Longwood Lancers men's basketball

Main article: Longwood Lancers

Longwood Lancers

2015–16 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

University

Longwood University

First season

1976–77

All-time record

515–614 (.456)

Conference

Big South

Location

Farmville, VA

Head coach

Jayson Gee (3rd year)

Arena

Willett Hall
(Capacity: 1,807)

Nickname

Lancers

Student section

Lancer Lunatics

Colors

Blue and White^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

Alternate

NCAA Tournament Final Four

Division III: 1980

NCAA Tournament Elite Eight

Division III: 1980

NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen

Division II: 1994
Division III: 1980

NCAA Tournament Round of 32

Division II: 1994, 2001
Division III: 1980

NCAA Tournament Opening Round

Division II: 1995

NCAA Tournament appearances

Division II: 1994, 1995, 2001
Division III: 1980

Conference tournament champions

CVAC: 2001

Conference regular season champions

Mason–Dixon: 1988
CVAC: 2001

The Longwood Lancers men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big South Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. They are currently led by third year head coach Jayson Gee.

History

Longwood was an all-female school for the majority of its history; however, a limited number of male day students attended the school following World War II, and those students fielded a basketball team under the name Longwood Pioneers.^[2] The current NCAA men's basketball program began in 1976 under head coach Allan McNamee, when the school became fully co-educational that same year.^[3] The Lancers finished 1–6 against four year institutions in the inaugural season, and 2–9 overall. The Lancers were NCAA Division III members for their first four years. In 1980, they became Division II members, until 2004, when they began a transition to Division I membership. They became full Division I members in 2007.

The Lancers have had eight different head coaches of their men's basketball team, as detailed below. The current head coach, former Cleveland State associate head coach Jayson Gee, joined the program in 2013.

Longwood has reached post-season four times in its history: in 1980 at the Division III level, and three times in Division II. In 1988, Longwood won a share of the Mason-Dixon Conference regular season title.^[4]

The Lancers have been members of three conferences in their history: the Division II Mason–Dixon Conference from 1983 to 1988 (not to be confused with another defunct conference with the same name, which disbanded in 1974) and the-then Carolinas–Virginia Athletic Conference from 1995 to 2003. Longwood spent nine seasons as an independent during and after reclassification to Division I, until they joined the Big South Conference in 2012.

Postseason

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Lancers have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament three times. Their combined record is 2–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1994	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Carson–Newman Norfolk State Elizabeth City State	W 76–63 L 59–61 L 87–88
1995	Regional Quarterfinals	Shaw	L 76–83
2001	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals	West Chester Queens (NC)	W 103–95 L 76–77

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NCAA Division III tournament results

The Lancers have appeared in the NCAA Division III Tournament one time. Their record is 3–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1980	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game	Framingham State Clark Potsdam State North Park Wittenberg	W 73–63 W 70–60 W 78–61 L 55–57 L 47–48

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Coaches

Head Coach	Years	Win–Loss	Pct.
Allan McNamee	1976–77	2–9	.182
Bill McAdams	1977–78	8–17	.333
Ron Bash	1978–81	66–20	.767
Cal Luther	1981–90	136–105	.564
Ron Carr	1990–99	127–124	.506
Mike Leeder	1999–2003	55–57	.491
Mike Gillian	2003–13	93–214	.303
Jayson Gee	2013–present	28–69	.289

