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MEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 GAME NOTES Steven Gonzalez, Associate Director for Communications · Cell: (602) 803-0521 · E-mail: [email protected] LIBERTY JACKSONVILLE FLAMES V DOLPHINS 2020 -21 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 12-5 OVERALL S 9-7 OVERALL OVERALL RECORD: 12-5 4-2 ASUN 3-3 ASUN ASUN: 4-2 | Non-Conference: 8-3 FRIDAY, JAN. 29 | 7 P.M. ET | SWISHER GYMNASIUM | JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Home: 8-0 | Away: 2-3 | Neutral: 2-2 COACHING MATCHUP THE STARTING 5 - LIBERTY'S TOP STORYLINES NOVEMBER • Liberty has a 31-game winning streak at home, which 25 vs. Purdue^ L, 64-77 LIBERTY JACKSONVILLE is the second longest streak in the country. 26 vs.Mississippi State^ W, 84-73 Ritchie Tony Head Coach • It has been two years since Liberty last lost a home 28 vs. South Carolina $ W, 78-62 McKay Jasick game (Jan. 29, 2019 vs. Lipscomb). 29 vs. TCU$ L, 52-56 • Liberty ranks No. 86 in the NET Rankings, the highest 166-92 Record at School 93-117 DECEMBER (8) (Years) (7) team in the ASUN Conference. 3 ST. FRANCIS (PA.) W, 78-62 331-250 145-164 • Liberty is ahead of 20 Power Five schools in the NET Overall Record Rankings. 5 BLUEFIELD COLLEGE W, 86-64 (19) (Years) (10) • Elijah Cuffee has played in 123 career games, which 9 at Missouri L, 60-69 SERIES HISTORY VS. JACKSONVILLE ranks No. 3 in Division I. 12 COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL W, 73-26 5-0 • Liberty has made 177 three-pointers this season, 15 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE W, 82-52 which ranks No. 6 in Division I. Overall ..............................................................5-0 16 CARVER COLLEGE W, 91-38 • Liberty is making 10.4 three-pointers per game, Streak ................................................................W5 22 ALCORN STATE W, 108-65 At Liberty .......................................................... 3-0 which ranks No. 12 in the country. JANUARY At Jacksonville ................................................. 2-0 • Darius McGhee Ranks No. 15 in the nation with 48 Neutral ..............................................................0-0 made three-pointers this season. 1 at Lipscomb* L, 70-77 ........................5-0 Ritchie McKay vs. Jacksonville 2 at Lipscomb* W, 66-50 Liberty's Last Win ..................Feb. 6, 2020 (71-62) • McGhee has more 3FG attempts this season (130) Last Five Meetings: than 13 schools in Division I this season. 8 KENNESAW STATE* W, 69-63 Feb. 6, 2020 ..........................Liberty won 71-62 (A) • McGhee has made 177 career three-pointers, which 9 KENNESAW STATE* W, 76-47 Jan. 11, 2020.........................Liberty won 54-37 (H) ranks No. 14 among juniors in Division I. March 4, 2019.......................Liberty won 72-58 (H) 15 at Stetson* L, 59-65 Jan. 27, 2019 ........................Liberty won 69-59 (A) • Chris Parker has 73 assists this season, which ranks 16 at Stetson* W, 68-58 No. 37 in the country. Jan. 12, 2019 ........................Liberty won 69-53 (H) 29 at Jacksonville* 7 P.M. • Liberty ranks No. 9 as a team in assist/turnover ratio (1.63). 30 at Jacksonville* 6 P.M. HOW TO FOLLOW THE FLAMES • Liberty ranks No. 8 in the country with 273 assists FEBRUARY this season as a team. 5 NORTH FLORIDA* 7 P.M. Video ...........................................................ESPN+ 6 NORTH FLORIDA* 7 P.M. Audio ............................................. LFSN Radio (107.5 FM) 12 at North Alabama* 7 P.M. Twitter .......................................... @LibertyMBB_ 13 at North Alabama* 7 P.M. POTENTIAL STARTERS 26 BELLARMINE* 7 P.M. 27 BELLARMINE* 7 P.M. Home Games in BOLD CAPS All times are listed in Eastern Time * - ASUN Conference Game ^ - Space Coast Challenge $ - Hall of Fame Classic 1 2 10 22 32 Chris Parker Darius McGhee Elijah Cuffee Kyle Rode Blake Preston 6-1 | Senior | G 5-9 | Junior | G 6-4 | Senior | G 6-6 | Sophomore | F 6-9 | R-Sophomore | F 10.2 PPG 13.4 PPG 10.0 PPG 6.3 PPG 9.2 PPG 4.3 APG 4.6 RPG 3.4 RPG 3.1 RPG 6.5 RPG ‹ 1 › QUICK FACTS / ROSTERS / MEDIA INFO GENERAL INFORMATION 2020-21 LIBERTY NUMERICAL ROSTER Name of School .......................Liberty University No. Name Year Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Previous School) City/Zip ...............................Lynchburg, Va. 24515 0 Drake Dobbs Fr. G 6-1 175 Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie HS Founded ........................................................1971 1 Chris Parker Sr. G 6-1 170 Plano, Texas/Henderson State Enrollment ............................................... 