SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2006-07 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 28: L iberty (12-14) at Longwood (8-19) November 11 Virginia-Wise W 71-49 Thursday, February 15, 2007 • 7 p.m. • Farmville, Virginia • Willett Hall • 2,522 13 VCU L 63-75 GAME INFORMATION 15 @Norfolk State W 65-54 17 @George Washington L 60-74 Date .................................. Feb. 15 LONGWOOD LANCERS LIBERTY FLAMES 20 @Richmond L 72-83 Site .......................... Farmville, Va. Record ....................... 8-19 overall Record ....... 12-14 overall, 6-6 BSC 25 Shenandoah W 88-60 Arena .............. Willett Hall (2,522) Streak .................................. Lost 2 Streak .................................. Lost 1 28 @North Carolina A&T L 59-71 Tip ...................................... 7 p.m. Last 5/10 ........................... 2-3/2-8 Last 5/10 ........................... 3-2/5-5 December Radio ................... WVHL-FM 92.9 Head Coach .............. Mike Gillian Head Coach ........... Randy Dunton 1 Navy L 59-61 ot Talent ....................... Jon Schaeffer Career Record ..... 24-91 (4th year) Career Record ... 109-125 (8th year) 4 @American L 49-60 Internet ......................................... At Longwood ....................... Same At Liberty ............. 75-99 (6th year) 6 @High Point L 57-59 .......... www.longwoodlancers.com SID ............................ Greg Prouty SID ........................ Vincent Briedis 9 @Liberty L 61-89 Series .................................... 15-7 Website ...... longwoodlancers.com Website ........... LibertyFlames.com 17- 23 Findlay Toyota/ PROBABLE LONGWOOD STARTERS Las Vegas Classic 17 @New Mexico L 60-79 #1 CLAYTON MORGAN , 6-7, 225 Notes: Leads Longwood in rebounding (7.1), second 19 @Southern California L 53-83 Senior, Brooklyn, N.Y./Fashion Institute JC on team in scoring (12.8) … averaging 14.4 points 22 vs. Chas. Southern* W 73-67 12.8 Points • 7.1 Rebounds while shooting 47% (34-72) from field during last 23 vs. Kennesaw St.* W 87-85 ot 1.3 Assists • 30.2 Minutes seven games … All-Tournament at Las Vegas Classic. 30 American W 81-79 ot January #10 BRANDON GILES, 5-10, 155 Notes: Leads Longwood in assists (3.4) and free throw 2 @Providence L 69-107 Junior, Gaithersburg, Md./Magruder HS percentage (88%, 44-50) … had streak of 26-straight 6 @Yale L 62-74 5.4 Points • 2.6 Rebounds free throws; has made 28 of last 31 (90%) … game- 10 @NJIT L 55-59 3.4 Assists • 28.9 Minutes winning basket against Morgan State (Feb. 3, 0:00.3). 15 @Utah Valley State L 52-80 20 Savannah State L 59-65 Notes: Making just second career start … third on team 22 Hampton L 59-80 #24 KEVIN SWECKER, 6-2, 170 in three-point field goals (19-0.7), second on team in 28 High Point W 69-64 Freshman, Manchester, Md./Mount Saint Joseph HS free throw percentage (82%, 18-22) … 2-2 on three- 30 @Oklahoma L 40-81 3.9 Points • 1.3 Rebounds February 0.7 Assists • 18.2 Minutes pointers at Virginia (2/13), adding two assists. 3 Morgan State W 75-73 6 Florida Atlantic L 63-81 #45 MAURICE SUMTER, 6-5, 185 Notes: Leads Longwood in scoring (16.1), three-point 13 @Virginia L 49-90 Senior, Alexandria, Va./T.C. Williams HS percentage (40%, 29-73), steals (2.0), and blocks (1.5); 15 Liberty 7:00 16.1 Points • 5.5 Rebounds second on team in rebounding (5.5) … career-high five 19 NJIT 7:00 2.4 Assists • 35.6 Minutes blocks at Virginia (2/13) … 1,523 career points (3rd). 22 @Campbell 7:00 24 @Savannah State 2:00 #50 LAMAR BARRETT, 6-6, 205 Notes: Has started 26 of 27 games this season, and 87 Junior, Providence, R.I./St. Andrews School of 88 during his career … second on team in steals (22- All Times Eastern 5.8 Points • 4.9 Rebounds 0.8) and blocks (25-0.9) … has made 14 of last 17 free *Orleans Arena; Las Vegas, Nevada 1.7 Assists • 26.4 Minutes throw attempts (82%). All Games on WVHL-FM 92.9 PROBABLE LIBERTY STARTERS NCAA DIVISION I RECLASSIFICATION UPDATE Longwood is competing in the final year No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Points Rebounds Assists Minutes of the school’s four-year NCAA Division 5 Anthony Smith G 6-4 185 So. 11.4 3.2 2.0 28.7 I Reclassification. The Lancers remain a 11 Damien Hubbard F 6-6 210 Sr. 3.7 4.0 1.8 22.9 countable Division I opponent with 21 Alex McLean F 6-8 235 Jr. 13.4 8.5 1.0 31.3 inclusion in the RPI. Longwood oper - 22 Larry Blair G 6-0 185 Sr. 20.5 4.0 3.2 32.8 ates under all Division I Rules and Regulations, and is playing a full 33 Rell Porter F 6-7 195 Jr. 2.8 3.1 1.1 18.9 Division I Schedule this year for the third-straight season. The Lancers antic - Men’s Basketball Contact: Greg Prouty, Assistant AD for Media Relations ipate Division I Certification/Eligibility Office: 434.395.2097 • Cell: 434.390.0571 • E-Mail: [email protected] in September, 2007. Fax: 434.395.2568 • www.longwoodlancers.com ALL-TIME VS. 06-07 OPPONENTS 2006-07 LONGWOOD MEN’S BASKETBALL Virginia-Wise .......................... 