2014–15 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

2014–15 Longwood Lancers men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record11–23 (5–13 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jake Luhn (2nd season)
  • Craig Carter (1st season)
  • Samba Johnson (1st season)
Home arenaWillett Hall
Seasons
2014–15 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Charleston Southern 13 – 5   .722 19 – 12   .613
High Point 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697
Coastal Carolina † 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
Radford 12 – 6   .667 22 – 12   .647
Winthrop 12 – 6   .667 19 – 13   .594
UNC Asheville 10 – 8   .556 15 – 16   .484
Gardner–Webb 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571
Presbyterian 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313
Longwood 5 – 13   .278 11 – 23   .324
Campbell 4 – 14   .222 10 – 22   .313
Liberty 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250
† 2015 Big South tournament winner

The 2014–15 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represented Longwood University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jayson Gee, in his second season, and played their home games at Willett Hall in Farmville, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 11–23, 5–13 in Big South play to finish in ninth place. They upset Presbyterian and Charleston Southern in the Big South tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Winthrop.

Last season

The 2013–14 Lancers finished the season 8–24 overall and 3–13 in Big South play, last in the Big South North Division, and second-to-last overall in the conference, only in front of Presbyterian. They lost in the first round of the Big South tournament to Gardner-Webb.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Charlie Lockwood 0 C 6'10" 210 Freshman Inglewood, California Transferred to North Idaho College[1]
Lucas Woodhouse 2 G 6'1" 155 Sophomore Greenlawn, New York Transferred to Stony Brook[2]
Eric Shaw 4 F 6'7" 192 Freshman Stafford, Virginia Transferred to Mary Washington[2]
Curtis Rowser III 5 G 6'1" 165 Freshman Stafford, Virginia Transferred to Mary Washington[2]
Tristan Carey 12 G 6'4" 185 Senior Colonial Beach, Virginia Graduated
David Robinson 13 G 6'4" 190 Senior Chesterfield, Virginia Graduated
Karl Ziegler 20 F 6'5" 215 Sophomore Annandale, Virginia Transferred to Assumption College[3]
Mark Parker 21 G/F 6'7" 210 Senior Clayton, North Carolina Graduated
Jaylani Dublin 22 F 6'6" 225 Junior Brooklyn, New York Graduate/Transferred to Iona[2]
Jeff Havenstein 44 F 6'8" 230 Senior Mount Airy, Maryland Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Notes
Khris Lane F 6'6" 215 Sophomore Richmond, VA Drexel Under NCAA transfer rules, Lane will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season, and will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Tra'Vaughan White G 5'10" 190 Senior Kansas City, KS Duquesne White will also have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season, but will have one year of remaining eligibility afterwards.

Roster

On October 29, Victor Dorsey was reported to be suspended for the first three games of the season due to an unspecified violation of team rules.[4] On November 6, it was announced that Jason Pimentel was suspended indefinitely following a violation of team policy, relating to an arrest.[5] On November 13, Quincy Taylor was ruled ineligible and was required by the NCAA to sit out three games, due to participation in an unauthorized basketball program.[6] On February 14, 2015, Pimentel was restored to the team at the direction of athletic director Troy Austin, following his being found guilty and appealing the conviction to the Prince Edward County circuit court.[7][8]

2014–15 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tra'Vaughn White Current redshirt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Washington HS/Independence CC/Duquesne Kansas City, Kansas
G 1 Leron Fisher 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Lake Clifton Eastern HS/Allan Hancock Baltimore, Maryland
G 2 Bryan Gee Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Cornerstone Christian Cleveland, Ohio
G 3 Darrion Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Blanche Ely HS Pompano Beach, Florida
F 4 Khris Lane Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Benedictine HS/Drexel Richmond, Virginia
F 5 Jason Pimentel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Montverde/Palm Beach Ocala, Florida
F/C 10 Lotanna Nwogbo Injured (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Jr Mount Vernon Presbyterian/Tulane Lithonia, Georgia
G 11 Kanayo Obi-Rapu Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr New Garden Friends Greensboro, North Carolina
F 14 Victor Dorsey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Springfield HSS Akron, Ohio
G 15 Isaac Belton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Virginia Episcopal/Fork Union MA Salem, Virginia
G/F 21 Shaquille Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Milton HS/Northwest Florida Atlanta, Georgia
G 23 Ryan Badowski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Brunswick HS Cleveland, Ohio
F 24 Damarion Geter (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Dunbar HS Dayton, Ohio
G 25 Quincy Taylor (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Wichita Collegiate/UAB Wichita, Kansas
G 30 Tyler Akers (C W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr George Wythe HS Wytheville, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 22 August 2014

