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Longwood Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #266 · 16–16 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Big South Conference · Farmville, VA

Longwood finished 16–16 (BSth 6th, KenPom #266) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 10 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season10
Transfer additions7
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2029
Most common home stateVA (6)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2029 — 8 ahead.

2027
Gcrowded10 ahead
Fcrowded4 ahead
2028
Gcrowded8 ahead · multi-yr
Fbalanced3 ahead
2029
Gopening8 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
2030
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (11)
Will Dopfer6′6″Fr
Alphonzo Billups III6′7″RS-Sr
MJ Williams5′10″So
Elijah Thomas6′5″Fr
Abu Yarmah6′6″Redshirt Freshman
Ben Wesson6′4″RS-So
Gerald Burr III6′2″So
Jorke Aav6′1″Fr
Elijah Kelly6′7″So
Jaylen Benard6′2″Sr
TJ Robinson6′4″So
Forwards in that room (4)
Kany Musungay6′9″Jr
Domas Kauzonas6′10″Sr
Lazar Milošević6′10″So
Isaiah Kalala6′9″So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

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How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (10 ahead), F crowded (4 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 10 arrivals, 3 came straight from high school and 7 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from VA, GA, MD.

3 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 3 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

23% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 11 of 15

Alphonzo Billups III6′7″RS-Sr · final yr8.1 PPG
Elijah Kelly6′7″So2.3 PPG
Will Dopfer6′6″Fr
Abu Yarmah6′6″Redshirt Freshman
Elijah Thomas6′5″Fr
Ben Wesson6′4″RS-So
TJ Robinson6′4″So
Gerald Burr III6′2″So
Jaylen Benard6′2″Sr · final yr7.3 PPG
Jorke Aav6′1″Fr
MJ Williams5′10″So

Frontcourt 4 of 15 · forwards + centers

Domas Kauzonas6′10″Sr · F · final yr
Lazar Milošević6′10″So · F
Kany Musungay6′9″Jr · F
Isaiah Kalala6′9″So · F0.9 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

23%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Alphonzo Billups III8.1 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Jaylen Benard7.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Elijah Kelly2.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 12 of 15 players on the 2025–26 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2026–27 roster.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

3from high school7via the portal

8 of 15 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

3 of 15

3 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: TJ Robinson #221.

Where from

VA 6 · GA 2 · MD 2 · TX 2 · IL 1 · MN 1

6 international: Toronto; Vilnius; Bileća; Tartu, Estonia and 2 more

High schools: Sunrise Christian Academy ×2; Cypress Ranch; University and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Kany Musungay
→MJ Williams
→Domas Kauzonas
→Abu Yarmah
→Ben Wesson
→Lazar Milošević
→TJ Robinson

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Redd Thompson Jr.
←Jaylin Payne
←Jerome Williams
←Jacoi Hutchinson
←Emanuel Richards
←Quadri Bashiru

How this roster compares

Big South Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureLongwoodConference
Average guard height6′4″6′3″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′10″6′9″+1″
Roster size1515
Freshman share20%19%+1pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1452021–22#1632022–23#1812023–24#2282024–25#2662025–26
26–7 · BSth 1st20–12 · BSth 1st21–14 · BSth 4th18–14 · BSth 4th16–16 · BSth 6th

Coaching staff

Ronnie ThomasHead coach
Emmanuel MateyAssistant coach
Odri DedolliAssistant coach
Donovan WilliamsAssistant coach
Larry BluntAssociate head coach
Brett GilbertAssistant coach
Staff changes10 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 4 before 2024–25, 5 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate90%
SAT midpoint1100
ACT midpoint20

How this page is made: Rosters: official Longwood rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Longwood's 2026–27 roster is posted, so this page reads it; the conference comparison uses 2025–26, the newest season every program has on file. · Stats: 2025–26, the last season played — the 2026–27 season has no games yet. · New this season: players not listed on the 2025–26 roster; a newcomer who is not a freshman counts as a transfer addition · Ratings: KenPom, five seasons; conference finish computed among same-conference teams by rating · Openings: Depth Chart's roster projection from listed class years; confidence stated per year · Sample: among players who made a college roster — the data cannot see who didn't. Among players who made a college roster. Model judgments describe positions and cohorts, never a named player's future. Refreshed automatically when the rosters change. Corrections: research@mydepthchart.com.

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