2017–18 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

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.

2017–18 Longwood Lancers men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
2017–18 record7–26 (3–15 Big South)
Head coach
Associate head coachJake Luhn (5th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWillett Hall
2017–18 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UNC Asheville135 .722  2113  .618
Radford126 .667  2313  .639
Winthrop126 .667  1912  .613
Campbell108 .556  1816  .529
Liberty99 .500  2215  .595
Charleston Southern99 .500  1516  .484
High Point99 .500  1416  .467
Gardner–Webb99 .500  1418  .438
Presbyterian414 .222  1121  .344
Longwood315 .167  726  .212
2018 Big South Tournament winner

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)180 lb (82 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 W 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. "Longwood hires UMBC assistant as basketball coach". Washington Post. Associated Press. 2018-03-23. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  4. http://www.longwoodlancers.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=220
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