Shreveport – The Centenary men's basketball program has announced its 2022-23 regular-season schedule, as the Gents will open their season at home versus Arlington Baptist University on Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m.
Centenary is scheduled to play 14 home games, nine road games, and two neutral-site contests. The Gents will get ready for the regular season by playing a pair of exhibition games – Tuesday, Nov. 1 at LSUS (6 p.m.) and Monday, Nov. 7 at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (7 p.m.).
The Gents finished last season at 13-13 overall and 7-9 in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play under head coach Chris Dorsey. Centenary has now finished .500 or better in all five seasons under Dorsey and made its ninth-straight appearance in the SCAC Tournament. The Maroon and White went 9-3 at the Gold Dome, continuing their recent stellar play at home as they are 24-6 in their last 30 home games over the last three seasons.
The Gents have established themselves as one of the most successful programs in the conference under Dorsey, winning 45 conference games in the last five seasons and its 38 wins from 2017-21 season led the conference in that span. The Gents are now an impressive 25-13 in their last 38 conference games dating back to Jan. 25, 2020. Centenary has made four trips to the SCAC championship game under Dorsey, and also have two semifinal appearances
Dorsey is 67-51 in his five seasons at the helm including an impressive 46-28 mark in SCAC play. The Gents have won 13 or more games in a season four times in Dorsey's tenure and eight or more conference games three times. He led the Gents to their best season in the division III era and one of the most successful seasons in program history in 2019-20 as the Maroon and White won their first SCAC Tournament title to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history, losing a heartbreaker, 83-81, at UT-Dallas.
The Gents finished 18-10 overall and went 15-5 in SCAC play (13-5 during the regular season) as the Maroon and White set division III era program records for conference wins in a single season (15), winning streak (10), and home wins (10) in a single season as the Gents went 10-1 at home. The SCAC tournament title also marked the Gents' first men's basketball conference title since 1980 when the Maroon and White claimed both the regular season and conference tournament championships while a member of the Trans America Athletic Conference (now the Atlantic Sun Conference). Centenary dominated the SCAC postseason individual awards as Dorsey was named the 2019-20 SCAC Coach of the Year.
Centenary will play its first regular-season road game at East Texas Baptist University on Saturday, Nov. 12 (5 p.m.) in Marshall, Texas and then come home to face Louisiana Christian University on Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. The Gents will then play a pair of games in the Millsaps Tournament in Jackson, Miss. on Nov. 19-20, break for Thanksgiving, and then face Texas College at home on Saturday, Nov. 26 at 3 p.m.
The Gents will open conference play at home on Friday, Dec. 2 versus Trinity (7:30 p.m.), then face Schreiner on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 3 p.m., and then play two-straight non-conference home contests – Tuesday, Dec. 6 versus Millsaps (7:30 p.m.) and Belhaven University on Friday, Dec. 9 (7 p.m.). Centenary then returns to conference play with games at Southwestern (Friday, Dec. 16 – 7:30 p.m.) and at Texas Lutheran (Saturday, Dec. 17 – 4 p.m.). The Gents finish off the calendar year at home on Friday, Dec. 30 versus Dallas (6 p.m.) and versus Austin College on Saturday, Dec. 31 at 3 p.m.
Centenary will begin the New Year at home versus St. Thomas (Tuesday, Jan. 10 – 7:30 p.m.) and Colorado College (Friday, Jan.13 – 7:30 p.m.), then hit the road for games at Trinity (Friday, Jan. 20 – 7:30 p.m.) and at Schreiner (Saturday, Jan. 21 – 4 p.m.). The Gents' final two conference games at home are against Southwestern (Friday, Jan. 27 – 7:30 p.m.) and on Sunday, Jan. 29 versus Texas Lutheran at 2 p.m. for Senior Day.
The Gents are at Dallas on Friday, Feb. 3 at 7:30 p.m. and then at Austin College on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 6 p.m. The Gents' final home game will be a non-conference contest versus Patriot University at 7:30 p.m. and then they close the regular season on the road at St. Thomas (Tuesday, Feb. 14 – 7:30 p.m.) and at Colorado College on Sunday, Feb. 19 (4:30 p.m.).
The 2023 SCAC Championship is set for Feb. 24-26 in San Antonio and hosted by Trinity University.
See the Gents' complete season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/mbkb/2022-23/schedule
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