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Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition game
November 8*
5:00 pm 		Hampden–Sydney W 95–60 
 22 – Taylor   6 – Nwogbo, Geter   6 – Taylor  Willett Hall (1,784)
Farmville, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 14*
7:00 pm, BSN 		Averett
EMU Showcase 		W 81–53  1–0
  21 – Badowski   4 – Belton, Obi-Rapu   3 – Fisher  Willett Hall (1,034)
Farmville, VA
November 19*
7:00 pm 		at James Madison L 60–82  1–1
  20 – Allen   7 – Nwogbo   4 – Fisher  JMU Convocation Center (2,877)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 21*
4:30 pm 		vs. UNC Greensboro
EMU Showcase 		W 81–79 OT 2–1
  22 – Allen   12 – Nwogbo   6 – Johnson, Geter  EMU Convocation Center (680)
Ypsilanti, MI
November 22*
4:30 pm 		vs. Youngstown State
EMU Showcase 		L 72–82  2–2
  16 – Johnson, Nwogbo   8 – Nwogbo   7 – Taylor  EMU Convocation Center (624)
Ypsilanti, MI
November 23*
2:30 pm 		at Eastern Michigan
EMU Showcase 		L 48–79  2–3
  14 – Nwogbo   8 – Dorsey   4 – Johnson, Taylor  EMU Convocation Center (395)
Ypsilanti, MI
November 26*
7:00 pm 		at George Washington L 66–91  2–4
  25 – Nwogbo   13 – Nwogbo   4 – Fisher  Charles E. Smith Center (1,897)
Washington, DC
November 29*
2:00 pm 		at Iowa L 44–77  2–5
  16 – Johnson   12 – Nwogbo   6 – Johnson  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,819)
Iowa City, IA
December 3*
7:00 pm, BSN 		Dartmouth W 74–73  3–5
  34 – Taylor   5 – Johnson   5 – Johnson  Willett Hall (1,524)
Farmville, VA
December 6*
5:00 pm, BSN 		UT Martin L 66–77  3–6
  18 – Taylor   6 – Nwogbo   2 – Obi-Rapu  Willett Hall (N/A)
Farmville, VA
December 14*
2:00 pm 		at UMBC L 53–58  3–7
  17 – Johnson   7 – Johnson, Nwogbo   3 – Fisher  Retriever Activities Center (631)
Baltimore, MD
December 17*
7:00 pm 		at Miami (OH) L 60–71  3–8
  16 – Taylor   9 – Nwogbo   3 – Obi-Rapu  Millett Hall (470)
Oxford, OH
December 20*
2:00 pm, BSN 		Penn State Beaver W 106–74  4–8
  22 – Johnson   8 – Geter   3 – Fisher, Geter,
Johnson, Taylor  		Willett Hall (428)
Farmville, VA
December 28*
2:00 pm 		at Ball State L 64–69  4–9
  20 – Taylor   8 – Nwogbo   4 – Fisher, Taylor  John E. Worthen Arena (2,276)
Muncie, IN
Conference regular season
December 31
1:00 pm, BSN 		at Winthrop L 72–82 OT 4–10
(0–1) 		 18 – Nwogbo, Johnson   12 – Nwogbo   5 – Nwogbo  Winthrop Coliseum (1,074)
Rock Hill, SC
January 3
5:00 pm, BSN 		Radford W 90–79 2OT 5–10
(1–1) 		 26 – Fisher   14 – Nwogbo   7 – Taylor  Willett Hall (1,802)
Farmville, VA
January 8
7:30 pm, BSN 		at Coastal Carolina L 70–76  5–11
(1–2) 		 23 – Nwogbo   10 – Nwogbo   3 – Johnson, Taylor  HTC Center (1,824)
Conway, SC
January 10
7:00 pm, BSN 		at Charleston Southern L 54–68  5–12
