Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator

Dominic Percia enters his sixth season with the men’s basketball program and was elevated to Associate Head Coach this summer.  

Percia, an Assistant Coach for the Gents the past four seasons, is a native of Sterling, Mass. and grew up in Orlando, Fla., is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst where he earned a dual Master’s in Sport Management and Master of Business Administration. He earned an undergraduate degree in Marketing from Florida State University in 2018.

Percia has helped lead the Gents to one of their most successful periods in program history the last four seasons highlighted by a conference title and an NCAA Tournament in 2023-24. Centenary earned the No. 3 seed in the SCAC Tournament as the Maroon and White made their 11th-straight appearance in the event where they defeated Colorado College 83-76 to win the Championship and earn an NCAA Tournament berth.

The Gents finished the 2023-24 season again as a top defensive club in division III, holding 15 of their 29 opponents to 70 points or less during the season and 10 to 65 points or less. The Gents finished 11-3 on their home court counting the regular season and conference tournament and 27 of their last 42 at the Gold Dome.

The Gents, as a team, averaged 73.9 PPG, shot 41.6 % from the floor, 32.8 % from beyond the arc, 70.5 % from the FT line in the championship season, and averaged 33.9 rebounds per game and 11.4 assists/game. Centenary was once again a well-rounded team as the Maroon and White found themselves ranked nationally in multiple statistical categories on both sides of the ball:

Ranked 17th in Turnover Margin (4.6)

Ranked 23rd in Turnovers Forced Per Game (16.8) and forced 488 total this season.

Tied for 74th in 3-point baskets made per game (8.7) with 251 made this season.

Ranked 64th in Field-Goal Percentage Defense (40.8 %)

Ranked 78th in Steals Per Game (8.6)

 In 2022-23, The Gents finished 18-9 overall and 10-6 in conference play and tied the division III era (2012-present) single-season record for wins.

Centenary has now finished .500 or better in all four of five seasons in Percia’s time as the Gents have established themselves as one of the most successful programs in the conference.

Percia worked as Director of Player Management for Premier Sports Agency, helping place professional players while at UMass. He also interned with the West Coast Conference’s league office, conducting a Men’s Basketball transfer study and it a two-year member of Rising Coaches.

Percia is the son of Salvatore and Jill Percia and is the second-youngest of six as he has two brothers (Ben and Cam), and three sisters; Veronica, Lizzie, and Ana.