Our Big South Preview continues today with the Longwood Lancers. Longwood finished this past season in last place in the North Division with a 4-12 conference mark and 8-25 overall record. Longwood lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament to VMI 90-86. Longwood and head coach Mike Gillian recently severed ties, and Jayson Gee was named as Gillian’s replacement.

Losing
Stephen Shockley
6’0″ 185lb G
0.9 points, 0.4 rebounds

So the Lancers basically lose nobody.





Returning
Tristan Carey

Tristan Carey

Sr 6’4″ 185lb G
15.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.2 steals

Michael Kessens
So 6’9″ 205lb F
13.7 points, 8.8 rebounds

Jeylani Dublin
RJr 6’6″ 225lb F
10.0 points, 5.7 rebounds

Nik Brown
So 6’3″ 200lb G
9.7 points, 3.6 assists

David Robinson
Sr 6’4″ 190lb G
8.8 points

Karl Ziegler
So 6’5″ 205lb F
7.1 points, 2.9 rebounds

Lucas Woodhouse
So 6’1″ 155lb G
5.2 points, 5.5 assists

The Lancers return every contributing member of their 2012-13 team.

Incoming
Chris Brady
6’9″ 250lb C

Chris Shields
6’6″ F

Outlook
The biggest question right now is how will the team adjust to new head coach Jayson Gee? Longwood has some talent and could make a push in the North Division.

Previous team previews:
Presbyterian
Winthrop
Coastal Carolina
UNC-Asheville
Gardner-Webb
Charleston Southern