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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 ALCORN STATE FLAMES V BRAVES 2020 -21 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 7-3 OVERALL S 0-2 OVERALL OVERALL RECORD: 7-3 0-0 ASUN 0-0 SWAC ASUN: 0-0 | Non-Conference: 7-3 TUESDAY, DEC. 22 | 1 P.M. ET | LIBERTY ARENA | LYNCHBURG, VA. Home: 5-0 | Away: 0-1 | Neutral: 2-2 COACHING MATCHUP THE STARTING 5 - LIBERTY'S TOP STORYLINES NOVEMBER • Liberty has a 28-game winning streak at home, which 25 vs. Purdue^ L, 64-77 LIBERTY ALCORN ST. is the second longest streak in the country. 26 vs.Mississippi State^ W, 84-73 Ritchie Landon Head Coach • Liberty is ranked No. 8 in the CollegeInsider.com 28 vs. South Carolina $ W, 78-62 McKay Bussie Mid-Major Top 25 poll. 29 vs. TCU$ L, 52-56 • Liberty has two wins over top 100 opponents in the 161-90 Record at School 0-2 DECEMBER (8) (Years) (1) KenPom rankings, surpassing last year's total (1). 3 ST. FRANCIS (PA.) W, 78-62 326-248 0-2 • Liberty has made 116 three-pointers this season, Overall Record which ranks No. 2 in Division I. 5 BLUEFIELD COLLEGE W, 86-64 (19) (Years) (1) • Liberty is making 11.6 three-pointers per game, 9 at Missouri L, 60-69 SERIES HISTORY VS. ALCORN STATE which ranks No. 7 in the country. 12 COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL W, 73-26 1-0 • Darius McGhee Ranks No. 3 in the nation with 31 15 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE W, 82-52 made three-pointers this season. Overall ...............................................................1-0 16 CARVER COLLEGE W, 91-38 • Liberty has three players who rank in the Top 45 in Streak ................................................................W1 22 ALCORN STATE 1 P.M. At Liberty ...........................................................1-0 most three-pointers made this season. McGhee No. 3 At Alcorn State .................................................N/A (31), Cuffee No. 26 (22) & McDowell No. 44 (20). JANUARY Neutral ..............................................................N/A • McGhee has scored 139 points this season, which 1 at Lipscomb* 3 P.M. ........................1-0 Ritchie McKay vs. Alcorn State ranks No. 35 in the country. 2 at Lipscomb* 5 P.M. Liberty's Last Win ..Nov. 23, 2018 at home (76-54) Last Two Meetings: • Chris Parker has 49 assists this season, which ranks 8 FGCU* 7 P.M. No. 11 in the country. Nov. 23, 2018 ........................Liberty won 76-54 (H) 9 FGCU* 7 P.M. • Liberty ranks No. 12 as a team in assist/turnover ratio (1.66). 15 at Stetson* 7 P.M. 16 at Stetson* 5 P.M. • Liberty ranks No. 3 in the country with 169 assists this season as a team. 22 KENNESAW STATE* 7 P.M. • Liberty ranks No. 16 in scoring defense allowing 57.9 23 KENNESAW STATE* 7 P.M. HOW TO FOLLOW THE FLAMES points per game. 29 at Jacksonville* 7 P.M. • Liberty has won back-to-back conference regular 30 at Jacksonville* 6 P.M. Video ................................................................N/A season titles and tournament titles, the only team in FEBRUARY Audio ............................................. LFSN Radio (107.5 FM) the country to do so. 5 NORTH FLORIDA* 7 P.M. Twitter .......................................... @LibertyMBB_ 6 NORTH FLORIDA* 7 P.M. POTENTIAL STARTERS 12 at North Alabama* 7 P.M. 13 at North Alabama* 7 P.M. 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 1 2 10 22 33 $ - Hall of Fame Classic Chris Parker Darius McGhee Elijah Cuffee Kyle Rode Shiloh Robinson 6-1 | Senior | G 5-9 | Junior | G 6-4 | Senior | G 6-6 | Sophomore | F 6-7 | Sophomore | F 8.9 PPG 13.9 PPG 10.4 PPG 5.4 PPG 3.8 PPG 4.9 APG 4.2 RPG 3.1 RPG 3.4 RPG 3.2 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 ......................161-90 (8th Year) 33 Shiloh Robinson So. F 6-7 200 Kearney, Ne./Kearney High School Career Record .....................326-248 (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 .......................................728-733 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 Bellarmine 0 0 .000 as the Flames rank among the top defenses in the country. STATISTIC (VALUE) NATIONAL ASUN FGCU 0 0 .000 McKay and his staff had one of the best Jacksonville 0 0 .000 defenses