MEN’S BASKETBALL vs. Presbyterian Wednesday • Jan. 4, 2017 • 7 p.m. 14 Farmville, Va. • Willett Hall (1,900) Video: Big South Network • Radio: WVHL 92.9 FM 2016-17 Schedule THE MATCHUP Longwood Presbyterian 11/5 Hampden-Sydney (exh.) W (OT) 93-85 11/13 Maine L 80-58 LANCERS 11/15 at Stephen F. Austin# L 66-60 BLUE HOSE 11/18 Salem International W 87-74 Farmville, Va. • Big South Clinton, S.C. • Big South 11/23 at Saint Francis (Pa.) L 87-72 11/28 Dartmouth W 86-80 2016-17 Record ..........................................5-8, 2-0 2016-17 Record ..........................................4-9, 0-2 12/3 James Madison L 71-59 Conference................................................ Big South Conference................................................ Big South 12/9 at Creighton% L 113-58 Last Game ....W, 60-55 at High Point (12-31-16) Last Game......L, 69-58 at Campbell (12-31-16) 12/12 at George Mason L 97-60 12/14 Averett W 86-67 Head Coach ........Jayson Gee (Charleston, ’88) Head Coach .............. Gregg Nibert (Marietta, ’79) 12/19 at Ball State L 61-45 12/21 at Texas Tech& L 91-60 Career Record .................194-133 (10 Seasons) Career Record .............. 415-408 (28 Seasons) 12/29 Campbell* W 79-77 Longwood Record .........34-78 (Four Seasons) Presbyterian Record .................................... Same 12/31 at High Point* W 60-55 Gee vs. Presbyterian .........................................2-4 Nibert vs. Longwood .........................................5-2 1/4 Presbyterian* 7 p.m. 1/7 at Winthrop* 4 p.m. THE OPENING TIP LAST TIME OUT 1/11 at UNC Asheville* 7 p.m. • Longwood is off to its fi rst 2-0 Big South start in • Longwood improved to 2-0 in the Big South for the 1/14 Gardner-Webb* 2 p.m. 1/19 Radford* 7 p.m. school history, vaulting to the top of the conference fi rst time in school history after upsetting reigning 1/21 at Charleston Southern* 5 p.m. standings after defeating Campbell 79-77 in the regular season champion High Point 79-77 on the 1/26 Liberty* 7 p.m. Big South opener on Dec. 29 and turning around Panther’s home fl oor in the Millis Convocation 1/28 at Presbyterian* 5 p.m. fewer than 48 hours later to take down four-time Center on New Year’s Eve. 2/1 High Point* 7 p.m. reigning Big South champion High Point on New • Khris Lane went off for the second straight game, 2/4 at Gardner-Webb*@ 5 p.m. Year’s Eve. racking up 18 points and seven rebounds after 2/9 at Campbell* 7 p.m. • Wednesday’s Big South Network broadcast will be torching Campbell for 30 points and eight boards 2/11 UNC Asheville* 5 p.m. 2/15 Winthrop* 7 p.m. simulcast locally on Shentel channel 81, marking in Thursday’s 79-77 conference-opening win. 2/18 at Radford* 5 p.m. the start of a season-long partnership with Farm- • Isaiah Walton poured in 16 points and grabbed a 2/23 at Liberty* 7 p.m. ville’s local cable provider. Nearly every Big South career-high nine rebounds and hit the go-ahead 2/25 Charleston Southern* 5 p.m. Network production from Longwood’s campus will layup with 1:41 to play to give the Lancers the lead BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP air on channel 81 for the rest of the season. for good. 2/28 Big South Championship (1st Rd.) TBA • Longwood currently has just eight scholarship • The win was Longwood’s fi rst against High Point 3/2 Big South Championship (QF) TBA 3/3 Big South Championship (SF) TBA players available with Damarion Geter (foot), since joining the Big South in 2012-13, snapping 3/5 Big South Championship Game TBA Jahleem Montague (knee) and Juan Munoz an eight-game losing streak to the Panthers. (knee) out with injuries and Kendrick Thompson • Longwood outrebounded High Point 37-35 and Home games in BOLD * Big South game out due to non-disciplinary personal reasons. got 11 points on second-chance opportunities. # ESPN Tip-Off Marathon (televised on ESPN2) % Televised on Fox Sports 1 THE LINEUP & Televised on Fox Sports Southwest @ Televised by American Sports Network No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr.) Pos. PPG RPG APG Notables All times eastern and subject to change 0 Dominic Ezeani (5-11, 165, Fr.) G 0.0 0.3 0.0 Freshman walk-on; averaged 9.0 ppg & 9.0 apg in HS 1 •Isaiah Walton (6-4, 185, R-So.) G 13.5 3.7 3.4 One of 3 in BSC averaging 10.0 PPG, 3.0 APG & 1.0 SPG 2 Bryan Gee (6-0, 180, R-So.) G 2.9 1.6 1.4 7 starts, fi rst player off the bench 5 times BROADCAST INFO 3 •Darrion Allen (6-2, 176, Sr.) G 13.9 3.8 1.3 Top 3 in school history in career FT pct., 3-pt pct. 4 •Khris Lane (6-6, 245, R-Jr.) F 14.9 7.5 0.9 Big South POTW (Jan. 2): 24.