‹ 1 › MEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 GAME NOTES Steven Gonzalez, Associate Director for Communications · Cell: (602) 803-0521 · E-mail: [email protected]2019-20 SCHEDULE & RESULTS OVERALL RECORD: 5-0 ASUN: 0-0 | Non-Conference: 5-0 Home: 4-0 | Away: 1-0 | Neutral: 0-0 NOVEMBER 8 RADFORD W, 66-60 10 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE W, 66-55 12 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE W, 65-39 16 at East Carolina W, 77-57 19 NAVY W, 55-48 22 vs. Morgan State ^ 11 A.M. 23 at Bahamas ^ TBD 24 at Bahamas ^ TBD 29 KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN 2 P.M. DECEMBER 2 TRINITY BAPTIST 10 P.M. 8 vs. Grand Canyon $ 6:30 P.M. 14 at Vanderbilt 8 P.M. 20 vs. Towson # 5 P.M. 21 vs. Tulane/Akron # TBD 29 at LSU 1:30 P.M. JANUARY 2 at FGCU* 5 P.M. 4 at NJIT* 4 P.M. 9 NORTH ALABAMA* 7 P.M. 11 JACKSONVILLE* 5 P.M. 18 LIPSCOMB* 7 P.M. 23 at North Florida* 7 P.M. 25 at Stetson* 4 P.M. 30 KENNESAW STATE* 7 P.M. FEBRUARY 1 FGCU* 7 P.M. 6 at Jacksonville* 7 P.M. 8 at North Alabama* 4:30 P.M. 15 NJIT* 7 P.M. 20 NORTH FLORIDA* 7 P.M. 22 STETSON* 5 P.M. 27 at Kennesaw State* 7 P.M. MARCH 1 at Lipscomb* 5 P.M. 3 ASUN Championship Quarterfinals % TBD 5 ASUN Championship Semifinals % TBD 8 ASUN Championship Final % TBD Home Games in BOLD CAPS All times are listed in Eastern Time * - ASUN Conference Game ^ - The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase $ - Jerry Colangelo Classic # - DC Holiday Hoops Fest Tournament % - ASUN Men's Basketball Championship ‹ 1 › POTENTIAL STARTERS 11 Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz 6-1 | Senior | G 8.2 PPG 1.6 APG 2 Darius McGhee 5-9 | Sophomore | G 11.8 PPG 3.4 RPG 10 Elijah Cuffee 6-4 | Junior | G 7.4 PPG 2.0 APG 1 Caleb Homesley 6-6 | R-Senior | G 14.0 PPG 6.0 RPG 31 Scoie James 6-8 | R-Senior | Forward 8.8 PPG 9.6 RPG FRIDAY, NOV. 19TH | 11 A.M. ET | BAHA MAR CONVENTION CENTER | NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS LIBERTY FLAMES 5-0 OVERALL 0-0 ASUN V S MORGAN STATE BEARS 3-2 OVERALL 0-0 MEAC liberty MORGAN ST. Ritchie McKay Head Coach Kevin Broadus 129-83 (7) Record at School (Years) 3-2 (1) 294-241 (18) Overall Record (Years) 39-24 (2) COACHING MATCHUP SERIES HISTORY VS. MORGAN STATE 1-3 Overall ............................................................... 1-3 Streak ................................................................. L3 At Liberty............................................................ 1-1 At Morgan State ................................................ 0-1 Neutral............................................................... 0-1 Ritchie McKay vs. Morgan State ..................... N/A Liberty's Last Win .. Jan. 22, 1983 (68-51) at home Last Four Meetings: Nov. 26, 2014 ........................ Liberty lost 50-51 (N) Nov. 29, 2012..........................Liberty lost 62-67 (H) Feb. 18, 2012 ......................... Liberty lost 69-81 (A) Jan. 22, 1983........................ Liberty won 68-51 (H) THE STARTING 5 - LIBERTY'S TOP STORYLINES • Liberty is trying to improve to 6-0 for the first time since 1991 and second time during Liberty's DI era. • Liberty is 5-0 for the first time since 1991 and second time in its DI history. • Liberty is one of 12 teams in Division I with a record of 5-0 or beer. • Of the 200 minutes played this season, Liberty has trailed for just five minutes and 46 seconds. • In the first five games, Liberty has allowed just 259 points, the fewest during Liberty's Division I era and fewest since 1984 (Allowed 242 points). • Liberty is ranked No. 5 in the country in scoring defense, allowing 51.8 ppg. • Of the seven other teams in the tournament, Liberty has only faced Morgan State and East Carolina prior to the tournament. • Caleb Homesley and Scoie James were named to the Lou Henson Award watch list. • James ranks 31st in the country, averaging 4.0 offensive rebounds per game. • James is two points away from becoming the 28th player in school history to score 1,000 career points. • Liberty was ranked No. 21 in the Lindy's Sports Magazine Top 25 Poll. • Liberty received five votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll and three votes in the AP Top 25 Poll. • Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz (77 wins) is nine victories from becoming Liberty's all-time winningest player in school history. Lovell Cabbil set the record last year with 85 wins. HOW TO FOLLOW THE FLAMES Video .................................................. FloHoops TV Audio............................................. LFSN Radio (107.5 FM) Twier ........................................ @LibertyFlames
