2016–17 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represented Longwood University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Jayson Gee, in his fourth season, and played their home games at Willett Hall in Farmville, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 3–15 in Big South play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big South tournament to Charleston Southern.
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| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Record | 6–24 (3–15 Big South) |
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| Associate head coach | Jake Luhn (4th season) |
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| Home arena | Willett Hall |
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| Winthrop † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Asheville | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High Point | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radford | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Campbell | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 19 | – | 18 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Longwood | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2017 Big South tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The 2015–16 Lancers finished the 2015–16 season 10–23, 5–13 in Big South play to finish in a four-way tie for eighth place. They defeated Radford in the first round of the Big South tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to High Point.
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Tra'Vaughn White | 0 | G | 5'10" | 190 | RS Senior | Kansas City, Kansas | Graduated |
| Lotanna Nwogbo | 10 | F/C | 6'8" | 255 | RS Senior | Lithonia, Georgia | Graduated |
| Kanayo Obi-Rapu Jr. | 11 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Sophomore | Greensboro, North Carolina | Transferred to East Tennessee State[1] |
| Victor Dorsey | 14 | F | 6'9" | 200 | Sophomore | Akron, Ohio | Not returning to team[2] |
| Shaquille Johnson | 21 | G/F | 6'5" | 220 | Senior | Atlanta, Georgia | Graduated |
| Al Burge | 23 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Freshman | Garfield Heights, Ohio | Transfer to University of Charleston[3] |
Coaching changes
On June 4, 2016, assistant coach Adam Williams left to become the head coach at Division II Salem International University.[4] On July 7, Gee announce that former Radford head coach Ron Bradley would be named as an assistant.[5] On September 1, Anderson was promoted from director of basketball operations, replacing Samba Johnson.[6]
Class of 2016 signees
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Juan Muñoz PG |
Raleigh, NC | Panther Creek High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | August 9, 2015[7] | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 59 | ||||||
| JaShaun Smith SF |
Garner, NC | Garner Magnet High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | November 15, 2015[8] | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Isaiah Walton | 1 | G | 6'4" | 174 | RS Sophomore | Oberlin, OH | Junior college transfer from Iowa Western Community College.[9] |
| Kendrick Thompson | 5 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Junior | Cleveland, TN | Junior college transfer from Daytona State College.[10] |
| BK Ashe | 10 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Senior | Washington, D.C. | Transferred from Mount St. Mary's University.[11] Under NCAA transfer rules, he will have to sit out a year, and will have one year of eligibility remaining.[12] |
| Jahleem Montague | 11 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Sophomore | Atlantic City, NJ | Junior college transfer from Palm Beach State College.[13] |
