Gents Set For Pair Of Weekend Games In Millsaps College Tournament
The Centenary men's basketball team hits the road this weekend as the Gents will play in the Millsaps College Tournament beginning with a non-conference contest against Piedmont University at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Hangar Dome.
Jackson, Miss. - The Centenary men's basketball team hits the road this weekend as the Gents will play in the Millsaps College Tournament beginning with a non-conference contest against Piedmont University at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Hangar Dome.
Live stats and live video are available for the game at the links below:
Stats: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/millsaps/stats.htm?eventId=715536&streamType=video
Video: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/millsaps/portal.htm?eventId=715536&streamType=video
Centenary (1-2) and Piedmont (2-2) will be joined by the host Millsaps Majors (0-2) and The University of the Ozarks (3-0) in the two-day event with Millsaps facing Ozarks at 4 p.m. on Saturday. Sunday's schedule features a consolation game at 1 p.m. followed by the championship game at 3 p.m. Centenary and Piedmont will face each other for the first time on Saturday. Centenary is 14-9 all-time versus Millsaps in a series that dates back to 1921 and the Maroon and White are 2-3 all-time versus Ozarks but will play them for the first time since the 2016-17 season this weekend.
The Gents are coming off of a 63-51 loss on Wednesday night at home to the Louisiana Christian University Wildcats, rallying from a 15-point halftime deficit to get within six points with under four minutes to play before falling short. Centenary opened the regular season with a dominating 101-64 home win over Arlington Baptist on Nov. 8 and then fell 95-76 at ETBU on Nov. 12 in Marshall, Texas.
Junior G Braeden Board (Rayne, La.) led the Gents with 14 points, junior G Chrys Jackson (North Las Vegas, Nev.) came off the bench and scored 12, and senior F Seth Thomas (Kilgore, Texas) added 11. Thomas, who was named the SCAC Player of he Week on Monday, is averaging a team-high 16.3 points per game and has reached double figures in three-consecutive games.
Senior G Jalen Behr (Athens, Ga.) played 18 minutes and scored five points with three rebounds and a blocked shot, senior G Tykeem Singleton (Fort Worth, Texas) grabbed five rebounds and had one steal in 19 minutes, and senior F Joseph Wiggins (Bossier City, La.) added two points in 17 minutes.
Freshman G Cameron Walker (Bossier City, La.) played just four minutes but had two points, one rebound, and one steal. Junior G Jerrick Baines (Alexandria, La.) played 17 minutes and had three points and an assist. Freshman G Quentin Beverly (Katy, Texas) and senior G/F Willie Davis (Bronx, New York) each scored one point. Davis grabbed four rebounds, two steals and an assist while Beverly had an assist and a steal.
Jackson (9.7 PPG) is the Gents' second-leading scorer while Beverly (8.0) is third followed by Board (7.0), Behr (6.5), Singleton (5.0), Baines (4.5), and senior G Kile Mingo (Cypress, Texas) at 4.0. Thomas is the leading rebounder at 7.3 per game followed by Board (5.3).
Complete Tournament Info: https://gomajors.com/news/2022/11/18/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-to-host-millsaps-college-tournament.aspx
See the Gents' complete season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/mbkb/2022-23/schedule
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