2015–16 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

2015–16 Longwood Lancers men's basketball

Conference	Big South Conference
2015–16 record	8–18 (4–8 Big South)
Head coach	Jayson Gee (3rd year)
Associate head coach	Jake Luhn (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Samba Johnson (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Adam Williams (1st year)
Home arena	Willett Hall

2015–16 Big South men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNC Asheville	10	–	3	.769	17	–	8	.680
Coastal Carolina	9	–	4	.692	15	–	8	.652
Winthrop	8	–	4	.667	16	–	7	.696
Liberty	8	–	5	.615	11	–	15	.423
Gardner–Webb	8	–	5	.615	13	–	12	.520
High Point	7	–	5	.583	14	–	9	.609
Radford	6	–	6	.500	13	–	11	.542
Longwood	4	–	8	.333	8	–	17	.320
Charleston Southern	4	–	9	.308	8	–	16	.333
Presbyterian	3	–	9	.250	8	–	15	.348
Campbell	2	–	11	.154	8	–	15	.348


† 2016 Big South Tournament winner As of February 6, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represent Longwood University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by head coach Jayson Gee, in his third season, and play their home games at Willett Hall in Farmville, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference. It is the program's fortieth season of NCAA competition.

Last season

The 2014–15 Lancers finished the season 11–23, 5–13 in Big South play to finish in ninth place. They upset Presbyterian and regular season champion Charleston Southern to advance to the semifinals of the Big South Tournament, where they lost to Winthrop.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Badowski, RyanRyan Badowski	23	G	6'3"	185	Freshman	Cleveland, Ohio	Transferred^[1] to Hillsdale College^[2]
Taylor, QuincyQuincy Taylor	25	G	6'0"	180	RS Senior	Wichita, Kansas	Graduated
Akers, TylerTyler Akers	30	G	6'4"	180	Senior	Wytheville, Virginia	Graduated
Pimentel, JasonJason Pimentel	5	F	6'8"	230	RS Senior	Ocala, Florida	Suspended/Left team^[3]

Class of 2015 signees

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Al Burge SG	Garfield Heights, Ohio	Garfield Heights High School/South Carolina Sports Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	June 28, 2013^[4]^[5]
Al Burge SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Chris Shields SF	Hedgesville, West Virginia	Fishburne Military School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	August 10, 2015^[6]
Chris Shields SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Coaching changes

On April 24, Jake Luhn was promoted to associate head coach.^[7] On June 17, Craig Carter was named an assistant coach at Cornell.^[8] On July 7, former Marshall standout Adam Williams was named his replacement.^[9] Two days later, former Georgia student manager Cody Anderson was named director of basketball operations.^[10]

Roster

On October 9, Johnson and forward Jason Pimentel were suspended indefinitely, following their arrest on marijuana possession charges.^[11] On November 3, Geter was placed on a medical redshirt for the season due to a shoulder surgery.^[12] Three days later, Fisher was suspended for four games (including an exhibition game) for an unspecified violation of team rules.^[13] On December 2, the Longwood athletic department announced that Pimentel "will not return" to the team," while Johnson would return for the December 12 game against Richmond.^[3] On February 3, the Longwood student newspaper The Rotunda reported that Dorsey was redshirting for the season.^[14]

2015–16 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	White, Tra'VaughnTra'Vaughn White	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Washington HS/Independence CC/Duquesne	Kansas City, Kansas
1.5 !G	1	Fisher, LeronLeron Fisher	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lake Clifton Eastern HS/Allan Hancock	Baltimore, Maryland
1.5 !G	2	Gee, BryanBryan Gee	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Cornerstone Christian	Cleveland, Ohio
1.5 !G	3	Allen, DarrionDarrion Allen	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Blanche Ely HS	Pompano Beach, Florida
3.5 !F	4	Lane, KhrisKhris Lane	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Benedictine HS/Drexel	Richmond, Virginia
4.5 !F/C	10	Nwogbo, LotannaLotanna Nwogbo	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Mount Vernon Presbyterian/Tulane	Lithonia, Georgia
1.5 !G	11	Obi-Rapu Jr., KanayoKanayo Obi-Rapu Jr.	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	New Garden Friends	Greensboro, North Carolina
3.5 !F	12	Thibodeau, JacobJacob Thibodeau (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Westfield High School	Chantilly, Virginia
3.5 !F	14	Dorsey, VictorVictor Dorsey	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Springfield HS	Akron, Ohio
1.5 !G	15	Belton, IsaacIsaac Belton	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Virginia Episcopal/Fork Union Military	Salem, Virginia
2.5 !G/F	21	Johnson, ShaquilleShaquille Johnson (S)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Milton HS/Northwest Florida	Atlanta, Georgia
3.5 !F	22	Petros, AronAron Petros (W)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Flint Hill School	Oakton, Virginia
1.5 !G	23	Burge, AlAl Burge	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Garfield Heights HS/SC Sports Academy	Garfield Heights, Ohio
3.5 !F	24	Geter, DamarionDamarion Geter	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Dunbar HS	Dayton, Ohio
2.5 !G/F	30	Shields, ChrisChris Shields	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hedgesville HS/Fishburne Military	Hedgesville, West Virginia

