# 2024–25 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represented Longwood University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lancers, led by seventh-year head coach Griff Aldrich, played their home games at the Joan Perry Brock Center in Farmville, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference.

## Previous season

The Lancers finished the 2023–24 season 21–14, 6–10 in Big South play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Winthrop, upset top-seeded High Point, and UNC Asheville to win just their second Big South tournament championship and earn the Big South's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the NCAA tournament, they received the #16 seed in the South Region, where they would fall to #1 region seed Houston in the First Round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Randolph | W 79–68 | 1–0 | Joan Perry Brock Center (2,358) Farmville, VA |
| November 9, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Morgan State | W 84–66 | 2–0 | Joan Perry Brock Center (3,246) Farmville, VA |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | W 76–62 | 3–0 | Joan Perry Brock Center (1,326) Farmville, VA |
| November 16, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Martin | W 64–62 | 4–0 | Joan Perry Brock Center (1,473) Farmville, VA |
| November 19, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Binghamton | W 66–60 | 5–0 | Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,283) Vestal, NY |
| November 22, 2024* 12:30 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. UAB Paradise Jam Quarterfinal | W 89–81 | 6–0 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,535) St. Thomas, USVI |
| November 24, 2024* 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. McNeese Paradise Jam Semifinal | L 69–84 | 6–1 | Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, USVI |
| November 25, 2024* 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Kansas State Paradise Jam 3rd place game | L 64–80 | 6–2 | Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, USVI |
| December 1, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Regent | W 108–55 | 7–2 | Joan Perry Brock Center (1,068) Farmville, VA |
| December 5, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 80–76 | 8–2 | Joan Perry Brock Center Farmville, VA |
| December 8, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Mary Baldwin | W 97–40 | 9–2 | Joan Perry Brock Center (1,941) Farmville, VA |
| December 14, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Carolina Central | L 70–77 | 9–3 | Joan Perry Brock Center (2,024) Farmville, VA |
| December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Campbell | W 77–55 | 10–3 | Gore Arena (1,077) Buies Creek, NC |
| December 20, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Carolina Central | W 82–67 | 11–3 | McDougald–McLendon Arena (265) Durham, NC |
| December 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, ACCNX | | at SMU | L 82–98 | 11–4 | Moody Coliseum (5,220) University Park, TX |
| Big South regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | L 60–68 | 11–5 (0–1) | Templeton Center (343) Clinton, SC |
| January 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 83–78 | 12–5 (1–1) | Joan Perry Brock Center (1,738) Farmville, VA |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 85–76 | 13–5 (2–1) | Joan Perry Brock Center (1,487) Farmville, VA |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | L 76–95 | 13–6 (2–2) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,004) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | High Point | W 82–80 | 14–6 (3–2) | Joan Perry Brock Center (3,128) Farmville, VA |
| January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Radford | W 77–74 | 15–6 (4–2) | Dedmon Center (1,411) Radford, VA |
| January 25, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | W 80–54 | 16–6 (5–2) | Joan Perry Brock Center (2,637) Farmville, VA |
| January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | L 87–92 | 16–7 (5–3) | Paul Porter Arena (378) Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | L 85–89 | 16–8 (5–4) | Buccaneer Field House (500) North Charleston, SC |
| February 8, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Radford | L 69–71 | 16–9 (5–5) | Joan Perry Brock Center (3,072) Farmville, VA |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at High Point | L 72–83 | 16–10 (5–6) | Qubein Center (5,988) High Point, NC |
| February 15, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | L 68–77 | 16–11 (5–7) | Joan Perry Brock Center (2,231) Farmville, VA |
| February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 90–77 | 17–11 (6–7) | Joan Perry Brock Center (1,325) Farmville, VA |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | L 82–87 | 17–12 (6–8) | Kimmel Arena (2,093) Asheville, NC |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Winthrop | L 59–85 | 17–13 (6–9) | Joan Perry Brock Center (2,389) Farmville, VA |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | W 83–66 | 18–13 (7–9) | G. B. Hodge Center (471) Spartanburg, SC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2025 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (3) Winthrop Quarterfinals | L 79–88 | 18–14 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (1,705) Johnson City, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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