1905–06 Trinity Blue and White men's basketball team

1905–06 Trinity Blue and White men's basketball
1905–06 Trinity Blue and White men's basketball
	Team picture of the Trinity (now Duke) Basketball team 1905-1906
Conference	Independent
Record	2–3
Head coach	Wilbur Wade Card (1st season);
Captain	Thad Stem
Home arena	Angier B Duke Gymnasium

1905–06 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oregon Agricultural		–		–	10	–	0	1.000
Rhode Island A&M		–		–	5	–	0	1.000
Southwestern (Kan.)		–		–	6	–	0	1.000
Wabash		–		–	17	–	1	.944
Massachusetts Lowell		–		–	16	–	1	.941
Brigham Young		–		–	11	–	1	.917
Ohio State		–		–	9	–	1	.900
Dartmouth		–		–	16	–	2	.889
North Dakota		–		–	8	–	1	.889
Fordham		–		–	14	–	2	.875
Texas		–		–	7	–	1	.875
Baker		–		–	18	–	3	.857
Westminster (Pa.)		–		–	12	–	2	.857
Michigan State		–		–	11	–	2	.846
Bucknell		–		–	10	–	2	.833
Denison		–		–	10	–	2	.833
Montana State		–		–	5	–	1	.833
Williams		–		–	14	–	3	.824
Western Reserve		–		–	13	–	3	.813
Holy Cross		–		–	12	–	3	.800
Nebraska		–		–	12	–	3	.800
Virginia		–		–	8	–	2	.800
William & Mary		–		–	4	–	1	.800
Dayton		–		–	7	–	2	.778
Illinois State		–		–	6	–	2	.750
Syracuse		–		–	9	–	3	.750
Swarthmore		–		–	11	–	4	.733
Maine		–		–	10	–	4	.714
Springfield (Mass.)		–		–	10	–	4	.714
Allegheny		–		–	12	–	5	.706
Wooster		–		–	7	–	3	.700
Cincinnati		–		–	2	–	1	.667
Connecticut		–		–	6	–	3	.667
Grinnell		–		–	8	–	4	.667
Niagara		–		–	4	–	2	.667
Army		–		–	7	–	4	.636
Gettysburg		–		–	7	–	4	.636
Kansas		–		–	12	–	7	.632
Manhattan		–		–	6	–	4	.600
Mount Union		–		–	9	–	6	.600
Penn State		–		–	6	–	4	.600
Wesleyan (Conn.)		–		–	12	–	8	.600
Wyoming		–		–	3	–	2	.600
Canisius		–		–	10	–	7	.588
Washburn		–		–	10	–	7	.588
Idaho		–		–	4	–	3	.571
Lake Forest		–		–	9	–	7	.563
North Dakota Agricultural		–		–	5	–	4	.556
West Virginia		–		–	5	–	4	.556
Colorado		–		–	6	–	5	.545
Colgate		–		–	7	–	6	.538
Butler		–		–	1	–	1	.500
Colorado Agricultural		–		–	2	–	2	.500
Indiana State		–		–	6	–	6	.500
Lehigh		–		–	6	–	6	.500
Miami (Ohio)		–		–	3	–	3	.500
Nebraska Wesleyan		–		–	7	–	7	.500
New Mexico		–		–	2	–	2	.500
Wake Forest		–		–	3	–	3	.500
Washington State		–		–	5	–	5	.500
Akron		–		–	6	–	7	.462
Denver		–		–	6	–	7	.462
Bradley		–		–	4	–	5	.444
Delaware		–		–	3	–	4	.429
Temple		–		–	3	–	4	.429
Bloomsburg		–		–	2	–	3	.400
Trinity (N.C.)		–		–	2	–	3	.400
Kansas State		–		–	6	–	9	.400
Grove City		–		–	3	–	5	.375
Brown		–		–	4	–	7	.364
Kentucky		–		–	5	–	9	.357
Augustana (Ill.)		–		–	3	–	6	.333
Fairmount		–		–	2	–	4	.333
Wisconsin–Stevens Point		–		–	2	–	4	.333
Trinity (Conn.)		–		–	3	–	7	.300
Washington University		–		–	1	–	3	.250
Utah Agricultural		–		–	2	–	7	.222
CCNY		–		–	1	–	4	.200
Pittsburgh		–		–	2	–	9	.182
New Mexico A&M		–		–	0	–	1	.000
Oregon		–		–	0	–	5	.000

The 1905–06 Trinity Blue and White's basketball team represented Trinity College (later renamed Duke University) during the 1905–06 men's college basketball season.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
March 2*	at Wake Forest	L 10-24	0-1	Angier B Duke Gymnasium Durham, NC
March 14*	at Wake Forest	L 5-15	0-2	Campus gymnasium Wake Forest, NC
March 19*	at Trinity Park	W 28-18	1-2	Angier B Duke Gymnasium Durham, NC
March 22*	at Trinity Park	L 16-19	1-3	Angier B Duke Gymnasium Durham, NC
March 26*	at Trinity Park	W 19-13	2–3	Angier B Duke Gymnasium Durham, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Players


Name	Position	Height	Weight
Garland Greever	Forward	5'8"	140
C R Claywell	Forward	5'9"	155
Thad Stem (captain)	Center and Guard	5'11.5"	180
L G White	Guard	5'6"	135
C R Pugh	Guard	5'7.5"	170
T M Grant	Guard	5'11"	155
T A Holton	Forward	5'7"	140
B S Womble	Center	6'0"	165

Scoring Statistics


Name	Games	FG Made	FT Made	Fouls	PPG
Garland Greever	5	12	9	5	6.6
C R Claywell	5	8	0	4	3.2
Thad Stem	5	1	14	8	3.2
L G White	5	3	0	14	1.2
B S Womble	4	3	0	4	1.5
T M Grant	2	1	0	1	1.0
C R Pugh	1	0	0	0	0.0
T A Holton	1	0	0	0	0.0

References

^ "The Trinity Chronicle" Vol. 1, Nos. 10-13. Duke University Libraries Retrieved December 24, 2025

[1] "The Trinity Chronicle" Vol. 1, Nos. 10-13. Duke University Libraries Retrieved December 24, 2025

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