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
Record7–26 (3–15 Big South)
Head coach
Associate head coachJake Luhn (5th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWillett Hall
Seasons
2017–18 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Asheville 13 5   .722 21 13   .618
Radford 12 6   .667 23 13   .639
Winthrop 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
Campbell 10 8   .556 18 16   .529
Liberty 9 9   .500 22 15   .595
Charleston Southern 9 9   .500 15 16   .484
High Point 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Gardner–Webb 9 9   .500 14 18   .438
Presbyterian 4 14   .222 11 21   .344
Longwood 3 15   .167 7 26   .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

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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

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2017–18 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Dominic Ezeani 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Our Lady of Good Counsel HS Silver Spring, Maryland
G 1 Isaiah Walton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Elyria 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 Sr Friendship Collegiate/Mount St. Mary's Washington, D.C.
G 3 Kamil Chapman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Comenius School Charlotte, North Carolina
G 4 Juan Munoz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS So Panther Creek HS Morrisville, North Carolina
G 5 Bryan Gee   6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Cornerstone Christian Cleveland, Ohio
G 10 Keoni Wallington 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Holy 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 So Atlantic 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 Sr Gonzaga College HS/Mount St. Mary's Bowie, Maryland
F 13 Spencer Franklin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Trimble Technical/Seward County College/Collin College Fort Worth, Texas
F 15 Pernell Adgei 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Pope John Paul The Great/Panola/Loyola Dumfries, Virginia
F 20 Jordan Cintron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr DeWitt Clinton/Bull City Prep Bronx, New York
F 21 JaShaun Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Legacy Charter School Garner, North Carolina
F 23 Boaz Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Victory Prep/Collin College/Lamar Houston, Texas
F 24 Damarion Geter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Dunbar HS Dayton, Ohio
G/F 30 Chris Shields 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Hedgesville HS/Fishburne Military Hedgesville, West Virginia
F/C 41 Drew Romich 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Pope 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

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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

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  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. March 23, 2018. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Schedule".