‹ 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: 3-0 ASUN: 0-0 | Non-Conference: 3-0 Home: 3-0 | Away: 0-0 | 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 4 P.M. 19 NAVY 7 P.M. 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 7.3 PPG 1.7 RPG 2 Darius McGhee 5-9 | Sophomore | G 10.3 PPG 3.7 RPG 10 Elijah Cuffee 6-4 | Junior | G 6.7 PPG 3.0 APG 1 Caleb Homesley 6-6 | R-Senior | G 10.3 PPG 5.0 RPG 31 Scoie James 6-8 | R-Senior | Forward 11.0 PPG 11.3 RPG SATURDAY, NOV. 16TH | 4 P.M. EST | WILLIAMS ARENA AT MINGES COLISEUM | GREENVILLE, N.C. LIBERTY FLAMES 3-0 OVERALL 0-0 ASUN V S EAST CAROLINA PIRATES 1-2 OVERALL 0-0 AMERICAN liberty ECU Ritchie McKay Head Coach Joe Dooley 127-83 (7) Record at School (Years) 68-74 (6) 292-241 (18) Overall Record (Years) 182-133 (11) COACHING MATCHUP SERIES HISTORY VS. EAST CAROLINA 2-5 Overall ...............................................................2-5 Streak ................................................................ W2 At Liberty........................................................... 1-2 At East Carolina................................................. 1-3 Neutral.............................................................. N/A Ritchie McKay vs. East Carolina ....................... 1-0 Liberty's Last Win ..... Nov. 17, 2007 (55-53) at ECU Last Three Meetings: Nov. 17, 2007 ........................ Liberty won 55-53 (A) Dec. 2, 2006 ........................ Liberty won 64-56 (H) Nov. 28. 1998 ........................Liberty lost 56-80 (H) Jan. 14, 1998 .......................... Liberty lost 63-74 (A) Jan. 30, 1991 ......................... Liberty lost 59-64 (A) THE STARTING 5 - LIBERTY'S TOP STORYLINES • Liberty has never defeated an AAC opponent, previously playing Houston and Tulane. • Of the 80 minutes played this season, Liberty has trailed for just two minutes and six seconds. • Liberty is trying to improve to 4-0 for the first time since 1999. • Liberty is ranked No. 11 in the country in scoring defense, allowing 51.3 ppg. • Caleb Homesley and Scoie James were named to the Lou Henson Award watch list. • Homesley was named the ASUN Preseason Player of the Year. • James was named to the ASUN Preseason All-Conference Team along with Homesley. • James ranks 23rd in the country averaging 4.67 offensive rebounds per game. • Liberty was ranked No. 21 in 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. • Liberty was picked No. 1 in the ASUN Preseason Coaches and Media Poll. • Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz (75 wins) is 11 victories from becoming Liberty's all-time winningest player in school history, surpassing Lovell Cabbil who set the record last year with 85 wins. • As Liberty travels to East Carolina, the Flames have six players from the state of North Carolina. HOW TO FOLLOW THE FLAMES Video ........................................................... ESPN3 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 : 3-0
NOVEMBER 8 RADFORD W, 66-60 10 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE W, 66-55 12 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE W, 65-39 16 at East Carolina 4 P.M.19 NAVY 7 P.M.22 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 | G7.3 PPG1.7 RPG
2Darius McGhee
5-9 | Sophomore | G10.3 PPG3.7 RPG
10Elijah Cuffee6-4 | Junior | G
6.7 PPG3.0 APG
1Caleb Homesley
6-6 | R-Senior | G10.3 PPG5.0 RPG
31Scottie James
6-8 | R-Senior | Forward11.0 PPG11.3 RPG
SATURDAY, NOV. 16TH | 4 P.M. EST | WILLIAMS ARENA AT MINGES COLISEUM | GREENVILLE, N.C.
LIBERTYFLAMES
3-0 OVERALL0-0 ASUN
VS
EAST CAROLINAPIRATES
1-2 OVERALL0-0 AMERICAN
liberty ECURitchie McKay Head Coach Joe
Dooley127-83
(7)Record at School
(Years)68-74
(6)292-241
(18)Overall Record
(Years)182-133
(11)
COACHING MATCHUP
SERIES HISTORY VS. EAST CAROLINA2-5
Overall ...............................................................2-5Streak ................................................................W2At Liberty ........................................................... 1-2At East Carolina ................................................. 1-3Neutral ..............................................................N/ARitchie McKay vs. East Carolina .......................1-0Liberty's Last Win ..... Nov. 17, 2007 (55-53) at ECULast Three Meetings:Nov. 17, 2007 ........................ Liberty won 55-53 (A)Dec. 2, 2006 ........................ Liberty won 64-56 (H)Nov. 28. 1998 ........................Liberty lost 56-80 (H)Jan. 14, 1998 .......................... Liberty lost 63-74 (A)Jan. 30, 1991 ......................... Liberty lost 59-64 (A)
THE STARTING 5 - LIBERTY'S TOP STORYLINES• Liberty has never defeated an AAC opponent,
previously playing Houston and Tulane. • Of the 80 minutes played this season, Liberty has
trailed for just two minutes and six seconds. • Liberty is trying to improve to 4-0 for the first time
since 1999.• Liberty is ranked No. 11 in the country in scoring
defense, allowing 51.3 ppg. • Caleb Homesley and Scottie James were named to
the Lou Henson Award watch list.• Homesley was named the ASUN Preseason Player of
the Year. • James was named to the ASUN Preseason
All-Conference Team along with Homesley. • James ranks 23rd in the country averaging 4.67
offensive rebounds per game. • Liberty was ranked No. 21 in 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. • Liberty was picked No. 1 in the ASUN Preseason
Coaches and Media Poll. • Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz (75 wins) is 11 victories from
becoming Liberty's all-time winningest player in school history, surpassing Lovell Cabbil who set the record last year with 85 wins.
