Gents Close Regular Season This Weekend On Road
The Centenary men's basketball team is on the road this weekend to finish the regular season for a pair of Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference games beginning with a matchup with the Colorado College Tigers on Friday set for 5:30 PM (6:30 PM Central) inside Reid Arena.
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Colorado Springs, Colo. - The Centenary men's basketball team is on the road this weekend to finish the regular season for a pair of Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference games beginning with a matchup with the Colorado College Tigers on Friday set for 5:30 PM (6:30 PM Central) inside Reid Arena.
Live stats and live video are available for the game at the links below:
STATS: https://cctigers.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
VIDEO: https://www.flocollege.com/signup?redirect=%2Flive%2F219095
Centenary will wrap up the weekend and its regular season on Sunday versus the nationally-ranked University of St. Thomas Celts at NOON in Houston.
The Gents (10-13, 8-6 SCAC) enter Friday's game against the Tigers (10-13, 8-6 SCAC) winners in eight of their last 11 games while Colorado College is 5-3 in its last eight games and is 6-3 at home this season.
Centenary, 5-6 on the road, had its season-high six-game winning streak snapped last Saturday as the Gents fell 68-61 to the University of the Ozarks Eagles on Senior Day in the Gold Dome. The Tigers split a pair of home games last weekend, losing to Concordia University 95-92 and beating Texas Lutheran University 75-56.
Centenary has clinched a berth into next weekend's SCAC Tournament in Conway, Ark. The Gents have secured the No. 2 seed in the Blue Division and will face the Gold No. 3 at NOON on Friday, Feb. 27. The top six teams in the conference (top three in each division) will qualify for the event, which will be held Feb. 27 through March 1 with Hendrix College as the host. The winner of that event will earn the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
The Tigers are currently tied with Schreiner University for the No. 3 spot in the Gold Division and split the season series against them. Schreiner finishes the regular season at home this weekend against TLU and Concordia. Centenary will face either Colorado College or Schreiner next Friday in the opening game of the SCAC Tournament.
*LeTourneau (12-2), Centenary (8-6), St. Thomas (14-0), and Concordia (12-2) have all clinched tournament berths. Either Austin College (5-9) or the University of Dallas (5-9) will secure a berth as the No. 3 seed from the Blue Division along with either Colorado College or Schreiner as the Gold No. 3. Dallas swept Austin College this season and holds the tiebreaker. Austin College and Dallas both finish the season on the road at Hendrix and Ozarks this weekend with the 'Roos in Conway on Friday against the Warriors while the Crusaders are in Clarksville against the Eagles and then on Saturday the teams switch locations.
See the SCAC tournament bracket/schedule and all tournament info here: ow.ly/UxgR50YhRfN
The Gents average 71.1 PPG, shoot 42.5 % from the floor, 33.7 % from 3-point range, and 72.1 % from the free-throw line while averaging 33.3 rebounds/game, 10.7 assists/game, 6.0 steals/game, and 2.1 blocks/game.
Gents' Season Individual Statistical Leaders:
Scoring: Senior G Quentin Beverly (Katy, Texas) – 17.9 PPG
Rebounding: Sophomore G Nicholas Addison (Cedar Hill, Texas) – 6.5 RPG
Assists: Freshman G Jaden Braden (Natchitoches, La.) – 4.0/game
Blocks: Freshman C Bryce Evans (Austin, Texas) – 1.3/game
Steals: Addison – 1.4/game
GENTS NOTES:
Centenary has allowed the second-fewest points (941) in conference play this season and only St. Thomas has allowed fewer (862). The Gents are also second in points allowed in all games (conference and non-conference) behind the Celts.
Centenary is one of the league's top defensive teams as the Gents rank in the top five in the conference in scoring defense, FG % defense and 3-point FG % defense.
The Gents are allowing just 67.2 PPG in their 14 conference games and have held 11 opponents to 70 points or less and seven under 65 points. Centenary has not allowed more than 68 points to a conference opponent since Concordia scored 82 on Jan. 23.
