2008–09 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represented Longwood University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Mike Gillian, and played their home games at Willett Hall as a Division I independent school.

2008–09 Longwood Lancers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	17–14
Head coach	Mike Gillian (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Reinson (7th season) Doug Thibault (6th season) Tim Fudd (2nd season)
Home arena	Willett Hall

2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Seattle		–			–			21	–	8		.724
South Dakota		–			–			20	–	9		.690
Utah Valley		–			–			17	–	11		.607
Chicago State		–			–			19	–	13		.594
North Dakota		–			–			16	–	12		.571
Longwood		–			–			17	–	14		.548
Savannah State		–			–			15	–	14		.517
Texas–Pan American		–			–			10	–	17		.370
SIU Edwardsville		–			–			10	–	20		.333
Cal State Bakersfield		–			–			8	–	21		.276
Bryant		–			–			8	–	21		.276
Winston–Salem State		–			–			8	–	22		.267
Houston Baptist		–			–			5	–	25		.167
North Carolina Central		–			–			4	–	27		.129
NJIT		–			–			1	–	30		.032
Rankings from AP Poll

Last season

The Lancers had a record of 9–22 in their first season as a full member of Division I.

Roster

2008–09 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 E.J. Dawson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Mount Vernon HS Alexandria, Virginia C 4 Antwan Carter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr St. Petersburg HS St. Petersburg, Florida G 5 Martiz Washington 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Christchurch Hopewell, Virginia G 11 Earl Gee II 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Manchester HS Chesterfield, Virginia F 12 Billy Robinson, Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Hammond, HS Columbia, Maryland G/F 22 Dana Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr C. D. Hylton HS Woodbridge, Virginia G 23 Ryan Bogan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Oxford Area HS/Harcum College Oxford, Pennsylvania G 24 Kevin Swecker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Mount Saint Joseph HS Manchester, Maryland G 25 Durann Neil 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Leap Academy Pleasantville, New Jersey F 31 Jeffrey Ryan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Newburgh Beacon, New York F 33 Jan van der Kooij 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Roelof van Echten Tiendeveen, Netherlands C 41 Beno Jaekel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Universitario/Western Nebraska CC Jussara, Brazil F 42 Brandon Evans 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Roanoke Catholic School Roanoke, Virginia	Head coach Mike Gillian (North Adams State) Assistant coach(es) Bill Reinson (Phoenix) Doug Thibault (Boise State) Tim Fudd (American) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 4, 2015

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 14* 7:00 pm	Virginia–Wise	W 87–44	1–0	Willett Hall (1,314) Farmville, VA
November 16* 7:00 pm	Norfolk State	L 74–81	1–1	Willett Hall (1,116) Farmville, VA
November 18* 7:00 pm	Gardner–Webb	W 85–84	2–1	Willett Hall (1,218) Farmville, VA
November 20* 7:00 pm	at West Virginia	L 54–86	2–2	WVU Coliseum (6,917) Morgantown, WV
November 22* 7:00 pm	at Maryland–Eastern Shore Las Vegas Invitational	W 61–49	3–2	Hytche Athletic Center (1,247) Princess Anne, MD
November 24* 7:00 pm	at Kentucky Las Vegas Invitational	L 57–91	3–3	Rupp Arena (20,105) Lexington, KY
November 28* 4:00 pm	vs. Southeast Missouri State Las Vegas Invitational	L 77–81	3–4	Orleans Arena  Las Vegas, NV
November 29* 2:30 pm	vs. Delaware State Las Vegas Invitational	W 69–65	4–4	Orleans Arena (300) Las Vegas, NV
December 3* 7:00 pm	James Madison	W 79–76	5–4	Willett Hall (1,603) Farmville, VA
December 14* 2:00 pm	at Virginia Tech	L 57–79	5–5	Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA
December 17* 7:00 pm	at Virginia	L 61–90	5–6	John Paul Jones Arena (8,543) Charlottesville, VA
December 20* 2:00 pm	Virginia Intermont	W 113–60	6–6	Willett Hall (520) Farmville, VA
December 28* 1:00 pm	at Lehigh	L 57–72	6–7	Stabler Arena (695) Bethlehem, PA
December 30* 7:00 pm	at Navy	L 80–81	6–8	Alumni Hall (1,625) Annapolis, MD
January 3* 7:00 pm	George Washington	W 80–78	7–8	Willett Hall (703) Farmville, VA
January 6* 7:00 pm, SUN	at Florida	L 69–95	7–9	O'Connell Center (10,002) Gainesville, FL
January 12* 7:00 pm	Chicago State	L 86–94	7–10	Willett Hall (1,312) Farmville, VA
January 17* 2:00 pm	Savannah State	W 86–76	8–10	Willett Hall (1,327) Farmville, VA
January 21* 7:00 pm	Southern Virginia	W 91–82	9–10	Willett Hall (931) Farmville, VA
January 24* 2:00 pm	NJIT	W 63–51	10–10	Willett Hall (1,234) Farmville, VA
January 31* 7:00 pm	Columbia Union Coaches vs. Cancer	W 106–46	11–10	Willett Hall (841) Farmville, VA
February 4* 7:00 pm	Maryland–Eastern Shore	W 98–86	12–10	Willett Hall (1,454) Farmville, VA
February 7* 1:00 pm	at Savannah State	W 68–64	13–10	Tiger Arena (712) Savannah, GA
February 11* 7:00 pm	Texas–Pan American	W 77–61	14–10	Willett Hall (1,021) Farmville, VA
February 14* 8:00 pm	at Texas–Pan American	L 82–86	14–11	UTPA Fieldhouse (361) Edinburg, TX
February 16* 8:00 pm	at Chicago State	L 84–94	14–12	Jones Convocation Center (964) Chicago, IL
February 21* 2:00 pm	Colgate	W 80–75	15–12	Willett Hall (947) Farmville, VA
February 23* 7:00 pm	at High Point	L 69–81	15–13	Millis Athletic Convocation Center (811) High Point, NC
February 25* 7:00 pm	North Carolina Central	W 109–89	16–13	Willett Hall (1,244) Farmville, VA
February 28* 7:30 pm	at North Carolina Central	L 64–82	16–14	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,205) Durham, NC
March 4* 7:00 pm	at NJIT	W 77–70	17–14	Fleisher Center (457) Newark, NJ
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.