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MEN’S BASKETBALL2019-20 GAME NOTES
Steven Gonzalez, Associate Director for Communications · Cell: (602) 803-0521 · E-mail: [email protected]
2019-20 SCHEDULE & RESULTSOV E R A L L R EC O R D : 5-0
NOVEMBER 8 RADFORD W, 66-60 10 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE W, 66-55 12 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE W, 65-39 16 at East Carolina W, 77-5719 NAVY W, 55-4822 vs. Morgan State ^ 11 A.M.23 at Bahamas ^ TBD24 at Bahamas ^ TBD29 KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN 2 P.M.DECEMBER 2 TRINITY BAPTIST 10 P.M. 8 vs. Grand Canyon $ 6:30 P.M. 14 at Vanderbilt 8 P.M. 20 vs. Towson # 5 P.M. 21 vs. Tulane/Akron # TBD 29 at LSU 1:30 P.M.JANUARY 2 at FGCU* 5 P.M. 4 at NJIT* 4 P.M. 9 NORTH ALABAMA* 7 P.M. 11 JACKSONVILLE* 5 P.M. 18 LIPSCOMB* 7 P.M. 23 at North Florida* 7 P.M. 25 at Stetson* 4 P.M. 30 KENNESAW STATE* 7 P.M.FEBRUARY 1 FGCU* 7 P.M. 6 at Jacksonville* 7 P.M. 8 at North Alabama* 4:30 P.M. 15 NJIT* 7 P.M. 20 NORTH FLORIDA* 7 P.M.22 STETSON* 5 P.M.27 at Kennesaw State* 7 P.M.MARCH1 at Lipscomb* 5 P.M.3 ASUN Championship Quarterfinals % TBD5 ASUN Championship Semifinals % TBD8 ASUN Championship Final % TBD
Home Games in BOLD CAPSAll times are listed in Eastern Time
* - ASUN Conference Game^ - The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase
$ - Jerry Colangelo Classic # - DC Holiday Hoops Fest Tournament
% - ASUN Men's Basketball Championship
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POTENTIAL STARTERS
11Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz
6-1 | Senior | G8.2 PPG1.6 APG
2Darius McGhee
5-9 | Sophomore | G11.8 PPG3.4 RPG
10Elijah Cuffee6-4 | Junior | G
7.4 PPG2.0 APG
1Caleb Homesley
6-6 | R-Senior | G14.0 PPG6.0 RPG
31Scottie James
6-8 | R-Senior | Forward8.8 PPG9.6 RPG
FRIDAY, NOV. 19TH | 11 A.M. ET | BAHA MAR CONVENTION CENTER | NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS
LIBERTYFLAMES
5-0 OVERALL0-0 ASUN
VS
MORGAN STATEBEARS
3-2 OVERALL0-0 MEAC
liberty MORGAN ST.Ritchie McKay Head Coach Kevin
Broadus129-83
(7)Record at School
(Years)3-2 (1)
294-241 (18)
Overall Record (Years)
39-24 (2)
COACHING MATCHUP
SERIES HISTORY VS. MORGAN STATE1-3
Overall ............................................................... 1-3Streak ................................................................. L3At Liberty ............................................................1-1At Morgan State ................................................ 0-1Neutral ............................................................... 0-1Ritchie McKay vs. Morgan State .....................N/ALiberty's Last Win .. Jan. 22, 1983 (68-51) at homeLast Four Meetings:Nov. 26, 2014 ........................ Liberty lost 50-51 (N)Nov. 29, 2012 ..........................Liberty lost 62-67 (H)Feb. 18, 2012 ......................... Liberty lost 69-81 (A)Jan. 22, 1983 ........................ Liberty won 68-51 (H)
THE STARTING 5 - LIBERTY'S TOP STORYLINES• Liberty is trying to improve to 6-0 for the first time
since 1991 and second time during Liberty's DI era. • Liberty is 5-0 for the first time since 1991 and second
time in its DI history. • Liberty is one of 12 teams in Division I with a record of
5-0 or better.• Of the 200 minutes played this season, Liberty has
trailed for just five minutes and 46 seconds. • In the first five games, Liberty has allowed just 259
points, the fewest during Liberty's Division I era and fewest since 1984 (Allowed 242 points).
• Liberty is ranked No. 5 in the country in scoring defense, allowing 51.8 ppg.
• Of the seven other teams in the tournament, Liberty has only faced Morgan State and East Carolina prior to the tournament.
• Caleb Homesley and Scottie James were named to the Lou Henson Award watch list.
• James ranks 31st in the country, averaging 4.0 offensive rebounds per game.
• James is two points away from becoming the 28th player in school history to score 1,000 career points.
• Liberty was ranked No. 21 in the Lindy's Sports Magazine Top 25 Poll.
• Liberty received five votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll and three votes in the AP Top 25 Poll.
• Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz (77 wins) is nine victories from becoming Liberty's all-time winningest player in school history. Lovell Cabbil set the record last year with 85 wins.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE FLAMESVideo ..................................................FloHoops TVAudio ............................................. LFSN Radio (107.5 FM)Twitter ........................................ @LibertyFlames
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QUICK FACTS / ROSTERS / MEDIA INFo2019-20 LIBERTY NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name Year Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Previous School)0 Myo Baxter-Bell R-Sr. F 6-5 270 Cincinnati, Ohio/Chaminade Julieen HS1 Caleb Homesley R-Sr. G 6-6 200 Indian Trail, N.C./Porter Ridge HS2 Darius McGhee So. G 5-9 150 Roxboro, N.C./Blue Ridge School4 Tytist Dean R-Fr. G 6-0 175 St. Paul, Minn./North St. Paul HS5 Marten Maide Fr. G 6-5 200 Charlotte, N.C./Carmel Christian School10 Elijah Cuffee Jr. G 6-4 200 Poca, W. Va./Liberty Christian Academy11 Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz Sr. G 6-1 175 Ponce, Puerto Rico/Deep Run HS15 Colton Reed So. G 6-3 175 Wake Forest, N.C./Roanoke College20 Keegan McDowell Jr. G 6-6 190 Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller HS22 Kyle Rode Fr. F 6-7 220 Lexington, Ky./Lexington Christian Academy25 Josh Price R-Fr. G 6-3 180 Charlotte, N.C./Carmel Christian School31 Scottie James R-Sr. F 6-7 230 Tarpon Springs, Fla./Tarpon Springs HS (Bradley)32 Blake Preston R-Fr. F 6-9 225 Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian33 Shiloh Robinson Fr. F 6-7 200 Kearney, Ne./Kearney HS55 Brendan Newton R-So. C 7-2 250 Roanoke, Va./Faith Christian School
Coaching and Support StaffHead Coach: Ritchie McKay, Fifth Year (Seattle Pacific, '87)Associate Head Coach: Brad Soucie, Fifth Year (Christian Heritage, '90)Assistant Coach: Derek Johnston, Second Year (Alabama-Huntsville, '10)Assistant Coach: Kevin Anderson, Second Year (Richmond, '11)Director of Player Development: Joe Pierre III, Second Year (Oklahoma State, '15)Director of Operations: Chelsea Mangino, Fourth Year (Virginia, '14)Graduate Assistant: Sam Thomas, Second Year (Liberty, '18)Graduate Assistant: Zach Farquhar, First Year (Liberty, '19)Strength and Conditioning Coach: Henry Barrera, Fourth Year (Multnomah, '02)Certified Athletic Trainer: Aaron Schriener, 14th Year (Taylor, '02)
GENERAL INFORMATIONName of School .......................Liberty UniversityCity/Zip ...............................Lynchburg, Va. 24515Founded ........................................................1971Enrollment ............................................... 15,000Nickname ................................................. FlamesSchool Colors ..........................Red, White & BlueHome Arena ....................................Vines CenterCapacity .......................................................9,511Affiliation .....................................NCAA Division IConference ................................................ ASUNFounder ..................................... Dr. Jerry FalwellPresident....................................Jerry Falwell Jr.Director of Athletics ......................... Ian McCawAthletics Dept. Phone .................(434) 582-2100
MEN'S BASKETBALL INFORMATIONHead Coach ...................................Ritchie McKayAlma Mater ............................ Seattle Pacific, ‘87Record at School ......................129-83 (7th Year)Career Record ..................... 294-241 (18th Year)Assistant Coaches................................................................. Brad Soucie (Christian Heritage, ‘90).......... Derek Johnston (Alabama-Huntsville, ‘10).......................... Kevin Anderson (Richmond, '11)Director of Player Development .......................... .....................Joe Pierre III (Oklahoma State, ‘15)Director of Basketball Operations .................................................. Chelsea Mangino (Virginia, ‘14)Certified Athletic Trainer...............................Aaron Schreiner (Taylor, ‘02)
HISTORYFirst Season of Basketball ........................1972-73All-Time Record ...................................... 696-726NCAA Tournament Appearances .......................4Last NCAA Appearance................................2019Opponent ........................................Virginia TechResult ............................... L/58-67 (Round of 32)Final 2018-19 Record .....................................29-7Conference Record/Finish ....................14-2/T1stStarters Returning/Lost .................................4/1Letterwinners Returning/Lost....................... 8/3Newcomers ........................................................4
ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONSAssoc. AD - Communications......................................................Todd WetmoreOffice Phone ................................(434) 582-2292Email Address ................ [email protected]. Director (MBB) .............. Steven GonzalezOffice Phone ................................(434) 582-2294Email Address ............... [email protected] ................................ LibertyFlames.comFacebook ...................... Liberty Flames Athletics.........................................................LUBasketballInstagram ................................. @LibertyFlames....................................................... @LibertyMBBTwitter ....................................... @LibertyFlames....................................................... @LibertyMBB
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FLAMES 2019-20 PLAYER BIOSLIBERTY TEAM NOTES
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DEFENSE IN THE 'BURG Ritchie McKay has brought the “Pack Line Defense”
model from Virginia and has implemented it in Lynchburg as the Flames rank among the top defenses in the country. McKay and his staff had one of the best defenses in the country over the past three years, as the Flames ranked 19th in Division I in scoring defense in 2018 and sixth in 2019.
NATIONAL RANKING / TEAM OPPONENTS POINTS PER GAME8. Liberty 51.8127. Jacksonville 64.2148. Lipscomb 66.3150. Stetson 66.5157. North Florida 66.8
HOMESLEY MOVING UP THE RANKSCaleb Homesley became the 27th player in school history to score 1,000 career points. Homesley is now the third player in the last two seasons to reach 1,000 career points as Lovell Cabbil Jr. and Ryan Kemrite reached the milestone in the last two seasons.
WITHIN HOMESLEY'S SIGHTALL-TIME SCORING LIST POINTS19. Ryan Kemrite 1,21120. Antwan Burrus 1,17021. Eric Gordon 1,15422. Kyle Ohman 1,14123. Caleb Homesley 1,135
JAMES - WORKHORSE DOWN LOWScottie James proved to be one of the best big men in the country averaging 13.4 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game last season. James shot 61.2 percent from the floor in 2017-18 which ranked 10th in the nation, and was the fifth highest field goal percentage in school history for a season. The big man is the only player in school history to post 11 double-doubles during a sophomore season. James has 22 career double-doubles. WITHIN JAMES' SIGHT
ALL-TIME REBOUNDING LIST REBOUNDS3. George Sweet 1,0064. Willard DeShazor 8705. Jessee Sanders 8156. Mike Coleman 7777. Scottie James 689
FLAMES RECEIVING NATIONAL LOVE In addition to being picked first in most media outlets in the ASUN Conference, the Flames are receiving some national attention during the preseason as prominent reporters are showcasing Liberty as one of the best mid-major teams in the country. Dick Vitale: "If u r looking for sleeper team keep on on @LibertyU baby / won 29 last yr & was part of March Madness & beat Miss St in tourney action . Return many key players / @LibertyMBB Ritchie McKay knows how to win"Jon Rothstein: "Shocked at the lack of attention surrounding Liberty. Ritchie McKay returns four starters from last year's team that won a game in the NCAA Tournament. One of the best mid majors in the sport."Lindy's Sports Magazine: "What the Flames pulled off last year was no accident: They shot the lights out and defended like ev-ery possession was game point on the playground. This pick says they can do it again."
