2024–25 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

2024–25 Longwood Lancers men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	11–3 (0–0 Big South)
Head coach	Griff Aldrich (7th season)
Associate head coach	Marty McGillan
Assistant coaches	Ronnie Thomas Aaron Smith Matt Sholtis Myo Baxter-Bell Joe Lupetin Odri Dedolli
Home arena	Joan Perry Brock Center

2024–25 Big South men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
High Point	0	–	0		–			12	–	2		.857
Longwood	0	–	0		–			11	–	3		.786
Winthrop	0	–	0		–			10	–	4		.714
Radford	0	–	0		–			10	–	5		.667
UNC Asheville	0	–	0		–			8	–	5		.615
Presbyterian	0	–	0		–			7	–	7		.500
Gardner–Webb	0	–	0		–			5	–	8		.385
USC Upstate	0	–	0		–			4	–	11		.267
Charleston Southern	0	–	0		–			3	–	11		.214
† 2025 Big South tournament winner As of December 22, 2024

The 2024–25 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represents Longwood University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lancers, led by seventh-year head coach Griff Aldrich, play 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 2023–24 season 21–14, 6–10 in Big South play to finish in a tie for fifth place.[1] They defeated Winthrop,[2] upset top-seeded High Point,[3] and UNC Asheville to win just their second Big South tournament championship and earn the Big South's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[4] In the NCAA tournament, they received the #16 seed in the South Region,[5] where they would fall to #1 region seed Houston in the First Round.[6]

Roster

2024–25 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Johan Nziemi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Sr Independence CC Manhattan, New York G 1 Kyrell Luc 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr St. Bonaventure Dorchester, Massachusetts G 2 Dom Payne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Trinity HS Trinity, North Carolina G 3 Colby Garland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Drake Magnolia, Arkansas G/F 4 Emanuel Richards 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 228 lb (103 kg) So Christ School Irmo, South Carolina G 5 KJ McClurg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr California (PA) Morgantown, West Virginia F 6 Precious Idiaru 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Kansas City Speyer, Germany G 8 Leo Nordberg 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Torpan Pojat Helsinki, Finland F 11 Trey Hicks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Sr The Hill School Louisville, Kentucky G 14 Angelo Brizzi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Davidson Warrenton, Virginia G 21 Stark Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Cave Spring HS Roanoke, Virginia G 22 DJ Jefferson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Tennessee Richardson, Texas G 23 Kris Mickens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Tuskegee Clemmons, North Carolina G 24 Jaylen Benard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Cypress Ranch HS Houston, Texas F 25 Michael Christmas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) GS James Madison Virginia Beach, Virginia F 34 Elijah Tucker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 237 lb (108 kg) RS Jr Xavier Canton, Georgia	Head coach Griff Aldrich (Hampden–Sydney) Assistant coach(es) Marty McGillan (UNC Wilmington) Ronnie Thomas (Bridgewater) Aaron Smith (Prairie View A&M) Matt Sholtis (Charlotte) Myo Baxter-Bell (Liberty) Joe Lupetin (Marist) Odri Dedolli (Mount St. Mary's) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 24, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Randolph	W 79–68	1–0	Joan Perry Brock Center (2,358) Farmville, VA
November 9, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Morgan State	W 84–66	2–0	Joan Perry Brock Center (3,246) Farmville, VA
November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Milwaukee	W 76–62	3–0	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,326) Farmville, VA
November 16, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		UT Martin	W 64–62	4–0	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,473) Farmville, VA
November 19, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Binghamton	W 66–60	5–0	Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,283) Vestal, NY
November 22, 2024* 12:30 pm, ESPN+		vs. UAB Paradise Jam Quarterfinal	W 89–81	6–0	Sports and Fitness Center (1,535) St. Thomas, USVI
November 24, 2024* 5:30 pm, ESPN+		vs. McNeese Paradise Jam Semifinal	L 69–84	6–1	Sports and Fitness Center  St. Thomas, USVI
November 25, 2024* 5:30 pm, ESPN+		vs. Kansas State Paradise Jam 3rd place game	L 64–80	6–2	Sports and Fitness Center  St. Thomas, USVI
December 1, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Regent	W 108–55	7–2	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,068) Farmville, VA
December 5, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 80–76	8–2	Joan Perry Brock Center  Farmville, VA
December 8, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Mary Baldwin	W 97–40	9–2	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,941) Farmville, VA
December 14, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		North Carolina Central	L 70–77	9–3	Joan Perry Brock Center (2,024) Farmville, VA
December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Campbell	W 77–55	10–3	Gore Arena (1,077) Buies Creek, NC
December 20, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Carolina Central	W 82–67	11–3	McDougald–McLendon Arena (265) Durham, NC
December 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, ACCNX		at SMU			Moody Coliseum  University Park, TX
Big South regular season
January 2, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Presbyterian			Templeton Center  Clinton, SC
January 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Charleston Southern			Joan Perry Brock Center  Farmville, VA
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Asheville			Joan Perry Brock Center  Farmville, VA
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Winthrop			Winthrop Coliseum  Rock Hill, SC
January 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		High Point			Joan Perry Brock Center  Farmville, VA
January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Radford			Dedmon Center  Radford, VA
January 25, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		USC Upstate			Joan Perry Brock Center  Farmville, VA
January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb			Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern			Buccaneer Field House  North Charleston, SC
February 8, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Radford			Joan Perry Brock Center  Farmville, VA
February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at High Point			Qubein Center  High Point, NC
February 15, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Presbyterian			Joan Perry Brock Center  Farmville, VA
February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Gardner–Webb			Joan Perry Brock Center  Farmville, VA
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Asheville			Kimmel Arena  Asheville, NC
February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Winthrop			Joan Perry Brock Center  Farmville, VA
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at USC Upstate			G. B. Hodge Center  Spartanburg, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[7][8]

References

1. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
2. "Winthrop's season ends with first-round loss to Longwood". Rock Hill Herald. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
3. "Zapala leads Longwood to 80-79 OT win against High Point in Big South Conference Tournament". WTOP News. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
4. "UNC Asheville basketball upset by Longwood in Big South Tournament championship game". Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
5. "Latest bracket, schedule and scores for 2024 NCAA men's tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
6. "No. 1 Houston makes quick work of 16th-seeded Longwood". Reuters. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
7. "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
8. "Longwood Lancers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 24, 2024.