2025–26 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

2025–26 Longwood Lancers men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record16–16 (8–8 Big South)
Head coach
Associate head coachMarty McGillan
Tom Palombo
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Sholtis
  • Emmanuel Matey
  • Myo Baxter-Bell
  • Odri Dedolli
Home arenaJoan Perry Brock Center
2025–26 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
High Point † 15 – 1   .938 31 – 5   .861
Winthrop 13 – 3   .813 23 – 11   .676
Radford 9 – 7   .563 16 – 16   .500
UNC Asheville 8 – 8   .500 15 – 17   .469
Longwood 8 – 8   .500 16 – 16   .500
Presbyterian 7 – 9   .438 15 – 18   .455
Charleston Southern 6 – 10   .375 15 – 17   .469
USC Upstate 5 – 11   .313 13 – 19   .406
Gardner–Webb 1 – 15   .063 4 – 29   .121
† 2026 Big South tournament winner

The 2025–26 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represented Longwood University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lancers, led by first-year head coach Ronnie Thomas, played their home games at the Joan Perry Brock Center in Farmville, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season

The Lancers finished the 2024–25 season 18–14, 7–9 in Big South play, to finish in a tie for fifth place.[1] They were defeated by Winthrop in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament.[2]

On March 23, 2025, it was announced that head coach Griff Aldrich would be leaving the program after seven seasons, in order to take the associate head coaching position at Virginia.[3] On the same day, the school announced that they would be naming assistant coach Ronnie Thomas as the team's new head coach.[4]

Preseason

On October 15, 2025, the Big South Conference released their preseason coaches poll. Longwood was picked to finish third in the conference.[5]

Preseason rankings

Big South Preseason Poll
Place Team Points
1 High Point 80 (8)
2 UNC Asheville 68 (1)
3 Longwood 53
4 Radford 52
5 Winthrop 51
6 Presbyterian 37
7 Charleston Southern 27
8 Gardner–Webb 19
9 USC Upstate 18
(#) first-place votes

Source:[5]

Preseason All-Big South Teams

Preseason All-Big South First Team
Player Year Position
Elijah Tucker RS Senior Forward

Source:[6]

