- When Longwood travels to Old Dominion on Saturday, it will be the first of five nonconference games against teams from the Commonwealth of Virginia. Along with the Monarchs, the Lancers will host VMI (Nov. 18) and Lynchburg (Dec. 28), while traveling to George Mason (Nov. 25) and James Madison (Dec. 6).
- Longwood ranks as one of the top rebounding teams in the country. The Lancers are ninth nationally in rebounds per game (48.8) and 45th in rebounding margin (+12.0). They are collecting 16.8 offensive rebounds per contest, which is 19th in the country. The Lancers lead the Big South in all three categories.
- The Lancers possess the top scoring offense in the Big South and rank 32nd nationally at 94.2 points per game. They are scoring 41.8 points per game off the bench, which leads the league and ranks 26th nationally. In its season-opening win over Pfeiffer, Longwood scored a DI school record 123 points. The Blue and White is 16-3 under head coach
Ronnie Thomas when scoring 80 or more points, including a 3-0 mark this season.
- The duo of Alphonzo Billups III and Jaylen Benard have been the Lancers' top scorers. They both rank among the top six in the Big South in scoring with Billups III coming in fourth at 15.5 points per game, and Benard sixth at 14.8 per contest. Billups scored a season-high 20 points in the win over NC Central, while Benard tallied a career-high 17 points against St. Mary's (Md.) on Tuesday.
- Billups III has been filling it up from 3-point range. He knocked down 4-of-9 from 3 at Saint Joseph's, before hitting 5-of-8 against NC Central. Billups III ranks fifth in the Big South in both 3-point % (.429) and 3-pointers made per game (3.0). Billups comes in 33rd nationally with 12 made 3-pointers on the year.
- Benard has been the Lancers' top rebounder, collecting 8.8 per game, which leads the Big South and ranks 48th nationally. He ranks fifth in the county in double-doubles with two on the season.
- Longwood is turning over opponents at a high rate, averaging 18.5 forced turnovers per game, which ranks 37th nationally. The Lancers averaged 10.8 steals per game, which is 43rd in the country. Five players rank among the Big South leaders in steals. Benard and sophomore
MJ Williams rank second in the league at two steals per game, while Billups III is 10th (1.5) and redshirt freshman
Abu Yarmah and sophomore
Elijah Kelly are tied for 14th (1.3).
- In each of the first four games of the season, the Lancers had at least four different players in double figures. After putting seven players in double digits in the win over Pfeiffer, four Lancers scored in 10+ against Saint Joseph's, N.C. Central, and St. Mary's (Md.). Billups, Benard, and sophomore TJ Robinson have scored in double figures in all four games this year.
- After finishing tied for fourth in the Big South standings last season, the Lancers were picked in the same spot in the preseason poll by vote of the league coaches and were just three points shy of third-place Winthrop. High Point was the league's preseason favorite followed by Presbyterian.
- Following last year's 16-win campaign, Longwood is currently on a streak of five consecutive seasons with 16 or more wins. The stretch is the longest in school history, and the Lancers have averaged more than 20 wins per season over the last five years.
- Billups III and Williams were named to the preseason All-Big South Second Team in October. Longwood was one of three programs in the league, along with High Point and Presbyterian, to have multiple preseason All-Big South selections.
- Over the summer, Longwood took an 11-day international trip to Italy. The Lancers collected three wins during the trip, and off the court, the program visited sites such as The Vatican, the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica and Michelangelo's David, the Colosseum, the Pantheon, the Roman Forum, the beach in Monterosso, and Lake Commo. The last time Longwood went on an international trip was to England and France prior to the 2023-24 season, and the program went on to win the 2024 Big South championship.
- Longwood Athletics announced Skanska will be the inaugural jersey patch sponsor of Lancer basketball. Longwood and Skanska have built a strong partnership in recent years, with the global construction and development company overseeing several capital projects on campus, including the Joan Perry Brock Center.
