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GMU is 3 - 0 all-time against Longwood.
Longwood was 26-7 (15-1) last season and lost to Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA tourney. This season the Lancers are picked to finish 1st in the Big South. Isaiah Wilkins has been named to the 2022-23 Big South First Team All-Conference pre-season roster. DeShaun Wade has been named to the second team.
Longwood opened the season on the road against #20 Alabama and lost 75-54.
Schedule: https://longwoodlancers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Roster: https://longwoodlancers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Box Score vs Alabama: Was not available at the time of this post. I will update in the morning.
The reigning Big South champs return a roster that includes returning starters 6’4” Isaiah Wilkins (12.7 ppg & 6.2 reb last year). Wilkins earned Big South First Team and Tourney MVP honors. 6’2” DeShaun Wade (Big South Honorable Mention and All-Tournament team member) averaged 11.9 ppg on 44.9% shooting including 45.2% from 3. 6’7” Zac Watson averaged 7.7 ppg while 6’6” Jesper Granlund chipped in 4.1 ppg.
Along with those four the Lancers also return 6’7” Leslie Nkereuwem (8.8 ppg & 4.4 reb), 6’7” Nate Lliteras 6.1 ppg), and 6’1” DA Houston 5.7 ppg). They have also added a potentially impactful transfer from Southern Miss in 6’1” Wayln Napper (7.8 ppg & 4.1 assists). His weakness is free throw shooting hitting just 50.2% of his shots.
During the 2021-2022 season Longwood averaged 75.7 ppg while giving up 65.8 ppg. As a team they shot 45.0% from the field and 37.7% from 3. They held opponents to 43.3% shooting and 31.9% from 3. They averaged 14.5 assists per game during the 19-20 season while turning it over 12.3 times per game. They shot 72.7 from the charity stripe.
The game is on ESPN+.
My prediction: Longwood is good, despite what the box score against Alabama says. Don’t let the name or league fool you. GMU wins a close one 74-69.
Discuss.
GMU is 3 - 0 all-time against Longwood.
Longwood was 26-7 (15-1) last season and lost to Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA tourney. This season the Lancers are picked to finish 1st in the Big South. Isaiah Wilkins has been named to the 2022-23 Big South First Team All-Conference pre-season roster. DeShaun Wade has been named to the second team.
Longwood opened the season on the road against #20 Alabama and lost 75-54.
Schedule: https://longwoodlancers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Roster: https://longwoodlancers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Box Score vs Alabama: Was not available at the time of this post. I will update in the morning.
The reigning Big South champs return a roster that includes returning starters 6’4” Isaiah Wilkins (12.7 ppg & 6.2 reb last year). Wilkins earned Big South First Team and Tourney MVP honors. 6’2” DeShaun Wade (Big South Honorable Mention and All-Tournament team member) averaged 11.9 ppg on 44.9% shooting including 45.2% from 3. 6’7” Zac Watson averaged 7.7 ppg while 6’6” Jesper Granlund chipped in 4.1 ppg.
Along with those four the Lancers also return 6’7” Leslie Nkereuwem (8.8 ppg & 4.4 reb), 6’7” Nate Lliteras 6.1 ppg), and 6’1” DA Houston 5.7 ppg). They have also added a potentially impactful transfer from Southern Miss in 6’1” Wayln Napper (7.8 ppg & 4.1 assists). His weakness is free throw shooting hitting just 50.2% of his shots.
During the 2021-2022 season Longwood averaged 75.7 ppg while giving up 65.8 ppg. As a team they shot 45.0% from the field and 37.7% from 3. They held opponents to 43.3% shooting and 31.9% from 3. They averaged 14.5 assists per game during the 19-20 season while turning it over 12.3 times per game. They shot 72.7 from the charity stripe.
The game is on ESPN+.
My prediction: Longwood is good, despite what the box score against Alabama says. Don’t let the name or league fool you. GMU wins a close one 74-69.
Discuss.
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