HOMESLEY & JAMES' GAME RECOGNIZEDRecognized as two of the best mid-major players in the country, Caleb Homesley and Scottie James have received a lot of recognition leading up to the season as both players were in the Lindy's Magazine Top 150 players as Homesley was ranked No. 18 and James was slotted at No. 125. The Liberty duo were placed on the ASUN Preseason All-Conference Team while Homesley was also named Preseason Player of the Year.
MCKAY RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE BESTLeading the Flames to the best season in school history with an appearance in the Round of 32 in the 2019 NCAA Tournament, head coach Ritchie McKay was named the 2019 Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award winner, which is presented annually to the top coach in Division I men's basketball. McKay is also seven wins away from 300 career wins, which would also set Liberty's DI record for most wins in school history. Current Butler assistant coach, Jeff Meyer, had 134 wins in nine seasons at Liberty.
2019 SENIOR CLASS: LEAVING A LEGACYLovell Cabbil Jr. left Liberty as the winningest player in school history and now he is continuing to live out his dream of playing professional basketball. Cabbil Jr. has signed with the Indiana Pacers NBA G-League team, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. Keenan Gumbs will continue playing basketball, signing his first professional contract with the Kapfenberg Bulls in Austria. Gumbs will play against some of the best talent in Europe as Kapfenberg will compete in the Basketball Champions League composed of 28 European countries. The final senior from 2019, Zach Farquhar, who was a team captain for last year's squad is also now a graduate assistant for Liberty.
LAST YEAR IN THE VINESThe 2019-20 season is scheduled to be the last year in the Vines Center, as Liberty is set to open a new arena as the new arena will seat up to 4,000 — with bleacher, club, and loge seat-ing options — and up to 4,500 with floor seat-ing. It will host men's and women's basketball games, as well as women's volleyball games.
Michael Buckland, LipscombJamari Blackmon, North Alabama
Wajid Aminu, North FloridaGarrett Sams, North Florida
* - Denotes unimous selection
ASUN Player of the YearCaleb Homesley, Liberty
2019-20 ASUN STANDINGS
Homesley
James
LIBERTY TEAM NOTES
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liberty misc. stats
1. Karl Hess 2,373 2. Larry Blair 2,211 3. Bailey Alston 2,115 4. Mark Chafin 1,947 5. Steve Isaacs 1,777 6. Anthony Smith 1,754 7. Peter Aluma 1,715 8. Ed Vickers 1,658 9. Willard Deshazor 1,569 10. Larry Jackson 1,539 11. Matt Hildebrand 1,515 12. George Sweet 1,42213. Lovell Cabbil 1,406 14. Chris Caldwell 1,391 15. John Caleb Sanders 1,38416. Julius Nwosu 1,24817. Jesse Sanders 1,23518. Greg McCauley 1,22819. Ryan Kemrite 1,21120. Antwan Burrus 1,17021. Eric Gordon 1,15422. Kyle Ohman 1,14123. Caleb Homesley 1,13524. Cliff Webber 1,10025. Mike Coleman 1,06526. Mike Goad 1,013 27. Mike Minett 1,00128. Scottie James 99829. Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz 97030. Alex McLean 95431. Gabe Martin 89032. Mark Reed 84233. Brad Hamersley 83134. Evan Gordon 82035. Davon Marshall 80336. Tavares Speaks 80137. David Minaya 795 38. David Dees 79439. Jason Dixon 76140. Charles Richardson 75541. Ed Gomes 75142. Andrew Smith 73043. Tomasz Gielo 72444.Delawn Grandison 71345. Seth Curry 70746. Myo Baxter-Bell 69147. Rodney Harrison 68948. Nathan Day 68349. Jason Sarchet 65850. Kenny Gunn 651
Closest Current FlamesElijah Cuffee 505
1. Steve Isaacs 1,1302. Ed Vickers 1,012 3. George Sweet 1,0064. Willard DeShazor 8705. Jesse Sanders 8156. Mike Coleman 7777. Scottie James 689T8. Peter Aluma 682T8. Cliff Webber 68210. Julius Nwosu 64611. Antwan Burrus 61612. Anthony Smith 58013. Andrew Smith 55814. Alex McLean 55715. Caleb Homesley 55616. Dave Denny 501T17. Larry Blair 498T17. Erik Sorenson 49819. Lovell Cabbil 48620. Brad Hamersley 48021. Dan Kennard 471T22. Jason Dixon 467T22. JR Coronado 46724. Craig Sanders 46325. Jason Sarchet 45826. Larry Jackson 44427. Bailey Alston 43528. Gabe Martin 43129. Kyle Ohman 42030. Joel Vander Pol 41831. Nathan Day 416T32. Rell Porter 410T32. Tomasz Gielo 41034. Mark Chafin 40935. Mike Baker 40536. Matt Hildebrand 38537. Robert Robertson 37638. Kenneth Anaebonam 36539. Mike Goad 364T40. Rodney Harrison 358T40. Ryan Kemrite 358 42. John Caleb Sanders 35543. John Brown 34444. Greg McCauley 33145. Chris Caldwell 31146. Barry Taylor 30947. Louvon Sneed 30848. Myo Baxter-Bell 30749. Delawn Grandison 29050. Charles Richardson 285
