2014–15 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

2014–15 Longwood Lancers men's basketball
Conference Big South Conference
2014–15 record 11–23 (5–13 Big South)
Head coach Jayson Gee (2nd year)
Assistant coach Jake Luhn (2nd year)
Assistant coach Craig Carter (1st year)
Assistant coach Samba Johnson (1st year)
Home arena Willett Hall
2014–15 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Charleston Southern 13 – 5   .722     19 – 12   .613
High Point 13 – 5   .722     23 – 10   .697
Coastal Carolina † 12 – 6   .667     24 – 10   .706
Radford 12 – 6   .667     22 – 12   .647
Winthrop 12 – 6   .667     19 – 13   .594
UNC Asheville 10 – 8   .556     15 – 16   .484
Gardner–Webb 10 – 8   .556     20 – 15   .571
Presbyterian 6 – 12   .333     10 – 22   .313
Longwood 5 – 13   .278     11 – 23   .324
Campbell 4 – 14   .222     10 – 22   .313
Liberty 2 – 16   .111     8 – 24   .250
† 2015 Big South Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represented Longwood University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jayson Gee, in his second season, and played their home games at Willett Hall in Farmville, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 11–23, 5–13 in Big South play to finish in ninth place. They upset Presbyterian and Charleston Southern in the Big South Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Winthrop.

Last season

The 2013–14 Lancers finished the season 8–24 overall and 3–13 in Big South play, last in the Big South North Division, and second-to-last overall in the conference, only in front of Presbyterian. They lost in the first round of the Big South tournament to Gardner-Webb.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Charlie Lockwood 0 C 6'10" 210 Freshman Inglewood, California Transferred to North Idaho College[1]
Lucas Woodhouse 2 G 6'1" 155 Sophomore Greenlawn, New York Transferred to Stony Brook[2]
Eric Shaw 4 F 6'7" 192 Freshman Stafford, Virginia Transferred to Mary Washington[2]
Curtis Rowser III 5 G 6'1" 165 Freshman Stafford, Virginia Transferred to Mary Washington[2]
Tristan Carey 12 G 6'4" 185 Senior Colonial Beach, Virginia Graduated
David Robinson 13 G 6'4" 190 Senior Chesterfield, Virginia Graduated
Karl Ziegler 20 F 6'5" 215 Sophomore Annandale, Virginia Transferred to Assumption College[3]
Mark Parker 21 G/F 6'7" 210 Senior Clayton, North Carolina Graduated
Jaylani Dublin 22 F 6'6" 225 Junior Brooklyn, New York Graduate/Transferred to Iona[2]
Jeff Havenstein 44 F 6'8" 230 Senior Mount Airy, Maryland Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Notes
Khris Lane F 6'6" 215 Sophomore Richmond, VA Drexel Under NCAA transfer rules, Lane will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season, and will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Tra'Vaughan White G 5'10" 190 Senior Kansas City, KS Duquesne White will also have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season, but will have one year of remaining eligibility afterwards.

Roster

On October 29, Victor Dorsey was reported to be suspended for the first three games of the season due to an unspecified violation of team rules.[4] On November 6, it was announced that Jason Pimentel was suspended indefinitely following a violation of team policy, relating to an arrest.[5] On November 13, Quincy Taylor was ruled ineligible and was required by the NCAA to sit out three games, due to participation in an unauthorized basketball program.[6] On February 14, 2015, Pimentel was restored to the team at the direction of athletic director Troy Austin, following his being found guilty and appealing the conviction to the Prince Edward County circuit court.[7][8]

