1915–16 Trinity Blue and White men's basketball team

The 1915–16 Trinity Blue and White's basketball team represented Trinity College (later renamed Duke University) during the 1915–16 men's college basketball season. The head coach was Bob Doak, coaching his first season with Trinity. The team finished with an overall record of 9–11.^[1]

1915–16 Trinity Blue and White men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	9–11
Head coach	Bob Doak (1st season)
Captain	Linville "Hip" Martin
Home arena	The Ark
Seasons ← 1914–15 1916–17 →

1915–16 NCAA men's basketball independents standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Arizona		–			–			5	–	0		1.000
North Dakota State		–			–			18	–	0		1.000
Tennessee		–			–			12	–	0		1.000
Utah		–			–			11	–	0		1.000
Allegheny		–			–			10	–	1		.909
Wake Forest		–			–			16	–	2		.889
Pittsburgh		–			–			15	–	2		.882
Seton Hall		–			–			13	–	2		.867
Navy		–			–			12	–	2		.857
Dayton		–			–			11	–	2		.846
Virginia		–			–			11	–	2		.846
New Mexico		–			–			9	–	2		.818
Bucknell		–			–			12	–	3		.800
Virginia Tech		–			–			12	–	3		.800
Vanderbilt		–			–			11	–	3		.786
Colgate		–			–			14	–	4		.778
Duquesne		–			–			7	–	2		.778
Georgia		–			–			7	–	2		.778
Alabama		–			–			13	–	4		.765
Notre Dame		–			–			9	–	3		.750
Syracuse		–			–			9	–	3		.750
Oklahoma		–			–			19	–	7		.731
Louisville		–			–			8	–	3		.727
Penn State		–			–			8	–	3		.727
Mississippi State		–			–			11	–	5		.688
The Citadel		–			–			4	–	2		.667
North Carolina		–			–			8	–	3		.727
Buffalo		–			–			7	–	4		.636
William & Mary		–			–			7	–	4		.636
Connecticut		–			–			5	–	3		.625
Georgetown		–			–			9	–	6		.600
Louisiana State		–			–			14	–	10		.583
Indiana State		–			–			7	–	2		.778
Kentucky		–			–			8	–	6		.571
Temple		–			–			7	–	6		.538
Ohio		–			–			8	–	7		.533
Akron		–			–			2	–	2		.500
Brigham Young		–			–			2	–	2		.500
Michigan State		–			–			2	–	2		.500
Oklahoma State		–			–			7	–	8		.467
Trinity		–			–			9	–	11		.450
Bradley		–			–			8	–	10		.444
Butler		–			–			3	–	4		.429
Rutgers		–			–			3	–	4		.429
Army		–			–			5	–	7		.417
Niagara		–			–			4	–	6		.400
South Carolina		–			–			4	–	6		.400
Ole Miss		–			–			4	–	7		.364
St. John's (NY)		–			–			5	–	10		.333
Wabash		–			–			4	–	8		.333
Manhattan		–			–			4	–	9		.308
North Carolina State		–			–			2	–	5		.286
Auburn		–			–			2	–	6		.250
Clemson		–			–			2	–	6		.250
Texas Christian		–			–			1	–	3		.250
Stanford		–			–			2	–	9		.182
Idaho		–			–			1	–	12		.077
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
12/10/1915*	Durham YMCA	W 37–25	1–0	The Ark  Durham, NC
12/17/1915*	at Davidson	L 23–27	1–1
12/18/1915*	at Charlotte YMCA	W 34–30	2–1	Charlotte, NC
12/19/1915*	at Asheville YMCA	L 25–32	2–2	Asheville, NC
12/20/1915*	at Asheville YMCA	W 42–37	3–2	Asheville, NC
12/21/1915*	at Statesville YMCA	L 28–31	3–3
1/1/1916*	Wake Forest	L 26–28	3–4
*	Unknown	T 0–0	4–4
1/13/1916*	Statesville	W 45–13	5–4	The Ark  Durham, NC
1/20/1916*	Elon	W 37–22	6–4	The Ark  Durham, NC
2/8/1916*	at Cardinal A.C.	L 28–45	6–5
2/9/1916*	Washington and Lee	L 19–33	6–6
2/10/1916*	at VMI	L 20–34	6–7
2/11/1916*	at Virginia	L 31–34	6–8	Charlottesville, VA
2/15/1916*	Davidson	W 38–22	7–8	The Ark  Durham, NC
2/19/1916*	at Elon	L 19–23	7–9
2/23/1916*	at N.C. State	W 31–24	8–9	The Ark  Durham, NC
2/25/1916*	at Wake Forest	L 28–40	8–10	Winston-Salem, NC
2/26/1912*	at N.C. State	L 25–27	8–11	Raleigh, NC
2/29/1916*	N.C. State	W 61–28	9–11	The Ark  Durham, N.C.
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

1. "1915–16 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 24, 2016.
2. GoDuke.StatsGreek.com^{[permanent dead link]} Retrieved 11-24-2016