Men's basketball

  • 16 Iowa Conference championships
  • Eight NCAA Div. III playoff berths
  • more than any Iowa Conference school

Central team records

Most wins

Season - 23, 2009-10
Longest winning streak - 35, 1929-32

Most points

Half - 67, vs. Iowa Wesleyan, Jan. 8, 1991
Game - 124, vs. Coe, Dec. 19, 1991
Season - 2,197, 2009-10
Season average - 95.8, 1990-91
Most games over 100 points - 7, 1990-91

Most points allowed

Game - 127, vs. Hope, Dec. 21, 1990
Season average - 86.7, 1997-98

Most field goals

Game - 46, vs. Coe, Dec. 19, 1991-92
Season - 794, 2009-10
Season average - 32, 1977-78

Most field goal attempts

Game - 84, vs. Coe, Dec. 19, 1991-92
Season - 1,713, 2009-10
Season average - 66, 1997-98


Highest field goal percentage

Game - 66.1 (37-56), at North Park College (Ill.), March 2, 1979
Season - 52.9 (749-1417), 1977-78

Most free throws

Game - 37, vs. Buena Vista, Jan. 19, 1985
Most consecutive made - 22, vs. Redlands (Calif.), 1984-85
Season - 512, 1963-64
Season average - 22, 1990-91

Most free throw attempts

Game - 53, vs. Buena Vista, Jan. 19, 1985
Season - 722, 1963-64
Season average - 23, 1990-91


Highest free throw percentage

Game - 94.4 (17-18), at Loras, Jan. 19, 2013
Season - 74.3, 1990-91

3-point goals

Most, game - 18, vs. Hope, Dec. 21, 1990-91
Fewest, game - 0, most recent, Loras College (0-13), Feb. 10, 2010
Season - 220, 2007-08
Season average - 9, 2007-08

Most 3-point attempts

Game - 35, vs. Hope (Mich.), Dec. 21, 1990-91
Season - 591, 2007-08
Season average - 25, 2007-08

Highest 3-point percentage

Game (min. 5 made) - 71.4 (5-7), at Wartburg, Jan. 18, 1986; (10-14), at Dubuque, Jan. 17, 2011
Season - 45.7, 1983-84

Most players scoring 3-point goals

Game - 8, vs. Iowa Wesleyan, Jan. 8, 1990-91
Season- 14, 1997-98


Most rebounds

Game - 59, vs. Bethany Lutheran, Nov. 18, 2009
Season - 1,166, 2009-10
Season average - 41.6, 2009-10

Highest rebound margin

Game - 32 (41-9) at Martin Luther (Minn.), Dec. 14, 2012
Season - 460 (353-813), 2009-10

Most assists

Game - 35, vs. Coe, Dec. 19, 1991-92
Season - 447, 2005-06
Season average - 18.9, 1990-91

Most blocks

Game - 14, vs. Loras, Feb. 4, 2009
Season - 139, 2008-09
Season average - 5.3, 2008-09

Central's largest victory margins

No. Margin Score Date
1. 75 Central 112, Iowa Success 37 1947-48
2. 69 Central 85, Simpson 16 1910-11
3. 62 Central 106, Faith Baptist 44 2006-07
4. 57 Central 65, Tigers 8 1916-17
5. 55 Central 111, Rockford (Ill.) 56 1966-67
55 Central 85, Rockford (Ill.) 30 1963-64
7. 54 Central 104, Rockford (Ill.) 50 1964-65
8. 50 Central 92, Grinnell 42 1976-77
9. 48 Central 79, William Penn 31 1951-52
48 Central 118, Iowa Wesleyan 70 1990-91
11. 46 Central 84, William Penn 38 1954-55
46 Central 99, Lakeland (Wis.) 53 1960-61
46 Central 98, Dominican (Ill.) 52 1964-65
14. 45 Central 95, Metro State (Colo.) 50 1975-76


Central's largest defeat margins

No. Margin Score Date
1. 57 Northern Iowa 77, Central 20 1941-42
57 Simpson 81, Central 33 Feb. 10, 2004
3. 51 Simpson 73, Central 22 1941-42
4. 50 Des Moines University 76, Central 26 1921-22
5. 47 Upper Iowa 103, Central 56 1965-66
6. 43 St. Ambrose 89, Central 46 1950-51
7. 42 Upper Iowa 119, Central 77 1988-89
8. 39 Drake 49, Central 10 1919-20
9. 38 St.. Cloud State (Minn.) 88, Central 50 2001-02
38 Parsons 101, Central 63 1950-51
11. 37 Mankato St. (Minn.) 87, Central 50 1955-56
37 Hawaii Pacific 110, Central 73 1992-93
13.. 35 Des Moines College 49, Central 14 1918-19
35 Simpson 45, Central 10 1921-22
35 Simpson 53, Central, 18 1927-28


 


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