MEN’S BASKETBALL at High Point Wednesday • December 2, 2015 • 7 p.m. High Point, N.C. • Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,750) 8 WVHL 92.9 FM • WHAP 1340 AM • Big South Network 2015-16 Schedule THE MATCHUP 11/7 HAMPDEN-SYDNEY (Exh.) W, 71-68 Longwood High Point 11/13 RANDOLPH W, 69-49 11/16 LA ROCHE W, 89-65 LANCERS PANTHERS 11/20 #vs. S.C. State L, 83-77 Farmville, Va. • Big South High Point, N.C. • Big South 11/21 #vs. Ball State L, 78-67 11/22 #at Eastern Kentucky L, 110-97 11/25 at Maine L, 92-82 2015-16 Record ....................................... 3-4 (0-0) 2015-16 Record ........................................4-2 (0-0) 11/28 at Columbia W, 70-69 Conference................................................ Big South Conference................................................ Big South 12/2 *at High Point 7 p.m. Last Game.......... W, 70-69 at Columbia (11/28) Last Game...... W, 82-72 vs. Morgan St. (11/28) High Point, N.C. (Millis Center) 12/5 UMBC 5 p.m. 12/12 ^at Richmond 6:30 p.m. Head Coach ........Jayson Gee (Charleston, ’88) Head Coach ...Scott Cherry (North Carolina, ’93) 12/15 &at Oklahoma State 8 p.m. Career Record ............182-106 (10 Seasons) Career Record .....100-93 (Seven Seasons) 12/19 at George Mason 8 p.m. Longwood Record .. 22-51 (Three Seasons) High Point Record ..................................... Same 12/22 at Dartmouth 7 p.m. Gee vs. High Point ......................................... 0-3 Cherry vs. Longwood ....................................5-1 12/28 CAIRN 7 p.m. 12/31 *UNC ASHEVILLE 7 p.m. 1/2 *GARDNER-WEBB 2 p.m. THE OPENING TIP LAST TIME OUT 1/6 *at Presbyterian 7 p.m. • Longwood plays its sixth straight road game • Leron Fisher scored 18 points and dished eight 1/9 *COASTAL CAROLINA 2 p.m. 1/14 *at Campbell 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Big South opener at High Point. assists, including the pass that led to freshman 1/19 *at Liberty 7 p.m. • Wednesday is a homecoming for sophomore Chris Shields’ game-winning layup with six sec- 1/23 *WINTHROP 5 p.m. guard and Greensboro, N.C., native Kanayo Obi- onds remaining, to propel Longwood to a 70-69 1/27 *RADFORD 7 p.m. 1/30 *at UNC Asheville 2 p.m. Rapu, who starred at New Garden Friends School comeback road win at Columbia. 2/3 *CAMPBELL 7 p.m. in high school. Obi-Rapu was recently named a • Shields’ game-winner came after Columbia for- 2/6 *at Charleston Southern 5:30 p.m. nominee for the Allstate NABC Good Works Team. ward Alex Rosenberg hit two free throws with 17 2/11 *at Winthrop 7 p.m. • Wednesday will be Longwood’s first game against seconds remaining to put the Lions ahead 69-68. 2/13 *LIBERTY 2 p.m. 2/18 *HIGH POINT 7 p.m. a Big South opponent since last season’s run Fisher responded by taking the ball up the floor 2/20 *%at Gardner-Webb 7 p.m. to the Big South Championship semifinals. The and dishing to Shields for his eighth assist of the 2/25 *PRESBYTERIAN 7 p.m. ninth-seeded Lancers upset top-seeded Charles- night as the Lancers ended the game with a 22-15 2/27 *at Radford 4 p.m. 3/3-8 %at Big South Championship TBA ton Southern 68-60 in the quarterfinals to reach run over the final 8:33. the semis for the first time in program history. • Lancer sophomore and Greensboro, N.C., native Home games in BOLD CAPS • Longwood leads the Big South in assists per game Kanayo Obi-Rapu added 15 points, including 12 All times eastern and subject to change # at Eastern Kentucky Hoops Classic (Richmond, Ky.) (16.3 apg.), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.3:1), three- in the second half. His back-to-back three-pointers ^ Televised on CBS6 (Richmond, Va.) point percentage (.387 — 53-of-137) and free in the final four minutes gave Longwood its first & Televised on ESPNU throw percentage (.792 — 118-of-149). lead of the game, 65-62 at the 2:55 mark. % Broadcast on ESPN3 * Big South game THE LINEUP No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr.) Pos. PPG RPG APG Notables 0 • Tra’Vaughn White (5-10, 190, R-Sr.) G 9.2 2.2 3.2 Starting PG is questionable for Wednesday (wrist) BROADCAST INFO 1 Leron Fisher (5-11, 160, Sr.) G 14.0 3.5 5.3 Has 8+ assists in 2 of first 4 games 2 Bryan Gee (6-0, 175, R-Fr.) G 1.4 2.3 3.3 Leads Big South with 3.3 assist-to-turnover ratio (23/7) WVHL Kickin’ Country 92.9 FM 3 • Darrion Allen (6-2, 165, Jr.) G 9.6 3.1 3.3 Perfect 15-of-15 from free throw line 4 • Khris Lane (6-6, 225, R-So.) F 11.4 8.6 0.9 One of two in Big South with 12.0 ppg., 8.0 rpg. Play-by-Play: Scott Bacon 10 • Lotanna Nwogbo (6-8, 255, R-Sr.) C 15.1 6.6 1.0 Top 10 in Big South in PPG, RPG, BPG, FG pct. Station: 92.9 FM (Farmville, Va.) 11 • Kanayo Obi-Rapu (6-3, 190, So.) G 16.1 3.0 1.6 T-5th in NCAA w/ 26 3-pt FG, 4th with .510 3-pt pct. Website: www.WVHL.net 12 Jacob Thibodeau (6-4, 195, Fr.) F — — — Joined program as freshman walk-on in September WHAP 1340 