2014–15 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 0 White, Tra'VaughnTra'Vaughn White  style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Washington HS/Independence CC/Duquesne Kansas City, Kansas
G 1 Fisher, LeronLeron Fisher style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Lake Clifton Eastern HS/Allan Hancock Baltimore, Maryland
G 2 Gee, BryanBryan Gee  style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Cornerstone Christian Cleveland, Ohio
G 3 Allen, DarrionDarrion Allen style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 165 lb (75 kg) So Blanche Ely HS Pompano Beach, Florida
F 4 Lane, KhrisKhris Lane  style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 225 lb (102 kg) So Benedictine HS/Drexel Richmond, Virginia
F 5 Pimentel, JasonJason Pimentel style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Montverde/Palm Beach Ocala, Florida
F/C 10 Nwogbo, LotannaLotanna Nwogbo  (C) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 255 lb (116 kg) RS Jr Mount Vernon Presbyterian/Tulane Lithonia, Georgia
G 11 Obi-Rapu Jr., KanayoKanayo Obi-Rapu Jr. style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Fr New Garden Friends Greensboro, North Carolina
F 14 Dorsey, VictorVictor Dorsey style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Springfield HSS Akron, Ohio
G 15 Belton, IsaacIsaac Belton style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) So Virginia Episcopal/Fork Union MA Salem, Virginia
G/F 21 Johnson, ShaquilleShaquille Johnson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Milton HS/Northwest Florida Atlanta, Georgia
G 23 Badowski, RyanRyan Badowski style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Brunswick HS Cleveland, Ohio
F 24 Geter, DamarionDamarion Geter (C) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) So Dunbar HS Dayton, Ohio
G 25 Taylor, QuincyQuincy Taylor (C) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Wichita Collegiate/UAB Wichita, Kansas
G 30 Akers, TylerTyler Akers (C W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Sr George Wythe HS Wytheville, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 22 August 2014

