2017–18 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

2017–18 Longwood Lancers men's basketball
Conference Big South Conference
2017–18 record 7–26 (3–15 Big South)
Head coach Jayson Gee (5th season)
Associate head coach Jake Luhn (5th season)
Assistant coach Cody Anderson (2nd season)
Assistant coach Ron Bradley (2nd season)
Home arena Willett Hall
2017–18 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UNC Asheville13–5 .722  21–13  .618
Radford †12–6 .667  23–13  .639
Winthrop12–6 .667  19–12  .613
Campbell10–8 .556  18–16  .529
Liberty9–9 .500  22–15  .595
Charleston Southern9–9 .500  15–16  .484
High Point9–9 .500  14–16  .467
Gardner–Webb9–9 .500  14–18  .438
Presbyterian4–14 .222  11–21  .344
Longwood3–15 .167  7–26  .212
† 2018 Big South Tournament winner

The 2017–18 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represented Longwood University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Jayson Gee, in his fifth season, and played their home games at Willett Hall in Farmville, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 7–26, 3–15 in Big South play to finish in last place. They defeated High Point in the first round of the Big South Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Radford.

On March 2, 2018, head coach Jayson Gee was fired.[1] He finished at Longwood with a five-year record of 42–120. On March 22, the school hired UMBC assistant Griff Aldrich as head coach.[2][3]

Previous season

The 2016–17 Lancers 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.

Roster

2017–18 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Dominic Ezeani 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoOur Lady of Good Counsel HS Silver Spring, Maryland
G 1 Isaiah Walton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrElyria HS/Iowa Western CC/UC Davis Oberlin, Ohio
G 2 B.K. Ashe 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) RS SrFriendship Collegiate/Mount St. Mary's Washington, D.C.
G 3 Kamil Chapman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrComenius School Charlotte, North Carolina
G 4 Juan Munoz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) RS SoPanther Creek HS Morrisville, North Carolina
G 5 Bryan Gee  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrCornerstone Christian Cleveland, Ohio
G 10 Keoni Wallington 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)100 lb (45 kg) JrHoly Trinity Episcopal Academy/Wallace State/Eastern Florida State Palm Bay, Florida
F 11 Jahleem Montague 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SoAtlantic City HS/Palm Beach State Atlantic City, New Jersey
G 12 Charles Glover 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrGonzaga College HS/Mount St. Mary's Bowie, Maryland
F 13 Spencer Franklin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrTrimble Technical/Seward County College/Collin College Fort Worth, Texas
F 15 Pernell Adgei 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrPope John Paul The Great/Panola/Loyola Dumfries, Virginia
F 20 Jordan Cintron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrDeWitt Clinton/Bull City Prep Bronx, New York
F 21 JaShaun Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoLegacy Charter School Garner, North Carolina
F 23 Boaz Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrVictory Prep/Collin College/Lamar Houston, Texas
F 24 Damarion Geter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SrDunbar HS Dayton, Ohio
G/F 30 Chris Shields 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrHedgesville HS/Fishburne Military Hedgesville, West Virginia
F/C 41 Drew Romich 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg) JrPope HS/Georgia College/Stetson Marietta, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 25, 2017

