2024–25 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represented Longwood University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lancers, led by seventh-year head coach Griff Aldrich, played their home games at the Joan Perry Brock Center in Farmville, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference.

2024–25 Longwood Lancers men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	18–14 (7–9 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
High Point †	14	–	2		.875			29	–	6		.829
UNC Asheville	11	–	5		.688			21	–	11		.656
Winthrop	11	–	5		.688			23	–	11		.676
Radford	9	–	7		.563			20	–	13		.606
Presbyterian	7	–	9		.438			14	–	19		.424
Longwood	7	–	9		.438			18	–	14		.563
Charleston Southern	6	–	10		.375			10	–	22		.313
Gardner–Webb	5	–	11		.313			11	–	20		.355
USC Upstate	2	–	14		.125			6	–	26		.188
† 2025 Big South tournament winner

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	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	L 69–71	16–9 (5–5)	Joan Perry Brock Center (3,072) Farmville, VA
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at High Point	L 72–83	16–10 (5–6)	Qubein Center (5,988) High Point, NC
February 15, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Presbyterian	L 68–77	16–11 (5–7)	Joan Perry Brock Center (2,231) Farmville, VA
February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	W 90–77	17–11 (6–7)	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,325) Farmville, VA
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	L 82–87	17–12 (6–8)	Kimmel Arena (2,093) Asheville, NC
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Winthrop	L 59–85	17–13 (6–9)	Joan Perry Brock Center (2,389) Farmville, VA
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at USC Upstate	W 83–66	18–13 (7–9)	G. B. Hodge Center (471) Spartanburg, SC
Big South tournament
March 7, 2025 8:30 pm, ESPN+	(6)	vs. (3) Winthrop Quarterfinals	L 79–88	18–14	Freedom Hall Civic Center (1,705) Johnson City, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[7][8]