If you mean Duke University by "the Dukes," they were known as Trinity College when they first began playing intercollegiate athletics. The school competed as "Trinity" for many years in Basketball before changing its name to Duke.
If you meant Duquesne University, which calls itself the Dukes, they had already adopted the name Duquesne three years before they first played basketball, in 1914.
What was the name of the college when Duke played their first basketball game? Trinity University
The first game ever in college basketball was played 1/18/1896
Basketball was first played in a college. The first game, 1891, was in the Y.M.C.A college of physical education, Springfield, U.S.A and they used peach basket suspended as the nets, hence the name BASKETball
Basketball came to Duke University in 1906 when the university was known as Trinity College.
The game of Basketball was invented by James Naismith, back in 1892. It was in 1893, that the first College Basketball game was played. It was between New Brighton and Geneva College. The first game was held in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, home of Geneva College Golden Tornados
The first team that is considered to have a basketball team organized is Vanderbilt University. They played a local team from the YMCA in Nashville, Tennessee.
Basketball was first played in NewYork.
A guy named Dr. James Naismith. He invented basketball in Springfield, MA in the year 1891. Basketball was first played at Springfield College, which was a YMCA training school. Basketball was first played by throwing a ball into peach baskets raised high of the ground.
The game of basketball was invented by James Naismith, back in 1892. It was in 1893, that the first college basketball game was played. It was between New Brighton and Geneva College. The first game was held in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, home of the Geneva College Golden Tornados
Basketball was first played in Springfield, Massachusetts, where it was invented.
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Women's basketball began in 1892 at Smith_Collegewhen Senda_Berenson, a physical education teacher, modified Naismith's rules for women.