# 2018–19 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represented Longwood University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Griff Aldrich, in his first season, and played their home games at Willett Hall in Farmville, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 5–11 in Big South play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big South tournament to Hampton. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational, their first ever Division I postseason tournament, where they defeated Southern Miss in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to DePaul.

## Previous season

The 2017–18 Lancers finished the season 7–26, 3–15 in Big South play to finish in last place. They defeated High Point in the first round of the Big South tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Radford.
On March 2, 2018, head coach Jayson Gee was fired. He finished at Longwood with a five-year record of 42–120. On March 22, the school hired UMBC assistant Griff Aldrich as head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Randolph | W 84–56 | 1–0 | 20 – Walton | 10 – Cintron | 5 – Phillips | Willett Hall (1,314) Farmville, VA |
| Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Richmond | W 63–58 | 2–0 | 23 – Walton | 12 – Walton | 4 – Walton | Robins Center (6,717) Richmond, VA |
| Nov 13, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 66–63 | 3–0 | 20 – Walton | 7 – Walton | 4 – Phillips | Hytche Athletic Center (1,115) Princess Anne, MD |
| Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Delaware State | W 89–73 | 4–0 | 21 – Walton | 7 – Phillips | 7 – Phillips | Willett Hall (1,798) Farmville, VA |
| Nov 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charlotte | L 39–42 | 4–1 | 12 – Walton | 10 – Walton | 2 – Walton | Halton Arena (3,740) Charlotte, NC |
| Nov 23, 2018* 6:00 pm | | vs. Fairfield Elgin Baylor Classic | W 67–65 | 5–1 | 19 – Flood | 7 – Tied | 4 – Phillips | Redhawk Center (618) Seattle, WA |
| Nov 24, 2018* 3:00 pm | | vs. Denver Elgin Baylor Classic | W 64–62 | 5–2 | 15 – J. Smith | 6 – Geter | 3 – Cintron | Redhawk Center (809) Seattle, WA |
| Nov 25, 2018* 6:00 pm | | at Seattle Elgin Baylor Classic | L 50–70 | 5–3 | 22 – Phillips | 6 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Redhawk Center (753) Seattle, WA |
| Dec 1, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | VMI | W 65–45 | 6–3 | 23 – Phillips | 11 – Phillips | 5 – Flood | Willett Hall (1,428) Farmville, VA |
| Dec 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Frostburg State | W 68–65 $^{OT}$ | 7–3 | 13 – Tied | 13 – Geter | 3 – Phillips | Willett Hall (874) Farmville, VA |
| Dec 9, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Duquesne | L 71–80 | 7–4 | 20 – J. Smith | 9 – Geter | 7 – Phillips | Palumbo Center (1,565) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Dec 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Averett | W 81–57 | 8–4 | 23 – Phillips | 10 – Geter | 6 – Phillips | Willett Hall (432) Farmville, VA |
| Dec 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cornell | L 64–70 | 8–5 | 18 – Phillips | 11 – Phillips | 2 – Wilson | Newman Arena (686) Ithaca, NY |
| Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stetson | W 77–63 | 9–5 | 21 – Flood | 6 – Geter | 6 – Phillips | Willett Hall (602) Farmville, VA |
| Dec 29, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at The Citadel | W 110–94 | 10–5 | 29 – Walton | 11 – Phillips | 8 – Phillips | McAlister Field House (964) Charleston, SC |
| Big South regular season |||||||||
| Jan 5, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 64–71 | 10–6 (0–1) | 14 – Walton | 13 – Walton | 3 – Walton | Dedmon Center (1,411) Radford, VA |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 67–62 | 11–6 (1–1) | 14 – Phillips | 8 – Walton | 3 – Tied | Willett Hall (1,024) Farmville, VA |
| Jan 12, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 101-91 | 11-7 (1–2) | 21 – Walton | 6 – Phillips | 6 – Walton | Willett Hall (1,084) Farmville, VA |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | W 75–61 | 12–7 (2–2) | 30 – Walton | 10 – Geter | 3 – Tied | Winthrop Coliseum (1,916) Rock Hill, SC |
| Jan 19, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | L 64–71 | 12–8 (2–3) | 18 – Phillips | 7 – Tied | 5 – Phillips | Templeton Center (535) Clinton, SC |
| Jan 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Radford | L 59–72 | 12–9 (2–4) | 26 – Walton | 6 – Walton | 2 – Tied | Willett Hall (1,642) Farmville, VA |
| Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | High Point | W 55–51 | 13–9 (3–4) | 11 – Walton | 10 – Franklin | 2 – Tied | Willett Hall (1,481) Farmville, VA |
| Jan 26, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | L 63–80 | 13–10 (3–5) | 12 – Tied | 6 – Okafor | 2 – Phillips | G. B. Hodge Center (564) Spartanburg, SC |
| Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hampton | L 83–96 | 13–11 (3–6) | 25 – Phillips | 7 – Smith | 5 – Phillips | Willett Hall (1,108) Farmville, VA |
| Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Campbell | L 62–83 | 13–12 (3–7) | 14 – Tied | 6 – Franklin | 2 – 3 Tied | Gore Arena (2,619) Buies Creek, NC |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | L 88–89 $^{OT}$ | 13–13 (3–8) | 19 – Wilson | 10 – Cintron | 5 – Phillips | Willett Hall (1,472) Farmville, VA |
| Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at High Point | W 62–59 | 14–13 (4–8) | 17 – Phillips | 8 – Wilson | 6 – Phillips | Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,122) High Point, NC |
| Feb 16, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | W 83–79 | 15–13 (5–8) | 19 – J. Smith | 7 – Phillips | 4 – Phillips | Willett Hall (1,378) Farmville, VA |
| Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Hampton | L 66–86 | 15–14 (5–9) | 27 – Wilson | 5 – Phillips | 5 – Phillips | Hampton Convocation Center (4,512) Hampton, VA |
| Feb 23, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Campbell | L 72–74 | 15–15 (5–10) | 19 – Phillips | 7 – Cintron | 5 – Phillips | Willett Hall (1,482) Farmville, VA |
| Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | L 47-66 | 15–16 (5–11) | 16 – Wilson | 6 – Phillips | 2 – Wilson | Paul Porter Arena (1,590) Boiling Springs, NC |
| Big South Conference tournament |||||||||
| Mar 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (9) | at (8) Hampton First round | L 71–77 | 15–17 | 23 – Wilson | 6 – Cintron | 3 – Munoz | Hampton Convocation Center (3,500) Hampton, VA |
| College Basketball Invitational |||||||||
| Mar 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern Miss First round | W 90–68 | 16–17 | 23 – Wilson | 8 – Wilson | 7 – Phillips | Willett Hall (1,372) Farmville, VA |
| Mar 25, 2019* 7:00 pm, NBCSN Chicago+ | | at DePaul Quarterfinals | L 89–97 | 16–18 | 18 – Phillips | 6 – Tied | 4 – Geter | McGrath–Phillips Arena (1,040) Chicago, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.. |||||||||