The 2025–26 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represented Longwood University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lancers, led by first-year head coach Ronnie Thomas, played their home games at the Joan Perry Brock Center in Farmville, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference.
Previous season The Lancers finished the 2024–25 season 18–14, 7–9 in Big South play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. They were defeated by Winthrop in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament.
On March 23, 2025, it was announced that head coach Griff Aldrich would be leaving the program after seven seasons, in order to take the associate head coaching position at Virginia. On the same day, the school announced that they would be naming assistant coach Ronnie Thomas as the team's new head coach.
Preseason On October 15, 2025, the Big South Conference released their preseason coaches poll. Longwood was picked to finish third in the conference.
Preseason rankings +Big South Preseason Poll Place Team Points 1 80 (8) 2 68 (1) 3 Longwood 53 4 52 5 51 6 37 7 27 8 19 9 18
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Roster
Schedule and results
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