ATLANTA — Longwood women's basketball associate head coach Landis F. McCoy has been selected to participate in the 2026 WBCA Next Generation Institute, the organization announced.

The Next Generation Institute, in its fourth year, is a high-level education program for experienced assistant coaches who aspire to become collegiate head coaches. McCoy is one of 34 coaches across NCAA Divisions I and II to be selected this season.

The curriculum of the WBCA Next Generation Institute focuses on the CEO attributes needed to lead a program and be a problem-solver in today's ever-changing landscape of higher education and the enterprise of intercollegiate athletics.

"The WBCA is pleased to announce the participants for the 2026 WBCA Next Generation Institute," said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew. "This fourth class of cohorts will be challenged to set aside X's and O's for two days during the upcoming WBCA Convention in Phoenix and concentrate on understanding and developing the skills in business, communications, marketing and management of both people and resources that is required to be a successful head coach in this new landscape of college athletics."

McCoy, in his fourth year on head coach Erika Lang-Montgomery's staff, has helped lead the Lancers to three first-round byes in the Big South tournament and an appearance in the league title game in 2025.

"I am incredibly honored to be selected for the WBCA Next Generation Institute," McCoy said. "This is such a blessing that represents a meaningful step in my professional journey, and I'm grateful to the WBCA for investing in the development of the next generation of leaders in women's basketball. I also want to thank Coach Erika and Longwood University for its continued support and belief in my growth as a coach. I'm excited to learn from such a distinguished group of mentors and peers, and I look forward to bringing those experiences back to our program as we continue building something special at Longwood."

To be eligible for selection to participate in the program, a person must be a current WBCA member, must have at least five years' experience as a coach, and must be nominated by a current WBCA member. The Institute is held in conjunction with the WBCA Convention, which this year takes place April 2-5 in Phoenix.