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017*
3:00 pm, BSN		 Stephen F. Austin L 61–74  0–1
  21 – Walton  8 – Montague  4 – Geter  Willett Hall (1,412)
Farmville, VA
Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 pm, BSN		 Columbia L 77–87  0–2
  32 – Walton  10 – Ashe  6 – Ashe  Willett Hall (1,522)
Farmville, VA
Nov 18, 2017*
3:00 pm, BSN		 Saint Francis (PA) L 56–83  0–3
  15 – Walton  9 – Geter  5 – Glover  Willett Hall (1,317)
Farmville, VA
Nov 21, 2017*
7:30 pm, ESPN3		 at UNC Greensboro
UNCG Tournament		 L 40–71  0–4
  17 – Ashe  5 – Tied  2 – Ashe  Greensboro Coliseum (1,635)
Greensboro, NC
Nov 22, 2017*
3:00 pm		 vs. Delaware
UNCG Tournament		 L 57–65  0–5
  20 – Ashe  10 – Glover  2 – 3 tied  Fleming Gymnasium (93)
Greensboro, NC
Nov 26, 2017*
3:00 pm, BSN		 North Carolina Wesleyan W 107–78  1–5
  31 – Ashe  9 – Shields  8 – Ashe  Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, BSN		 Bluefield State W 84–59  2–5
  29 – Walton  7 – 3 tied  3 – Glover  Willett Hall (1,128)
Farmville, VA
Dec 2, 2017*
3:00 pm, BSN		 Fayetteville State W 61–52  3–5
  11 – Shields  13 – Shields  5 – Walton  Willett Hall (712)
Farmville, VA
Dec 9, 2017*
1:00 pm		 at VMI L 70–81  3–6
  21 – Ashe  11 – Shields  3 – Glover  Cameron Hall (2,642)
Lexington, VA
Dec 13, 2017*
8:00 pm, BTN		 at Illinois L 45–92  3–7
  10 – Smith  6 – Shields  3 – Tied  State Farm Center (12,387)
Champaign, IL
Dec 16, 2017*
2:00 pm, BSN		 Cornell L 62–69  3–8
  13 – Chapman  9 – Tied  3 – Ashe  Willett Hall (215)
Farmville, VA
Dec 19, 2017*
9:00 pm, P12N		 at No. 3 Arizona State L 95–61  3–9
  14 – Ashe  8 – Geter  4 – Geter  Wells Fargo Arena (9,308)
Tempe, AZ
Dec 21, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Grand Canyon L 56–86  3–10
  13 – Tied  6 – Ashe  2 – Tied  GCU Arena (7,006)
Phoenix, AZ
Big South regular season
Dec 30, 2017
12:30 pm, BSN		 at Charleston Southern L 43–84  3–11
(0–1)		  15 – Smith  7 – Smith  2 – Tied  CSU Field House (426)
North Charleston, SC
Jan 3, 2018
7:00 pm, BSN		 Presbyterian L 65–78  3–12
(0–2)		  19 – Walton  7 – Tied  4 – Ashe  Willett Hall (473)
Farmville, VA
Jan 6, 2018
2:00 pm, BSN		 Gardner–Webb W 79–73  4–12
(1–2)		  21 – Ashe  13 – Ashe  5 – Ashe  Willett Hall (1,373)
Farmville, VA
Jan 9, 2018
7:00 pm, BSN		 at UNC Asheville L 80–90  4–13
(1–3)		  19 – Glover  4 – Geter  6 – Ashe  Kimmel Arena (1,312)
Asheville, NC
Jan 12, 2018
7:00 pm, BSN		 at Liberty W 58–51  5–13
(2–3)		  22 – Walton  8 – Geter  4 – Tied  Vines Center (1,989)
Lynchburg, VA
Jan 15, 2018
7:00 pm, BSN		 Campbell W 76–62  6–13
(3–3)		  27 – Walton  14 – Geter  4 – Geter  Willett Hall (1,407)
Farmville, VA
Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm, BSN		 at Radford L 63–70  6–14
(3–4)		  16 – Walton  8 – Geter  3 – Tied  Dedmon Center (1,251)
Radford, VA
Jan 21, 2018
3:00 pm, BSN		 High Point L 55–75  6–15
(3–5)		  14 – Walton  10 – Geter  2 – Ashe  Willett Hall (1,675)
Farmville, VA
Jan 24, 2018
7:00 pm, BSN		 Winthrop L 78–95  6–16
(3–6)		  24 – Ashe  10 – Geter  5 – Geter  Willett Hall (1,737)
Farmville, VA
Jan 27, 2018
7:00 pm, BSN		 at Gardner–Webb L 57–60  6–17
(3–7)		  16 – Walton  11 – Geter  3 – Walton  Paul Porter Arena (908)
Boiling Springs, NC
Feb 1, 2018
7:00 pm, BSN		 at Presbyterian L 62–67  6–18
(3–8)		  16 – Ashe  9 – Glover  4 – Walton  Templeton Center (264)
Clinton, SC
Feb 3, 2018
2:00 pm, BSN		 Liberty L 55–67  6–19
(3–9)		  20 – Walton  6 – Tied  3 – Tied  Willett Hall (1,807)
Farmville, VA
Feb 7, 2018
7:00 pm, BSN		 UNC Asheville L 73–78  6–20
(3–10)		  19 – Geter  7 – Franklin  5 – Walton  Willett Hall (1,473)
Farmville, VA
Feb 10, 2018
4:00 pm, BSN		 at Campbell L 54–88  6–21
(3–11)		  25 – Clemons  8 – Clemons  8 – Eudy  Gore Arena (2,033)
Buies Creek, NC
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm, BSN		 Charleston Southern L 65–77  6–22
(3–12)		  24 – Walton  14 – Geter  3 – Glover  Willett Hall (1,173)
Farmville, VA
Feb 18, 2018
2:00 pm, BSN		 at Winthrop L 64–79  6–23
(3–13)		  21 – Ashe  9 – Geter  4 – Geter  Winthrop Coliseum (2,331)
Rock Hill, SC
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm, BSN		 at High Point L 56–75  6–24
(3–14)		  12 – Geter  8 – Geter  2 – 3 tied  Millis Center (1,008)
High Point, NC
Feb 24, 2018
3:00 pm, BSN		 Radford L 47–70  6–25
(3–15)		  10 – Ashe  7 – Geter  2 – Ashe  Willett Hall (1,384)
Farmville, VA
Big South Conference Tournament
Feb 27, 2018
7:00 pm, BSN		 (10) at (7) High Point
First round		 W 68–55  7–25
  14 – Tied  6 – Geter  4 – Walton  Millis Center (813)
High Point, NC
Mar 1, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 (10) vs. (2) Radford
Quarterfinals		 L 53–59  7–26
  15 – Tied  8 – Glover  3 – Walton  Kimmel Arena (1,159)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time..

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References

  1. ↑ Jones, Torrance (March 2, 2018). "Report: Jayson Gee relieved of duties at Longwood". midmajormadness.com. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Longwood Names UMBC's Griff Aldrich Head Men's Basketball Coach" (Press release). Longwood Athletics. March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  3. ↑ Press, Associated (2018-03-23). "Longwood hires UMBC assistant as basketball coach". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  4. ↑ http://www.longwoodlancers.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=220
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