| Obi Romeo | 20 | F | 6'10" | 245 | Junior | White Sulphur Springs, WV | Junior college transfer from Pensacola State College.[14] |
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition game | |||||||||||
| Nov 5, 2016* 5:00 pm, BSN |
Hampden–Sydney Crosstown Showdown |
W 93–85 OT | 24 – Allen | 9 – Walton | 8 – Walton | Willett Hall (1,900) Farmville, VA | |||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 13, 2016* 2:00 pm, BSN |
Maine | L 58–80 | 0–1 |
18 – Allen | 8 – Lane | 5 – Thompson | Willett Hall (1,128) Farmville, VA | ||||
| Nov 15, 2016* 11:00 am, ESPN2 |
at Stephen F. Austin College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon |
W 66–60 | 0–2 |
15 – Walton | 7 – Allen | 4 – Thompson | William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,944) Nacogdoches, TX | ||||
| Nov 18, 2016* 7:00 pm, BSN |
Salem International | W 87–74 | 1–2 |
24 – Lane | 14 – Lane | 7 – Walton | Willett Hall (1,187) Farmville, VA | ||||
| Nov 23, 2016* 7:00 pm |
at Saint Francis (PA) | L 72–87 | 1–3 |
21 – Allen | 9 – Lane | 4 – Thompson | DeGol Arena (506) Loretto, PA | ||||
| Nov 28, 2016* 7:00 pm, BSN |
Dartmouth | W 86–80 | 2–3 |
23 – Walton | 11 – Lane | 7 – Thompson | Willett Hall (1,018) Farmville, VA | ||||
| Dec 3, 2016* 5:00 pm, BSN |
James Madison | L 59–71 | 2–4 |
13 – Allen | 6 – Lane | 4 – Thompson | Willett Hall (1,508) Farmville, VA | ||||
| Dec 9, 2016* 7:30 pm, FS1 |
at No. 10 Creighton | L 58–113 | 2–5 |
12 – Tied | 6 – Shields | 4 – Walton | CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,697) Omaha, NE | ||||
| Dec 12, 2016* 7:00 pm |
at George Mason | L 60–97 | 2–6 |
16 – Allen | 8 – Lane | 3 – Walton | EagleBank Arena (3,712) Fairfax, VA | ||||
| Dec 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, BSN |
Averett | W 86–67 | 3–6 |
24 – Allen | 11 – Lane | 4 – Walton | Willett Hall (482) Farmville, VA | ||||
| Dec 19, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Ball State | L 45–61 | 3–7 |
11 – Smith | 10 – Lane | 2 – Gee | Worthen Arena (2,115) Muncie, IN | ||||
| Dec 21, 2016* 5:00 pm, FSSW |
at Texas Tech | L 60–91 | 3–8 |
15 – Shields | 4 – Smith | 5 – Walton | United Supermarkets Arena (9,057) Lubbock, TX | ||||
| Big South regular season | |||||||||||
| Dec 29, 2016 7:00 pm, BSN |
Campbell | W 79–77 | 4–8 (1–0) |
30 – Lane | 8 – Lane | 7 – Walton | Willett Hall (718) Farmville, VA | ||||
| Dec 31, 2016 7:00 pm, BSN |
at High Point | W 60–55 | 5–8 (2–0) |
18 – Lane | 9 – Walton | 2 – Tied | Millis Center (712) High Point, NC | ||||
| Jan 4, 2017 7:00 pm, Shentel/BSN |
Presbyterian | W 79–76 | 6–8 (3–0) |
22 – Walton | 6 – Tied | 4 – Gee | Willett Hall (518) Farmville, VA | ||||
| Jan 7, 2017 5:00 pm, BSN |
at Winthrop | L 65–83 | 6–9 (3–1) |
14 – Lane | 6 – Lane | 2 – Gee | Winthrop Coliseum (1,155) Rock Hill, SC | ||||
| Jan 11, 2017 7:00 pm, BSN |
at UNC Asheville | L 68–89 | 6–10 (3–2) |
32 – Lane | 8 – Lane | 3 – Belton | Kimmel Arena (1,262) Asheville, NC | ||||
| Jan 14, 2017 2:00 pm, Shentel/BSN |
Gardner–Webb | L 79–85 | 6–11 (3–3) |
22 – Allen | 11 – Lane | 6 – Walton | Willett Hall (1,118) Farmville, VA | ||||
| Jan 19, 2017 7:00 pm, Shentel/BSN |
Radford | L 60–72 | 6–12 (3–4) |
18 – Lane | 8 – Lane | 4 – Gee | Willett Hall (1,318) Farmville, VA | ||||
| Jan 21, 2017 5:00 pm, BSN |
at Charleston Southern | L 61–76 | 6–13 (3–5) |
20 – Walton | 7 – Allen | 3 – Gee | CSU Field House (727) North Charleston, SC | ||||
| Jan 26, 2017 7:00 pm, Shentel/BSN |
Liberty | L 62–93 | 6–14 (3–6) |
20 – Allen | 5 – Walton | 3 – Walton | Willett Hall (1,614) Farmville, VA | ||||
| Jan 28, 2017 5:00 pm, BSN |
at Presbyterian | L 62–71 | 6–15 (3–7) |
16 – Lane | 11 – Lane | 6 – Walton | Templeton Center (707) Clinton, SC | ||||
| Feb 1, 2017 7:00 pm, Shentel/BSN |
High Point | L 68–92 | 6–16 (3–8) |