Head coach

Jayson Gee (University of Charleston)

Assistant coach(es)

Jake Luhn (UMass Boston)
Samba Johnson (Chaminade)
Adam Williams (Marshall)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 4, 2016

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition game
November 7* 7:00 PM, BSN	Hampden–Sydney Crosstown Showdown	W 71–68		15 – Allen	12 – Lane	5 – Obi-Rapu	Willett Hall Farmville, Virginia
Regular season
November 13* 7:00 PM, BSN	Randolph	W 69–49	1–0	22 – Obi-Rapu	20 – Lane	5 – Gee	Willett Hall (1,478) Farmville, Virginia
November 16* 7:00 PM, BSN	La Roche	W 89–65	2–0	27 – Obi-Rapu	10 – Lane	6 – Gee	Willett Hall (1,250) Farmville, Virginia
November 20* 8:30 PM	vs. South Carolina State @EKUHoops Classic	L 71–79	2–1	25 – Nwogbo	14 – Nwogbo	5 – Tied	Alumni Coliseum (500) Richmond, Kentucky
November 21* 4:30 PM	vs. Ball State @EKUHoops Classic	L 67–78	2–2	21 – Obi-Rapu	9 – Lane	5 – White	Alumni Coliseum (500) Richmond, Kentucky
November 22* 2:00 PM, OVCDN	at Eastern Kentucky @EKUHoops Classic	L 79–110	2–3	26 – Nwogbo	7 – Nwogbo	9 – Fisher	Alumni Coliseum (1,400) Richmond, Kentucky
November 25* 2:30 PM	at Maine	L 82–92	2–4	19 – Shields	9 – Tied	3 – 3 Tied	Cross Insurance Center (2,631) Bangor, Maine
November 28* 7:00 PM	at Columbia	W 70–69	3–4	18 – Fisher	7 – Lane	8 – Fisher	Levien Gymnasium (983) New York, New York
December 2 7:00 PM, BSN	at High Point	L 66–90	3–5 (0–1)	19 – Nwogbo	10 – Nwogbo	5 – Fisher	Millis Center (1,327) High Point, North Carolina
December 5* 5:00 PM, BSN	UMBC	L 59–70	3–6	17 – Obi-Rapu	5 – Tied	5 – Fisher	Willett Hall (1,748) Farmville, Virginia
December 12* 6:30 PM, WTVR	at Richmond	L 59–77	3–7	17 – Obi-Rapu	11 – Johnson	6 – Johnson	Robins Center (6,493) Richmond, Virginia
December 15* 8:00 PM, ESPNU	at Oklahoma State	L 55–73	3–8	18 – Fisher	10 – Lane	4 – Tied	Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,323) Stillwater, Oklahoma
December 19* 8:00 PM	at George Mason	L 70–75	3–9	23 – Johnson	11 – Johnson	5 – Fisher	EagleBank Arena (3,118) Fairfax, Virginia
December 22* 7:00 PM	at Dartmouth	L 54–78	3–10	17 – Nwogbo	11 – Nwogbo	5 – Shields	Leede Arena (512) Hanover, New Hampshire
December 28* 7:00 PM, BSN	Cairn	W 90–52	4–10	14 – 4 Tied	12 – Johnson	5 – Johnson	Willett Hall (312) Farmville, Virginia
December 31 2:00 PM, BSN	UNC Asheville	L 61–70	4–11 (0–2)	16 – White	8 – Johnson	6 – Johnson	Willett Hall (516) Farmville, Virginia
January 2 2:00 PM, BSN	Gardner–Webb	L 66–67	4–12 (0–3)	19 – Johnson	11 – Nwogbo	3 – White	Willett Hall (1,028) Farmville, Virginia
January 6 7:00 PM, BSN	at Presbyterian	L 65–78	4–13 (0–4)	16 – Lane	8 – Nwogbo	4 – Gee	Templeton Center (264) Clinton, South Carolina
January 9 2:00 PM, BSN	Coastal Carolina	W 76–61	5–13 (1–4)	17 – Obi-Rapu	8 – Johnson	6 – Johnson	Willett Hall (1,523) Farmville, Virginia
January 14 7:00 PM, BSN	at Campbell	W 74–57	6–13 (2–4)	19 – Nwogbo	13 – Johnson	4 – Johnson	Gore Arena (1,635) Buies Creek, North Carolina
January 19 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Liberty	L 53–55	6–14 (2–5)	18 – White	10 – Nwogbo	2 – Tied	Vines Center (1,828) Lynchburg, Virginia
January 24 5:00 PM, BSN	Winthrop	L 68–82	6–15 (2–6)	20 – Obi-Rapu	10 – Lane	6 – White	Willett Hall (1,224) Farmville, Virginia
January 27 7:00 PM, BSN	Radford	L 81–90	6–16 (2–7)	28 – White	11 – Nwogbo	3 – Tied	Willett Hall (1,598) Farmville, Virginia
January 30 2:00 PM, ASN	at UNC Asheville	L 74–88	6–17 (2–8)	19 – Tied	9 – Lane	3 – White	Kimmel Arena (1,623) Asheville, North Carolina
February 3 7:00 PM, BSN	Campbell	W 80–79	7–17 (3–8)	29 – White	11 – Nwogbo	5 – Johnson	Willett Hall (1,309) Farmville, Virginia
February 6 5:30 PM, BSN	at Charleston Southern	W 78–76 ^2OT	8–17 (4–8)	17 – Tied	13 – Nwogbo	6 – Johnson	CSU Field House (711) North Charleston, South Carolina
February 11 7:00 PM, BSN	at Winthrop	L 80–88	8–18 (4–9)	19 – Allen	13 – Nwogbo	6 – Johnson	Winthrop Coliseum (1,012) Rock Hill, South Carolina
February 13 2:00 PM, BSN	Liberty			–	–	–	Willett Hall Farmville, Virginia
February 18 7:00 PM, BSN	High Point			–	–	–	Willett Hall Farmville, Virginia
February 20 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Gardner–Webb			–	–	–	Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, North Carolina
February 25 7:00 PM, BSN	Presbyterian			–	–	–	Willett Hall Farmville, Virginia
February 27 4:00 PM, BSN	at Radford			–	–	–	Dedmon Center Radford, Virginia
Big South Tournament
March 3–6^[15]	vs. TBD			–	–	–	Gore Arena^[16] Buies Creek, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

