2012–13 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represented Longwood University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lancers, led by tenth year head coach Mike Gillian, played their home games at Willett Hall and were members of the North Division of the Big South Conference. This was the Lancers first season in the Big South. They finished the season 8–25, 4–12 in Big South play to finish in last place in the North Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament to VMI; the tournament constituted Longwood's first postseason appearance as a Division I school.

2012–13 Longwood Lancers men's basketball
Big South Quarterfinals, L 86–90 vs. VMI
Conference	Big South Conference
Division	North Division
2012–13 record	8–25 (4–12 Big South)
Head coach	Mike Gillian (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Doug Thibault (10th season) Tim Fudd (6th season) Ricky Yahn (2nd season)
Home arena	Willett Hall

2012–13 Big South men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
High Point	12	–	4		.750			17	–	14		.548
VMI	8	–	8		.500			14	–	17		.452
Radford	7	–	9		.438			13	–	19		.406
Campbell	7	–	9		.438			13	–	20		.394
Liberty †	6	–	10		.375			15	–	21		.417
Longwood	4	–	12		.250			8	–	25		.242
South
Charleston Southern	12	–	4		.750			19	–	13		.594
Gardner–Webb	11	–	5		.688			21	–	13		.618
UNC Asheville	10	–	6		.625			16	–	16		.500
Coastal Carolina	9	–	7		.563			14	–	15		.483
Winthrop	6	–	10		.375			14	–	17		.452
Presbyterian	4	–	12		.250			8	–	24		.250
† 2013 Big South Tournament winner As of March 20, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

Following the season, Head Coach Mike Gillian stepped down from his duties as Head Coach of Longwood University. He led the team through their transition to Division I and posted a record of 94–215 in ten seasons.[1] He was replaced by Cleveland State associate head coach Jayson Gee.

Last season

The Lancers had a record of 10–21 in their final season as a Division I independent school.

Roster

2012–13 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Nik Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Middleburg Ashburn, VA G 2 Lucas Woodhouse 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Harborfields Greenlawn, NY G 3 Anthony Taylor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Egg Harbor Township Egg Harbor Township, NJ G 10 Stephen Shockley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Heritage High School Leesburg, VA G 12 Tristan Carey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Colonial Beach/La Salle Colonial Beach, VA G 13 David Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Cosby Chesterfield, VA F 14 Michael Kessens 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Lycee Europe Robert Schumann Nyon, Switzerland F 20 Karl Ziegler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Fishburne Annandale, VA G/F 21 Mark Parker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr West Johnston Clayton, NC F 22 Jaylani Dublin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Millbrook Brooklyn, NY F 30 Frank Holloway 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Robert E. Lee/Garrett College Alexandria, VA F 35 Kirk Staine 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Baldwin Baldwin, NY F 44 Jeff Havenstein 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Linganore Mt. Airy, MD	Head coach Mike Gillian (North Adams State) Assistant coach(es) Doug Thibault (Boise State) Tim Fudd (American) Ricky Yahn (Wheeling Jesuit) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 10 December 2014