Closest Current FlamesGeorgie Pacheco-Ortiz 267
TOP 50 SCORERS TOP 50 REBOUNDERSLIBERTY RECORD WHEN... 2019- McKay 2020 Era Home 4-0 83-26Road 1-0 39-46Neutral Site 0-0 6-12Overtime games 0-0 6-5
Leading at the half 5-0 96-23Behind at the half 0-0 18-40Tied at the half 0-0 7-0 Scoring 50 or fewer points 0-0 0-11Scoring 51-60 points 1-0 10-31Scoring 61-70 points 3-0 34-28Scoring 71-80 points 1-0 41-9Scoring 81 or more points 0-0 42-5
Liberty leads with 5:00 left 5-0 114-8Opponent leads with 5:00 left 0-0 13-75 There is a tie with 5:00 left 0-0 5-0Liberty leads with 1:00 left 5-0 122-3 Opponent leads with 1:00 left 0-0 8-75There is a tie with 1:00 left 0-0 2-5
Game decided by 1-5 points 0-0 33-21Game decided by 6-10 points 2-0 34-15Game decided by 11+ points 3-0 80-29
Liberty out-rebounds the opponent 3-0 97-23Liberty is out-rebounded by the opponent 1-0 51-63Same number of rebounds 1-0 16-5
Liberty shoots 50% or better (FG) 1-0 64-7Liberty shoots less than 50 % (FG) 4-0 68-76Opponent shoots 50% or better (FG) 0-0 7-39Opponent shoots less than 50% (FG) 5-0 122-44Liberty outshoots its opponents 5-0 113-12Opponents outshoot Liberty 0-0 18-67Teams shoot the same pct. 0-0 0-1Liberty shoots more 3-pointers 4-0 78-60Opponents shoot more 3-pointers 1-0 50-20Same amount of 3-pointers are shot 0-0 4-3
Liberty shoots more free throws 1-0 70-21Opponent shoots more free throws 4-0 59-59Same number of free throws taken 0-0 3-3 Liberty has more turnovers 1-0 36-41Opponent has more turnovers 2-0 82-29Turnovers are the same 2-0 11-8
Liberty bench outscores opponent 3-0 79-25Opponent bench outscores Liberty 2-0 35-34Both benches score the same 0-0 8-4
Liberty with fewer fouls than opponent 2-0 66-28Liberty with more fouls than opponent 1-0 50-55Same number of fouls 2-0 16-5
In November 5-0 35-14In December 0-0 32-23In January 0-0 39-17In February 0-0 34-23In March 0-0 22-12
vs. AP Poll ranked teams 0-0 0-3
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LIBERTY TEAM NOTES
Rank Team Points Record1 Duke 1608 4-02 Louisville 1501 4-03 Michigan State 1,496 2-14 Kansas 1,389 2-1 5 North Carolina 1,262 3-06 Maryland 1,240 3-07 Virginia 1,232 3-08 Gonzaga 1,227 4-09 Kentucky 1,110 2-1 10 Ohio State 1,006 3-0 11 Oregon 998 4-012 Texas Tech 947 3-013 Seton Hall 837 3-114 Arizona 644 4-0 15 Utah State 619 4-016 Memphis 574 3-117 Villanova 560 2-118 Xavier 463 4-0 19 Auburn 420 4-020 Tennessee 402 3-021 VCU 365 4-022 Texas 238 4-023 Colorado 208 2-024 Baylor 179 2-125 Washington 150 2-1
Others Receiving Votes: Florida State 91, Florida 67, LSU 61, Saint Mary's 55, Evansville 43, Oklahoma 29, Vermont 11, Michigan 11, Marquette 11, Purdue 11, Butler 10, Mississippi State 9, Virginia Tech 7, West Virginia 6, Prov-idence 5, Wisconsin 5, Liberty 4, Arkansas 3, Missouri 2, Connecticut 2, USC 2, New Mexico 2, San Diego State 2, Dayton 1
Rank Team Conference1. Gonzaga (30) West Coast2. ETSU Southern3. Vermont (1) America East4. LIBERTY ASUN5. Saint Mary's West Coast6. Furman Southern7. BYU West Coast8. Bowling Green Mid-American9. Belmont Ohio Valley10. Evansville Missouri Valley11. UC Irvine Big West12. New Mexico State WAC13. Harvard Ivy League14. Northern Iowa Missouri Valley15. Penn Ivy League16. Colgate Patriot17. Wright State Horizon18. Toledo Mid-American19. Charleston Colonial20. Murray State Ohio Valley21. Missouri State Missouri Valley22. Kent State Mid-American23. Illinois State Missouri Valley24. Delaware Colonial25. UCSB Big West
Others Receiving Votes: UNCG 86, Buffalo 77, Pepperdine 75, South Dakota 71, North Dakota State 66, Stephen F Austin 46, William & Mary 40, Bradley 35, San Francisco 34, Northeastern 32, Winthrop 29, Southern Utah 25, Montanta State 23, NKU 21, Central Michigan 19, Georgia Southern 19, Akron 17, Loyola Chicago 16, UTA 16, Wofford 16, South Alabama 14, UMBC 13, Drake 12, Morehead State 12, Nicholls State 12, Lipscomb 11, Iona 9, Norfolk State 8, Western Michigan 8, Santa Clara 6, Grambling 5, North Florida 5, Bucknell 4, Hofstra 4, Yale 3, Hawaii 2, Manhattan 2, Milwaukee 2, Rider 2, Chattanooga 1, Green Bay 1, Longwood 1, Ohio 1.
