# 2008–09 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represented Longwood University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Mike Gillian, and played their home games at Willett Hall as a Division I independent school.

## Last season

The Lancers had a record of 9–22 in their first season as a full member of Division I.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| November 14* 7:00 pm | Virginia–Wise | W 87–44 | 1–0 | Willett Hall (1,314) Farmville, VA |
| November 16* 7:00 pm | Norfolk State | L 74–81 | 1–1 | Willett Hall (1,116) Farmville, VA |
| November 18* 7:00 pm | Gardner–Webb | W 85–84 | 2–1 | Willett Hall (1,218) Farmville, VA |
| November 20* 7:00 pm | at West Virginia | L 54–86 | 2–2 | WVU Coliseum (6,917) Morgantown, WV |
| November 22* 7:00 pm | at Maryland–Eastern Shore Las Vegas Invitational | W 61–49 | 3–2 | Hytche Athletic Center (1,247) Princess Anne, MD |
| November 24* 7:00 pm | at Kentucky Las Vegas Invitational | L 57–91 | 3–3 | Rupp Arena (20,105) Lexington, KY |
| November 28* 4:00 pm | vs. Southeast Missouri State Las Vegas Invitational | L 77–81 | 3–4 | Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV |
| November 29* 2:30 pm | vs. Delaware State Las Vegas Invitational | W 69–65 | 4–4 | Orleans Arena (300) Las Vegas, NV |
| December 3* 7:00 pm | James Madison | W 79–76 | 5–4 | Willett Hall (1,603) Farmville, VA |
| December 14* 2:00 pm | at Virginia Tech | L 57–79 | 5–5 | Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA |
| December 17* 7:00 pm | at Virginia | L 61–90 | 5–6 | John Paul Jones Arena (8,543) Charlottesville, VA |
| December 20* 2:00 pm | Virginia Intermont | W 113–60 | 6–6 | Willett Hall (520) Farmville, VA |
| December 28* 1:00 pm | at Lehigh | L 57–72 | 6–7 | Stabler Arena (695) Bethlehem, PA |
| December 30* 7:00 pm | at Navy | L 80–81 | 6–8 | Alumni Hall (1,625) Annapolis, MD |
| January 3* 7:00 pm | George Washington | W 80–78 | 7–8 | Willett Hall (703) Farmville, VA |
| January 6* 7:00 pm, SUN | at Florida | L 69–95 | 7–9 | O'Connell Center (10,002) Gainesville, FL |
| January 12* 7:00 pm | Chicago State | L 86–94 | 7–10 | Willett Hall (1,312) Farmville, VA |
| January 17* 2:00 pm | Savannah State | W 86–76 | 8–10 | Willett Hall (1,327) Farmville, VA |
| January 21* 7:00 pm | Southern Virginia | W 91–82 | 9–10 | Willett Hall (931) Farmville, VA |
| January 24* 2:00 pm | NJIT | W 63–51 | 10–10 | Willett Hall (1,234) Farmville, VA |
| January 31* 7:00 pm | Columbia Union Coaches vs. Cancer | W 106–46 | 11–10 | Willett Hall (841) Farmville, VA |
| February 4* 7:00 pm | Maryland–Eastern Shore | W 98–86 | 12–10 | Willett Hall (1,454) Farmville, VA |
| February 7* 1:00 pm | at Savannah State | W 68–64 | 13–10 | Tiger Arena (712) Savannah, GA |
| February 11* 7:00 pm | Texas–Pan American | W 77–61 | 14–10 | Willett Hall (1,021) Farmville, VA |
| February 14* 8:00 pm | at Texas–Pan American | L 82–86 | 14–11 | UTPA Fieldhouse (361) Edinburg, TX |
| February 16* 8:00 pm | at Chicago State | L 84–94 | 14–12 | Jones Convocation Center (964) Chicago, IL |
| February 21* 2:00 pm | Colgate | W 80–75 | 15–12 | Willett Hall (947) Farmville, VA |
| February 23* 7:00 pm | at High Point | L 69–81 | 15–13 | Millis Athletic Convocation Center (811) High Point, NC |
| February 25* 7:00 pm | North Carolina Central | W 109–89 | 16–13 | Willett Hall (1,244) Farmville, VA |
| February 28* 7:30 pm | at North Carolina Central | L 64–82 | 16–14 | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,205) Durham, NC |
| March 4* 7:00 pm | at NJIT | W 77–70 | 17–14 | Fleisher Center (457) Newark, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||