .333
West Virginia– –3–7  .300
Lake Forest– –3–8  .273
Bloomsburg– –3–9  .250
Harvard– –4–12  .250
Indiana State– –2–6  .250
William & Mary– –1–4  .200
Trinity (Conn.)– –2–10  .167
Union (N.Y.)– –2–10  .167
Miami (Ohio)– –1–7  .125
Kansas State– –1–12  .077
New Mexico A&M– –0–1  .000
Utah State– –0–8  .000
Widener– –0–2  .000

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
November 1*
 at Littleton HS W 42–10  1–0
 Angier B Duke Gymnasium 
Durham, NC
November 19*
 at Trinity Park HS W 55-10  2-0
 Angier B Duke Gymnasium 
Durham, NC
November 25*
 at Wake Forest L 11–20  2-1
 Angier B Duke Gymnasium 
Durham, NC
December 2*
 at Wake Forest L 11-20  2-2
 Campus Gymnasium 
Wake Forest, NC
December 3*
 at Littleton HS W 11-3  3-2
  
Littleton, NC
December 14*
 at Portsmouth YMCA W 31-10  4-2
 Angier B Duke Gymnasium 
Durham, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

[1]

Players

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Name Position
D S Elias Guard
R M Gantt Center
P J Kiker Forward
Oscar D Baxter Forward
H W Tuttle Forward
___ Scott Forward
W B Kiker Guard
Claude Flowers Guard
William Bostic Lilly (captain) Guard
Willis Smith Guard
E Armfield Center

References

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  1. 1 2 "The Trinity Chronicle, Vol. 3, Nos. 5-23". Duke University Libraries-The Duke Chronicle Collection. Retrieved December 28, 2025.


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