For a guard-forward who stood , Long was a prolific scorer and rebounder for Siena. Because freshmen at the time were not allowed to play varsity sports, he played for the freshman team his first year. After moving up to varsity, he instantly became the team's "go-to guy". He came down with mono his junior season, which sidelined him for half of that year. Nevertheless, he scored 862 career points. He possessed an outstanding shooting touch in an era before the three-point line came into existence. If it had been in use during Long's playing career, and if freshmen were allowed to play varsity at the time and he didn't miss significant time due to illness, one could imagine that scoring total would be well over 1,000.