Yearly records

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Allan McNamee (Division III independent) (1976–1977)
1976–77	Allan McNamee	2–9
Allen McNamee:		2–9 (.182)
Bill McAdams (Division III independent) (1977–1978)
1977–78	Bill McAdams	8–16
Bill McAdams:		8–16 (.333)
Ron Bash (Division III independent) (1978–1980)
1978–79	Ron Bash	19–8
1979–80	Ron Bash	28–3			NCAA Division III Final Four
Ron Bash (Division II independent) (1980–1981)
1980–81	Ron Bash	19–9
Ron Bash:		66–20 (.767)
Cal Luther (Division II independent) (1981–1983)
1981–82	Cal Luther	15–8
1982–83	Cal Luther	15–10
Cal Luther (Mason–Dixon Conference) (1983–1988)
1983–84	Cal Luther	15–12	7–3	2nd
1984–85	Cal Luther	11–17	3–7	4th
1985–86	Cal Luther	14–13	7–3	2nd
1986–87	Cal Luther	13–14	3–5	3rd
1987–88	Cal Luther	19–10	6–2	T–1st
Cal Luther (Division II independent) (1988–1990)
1988–89	Cal Luther	20–7
1989–90	Cal Luther	14–14
Cal Luther:		136–105 (.564)	26–20 (.565)
Ron Carr (Division II independent) (1990–1995)
1990–91	Ron Carr	11–17
1991–92	Ron Carr	14–14
1992–93	Ron Carr	17–10
1993–94	Ron Carr	23–6			NCAA Division II Regional Semifinals
1994–95	Ron Carr	19–9			NCAA Division II Regional Quarterfinals
Ron Carr (CVAC) (1995–1999)
1995–96	Ron Carr	11–17
1996–97	Ron Carr	11–17
1997–98	Ron Carr	13–15
1998–99	Ron Carr	8–19
Ron Carr:		127–124 (.506)
Mike Leeder (CVAC) (1999–2003)
1999–2000	Mike Leeder	4–22	2–16
2000–01	Mike Leeder	23–8	15–7	1st	NCAA Division II Regional Semifinals
2001–02	Mike Leeder	13–13	10–10
2002–03	Mike Leeder	15–14	11–9
Mike Leeder:		55–57 (.491)	38–42 (.475)
Mike Gillian (Division II independent) (2003–2004)
2003–04	Mike Gillian	5–22
Mike Gillian (Division I independent) (2004–2012)
2004–05	Mike Gillian	1–30
2005–06	Mike Gillian	10–20
2006–07	Mike Gillian	9–22
2007–08	Mike Gillian	9–22
2008–09	Mike Gillian	17–14
2009–10	Mike Gillian	12–19
2010–11	Mike Gillian	12–19
2011–12	Mike Gillian	10–21
Mike Gillian (Big South Conference) (2012–2013)
2012–13	Mike Gillian	8–25	4–12	6th (North)
Mike Gillian:		93–214 (.303)	4–12 (.250)
Jayson Gee (Big South Conference) (2013–present)
2013–14	Jayson Gee	8–24	3–13	6th (North)
2014–15	Jayson Gee	11–23	5–13	9th
2015–16	Jayson Gee	9–22	5–13	T–8th
Jayson Gee:		28–69 (.289)	13–39 (.250)
Total:		515–614 (.456)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

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Notable players

Jerome Kersey #54

Jerome Kersey is widely known as the best player in Longwood history. Playing from 1980 to 1984 Kersey set school records for points, rebounds, steals and blocked shots while making 57% of his baskets. As a senior, his rebounding average of 14.2 led all Division II players.

In 1984, Kersey was selected 46th overall in the NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. He became a starter and was part of the nucleus of a strong Portland team, along with Clyde Drexler, Terry Porter, Buck Williams, and Kevin Duckworth that made it to the NBA Finals two out of the next three years (in 1990 and 1992). Kersey also finished second to Michael Jordan in the 1987 Slam Dunk Contest. In 1999, Kersey won an NBA Championship with the San Antonio Spurs. He would eventually retire in 2001 as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks

In May 2006, Kersey graduated from Longwood, having only needed two more college courses to graduate for some years.

Kevin Jefferson #33

Kevin Jefferson played for the Lancers from 1986–1990. Jefferson ended his career with 1,806 career points, as record that would hold for 22 years.

Colin Ducharme #52

The 6'9 Ducharme would transfer to Longwood from the University of Virginia for his final year of eligibility in 2000. Ducharme averaged 19.6 points and 15.8 rebounds per game in his one year in Farmville. He led Longwood to a CVAC championship and a NCAA tournament appearance while being named the Division II National Player of the Year by multiple outlets. Ducharme remains only one of two retired numbers in Longwood history, with the other being Jerome Kersey.

Antwan Carter #4

Antwan Carter became the most efficient players in Longwood history and its best player so far in the Division I era. Playing from 2008–2012, Carter would break Kevin Jefferson's all-time scoring record and finished his career scoring 1,886 points. Carter also finished second in Longwood history in rebounds with 1,008.

References

↑ Longwood University Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-31.
↑ Shepherd, Barbara (June 12, 2014). Longwood University: The First 175 Years. Longwood University Foundation. p. 88. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
↑ Prouty, Greg. "Coeducation and Men's Athletics at Longwood". Longwood Magazine. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
↑ "Lancer Winning Streak Ends At The Mount". The Rotunda (Farmville, Virginia). February 22, 1988. p. 6. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
↑ "Division II Men's Basketball All-Time Tournament Scores". NCAA Championships.com. 2001. Archived from the original on September 9, 2001. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
↑ "Year-by-Year Tournament Scores". NCAA Championships.com. 2000. Archived from the original on September 7, 2001. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
↑ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. ESPN. 6 October 2009. p. 347. ISBN 978-0345513922. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
↑ 2013–14 Men's Basketball Media Guide. pp. 83–93. Retrieved 14 November 2014.

External links

Official website

Longwood Lancers men's basketball

Venues	French Gymnasium (1976–1980) Willett Hall (1980–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Big South Conference men's basketball

Teams	Campbell Fighting Camels Charleston Southern Buccaneers Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (leaving in 2016) Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs High Point Panthers Liberty Flames Longwood Lancers Presbyterian Blue Hose Radford Highlanders UNC Asheville Bulldogs Winthrop Eagles

Championships & awards	Big South Tournament Champions Player of the Year

Seasons	1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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