2016–17 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team
2016–17 Longwood Lancers men's basketball | |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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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 | |
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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] | |
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] | |
Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
Sources: |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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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
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Schedule
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 |
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.. |
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. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Longwood Adds to Talented Class of 2016 with JaShaun Smith". LancersBlog.com. November 15, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Isaiah Walton Commits to Longwood". LancersBlog.com. October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Lancers Land Kendrick Thompson". LancersBlog.com. March 1, 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. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Jahleem Montague Commits to Longwood". LancersBlog.com. March 19, 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.