- Name
- Brian Long
- Position
- Guard
- Class
- SR
- Hometown (Last School)
- Dumont, N.J. (River Dell)
- Ht
- 5'9
- Wt
- 155
- Seasons
- 2011-12, 2014-15, 2012-13, 2013-14
- Birthday
- April 2, 1992
- Three-time All-SEC Academic team member
2013-14 (JUNIOR): Earned All-SEC Academic team honors for the third consecutive year … Appeared in UK’s SEC Tournament victory over Georgia … Saw a minute of action in a win over Transylvania.
2012-13 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in three games in his sophomore season … Registered his first career steal in a win over Mississippi State … Played two minutes against Mississippi State, attempting a pair of field goals and recording a steal … Saw two minutes against Eastern Michigan … Logged a pair of minutes against Lafayette … Logged two minutes in exhibition against Northwood … Saw three minutes of action against Transy.
2011-12 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in 12 games … Made an appearance in UK’s opening NCAA Tournament victory over WKU … Saw action in a win over Georgia … Logged his first action in conference play in the win over Ole Miss … Played in one minute of a victory over Lamar … Logged a minute of action in a win over Loyola … Appeared in the Samford win logging one minute … Saw two minutes of action in a win over Chattanooga … Played in two minutes of UK’s win over St. John’s … Pulled down a defensive rebound in two minutes of action in a win over Portland … Saw the floor for two minutes in a win over Radford … Tallied his first career points with a 2-for-4 showing at the free throw line in a win over Penn State … Also pulled down his first career rebound in that victory … Saw his first career action in a UK victory over Marist … Made two appearance in the exhibition contests … Played seven minutes in the win over Morehouse and pulled down one rebound.
HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 9.6 points and 5.0 assists per game in senior season at River Dell High School … Named First Team All-Conference Big North … Honorable Mention All-County (Bergen County) … Helped lead team to state playoffs … As a junior, averaged 9.0 points and 4.0 assists per game … Named Second Team All-League (Bergen County Scholastic League).
PERSONAL: Son of Brian and Patricia Long … Has two brothers, Keith and Travis, who played college basketball, Keith at UNLV and Travis at Memphis … Father played basketball at Creighton.