Longwood men's basketball hits the road for the first time during the 2026-27 season, traveling to Atlantic 10 foe Saint Joseph's It will be the Lancers' first meeting with an A-10 opponent since 2022. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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- Wednesday night will be the first of two games for Longwood against the Atlantic 10 Conference this season. The Lancers travel to George Mason on Nov. 25. Saint Joseph's will be the eighth current A-10 opponent that the Lancers have met. It will be Longwood's first game against the A-10 since it traveled to George Mason in 2022. The Lancers own a pair of wins against the league, knocking off George Washington in 2009 and Richmond in 2018.
- Longwood erupted for 123 points in its victory over Pfeiffer to open the season. The total was the most in the program's Division I era and the third most overall.
- The Lancers used an up-tempo system and efficient offense in its season-opening victory. Longwood tallied 60 points in the opening half and closed even stronger, shooting 70.3% in the final 20 minutes to pour in another 63 points. The Lancers scored 82 points in the paint, shot nearly 60% for the game, dished out 23 assists – its most in two seasons – and knocked down 11 3-pointers.
- Benard recorded his first career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds vs. Pfeiffer in just 17 minutes of action. He was the Lancers leading scorer during the program's international trip to Italy over the summer and in all three scrimmages. A four-year member of the Lancers, he averaged 6.3 points and 3.3 rebounds per contest, appearing in every game over the previous two seasons.
- Longwood turned up the pressure in its season-opening win over Pfeiffer. The Lancers recorded 17 steals, the second most in the program's DI history, and most since they registered 21 vs. Virginia Intermont in 2008. Longwood turned Pfeiffer over 27 times and scored 42 points off those miscues. Last season, the Lancers ranked 17th nationally in turnovers forced (14.8) and 25th in steals (8.7).
- After finishing tied for fourth place in the Big South standings last season, the Lancers were picked in the same spot in the preseason Big South 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.
- Longwood has won two of the last five Big South Championships. The Lancers won the league tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2022 and 2024.
- 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.
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