The 2021–22 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represented

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in the

2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2021 and concluded on March 13, 2022. The 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament culminated the season and began on March 15 and concluded on April 4 with the c ...

. The Lancers, led by fourth-year head coach

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, played their home games at Willett Hall in

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as members of the

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. With the reintroduction of divisions for the first time since the 2013–14 season, the Lancers played in the North division. The Lancers finished the season 23–6, 15–1 in Big South play, to win the Big South regular-season championship. They defeated North Carolina A&T,

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and Winthrop to win the Big South tournament championship. As a result, the Lancers received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the school's first-ever trip to the tournament, as the No. 14 seed in the South Region, where they lost in the first round to

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Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the

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finished the 2020–21 season 12–17, 10–10 in Big South play, to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They defeated UNC Asheville in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament, before falling to top-seeded Winthrop in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational tournament, where they lost to Pepperdine in the quarterfinals.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Longwood Lancers men's basketball The Longwood Lancers men's basketball team is the Division I basketball team that represents Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. Since 2012, the team has competed in the Big South Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Associatio ...

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