2015–16_Longwood_Lancers_men's_basketball_team

2015–16 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

2015–16 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2015–16 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represented Longwood University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jayson Gee, in his third season, and played their home games at Willett Hall in Farmville, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference. It was the program's fortieth season of NCAA competition. They finished the 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.

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Last season

The 2014–15 Lancers finished the season 11–23, 5–13 in Big South play to finish in ninth place. They upset Presbyterian and regular season champion Charleston Southern to advance to the semifinals of the Big South tournament, where they lost to Winthrop.

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Coaching changes

On April 24, Jake Luhn was promoted to associate head coach.[7] On June 17, Craig Carter was named an assistant coach at Cornell.[8] On July 7, former Marshall standout Adam Williams was named his replacement.[9] Two days later, former Georgia student manager Cody Anderson was named director of basketball operations.[10]

Roster

On October 9, Johnson and forward Jason Pimentel were suspended indefinitely, following their arrest on marijuana possession charges.[11] On November 3, Geter was placed on a medical redshirt for the season due to a shoulder surgery.[12] Three days later, Fisher was suspended for four games (including an exhibition game) for an unspecified violation of team rules.[13] On December 2, the Longwood athletic department announced that Pimentel "will not return" to the team", while Johnson would return for the December 12 game against Richmond.[3] On February 3, the Longwood student newspaper The Rotunda reported that Dorsey was redshirting for the season.[14]

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Schedule

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References

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    "Badowski to Transfer From Basketball Program" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. April 20, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
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    @LancersBlog (May 4, 2015). "Ryan Badowski is transferring to Hillsdale College, a D2 school in Michigan. Known as one of the most conservative colleges in America" (Tweet). Retrieved May 26, 2015 – via Twitter.
  3. [3]
    Parker, Halle (December 3, 2015). "Johnson returns to team, Pimentel not returning". The Rotunda. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
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    "Al Burge Commits to Longwood". LancersBlog.com. June 30, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
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    "Coach Jayson Gee Announces Signing of Al Burge" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. December 11, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
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    "Chris Shields Re-Commits to Longwood". LancersBlog.com. August 11, 2015. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
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    "Luhn Promoted to Associate Head Coach" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. April 24, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
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    "Craig Carter Named Assistant Men's Basketball Coach" (Press release). Cornell Big Red. June 17, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
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    "Gee Pulls in Adam Williams as New Assistant Coach" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  10. [10]
    "Georgia Alum Anderson Joins Basketball Staff" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
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    Parker, Halle (October 9, 2015). "Johnson and Pimentel face indefinite suspension". The Rotunda. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
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    "Geter to Miss Season With Shoulder Injury" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. November 3, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  13. [13]
    Parker, Halle (November 7, 2015). "Fisher given four-game, 'team-issued' suspension". The Rotunda. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  14. [14]
    Parker, Halle (February 3, 2016). "MBB: Lancers currently down five players" (PDF). The Rotunda. p. 1. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
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    "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". Longwood Lancers. August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
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    "2015-16 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE" (PDF) (Press release). Big South Conference. August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
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    "Big South Announces 2015-16 Basketball Television Schedules" (Press release). Big South Conference. October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
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