List of Longwood Lancers men's basketball head coaches

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Griff Aldrich, the former head coach of the Longwood Lancers. Griff Aldrich 2023.jpg
Griff Aldrich, the former head coach of the Longwood Lancers.

The following is a list of Longwood Lancers men's basketball head coaches. There have been ten head coaches of the Lancers in their 50-season history. [1]

Longwood's current head coach is Ronnie Thomas. He was promoted as the Lancers' head coach in March 2025, replacing Griff Aldrich, who was head coach for seven seasons until becoming associate head coach at Virginia. [2]

No.TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
11976–1977 Allen McNamee 11–6.143
21977–1978 Bill McAdams 18–16.333
31978–1981 Ron Bash 366–20.767
41981–1990 Cal Luther 9136–105.564
51990–1999 Ron Carr 9127–124.506
61999–2003 Mike Leeder 455–57.491
72003–2013 Mike Gillian 1093–214.303
82013–2018 Jayson Gee 542–120.259
92018–2025 Griff Aldrich 7127–100.559
102025–present Ronnie Thomas 10–0
Totals10 coaches50 seasons665–762.466
Records updated through end of 2024–25 season
Source [1]

    References

    1. 1 2 "Longwood 2022-23 Men's Basketball" (PDF). Longwood Athletics. p. 35. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
    2. "Ronnie Thomas Announced As Head Men's Basketball Coach As Aldrich Departs For UVA" (Press release). Farmville, Virginia: Longwood Lancers. Longwood University. March 23, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.