AP TOP 25 POLL COLLEGE INSIDER TOP 25 MID-MAJORUSA TODAY COACHES POLLRank Team Record1 Duke 4-0 2 Louisville 4-03 Michigan State 2-14 North Carolina 3-0 5 Kansas 2-16 Virginia 3-07 Maryland 3-08 Gonzaga 4-09 Ohio State 3-0 10 Kentucky 2-1 11 Oregon 4-012 Texas Tech 3-013 Seton Hall 3-114 Arizona 4-0 15 Villanova 2-116 Utah State 4-017 Tennessee 3-018 Auburn 4-0 19 VCU 4-020 Memphis 3-121 Xavier 4-022 Texas 4-023 Baylor 2-124 Washington 2-125 Colorado 2-0
Others Receiving Votes: Oklahoma 47; St. Mary's 46; Florida 40; Marquette 25; Florida State 22; Louisiana State 20; Purdue 19; Michigan 15; Kansas State 14; Butler 11; Vermont 10; Penn St. 9; Arkansas 9; Evansville 8; Wisconsin 7; Dayton 7; Utah 5; Creighton 5; Syracuse 3; San Diego St. 3; Southern California 2; Missouri 2; Mississippi 2; Tulane 1; Oklahoma State 1; Cincinnati 1.
NATIONAL POLLS
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HEAD COACH RITCHIE MCKAYHEAD COACH RITCHIE MCKAY
After spending six seasons working under Tony Bennett as associate head coach at Virginia, McKay returned to Liberty as the men's basketball head coach on April 1, 2015. McKay previously served as the program's head coach during the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons and has taken the program to new heights since returning to Lynchburg.
In four seasons since returning to Liberty, McKay has led the Flames to three straight 20-plus win seasons including a school-record 29 games during the 2018-19 season. In Liberty's first year in the ASUN Conference, McKay and the Flames were crowned the 2018-19 ASUN Regular Season Champions and also punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament, win-ning the ASUN Conference Championship.
McKay and the Flames made history in 2019, winning the school's first ever NCAA Tournament game against the No. 5 seed, Mississippi State. In Liberty's three previous NCAA Tournament appearances, the Flames were ranked as a No. 16 seed and in 2019 Liberty was ranked as a No. 12 seed, the highest in school history. The Flames finished the regular season ranked No. 58 in the country in the NET rankings and a school-record No. 56 in the KenPom rankings, shattering the previ-ous school-record of No. 181. In 2018-19, Liberty earned its first-ever AP Top 25 vote and also earned two votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
In six seasons at Liberty, McKay has led the Flames to postseason play in four seasons including three CIT appearances and a NCAA Tournament appearance.
Before returning to Liberty, McKay helped the Cavaliers post a 136-64 record, including back-to-back 30-win seasons in 2013-14 and 2014-15. Virginia advanced to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament three out of McKay's last four years with the program. Following an ACC Championship in 2014, the Cavaliers were the No. 1 seed in the East Region and advanced to the Sweet 16. The Cavaliers spent seven weeks ranked as the No. 2 team in the country in 2014-15, finishing the year with a 30-4 overall record and a 16-2 mark in ACC play. Virginia advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament before losing to Final Four team Michigan State.
Prior to his days in Charlottesville, McKay served two seasons as Liberty's men's basketball coach, posting a 39-28 overall record and a 19-13 mark in Big South play. He was named the seventh head coach in program history on March 26, 2007. McKay led the Flames to a 23-12 record in 2008-09, matching at the time the program's NCAA Division I record for most wins in a season (Liberty finished the 1996-97 season with a 23-9 overall record). McKay has been able to recruit elite talent to Liberty, as he brought Seth Curry to Liberty and the rookie made an immediate impact on the program. He finished the year averaging 20.2 points per game and was named 2009 Big South Freshman of the Year (second player in program history to receive the honor). Curry spotlighted McKay's Top 50 recruiting class in 2008, which was ranked No. 48 in the country by Basketball Times.
Coaching Accolades• Led Liberty to its first ever NCAA Tournament win in 2019• Has posted 289 career wins throughout his head coaching career• Coached 18 All-Conference players at Liberty • 2019 Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year (Top Division I Coach in America)• 2019 Hugh Durham Coach of the Year Nominee• 2019 Ben Jobe Coach of the Year Nominee• 2017 Skip Prosser Man of the Year Nominee• 2017 Ben Jobe Coach of the Year Nominee• 2016 Big South Coach of the Year• Owns four of Liberty's eight 20-win seasons
THE MCKAY FILEHEAD COACH Seventh Season at Liberty18th Season as Head Coach Alma Mater: Seattle Pacific, '88Coaching Overall ConferenceRecord W L W L2019-20 - Liberty 5 0 0 02018-19 - Liberty 29 7 14 22017-18 - Liberty 22 15 9 92016-17 - Liberty 21 14 14 42015-16 - Liberty 13 19 10 82008-09 - Liberty 23 12 12 62007-08-Liberty 16 16 7 72006-07 - UNM 15 17 4 122005-06 - UNM 17 13 8 82004-05 - UNM 26 7 10 42003-04 - UNM 14 14 5 92002-03 - UNM 10 18 4 102001-02 - OSU 12 17 4 142000-01 - OSU 10 20 4 141999-00 - CSU 18 12 8 61998-99 - CSU 19 11 7 71997-98 - PSU 15 12 10 61996-97 - PSU 9 17 6 10Career Totals 294 241 136 136 Liberty Totals 129 83 66 36
