1973–74 Centenary Gentlemen basketball team

The 1973–74 Centenary Gents basketball team represented Centenary College of Louisiana as an NCAA Division I Independent during the 1973–74 college basketball season. The team was coached by Larry Little and played their home games at Gold Dome in Shreveport, Louisiana. Led by sophomore 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 21–4.

1973–74 Centenary Gentlemen men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record21–4
Head coach
  • Larry Little (3rd season)
Home arenaGold Dome
Seasons
1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Notre Dame   26 3   .897
No. 8 Providence   28 4   .875
No. 16 Pittsburgh   25 4   .862
UNC Charlotte   22 4   .846
Centenary   21 4   .840
Marquette   26 5   .839
No. 19 South Carolina   22 5   .815
No. 18 Oral Roberts   23 6   .793
South Alabama   22 6   .786
Creighton   23 7   .767
St. John's   20 7   .741
Georgia Southern   19 7   .731
Southern Illinois   19 7   .731
Syracuse   19 7   .731
VCU   17 7   .708
Cincinnati   19 8   .704
Boston College   21 9   .700
Florida State   18 8   .692
Rutgers   18 8   .692
No. 20 Dayton   20 9   .690
Hawaii   19 9   .679
Jacksonville   20 10   .667
Manhattan   18 9   .667
Mercer   16 8   .667
Detroit   17 9   .654
Fairfield   17 9   .654
Houston   17 9   .654
Illinois State   17 9   .654
Marshall   17 9   .654
St. Bonaventure   17 9   .654
Stetson   17 9   .654
DePaul   16 9   .640
Memphis State   19 11   .633
Northeast Louisiana   16 10   .615
Utah State   16 10   .615
Colgate   15 10   .600
Portland State   16 11   .593
Seton Hall   16 11   .593
Pan American   13 9   .591
George Washington   15 11   .577
Portland   15 11   .577
Saint Francis (PA)   15 11   .577
Ball State   14 12   .538
Butler   14 12   .538
Canisius   14 12   .538
Milwaukee   14 12   .538
Penn State   14 12   .538
Northeastern   12 11   .522
Long Island   13 12   .520
Duquesne   12 12   .500
Georgetown   13 13   .500
Oklahoma City   13 13   .500
Virginia Tech   13 13   .500
Indiana State   12 14   .462
Loyola Chicago   12 14   .462
Niagara   12 14   .462
Tulane   12 14   .462
Air Force   11 13   .458
Iona   11 13   .458
St. Francis (NY)   11 13   .458
Fairleigh Dickinson   11 14   .440
Hardin-Simmons   11 14   .440
South Florida   11 14   .440
Denver   11 15   .423
Southern Mississippi   11 15   .423
Navy   9 13   .409
West Virginia   10 15   .400
Fordham   8 17   .320
Northern Illinois   8 17   .320
Eastern Michigan   8 18   .308
Holy Cross   8 18   .308
Saint Peter's   8 18   .308
Xavier   8 18   .308
Villanova   7 19   .269
Army   6 18   .250
Houston Baptist   6 19   .240
Cleveland State   6 20   .231
Samford   6 20   .231
Buffalo   5 20   .200
Georgia Tech   5 21   .192
Georgia State   1 25   .038
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1973–74 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) So Woodlawn HS Shreveport, Louisiana
Nate Bland
So  
Leon Johnson
Jr   Newark, New Jersey
Barry McLeod
So  
John Pitts
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 30, 1973*
Louisiana Tech
Sports Foundation Tournament
W 102–68  1–0
                     Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Dec 1, 1973*
McNeese State
Sports Foundation Tournament
W 82–72  2–0
                     Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Dec, 1973*
Dallas Baptist W 93–88  3–0
                     Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Dec, 1973*
Henderson State W 87–68  4–0
                     Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Dec, 1973*
Northwestern State W 86–72  5–0
                     Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Dec 22, 1973*
at Texas W 97–94  6–0
                     Gregory Gym 
Austin, Texas
Jan 3, 1974*
at Arkansas W 98–96  7–0
                     Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan, 1974*
at Southern Mississippi W 85–81  8–0
                     Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan, 1974*
Northeast Louisiana W 95–79  9–0
                     Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Jan, 1974*
at Northwestern State W 90–77  10–0
                     Prather Coliseum 
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Jan 17, 1974*
Houston W 91–83  11–0
        26  Parish         Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Jan 19, 1974*
at Lamar W 83–65  12–0
                     McDonald Gym 
Beaumont, Texas
Jan 21, 1974*
No. 18 at Virginia Commonwealth L 79–82  12–1
                     Franklin Street Gym 
Richmond, Virginia
Jan 26, 1974*
No. 18 Southern Mississippi W 103–87  13–1
                     Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Jan 28, 1974*
at Hardin-Simmons W 77–66  14–1
                     Taylor County Expo Center 
Abilene, Texas
Jan 30, 1974*
at Arizona L 88–97  14–2
                     McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 2, 1974*
at Indiana State L 78–87  14–3
                     Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
Feb 4, 1974*
at Southern Illinois W 67–65  15–3
                     SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 6, 1974*
Portland W 86–65  16–3
                     Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Feb, 1974*
at Loyola Chicago W 93–85  17–3
                     Alumni Gym 
Chicago, Illinois
Feb, 1974*
at Houston Baptist W 88–78  18–3
                     Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, Texas
Feb 16, 1974*
Lamar W 85–68  19–3
                     Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Feb 23, 1974*
at Houston L 89–105  19–4
                     Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Mar 3, 1974*
at Houston Baptist W 79–78  20–4
                     Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, Texas
Mar, 1974*
Hardin-Simmons W 106–94  21–4
                     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. ^ "1973–74 Centenary (LA) Gents Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Centenary Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Centenary Gentlemen. Retrieved February 27, 2021.