# 2015–16 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represented Longwood University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jayson Gee, in his third season, and played their home games at Willett Hall in Farmville, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference. It was the program's fortieth season of NCAA competition. They finished the season 10–23, 5–13 in Big South play to finish in a four-way tie for eighth place. They defeated Radford in the first round of the Big South tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to High Point.

## Last season

The 2014–15 Lancers finished the season 11–23, 5–13 in Big South play to finish in ninth place. They upset Presbyterian and regular season champion Charleston Southern to advance to the semifinals of the Big South tournament, where they lost to Winthrop.

### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Ryan Badowski | 23 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Freshman | Cleveland, Ohio | Transferred to Hillsdale College |
| Quincy Taylor | 25 | G | 6'0" | 180 | RS Senior | Wichita, Kansas | Graduated |
| Tyler Akers | 30 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Senior | Wytheville, Virginia | Graduated |
| Jason Pimentel | 5 | F | 6'8" | 230 | RS Senior | Ocala, Florida | Suspended/Left team |

## Class of 2015 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Al Burge SG | Garfield Heights, Ohio | Garfield Heights High School/South Carolina Sports Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | June 28, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Chris Shields SF | Hedgesville, West Virginia | Fishburne Military School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | August 10, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: ||||||

### Coaching changes

On April 24, Jake Luhn was promoted to associate head coach. On June 17, Craig Carter was named an assistant coach at Cornell. On July 7, former Marshall standout Adam Williams was named his replacement. Two days later, former Georgia student manager Cody Anderson was named director of basketball operations.