COACHING LEDGER2015-Present ................ Liberty (Head Coach)2009-15 .... Virginia (Associate Head Coach)2007-09 ......................Liberty (Head Coach)2002-07 ..............New Mexico (Head Coach)2000-02 ...........Oregon State (Head Coach)1998-00 ......... Colorado State (Head Coach)1996-98 ..........Portland State (Head Coach)
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY POINTS2019-20 10, vs. Navy (11-19-19)CAREER 19, vs. Georgia State (12-1-18)
REBOUNDS2019-20 4, vs. East Carolina (11-16-19)CAREER 7, vs. Toccoa Falls (11-25-17)
ASSISTS2019-20 4, vs. South Carolina State (11-12-19)CAREER 6, at UNC Asheville (2-15-18) STEALS2019-20 1, 3x, last vs. Navy (11-19-19)CAREER 5, at Presbyterian (1-27-18)
BLOCKS2019-20 2, 2x, last vs. South Carolina State (11-12-19)CAREER 2, 5x, last vs. South Carolina State (11-12-19
FIELD GOALS2019-20 3, 2x, last vs. Navy (11-19-19)CAREER 6, 2x, last vs.Georgia State (12-1-18)
FG ATTEMPTS2019-20 8, vs. South Carolina State (11-12-19)CAREER 12, vs. Kentucky Christian (12-16-17)
3-PT FIELD GOALS2019-20 2, 2x, last vs. South Carolina State (11-12-19)CAREER 5, vs. Georgia State (12-1-18)
3-PT FG ATTEMPTS2019-20 5, vs. South Carolina State (11-12-19)CAREER 7, vs. Georgia State (12-1-18)
FREE THROWS2019-20 3, vs. Navy (11-19-19)CAREER 4, vs. Campbell (1-23-18)
FT ATTEMPTS2019-20 3, vs. Navy (11-19-19)CAREER 5, vs. Campbell (1-23-18)
Liberty Basketball 2019-20 Season StatsLIBERTY Individual Game-by-Game (as of Nov 19, 2019)
TARPON SPRINGS HS/BRADLEY POINTS2019-20 22, vs. Md.-Eastern Shore (11-10-19)CAREER 28, at Longwood (2-3-18)
REBOUNDS2019-20 16, vs. Md.-Eastern Shore (11-10-19)CAREER 17, vs. Georgia State (12-1-18)
ASSISTS2019-20 3, vs. Navy (11-19-19)CAREER 4, at North Alabama (2-16-19) STEALS2019-20 2, vs. Md.-Eastern Shore (11-10-19)CAREER 5, vs. Toccoa Falls (11-25-17)
BLOCKS2019-20 1, vs. South Carolina State (11-12-19)CAREER 3, 4x, last vs. Virginia Tech (3-24-19)
FIELD GOALS2019-20 10, vs. Md.-Eastern Shore (11-10-19)CAREER 11, at UNC Asheville (2-15-18)
FG ATTEMPTS2019-20 13, vs. Md.-Eastern Shore (11-10-19)CAREER 21, at UNC Asheville (2-15-18)
3-PT FIELD GOALS2019-20 N/ACAREER 3, vs. Radford (2-22-18)
3-PT FG ATTEMPTS2019-20 N/ACAREER 4, 2x, last vs. Fort Wayne (12-21-17)
FREE THROWS2019-20 5, vs. East Carolina (11-16-19)CAREER 9, 2x, last at Longwood (2-3-18)
FT ATTEMPTS2019-20 7, vs. East Carolina (11-16-19)CAREER 12, vs. UNCG (12-2-17)
Liberty Basketball 2019-20 Season StatsLIBERTY Individual Game-by-Game (as of Nov 19, 2019)
Officials: Clyde Owens,Rob Rorke,John HamptonTechnical fouls: Radford-None. Liberty-None.Attendance: 78722019-20 Men's Basketball. Round: 0. Liberty vs Radford. Played at Vines Center
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalRadford 19 41 60Liberty 33 33 66
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchRADFOR 18 9 4 11 7LIBERTY 26 12 9 11 29
Last FG - RADFORD 2nd-00:12, LIBERTY 2nd-01:25.Largest lead - RADFORD by 1 1st-19:21, LIBERTY by 20 1st-02:22.RADFORD led for 00:28. LIBERTY led for 38:27. Game was tied for 01:05.
Score tied - 1 time.Lead changed - 1 time.
GAME 1: LIBERTY VS. RADFORDOfficial Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics
UMES vs Liberty11/10/19 2:00 pm at
UMES 55 • 0-2,0-0 MEACTotal 3-Ptr Rebounds
## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min00 AJ Cheeseman f 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 4 4 0 2 1 0 2022 Gabriel Gyamfi f 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 1804 Kevon Voyles g 1-4 0-2 1-2 0 1 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 1310 Glen Anderson g 2-8 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 2 4 1 0 0 0 2711 Ahmad Frost g 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 1702 Ty Gibson 2-5 1-4 3-3 0 3 3 1 8 2 2 0 0 2403 Canaan Bartley 1-4 1-2 1-2 1 4 5 0 4 1 1 0 1 1605 Da'Shawn Phillip 4-8 2-4 1-2 2 0 2 1 11 0 1 0 4 2314 Bruce Guy 5-8 0-0 0-1 1 0 1 0 10 0 1 0 1 2221 Jacob McIntosh 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 924 Walter Prevost 2-5 0-0 3-3 0 0 0 1 7 1 1 0 0 11
Officials: Damon Williams,Raymond Styons ,Brian SheyTechnical fouls: UMES-None. Liberty-None.Attendance: 30902019-20 Men's Basketball. Round: 0. Liberty vs UMES. Played at Vines Center.
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalUMES 27 28 55Liberty 39 27 66
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUMES 28 18 10 6 40LIBERTY 36 22 15 4 12
Last FG - UMES 2nd-00:20, LIBERTY 2nd-01:43.Largest lead - UMES by 2 1st-19:43, LIBERTY by 17 2nd-18:32.UMES led for 00:13. LIBERTY led for 38:21. Game was tied for 01:26.
Score tied - 1 time.Lead changed - 1 time.
