when they won the Region III, Division III Championship. They finished the year at 15-13. Long's third season at HVCC (2015-2016) started with a 4-game winning streak for the 2nd straight season, including a pair of 40-point blowout victories. In the 5th game of the season taking on Herkimer, who was ranked 5th in the country, the Vikings trailed by 18 at the half and rallied to lead by 2 with five minutes left before falling by 7. Through 19 games, the Vikings record stood at 12-7, but thanks to an 8-2 finish they ended the regular season at 20-9. They went on to lose a nail biter to Mohawk Valley in the regional quarterfinals to finish the season at 20-10. Due to the team exceeding expectations, Long was selected as both Mountain Valley Conference and NJCAA Region 3 Coach of the Year. He was also selected as Region 3 Division 3 Coach of the Year and was awarded the Paul F. Bishop Coach of the Year, which is give annually to the best coach in the Athletic Department at HVCC. After beginning the 2016-2017 season 1-4, the Vikings responded with a 16-4 mark over their next 20 games, including a pair of 6-game win streaks. The final record for the season was 18-11. After a 4-12 start to the 2017-2018 season, the Vikings won 8 of their last 11 games, including a major upset over the then ranked #2 team in the nation, Herkimer, to finish the season 12-15. Long was nominated for both Region and Conference Coach of the Year Awards. Despite not receiving these awards, it is considered his best coaching performance at Hudson Valley. The 2018-2019 team was very highly touted, especially after routing eventual national champion Herkimer in an early season matchup by a score of 102-72, Herkimer's only loss on the season. The game was never really close and garnered HVCC much publicity, with many calling them the best team in the country. When the first national rankings were released, HVCC was ranked 5th. After losing two of their starting five at the break, they would eventually fall to 10th and then out of the final rankings. They went on to lose in the quarter-final round of the NJCAA Region 3 Tournament to Mohawk Valley, the nations 2nd highest ranked team. Their final record was 21-8. Point guard Caleb Canty set a school record