2015–16 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

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2015–16 Longwood Lancers men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record10–23 (5–13 Big South)
Head coach
Associate head coachJake Luhn (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Samba Johnson (2nd season)
  • Adam Williams (1st season)
Home arenaWillett Hall
Seasons
2015–16 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Winthrop 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719
High Point 13 – 5   .722 21 – 11   .656
UNC Asheville † 12 – 6   .667 22 – 12   .647
Coastal Carolina 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636
Gardner–Webb 10 – 8   .556 17 – 16   .515
Liberty 10 – 8   .556 13 – 19   .406
Radford 9 – 9   .500 16 – 15   .516
Campbell 5 – 13   .278 12 – 18   .400
Presbyterian 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Longwood 5 – 13   .278 10 – 23   .303
Charleston Southern 5 – 13   .278 9 – 21   .300
† 2016 Big South tournament winner

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

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
Ryan Badowski 23 G 6'3" 185 Freshman Cleveland, Ohio Transferred[1] to Hillsdale College[2]
Quincy Taylor 25 G 6'0" 180 RS Senior Wichita, Kansas Graduated
Tyler Akers 30 G 6'4" 180 Senior Wytheville, Virginia Graduated
Jason Pimentel 5 F 6'8" 230 RS Senior Ocala, Florida Suspended/Left team[3]

Class of 2015 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown 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] 
Recruiting star ratings: 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] 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   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
G 0 Tra'Vaughn White 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Washington HS/Independence CC/Duquesne Kansas City, Kansas
G 1 Leron Fisher 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Lake Clifton Eastern HS/Allan Hancock Baltimore, Maryland
G 2 Bryan Gee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Cornerstone Christian Cleveland, Ohio
G 3 Darrion Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Blanche Ely HS Pompano Beach, Florida
F 4 Khris Lane 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Benedictine HS/Drexel Richmond, Virginia
F/C 10 Lotanna Nwogbo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr Mount Vernon Presbyterian/Tulane Lithonia, Georgia
G 11 Kanayo Obi-Rapu Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So New Garden Friends Greensboro, North Carolina
F 12 Jacob Thibodeau (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Westfield High School Chantilly, Virginia
F 14 Victor Dorsey Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Springfield HS Akron, Ohio
G 15 Isaac Belton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Virginia Episcopal/Fork Union Military Salem, Virginia
G/F 21 Shaquille Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Milton HS/Northwest Florida Atlanta
F 22 Aron Petros (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Flint Hill School Oakton, Virginia
G 23 Al Burge 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Garfield Heights HS/SC Sports Academy Garfield Heights, Ohio
F 24 Damarion Geter Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Dunbar HS Dayton, Ohio
G/F 30 Chris Shields 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Hedgesville HS/Fishburne Military Hedgesville, West Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 4, 2016

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# 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 City
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 L 68–69  8–19
(4–10) 		 21 – Nwogbo   11 – Nwogbo   6 – Johnson  Willett Hall (1,900)
Farmville, Virginia
February 18
7:00 pm, BSN 		High Point L 80–88  8–20
(4–11) 		 22 – Allen   15 – Nwogbo   3 – White  Willett Hall (1,218)
Farmville, Virginia
February 20
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Gardner–Webb L 71–81  8–21
(4–12) 		 16 – Tied   11 – Nwogbo   7 – Johnson  Paul Porter Arena (1,854)
Boiling Springs, North Carolina
February 25
7:00 pm, BSN 		Presbyterian L 73–74  8–22
(4–13) 		 24 – Nwogbo   12 – Nwogbo   10 – Johnson  Willett Hall (1,387)
Farmville, Virginia
February 27
4:00 pm, BSN 		at Radford W 92–81  9–22
(5–13) 		 29 – Nwogbo   11 – Johnson   4 – 3 Tied  Dedmon Center (2,572)
Radford, Virginia
Big South tournament
March 3
2:00 pm, BSN 		(8) vs. (9) Charleston Southern
First round 		W 75–69  10–22
  22 – Allen   9 – Johnson   7 – Obi-Rapu  Gore Arena 
Buies Creek, North Carolina
March 4
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		(8) vs. (1) High Point
Quarterfinals 		L 78–89  10–23
  28 – Johnson   12 – Nwogbo   4 – Johnson  Gore Arena 
Buies Creek, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ^ "Badowski to Transfer From Basketball Program" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. April 20, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  2. ^ @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 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ a b Parker, Halle (December 3, 2015). "Johnson returns to team, Pimentel not returning". The Rotunda. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  4. ^ "Al Burge Commits to Longwood". LancersBlog.com. June 30, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  5. ^ "Coach Jayson Gee Announces Signing of Al Burge" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. December 11, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  6. ^ "Chris Shields Re-Commits to Longwood". LancersBlog.com. August 11, 2015. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  7. ^ "Luhn Promoted to Associate Head Coach" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. April 24, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  8. ^ "Craig Carter Named Assistant Men's Basketball Coach" (Press release). Cornell Big Red. June 17, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  9. ^ "Gee Pulls in Adam Williams as New Assistant Coach" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  10. ^ "Georgia Alum Anderson Joins Basketball Staff" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  11. ^ Parker, Halle (October 9, 2015). "Johnson and Pimentel face indefinite suspension". The Rotunda. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  12. ^ "Geter to Miss Season With Shoulder Injury" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. November 3, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  13. ^ Parker, Halle (November 7, 2015). "Fisher given four-game, 'team-issued' suspension". The Rotunda. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  14. ^ Parker, Halle (February 3, 2016). "MBB: Lancers currently down five players" (PDF). The Rotunda. p. 1. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  15. ^ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". Longwood Lancers. August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  16. ^ "2015-16 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE" (PDF) (Press release). Big South Conference. August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  17. ^ "Big South Announces 2015-16 Basketball Television Schedules" (Press release). Big South Conference. October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
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