Roman Gentry enters his seventh season with the Golden Bears in 2020-21 after joining the Concordia coaching staff prior to the 2014-15 season as a graduate assistant.
He started his coaching career in 2012-13 as an assistant at Rapid City High School, helping the varsity squad reach the South Dakota State Tournament. He then moved on to his alma mater at East High School in Sioux City, Iowa where he was an assistant with the boys basketball team while working at the school.
Gentry played two years at the University of South Dakota from 2008-10, averaging 13.5 points during his junior season as a midseason transfer. As a senior, he was named All-Great West Conference First Team, averaging 17.6 points during league play for the Coyotes.
He began his playing career at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he played in 36 games with four starts in his first two seasons before leaving for USD.
He earned a degree from USD in recreation in 2012 and earned a master's degree in sport management at Concordia in 2018.
As a prep at East HS, Gentry was named the 2006 Iowa 4A Player of the Year and All-State First Team honors.
