For the 6th time in 7 years, HVCC won their season opener for 2019-2020, as well as their home opener on November 8, 2019 which was also Long’s 100th win at the helm. On November 16, the Vikings came from down 15 with under 8 minutes left and 7 with just a little over a minute left to beat Rockland CC in overtime by a score of 103-93, giving Long 500 career victories as a college head coach. HVCC secured the 4 seed and a first-round bye in the 2020 NJCAA Region 3 tournament and beat Corning in the quarterfinals 91-66, marking the first time in a decade that HVCC made it to the Region 3 semi-finals. The Vikings lost to the second nationally ranked team, Mohawk Valley, in the NJCAA Region 3 Final Four to end their season at 23-8. In 1999, Long was persuaded by a friend to take the helm of an AAU team he wanted to create for his son. The Helderberg Hoopers were a 12 and under AAU basketball team which played its home games at Sage Junior College of Albany and the Albany College of Pharmacy. With each passing year, the Hoopers moved up in age level so that it could maintain the original roster. After several roster changes in 2000, the Hoopers roster remained intact for three years, winning a multitude of tournaments each season. Long continued to coach the Hoopers while at CBA, but had to stop coaching them after the 2006 season because of NCAA recruiting restrictions. Head Coaching Records:  Siena: 10-10 St. Rose: 166-155 Sage-JCA: 222-142 HVCC: 121-78**  *In 1999/2000, Long was not notified that a player was ineligible, and he was forced to forfeit five wins. *In 2016-2017, a bench clearing altercation against Columbia-Greene forced the forfeiture of two games. ^Denotes seasons as assistant coach. Updated 2/27/20