Longwood University Athletics

Quinn McDowell came to Longwood in the summer of 2022 following three seasons as an assistant at Lehigh University, and he brings a decade of experience as both a coach and professional player with him.
 
In his first season on the bench at Longwood in 2022-23, he helped guide the Lancers to a second-place finish in the Big South regular season standings. Longwood posted a 20-12 record, and it was the team’s second straight season with 20 or more wins, which was a first in program history.
 
In addition, the Lancers had a pair of All-Big South honorees to make more program history. Isaiah Wilkins (All-Big South First Team) and DeShaun Wade (All-Big South Honorable Mention) both earned all-conference honors for a second straight season.
 
It was the first time the Lancers have had a player, much less two, earn All-Big South honors in back-to-back seasons, and Wilkins was the first player to earn All-Big South First Team honors twice.
 
Longwood boasted one of the top defenses in the Big South. Longwood surrendered 65.7 points per game, good for third in the league. The Lancers also finished 40^th in the nation in turnover margin and forced the second-most turnovers in the league.
 
In his final season at Lehigh, he helped guide the Mountain Hawks to a fourth place finish in the Patriot League in his last season, and the team advanced to the Patriot League semifinals in the conference tournament.
 
Seven players he coached earned all-conference honors during his three seasons at Lehigh, including four this past spring. Nic Lynch and Evan Taylor were both named third team All-League, and Keith Higgins Jr. and Tyler Whitney-Sidney earned All-Rookie honors.
 
In his second season on staff at Lehigh, Marques Wilson earned NABC second team All-District honors as well as third team All-League honors.
 
Prior to Lehigh, McDowell was an assistant at Taylor University after beginning his coaching career at Virginia Wesleyan University in the Division III ranks.
 
As a player, McDowell was one of four players in William & Mary history to record at least 1,600 points and 500 rebounds, and he set program records for both games played and minutes played in a career. He was a three-time CAA All-Academic selection, and he was named one of 10 finalists for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award, becoming the first CAA men’s basketball finalist for the award.
 
Following his collegiate career, McDowell played professionally across multiple basketball leagues, including the G League, the VTBL League in Russia, LEB Gold in Spain and SBL in Australia.
 
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