Longwood

Official Name: 
Longwood University
Nickname: 
Lancers
Mailing Address: 

201 High Street
Athletics Complex T2 M
Farmville, VA 23909-1899

Telephone: 
(434) 395-2097
Fax: 
(434) 395-2568
Enrollment: 
4,300
Arena: 

Willett Hall
Capacity: 2,522
Year Opened: 1980

School Colors: 
Blue and White
Conference: 

Independent

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

None

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(3) 1994, 1996, and 2003
2-4 record (.333)

NCAA Division III Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 1980
3-2 record (.600)
Finished 4th

NIT Appearances: 

None

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Cal Luther (nine years from 1982-90, 136-105 record, .564)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Kevin Jefferson (1,806 points from 1987-90 when school was classified as a small college)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Jerome Kersey (1,162 from 1981-84 when school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Michael Jefferson (30 points as sophomore at Illinois on 12/27/04)

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Michael Jefferson* (30 at Illinois)
December 27, 2004 (sophomore/15.4 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time Longwood mark set by Jimmy Yarbrough (46 vs. Bluefield, Va., in 1977-78).

1

2

Total

Longwood

43

36

79

Illinois

56

49

105

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Jefferson

11-22

5-8

3-4

30

Pistoljevic

3-5

0-0

3-3

12

Kosmo

6-6

0-0

0-0

12

Sumter 1-8 ;0-0

0-0

2

Barrett

5-9

0-0

0-0

10

Holmes

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Boateng

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Giles

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Schneider

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Hager

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Rowe

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Smith

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Larson

1-1

0-0

1-2

3

Beale

5-7

0-0

0-0

10

Totals

32-60

8-19

7-9

79

Percentages

.533

.421

.778

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Head

8-12

4-6

0-1

20

Williams

7-15

4-8

5-7

23

Brown

4-11

0-4

0-0

8

Augustine

8-10

0-0

0-1

16

Powell

5-11

0-2

3-3

13

McBride

3-4

2-3

0-0

8

Nkemdi

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Carter

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Smith

4-7

0-0

1-2

9

Ingram

3-6

0-2

2-3

8

Pruitt

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

42-78

10-25

11-17

105

Percentages

.538

.400

.647

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Allen McNamee

1

1977

2-12

.143

1977

2-12

Bill McAdams

1

1978

8-16

.333

1978

8-16

Ron Bash

3

1979-81

65-20

.765

1980

28-3

Cal Luther

9

1982-90

136-105

.564

1989

20-7

Ron Carr

9

1991-99

127-124

.506

1994

23-6

Michael Leeder

4

2000-03

55-57

.491

2001

23-8

Mike Gillian

8

2004-11

75-168

.309

2009

17-14

  • All-Time W-L Record: 468-502 (.482) from 1977 through 2011.
  • NOTE: Longwood (VA) moved up to major-college status in 2004.