1917–18 Trinity Blue and White men's basketball team

The 1917–18 Trinity Blue and White's basketball team represented Trinity College (later renamed Duke University) during the 1917–18 men's college basketball season. The head coach was Charles Doak, coaching his second season with Trinity. The team finished with an overall record of 10–5.[1]

1917–18 Trinity Blue and White men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–5
Head coach
CaptainEarl Long
Home arenaThe Ark
Seasons
1917–18 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Canisius   5 0   1.000
Creighton   14 0   1.000
Miami (Ohio)   10 0   1.000
Oregon Agricultural   15 0   1.000
Rhode Island State   3 0   1.000
Saint Mary's (Calif.)   15 0   1.000
Santa Clara   4 0   1.000
Stevens Institute   14 0   1.000
Utah State   9 0   1.000
Wisconsin–Stevens Point   14 0   1.000
Syracuse   16 1   .941
Union (N.Y.)   14 1   .933
Idaho   12 1   .923
Louisiana State   12 1   .923
Penn State   12 1   .923
Oklahoma   11 1   .917
Central (Ky.)   10 1   .909
Navy   14 2   .875
Virginia   7 1   .875
Geneva   13 2   .867
Georgia   6 1   .857
Washington & Jefferson   10 2   .833
Kentucky   9 2   .818
North Carolina State   13 3   .813
Springfield (Mass.)   13 3   .813
California   8 2   .800
Bucknell   11 3   .786
Tempe Normal   14 4   .778
Valparaiso   7 2   .778
Fordham   10 3   .769
Kalamazoo   10 3   .769
Boston   6 2   .750
Buffalo   6 2   .750
Franklin   9 3   .750
North Carolina   9 3   .750
North Central   9 3   .750
Tulane   6 2   .750
Virginia Tech   15 5   .750
Stanford   11 4   .733
Marietta   8 3   .727
Niagara   8 3   .727
Detroit   13 5   .722
St. Joseph's   5 2   .714
CCNY   7 3   .700
New Mexico A&M   7 3   .700
Akron   9 4   .692
Carleton   9 4   .692
Central Missouri   9 4   .692
Lafayette   15 7   .682
Army   8 4   .667
Trinity (N.C.)   10 5   .667
Vanderbilt   6 3   .667
Western State Normal   8 4   .667
Wyoming   4 2   .667
Grinnell   7 4   .636
Roanoke   7 4   .636
Brigham Young   5 3   .625
Rutgers   5 3   .625
Seton Hall   8 5   .615
South Carolina   8 5   .615
Southwestern (Kan.)   8 5   .615
Arizona   3 2   .600
Bowling Green State   6 4   .600
Clemson   3 2   .600
North Dakota Agricultural   9 6   .600
Davidson   7 5   .583
Denison   7 5   .583
Millsaps   7 5   .583
Swarthmore   7 5   .583
Georgetown   8 6   .571
SMU   5 4   .556
Utah   5 4   .556
Lehigh   11 9   .550
Mount Union   7 6   .538
Temple   8 7   .533
Wabash   8 7   .533
Duquesne   4 4   .500
Indiana State   8 8   .500
Montana   6 6   .500
Nevada   3 3   .500
St. John's (N.Y.)   8 8   .500
Texas Christian   4 4   .500
VMI   6 6   .500
Millikin   10 11   .476
DePauw   7 8   .467
Catholic   5 6   .455
Delaware   5 6   .455
Washington and Lee   5 6   .455
Bradley   6 8   .429
Colgate   9 12   .429
Louisville   3 4   .429
Manhattan   6 8   .429
Northern Colorado   3 4   .429
Gettysburg   5 7   .417
Auburn   2 3   .400
Beloit   4 6   .400
Marquette   4 6   .400
Michigan State   6 10   .375
Washington State   7 12   .368
Pittsburgh   5 9   .357
William & Mary   6 11   .353
Dayton   2 4   .333
Notre Dame   2 4   .333
Ohio   4 8   .333
Richmond   3 6   .333
Toledo   2 4   .333
Washington   4 8   .333
Wooster   4 9   .308
Alabama   2 5   .286
Oregon   3 8   .273
Cincinnati   2 6   .250
Montana State   2 6   .250
Tennessee   3 9   .250
Wake Forest   4 12   .250
West Virginia   4 13   .235
Fairmount   3 10   .231
Grove City   2 7   .222
Saint Louis   3 12   .200
Washburn   2 9   .182
Tulsa   1 5   .167
Connecticut   1 6   .143
New York University   1 10   .091
Butler   0 6   .000
The Citadel   0 1   .000
Muhlenberg   0 7   .000
Southern California   0 2   .000

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
*
Unknown T 0–0  0–1
 
 
*
Unknown T 0–0  1–1
 
 
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N.C. State W 35–26  2–1
 
 
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Guilford W 40–32  3–1
 
 
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Emory and Henry W 75–27  4–1
 
 
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N.C. State L 18–28  4–2
 
 
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VMI L 26–51  4–3
 
 
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Washington and Lee W 24–16  5–3
 
 
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Staunton Military L 28–29  5–4
 
 
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Virginia W 32–25  6–4
 
 
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Elon W 22–11  7–4
 
 
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Guilford W 28–21  8–4
 
 
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Elon W 40–27  9–4
 
 
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Davidson W 30–24  10–8
 
 
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N.C. State L 10–15  10–5
 
 
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "1917–18 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  2. ^ GoDuke.StatsGreek.com[permanent dead link] Retrieved 11-25-2016