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg past 2 games VIDEO: Big South Network 5 Kendrick Thompson (6-2, 170, Jr.) G 4.5 2.1 3.4 Out indefi nitely due to non-disciplinary personal reasons Play-by-Play: Jay Burnham 10 B.K. Ashe (6-1, 160, Sr.) G — — — Will sit out season due to NCAA transfer rules Color: Trey Eggleston 11 Jahleem Montague (6-8, 230, So.) F — — — Will miss fi rst season at Longwood w/ torn ACL 12 Juan Munoz (5-11, 165, Fr.) G — — — Will miss fi rst season at Longwood w/ torn ACL Website: BigSouthSports.com/Watch 15 •Isaac Belton (6-4, 205, Sr.) G 3.8 1.8 0.6 Has made fi rst 2 career starts in last 2 games Channel: Shentel Channel 81 (Farmville, Va.) 20 Obi Romeo (6-10, 245, Jr.) F 0.8 1.4 0.0 Averaging team-best 10.6 rebounds per 40 minutes RADIO: WVHL Kickin’ Country 92.9 FM 21 •JaShaun Smith (6-5, 200, Fr.) F 8.2 3.8 0.6 2+ blocks in 4 straight games; 9+ points in 5 straight Play-by-Play: Darius Thigpen 22 Caius Covrig (6-5, 215, Fr.) G — — — Freshman walk-on; averaged 20.0 ppg, 12.0 rpg in HS 24 Damarion Geter (6-8, 235, R-Jr.) F 3.0 3.3 0.7 Out indefi nitely with foot injury Station: 92.9 FM (Farmville) 30 Chris Shields (6-8, 210, So.) F/G 6.2 2.7 1.2 Top scoring reserve w/ 5.3 ppg. when coming off bench Website: LongwoodLancers.com/WVHL • denotes projected starter Longwood vs. Presbyterian • January 4, 2017 • Farmville, Va. (Willett Hall) LONGWOOD GAMEDAY > Notes Media Information BY THE NUMBERS LONGWOOD MBB • After allowing 80.6 points per game in non-con- MEDIA CONTACTS ference play, Longwood has held its fi rst two Big QUICK FACTS Chris Cook South opponents to just 66.0 points per game in UNIVERSITY Assistant VP/Athletics Communications back-to-back wins over Campbell and High Point. Name ........................................... Longwood University [email protected] Email: • The Lancers held High Point — the Big South’s top City/Zip ........................................ Farmville, VA 23909 Offi ce: 434-395-2718 three-point shooting team — to just .267 (4-of-15) Founded ............................................................... 1839 Cell: 434-808-5127 Enrollment (Undergraduate) ............................... 4,602 Todd Lindenmuth shooting from long range and 55 points in a 60-55 Asst. Director of Athletics Communications win on New Year’s Eve. Both of those numbers Nickname ........................................................ Lancers Email: [email protected] were High Point’s second lowest this season. Colors .......................... Navy Blue (PMS 282) & White Fight Song .................................... Hail to Longwood U! Offi ce: 434-395-4802 • After outrebounding just one of their fi rst 11 op- Affi liation ............................................. NCAA Division I Cell: 919-724-8161 ponents, the Lancers have outrebounded each of Darius Thigpen Conference .................................................... Big South Asst. Director of Athletics Communications their fi rst two Big South foes by an average of 3.5 President ..................................... W. Taylor Reveley IV Email: [email protected] per game. The guard duo of Darrion Allen and Alma Mater ............................................. Princeton Offi ce: 434-395-2345 Isaiah Walton has combined to grab 11.0 re- Director of Athletics ..................................... Troy Austin Cell: 813-299-7578 bounds per game in those two games. Alma Mater .................................................... Duke Derrick Bennington • Reigning Big South Player of the Week Khris Athletics Phone ..................................... (434) 395-2057 Athletics Communications Staff Assistant Lane averaged 24.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.0 Tickets Phone ....................................... (434) 395-2138 Email: [email protected] Website ........................... www.LongwoodLancers.com steals, 1.5 blocks and 1.5 assists per game last Twitter ......................................... @LongwoodLancers INTERVIEW REQUESTS week. He shot .568 (21-of-37) from the fl oor and All interview requests for Longwood men’s .429 (3-of-7) from three-point range in wins over PROGRAM HISTORY basketball players and coaches will be co- Campbell and High Point, leading the team both ordinated through the Longwood athletics Seasons of Basketball ............................................. 40 nights with 30 points against Campbell and 18 communications offi ce. First Season .................................................... 1976-77 against High Point. All-Time Record .............................................. 520-622 GAME BROADCASTS • Guards Darrion Allen and Isaiah Walton and for- Division I Eligible ..................................... 2007-Present All Longwood men’s basketball games air ward Khris Lane have combined for 63.7 percent Division I Record (Seasons)................ 101-196 (10) live on WVHL 92.9 FM Kickin’ Country in of Longwood’s scoring, or 42.3 points per game. First Season Full D-I Affi liation ..................