2016–17 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

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2016–17 Longwood Lancers men's basketball
Longwood Lancers Wordmark (2014).png
ConferenceBig South Conference
2016–17 record6–24 (3–15 Big South)
Head coach
Associate head coachJake Luhn (4th season)
Assistant coaches
Captains
  • Darrion Allen
  • Isaac Belton
  • Damarion Geter
  • Khris Lane
Home arenaWillett Hall
Seasons
2016–17 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
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

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.

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
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[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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] 
Recruiting star ratings: 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] 
Recruiting star ratings: 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
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[]

2016–17 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Dominic Ezeani (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Our Lady of Good Counsel Silver Spring, Maryland
G 1 Isaiah 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 Bryan Gee Injured 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Cornerstone Christian Cleveland, Ohio
G 3 Darrion Allen (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Sr Blanche Ely HS Pompano Beach, Florida
F 4 Khris Lane (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Benedictine HS/Drexel Richmond, Virginia
G 5 Kendrick Thompson (I) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Cleveland HS/Daytona State Cleveland, Tennessee
G 10 B.K. Ashe (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Friendship Collegiate/Mount St. Mary's Washington, D.C.
F 11 Jahleem Montague Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Atlantic City HS/Palm Beach State Atlantic City, New Jersey
G 12 Juan Munoz Injured Current redshirt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Panther Creek HS Raleigh, North Carolina
G 15 Isaac Belton (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Virginia Episcopal/Fork Union Military Salem, Virginia
F 20 Obi 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 JaShaun Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Garner, North Carolina
F 24 Damarion Geter Injured (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Dunbar HS Dayton, Ohio
G/F 30 Chris 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 and results[]

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 		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..

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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. Archived from the original on 2015-08-10. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  8. ^ "Longwood Adds to Talented Class of 2016 with JaShaun Smith". LancersBlog.com. November 15, 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-12-25. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  9. ^ "Isaiah Walton Commits to Longwood". LancersBlog.com. October 26, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-10-27. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  10. ^ "Lancers Land Kendrick Thompson". LancersBlog.com. March 1, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-20. 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. Archived from the original on 2016-05-30. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  13. ^ "Jahleem Montague Commits to Longwood". LancersBlog.com. March 19, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. 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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