2016–17 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

2016–17 Longwood Lancers men's basketball
Conference Big South Conference
2016–17 record 2–3 (0–0 Big South)
Head coach Jayson Gee (4th year)
Associate head coach Jake Luhn (4th year)
Assistant coach Cody Anderson (1st year)
Assistant coach Ron Bradley (1st year)
Captain Darrion Allen
Captain Isaac Belton
Captain Damarion Geter
Captain Khris Lane
Home arena Willett Hall
2016–17 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Charleston Southern 0 0       3 2   .600
Winthrop 0 0       3 2   .600
High Point 0 0       3 3   .500
Liberty 0 0       3 3   .500
UNC Asheville 0 0       3 3   .500
Campbell 0 0       2 3   .400
Presbyterian 0 0       2 3   .400
Gardner–Webb 0 0       2 4   .333
Radford 0 0       2 4   .333
Longwood 0 0       1 3   .250
† 2017 Big South Tournament winner
As of December 6, 2016; 

The 2016–17 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represent Longwood University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team will be led by head coach Jayson Gee, in his fourth season, and play their home games at Willett Hall in Farmville, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference.

Last season

The 2015–16 Lancers finished the season 10–23, and 5–13 in the Big South Conference, 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
White, Tra'VaughnTra'Vaughn White 0 G 5'10" 190 RS Senior Kansas City, Kansas Graduated
Nwogbo, LotannaLotanna Nwogbo 10 F/C 6'8" 255 RS Senior Lithonia, Georgia Graduated
Obi-Rapu Jr., KanayoKanayo Obi-Rapu Jr. 11 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore Greensboro, North Carolina Transferred to East Tennessee State[1]
Dorsey, VictorVictor Dorsey 14 F 6'9" 200 Sophomore Akron, Ohio Not returning to team[2]
Johnson, ShaquilleShaquille Johnson 21 G/F 6'5" 220 Senior Atlanta, Georgia Graduated
Burge, AlAl 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
Juan Muñoz
PG
Raleigh, NC Panther Creek High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 155 lb (70 kg) August 9, 2015[7] 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:1/5 stars   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] 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Walton, IsaiahIsaiah Walton 1 G 6'4" 174 RS Sophomore Oberlin, OH Junior college transfer from Iowa Western Community College.[9]
Thompson, KendrickKendrick Thompson 5 G 6'2" 170 Junior Cleveland, TN Junior college transfer from Daytona State College.[10]
Ashe, BKBK 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 eligiblity remaining.[12]
Montague, JahleemJahleem Montague 11 F 6'8" 210 Sophomore Atlantic City, NJ Junior college transfer from Palm Beach State College.[13]
Romeo, ObiObi Romeo 20 F 6'10" 245 Junior White Sulphur Springs, WV Junior college transfer from Pensacola State College.[14]

Roster

2016–17 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Ezeani, DominicDominic Ezeani (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Our Lady of Good Counsel Silver Spring, Maryland
G 1 Walton, IsaiahIsaiah Walton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Elyria HS/Iowa Western CC/UC Davis Oberlin, Ohio
G 2 Gee, BryanBryan Gee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Cornerstone Christian Cleveland, Ohio
G 3 Allen, DarrionDarrion Allen (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Sr Blanche Ely HS Pompano Beach, Florida
F 4 Lane, KhrisKhris Lane (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Benedictine HS/Drexel Richmond, Virginia
G 5 Thompson, KendrickKendrick Thompson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Cleveland HS/Daytona State Cleveland, Tennessee
G 10 Ashe, B.K.B.K. Ashe (I)  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Friendship Collegiate/Mount St. Mary's Washington, D.C.
F 11 Montague, JahleemJahleem Montague   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Atlantic City HS/Palm Beach State Atlantic City, New Jersey
G 12 Munoz, JuanJuan Munoz   5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Panther Creek HS Raleigh, North Carolina
G 15 Belton, IsaacIsaac Belton (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Virginia Episcopal/Fork Union Military Salem, Virginia
F 20 Romeo, ObiObi Romeo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Greenbrier East HS/Saint Joseph's White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
F 21 Smith, JaShaunJaShaun Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Legacy Charter School Garner, North Carolina
F 24 Geter, DamarionDamarion Geter (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Dunbar HS Dayton, Ohio
G/F 30 Shields, ChrisChris Shields 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Hedgesville HS/Fishburne Military Hedgesville, West Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 30, 2016

