# 2012–13 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represented Longwood University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lancers, led by tenth year head coach Mike Gillian, played their home games at Willett Hall and were members of the North Division of the Big South Conference. This was the Lancers first season in the Big South. They finished the season 8–25, 4–12 in Big South play to finish in last place in the North Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament to VMI; the tournament constituted Longwood's first postseason appearance as a Division I school.
Following the season, Head Coach Mike Gillian stepped down from his duties as Head Coach of Longwood University. He led the team through their transition to Division I and posted a record of 94–215 in ten seasons. He was replaced by Cleveland State associate head coach Jayson Gee.

## Last season

The Lancers had a record of 10–21 in their final season as a Division I independent school.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:30 pm | at Marshall | L 47–81 | 0–1 | Cam Henderson Center (5,472) Huntington, WV |
| 11/15/2012* 7:00 pm | Norfolk State | L 66–78 | 0–2 | Willett Hall (1,723) Farmville, VA |
| 11/18/2012* 4:00 pm | at Arkansas Las Vegas Invitational | L 63–112 | 0–3 | Bud Walton Arena (5,835) Fayetteville, AR |
| 11/20/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 14 Creighton Las Vegas Invitational | L 57–105 | 0–4 | CenturyLink Center Omaha (15,826) Omaha, NE |
| 11/23/2012* 2:00 pm | vs. Florida A&M Las Vegas Invitational | W 86–83 $^{OT}$ | 1–4 | Orleans Arena (200) Paradise, NV |
| 11/24/2012* 5:30 pm | vs. Cornell Las Vegas Invitational | L 78–84 | 1–5 | Orleans Arena (200) Paradise, NV |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm | Central Pennsylvania | W 88–75 | 2–5 | Willett Hall (989) Farmville, VA |
| 12/01/2012* 2:00 pm | Dartmouth | L 53–61 | 2–6 | Willett Hall (1,112) Farmville, VA |
| 12/10/2012* 7:00 pm, MASN/ESPN3 | at No. 15 Georgetown | L 53–89 | 2–7 | Verizon Center (5,283) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/13/2012* 7:00 pm | Southern Virginia | W 86–74 | 3–7 | Willett Hall (313) Farmville, VA |
| 12/17/2012* 7:00 pm | at Canisius | L 54–82 | 3–8 | Koessler Athletic Center (1,205) Buffalo, NY |
| 12/19/2012* 7:00 pm | at Seton Hall | L 61–79 | 3–9 | Prudential Center (6,215) Newark, NJ |
| 12/21/2012* 7:30 pm | at VCU | L 56–93 | 3–10 | Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,693) Richmond, VA |
| 12/31/2012* 2:00 pm | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 71–79 | 3–11 | Willett Hall (431) Farmville, VA |
| 01/05/2013 2:00 pm | Coastal Carolina | L 72–80 | 3–12 (0–1) | Willett Hall (655) Farmville, VA |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm | Campbell | L 73–83 | 3–13 (0–2) | Willett Hall (409) Farmville, VA |
| 01/12/2013 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Charleston Southern | L 62–75 | 3–14 (0–3) | Willett Hall (1,012) Farmville, VA |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm | at Radford | L 72–82 | 3–15 (0–4) | Dedmon Center (764) Radford, VA |
| 01/19/2013 4:30 pm | at UNC Asheville | L 65–68 | 3–16 (0–5) | Kimmel Arena (2,415) Asheville, NC |
| 01/22/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Liberty | L 47–74 | 3–17 (0–6) | Vines Center (2,106) Lynchburg, VA |
| 01/26/2013 2:00 pm | Presbyterian | L 71–82 | 3–18 (0–7) | Willett Hall (1,466) Farmville, VA |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm | at High Point | L 60–88 | 3–19 (0–8) | Millis Center (1,127) High Point, NC |
| 02/02/2013 7:00 pm | at Gardner–Webb | L 65–76 | 3–20 (0–9) | Paul Porter Arena (2,109) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 02/06/2013 7:00 pm | VMI | L 60–93 | 3–21 (0–10) | Willett Hall (1,536) Farmville, VA |
| 02/09/2013 4:00 pm | at Winthrop | W 62–56 | 4–21 (1–10) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,830) Rock Hill, SC |
| 02/13/2013 7:00 pm | High Point | L 53–82 | 4–22 (1–11) | Willett Hall (873) Farmville, VA |
| 02/16/2013 2:00 pm | Radford | W 76–61 | 5–22 (2–11) | Willett Hall (1,787) Farmville, VA |
| 02/19/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Liberty | W 102–101 | 6–22 (3–11) | Willett Hall (1,693) Farmville, VA |
| 02/23/2013* 1:00 pm | at Tennessee–Martin BracketBusters | L 79–89 | 6–23 | Skyhawk Arena (894) Martin, TN |
| 02/27/2013 7:00 pm | at Campbell | W 79–66 | 7–23 (4–11) | John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (1,048) Buies Creek, NC |
| 03/02/2013 1:00 pm | at VMI | L 80–94 | 7–24 (4–12) | Cameron Hall (2,311) Lexington, VA |
| Big South tournament |||||
| 03/05/2013 2:45 pm | vs. UNC Asheville First Round | W 87–72 | 8–24 | HTC Center (1,858) Conway, SC |
| 03/07/2013 2:25 pm | vs. VMI Quarterfinals | L 86–90 | 8–25 | HTC Center (2,105) Conway, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||