| Longwood Lancers | ||||
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| University | Longwood University | |||
| First season | 1976–77 | |||
| All-time record | 637–748 (.460) | |||
| Head coach | Griff Aldrich (6th season) | |||
| Conference | Big South | |||
| Location | Farmville, Virginia | |||
| Arena | Joan Perry Brock Center (capacity: 3,000) | |||
| Nickname | Lancers | |||
| Student section | Lancer Lunatics | |||
| Colors | Blue and white[1] | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| NCAA tournament Final Four | ||||
| Division III: 1980 | ||||
| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
| Division III: 1980 | ||||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| Division II: 1994 Division III: 1980 | ||||
| NCAA tournament round of 32 | ||||
| Division II: 1994, 2001 Division III: 1980 | ||||
| NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
| Division I: 2022, 2024 Division II: 1994, 1995, 2001 Division III: 1980 | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| CVAC: 2001 Big South: 2022, 2024 | ||||
| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| Mason–Dixon: 1988 Big South: 2022 | ||||
| Conference division season champions | ||||
| 2022 | ||||
The Longwood Lancers men's basketball team is the Division I basketball team that represents Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. Since 2012, the team has competed in the Big South Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Their current head coach is Griff Aldrich, a one-time lawyer and chief financial officer of a private equity firm who formerly served as the recruiting director for UMBC.[2] The Lancers made their first appearance in the NCAA tournament in 2022, followed by another appearance in 2024.
- ^ Longwood University Visual Brand Guide (PDF). Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ "Longwood Names UMBC's Griff Aldrich Head Men's Basketball Coach" (Press release). Longwood Athletics. March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018.