longwood basketball

In just his fourth year at Longwood, Ron Carr’s 1993-94 team made their mark.  They finished the season 23-6, #19 in the nation and won the opening game in the program’s first appearance in the NCAA Division II playoffs.  And - they also won 20 straight games.  Carr remains the only Longwood men’s coach ever to earn two consecutive trips to the NCAA playoffs.  Ron retired from full-time teaching in Chesterfield County and continues to coach boys’ basketball at Cosby High.          

Kelly Church quickly realized that making the Longwood men’s basketball team was not realistic. As an aspiring basketball coach, he poured into his obsession and became a student manager.  This fall, Kelly will start his 26th year as the head coach at Hedgesville High School in eastern West Virginia.  He will also be inducted into the school’s Class of 2023 athletic hall of fame. 

Junior Burr was a member of perhaps Longwood’s most cohesive and talented men’s basketball team ever, certainly on the Division II level.  The 1993-94 Lancers racked up 20 straight wins and won a game in the college’s first appearance in the NCAA Division II tournament. While his playing time was limited, he applied lessons learned on a bigger stage.   As the founder and owner of Canterbury Enterprises, Inc., Burr’s company is a key contributor in commercial construction and real estate development in Virginia.  Canterbury teamed with Skanska USA to build the Joan Perry Brock Center at Longwood University.