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/09/2012* 7:30 PM	at Marshall	L 47–81	0–1	Cam Henderson Center (5,472) Huntington, WV
11/15/2012* 7:00 PM	Norfolk State	L 66–78	0–2	Willett Hall (1,723) Farmville, VA
11/18/2012* 4:00 PM	at Arkansas Las Vegas Invitational	L 63–112	0–3	Bud Walton Arena (5,835) Fayetteville, AR
11/20/2012* 8:00 PM, ESPN3	at No. 14 Creighton Las Vegas Invitational	L 57–105	0–4	CenturyLink Center Omaha (15,826) Omaha, NE
11/23/2012* 2:00 PM	vs. Florida A&M Las Vegas Invitational	W 86–83 ^OT	1–4	Orleans Arena (200) Paradise, NV
11/24/2012* 5:30 PM	vs. Cornell Las Vegas Invitational	L 78–84	1–5	Orleans Arena (200) Paradise, NV
11/28/2012* 7:00 PM	Central Pennsylvania	W 88–75	2–5	Willett Hall (989) Farmville, VA
12/01/2012* 2:00 PM	Dartmouth	L 53–61	2–6	Willett Hall (1,112) Farmville, VA
12/10/2012* 7:00 PM, MASN/ESPN3	at No. 15 Georgetown	L 53–89	2–7	Verizon Center (5,283) Washington, D.C.
12/13/2012* 7:00 PM	Southern Virginia	W 86–74	3–7	Willett Hall (313) Farmville, VA
12/17/2012* 7:00 PM	at Canisius	L 54–82	3–8	Koessler Athletic Center (1,205) Buffalo, NY
12/19/2012* 7:00 PM	at Seton Hall	L 61–79	3–9	Prudential Center (6,215) Newark, NJ
12/21/2012* 7:30 PM	at VCU	L 56–93	3–10	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,693) Richmond, VA
12/31/2012* 2:00 PM	Fairleigh Dickinson	L 71–79	3–11	Willett Hall (431) Farmville, VA
01/05/2013 2:00 PM	Coastal Carolina	L 72–80	3–12 (0–1)	Willett Hall (655) Farmville, VA
01/09/2013 7:00 PM	Campbell	L 73–83	3–13 (0–2)	Willett Hall (409) Farmville, VA
01/12/2013 2:00 PM, ESPN3	Charleston Southern	L 62–75	3–14 (0–3)	Willett Hall (1,012) Farmville, VA
01/16/2013 7:00 PM	at Radford	L 72–82	3–15 (0–4)	Dedmon Center (764) Radford, VA
01/19/2013 4:30 PM	at UNC Asheville	L 65–68	3–16 (0–5)	Kimmel Arena (2,415) Asheville, NC
01/22/2013 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Liberty	L 47–74	3–17 (0–6)	Vines Center (2,106) Lynchburg, VA
01/26/2013 2:00 PM	Presbyterian	L 71–82	3–18 (0–7)	Willett Hall (1,466) Farmville, VA
01/30/2013 7:00 PM	at High Point	L 60–88	3–19 (0–8)	Millis Center (1,127) High Point, NC
02/02/2013 7:00 PM	at Gardner–Webb	L 65–76	3–20 (0–9)	Paul Porter Arena (2,109) Boiling Springs, NC
02/06/2013 7:00 PM	VMI	L 60–93	3–21 (0–10)	Willett Hall (1,536) Farmville, VA
02/09/2013 4:00 PM	at Winthrop	W 62–56	4–21 (1–10)	Winthrop Coliseum (1,830) Rock Hill, SC
02/13/2013 7:00 PM	High Point	L 53–82	4–22 (1–11)	Willett Hall (873) Farmville, VA
02/16/2013 2:00 PM	Radford	W 76–61	5–22 (2–11)	Willett Hall (1,787) Farmville, VA
02/19/2013 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Liberty	W 102–101	6–22 (3–11)	Willett Hall (1,693) Farmville, VA
02/23/2013* 1:00 PM	at Tennessee–Martin BracketBusters	L 79–89	6–23	Skyhawk Arena (894) Martin, TN
02/27/2013 7:00 PM	at Campbell	W 79–66	7–23 (4–11)	John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (1,048) Buies Creek, NC
03/02/2013 1:00 PM	at VMI	L 80–94	7–24 (4–12)	Cameron Hall (2,311) Lexington, VA
Big South Tournament
03/05/2013 2:45 PM	vs. UNC Asheville First Round	W 87–72	8–24	HTC Center (1,858) Conway, SC
03/07/2013 2:25 PM	vs. VMI Quarterfinals	L 86–90	8–25	HTC Center (2,105) Conway, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. "Gillian resigns as Longwood men's hoops coach". The Sports Network. 14 March 2013. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.