1974–75 Centenary Gentlemen men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record25–4
Head coach
  • Larry Little (4th season)
Home arenaGold Dome
1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas–Pan American 222  .917
UNC Charlotte 233  .885
Centenary (LA) 254  .862
No. 11 Marquette 234  .852
Stetson 224  .846
No. 13 Cincinnati 236  .793
Utah State 216  .778
Rutgers 227  .759
Creighton 207  .741
Memphis State 207  .741
South Alabama 197  .731
Syracuse 239  .719
Holy Cross 208  .714
Oral Roberts 208  .714
Boston College 219  .700
Florida State 188  .692
Portland State 188  .692
UC Santa Barbara 188  .692
VCU 178  .680
South Carolina 199  .679
St. John's 2110  .677
No. 14 Notre Dame 1910  .655
Detroit 179  .654
No. 20 Providence 2011  .645
Georgetown 1810  .643
George Washington 1710  .630
Pittsburgh 1811  .621
Houston 1610  .615
Illinois State 1610  .615
Tulane 1610  .615
Virginia Tech 1610  .615
Canisius 1510  .600
DePaul 1510  .600
Northeast Louisiana 1510  .600
South Florida 1510  .600
Seton Hall 1611  .593
Jacksonville 1511  .577
Duquesne 1411  .560
Hawaii 1411  .560
Saint Peter's 1512  .556
Cleveland State 1311  .542
Manhattan 1412  .538
Air Force 1312  .520
LIU 1312  .520
St. Bonaventure 1413  .519
West Virginia 1413  .519
Cal State Los Angeles 1313  .500
Marshall 1313  .500
Navy 1212  .500
Northeastern 1212  .500
Fairfield 1314  .481
Niagara 1314  .481
Fordham 1213  .480
Penn State 1112  .478
Indiana State 1214  .462
Oklahoma City 1214  .462
Saint Louis 1214  .462
Fairleigh Dickinson 1113  .458
Portland 1316  .448
Saint Francis (PA) 1114  .440
Georgia Tech 1115  .423
Southern Miss 1115  .423
Xavier 1115  .423
Ball State 1015  .400
Loyola-Chicago 1015  .400
Butler 1016  .385
Dayton 1016  .385
Denver 916  .360
Northern Illinois 815  .348
Houston Baptist 917  .346
Mercer 917  .346
Samford 917  .346
Colgate 816  .333
Villanova 918  .333
Buffalo 817  .320
Georgia Southern 818  .308
Georgia State 818  .308
Wisconsin-Milwaukee 818  .308
St. Francis (NY) 719  .269
Charleston Southern 416  .200
Hardin-Simmons 520  .200
Iona 419  .174
Army 322  .120
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1974–75 Centenary Gents basketball team represented Centenary College of Louisiana as an NCAA Division I Independent during the 1974–75 college basketball season. The team was coached by Larry Little and played their home games at Gold Dome in Shreveport, Louisiana. Led by junior center Robert Parish, future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and College Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, the Gents finished with an overall record of 25–4.

Roster

1974–75 Centenary Gentlemen men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C 00 Robert Parish 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrWoodlawn HS Shreveport, Louisiana
Nate Bland
Jr 
Leon Johnson
Sr  Newark, New Jersey
Barry McLeod
Jr 
John Pitts
So 
Bobby White
Fr 
Head coach
  • Larry Little
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 29, 1974*
vs. UNC Charlotte
Hall of Fame Tournament
L 66–69  0–1
                    
Springfield, Massachusetts
Nov 30, 1974*
vs. Dartmouth
Hall of Fame Tournament
W 98–62  1–1
                    
Springfield, Massachusetts
Dec 3, 1974*
at Lamar W 99–78  2–1
                   McDonald Gym 
Beaumont, Texas
Dec 4, 1974*
Texas W 96–71  3–1
                   Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Dec 9, 1974*
Northwestern State W 102–89  4–1
       27  Parish        Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Dec 14, 1974*
McNeese State W 76–71  5–1
                   Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Dec 17, 1974*
at Virginia Commonwealth L 75–76  5–2
                   Franklin Street Gym 
 
Dec 26, 1974*
vs. Pacific
All-College Tournament
W 90–81  6–2
                   Frederickson Fieldhouse 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 28, 1974*
vs. North Texas State W 80–78  7–2
                   Frederickson Fieldhouse 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 29, 1974*
at Oklahoma City W 91–80  8–2
                   Frederickson Fieldhouse 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan, 1975*
Wabash College W 110–62  9–2
                   Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Jan, 1975*
East Texas Baptist W 96–71  10–2
                   Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Jan 6, 1975*
Arkansas W 74–72  11–2
                   Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Jan 9, 1975*
Hawaii L 78–79  11–3
                   Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Jan 13, 1975*
Lamar W 105–83  12–3
                   Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Jan 16, 1975*
at Southern Mississippi W 96–75  13–3
                   Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 18, 1975*
at Indiana State W 84–74  14–3
                   Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
Jan 25, 1975*
at Houston Baptist W 88–70  15–3
                   Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, Texas
Jan 27, 1975*
Virginia Commonwealth W 73–66  16–3
                   Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Feb 1, 1975*
Southern Mississippi W 105–81  17–3
                   Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Feb, 1975*
at Northwestern State W 102–89  18–3
                   Prather Coliseum 
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Feb 8, 1975*
Houston Baptist W 96–83  19–3
                   Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Feb 10, 1975*
at Hardin-Simmons W 80–67  20–3
                   Taylor County Expo Center 
Abilene, Texas
Feb 13, 1975*
Indiana State W 78–74  21–3
                   Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Feb 15, 1975*
Southern Illinois W 71–66  22–3
                   Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Feb 20, 1975*
No. 18 at Hawaii–Hilo W 103–91  23–3
                   Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium 
Hilo, Hawaii
Feb 21, 1975*
No. 18 at Hawaii W 101–93  24–3
                   Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Feb 22, 1975*
No. 18 at Hawaii L 89–95  24–4
                   Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Mar 1, 1975*
Hardin-Simmons W 91–64  25–4
                   Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

Awards and honors

References

  1. sports-reference.com 1974-75 Independent Season Summary
  2. "1974–75 Centenary (LA) Gents Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  3. "Centenary Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Centenary Gentlemen. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
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