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 0 G 5'10" 190 RS Senior Kansas City, Kansas Graduated 10 F/C 6'8" 255 RS Senior Lithonia, Georgia Graduated 11 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore Greensboro, North Carolina Transferred to East Tennessee State 14 F 6'9" 200 Sophomore Akron, Ohio Not returning to team 21 G/F 6'5" 220 Senior Atlanta, Georgia Graduated 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

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School 1 G 6'4" 174 RS Sophomore Oberlin, OH Junior college transfer from Iowa Western Community College. 5 G 6'2" 170 Junior Cleveland, TN Junior college transfer from Daytona State College. 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. 11 F 6'8" 210 Sophomore Atlantic City, NJ Junior college transfer from Palm Beach State College. 20 F 6'10" 245 Junior White Sulphur Springs, WV Junior college transfer from Pensacola State College.

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition game

!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=12 style=| Big South regular season

!colspan=12 style=| Big South Conference tournament

References