# 1975–76 Centenary Gentlemen basketball team

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.

## 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. |||||||||

## Awards and honors

* Robert Parish – Second-Team All-American (AP)

## 1976 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 8 | Robert Parish | Golden State Warriors |