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Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
Exhibition game
November 8* Hampden–Sydney W 95–60   22 - Taylor  6 - Nwogbo, Geter  6 - Taylor  Willett Hall (1,784)
Non-conference regular season
November 14* Averett
(EMU Showcase)		 W 81–53  1–0  21 - Badowski  4 - Belton, Obi-Rapu  3 - Fisher  Willett Hall (1,034)
November 19* at James Madison L 60–82  1–1  20 - Allen  7 - Nwogbo  4 - Fisher  JMU Convocation Center (2,877)
November 21* at UNC Greensboro
(EMU Showcase)		 W 81–79 OT 2–1  22 - Allen  12 - Nwogbo  6 - Johnson, Geter  EMU Convocation Center (680)
November 22* at Youngstown State
(EMU Showcase)		 L 72–82  2–2  16 - Johnson, Nwogbo  8 - Nwogbo  7 - Taylor  EMU Convocation Center (624)
November 23* at Eastern Michigan
(EMU Showcase)		 L 48–79  2–3  14 - Nwogbo  8 - Dorsey  4 - Johnson, Taylor  EMU Center (395)
November 26* at George Washington L 66–91  2–4  25 - Nwogbo  13 - Nwogbo  4 - Fisher  Charles E. Smith Center (1,897)
November 29* at Iowa L 44–77  2–5  16 - Johnson  12 - Nwogbo  6 - Johnson  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,819)
December 3* Dartmouth W 74–73  3–5  34 - Taylor  5 - Johnson  5 - Johnson  Willett Hall (1,524)
December 6* UT Martin L 66–77  3–6  18 - Taylor  6 - Nwogbo  2 - Obi-Rapu  Willett Hall (N/A)
December 14* at UMBC L 53–58  3–7  17 - Johnson  7 - Johnson, Nwogbo  3 - Fisher  Retriever Activities Center (631)
December 17* at Miami (OH) L 60–71  3–8  16 - Taylor  9 - Nwogbo  3 - Obi-Rapu  Millett Hall (470)
December 20* Penn State Beaver W 106–74  4–8  22 - Johnson  8 - Geter  3 - Fisher, Geter,
Johnson, Taylor 		 Willett Hall (428)
December 28* at Ball State L 64–69  4–9  20 - Taylor  8 - Nwogbo  4 - Fisher, Taylor  John E. Worthen Arena (2,276)
Conference regular season
December 31 at Winthrop L 72–82 OT 4–10 (0–1)  18 - Nwogbo, Johnson  12 - Nwogbo  5 - Nwogbo  Winthrop Coliseum (1,074)
January 3 Radford W 90–79 2OT 5–10 (1–1)  26 - Fisher  14 - Nwogbo  7 - Taylor  Willett Hall (1,802)
January 8 at Coastal Carolina L 70–76  5–11 (1–2)  23 - Nwogbo  10 - Nwogbo  3 - Johnson, Taylor  HTC Center (1,824)
January 10 at Charleston Southern L 54–68  5–12 (1–3)  14 - Taylor  6 - Geter, Johnson  3 - Johnson  CSU Field House (783)
January 14 Presbyterian L 67–71  5–13 (1–4)  23 - Taylor  9 - Johnson  5 - Fisher  Willett Hall (1,612)
January 17 Liberty W 85–71  6–13 (2–4)  31 - Johnson  8 - Johnson  5 - Johnson  Willett Hall (1,761)
January 19 at High Point L 67–72  6–14 (2–5)  19 - Taylor  6 - Geter  4 - Geter, Johnson  Millis Center (1,750)
January 22 at Gardner–Webb L 67–79  6–15 (2–6)  25 - Fisher  8 - Geter  5 - Fisher  Paul Porter Arena (874)
January 28 UNC Asheville L 64–74  6–16 (2–7)  25 - Taylor  5 - Badowski, Geter, Johnson  3 - Fisher  Willett Hall (924)
January 31 at Presbyterian W 71–67  7–16 (3–7)  26 - Fisher  6 - Johnson  3 - Fisher, Geter  Templeton Center (1,532)
February 3 Gardner–Webb L 78–87  7–17 (3–8)  21 - Johnson  5 - Johnson, Badowski  3 - Taylor, Fisher  Willett Hall (1,371)
February 6 at UNC Asheville L 56–71  7–18 (3–9)  19 - Johnson, Taylor  5 - Taylor  7 - Fisher  Kimmel Arena (1,153)
February 11 at Radford L 75–80  7–19 (3–10)  22 - Johnson  7 - Geter  3 - Johnson, Taylor  Dedmon Center (2,341)
February 14 Charleston Southern L 64–65  7–20 (3–11)  30 - Taylor  7 - Taylor, Johnson  4 - Taylor  Willett Hall (1,024)
February 17 at Liberty W 78–72  8–20 (4–11)  24 - Fisher  10 - Geter  4 - Fisher  Vines Center (844)
February 21 Winthrop L 59–83  8–21 (4–12)  19 - Taylor  7 - Johnson  3 - Taylor  Willett Hall (1,421)
February 23 Coastal Carolina L 59–72  8–22 (4–13)  15 - Fisher, Taylor  8 - Johnson  5 - Fisher  Willett Hall (1,342)
February 28 Campbell W 70–65  9–22 (5–13)  25 - Taylor  9 - Pimentel  5 - Johnson  Willett Hall (1,328)
Big South Tournament
March 4 vs. Presbyterian
(First round)		 W 65–61  10–22  25 - Johnson  11 - Johnson  4 - Fisher, Taylor  HTC Center (1,337)
March 6 vs. Charleston Southern
(Quarterfinals)		 W 68–60  11–22  22 - Johnson  15 - Johnson  5 - Taylor  HTC Center (1,773)
March 7 vs. Winthrop
(Semifinals)		 L 58–71  11–23  23 - Fisher, Taylor  10 - Johnson  4 - Fisher  HTC Center (2,765)
*Non-conference game. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ↑ "Charlie Lockwood". North Idaho College Athletics - Go Cardinals!. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Parks Smith (1 July 2014). "Mid-Major Transfers List: June Edition". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Karl Ziegler". Assumption Greyhounds. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Lyles, Travis (29 October 2014). "Victor Dorsey to Miss First Three Games of Men’s Basketball Season". The Rotunda. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  5. ↑ Lyles, Travis (6 November 2014). "Men’s Basketball Player Arrested on Sexual Battery Charge". The Rotunda. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  6. ↑ Lyles, Travis (13 November 2014). "Men's Basketball Player Deemed Ineligible". The Rotunda. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  7. ↑ Lyles, Travis (February 14, 2015). "Pimentel Plays, Awaits Appeal". The Rotunda. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  8. ↑ Lyles, Travis (February 24, 2015). "Austin Speaks on Reinstating Pimentel". The Rotunda. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Longwood Men's Basketball vs. Winthrop" (PDF). LongwoodLancers.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule". Longwood University Lancers. Retrieved 16 October 2014.