1906–07 Trinity Blue and White men's basketball team

1906–07 Trinity Blue and White men's basketball
1906–07 Trinity Blue and White men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	3–2
Head coach	Wilbur Wade Card (2nd season);
Captain	Thad Stem
Home arena	Angier B Duke Gymnasium

The 1906–07 Trinity Blue and White's basketball team represented Trinity College (later renamed Duke University) during the 1906–07 men's college basketball season. The head coach was Wilbur Wade Card and the team finished with an overall record of 3–2.^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 1*	at Trinity Park (exhibition game)	W 24–1	0-0	Angier B Duke Gymnasium Durham, NC
November 28*	at Wake Forest	L 6–8	0-1	Angier B Duke Gymnasium Durham, NC
December 6*	at Littleton HS	W 62–1	1-1	Angier B Duke Gymnasium Durham, NC
December 18*	at Trinity Park	W 38-6	2-1	Angier B Duke Gymnasium Durham, NC
January 31*	at Guilford College	W 20–1	3-1	Angier B Duke Gymnasium Durham, NC
February 8*	at Wake Forest	L 5–22	3-2	Campus gymnasium Wake Forest, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Players


Name	Position	Height	Weight
Garland Greever	Forward	5'8"	146
Thad Stem (captain)	Guard	5'11.5"	175
L G White	Guard	5'6"	135
C R Claywell	Forward	5'9"	150
P J Kiker	Center	6'3"	190
W G Puryear	Forward	5'11"	160
O D Baxter	Forward	5'5"	135
H E Spence	Guard	5'10"	152
W B Lilly	Forward	6'1"	175

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Player Statistics


Name	Games	FG Made	FT Made	Fouls	PPG
Garland Greever^[4]	1	1	0	2	2
T G Stem	5	1	5	4	1.4
L G White	4	0	0	12	0.0
C R Claywell	2	9	0	2	4.5
P J Kiker	5	24	4	7	10.4
W G Puryear	4	9	0	2	4.5
O D Baxter	3	7	0	0	4.7
H E Spence	3	1	0	2	0.7
W B Lilly	4	9	0	12	4.5

References

^ "Record in Basketball - Three of the Five Games Played Were Won by Trinity". Duke University Libraries - The Duke Chronicle Collection. May 22, 1907. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
^ "Record in Basketball - Three of the Five Games Played Were Won By Trinity". Duke University Libraries - The Duke Chronicle Collection. May 22, 1907. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
^ There was a "W B Kiker" and a "Grant" listed as subs for their first game against Wake Forest but are not mentioned again in any other games or the season review.
^ Greever only played in the first game due to ineligibility rules with the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

[1] "Record in Basketball - Three of the Five Games Played Were Won by Trinity". Duke University Libraries - The Duke Chronicle Collection. May 22, 1907. Retrieved December 27, 2025.

[2] "Record in Basketball - Three of the Five Games Played Were Won By Trinity". Duke University Libraries - The Duke Chronicle Collection. May 22, 1907. Retrieved December 27, 2025.

[3] There was a "W B Kiker" and a "Grant" listed as subs for their first game against Wake Forest but are not mentioned again in any other games or the season review.

[4] Greever only played in the first game due to ineligibility rules with the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

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