# 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.

## Schedule and results

| 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. |||||||||

## Awards and honors

* Robert Parish – Third-Team All-American (NABC), Honorable Mention All-American (AP)