Game No. 7 - November 29, 2016 Men’S Basketball Schedule/Results Liberty FLAMES Overall: 3-3 (3-3, 0-0 Big South) Big South: 0-0
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2016-17 Liberty Game No. 7 - November 29, 2016 Men’s Basketball Schedule/Results Liberty FLAMES Overall: 3-3 (3-3, 0-0 Big South) Big South: 0-0 11/11 CAIRN W, 81-53 vs. 11/15 VCU L, 59-64 Indiana Classic (Bloomington, Ind.) 11/19 at No. 6/5 Indiana L, 48-87 Central Penn KNIGHTS Indiana Classic (Home Site) (7-2, 2-0 USCAA DII) 11/21 UMASS LOWELL W, 84-77 11/23 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. W, 70-55 11/26 at William & Mary L, 70-79 Lynchburg, Va. - Vines Center - 7 p.m. Indiana Classic (Home Site) The Game 11/29 CENTRAL PENN 7 p.m. Liberty (3-3) will play its fifth home game of the season on Tuesday night, hosting 12/3 at UNCG 7 p.m. Central Penn (7-2) at 7 p.m. at the Vines Center. This is the third year in a row that the 12/6 FURMAN 7 p.m. 12/10 PRINCETON 2 p.m. Knights will play in the Vines Center. 12/16 CLARKS SUMMIT 7 p.m. The Flames have gone 3-1 at home this season, and are coming off of a 79-70 loss 12/19 at Lamar 8 p.m. 12/21 at Houston 8 p.m. at William & Mary on Saturday. Central Penn is 7-2 overall, averaging 91.9 points per 12/29 at Presbyterian * 7 p.m. contest overall. 12/31 at Charleston Southern * 2 p.m. 1/3 UNC ASHEVILLE * 7 p.m. 1/7 CAMPBELL * 2 p.m. Matchup Notes 1/11 at High Point * 7 p.m. 1/14 at Radford * 4:30 p.m. - Liberty and Central Penn will meet for the third time all-time. The Knights will face their 1/19 GARDNER-WEBB * 7 p.m. second Big South opponent this year, falling to Radford, 91-69, on Nov. 16. 1/21 WINTHROP * 7 p.m. 1/26 at Longwood * 7 p.m. - Liberty has defeated Central Penn in convincing fashion each of the last two years at the 1/28 at Campbell * 2 p.m. Vines Center, winning by an average score of 90-57 while hitting 55.2 percent of its field 1/31 PRESBYTERIAN * 7 p.m. 2/4 RADFORD * 7 p.m. goals. The Flames have scored 100 points in the paint combined in two all-time meetings. 2/9 at Gardner-Webb * 7 p.m. 2/11 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * 2 p.m. 2/14 HIGH POINT * 7 p.m. Quick Notes 2/18 at Winthrop * Noon - Liberty made 14 three-pointers in back-to-back games last week against UMass Lowell 2/23 LONGWOOD * 7 p.m. 2/25 at UNC Asheville * 2 p.m. and Mississippi Valley State, tying the program record for three-pointers (28) in back-to- back games. Big South MBB Championship Hosted by Higher Seed - Liberty has hit 10 or more three-pointers in each of its last three games, the fourth time in program history that the Flames have posted three straight games with 10 or more made 2/28 First Round TBA 3/2 Quarterfinals TBA three-point field goals. No Liberty team has ever hit 10+ threes in four straight games. 3/3 Semifinals TBA - Caleb Homesley (22 points) and Ryan Kemrite (21) both scored over 20 points in a 70- 3/5 Championship Game 1 p.m. 55 win over Mississippi Valley State last Wednesday. It was the first time since Feb. 2, 2016 versus Winthrop that two Flames scored 20 points in the same game. Home Games in BOLD CAPS * - Big South Conference Game - John Dawson tied his season high with 15 points on Saturday at William & Mary, adding All times are Eastern Standard Time a season-high seven assists and a career-high five blocked shots. - 2016 Big South Coach of the Year Ritchie McKay is in his fourth year as head coach Media Information TV Coverage at Liberty, and second since returning to Lynchburg. In his time at Liberty (2007-09, ......................................Big South Network 2015-present), McKay has posted a 55-50 overall record. Play-By-Play............................ Matt Warner Color Analyst ....................... Paul Nazigian Starters from Last Game (Nov. 26 at William & Mary) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Other Stats Radio 0 Myo Baxter-Bell F 6-5 255 R-Fr. 4.7 2.7 0.8 apg Station......................... .......... WPLY/WLNI 1 Caleb Homesley G 6-4 175 So. 13.2 4.8 2.5 apg ....................................98.5 FM/105.9 FM Play-By-Play............................ ... Alan York 5 Ryan Kemrite G/F 6-4 200 R-Jr. 12.0 3.3 51.6 3FG % 11 Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz G 6-1 170 Fr. 6.3 2.3 88.2 FT% 22 John Dawson G 6-2 205 R-Sr. 11.0 3.5 44.4 3FG % Social Media Reserves @LibertyFlames (Twitter) 2 A.C. Reid G/F 6-5 190 Jr. 5.8 1.7 36.7 3FG % @LibertyMBB (Twitter) Facebook.com/LibertyFlamesAthletics 3 Lovell Cabbil G 6-3 155 So. 4.0 2.0 2.3 apg Facebook.com/LUbasketball 4 Xzavier Barmore G 6-1 165 Fr. 1.0 0.3 1.2 apg 12 Brock Gardner F 6-7 210 Fr. 3.0 1.8 44.4 3FG % 13 Ray Chen G 6-1 185 Sr. 4.2 1.0 100.0 FT % 15 Zach Farquhar G 5-9 160 R-So. 0.0 0.3 0.3 spg 24 Ezra Talbert F 6-8 190 R-So. 3.0 1.7 50.0 3FG% 34 Josiah Talbert F 6-9 210 Fr. 2.2 1.0 35.3 FG% 44 Ryan Hiepler G 6-0 180 So. 0.0 0.0 -- 2016-17 Liberty 2016-17 Roster Men’s Basketball No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 0 Myo Baxter-Bell R-Fr. F 6-5 255 Dayton, Ohio/Chaminade Julienne Quick Facts 1 Caleb Homesley So. G 6-4 175 Indian Trail, N.C./Porter Ridge HS 2 A.C. Reid Jr. G/F 6-5 190 Spring Branch, Texas/Smithson Valley HS General Information 3 Lovell Cabbil So. G 6-3 155 Arlington, Texas/Mansfield Summit HS Name of School ........... Liberty University City/Zip ................. Lynchburg, Va. 24515 4 Xzavier Barmore Fr. G 6-1 165 Seneca, S.C./Seneca HS Founded ..........................................1971 5 Ryan Kemrite R-Jr. G/F 6-4 200 Conroe, Texas/Satch Homeschool Enrollment ....................................15,000 11 Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz Fr. G 6-1 170 Ponce, Puerto Rico/Deep Run HS (VA) Nickname..................................... Flames School Colors ............ Red, White & Blue 12 Brock Gardner Fr. F 6-7 210 Chandler, Ariz./Tri-City Christian Academy Home Arena........................ Vines Center 13 Ray Chen Sr. G 6-1 185 Miaoli, Taiwan/Gaston HS (Belmont Abbey) Capacity..........................................9,547 15 Zach Farquhar R-So. G 5-9 160 Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore HS Affiliation ........................ NCAA Division I Conference .............................. Big South 22 John Dawson R-Sr. G 6-2 205 Clovis, N.M./Clovis HS (Marquette) Founder ...................Dr. Jerry Falwell, Sr. 24 Ezra Talbert R-So. F 6-8 190 Olathe, Kan./Olathe East HS President .............................Jerry Falwell 31 Scottie James So. F 6-7 226 Tarpon Springs, Fla./Tarpon Springs HS (Bradley) Director of Athletics................Ian McCaw Athletics Dept. Phone ..... (434) 582-2100 34 Josiah Talbert Fr. F 6-9 210 Olathe, Kan./Olathe East HS 44 Ryan Hiepler So. G 6-0 180 Camarillo, Calif./Oaks Christian HS Men’s Basketball Information Coaching and Support Staff Head Coach......................Ritchie McKay Head Coach: Ritchie McKay, Second Year (Seattle Pacific ‘87) Alma Mater ................ Seattle Pacific, ‘87 Record at School ......55-50 (Fourth Year) Assistant Coach: Brad Soucie, Second Year (Christian Heritage ‘90) Career Record ......... 220-208 (15th Year) Assistant Coach: Kyle Getter, Second Year (Hanover College ’01) Assistant Coaches Assistant Coach: Vic Sfera, First Year (Memphis ’10) ...... Brad Soucie (Christian Heritage, ‘90) ..........Kyle Getter (Hanover College, ‘01) Director of Basketball Operations: Chelsea Mangino, First Year (Virginia ‘14) ..........................Vic Sfera (Memphis, ‘10) Graduate Assistant: Marcus Conrad, Second Year (Virginia ‘14) Graduate Assistant: Alex McLean, First Year (Liberty ‘08) History First Season of Basketball ..........1972-73 Certified Athletic Trainer: Aaron Schreiner, 12th Year (Taylor ‘02) All-Time Record ..........................622-690 Strength and Conditioning Coach: Henry Barerra, Second Year (Multnomah ‘00) NCAA Tournament Appearances ...........3 Last NCAA Appearance ...................2013 Opponent ..................North Carolina A&T Pronunciation Guide Result .......................L/73-72 (First Four) #0 Myo Baxter-Bell ............................................................................................. MY-oh Final/Highest Ranking ....................... N/A #3 Lovell Cabbil ................................................................................. Love-el Cab-ull Final 2015-16 Record .....................13-19 #4 Xzavier Barmore ................................................................................ X-zay-vee-er Conference Record/Finish ..........10-8/5th Starters Returning/Lost.......................4/1 #5 Ryan Kemrite ........................................................................................Khem-right Letterwinners Returning/Lost..............7/5 #11 Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz ................................................................. Puh-check-o Newcomers............................................8 #15 Zach Farquhar .........................................................................................Far-qwar Athletics Communications Info. #44 Ryan Hiepler ................................................................................................. Hipler Assoc. AD - Communications ..........................................Todd Wetmore THE MCKAY FILE RITCHIE MCKAY YEAR-BY-YEAR SID Office Phone ............ (434) 582-2292 Cell Phone ...................... (434) 841-8974 Year at Liberty: Fourth PORTLAND STATE (24-29) Email Address....... [email protected] High School: Westwood, Mesa, Ariz. Overall, Big Sky Finish/Postseason Assoc. Director .............Ryan Bomberger College: Seattle Pacific, 1983-87 1996-97 9-17, 6-10 7th Cell Phone ..................... (434) 221-5576 Education: Bachelor of Arts in Athletic Email Address... [email protected] Administration (Seattle Pacific, ’87) 1997-98 15-12, 10-6 T3rd Assoc. Director ................. Paul Carmany Cell Phone ...................... (434) 221-5575 Head Coaching Experience: COLORADO STATE (37-23) Email Address..... [email protected] Overall, Conf. Finish/Postseason Asst.