Centenary can finish no worse than .500 in conference play this season and in 14 seasons as a member of the SCAC has only finished under .500 in league play four times.
Freshman G/F Kane Broussard (Iowa, La.) made a Centenary men's basketball program record ten 3-point baskets in a 94-64 blowout victory over the Howard Payne University Yellow Jackets on Jan. 20 at home. Broussard finished with a season-high 34 points and was 10-15 from beyond the arc. The previous program record for made 3's in a game was nine and was accomplished by AJ Hall on Jan. 12, 2022 against Southwestern University in the Gold Dome. Broussard's 10 treys are the most by a SCAC player in a game this season.
Quentin Beverly joined the 1,000-point club on Jan. 11 with 27 against Schreiner in Kerrville, Texas. Beverly becomes just the 37th Gent to score 1,000 or more career points in the 102 years of Centenary men's basketball and now has 1,204 career points.
Beverly has scored in double figures a team-high 21 times this season and done so in 10-straight games and has scored 20+ points 11 times with one 30-point game. He is tied for third in the conference in scoring and is 135th nationally. He has 411 total points this season, putting him 124th in the country.
Jaden Braden has blossomed into one of the conference's best first-year players as the rookie has now reached double figures 18 times this season, in 11-straight games and in 11 of his last 12. He has three 20+-point performances this season. Braden is averaging 13.7 PPG which is top 20 in the conference and shoots 47.1 % from the floor and averages 2.5 rebounds/game. He is in the top five in the SCAC in assists/game and top 10 in assist/turnover ratio and minutes played.
Nicholas Addison has been one of the conference's top all-around players this season as he ranks in the top five in FG %, top 12 in rebounding and in the top 15 in steals. He has reached double digits five times, averages 7.8 PPG, has four double-digit rebounding performances and two double-doubles. Bryce Evans averages 6.0 PPG and 4.4 rebounds/game with three double-digit scoring performances and one double-figure rebounding effort. His 31 total blocked shots are the most in the conference and tied for 86th nationally. He also scored a season-best 14 points in the win over Hendrix last weekend.
Junior F Dontarius Coleman (Gibsland, La.), Junior F Me'Khai Taylor (New Orleans, La.), freshman G Ryan Spears (Pearland, Texas), and freshman G/F Ashton Savoie (Lake Charles, La.) have all made significant contributions on both ends of the court this season. Coleman had seven points, three rebounds, and a steal against Hendrix last Friday while Spears had two points, two rebounds, two assists, and a steal and Savoie has six boards and three assists.
A glance at the Tigers and Celts:
Jeff Conarroe is in his sixth season as head coach of Colorado College
Two Tigers are averaging double figures in scoring – Asher Nofziger (15.5 PPG) and Ty Hendler (12.4 PPG)
Anthony Medina, in his 11th season, is the head coach of the Celts
St. Thomas is ranked No. 4 in the country and received three first-place votes in this week's poll.
The Celts (22-1, 13-0 SCAC) have won 19 games in a row and are 11-0 at home this season
For more information or to donate to Centenary athletics and the men's basketball program, visit gocentenary.com/gocentenary/C_Club.
See the complete Gents' season schedule here: https://gocentenary.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/schedule
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Team Stats
Colorado Col.
| Game Statistics | Centenary (La.) | Colorado Col. |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (20-70) | (34-67) |
| Field Goal % | 28.6% | 50.7% |
| Rebounds | 37 | 54 |
| Assists | 9 | 16 |
| Turnovers | 9 | 16 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 13 | 9 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 6 | 6 |
| Pts in the Paint | 18 | 54 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 8 | 15 |
| Bench Pts | 16 | 21 |
St. Thomas (Tex.)
| Game Statistics | Centenary (La.) | St. Thomas (Tex.) |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (21-52) | (24-48) |
| Field Goal % | 40.4% | 50.0% |
| Rebounds | 25 | 34 |
| Assists | 10 | 19 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 11 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 7 | 12 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 4 | 4 |
| Pts in the Paint | 20 | 22 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 5 | 20 |
| Bench Pts | 13 | 25 |