## Roster

On October 9, Johnson and forward Jason Pimentel were suspended indefinitely, following their arrest on marijuana possession charges. On November 3, Geter was placed on a medical redshirt for the season due to a shoulder surgery. Three days later, Fisher was suspended for four games (including an exhibition game) for an unspecified violation of team rules. On December 2, the Longwood athletic department announced that Pimentel "will not return" to the team", while Johnson would return for the December 12 game against Richmond. On February 3, the Longwood student newspaper The Rotunda reported that Dorsey was redshirting for the season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition game |||||||||
| November 7* 7:00 pm, BSN | | Hampden–Sydney Crosstown Showdown | W 71–68 | | 15 – Allen | 12 – Lane | 5 – Obi-Rapu | Willett Hall Farmville, Virginia |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 13* 7:00 pm, BSN | | Randolph | W 69–49 | 1–0 | 22 – Obi-Rapu | 20 – Lane | 5 – Gee | Willett Hall (1,478) Farmville, Virginia |
| November 16* 7:00 pm, BSN | | La Roche | W 89–65 | 2–0 | 27 – Obi-Rapu | 10 – Lane | 6 – Gee | Willett Hall (1,250) Farmville, Virginia |
| November 20* 8:30 pm | | vs. South Carolina State @EKUHoops Classic | L 71–79 | 2–1 | 25 – Nwogbo | 14 – Nwogbo | 5 – Tied | Alumni Coliseum (500) Richmond, Kentucky |
| November 21* 4:30 pm | | vs. Ball State @EKUHoops Classic | L 67–78 | 2–2 | 21 – Obi-Rapu | 9 – Lane | 5 – White | Alumni Coliseum (500) Richmond, Kentucky |
| November 22* 2:00 pm, OVCDN | | at Eastern Kentucky @EKUHoops Classic | L 79–110 | 2–3 | 26 – Nwogbo | 7 – Nwogbo | 9 – Fisher | Alumni Coliseum (1,400) Richmond, Kentucky |
| November 25* 2:30 pm | | at Maine | L 82–92 | 2–4 | 19 – Shields | 9 – Tied | 3 – 3 Tied | Cross Insurance Center (2,631) Bangor, Maine |
| November 28* 7:00 pm | | at Columbia | W 70–69 | 3–4 | 18 – Fisher | 7 – Lane | 8 – Fisher | Levien Gymnasium (983) New York City |
| December 2 7:00 pm, BSN | | at High Point | L 66–90 | 3–5 (0–1) | 19 – Nwogbo | 10 – Nwogbo | 5 – Fisher | Millis Center (1,327) High Point, North Carolina |
| December 5* 5:00 pm, BSN | | UMBC | L 59–70 | 3–6 | 17 – Obi-Rapu | 5 – Tied | 5 – Fisher | Willett Hall (1,748) Farmville, Virginia |
| December 12* 6:30 pm, WTVR | | at Richmond | L 59–77 | 3–7 | 17 – Obi-Rapu | 11 – Johnson | 6 – Johnson | Robins Center (6,493) Richmond, Virginia |
| December 15* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Oklahoma State | L 55–73 | 3–8 | 18 – Fisher | 10 – Lane | 4 – Tied | Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,323) Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| December 19* 8:00 pm | | at George Mason | L 70–75 | 3–9 | 23 – Johnson | 11 – Johnson | 5 – Fisher | EagleBank Arena (3,118) Fairfax, Virginia |
| December 22* 7:00 pm | | at Dartmouth | L 54–78 | 3–10 | 17 – Nwogbo | 11 – Nwogbo | 5 – Shields | Leede Arena (512) Hanover, New Hampshire |
| December 28* 7:00 pm, BSN | | Cairn | W 90–52 | 4–10 | 14 – 4 Tied | 12 – Johnson | 5 – Johnson | Willett Hall (312) Farmville, Virginia |
| December 31 2:00 pm, BSN | | UNC Asheville | L 61–70 | 4–11 (0–2) | 16 – White | 8 – Johnson | 6 – Johnson | Willett Hall (516) Farmville, Virginia |
| January 2 2:00 pm, BSN | | Gardner–Webb | L 66–67 | 4–12 (0–3) | 19 – Johnson | 11 – Nwogbo | 3 – White | Willett Hall (1,028) Farmville, Virginia |
| January 6 7:00 pm, BSN | | at Presbyterian | L 65–78 | 4–13 (0–4) | 16 – Lane | 8 – Nwogbo | 4 – Gee | Templeton Center (264) Clinton, South Carolina |
| January 9 2:00 pm, BSN | | Coastal Carolina | W 76–61 | 5–13 (1–4) | 17 – Obi-Rapu | 8 – Johnson | 6 – Johnson | Willett Hall (1,523) Farmville, Virginia |
| January 14 7:00 pm, BSN | | at Campbell | W 74–57 | 6–13 (2–4) | 19 – Nwogbo | 13 – Johnson | 4 – Johnson | Gore Arena (1,635) Buies Creek, North Carolina |
| January 19 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Liberty | L 53–55 | 6–14 (2–5) | 18 – White | 10 – Nwogbo | 2 – Tied | Vines Center (1,828) Lynchburg, Virginia |
| January 24 5:00 pm, BSN | | Winthrop | L 68–82 | 6–15 (2–6) | 20 – Obi-Rapu | 10 – Lane | 6 – White | Willett Hall (1,224) Farmville, Virginia |
| January 27 7:00 pm, BSN | | Radford | L 81–90 | 6–16 (2–7) | 28 – White | 11 – Nwogbo | 3 – Tied | Willett Hall (1,598) Farmville, Virginia |
| January 30 2:00 pm, ASN | | at UNC Asheville | L 74–88 | 6–17 (2–8) | 19 – Tied | 9 – Lane | 3 – White | Kimmel Arena (1,623) Asheville, North Carolina |
| February 3 7:00 pm, BSN | | Campbell | W 80–79 | 7–17 (3–8) | 29 – White | 11 – Nwogbo | 5 – Johnson | Willett Hall (1,309) Farmville, Virginia |
| February 6 5:30 pm, BSN | | at Charleston Southern | W 78–76 $^{2OT}$ | 8–17 (4–8) | 17 – Tied | 13 – Nwogbo | 6 – Johnson | CSU Field House (711) North Charleston, South Carolina |
| February 11 7:00 pm, BSN | | at Winthrop | L 80–88 | 8–18 (4–9) | 19 – Allen | 13 – Nwogbo | 6 – Johnson | Winthrop Coliseum (1,012) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| February 13 2:00 pm, BSN | | Liberty | L 68–69 | 8–19 (4–10) | 21 – Nwogbo | 11 – Nwogbo | 6 – Johnson | Willett Hall (1,900) Farmville, Virginia |
| February 18 7:00 pm, BSN | | High Point | L 80–88 | 8–20 (4–11) | 22 – Allen | 15 – Nwogbo | 3 – White | Willett Hall (1,218) Farmville, Virginia |
| February 20 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Gardner–Webb | L 71–81 | 8–21 (4–12) | 16 – Tied | 11 – Nwogbo | 7 – Johnson | Paul Porter Arena (1,854) Boiling Springs, North Carolina |
| February 25 7:00 pm, BSN | | Presbyterian | L 73–74 | 8–22 (4–13) | 24 – Nwogbo | 12 – Nwogbo | 10 – Johnson | Willett Hall (1,387) Farmville, Virginia |
| February 27 4:00 pm, BSN | | at Radford | W 92–81 | 9–22 (5–13) | 29 – Nwogbo | 11 – Johnson | 4 – 3 Tied | Dedmon Center (2,572) Radford, Virginia |
| Big South tournament |||||||||
| March 3 2:00 pm, BSN | (8) | vs. (9) Charleston Southern First round | W 75–69 | 10–22 | 22 – Allen | 9 – Johnson | 7 – Obi-Rapu | Gore Arena Buies Creek, North Carolina |
| March 4 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | (8) | vs. (1) High Point Quarterfinals | L 78–89 | 10–23 | 28 – Johnson | 12 – Nwogbo | 4 – Johnson | Gore Arena Buies Creek, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||