# 2016–17 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represented Longwood University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Jayson Gee, in his fourth season, and played their home games at Willett Hall in Farmville, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 3–15 in Big South play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big South tournament to Charleston Southern.

## Previous season

The 2015–16 Lancers finished the 2015–16 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.

### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Tra'Vaughn White | 0 | G | 5'10" | 190 | RS Senior | Kansas City, Kansas | Graduated |
| Lotanna Nwogbo | 10 | F/C | 6'8" | 255 | RS Senior | Lithonia, Georgia | Graduated |
| Kanayo Obi-Rapu Jr. | 11 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Sophomore | Greensboro, North Carolina | Transferred to East Tennessee State |
| Victor Dorsey | 14 | F | 6'9" | 200 | Sophomore | Akron, Ohio | Not returning to team |
| Shaquille Johnson | 21 | G/F | 6'5" | 220 | Senior | Atlanta, Georgia | Graduated |
| Al Burge | 23 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Freshman | Garfield Heights, Ohio | Transfer to University of Charleston |

### Coaching changes

On June 4, 2016, assistant coach Adam Williams left to become the head coach at Division II Salem International University. On July 7, Gee announce that former Radford head coach Ron Bradley would be named as an assistant. On September 1, Anderson was promoted from director of basketball operations, replacing Samba Johnson.

## Class of 2016 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Juan Muñoz PG | Raleigh, NC | Panther Creek High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | August 9, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 59 ||||||
| JaShaun Smith SF | Garner, NC | Garner Magnet High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | November 15, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: ||||||

