1974–75 Centenary Gentlemen basketball team

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.

1974–75 Centenary Gentlemen men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record25–4
Head coach
  • Larry Little (4th season)
Home arenaGold Dome
Seasons
1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas–Pan American   22 2   .917
UNC Charlotte   23 3   .885
Centenary (LA)   25 4   .862
No. 11 Marquette   23 4   .852
Stetson   22 4   .846
No. 13 Cincinnati   23 6   .793
Utah State   21 6   .778
Rutgers   22 7   .759
Creighton   20 7   .741
Memphis State   20 7   .741
South Alabama   19 7   .731
No. 6 Syracuse   23 9   .719
Holy Cross   20 8   .714
Oral Roberts   20 8   .714
Boston College   21 9   .700
Florida State   18 8   .692
Portland State   18 8   .692
UC Santa Barbara   18 8   .692
VCU   17 8   .680
South Carolina   19 9   .679
St. John's   21 10   .677
No. 14 Notre Dame   19 10   .655
Detroit   17 9   .654
No. 20 Providence   20 11   .645
Georgetown   18 10   .643
George Washington   17 10   .630
Pittsburgh   18 11   .621
Houston   16 10   .615
Illinois State   16 10   .615
Tulane   16 10   .615
Virginia Tech   16 10   .615
Canisius   15 10   .600
DePaul   15 10   .600
Northeast Louisiana   15 10   .600
South Florida   15 10   .600
Seton Hall   16 11   .593
Jacksonville   15 11   .577
Duquesne   14 11   .560
Hawaii   14 11   .560
Saint Peter's   15 12   .556
Cleveland State   13 11   .542
Manhattan   14 12   .538
Air Force   13 12   .520
LIU   13 12   .520
St. Bonaventure   14 13   .519
West Virginia   14 13   .519
Cal State Los Angeles   13 13   .500
Marshall   13 13   .500
Navy   12 12   .500
Northeastern   12 12   .500
Fairfield   13 14   .481
Niagara   13 14   .481
Fordham   12 13   .480
Penn State   11 12   .478
Indiana State   12 14   .462
Oklahoma City   12 14   .462
Saint Louis   12 14   .462
Fairleigh Dickinson   11 13   .458
Portland   13 16   .448
Saint Francis (PA)   11 14   .440
Georgia Tech   11 15   .423
Southern Miss   11 15   .423
Xavier   11 15   .423
Ball State   10 15   .400
Loyola-Chicago   10 15   .400
Butler   10 16   .385
Dayton   10 16   .385
Denver   9 16   .360
Northern Illinois   8 15   .348
Houston Baptist   9 17   .346
Mercer   9 17   .346
Samford   9 17   .346
Colgate   8 16   .333
Villanova   9 18   .333
Buffalo   8 17   .320
Georgia Southern   8 18   .308
Georgia State   8 18   .308
Wisconsin-Milwaukee   8 18   .308
St. Francis (NY)   7 19   .269
Baptist   4 16   .200
Hardin-Simmons   5 20   .200
Iona   4 19   .174
Army   3 22   .120
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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1974–75 Centenary Gentlemen men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 00 Robert Parish 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Woodlawn 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

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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

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Awards and honors

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References

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  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.