Roster

2025–26 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) 227 lb (103 kg) GS Independence Community College Manhattan, New York
G 1 Jacoi Hutchinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr George Washington Laurel, Maryland
G 2 Redd Thompson Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So James Madison Richmond, Virginia
G/F 3 Alphonzo Billups III 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr VCU Richmond, Virginia
G/F 4 Emanuel Richards 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Christ School Irmo, South Carolina
G 5 KJ McClurg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) RS Sr California (PA) Morgantown, West Virginia
G/F 7 Elijah Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Miller School of Albemarle Radford, Virginia
F 8 Isaiah Kalala 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Academy Dallas, Texas
G 10 Gerald Burr III 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr IMG Academy Richmond, Virginia
F 11 Jaylin Payne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Jr Daytona State College Landover, Maryland
F 23 Elijah Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) GS Charleston South Holland, Illinois
G 24 Jaylen Benard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Jr Cypress Ranch High School Houston, Texas
G 30 Jerome Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Mt. Zion Preparatory Academy Minneapolis, Minnesota
F 35 Quadri Bashiru 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr The Hill School Ibadan, Nigeria
F 77 Elijah Tucker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) RS Sr Xavier Canton, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 21, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mary Baldwin W 92–55  1–0
 Joan Perry Brock Center (2,341)
Farmville, VA
November 7, 2025*
7:00 pm, ACCNX 		at Pittsburgh L 60–78  1–1
 Petersen Events Center (5,134)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 12, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		James Madison W 82–72  2–1
 Joan Perry Brock Center (3,117)
Farmville, VA
November 15, 2025*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Binghamton W 90–82  3–1
 Joan Perry Brock Center (3,009)
Farmville, VA
November 18, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Maryland Eastern Shore L 82–83 2OT 3–2
 Joan Perry Brock Center (1,236)
Farmville, VA
November 23, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Columbia L 70–95  3–3
 Levien Gymnasium (793)
New York, NY
November 28, 2025*
1:00 pm 		vs. Siena
Capital Thanksgiving Classic 		L 63–70  3–4
 Bender Arena (572)
Washington, D.C.
November 29, 2025*
1:00 pm 		vs. Maine
Capital Thanksgiving Classic 		W 65–61  4–4
 Bender Arena (191)
Washington, D.C.
November 30, 2025*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at American
Capital Thanksgiving Classic 		L 66–92  4–5
 Bender Arena (828)
Washington, D.C.
December 3, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Pfeiffer W 101–55  5–5
 Joan Perry Brock Center (1,237)
Farmville, VA
December 6, 2025*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Morgan State W 84–80  6–5
 Hill Field House 
Baltimore, MD
December 13, 2025*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Delaware State L 76–81  6–6
 Joan Perry Brock Center (1,294)
Farmville, VA
December 17, 2025*
7:00 pm, ACCNX 		at Wake Forest L 68–71  6–7
 LJVM Coliseum (6,172)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 20, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Carolina Central W 74–72  7–7
 McDougald–McLendon Arena (391)
Durham, NC
December 28, 2025*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Averett W 92–49  8–7
 Joan Perry Brock Center (1,224)
Farmville, VA
Big South regular season
December 31, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Winthrop W 82–70  9–7
(1–0) 		Joan Perry Brock Center (1,913)
Farmville, VA
January 3, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at High Point L 67–80  9–8
(1–1) 		Qubein Center (2,143)
High Point, NC
January 7, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at UNC Asheville L 61–72  9–9
(1–2) 		Kimmel Arena (1,162)
Asheville, NC
January 10, 2026
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Presbyterian W 77–70  10–9
(2–2) 		Joan Perry Brock Center (1,448)
Farmville, VA
January 17, 2026
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Radford L 83–85  10–10
(2–3) 		Dedmon Center (1,259)
Radford, VA
January 21, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Gardner–Webb W 91–56  11–10
(3–3) 		Joan Perry Brock Center (1,315)
Farmville, VA
January 24, 2026
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Charleston Southern W 81–79 OT 12–10
(4–3) 		Joan Perry Brock Center (1,123)
Farmville, VA
January 29, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at USC Upstate L 60–65  12–11
(4–4) 		G. B. Hodge Center (703)
Spartanburg, SC
January 31, 2026
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		High Point L 59–71  12–12
(4–5) 		Joan Perry Brock Center (2,588)
Farmville, VA
February 4, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Gardner–Webb W 86–66  13–12
(5–5) 		Paul Porter Arena (430)
Boiling Springs, NC
February 7, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Winthrop L 74–79  13–13
(5–6) 		Winthrop Coliseum (2,041)
Rock Hill, SC
February 12, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		UNC Asheville L 74–79  13–14
(5–7) 		Joan Perry Brock Center (2,479)
Farmville, VA
February 14, 2026
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		USC Upstate W 82–75 OT 14–14
(6–7) 		Joan Perry Brock Center (2,173)
Farmville, VA
February 19, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Presbyterian L 65–72  14–15
(6–8) 		Templeton Center (265)
Clinton, SC
February 21, 2026
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Charleston Southern W 107–96 2OT 15–15
(7–8) 		Buccaneer Field House (803)
North Charleston, SC
February 28, 2026
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Radford W 90–74  16–15
(8–8) 		Joan Perry Brock Center (3,181)
Farmville, VA
Big South tournament
March 6, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) UNC Asheville
Quarterfinals 		L 82–85 OT 16–16
 Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  2. ^ "Longwood men's basketball fights but falls short to Winthrop in Big South Quarterfinal". The Rotunda. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  3. ^ "Ryan Odom Tabs Longwood HC Griff Aldrich as Associate Head Coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  4. ^ "Longwood Univ. hires Roanoke native to lead its basketball program". Roanoke Tribune. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "High Point Earns Top Spot in 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  6. ^ "Big South Announces 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Honors". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  7. ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  8. ^ "Longwood Lancers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
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