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Isaiah Walton | 1 | G | 6'4" | 174 | RS Sophomore | Oberlin, OH | Junior college transfer from Iowa Western Community College. |
| Kendrick Thompson | 5 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Junior | Cleveland, TN | Junior college transfer from Daytona State College. |
| BK Ashe | 10 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Senior | Washington, D.C. | Transferred from Mount St. Mary's University. Under NCAA transfer rules, he will have to sit out a year, and will have one year of eligibility remaining. |
| Jahleem Montague | 11 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Sophomore | Atlantic City, NJ | Junior college transfer from Palm Beach State College. |
| Obi Romeo | 20 | F | 6'10" | 245 | Junior | White Sulphur Springs, WV | Junior college transfer from Pensacola State College. |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition game |||||||||
| Nov 5, 2016* 5:00 pm, BSN | | Hampden–Sydney Crosstown Showdown | W 93–85 $^{OT}$ | | 24 – Allen | 9 – Walton | 8 – Walton | Willett Hall (1,900) Farmville, VA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 13, 2016* 2:00 pm, BSN | | Maine | L 58–80 | 0–1 | 18 – Allen | 8 – Lane | 5 – Thompson | Willett Hall (1,128) Farmville, VA |
| Nov 15, 2016* 11:00 am, ESPN2 | | at Stephen F. Austin College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon | W 66–60 | 0–2 | 15 – Walton | 7 – Allen | 4 – Thompson | William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,944) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Nov 18, 2016* 7:00 pm, BSN | | Salem International | W 87–74 | 1–2 | 24 – Lane | 14 – Lane | 7 – Walton | Willett Hall (1,187) Farmville, VA |
| Nov 23, 2016* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 72–87 | 1–3 | 21 – Allen | 9 – Lane | 4 – Thompson | DeGol Arena (506) Loretto, PA |
| Nov 28, 2016* 7:00 pm, BSN | | Dartmouth | W 86–80 | 2–3 | 23 – Walton | 11 – Lane | 7 – Thompson | Willett Hall (1,018) Farmville, VA |
| Dec 3, 2016* 5:00 pm, BSN | | James Madison | L 59–71 | 2–4 | 13 – Allen | 6 – Lane | 4 – Thompson | Willett Hall (1,508) Farmville, VA |
| Dec 9, 2016* 7:30 pm, FS1 | | at No. 10 Creighton | L 58–113 | 2–5 | 12 – Tied | 6 – Shields | 4 – Walton | CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,697) Omaha, NE |
| Dec 12, 2016* 7:00 pm | | at George Mason | L 60–97 | 2–6 | 16 – Allen | 8 – Lane | 3 – Walton | EagleBank Arena (3,712) Fairfax, VA |
| Dec 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, BSN | | Averett | W 86–67 | 3–6 | 24 – Allen | 11 – Lane | 4 – Walton | Willett Hall (482) Farmville, VA |
| Dec 19, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Ball State | L 45–61 | 3–7 | 11 – Smith | 10 – Lane | 2 – Gee | Worthen Arena (2,115) Muncie, IN |
| Dec 21, 2016* 5:00 pm, FSSW | | at Texas Tech | L 60–91 | 3–8 | 15 – Shields | 4 – Smith | 5 – Walton | United Supermarkets Arena (9,057) Lubbock, TX |
| Big South regular season |||||||||
| Dec 29, 2016 7:00 pm, BSN | | Campbell | W 79–77 | 4–8 (1–0) | 30 – Lane | 8 – Lane | 7 – Walton | Willett Hall (718) Farmville, VA |
| Dec 31, 2016 7:00 pm, BSN | | at High Point | W 60–55 | 5–8 (2–0) | 18 – Lane | 9 – Walton | 2 – Tied | Millis Center (712) High Point, NC |
| Jan 4, 2017 7:00 pm, Shentel/BSN | | Presbyterian | W 79–76 | 6–8 (3–0) | 22 – Walton | 6 – Tied | 4 – Gee | Willett Hall (518) Farmville, VA |
| Jan 7, 2017 5:00 pm, BSN | | at Winthrop | L 65–83 | 6–9 (3–1) | 14 – Lane | 6 – Lane | 2 – Gee | Winthrop Coliseum (1,155) Rock Hill, SC |
| Jan 11, 2017 7:00 pm, BSN | | at UNC Asheville | L 68–89 | 6–10 (3–2) | 32 – Lane | 8 – Lane | 3 – Belton | Kimmel Arena (1,262) Asheville, NC |
| Jan 14, 2017 2:00 pm, Shentel/BSN | | Gardner–Webb | L 79–85 | 6–11 (3–3) | 22 – Allen | 11 – Lane | 6 – Walton | Willett Hall (1,118) Farmville, VA |
| Jan 19, 2017 7:00 pm, Shentel/BSN | | Radford | L 60–72 | 6–12 (3–4) | 18 – Lane | 8 – Lane | 4 – Gee | Willett Hall (1,318) Farmville, VA |
| Jan 21, 2017 5:00 pm, BSN | | at Charleston Southern | L 61–76 | 6–13 (3–5) | 20 – Walton | 7 – Allen | 3 – Gee | CSU Field House (727) North Charleston, SC |
| Jan 26, 2017 7:00 pm, Shentel/BSN | | Liberty | L 62–93 | 6–14 (3–6) | 20 – Allen | 5 – Walton | 3 – Walton | Willett Hall (1,614) Farmville, VA |
| Jan 28, 2017 5:00 pm, BSN | | at Presbyterian | L 62–71 | 6–15 (3–7) | 16 – Lane | 11 – Lane | 6 – Walton | Templeton Center (707) Clinton, SC |
| Feb 1, 2017 7:00 pm, Shentel/BSN | | High Point | L 68–92 | 6–16 (3–8) | 24 – Lane | 7 – Lane | 6 – Walton | Willett Hall (842) Farmville, VA |
| Feb 4, 2017 5:00 pm, ASN | | at Gardner–Webb | L 64–90 | 6–17 (3–9) | 20 – Walton | 8 – Smith | 3 – Tied | Paul Porter Arena (1,029) Boiling Springs, NC |
| Feb 9, 2017 7:00 pm, BSN | | at Campbell | L 79–83 | 6–18 (3–10) | 28 – Walton | 9 – Lane | 3 – Tied | Gore Arena (1,241) Buies Creek, NC |
| Feb 11, 2017 5:00 pm, Shentel/BSN | | UNC Asheville | L 69–91 | 6–19 (3–11) | 17 – Allen | 8 – Smith | 3 – Tied | Willett Hall (1,312) Farmville, VA |
| Feb 15, 2017 7:00 pm, Shentel/BSN | | Winthrop | L 63–83 | 6–20 (3–12) | 18 – Allen | 5 – Lane | 2 – Walton | Willett Hall (1,011) Farmville, VA |
| Feb 18, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Radford | L 72–79 | 6–21 (3–13) | 32 – Lane | 7 – Walton | 6 – Allen | Dedmon Center (1,783) Radford, VA |
| Feb 23, 2017 7:00 pm, BSN | | at Liberty | L 45–61 | 6–22 (3–14) | 14 – Lane | 5 – Tied | 3 – Lane | Vines Center (2,789) Lynchburg, VA |
| Feb 25, 2017 2:00 pm, Shentel/BSN | | Charleston Southern | L 78–86 | 6–23 (3–15) | 27 – Lane | 10 – Lane | 7 – Walton | Willett Hall (1,088) Farmville, VA |
| Big South Conference tournament |||||||||
| Feb 28, 2017 7:00 pm, BSN | (9) | at (8) Charleston Southern First round | L 74–79 | 6–24 | 24 – Tied | 9 – Lane | 5 – Belton | CSU Field House (815) North Charleston, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.. |||||||||