AM 14 Victor Dorsey (6-9, 200, So.) F — — — Appeared in 24 games as a freshman 15 Isaac Belton (6-4, 205, Jr.) G 2.3 1.7 0.1 Has played in 52 career games Simulcast with 92.9 FM 21 Shaquille Johnson (6-5, 220, Sr.) G/F — — — 2015 Big South All-Tournament Team; out until Dec. 12 Website: www.FoxSports1340AM.com 22 Aron Petros (6-7, 190, Fr.) F — — — Joined program as freshman walk-on in October Big South Network 23 Al Burge (6-4, 190, Fr.) G 2.0 2.0 0.0 At least 1 offensive rebound in 3 of first 4 games Website: www.BigSouthSports.com/Schedule 24 Damarion Geter (6-7, 215, Jr.) F — — — Captain; will miss 2015-16 season with shoulder injury 30 Chris Shields (6-8, 205, Fr.) F/G 8.2 3.8 1.0 First player off bench in 5 of first 7 games • denotes projected starter Longwood at High Point • Dec. 2, 2015 • High Point, N.C. (Millis Center) LONGWOOD GAMEDAY > Notes Media Information BY THE NUMBERS LONGWOOD MBB • Longwood is the top three-point and free throw MEDIA CONTACTS shooting team in the Big South, posting confer- QUICK FACTS Chris Cook ence-best marks of .387 (53-of-137) from three- Assistant VP/Athletics Communications Email: [email protected] point range and .792 (118-of-149) from the free UNIVERSITY Office: 434-395-2718 throw line. Name .......................................... Longwood University Cell: 434-808-5127 • Longwood’s .792 free throw shooting clip ranks City/Zip ........................................Farmville, Va. 23909 Todd Lindenmuth sixth in the nation. Founded ...............................................................1839 Asst. Director of Athletics Communications • Longwood also leads the Big South in assists per Enrollment (Undergraduate) ................................4,507 Email: [email protected] game (16.7) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.3:1). Nickname .........................................................Lancers Office: 434-395-4802 The Lancers have assisted on a league-high 57 Mascot ..............................................................Elwood Cell: 919-724-8161 Colors .......................... Navy Blue (PMS 282) & White Darius Thigpen percent of their field goals. Fight Song ................................... Hail to Longwood U! Asst. Director of Athletics Communications • Longwood’s roster includes one of the nation’s Affiliation ............................................. NCAA Division I Email: [email protected] leading three-point shooter in sophomore guard Conference ...................................................Big South Office: 434-395-2345 and Greensboro, N.C., native Kanayo Obi-Rapu, 813-299-7578 President ..................W. Taylor Reveley IV (Princeton) Cell: whose 26 treys ranks tied for fifth in the nation. A Tim Castaneda Director of Athletics .........................Troy Austin (Duke) Athletics Communications Assistant product of New Garden Friends School, Obi-Rapu Athletics Phone ....................................(434) 395-2057 Email: [email protected] ranks fourth nationally with a .510 three-point field Tickets Phone ......................................(434) 395-2138 goal percentage (minimum 45 attempts). Website ...........................www.LongwoodLancers.com INTERVIEW REQUESTS • Obi-Rapu was recently named a nominee for the Twitter ..........................................@LongwoodLancers All interview requests for Longwood men’s basketball players and coaches will be co- Allstate NABC Good Works Team for his work with the Josh Level Classic, a local pro-am game in the PROGRAM HISTORY ordinated through the Longwood athletics Seasons of Basketball ..............................................39 communications office. Triad whose mission is to raise funds and aware- First Season ................................................... 1976-77 ness for the purchase of AEDs in local schools. All-Time Record .............................................. 509-596 GAME BROADCASTS • Obi-Rapu is averaging 11.3 of his 16.3 points in All Longwood men’s basketball games air Division I Eligible ....................................2007-Present live on WVHL 92.9 FM Kickin’ Country in the second half of games. He is shooting .576 (19- Division I Record ....................................90-171 (8) Farmville, online at www.WVHL.net and of-33) from three-point range after halftime with First Season D-I Schedule ........................ 2004-05 on the TuneIn Radio app. Select games four second-half double-figure scoring efforts. Reclassifying D-I Record..........................20-72 (3) stream on a free, live video broadcast • Longwood’s point guard trio of Leron Fisher, Bry- Division II Eligible ....................................... 1980-2004 on the Big South Network, available at an Gee and Tra’Vaughn White combines to aver- Division II Record ...............................342-317 (24) www.bigsouthsports.com/schedule.