If you’re neither a resident of central Virginia nor a fan of the Big South Conference, you might not have heard of the town of Farmville before reading this sentence. It doesn’t entirely consist of farms as the name would indicate, but the town of roughly 8,000 sits about an hour and fifteen minutes outside of Richmond, a couple hours from Roanoke and probably a long journey from wherever you are reading this story.
Longwood University’s men’s basketball team, based in Farmville, is in the midst of a long journey of its own. Since beginning its transition to Division I, it has recorded a single winning season — a 17-14 mark when it was still playing as an independent in 2008-09 — and none since joining the Big South Conference in the fall of 2012.
But now, in his fourth season at the helm, head coach Griff Aldrich has helped bring success to the program. Prior to his arrival, Longwood had yet to record a conference record better than eight games under .500. In…
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