(1–3) 		 14 – Taylor   6 – Geter, Johnson   3 – Johnson  CSU Field House (783)
Charleston, SC
January 14
7:00 pm, BSN 		Presbyterian L 67–71  5–13
(1–4) 		 23 – Taylor   9 – Johnson   5 – Fisher  Willett Hall (1,612)
Farmville, VA
January 17
5:00 pm, BSN 		Liberty W 85–71  6–13
(2–4) 		 31 – Johnson   8 – Johnson   5 – Johnson  Willett Hall (1,761)
Farmville, VA
January 19
7:00 pm, BSN/ESPN3 		at High Point L 67–72  6–14
(2–5) 		 19 – Taylor   6 – Geter   4 – Geter, Johnson  Millis Center (1,750)
High Point, NC
January 22
7:00 pm, BSN 		at Gardner–Webb L 67–79  6–15
(2–6) 		 25 – Fisher   8 – Geter   5 – Fisher  Paul Porter Arena (874)
Boiling Springs, NC
January 28
7:00 pm, BSN 		UNC Asheville L 64–74  6–16
(2–7) 		 25 – Taylor   5 – Badowski, Geter, Johnson   3 – Fisher  Willett Hall (924)
Farmville, VA
January 31
7:00 pm, BSN 		at Presbyterian W 71–67  7–16
(3–7) 		 26 – Fisher   6 – Johnson   3 – Fisher, Geter  Templeton Center (1,532)
Clinton, SC
February 3
7:00 pm, BSN 		Gardner–Webb L 78–87  7–17
(3–8) 		 21 – Johnson   5 – Johnson, Badowski   3 – Taylor, Fisher  Willett Hall (1,371)
Farmville, VA
February 6
7:00 pm, BSN 		at UNC Asheville L 56–71  7–18
(3–9) 		 19 – Johnson, Taylor   5 – Taylor   7 – Fisher  Kimmel Arena (1,153)
Asheville, NC
February 11
7:00 pm, BSN 		at Radford L 75–80  7–19
(3–10) 		 22 – Johnson   7 – Geter   3 – Johnson, Taylor  Dedmon Center (2,341)
Radford, VA
February 14
5:00 pm, BSN 		Charleston Southern L 64–65  7–20
(3–11) 		 30 – Taylor   7 – Taylor, Johnson   4 – Taylor  Willett Hall (1,024)
Farmville, VA
February 17
8:00 pm, ASN 		at Liberty W 78–72  8–20
(4–11) 		 24 – Fisher   10 – Geter   4 – Fisher  Vines Center (844)
Lynchburg, VA
February 21
5:00 pm, BSN 		Winthrop L 59–83  8–21
(4–12) 		 19 – Taylor   7 – Johnson   3 – Taylor  Willett Hall (1,421)
Farmville, VA
February 23
7:00 pm, BSN 		Coastal Carolina L 59–72  8–22
(4–13) 		 15 – Fisher, Taylor   8 – Johnson   5 – Fisher  Willett Hall (1,342)
Farmville, VA
February 28
2:00 pm, BSN 		Campbell W 70–65  9–22
(5–13) 		 25 – Taylor   9 – Pimentel   5 – Johnson  Willett Hall (1,328)
Farmville, VA
Big South tournament
March 4
Noon, BSN 		(9) vs. (8) Presbyterian
First round 		W 65–61  10–22
  25 – Johnson   11 – Johnson   4 – Fisher, Taylor  HTC Center (1,337)
Conway, SC
March 6
Noon, ESPN3 		(9) vs. (1) Charleston Southern
Quarterfinals 		W 68–60  11–22
  22 – Johnson   15 – Johnson   5 – Taylor  HTC Center (1,773)
Conway, SC
March 7
Noon, ESPN3 		(9) vs. (5) Winthrop
Semifinals 		L 58–71  11–23
  23 – Fisher, Taylor   10 – Johnson   4 – Fisher  HTC Center (2,765)
Conway, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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