15,000 2 Darius McGhee Jr. G 5-9 150 Roxboro, N.C./Blue Ridge School Nickname .................................................Flames School Colors ..........................Red, White & Blue 3 Isiah Warfield Fr. G 6-5 180 Monaca, Pa./Central Valley HS Home Arena ....................................Vines Center 4 Tytist Dean R-So. G 6-0 175 St. Paul, Minn./North St. Paul HS Capacity .......................................................9,511 5 Marten Maide R-Fr. G 6-5 200 Charlotte, N.C./Carmel Christian School Affiliation .....................................NCAA Division I 10 Elijah Cuffee Sr. G 6-4 200 Poca, W. Va./Liberty Christian Academy Conference ................................................ ASUN 11 Jonathan Jackson Fr. G 6-4 180 Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley HS Founder ..................................... Dr. Jerry Falwell 15 Colton Reed R-Jr. G 6-3 175 Wake Forest, N.C./Roanoke College President.......................................... Jerry Prevo 20 Keegan McDowell R-Jr. G 6-6 190 Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller HS Director of Athletics ......................... Ian McCaw 21 Luke McKay Sr. G 6-2 180 Lynchburg, Va./Liberty Christian Academy Athletics Dept. Phone .................(434) 582-2100 22 Kyle Rode So. F 6-7 220 Lexington, Ky./Lexington Christian Academy MEN'S BASKETBALL INFORMATION 24 Micaiah Abii Fr. F 6-7 220 Frisco, Texas/Liberty HS 25 Josh Price R-So. G 6-3 180 Charlotte, N.C./Carmel Christian School Head Coach ...................................Ritchie McKay Alma Mater ............................ Seattle Pacific, ‘87 32 Blake Preston R-So. F 6-9 225 Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian School Record at School ..................... 166-92 (8th Year) 33 Shiloh Robinson So. F 6-7 200 Kearney, Ne./Kearney High School Career Record .....................331-250 (19th Year) Assistant Coaches................................................ ................. Brad Soucie (Christian Heritage, ‘90) Coaching and Support Staff .......... Derek Johnston (Alabama-Huntsville, ‘10) Head Coach: Ritchie McKay, Sixth Year (Seattle Pacific, '87) .....................Joe Pierre III (Oklahoma State, ‘15) Associate Head Coach: Brad Soucie, Sixth Year (Christian Heritage, '90) Director of Player Development .......................... .......................... Kevin Anderson (Richmond, '11) Assistant Coach: Derek Johnston, Third Year (Alabama-Huntsville, '10) Video and Analytics Coordinator ......................... Assistant Coach: Joe Pierre III, Third Year (Oklahoma State, '15) ....................................Sam Thomas (Liberty, '18) Kevin Anderson, Third Year (Richmond, '11) Director of Basketball Operations ....................... Director of Player Development: ........................... Chelsea Mangino (Virginia, ‘14) Director of Operations: Chelsea Mangino, Fifth Year (Virginia, '14) Certified Athletic Trainer Video and Analytics Coordinator: Sam Thomas, Second Year (Liberty, '18) ...............................Aaron Schreiner (Taylor, ‘02) Graduate Assistant: Zach Farquhar, Second Year (Liberty, '19) HISTORY Strength and Conditioning Coach: Henry Barrera, Fifth Year (Multnomah, '02) First Season of Basketball ........................1972-73 Certified Athletic Trainer: Aaron Schriener, 15th Year (Taylor, '02) All-Time Record .......................................733-735 NCAA Tournament Appearances .......................5 Last NCAA Appearance............................... 2020 Opponent ........................................Virginia Tech PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Result ...............................L/58-67 (Round of 32) Final 2019-20 Record ...................................30-4 #5 Marten Maide ...............................................................................Made Conference Record/Finish ....................13-3/T1st #24 Micaiah Abii ................................................... Muh-KAI-UHH Ah-BEE Starters Returning/Lost ................................ 3/2 #33 Shiloh Robinson ......................................................................Shy-low Letterwinners Returning/Lost.......................9/5 Newcomers ........................................................5 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Assoc. Director (MBB) ..............Steven Gonzalez Office Phone ................................(434) 582-2294 Email Address [email protected] Website ................................ LibertyFlames.com Facebook ...................... Liberty Flames Athletics .........................................................LUBasketball Instagram .................................@LibertyFlames .......................................................@LibertyMBB Twitter .......................................@LibertyFlames ..................................................... @LibertyMBB_ ‹ 2 › FLAMESLIBERTY TEAMPLAYERTEAM NOTES NOTES BIOS 2020-21 ASUN STANDINGS DEFENSE IN THE 'BURG FLAMES IN THE NATIONAL RANKS Conference Standings Ritchie McKay has brought the “Pack Line Defense” Liberty ranks among some of the best programs in the nation. W L Pct. model from Virginia and has implemented it in Lynchburg North Alabama 5 1 .833 as the Flames rank among