# 2020–21 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represented Longwood University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lancers, led by third-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 12-17, 10-10 to finish in 5th place. They defeated UNC Asheville in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament before losing in the semifinals to Winthrop. They received an invitation to the CBI where they lost in the quarterfinals to Pepperdine.

## Previous season

The Lancers finished the 2019–20 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 27, 2020* 7:00 pm, ACCN | | at Wake Forest | L 60–71 | 0–1 | LJVM Coliseeum Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 1, 2020* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at VMI | L 71–84 | 0–2 | Cameron Hall (200) Lexington, VA |
| December 6, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Greensboro College | L 64–67 | 0–3 | Willett Hall Farmville, VA |
| December 8, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Carolina A&T | W 77–60 | 1–3 | Willett Hall Farmville, VA |
| December 14, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 66–67 | 1–4 (0–1) | Dedmon Center (250) Radford, VA |
| December 15, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 53–62 | 1–5 (0–2) | Dedmon Center (250) Radford, VA |
| December 19, 2020* 12:30 pm, ESPN+ | | The Citadel | L 89–91 | 1–6 | Willett Hall Farmville, VA |
| December 21, 2020* 8:30 pm, ACCN | | at No. 24 Virginia Tech | L 58–84 | 1–7 | Cassell Coliseum (250) Blacksburg, VA |
| December 30, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | L 73–80 | 1–8 (0–3) | Willett Hall Farmville, VA |
| December 31, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 65–55 | 2–8 (1–3) | Willett Hall Farmville, VA |
| January 4, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | L 69–71 | 2–9 (1–4) | G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 5, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | L 59–65 | 2–10 (1–5) | G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 9, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Campbell | L 58–64 | 2–11 (1–6) | Willett Hall Farmville, VA |
| January 10, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Campbell | W 78–69 | 3–11 (2–6) | Willett Hall Farmville, VA |
| January 14, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | L 61–72 | 3–12 (2–7) | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC |
| January 15, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | L 50–70 | 3–13 (2–8) | Winthrop Coliseum (36) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 19, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | High Point | W 75–54 | 4–13 (3–8) | Willett Hall Farmville, VA |
| January 20, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | High Point | W 67–54 | 5–13 (4–8) | Willett Hall Farmville, VA |
| January 29, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | W 49–45 | 6–13 (5–8) | Templeton Physical Education Center (6) Clinton, SC |
| January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | L 54–66 | 6–14 (5–9) | Templeton Physical Education Center (4) Clinton, SC |
| February 11, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 57–54 | 7–14 (6–9) | Willett Hall Farmville, VA |
| February 12, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 78–71 | 8–14 (7–9) | Willett Hall Farmville, VA |
| February 15, 2021 ESPN+ | | Hampton | W 83–73 | 9–14 (8–9) | Willett Hall Farmville, VA |
| February 18, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | W 70–62 | 10–14 (9–9) | Buccaneer Field House (30) North Charleston, SC |
| February 19, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | W 64–58 | 11–14 (10–9) | Buccaneer Field House (34) North Charleston, SC |
| February 24, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hampton | L 68–74 | 11–15 (10–10) | Willett Hall Farmville, VA |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | at (4) UNC Asheville Quarterfinals | W 77–61 | 12–15 | Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC |
| March 4, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | at (1) Winthrop Semifinals | L 62–81 | 12–16 | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC |
| CBI ||||||
| March 22, 2021 5:30 pm, FloSports | | vs. Pepperdine Quarterfinals | L 66–80 | 12–17 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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