6-1 Series History VCU ........................................ 0-2 Longwood and Liberty have met 22 times previously in the sport of men’s basketball, and the Lancers lead Norfolk State ........................... 1-2 the series 15-7. The two schools that are located approximately 50 miles from each other first met on the George Washington ................. 0-1 hardwood January 21, 1978 -- a game played in Lynchburg and won by the Flames 89-77. Liberty also won Richmond ............................... 0-2 the most-recent meeting earlier this season: 89-61 back on December 9 in Lynchburg at the Vines Center. In Shenandoah ............................ 4-0 that game, the Fames led 39-26 at halftime and shot 59% (19-32) from the field in the second half en route North Carolina A&T ................. 1-1 to the home win. Larry Blair led six Liberty players in double-figure scoring with a game-high 18 points, Navy ....................................... 0-3 while Alex McLean added 17 points and Anthony Smith had 15 points. Brandon Giles led Longwood with American ................................ 1-1 a season-high 13 points, followed by Kirk Williams with 12 points and Husein Pistoljevic with 11 points. High Point ............................. 5-10 The Flames limited Maurice Sumter to a season-low seven point, and Clayton Morgan to only five points. Liberty .................................. 15-7 New Mexico ............................ 0-1 Head Coach Mike Gillian Southern California .................. 0-1 Mike Gillian (North Adams State ‘86) was named the seventh men’s basketball head coach at Longwood on Charleston Southern ................ 1-0 May 2, 2003. Prior to his arrival, he had been an assistant coach for Jim Larranaga at George Mason for six Kennesaw State ........................ 1-0 years (1997-2003) after a year with Coach Larranaga at Bowling Green State (1996-97). Coach Gillian is 24- Providence .............................. 0-1 91 at Longwood, including 8-19 this season after last year’s record of 10-20 that tied for the seventh-best Yale ......................................... 0-2 turnaround year in Division I. NJIT ......................................... 0-1 Utah Valley State ............... 0-5 A Look At Liberty Savannah State ........................ 1-2 Liberty is currently 12-14 overall, 6-6 in the Big South Conference, and has won five of its last seven games. Hampton ................................. 1-1 The Flames are coached by sixth-year head coach Randy Dunton (Baptist Bible ‘84; 75-99/6 \ 109-125/8). Oklahoma ............................... 0-1 Virginia lost at home to Coastal Carolina 77-76 in it most-recent game on Monday (Feb. 12) in Lynchburg. Morgan State ........................... 1-0 The Flames are led by one of the finest guards in college basketball in senior Larry Blair (20.5) who scored Florida Atlantic ........................ 0-1 40 points against Coastal Carolina and has totaled over 2,000 career points. Junior Dwight Brewington Virginia ................................... 0-2 (14.3) is a highly-touted transfer from Big East member Providence College, while Alex McLean (13.4) and Campbell ................................ 0-0 Anthony Smith (11.4) also average in double-figures. McLean (8.5) also leads the squad in rebounding. Total .......................... 38-48 (.442) Liberty is shooting 48% from the field, including 34% on three-pointers, and 69% at the line. Around The Ratings Longwood has an average rating of 293 among the 336 Division I men’s basketball-playing schools in the following six rating services: CBS Sportsline RPI, the CollegeRPI.com, Ken Pomeroy’s College Basketball RPI, RealTimeRPI.com, RPIRatings.com, and the Sagarin Ratings. Liberty has an average rating of 281. Last Time On The Floor (@Virginia 90 - Longwood 49, Feb. 13) Longwood lost 90-49 at Virginia in the new John Paul Jones Arena. The Lancers were led by Maurice Sumter with 15 points, adding a career-high and game-high five blocks. The Cavaliers were led by Sean Singletary DI INDEPENDENT STANDINGS with game-highs of 19 points and seven assists. Virginia opened the contest by making nine of its first 12 shots, including four three-pointers by Singletary, to lead 22-2 just 5:17 into the game en route to a 53-29 Team Record Pct. advantage at the intermission. The Cavs stretched their lead in the second half, outscoring Longwood 21-5 Utah Valley State 17-7 .708 over the final 10:34. Clayton Morgan added 11 points and seven rebounds for the Lancers. LU shot just North Dakota State 15-7 .682 26% (16-62) from the field, including 29% (6-21) on three-pointers, and 73% (11-15) at the line.