2019–20 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

2019–20 Longwood Lancers men's basketball
2019–20 Longwood Lancers men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	14–18 (9–9 Big South)
Head coach	Griff Aldrich (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Marty McGillan (2nd season); Austin Shaver (1st season); Donovan Williams (1st season); Luke Ford (1st season); Riley McGillan (1st season);
Home arena	Willett Hall

2019–20 Big South men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Radford	15	–	3	.833	21	–	11	.656
Winthrop†	15	–	3	.833	24	–	10	.706
Gardner–Webb	11	–	7	.611	16	–	16	.500
Longwood	9	–	9	.500	14	–	18	.438
Hampton	8	–	10	.444	15	–	19	.441
UNC Asheville	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
USC Upstate	7	–	11	.389	13	–	20	.394
Charleston Southern	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Presbyterian	7	–	11	.389	10	–	22	.313
High Point	6	–	12	.333	9	–	23	.281
Campbell	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484

† 2020 Big South tournament winner

The 2019–20 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represented Longwood University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lancers, led by second-year head coach Griff Aldrich, played their home games at Willett Hall in Farmville, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 9–9 in Big South play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament to Hampton.

Previous season

The Lancers finished the 2018–19 season 16–18 overall, 5–11 in Big South play to finish in ninth place. In the Big South tournament, they were defeated by Hampton in the first round.^[1] The Lancers received an invitation to the CBI, where they defeated Southern Miss in the first round,^[2] before falling in the quarterfinals to DePaul.^[3]

Roster

2019–20 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)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Lawrenceville, Georgia
F	1	Christian Wilson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Queens, New York
G	2	Nate Lliteras	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Seward, Nebraska
G	3	Shabooty Phillips	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Houston, Texas
G	4	Jaylon Wilson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Moore, Oklahoma
F	5	Bennett Mohn	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Austin, Texas
F	10	Ilija Stefanovic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Novi Sad, Serbia
G	11	Seán Flood	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Dublin, Ireland
G	13	Heru Bligen	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Prince George's County, Maryland
F	14	Abraham Deng	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Juba, South Sudan
F	20	Jordan Cintron	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Bronx, New York
F	21	JaShaun Smith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	22	DeShaun Wade	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Virginia Beach, Virginia
G	24	Cameron O'Conner	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Roanoke, Virginia
G	55	Juan Munoz	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS So	Morrisville, North Carolina

Head coach

Griff Aldrich (Hampden–Sydney)

Assistant coach(es)

Marty McGillan (UNC Wilmington)
Austin Shaver (Virginia)
Donovan Williams (Park)
Luke Ford (Virginia)
Riley McGillan (Clemson)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 29, 2019