• As Liberty travels to East Carolina, the Flames have six players from the state of North Carolina.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE FLAMESVideo ........................................................... ESPN3Audio ............................................. 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 ...................... 127-83 (7th Year)Career Record ..................... 292-241 (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 .......................................694-726NCAA 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. Stetson 50.06. Liberty 51.3180. Lipscomb 69.0197. FGCU 70.0221. NJIT 71.3
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 1,110
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 REBOUNDS5. Jessee Sanders 8156. Mike Coleman 777T7. Peter Aluma 682T7. Cliff Webber 6829. Scottie James 675
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 eight 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 1,11024. Cliff Webber 1,10025. Mike Coleman 1,06526. Mike Goad 1,013 27. Mike Minett 1,00128. Scottie James 98729. Alex McLean 95430. Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz 95131. 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. Rodney Harrison 68947. Nathan Day 68348. Myo Baxter-Bell 67749. Jason Sarchet 65850. Kenny Gunn 651
Closest Current FlamesElijah Cuffee 487
1. Steve Isaacs 1,1302. Ed Vickers 1,012 3. George Sweet 1,0064. Willard DeShazor 8705. Jesse Sanders 8156. Mike Coleman 777T7. Peter Aluma 682T7. Cliff Webber 6829. Scottie James 67510. Julius Nwosu 64611. Antwan Burrus 61612. Anthony Smith 58013. Andrew Smith 55814. Alex McLean 55715. Caleb Homesley 54716. 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 29549. Delawn Grandison 29050. Charles Richardson 285
Closest Current FlamesGeorgie Pacheco-Ortiz 263
TOP 50 SCORERS TOP 50 REBOUNDERSLIBERTY RECORD WHEN... 2019- McKay 2020 Era Home 3-0 82-26Road 0-0 38-46Neutral Site 0-0 6-12Overtime games 0-0 6-5
Leading at the half 3-0 94-23Behind 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 0-0 9-31Scoring 61-70 points 3-0 34-28Scoring 71-80 points 0-0 40-9Scoring 81 or more points 0-0 42-5
Liberty leads with 5:00 left 3-0 112-8Opponent 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 3-0 120-3 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 1-0 33-15Game decided by 11+ points 2-0 79-29
Liberty out-rebounds the opponent 2-0 96-23Liberty is out-rebounded by the opponent 0-0 50-63Same number of rebounds 1-0 16-5
Liberty shoots 50% or better (FG) 1-0 64-7Liberty shoots less than 50 % (FG) 2-0 66-76Opponent shoots 50% or better (FG) 0-0 7-39Opponent shoots less than 50% (FG) 3-0 120-44Liberty outshoots its opponents 3-0 111-12Opponents outshoot Liberty 0-0 18-67Teams shoot the same pct. 0-0 0-1Liberty shoots more 3-pointers 3-0 77-60Opponents shoot more 3-pointers 0-0 49-20Same amount of 3-pointers are shot 0-0 4-3
Liberty shoots more free throws 1-0 70-21Opponent shoots more free throws 2-0 57-59Same number of free throws taken 0-0 3-3 Liberty has more turnovers 1-0 36-41Opponent has more turnovers 1-0 81-29Turnovers are the same 1-0 10-8
Liberty bench outscores opponent 1-0 77-25Opponent 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 0-0 49-55Same number of fouls 1-0 15-5
In November 3-0 33-14In 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 2019-20 Record1 Kentucky 1622 2-02 Duke 1538 2-03 Michigan State 1451 1-14 Louisville 1425 2-0 5 Kansas 1354 1-16 North Carolina 1187 2-07 Maryland 1166 2-08 Gonzaga 1,136 2-09 Virginia 1134 2-0 10 Villanova 1064 1-0 11 Texas Tech 888 2-012 Seton Hall 869 2-013 Memphis 828 2-014 Oregon 804 2-0 15 Florida 616 1-116 Ohio State 544 2-017 Utah State 507 2-018 Saint Mary's 438 1-0 19 Arizona 415 2-020 Washington 373 1-021 Xavier 370 2-022 Auburn 247 2-023 LSU 237 1-024 Baylor 179 1-125 Colorado 151 1-0
