2020–21 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

2020–21 Longwood Lancers men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	6–14 (5–9 Big South)
Head coach	Griff Aldrich (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Marty McGillan Austin Shaver Donovan Williams
Home arena	Willett Hall

2020–21 Big South men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Winthrop †	17	–	1		.944			23	–	2		.920
Radford	12	–	6		.667			15	–	12		.556
Campbell	11	–	6		.647			17	–	10		.630
UNC Asheville	9	–	5		.643			10	–	10		.500
Longwood	10	–	10		.500			12	–	17		.414
Gardner–Webb	10	–	10		.500			11	–	15		.423
Hampton	9	–	9		.500			11	–	14		.440
High Point	6	–	11		.353			9	–	15		.375
USC Upstate	5	–	11		.313			5	–	18		.217
Presbyterian	5	–	12		.294			7	–	15		.318
Charleston Southern	2	–	15		.118			3	–	18		.143
Charleston Southern suspended their season on February 23, 2021.
† 2021 Big South tournament winner

The 2020–21 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represents Longwood University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lancers, led by third-year head coach Griff Aldrich, play their home games at Willett Hall in Farmville, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season

The Lancers finished the 2019–20 season 14–18, 9–9 in Big South play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament to Hampton.

Roster

2020–21 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Leslie Nkereuwem 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Lawrenceville, Georgia F 1 Christian Wilson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Queens, New York G 2 Nate Lliteras 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Seward, Nebraska G 3 DeShaun Wade 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Virginia Beach, Virginia F 4 Zac Watson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Plano, Texas F 5 Bennett Mohn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Austin, Texas F 10 Ilija Stefanovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Novi Sad, Serbia G 11 Justin Hill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Houston, Texas G 13 Heru Bligen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Prince George's County, Maryland F 14 Abraham Deng 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Juba, South Sudan G 23 Jermaine Drewey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Houston, Texas G 24 Cameron O'Conner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Roanoke, Virginia G 30 C.J. Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Chester, Virginia G 31 Dean Lockley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Charlottesville, Virginia G 34 Lorenz Boykin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Richmond, Virginia F 35 Jesper Granlund 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Helsinki, Finland G 55 Juan Munoz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Morrisville, North Carolina	Head coach Griff Aldrich (Hampden–Sydney) Assistant coach(es) Marty McGillan (UNC Wilmington) Marty McGillan (UNC Wilmington) Austin Shaver (Virginia) Donovan Williams (Park) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 16, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 27, 2020* 7:00 pm, ACCN		at Wake Forest	L 60–71	0–1	LJVM Coliseeum  Winston-Salem, NC
December 1, 2020* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at VMI	L 71–84	0–2	Cameron Hall (200) Lexington, VA
December 6, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Greensboro College	L 64–67	0–3	Willett Hall  Farmville, VA
December 8, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		North Carolina A&T	W 77–60	1–3	Willett Hall  Farmville, VA
December 14, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Radford	L 66–67	1–4 (0–1)	Dedmon Center (250) Radford, VA
December 15, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Radford	L 53–62	1–5 (0–2)	Dedmon Center (250) Radford, VA
December 19, 2020* 12:30 pm, ESPN+		The Citadel	L 89–91	1–6	Willett Hall  Farmville, VA
December 21, 2020* 8:30 pm, ACCN		at No. 24 Virginia Tech	L 58–84	1–7	Cassell Coliseum (250) Blacksburg, VA
December 30, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Asheville	L 73–80	1–8 (0–3)	Willett Hall  Farmville, VA
December 31, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Asheville	W 65–55	2–8 (1–3)	Willett Hall  Farmville, VA
January 4, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at USC Upstate	L 69–71	2–9 (1–4)	G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC
January 5, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at USC Upstate	L 59–65	2–10 (1–5)	G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC
January 9, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Campbell	L 58–64	2–11 (1–6)	Willett Hall  Farmville, VA
January 10, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Campbell	W 78–69	3–11 (2–6)	Willett Hall  Farmville, VA
January 14, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Winthrop	L 61–72	3–12 (2–7)	Winthrop Coliseum  Rock Hill, SC
January 15, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Winthrop	L 50–70	3–13 (2–8)	Winthrop Coliseum (36) Rock Hill, SC
January 19, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		High Point	W 75–54	4–13 (3–8)	Willett Hall  Farmville, VA
January 20, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		High Point	W 67–54	5–13 (4–8)	Willett Hall  Farmville, VA
January 29, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Presbyterian	W 49–45	6–13 (5–8)	Templeton Physical Education Center (6) Clinton, SC
January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Presbyterian	L 54–66	6–14 (5–9)	Templeton Physical Education Center (4) Clinton, SC
February 4, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern			Buccaneer Field House  North Charleston, SC
February 5, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern			Buccaneer Field House  North Charleston, SC
February 11, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Gardner–Webb			Willett Hall  Farmville, VA
February 12, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Gardner–Webb			Willett Hall  Farmville, VA
February 15, 2021  ESPN+		Hampton			Willett Hall  Farmville, VA
February 20, 2021  ESPN+		Hampton			Willett Hall  Farmville, VA
Big South Tournament
March 2–7, 2021		vs.			Bojangles' Coliseum  Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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