2024–25 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

2024–25 Longwood Lancers men's basketball
2024–25 Longwood Lancers men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	16–8 (5–4 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
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big South men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNC Asheville	8	–	1	.889	17	–	6	.739
High Point	8	–	2	.800	20	–	5	.800
Winthrop	6	–	4	.600	16	–	9	.640
Longwood	5	–	4	.556	16	–	8	.667
Radford	5	–	5	.500	15	–	10	.600
Gardner–Webb	4	–	6	.400	9	–	14	.391
Charleston Southern	4	–	6	.400	8	–	17	.320
Presbyterian	3	–	7	.300	10	–	15	.400
USC Upstate	1	–	9	.100	5	–	20	.200

† 2025 Big South tournament winner As of February 6, 2025

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	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	L 82–98	11–4	Moody Coliseum (5,220) University Park, TX
Big South regular season
January 2, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Presbyterian	L 60–68	11–5 (0–1)	Templeton Center (343) Clinton, SC
January 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Charleston Southern	W 83–78	12–5 (1–1)	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,738) Farmville, VA
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UNC Asheville	W 85–76	13–5 (2–1)	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,487) Farmville, VA
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Winthrop	L 76–95	13–6 (2–2)	Winthrop Coliseum (2,004) Rock Hill, SC
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPNU	High Point	W 82–80	14–6 (3–2)	Joan Perry Brock Center (3,128) Farmville, VA
January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Radford	W 77–74	15–6 (4–2)	Dedmon Center (1,411) Radford, VA
January 25, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	USC Upstate	W 80–54	16–6 (5–2)	Joan Perry Brock Center (2,637) Farmville, VA
January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Gardner–Webb	L 87–92	16–7 (5–3)	Paul Porter Arena (378) Boiling Springs, NC
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Charleston Southern	L 85–89	16–8 (5–4)	Buccaneer Field House (500) 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

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

[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.

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