Others Receiving Votes: VCU 137, Florida State 112, Texas 95, Marquette 67, Tennessee 49, Providence 23, Purdue 21, Houston 18, Utah 14, Missouri 13, Arkansas 11, Mississippi State 9, Georgia 4, Liberty 3, San Diego State 2, Creighton 1, Dayton 1, Vermont 1
Rank Team Conference1. Gonzaga (31) West Coast2. Saint Mary's West Coast3. ETSU Southern4. Vermont America East5. LIBERTY ASUN6. New Mexico State WAC7. Furman Southern8. Harvard Ivy League9. Bowling Green Mid-American10. Wright State Horizon11. Colgate Patriot12. Missouri State Missouri Valley13. Charleston Colonial14. BYU West Coast15. UC Irvine Big West16. UNCG Southern17. Murray State Ohio Valley18. Illinois State Missouri Valley19. North Dakota State Summit20. Penn Ivy League21. Belmont Ohio Valley22. UCSB Big West23. Toledo Mid-American24. South Alabama Sun Belt25. Northeastern Colonial
Others Receiving Votes: Northern Iowa 81, Delaware 76, Loyola Chicago 70, Iona 62, Hofstra 59, Pepperdine 53, Wofford 48, Buffalo 43, UTA 40, Bradley 35, NKU 34, Yale 34, South Dakota 30, Rider 26, Oakland 24, South Dakota State 22, Radford 19, Southern Utah 19, Central Michi-gan 18, Montanta State 18, Georgia Southern 17, Nicholls State 14, Santa Clara 12, Eastern Washington 11, Drake 9, UNCW 9, Bucknell 8, Charleston Southern 7, UC Riverside 7, Sam Houston State 6, Dartmouth 5, Akron 4, Indiana State 4, Lipscomb 4, Little Rock 4, Stephen F. Austin 4, Montana 3, Ohio 2, Merrimack 1, Prairie View A&M 1.
AP TOP 25 POLL COLLEGE INSIDER TOP 25 MID-MAJORUSA TODAY COACHES POLLRank Team Points1 Kentucky 1622 2 Duke 1538 3 Michigan State 1451 4 Louisville 1425 5 Kansas 1354 6 North Carolina 1187 7 Maryland 11668 Gonzaga 1,136 9 Virginia 1134 10 Villanova 1064 11 Texas Tech 888 12 Seton Hall 869 13 Memphis 828 14 Oregon 804 15 Florida 616 16 Ohio State 544 17 Utah State 507 18 Saint Mary's 438 19 Arizona 415 20 Washington 373 21 Xavier 370 22 Auburn 247 23 LSU 237 24 Baylor 179 25 Colorado 151
Others Receiving Votes: VCU 76; Marquette 62; Washington 59; Florida State 47; Michigan 28; Colorado 28; Houston 17; Creighton 13; Davidson 11; Southern California 9; Providence 8; Mississippi State 7; Wisconsin 6; UCLA 6; Texas 6; Syracuse 6; Georgetown 6; Liberty 5; Dayton 5; Harvard 4; Oklahoma 3; Illinois 2; NC State 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 3 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 292 241 136 136 Liberty Totals 127 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 8, 2x, last vs. South Carolina State (11-12-19)CAREER 19, vs. Georgia State (12-1-18)
REBOUNDS2019-20 2, vs. Radford (11-8-19)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, 2x, last vs. Md.-Eastern Shore (11-10-19)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, vs. South Carolina State (11-12-19)CAREER 6, 2x, last vs.Georgia State (12-1-18)
FG ATTEMPTS2019-20 2, vs. Radford (11-8-19)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 2, vs. Radford (11-8-19)CAREER 4, vs. Campbell (1-23-18)
FT ATTEMPTS2019-20 2, vs. Radford (11-8-19)CAREER 5, vs. Campbell (1-23-18)
Liberty Basketball 2019-20 Season StatsLIBERTY Individual Game-by-Game (as of Nov 12, 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 2, vs. Radford (11-8-19)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 2, vs. Md.-Eastern Shore (11-10-19)CAREER 9, 2x, last at Longwood (2-3-18)
FT ATTEMPTS2019-20 4, vs. Radford (11-8-19)CAREER 12, vs. UNCG (12-2-17)
Liberty Basketball 2019-20 Season StatsLIBERTY Individual Game-by-Game (as of Nov 12, 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 STATE GAME 4: LIBERTY AT EAST CAROLINA
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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 12, 2019)All games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 3-0 3-0 0-0 0-0CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 3-0 3-0 0-0 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, Scottie