2016–17 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team explained

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.

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
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]

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

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
1 G 6'4" 174 RS SophomoreJunior 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]

Schedule and results

|-!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]

Notes and References

  1. JonRothstein . Jon Rothstein . 769560355831963652 . August 27, 2016 . Longwood transfer Kanayo Obi-Rapu has committed to East Tennessee State, source told @CBSSports..
  2. LancersBlog . 725041155994488832 . April 26, 2016 . News shouldn't shock anyone but news went "national" today that Victor Dorsey is not returning to Longwood..
  3. Burge to Transfer from Men's Basketball Program . . August 13, 2016 . August 13, 2016.
  4. Adam Williams named men's basketball coach . . June 4, 2016 . June 4, 2016.
  5. Gee Adds Big South Coaching Legend to Staff . . July 7, 2016 . August 13, 2016.
  6. Gee Elevates Anderson to Assistant Coach . . September 1, 2016 . September 7, 2016.
  7. Web site: Isaiah Walton Commits to Longwood . LancersBlog.com . October 26, 2015 . October 26, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151027102626/http://lancersblog.com/2015/10/26/isaiah-walton-commits-to-longwood/ . 2015-10-27 . dead .
  8. Web site: Lancers Land Kendrick Thompson . LancersBlog.com . March 1, 2016 . March 1, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160320172254/http://lancersblog.com/2016/03/01/lancers-land-kendrick-thompson/ . 2016-03-20 . dead .
  9. _BkAshe . Bk Ashe . 737405527936897026 . May 30, 2016 . I've decided to commit to Longwood University. #GoLancers.
  10. Web site: BK Ashe visits Longwood . LancersBlog.com . May 28, 2016 . May 30, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160530084807/https://lancersblog.com/2016/05/28/bk-ashe-visits-longwood/ . 2016-05-30 . dead .
  11. Web site: Jahleem Montague Commits to Longwood . LancersBlog.com . March 19, 2016 . March 19, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160401190839/http://lancersblog.com/2016/03/20/jahleem-montague-commits-to-longwood/ . 2016-04-01 . dead .
  12. Lancers Sign 6-10, 245-Pound Obi Romeo . . August 29, 2016 . August 29, 2016 .
  13. Gee Unveils 2016-17 Gauntlet for Men's Basketball . . September 8, 2016 . September 8, 2016.