2023–24 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

2023–24 Longwood Lancers men's basketball
2023–24 Longwood Lancers men's basketball
Brock Challenge champions
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	13–4 (1–1 Big South)
Head coach	Griff Aldrich (6th season);
Associate head coach	Marty McGillan
Assistant coaches	Ronnie Thomas; Quinn McDowell; Taylor Land;
Home arena	Joan Perry Brock Center

2023–24 Big South men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
High Point	3	–	0	1.000	14	–	4	.778
Winthrop	3	–	0	1.000	12	–	6	.667
UNC Asheville	2	–	1	.667	10	–	8	.556
Radford	1	–	1	.500	11	–	6	.647
Longwood	1	–	2	.333	13	–	5	.722
Presbyterian	1	–	2	.333	9	–	9	.500
Charleston Southern	1	–	2	.333	5	–	11	.313
USC Upstate	0	–	2	.000	5	–	10	.333
Gardner–Webb	0	–	2	.000	5	–	12	.294

† 2024 Big South tournament winner As of January 12, 2024

The 2023–24 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represents Longwood University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lancers, led by sixth-year head coach Griff Aldrich, play their home games at the newly opened Joan Perry Brock Center in Farmville, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season

The Lancers finished the 2022–23 season 20–12, 12–6 in Big South play to finish in a tie for second place.^[1] As the #2 seed in the Big South tournament, they were upset by #7 seed Campbell in the quarterfinals.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Gavin Burns	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Roanoke, Virginia
PG	1	Walyn Napper	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Columbia, South Carolina
G	2	Saxby Sunderland	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Arlington, Virginia
G	3	DA Houston	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Sr	Houston, Texas
G/F	4	Emanuel Richards	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Irmo, South Carolina
G	5	Johnathan Massie	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Houston, Texas
F	7	Johan Nziemi	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Manhattan, New York
G	8	Leo Nordberg	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr	Helsinki, Finland
F	11	Trey Hicks	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Louisville, Kentucky
C	12	Szymon Zapala	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Zaborze, Poland
PG	13	Mateo Esmeraldo	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Fr	Monroe, Connecticut
G	20	Zach Murphy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Midlothian, Virginia
G	24	Jaylen Benard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Houston, Texas
F	25	Michael Christmas	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Virginia Beach, Virginia
F	34	Elijah Tucker	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Canton, Georgia
F	35	Jesper Granlund	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Helsinki, Finland

Head coach

Griff Aldrich (Hampden–Sydney)

Assistant coach(es)

Marty McGillan (UNC Wilmington)
Ronnie Thomas (Bridgewater)
Quinn McDowell (William & Mary)
Taylor Land (St. Edward's)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 14, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at St. Bonaventure	L 69–73	0–1	Reilly Center (3,577) St. Bonaventure, NY
November 11, 2023* 2:30 pm, ESPN+	St. Mary's (MD)	W 95–43	1–1	Joan Perry Brock Center (3,000) Farmville, VA
November 15, 2023* 8:00 pm	at Maryland Eastern Shore	W 80–61	2–1	Hytche Athletic Center (1,886) Princess Anne, MD
November 18, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	North Carolina Central	W 73–66	3–1	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,373) Farmville, VA
November 24, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Delaware State Brock Challenge	W 84–82	4–1	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,147) Farmville, VA
November 25, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Lamar Brock Challenge	W 83–72	5–1	Joan Perry Brock Center (100) Farmville, VA
November 26, 2023* 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Bethune–Cookman Brock Challenge	W 69–48	6–1	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,375) Farmville, VA
November 30, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Newport News Apprentice	W 95–46	7–1	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,071) Farmville, VA
December 3, 2023* 2:00 pm	at Morgan State	W 88–54	8–1	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (876) Baltimore, MD
December 9, 2023* 2:00 pm	at Delaware State	W 62–61	9–1	Memorial Hall (1,100) Dover, DE
December 11, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Gallaudet	W 92–61	10–1	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,537) Farmville, VA
December 13, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Milwaukee	W 80–67	11–1	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,551) Milwaukee, WI
December 17, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	VMI	W 68–49	12–1	Joan Perry Brock Center (2,337) Farmville, VA
December 20, 2023* 3:00 pm	at North Carolina Central	L 70–79	12–2	McDougald–McLendon Arena (782) Durham, NC
December 30, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Dayton	L 69–78	12–3	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
Big South Conference regular season
January 3, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Winthrop	L 60–68 ^OT	12–4 (0–1)	Winthrop Coliseum (1,426) Rock Hill, SC
January 6, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Charleston Southern	W 77–56	13–4 (1–1)	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,423) Farmville, VA
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Radford			Joan Perry Brock Center Farmville, VA
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at UNC Asheville			Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at USC Upstate			G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
January 20, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Presbyterian			Joan Perry Brock Center Farmville, VA
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Gardner–Webb			Joan Perry Brock Center Farmville, VA
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at High Point			Qubein Center High Point, NC
February 3, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at Charleston Southern			Buccaneer Field House North Charleston, SC
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	USC Upstate			Joan Perry Brock Center Farmville, VA
February 10, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Winthrop			Joan Perry Brock Center Farmville, VA
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Presbyterian			Templeton Physical Education Center Clinton, SC
February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UNC Asheville			Joan Perry Brock Center Farmville, VA
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Radford			Dedmon Center Radford, VA
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Gardner–Webb			Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC
March 2, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	High Point			Joan Perry Brock Center Farmville, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

↑ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
↑ "Heartbreaker: Lancers Fall 81-66 in Big South Quarterfinals". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
↑ "Longwood Lancers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

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[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[2] "Heartbreaker: Lancers Fall 81-66 in Big South Quarterfinals". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[3] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[4] "Longwood Lancers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

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