2022–23 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

2022–23 Longwood Lancers men's basketball
2022–23 Longwood Lancers men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	20–12 (12–6 Big South)
Head coach	Griff Aldrich (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Marty McGillan; Ronnie Thomas; Quinn McDowell;
Home arena	Willett Hall
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represented Longwood University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lancers, led by fifth-year head coach Griff Aldrich, played their home games at Willett Hall in Farmville, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference.

2022–23 Big South men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNC Asheville †	16	–	2	.889	27	–	8	.771
Longwood	12	–	6	.667	20	–	12	.625
Radford	12	–	6	.667	21	–	15	.583
USC Upstate	10	–	8	.556	16	–	16	.500
Gardner–Webb	10	–	8	.556	15	–	16	.484
Winthrop	10	–	8	.556	15	–	17	.469
Campbell	8	–	10	.444	16	–	18	.471
High Point	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Charleston Southern	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
Presbyterian	1	–	17	.056	5	–	27	.156

† 2023 Big South tournament winner

Previous season

The Lancers finished the 2021–22 season 26–6, 15–1 in Big South play, to win the Big South regular-season championship. They defeated North Carolina A&T,^[1] USC Upstate^[2] and Winthrop to win the Big South tournament championship.^[3] As a result, the Lancers received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the school's first-ever trip to the tournament, where they received the No. 14 seed in the South Region, where they would lose in the first round to Tennessee.^[4]

Roster

2022–23 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Leslie Nkereuwem	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Lawrenceville, GA
G	1	Isaiah Wilkins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Winston-Salem, NC
G	2	Nate Lliteras	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Seward, NE
G	3	DeShaun Wade	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Virginia Beach, VA
F	4	Zac Watson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Plano, TX
G	5	Jaylani Darden	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Norfolk, VA
G	10	Knoah Carver	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Charlotte, NC
PG	11	Jaylan Bowen	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Raleigh, NC
PG	13	Mateo Esmeraldo	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Monroe, CT
PG	20	Walyn Napper	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Columbia, SC
F	21	Trey Hicks	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Louisville, KY
G	23	DA Houston	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Jr	Houston, TX
G	24	Cameron O'Conner	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Roanoke, VA
F	25	Michael Christmas	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Virginia Beach, VA
PG	33	Jaylen Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Fayetteville, NC
F	35	Jesper Granlund	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Helsinki, Finland
G	44	Radvilas Kneizys	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Klaipėda, Lithuania

Head coach

Griff Aldrich (Hampden–Sydney)

Assistant coach(es)

Marty McGillan (UNC Wilmington)
Ronnie Thomas (Bridgewater)
Quinn McDowell (William & Mary)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 6, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 8:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at No. 20 Alabama	L 54–75	0–1	Coleman Coliseum (10,472) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Mason	L 69–83	0–2	EagleBank Arena (5,185) Fairfax, VA
November 13, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Pfeiffer	W 100–68	1–2	Willett Hall (1,432) Farmville, VA
November 18, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		VMI JK54 Classic	W 90–58	2–2	Willett Hall (1,232) Farmville, VA
November 19, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fairleigh Dickinson JK54 Classic	W 99–83	3–2	Willett Hall (1,321) Farmville, VA
November 20, 2022* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+		SIU Edwardsville JK54 Classic	L 56–61	3–3	Willett Hall (1,103) Farmville, VA
November 25, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mary Baldwin	W 112–60	4–3	Willett Hall (567) Farmville, VA
November 28, 2022* 9:00 p.m., WCC Network		at San Diego	L 68–71	4–4	Jenny Craig Pavilion (652) San Diego, CA
December 3, 2022* 3:00 p.m.		at Delaware State	W 75–49	5–4	Memorial Hall (767) Dover, DE
December 10, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Wichita State	L 63–81	5–5	Charles Koch Arena (7,073) Wichita, KS
December 13, 2022* 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		at St. Francis Brooklyn	W 63–57	6–5	Pratt ARC (102) Brooklyn, NY
December 17, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at The Citadel	W 75–70	7–5	McAlister Field House (789) Charleston, SC
December 20, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Carolina State	W 104–77	8–5	Willett Hall (353) Farmville, VA
Big South regular season
December 29, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		High Point	W 87–73	9–5 (1–0)	Willett Hall (496) Farmville, VA
December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Campbell	W 67–42	10–5 (2–0)	Gore Arena (1,132) Buies Creek, NC
January 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	W 79–74	11–5 (3–0)	Buccaneer Field House (307) North Charleston, SC
January 7, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Winthrop	W 85–71	12–5 (4–0)	Willett Hall (1,323) Farmville, VA
January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at UNC Asheville	L 46–54	12–6 (4–1)	Kimmel Arena (1,164) Asheville, NC
January 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		USC Upstate	W 72–65	13–6 (5–1)	Willett Hall (1,756) Farmville, VA
January 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	W 64–59	14–6 (6–1)	Willett Hall (1,548) Farmville, VA
January 21, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Presbyterian	W 58–56	15–6 (7–1)	Templeton Physical Education Center (460) Clinton, SC
January 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Radford	L 59–63	15–7 (7–2)	Dedmon Center (2,357) Radford, VA
January 28, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Charleston Southern	L 63–75	15–8 (7–3)	Willett Hall (1,734) Farmville, VA
February 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Winthrop	L 74–76	15–9 (7–4)	Winthrop Coliseum (968) Rock Hill, SC
February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Campbell	W 74–50	16–9 (8–4)	Willett Hall (1,638) Farmville, VA
February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Presbyterian	W 66–46	17–9 (9–4)	Willett Hall (1,413) Farmville, VA
February 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at High Point	W 70–67	18–9 (10–4)	Qubein Center (3,418) High Point, NC
February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at USC Upstate	L 67–72	18–10 (10–5)	G. B. Hodge Center (421) Spartanburg, SC
February 18, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Radford	W 73–63	19–10 (11–5)	Willett Hall (1,900) Farmville, VA
February 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Gardner–Webb	W 75–63	20–10 (12–5)	Paul Porter Arena (1,084) Boiling Springs, NC
February 25, 2023 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		UNC Asheville	L 66–76	20–11 (12–6)	Willett Hall (1,900) Farmville, VA
Big South tournament
March 3, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Campbell Quarterfinals	L 68–81	20–12	Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "On To The Semifinals: Longwood Pulls Out Another Thriller, Tops N.C. A&T 79-65 In Overtime". Longwood University Athletics. March 4, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
^ "#1 Longwood Edges #4 USC Upstate, Advances to Title Game". Big South Conference. March 5, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
^ "We're Dancing! Lancers Claim Big South Title". Longwood University Athletics. March 6, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
^ "Tennessee uses balanced offense to beat Longwood 88-56". CBS Sports. AP. March 17, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
^ "Longwood Lancers Schedule 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2022.

[1] "On To The Semifinals: Longwood Pulls Out Another Thriller, Tops N.C. A&T 79-65 In Overtime". Longwood University Athletics. March 4, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.

[2] "#1 Longwood Edges #4 USC Upstate, Advances to Title Game". Big South Conference. March 5, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.

[3] "We're Dancing! Lancers Claim Big South Title". Longwood University Athletics. March 6, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.

[4] "Tennessee uses balanced offense to beat Longwood 88-56". CBS Sports. AP. March 17, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.

[5] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2022.

[6] "Longwood Lancers Schedule 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2022.

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