Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Scoreboard

Schedule

Longwood University Athletics

2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

Shaban Athuman/Apex Media
Will Johnson
Ryan Kelly/Apex Media
Will Johnson
Will Johnson
Will Johnson
Shaban Athuman/Apex Media
Shaban Athuman/Apex Media
Courtney Vogel/Longwood University
Todd Drexler/SESPORTSMEDIA.com

25 Michael Christmas

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 228
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Virginia Beach, Va.
  • Highschool Landstown

Biography

2024-2025: Played in 32 games, starting 31…Preseason All-Big South selection…Shot .424 (134-316) from the floor, .370 (68-184) from three and .691 (56-81) from the free throw line…Averaged 12.3 points per game to lead the team and rank 20th in the Big South in scoring…Averaged 4.3 rebounds per game…Notched 34 assists, seven blocks, 15 steals, totaled 392 points, and averaged 12.3 points per game…Scored in double figures in 21 games while scoring at least 20 points once…Had at least five rebounds 13 times while securing 10 boards once…Had one double-double…Scored in double figures 10 times in conference play…Scored in double figures with 19 points against Morgan State (Nov. 9) while going 7-11 from the foul line…Had 19 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double against UMES (Dec. 5)...Poured in a career-high 27 points against UNC Asheville (Jan. 8) while making a career-high six threes on 6-15 shooting from downtown…
 
2023-24: Bruising wing who served as a three-level scorer for the Lancers…Helped Longwood win the Big South Championship and was a Big South All-Tournament Team selection…Averaged 11.3 points, 6.1 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game…Ranked 8th in the Big South in rebounding…Ranked third on the team in offensive boards (63) and was 12th in the Big South in offensive boards per game (1.8)…Snared at least 4 offensive boards in a game 7 times…Led Longwood with four double-doubles on the year…Scored in double figures 22 times and topped 20 points twice…Led Longwood in made threes (39) while shooting .398 from downtown…Scored 18 points in the Big South Championship on 3/10 vs. UNC Asheville on 6-10 shooting while also going 2-4 from three and 4-4 from the foul line…Added 12 points in the team’s Big South Semifinal win over High Point…Made a career best 5 threes against Winthrop on 2/10 on the way to a career high 25 points…Grabbed as season-best 13 rebounds in a 16-point, 13-rebound double-double on 1/3 at Winthrop…Posted an 11-point, 11-rebound double-double against Gallaudet on 12/11…Tallied a 22-point, 12-rebound double-double, the first 20-10 of his Longwood career, on 11/18 vs. N.C. Central…Opened the season with a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double at St. Bonaventure…

2022-23: Powerful, athletic wing with the ability to score inside and out who played in all 32 games while starting 11 times…Scored 7.9 points to go with 3.6 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game…Scored in double figures 10 times…Helped Longwood finish with 20 wins and a second place finish in the Big South standings…Broke out in his first game as a Lancer with 12 points on the road at then No. 20 Alabama…Scored in double figures in three straight games from Nov. 25 against Mary Baldwin to Dec. 3 at Delaware State…Had 12 points and seven rebounds vs. MBU on Nov. 25…Followed it up with 10 points and eight rebounds at San Diego on Nov. 28…Capped the run with 11 points at Delaware State on Dec. 3…Ripped down a season best 10 rebounds at Wichita State on Dec. 10, with seven coming on the offensive glass, and scored seven points as well…Scored a season-high 15 points in the Big South Tournament against Campbell on March 3…

2021-22: Did not see game action due to an injury...
 
2020-21 (James Madison): Appeared in 18 games with two starts as a sophomore…averaged 6.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 15.4 minutes per game…shot .441 (41-of-93) from the floor and .314 (16-of-51) from three-point range…hauled in 24 of his 63 boards on the offensive glass…scored in double figures four times, incliuding a season-high 16 points against Hofstra (Feb. 13)…hit 6-of-11 field goals and 2-of-6 three-pointers in that game while also nearing a double-double with eight rebounds…scored 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting at VCU (Dec. 22)…recorded multiple stealssix times, including in three consecutive games from Feb. 3-13…amassed seven swipes during that span, with a career-high three against Elon (Feb. 3).
 
2019-20 (James Madison): Broke into the starting lineup as a true freshman…started 15 of his 30 games while averaging 19.1 minutes per game…averaged 5.9 points and 4.5 rebounds per game while shooting .396 (57-of-144) from the field and .368 (28-of-76) from three-point range…scored in double figures six times…set a career high in only his third game, pouring in 19 points with 16 rebounds against Shenandoah (Nov. 13)…hit 8-of-13 shots from the floor and added four blocks and three steals in that game…also scored 18 points against East Carolina (Nov. 30)…scored in double figures in three consecutive games from Nov. 30 to Dec. 16, averaging 15.0 points per game against East Carolina, Radford and Charleston Southern…had double-digit rebounds twice, including the 16 against Shenandoah and 13 against Coppin St. (Nov. 26)…was a perfect 5-for-5 from three-point range against East Carolina…hit a combined 15 three-pointers during a four-game stretch from Nov. 30 to Dec. 20, during which he was a combined 15-for-24 (.625) against East Carolina, Radford, Charleston Southern and Fordham…scored 16 points in a career-high 32 minutes against Hofstra in the second-to-last game of the season (Feb. 29).
 
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Landstown High School in Virginia Beach, Va….led Landstown to the 2019 Virginia Class 6 State Championship and region titles in 2017 and 2019…named the Virginia Class 6 State Player of the Year in 2017 and 2019…also tabbed Tidewater Player of the Year as a senior…was the first 1,000-point scorer in Landstown history…as a senior, averaged 19.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game…as a junior, playing at Huntington Prep, averaged 14.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game…broke out as a sophomore with 21.4 points and 10.0 rebounds per game…four-year team captain.
 
Personal: Son of Sean and Karen Christmas…has two siblings, Sean II and Kayla…brother, Sean Christmas II, played basketball at Ferrum…fan of supercross and motocross.

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2021-22Junior

    Forward
    6'6" 225 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2022-23Senior

    Forward
    6'6" 225 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2023-24Graduate Student

    Forward
    6'6" 225 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2024-25Graduate Student

    Forward
    6'6" 228 lbs
    25