24 – Lane | 7 – Lane | 6 – Walton | Willett Hall (842) Farmville, VA | ||||
| Feb 4, 2017 5:00 pm, ASN |
at Gardner–Webb | L 64–90 | 6–17 (3–9) |
20 – Walton | 8 – Smith | 3 – Tied | Paul Porter Arena (1,029) Boiling Springs, NC | ||||
| Feb 9, 2017 7:00 pm, BSN |
at Campbell | L 79–83 | 6–18 (3–10) |
28 – Walton | 9 – Lane | 3 – Tied | Gore Arena (1,241) Buies Creek, NC | ||||
| Feb 11, 2017 5:00 pm, Shentel/BSN |
UNC Asheville | L 69–91 | 6–19 (3–11) |
17 – Allen | 8 – Smith | 3 – Tied | Willett Hall (1,312) Farmville, VA | ||||
| Feb 15, 2017 7:00 pm, Shentel/BSN |
Winthrop | L 63–83 | 6–20 (3–12) |
18 – Allen | 5 – Lane | 2 – Walton | Willett Hall (1,011) Farmville, VA | ||||
| Feb 18, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Radford | L 72–79 | 6–21 (3–13) |
32 – Lane | 7 – Walton | 6 – Allen | Dedmon Center (1,783) Radford, VA | ||||
| Feb 23, 2017 7:00 pm, BSN |
at Liberty | L 45–61 | 6–22 (3–14) |
14 – Lane | 5 – Tied | 3 – Lane | Vines Center (2,789) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
| Feb 25, 2017 2:00 pm, Shentel/BSN |
Charleston Southern | L 78–86 | 6–23 (3–15) |
27 – Lane | 10 – Lane | 7 – Walton | Willett Hall (1,088) Farmville, VA | ||||
| Big South Conference tournament | |||||||||||
| Feb 28, 2017 7:00 pm, BSN |
(9) | at (8) Charleston Southern First round |
L 74–79 | 6–24 |
24 – Tied | 9 – Lane | 5 – Belton | CSU Field House (815) North Charleston, SC | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.. | |||||||||||
References
- Jon Rothstein [@JonRothstein] (August 27, 2016). "Longwood transfer Kanayo Obi-Rapu has committed to East Tennessee State, source told @CBSSports" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- @LancersBlog (April 26, 2016). "News shouldn't shock anyone but news went "national" today that Victor Dorsey is not returning to Longwood" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Burge to Transfer from Men's Basketball Program" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. August 13, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- "Adam Williams named men's basketball coach" (Press release). Salem International University. June 4, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- "Gee Adds Big South Coaching Legend to Staff" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. July 7, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- "Gee Elevates Anderson to Assistant Coach" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. September 1, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- "Longwood Gets Crucial Commitment". LancersBlog.com. August 9, 2015. Archived from the original on August 10, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- "Longwood Adds to Talented Class of 2016 with JaShaun Smith". LancersBlog.com. November 15, 2015. Archived from the original on December 25, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- "Isaiah Walton Commits to Longwood". LancersBlog.com. October 26, 2015. Archived from the original on October 27, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- "Lancers Land Kendrick Thompson". LancersBlog.com. March 1, 2016. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- @_BkAshe (May 30, 2016). "I've decided to commit to Longwood University. #GoLancers" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "BK Ashe visits Longwood". LancersBlog.com. May 28, 2016. Archived from the original on May 30, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
- "Jahleem Montague Commits to Longwood". LancersBlog.com. March 19, 2016. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- "Lancers Sign 6-10, 245-Pound Obi Romeo" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- "Gee Unveils 2016-17 Gauntlet for Men's Basketball" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
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