2020–21 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represented Longwood University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lancers, led by third-year head coach Griff Aldrich, played their home games at Willett Hall in Farmville, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 12-17, 10-10 to finish in 5th place. They defeated UNC Asheville in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament before losing in the semifinals to Winthrop. They received an invitation to the CBI where they lost in the quarterfinals to Pepperdine.

2020–21 Longwood Lancers men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record12–17 (10–10 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Marty McGillan
  • Austin Shaver
  • Donovan Williams
Home arenaWillett Hall
Seasons
2020–21 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Winthrop 17 1   .944 23 2   .920
Radford 12 6   .667 15 12   .556
Campbell 11 6   .647 17 10   .630
UNC Asheville 9 5   .643 10 10   .500
Longwood 10 10   .500 12 17   .414
Gardner–Webb 10 10   .500 11 15   .423
Hampton 9 9   .500 11 14   .440
High Point 6 11   .353 9 15   .375
USC Upstate 5 11   .313 5 18   .217
Presbyterian 5 12   .294 7 15   .318
Charleston Southern 2 15   .118 3 18   .143
Charleston Southern suspended their season on February 23, 2021.
2021 Big South tournament winner

Previous season

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The Lancers finished the 2019–20 season 14–18, 9–9 in Big South play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament to Hampton.

Roster

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2020–21 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Leslie Nkereuwem 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Lawrenceville, Georgia
F 1 Christian Wilson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Queens, New York
G 2 Nate Lliteras 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Seward, Nebraska
G 3 DeShaun Wade 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Virginia Beach, Virginia
F 4 Zac Watson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Plano, Texas
F 5 Bennett Mohn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Austin, Texas
F 10 Ilija Stefanovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Novi Sad, Serbia
G 11 Justin Hill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Houston, Texas
G 13 Heru Bligen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Prince George's County, Maryland
F 14 Abraham Deng 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Juba, South Sudan
G 23 Jermaine Drewey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
G 24 Cameron O'Conner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Roanoke, Virginia
G 30 C.J. Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Chester, Virginia
G 31 Dean Lockley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Charlottesville, Virginia
G 34 Lorenz Boykin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Richmond, Virginia
F 35 Jesper Granlund 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Helsinki, Finland
G 55 Juan Munoz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Morrisville, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 16, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 27, 2020*
7:00 pm, ACCN
at Wake Forest L 60–71  0–1
LJVM Coliseeum 
Winston-Salem, NC
December 1, 2020*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at VMI L 71–84  0–2
Cameron Hall (200)
Lexington, VA
December 6, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Greensboro College L 64–67  0–3
Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA
December 8, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
North Carolina A&T W 77–60  1–3
Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA
December 14, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Radford L 66–67  1–4
(0–1)
Dedmon Center (250)
Radford, VA
December 15, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Radford L 53–62  1–5
(0–2)
Dedmon Center (250)
Radford, VA
December 19, 2020*
12:30 pm, ESPN+
The Citadel L 89–91  1–6
Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA
December 21, 2020*
8:30 pm, ACCN
at No. 24 Virginia Tech L 58–84  1–7
Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
December 30, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
UNC Asheville L 73–80  1–8
(0–3)
Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA
December 31, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
UNC Asheville W 65–55  2–8
(1–3)
Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA
January 4, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at USC Upstate L 69–71  2–9
(1–4)
G. B. Hodge Center (140)
Spartanburg, SC
January 5, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at USC Upstate L 59–65  2–10
(1–5)
G. B. Hodge Center (140)
Spartanburg, SC
January 9, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Campbell L 58–64  2–11
(1–6)
Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA
January 10, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Campbell W 78–69  3–11
(2–6)
Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA
January 14, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Winthrop L 61–72  3–12
(2–7)
Winthrop Coliseum 
Rock Hill, SC
January 15, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Winthrop L 50–70  3–13
(2–8)
Winthrop Coliseum (36)
Rock Hill, SC
January 19, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
High Point W 75–54  4–13
(3–8)
Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA
January 20, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
High Point W 67–54  5–13
(4–8)
Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA
January 29, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Presbyterian W 49–45  6–13
(5–8)
Templeton Physical Education Center (6)
Clinton, SC
January 30, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Presbyterian L 54–66  6–14
(5–9)
Templeton Physical Education Center (4)
Clinton, SC
February 11, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Gardner–Webb W 57–54  7–14
(6–9)
Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA
February 12, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Gardner–Webb W 78–71  8–14
(7–9)
Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA
February 15, 2021
 ESPN+
Hampton W 83–73  9–14
(8–9)
Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA
February 18, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Charleston Southern W 70–62  10–14
(9–9)
Buccaneer Field House (30)
North Charleston, SC
February 19, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Charleston Southern W 64–58  11–14
(10–9)
Buccaneer Field House (34)
North Charleston, SC
February 24, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Hampton L 68–74  11–15
(10–10)
Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA
Big South tournament
March 1, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) at (4) UNC Asheville
Quarterfinals
W 77–61  12–15
Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC
March 4, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(5) at (1) Winthrop
Semifinals
L 62–81  12–16
Winthrop Coliseum 
Rock Hill, SC
CBI
March 22, 2021
5:30 pm, FloSports
vs. Pepperdine
Quarterfinals
L 66–80  12–17
Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2020.