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Marymount	W 73–51	1–0	12 – C. Wilson	11 – Nkereuwem	7 – Munoz	Willett Hall (1,214) Farmville, VA
November 8, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Mason	L 66–75	1–1	13 – Wade	9 – Cintron	6 – Phillips	EagleBank Arena (5,113) Fairfax, VA
November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 85–55	2–1	17 – C. Wilson	5 – 2 Tied	4 – C. Wilson	Willett Hall (1,225) Farmville, VA
November 14, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Francis Brooklyn	W 86–77	3–1	23 – Phillips	4 – 4 Tied	4 – Phillips	Willett Hall (1,250) Farmville, VA
November 15, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Randolph	W 78–53	4–1	13 – 2 Tied	12 – Cintron	3 – Wade	Willett Hall (1,345) Farmville, VA
November 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Illinois	L 48–65	4–2	15 – Cintron	8 – Cintron	3 – Phillips	Convocation Center (601) DeKalb, IL
November 26, 2019* 10:00 pm, BigWest.tv		at UC Riverside	L 58–71	4–3	12 – Wade	12 – Wade	4 – Wade	SRC Arena (274) Riverside, CA
November 29, 2019* 10:00 pm, Stadium		at Pacific	L 51–69	4–4	10 – Smith	4 – Phillips	3 – Flood	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,858) Stockton, CA
December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm		at North Carolina A&T	L 41–52	4–5	10 – Phillips	6 – Cintron	5 – Munoz	Corbett Sports Center (1,807) Greensboro, NC
December 7, 2019* 2:00 pm		at Morgan State	L 65–73	4–6	15 – J. Wilson	5 – C. Wilson	5 – Munoz	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (569) Baltimore, MD
December 15, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stetson	W 76–72	5–6	24 – Phillips	6 – Phillips	5 – Phillips	Edmunds Center (359) DeLand, FL
December 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		The Citadel	L 99–102 ^3OT	5–7	24 – Tied	16 – Phillips	6 – Munoz	Willett Hall (913) Farmville, VA
December 28, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Washington	L 65–78	5–8	17 – Smith	7 – Phillips	5 – Phillips	Charles E. Smith Center (1,996) Washington, D.C.
Big South Conference regular season
January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Winthrop	L 67–91	5–9 (0–1)	25 – Wilson	8 – Smith	3 – Wade	Winthrop Coliseum (1,325) Rock Hill, SC
January 4, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+		USC Upstate	L 56–73	5–10 (0–2)	14 – Munoz	7 – Phillips	5 – Phillips	Willett Hall (1,117) Farmville, VA
January 8, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	W 74–56	6–10 (1–2)	17 – Munoz	7 – Munoz	4 – Munoz	CSU Field House (417) North Charleston, SC
January 11, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Hampton	L 80–83	6–11 (1–3)	19 – Phillips	14 – Cintron	5 – Phillips	Hampton Convocation Center (3,536) Hampton, VA
January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Presbyterian	L 67–74	6–12 (1–4)	12 – Munoz	8 – Hightower	6 – Hightower	Willett Hall (1,408) Farmville, VA
January 18, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Campbell	L 58–68	6–13 (1–5)	13 – Phillips	10 – Cintron	2 – Munoz	Gore Arena (1,475) Buies Creek, NC
January 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Asheville	L 66–71	6–14 (1–6)	16 – Phillips	9 – Cintron	6 – Munoz	Willett Hall (1,218) Farmville, VA
January 25, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at High Point	W 72–62	7–14 (2–6)	27 – Munoz	8 – Cintron	3 – Munoz	Millis Center (1,408) High Point, NC
January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Radford	L 55–67	7–15 (2–7)	17 – Munoz	9 – Cintron	3 – Tied	Willett Hall (1,613) Farmville, VA
February 1, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	W 84–81 ^OT	8–15 (3–7)	20 – Smith	6 – Nkereuwem	6 – Munoz	Paul Porter Arena (1,251) Boiling Springs, NC
February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 71–63	9–15 (4–7)	23 – Phillips	10 – Cintron	5 – Munoz	Willett Hall (1,351) Farmville, VA
February 8, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Winthrop	L 68–70	9–16 (4–8)	24 – Munoz	6 – Clinton	3 – Phillips	Willett Hall (1,528) Farmville, VA
February 10, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Campbell	W 57–56	10–16 (5–8)	9 – 4 tied	6 – Nkereuwem	5 – Phillips	Willett Hall (1,024) Farmville, VA
February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	L 71–73	10–17 (5–9)	17 – Wilson	8 – Nkereuwem	8 – Phillips	Kimmel Arena (1,615) Asheville, NC
February 15, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Hampton	W 76–68	11–17 (6–9)	16 – Munoz	12 – Cintron	5 – Munoz	Willett Hall (1,415) Farmville, VA
February 20, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at USC Upstate	W 68–58	12–17 (7–9)	13 – 3 tied	10 – Phillips	4 – Tied	G. B. Hodge Center (565) Spartanburg, SC
February 22, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		High Point	W 57–54	13–17 (8–9)	19 – Wade	7 – Wade	6 – Phillips	Willett Hall (1,672) Farmville, VA
February 27, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Presbyterian	W 58–55	14–17 (9–9)	16 – Smith	6 – Wade	5 – Phillips	Templeton Physical Education Center (281) Clinton, SC
Big South tournament
March 5, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN3	(4)	vs. (5) Hampton Quarterfinals	L 53–78	14–18	17 – Wilson	7 – Wade	3 – Phillips	Dedmon Center (2,222) Radford, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[4]

References

↑ "Upset-Minded Lancers Drop Heartbreaker in Gritty Fight Against Hampton". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
↑ "History Made: Lancers Dominate to Win First D-I Postseason Game". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
↑ "Breakthrough Season Ends With Buzzer-to-Buzzer Fight at DePaul". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
↑ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved September 29, 2019.

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[1] "Upset-Minded Lancers Drop Heartbreaker in Gritty Fight Against Hampton". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved September 29, 2019.

[2] "History Made: Lancers Dominate to Win First D-I Postseason Game". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved September 29, 2019.

[3] "Breakthrough Season Ends With Buzzer-to-Buzzer Fight at DePaul". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved September 29, 2019.

[4] "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved September 29, 2019.

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