↑ "Badowski to Transfer From Basketball Program" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. April 20, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
↑ LancersBlog (May 4, 2015). "Ryan Badowski is transferring to Hillsdale College, a D2 school in Michigan. Known as one of the most conservative colleges in America." (Tweet). Retrieved May 26, 2015.
1 2 Parker, Halle (December 3, 2015). "Johnson returns to team, Pimentel not returning". The Rotunda. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
↑ "Al Burge Commits to Longwood". LancersBlog.com. June 30, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
↑ "Coach Jayson Gee Announces Signing of Al Burge" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. December 11, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
↑ "Chris Shields Re-Commits to Longwood". LancersBlog.com. August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
↑ "Luhn Promoted to Associate Head Coach" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. April 24, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
↑ "Craig Carter Named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach" (Press release). Cornell Big Red. June 17, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
↑ "Gee Pulls in Adam Williams as New Assistant Coach" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
↑ "Georgia Alum Anderson Joins Basketball Staff" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
↑ Parker, Halle (October 9, 2015). "Johnson and Pimentel face indefinite suspension". The Rotunda. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
↑ "Geter to Miss Season With Shoulder Injury" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. November 3, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
↑ Parker, Halle (November 7, 2015). "Fisher given four-game, ‘team-issued’ suspension". The Rotunda. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
↑ Parker, Halle (February 3, 2016). "MBB: Lancers currently down five players" (PDF). The Rotunda. p. 1. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
↑ "Big South Basketball Tournament Adjusted; Other Policies Enacted" (Press release). Big South Conference. June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
↑ "Big South Announces Hosts For 2016 Basketball Championships" (Press release). Big South Conference. November 4, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
↑ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". Longwood Lancers. August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
↑ "2015-16 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE" (PDF) (Press release). Big South Conference. August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
↑ "Big South Announces 2015-16 Basketball Television Schedules" (Press release). Big South Conference. October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.

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