GAME 2: LIBERTY VS. MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsSouth Carolina St. vs Liberty
11/12/19 7:00 pm at
South Carolina St. 39 • 0-2,0-0 MEACTotal 3-Ptr Rebounds
Officials: Jason Deering,Michael Terry,Arthur VaulkTechnical fouls: South Carolina St.-None. Liberty-None.Attendance: 30842019-20 Men's Basketball. Round: 0. Liberty vs South Carolina St.. Played at V
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalSouth Carolina St. 13 26 39Liberty 24 41 65
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchSCSU 14 9 3 6 22LIBERTY 36 13 19 3 19
Last FG - SCSU 2nd-00:34, LIBERTY 2nd-00:06.Largest lead - SCSU by 2 1st-14:49, LIBERTY by 29 2nd-02:13.SCSU led for 01:25. LIBERTY led for 29:08. Game was tied for 09:27.
Score tied - 2 times.Lead changed - 1 time.
GAME 3: LIBERTY VS. SOUTH CAROLINA STATEOfficial Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics
Officials: Jose Carrion,Bart Lenox,Steven AndersonTechnical fouls: Liberty-None. East Carolina-None.Attendance: 45272019-20 Men's Basketball. Round: 0. East Carolina vs Liberty. Played at Willia
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalLiberty 32 45 77East Carolina 26 31 57
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchLIBERTY 26 13 8 2 14ECU 26 9 12 8 5
Last FG - LIBERTY 2nd-00:33, ECU 2nd-01:10.Largest lead - LIBERTY by 23 2nd-02:15, ECU by 2 1st-16:18.LIBERTY led for 38:11. ECU led for 00:50. Game was tied for 00:59.
Score tied - 1 time.Lead changed - 4 times.
GAME 4: LIBERTY AT EAST CAROLINA
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FLAMES 2019-20 PLAYER BIOSLIBERTY SEASON BOX SCORES
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsNavy vs Liberty
11/19/19 7:00 pm at
Navy 48 • 2-2,0-0 PatriotTotal 3-Ptr Rebounds
## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min33 Luke Loehr f 1-5 1-4 1-2 3 6 9 1 4 0 4 0 0 3140 Evan Wieck c 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 1 1 2301 John Carter Jr. g 2-11 0-8 6-6 2 7 9 1 10 2 1 0 0 3320 Greg Summers g 2-5 0-0 6-10 3 6 9 2 10 1 1 0 1 2822 Cam Davis g 5-14 3-9 3-4 0 3 3 2 16 0 2 0 0 3603 Sean Yoder 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 2005 Tyler Nelson 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 425 Alec Loehr 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 855 Richard Njoku 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 5 2 0 1 0 0 17
Officials: Steve Divine,Wil Howard,Jason BarkerTechnical fouls: Navy-None. Liberty-None.Attendance: 40102019-20 Men's Basketball. Round: 0. Liberty vs Navy. Played at Vines Center.
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalNavy 15 33 48Liberty 24 31 55
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchNAVY 20 2 6 3 4LIBERTY 20 12 0 3 14
Last FG - NAVY 2nd-00:10, LIBERTY 2nd-03:16.Largest lead - NAVY by 2 1st-19:17, LIBERTY by 16 2nd-12:15.NAVY led for 02:37. LIBERTY led for 36:17. Game was tied for 00:43.
Score tied - 1 time.Lead changed - 3 times.
GAME 5: LIBERTY VS. NAVY GAME 6: LIBERTY VS. MORGAN STATE
GAME 7: ISLAND OF THE BAHAMAS SHOWCASE GAME 8: ISLAND OF THE BAHAMAS SHOWCASE
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FLAMES 2019-20 PLAYER BIOSLiberty game-by-game RESULTS & LEADERSLiberty Basketball 2019-20 Season Stats
LIBERTY Season Schedule/Results & Leaders (as of Nov 19, 2019)All games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 5-0 4-0 1-0 0-0CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 5-0 4-0 1-0 0-0
Date Opponent Score Att. High Points High Rebounds11/08/19 RADFORD W 66-60 7872 (18)Homesley, Caleb (6)James, Scottie
(6)Homesley, Caleb11/10/19 UMES W 66-55 3090 (22)James, Scottie (16)James, Scottie11/12/19 SOUTH CAROLINA ST. W 65-39 3084 (12)Pacheco-Ortiz, G. (12)James, Scottie11/16/19 at East Carolina W 77-57 4527 (25)Homesley, Caleb (9)Baxter-Bell, Myo
(9)Homesley, Caleb11/19/19 NAVY W 55-48 4010 (13)Mcghee, Darius (9)James, Scottie
TEAM STATISTICS LIBERTY OPPSCORING 329 259 Points per game 65.8 51.8 Scoring margin +14.0 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 116-258 89-250 Field goal pct . 4 5 0 . 3 5 63 POINT FG-ATT 42-113 22-86 3-point FG pct . 3 7 2 . 2 5 6 3-pt FG made per game 8.4 4.4FREE THROWS-ATT 55-81 59-87 Free throw pct . 6 7 9 . 6 7 8 F-Throws made per game 11.0 11.8REBOUNDS 176 164 Rebounds per game 35.2 32.8 Rebounding margin +2.4 -ASSISTS 66 29 Assists per game 13.2 5.8TURNOVERS 47 57 Turnovers per game 9.4 11.4 Turnover margin +2.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.4 0.5STEALS 30 29 Steals per game 6.0 5.8BLOCKS 17 8 Blocks per game 3.4 1.6ATTENDANCE 18056 4527 Home games-Avg/Game 4-4514 1-4527 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsLIBERTY 152 177 329Opponents 100 159 259
Date Opponent Score Att.11/08/19 RADFORD W 66-60 787211/10/19 UMES W 66-55 309011/12/19 SOUTH CAROLINA ST. W 65-39 308411/16/19 at East Carolina W 77-57 452711/19/19 NAVY W 55-48 4010