# 2021–22 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represented Longwood University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lancers, led by fourth-year head coach Griff Aldrich, played their home games at Willett Hall in Farmville, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference. With the reintroduction of divisions for the first time since the 2013–14 season, the Lancers played in the North division. They finished the regular season 23–6, 15–1 in Big South play, to win the Big South regular-season championship. They defeated North Carolina A&T, USC Upstate and Winthrop to win the Big South tournament championship. As a result, the Lancers received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the school's first-ever trip to the tournament, as the No. 14 seed in the South Region, where they lost in the first round to Tennessee.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Lancers finished the 2020–21 season 12–17, 10–10 in Big South play, to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They defeated UNC Asheville in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament, before falling to top-seeded Winthrop in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational tournament, where they lost to Pepperdine in the quarterfinals.

## 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 9, 2021* 9:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Iowa | L 73–106 | 0–1 | 19 – Wilkins | 8 – Wilkins | 6 – tied | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,259) Iowa City, IA |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Virginia–Lynchburg | W 80–46 | 1–1 | 19 – Wilkins | 10 – tied | 7 – Houston | Willett Hall (1,418) Farmville, VA |
| November 14, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mid-Atlantic Christian | W 93–47 | 2–1 | 14 – Watson | 10 – Hill | 9 – Hill | Willett Hall (1,208) Farmville, VA |
| November 19, 2021* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | American | W 82–42 | 3–1 | 15 – Nkereuwem | 5 – Wilkins | 6 – Hill | Willett Hall (1,340) Farmville, VA |
| November 20, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UMBC | W 82–55 | 4–1 | 15 – Wilkins | 7 – Houston | 3 – Perkins | Willett Hall (1,512) Farmville, VA |
| November 21, 2021* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | L 53–64 | 4–2 | 17 – Nkereuwem | 9 – Wilkins | 3 – Hill | Willett Hall (1,518) Farmville, VA |
| November 26, 2021* 4:00 p.m. | | at Old Dominion | L 61–62 | 4–3 | 14 – Hill | 4 – Wilkins | 2 – Hill | Chartway Arena (4,275) Norfolk, VA |
| November 30, 2021* 7:00 p.m., FS2 | | at Georgetown | L 83–91 | 4–4 | 21 – Wade | 7 – Watson | 4 – Perkins | Capital One Arena (2,732) Washington, D.C. |
| December 4, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Delaware State | W 78–58 | 5–4 | 17 – Wilkins | 7 – Lliteras | 6 – Hill | Willett Hall (1,265) Farmville, VA |
| December 11, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Morgan State | W 93–55 | 6–4 | 21 – Hill | 8 – Lliteras | 5 – Hill | Willett Hall (944) Farmville, VA |
| December 14, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Carolina | W 98–56 | 7–4 | 17 – Nkereuwem | 6 – Darden | 4 – Perkins | Willett Hall (612) Farmville, VA |
| December 19, 2021* 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Daniel Lynch Gymnasium Brooklyn, NY |
| December 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | L 58–74 | 7–5 | 10 – Houston | 7 – Houston | 2 – Houston | Teague Special Events Center (474) Abilene, TX |
| December 30, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, MD |
| January 5, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Pfeiffer | W 109–69 | 8–5 | 21 – Wilkins | 6 – Granlund | 3 – Hill | Willett Hall (120) Farmville, VA |
| Big South regular season |||||||||
| January 12, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Radford | W 83–75 $^{OT}$ | 9–5 (1–0) | 24 – Hill | 9 – Wilkins | 4 – Hill | Dedmon Center (1,064) Radford, VA |
| January 15, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 66–60 | 10–5 (2–0) | 20 – Wilkins | 8 – Wilkins | 4 – Hill | Willett Hall (1,225) Farmville, VA |
| January 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Campbell | W 72–64 | 11–5 (3–0) | 14 – Perkins | 6 – Wilkins | 6 – Hill | Willett Hall (1,650) Farmville, VA |
| January 22, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | W 71–70 | 12–5 (4–0) | 23 – Hill | 5 – Wilkins | 2 – Hill | Templeton Physical Education Center (433) Clinton, SC |
| January 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Hampton Rescheduled from January 5 | W 73–49 | 13–5 (5–0) | 20 – Hill | 6 – Wilkins | 2 – Wilkins | Hampton Convocation Center (2,120) Hampton, VA |
| January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | North Carolina A&T | W 79–71 | 14–5 (6–0) | 24 – Nkereuwem | 5 – tied | 6 – Hill | Willett Hall (1,600) Farmville, VA |
| January 29, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Winthrop | W 92–88 | 15–5 (7–0) | 29 – Hill | 7 – Hill | 8 – Perkins | Willett Hall (1,900) Farmville, VA |
| February 2, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | at UNC Asheville | W 56–48 | 16–5 (8–0) | 17 – Wade | 9 – Lliteras | 5 – Hill | Kimmel Arena (507) Asheville, NC |
| February 5, 2022 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | W 69–67 | 17–5 (9–0) | 19 – Wade | 7 – Lliteras | 6 – Perkins | Buccaneer Field House (682) North Charleston, SC |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | USC Upstate | W 85–72 | 18–5 (10–0) | 23 – Wade | 7 – Lliteras | 6 – Perkins | Willett Hall (1,900) Farmville, VA |
| February 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Carolina A&T | L 62–70 | 18–6 (10–1) | 16 – Hill | 5 – Wade | 3 – Perkins | Corbett Sports Center (1,778) Greensboro, NC |
| February 15, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | High Point Rescheduled from January 8 | W 70–66 | 19–6 (11–1) | 15 – Hill | 5 – tied | 4 – Perkins | Willett Hall (1,308) Farmville, VA |
| February 17, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at High Point | W 78–71 | 20–6 (12–1) | 18 – Hill | 10 – Hill | 5 – Hill | Qubein Center (5,647) High Point, NC |
| February 19, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Hampton | W 76–72 | 21–6 (13–1) | 25 – Wilkins | 9 – Wilkins | 5 – Hill | Willett Hall (1,814) Farmville, VA |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Radford | W 71–66 | 22–6 (14–1) | 18 – Hill | 5 – Wilkins | 4 – tied | Willett Hall (1,900) Farmville, VA |
| February 26, 2022 4:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Campbell | W 60–55 | 23–6 (15–1) | 20 – Wade | 10 – Wilkins | 5 – Hill | Gore Arena (1,563) Buies Creek, NC |
| Big South tournament |||||||||
| March 4, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (9) North Carolina A&T Quarterfinals | W 79–65 $^{OT}$ | 24–6 | 24 – Hill | 12 – Wilkins | 5 – Hill | Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| March 5, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (4) USC Upstate Semifinals | W 79–70 | 25–6 | 18 – tied | 9 – Nkereuwem | 9 – Hill | Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| March 6, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (1) | vs. (2) Winthrop Championship | W 79–58 | 26–6 | 19 – Wilkins | 8 – tied | 5 – Hill | Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 17, 2022 2:45 p.m., CBS | (14 S) | vs. (3 S) No. 5 Tennessee First round | L 56–88 | 26–7 | 13 – Hill | 4 – Perkins | 4 – Perkins | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (15,782) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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