| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Longwood Lancers |
| Conference: | Big South Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big South |
| Record: | 6–24 |
| Conf Record: | 3–15 |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Assoc Coach: | Jake Luhn |
| Ahc Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach1: | Cody Anderson |
| Ac1 Year: | 2nd |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Darrion Allen |
| Captain2: | Isaac Belton |
| Captain3: | Damarion Geter |
| Captain4: | Khris Lane |
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.
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.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | G | 5'10" | 190 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| 10 | F/C | 6'8" | 255 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| 11 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Sophomore | Transferred to East Tennessee State[1] | ||
| 14 | F | 6'9" | 200 | Sophomore | Not returning to team[2] | ||
| 21 | G/F | 6'5" | 220 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| 23 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Freshman | Transfer to University of Charleston[3] | ||
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]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | 6'4" | 174 | RS Sophomore | Junior college transfer from Iowa Western Community College.[7] | |||
| 5 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Junior | Junior college transfer from Daytona State College.[8] | |||
| 10 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Senior | Transferred from Mount St. Mary's University.[9] Under NCAA transfer rules, he will have to sit out a year, and will have one year of eligibility remaining.[10] | |||
| 11 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Sophomore | Junior college transfer from Palm Beach State College.[11] | |||
| 20 | F | 6'10" | 245 | Junior | Junior college transfer from Pensacola State College.[12] |
|-!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition game|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Big South regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Big South Conference tournament[13]