1975–76 Centenary Gentlemen men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 19
Record22–5
Head coach
  • Larry Little (5th season)
Home arenaGold Dome
1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Rutgers 312  .939
No. 3 UNLV 292  .935
No. 2 Marquette 272  .931
North Texas State 224  .846
No. 19 Centenary 225  .815
UNC Charlotte 246  .800
Pan American 205  .800
No. 7 Notre Dame 236  .793
St. John's 236  .793
Florida State 216  .778
Oral Roberts 206  .769
Georgetown 217  .750
Virginia Tech 217  .750
George Washington 207  .741
Illinois State 207  .741
Creighton 197  .731
Northeast Louisiana 187  .720
Detroit 198  .704
South Florida 198  .704
New Orleans 188  .692
No. 17 DePaul 209  .690
Syracuse 209  .690
Holy Cross 2210  .688
Seton Hall 189  .667
South Alabama 189  .667
South Carolina 189  .667
Providence 2111  .656
Stetson 179  .654
UC Santa Barbara 179  .654
Air Force 169  .640
VCU 169  .640
St. Peter's 1911  .633
Portland State 1710  .630
St. Bonaventure 1710  .630
Mercer 1510  .600
Villanova 1611  .593
Niagara 1712  .586
Long Island 1512  .556
Colgate 1311  .542
Xavier 1412  .538
West Virginia 1513  .536
Georgia State 1211  .522
Indiana State 1312  .520
Dayton 1413  .519
Hardin–Simmons 1413  .519
Jacksonville 1313  .500
Manhattan 1414  .500
St. Francis (PA) 1414  .500
St. Francis (NY) 1313  .500
Marshall 1314  .481
Duquesne 1213  .480
Northeastern 1213  .480
Fairfield 1214  .462
Utah State 1214  .462
Butler 1215  .444
Denver 1215  .444
Pittsburgh 1215  .444
Army 1114  .440
Iona 1115  .423
Milwaukee 1115  .423
Southern Miss 1115  .423
Navy 1014  .417
Fairleigh Dickinson 913  .409
Georgia Southern 1116  .407
Hawaii 1116  .407
Penn State 1015  .400
Buffalo 1016  .385
Loyola (IL) 1016  .385
Canisius 1017  .370
Boston College 917  .346
Oklahoma City 918  .333
Portland 918  .333
Fordham 719  .269
Cleveland State 619  .240
Houston Baptist 521  .192
Charleston Southern 323  .115
Samford 323  .115
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975–76 Centenary Gents basketball team represented Centenary College of Louisiana as an NCAA Division I Independent during the 1975–76 college basketball season. The team was coached by Larry Little and played their home games at Gold Dome in Shreveport, Louisiana. Led by senior center Robert Parish, future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and College Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, the Gents were ranked in the Associated Press poll a total of 11 (of 17) weeks that season. Centenary finished with an overall record of 22–5 and a No. 19 ranking in the final AP poll.

Roster

1975–76 Centenary Gentlemen men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C 00 Robert Parish 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrWoodlawn HS Shreveport, Louisiana
Nate Bland
Sr
Barry McLeod
Sr
John Pitts
Jr
Bobby White
So
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, 1975*
at South Alabama W 82–68  1–0
 23  Bland  19  Parish        Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Dec 4, 1975*
NW Louisiana State W 82–67  2–0
 31  Parish  21  Parish        Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Dec 6, 1975*
at McNeese State W 87–70  3–0
 25  Bland  23  Parish        Lake Charles Civic Center 
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Dec 9, 1975*
at Southwestern Louisiana W 97–80  4–0
 21  Pitts  14  Parish        Blackham Coliseum 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 11, 1975*
South Alabama L 72–74  4–1
 18  Bland  14  Pitts        Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Dec 13, 1975*
Texas W 87–79  5–1
 29  Parish  19  Parish        Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Dec 16, 1975*
Virginia Commonwealth W 94–69  6–1
 28  Parish  19  Parish        Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Dec 20, 1975*
at Northern Illinois W 99–84  7–1
 24  Parish  24  Parish        Chick Evans Field House 
DeKalb, Illinois
Dec 23, 1975*
No. 19 т at Illinois State W 76–72  8–1
 25  Bland  15  Parish        Horton Field House 
Normal, Illinois
Dec 28, 1975*
No. 19 т vs. Bowling Green
All-College Tournament
W 82–69  9–1
 20  Bland  14  Parish        Frederickson Fieldhouse 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 29, 1975*
No. 18 vs. Utah State
All-College Tournament
W 89–73  10–1
 24  Parish  14  Parish        Frederickson Fieldhouse 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 30, 1975*
No. 18 vs. Long Island University
All-College Tournament
L 78–80  10–2
 28  Parish  21  Parish        Frederickson Fieldhouse 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 3, 1976*
No. 18 at Texas W 75–70  11–2
 32  Parish  14  Parish        Gregory Gym 
Austin, Texas
Jan 5, 1976*
UNC Charlotte W 73–71  12–2
 27  Bland  19  Parish        Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Jan 6, 1976*
Hawaii W 89–82  13–2
 27  Tied  19  Parish        Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Jan 10, 1976*
Louisiana Tech W 101–78  14–2
 29  Parish  23  Parish        Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Jan 15, 1976*
No. 18 at Northeast Louisiana L 57–59  14–3
 22  Parish  27  Parish        Fant-Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, Louisiana
Jan 19, 1976*
No. 18 at NW Louisiana State W 84–82  15–3
 21  Parish  14  Parish        Prather Coliseum 
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Jan 27, 1976*
at East Texas Baptist W 89–75  16–3
 33  Parish  23  Parish        Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Jan 31, 1976*
No. 19 at Houston Baptist W 123–90  17–3
 32  Parish  9  Pitts        Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, Texas
Feb 5, 1976*
No. 18 Hardin-Simmons W 133–94  18–3
 25  Parish  19  Parish        Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Feb 7, 1976*
No. 18 Southern Mississippi W 87–67  19–3
 26  Parish  20  Parish        Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Feb 14, 1976*
No. 19 at No. 7 Nevada-Las Vegas L 92–121  19–4
 22  Parish  11  Parish        Las Vegas Convention Center (6,257)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 17, 1976*
No. 20 at Hardin-Simmons W 95–84  20–4
 29  Bland  22  Parish        Taylor County Expo Center (1,300)
Abilene, Texas
Feb 21, 1976*
No. 20 Houston Baptist W 110–95  21–4
 36  Parish  17  Parish        Gold Dome (3,500)
Shreveport, Louisiana
Feb 28, 1976*
No. 19 at UNC Charlotte L 78–79  21–5
 30  Parish  17  Parish        Belk Gymnasium (11,666)
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 1, 1976*
No. 19 at Virginia Commonwealth W 98–94  22–5
 28  Parish  20  Parish        Franklin Street Gym (3,202)
Richmond, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

Awards and honors

1976 NBA draft

Round Pick Player NBA Club
18Robert ParishGolden State Warriors

[3]

References

  1. "1975–76 Centenary (LA) Gents Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  2. "Centenary Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Centenary Gentlemen. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  3. "1976 NBA Draft". Basketball Reference. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
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