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
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
L 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   
                   Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA

Dec 9, 2016*
7:30 pm, FS1
at Creighton   
                   CenturyLink Center Omaha 
Omaha, NE

Dec 12, 2016*
at George Mason   
                   EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA

Dec 14, 2016*
7:00 pm, BSN
Averett   
                   Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA

Dec 19, 2016*
7:00 pm
at Ball State   
                   Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN

Dec 21, 2016*
at Texas Tech   
                   United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
Big South regular season

Dec 29, 2016
7:00 pm
Campbell   
                   Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA

Dec 31, 2016
7:00 pm
at High Point   
                   Millis Center 
High Point, NC

Jan 4, 2017
7:00 pm
Presbyterian   
                   Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA

Jan 7, 2017
5:00 pm
at Winthrop   
                   Winthrop Coliseum 
Rock Hill, NC

Jan 11, 2017
7:00 pm
at UNC Asheville   
                   Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC

Jan 14, 2017
2:00 pm
Gardner–Webb   
                   Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA

Jan 19, 2017
7:00 pm
Radford   
                   Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA

Jan 21, 2017
5:00 pm
at Charleston Southern   
                   CSU Field House 
North Charleston, SC

Jan 26, 2017
7:00 pm
Liberty   
                   Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA

Jan 28, 2017
5:00 pm
at Presbyterian   
                   Templeton Center 
Clinton, SC

Feb 1, 2017
7:00 pm
High Point   
                   Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA

Feb 4, 2017
5:00 pm
at Gardner–Webb   
                   Paul Porter Arena 
Boiling Springs, NC

Feb 9, 2017
7:00 pm
at Campbell   
                   Gore Arena 
Buies Creek, NC

Feb 11, 2017
5:00 pm
UNC Asheville   
                   Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA

Feb 15, 2017
7:00 pm
Winthrop   
                   Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA

Feb 18, 2017
5:00 pm
at Radford   
                   Dedmon Center 
Radford, VA

Feb 23, 2017
7:00 pm
at Liberty   
                   Vines Center 
Lynchburg, VA

Feb 25, 2017
5:00 pm
Charleston Southern   
                   Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA
Big South Conference Tournament

Feb 28–Mar 5, 2017
vs.    
                   TBD 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time..

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References

  1. Jon Rothstein [JonRothstein] (August 27, 2016). "Longwood transfer Kanayo Obi-Rapu has committed to East Tennessee State, source told @CBSSports." (Tweet) via Twitter.
  2. 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.
  3. "Burge to Transfer from Men's Basketball Program" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. August 13, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  4. "Adam Williams named men's basketball coach" (Press release). Salem International University. June 4, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. "Gee Adds Big South Coaching Legend to Staff" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. July 7, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  6. "Gee Elevates Anderson to Assistant Coach" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. September 1, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  7. "Longwood Gets Crucial Commitment". LancersBlog.com. August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  8. "Longwood Adds to Talented Class of 2016 with JaShaun Smith". LancersBlog.com. November 15, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  9. "Isaiah Walton Commits to Longwood". LancersBlog.com. October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  10. "Lancers Land Kendrick Thompson". LancersBlog.com. March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  11. _BkAshe (May 30, 2016). "I've decided to commit to Longwood University. #GoLancers" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  12. "BK Ashe visits Longwood". LancersBlog.com. May 28, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  13. "Jahleem Montague Commits to Longwood". LancersBlog.com. March 19, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  14. "Lancers Sign 6-10, 245-Pound Obi Romeo" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  15. "Gee Unveils 2016-17 Gauntlet for Men's Basketball" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
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