MEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 GAME NOTES Steven Gonzalez, Associate Director for Communications · Cell: (602) 803-0521 · E-mail: [email protected] LIBERTY NJIT FLAMES V HIGHLANDERS 2019-20 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 27-4 OVERALL S 9-20 OVERALL OVERALL RECORD: 27-4 13-3 ASUN 6-10 ASUN ASUN: 13-3 | Non-Conference: 14-1 TUESDAY, MARCH 3RD | 7 P.M. ET | VINES CENTER | LYNCHBURG, VA. Home: 14-0 | Away: 7-4 | Neutral: 6-0 COACHING MATCHUP THE STARTING 5 - LIBERTY'S TOP STORYLINES NOVEMBER 8 RADFORD W, 66-60 • Liberty has never won back-to-back conference 10 W, 66-55 liberty NJIT tournament titles. MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE 12 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE W, 65-39 Ritchie Brian Head Coach • Twenty-seven wins is the most for a Liberty team 16 at East Carolina W, 77-57 McKay Kennedy during the regular season. 19 NAVY W, 55-48 151-87 Record at School 56-69 • Liberty has won back-to-back conference regular 22 vs. Morgan State ^ W, 89-48 season titles for the first time in school history. (7) (Years) (4) 23 vs. Rice ^ W, 71-59 316-245 56-69 • For the first time in school history, Liberty ended the 24 vs. Kansas City ^ W, 62-49 Overall Record regular season with an undefeated record at home. (18) (Years) (4) 29 KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN W, 88-42 • Liberty has won its last 20 home games, breaking SERIES HISTORY VS. NJIT DECEMBER the school record (16 wins) set in the 1983 and 84 2 TRINITY BAPTIST W, 87-48 season. 4-0 8 vs. Grand Canyon $ W, 70-61 • Liberty's 20 game winning streak at home is the sixth 14 at Vanderbilt W, 61-56 Overall ..............................................................4-0 longest in the country. Streak ................................................................W4 20 vs. Towson # W, 66-54 At Liberty .......................................................... 2-0 • In two games against NJIT this season, the 21 vs. Akron # W, 80-67 Highlanders are averaging 43.5 ppg. At NJIT .............................................................. 2-0 29 at LSU L, 57-74 Neutral ..............................................................0-0 • Liberty has posted 99 wins in the last four seasons, Ritchie McKay vs. NJIT ....................................4-0 JANUARY which ranks 23rd in Division I and ninth among 2 at FGCU* W, 59-46 Liberty's Last Win .............. Feb. 15, 2020 (62-49) Non-Power Five schools. Last Four Meetings: 4 at NJIT* W, 65-38 Feb. 15, 2020 ....................... Liberty won 62-49 (H) • Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz has 99 wins during his time 9 NORTH ALABAMA* W, 63-52 at Liberty, which ranks No. 9 among current active Jan. 9, 2020.........................Liberty won 63-52 (H) 11 JACKSONVILLE* W, 54-37 Feb. 16, 2019........................Liberty won 80-70 (A) players. 18 LIPSCOMB* W, 67-60 Jan. 21, 2019 .........................Liberty won 72-47 (H) • In 14 games this season, Liberty has held an opponent under 50 points. 23 at North Florida* L, 70-71 25 at Stetson* L, 43-48 • Liberty is currently ranked No. 66 in the NET Rankings. 30 KENNESAW STATE* W, 83-45 HOW TO FOLLOW THE FLAMES FEBRUARY Video ...........................................................ESPN+ 1 FGCU* W, 61-46 Audio ............................................. LFSN Radio (107.5 FM) 6 at Jacksonville* W, 71-62 8 at North Alabama* W, 74-56 Twitter .......................................... @LibertyMBB_ 15 NJIT* W, 62-49 POTENTIAL STARTERS 20 NORTH FLORIDA* W, 82-77 22 STETSON* W, 77-49 27 at Kennesaw State* W, 76-52 29 at Lipscomb* L, 71-77 MARCH 3 vs. NJIT % 7 P.M. 5 ASUN Championship Semifinals % 7 P.M. 8 ASUN Championship Final % 3 P.M. Home Games in BOLD CAPS All times are listed in Eastern Time * - ASUN Conference Game 11 2 10 1 31 ^ - The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz Darius McGhee Elijah Cuffee Caleb Homesley Scottie James $ - Jerry Colangelo Classic 6-1 | Senior | G 5-9 | Sophomore | G 6-4 | Junior | G 6-6 | R-Senior | G 6-8 | R-Senior | Forward # - DC Holiday Hoops Fest Tournament 10.7 PPG 9.4 PPG 6.9 PPG 15.0 PPG 11.0 PPG % - ASUN Men's Basketball Championship 2.0 APG 3.9 RPG 2.5 RPG 5.4 RPG 7.4 RPG ‹ 1 › QUICK FACTS / ROSTERS / MEDIA INFo GENERAL INFORMATION 2019-20 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 Myo Baxter-Bell R-Sr. F 6-5 270 Cincinnati, Ohio/Chaminade Julieen HS Founded ........................................................1971 Enrollment ............................................... 15,000 1 Caleb Homesley R-Sr. G 6-6 200 Indian Trail, N.C./Porter Ridge HS Nickname .................................................Flames 2 Darius McGhee So. G 5-9 150 Roxboro, N.C./Blue Ridge School School Colors ..........................Red, White & Blue 4 Tytist Dean R-Fr. G 6-0 175 St. Paul, Minn./North St. Paul HS Home Arena ....................................Vines Center 5 Marten Maide Fr. G 6-5 200 Charlotte, N.C./Carmel Christian School Capacity .......................................................9,511 10 Elijah Cuffee Jr. G 6-4 200 Poca, W. Va./Liberty Christian Academy Affiliation .....................................NCAA Division I Conference ................................................ ASUN 11 Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz Sr. G 6-1 175 Ponce, Puerto Rico/Deep Run HS Founder ..................................... Dr. Jerry Falwell 15 Colton Reed So. G 6-3 175 Wake Forest, N.C./Roanoke College President....................................Jerry Falwell Jr. 20 Keegan McDowell Jr. G 6-6 190 Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller HS Director of Athletics ......................... Ian McCaw 22 Kyle Rode Fr. F 6-7 220 Lexington, Ky./Lexington Christian Academy Athletics Dept. Phone .................(434) 582-2100 25 Josh Price R-Fr. G 6-3 180 Charlotte, N.C./Carmel Christian School MEN'S BASKETBALL INFORMATION 31 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 Christian Head Coach ...................................Ritchie McKay Alma Mater ............................ Seattle Pacific, ‘87 33 Shiloh Robinson Fr. F 6-7 200 Kearney, Ne./Kearney HS Record at School .......................151-87 (7th Year) 55 Brendan Newton R-So. C 7-2 250 Roanoke, Va./Faith Christian School Career Record .....................316-245 (18th Year) Assistant Coaches................................................ Coaching and Support Staff ................. Brad Soucie (Christian Heritage, ‘90) .......... Derek Johnston (Alabama-Huntsville, ‘10) Head Coach: Ritchie McKay, Fifth Year (Seattle Pacific, '87) .......................... Kevin Anderson (Richmond, '11) Associate Head Coach: Brad Soucie, Fifth Year (Christian Heritage, '90) Director of Player Development .......................... .....................Joe Pierre III (Oklahoma State, ‘15) Assistant Coach: Derek Johnston, Second Year (Alabama-Huntsville, '10) Director of Basketball Operations ....................... Assistant Coach: Kevin Anderson, Second Year (Richmond, '11) ........................... Chelsea Mangino (Virginia, ‘14) Director of Player Development: Joe Pierre III, Second Year (Oklahoma State, '15) Certified Athletic Trainer ...............................Aaron Schreiner (Taylor, ‘02) Director of Operations: Chelsea Mangino, Fourth Year (Virginia, '14) Graduate Assistant: Sam Thomas, Second Year (Liberty, '18) HISTORY Graduate Assistant: Zach Farquhar, First Year (Liberty, '19) First Season of Basketball ........................1972-73 All-Time Record .......................................718-730 Strength and Conditioning Coach: Henry Barrera, Fourth Year (Multnomah, '02) NCAA Tournament Appearances .......................4 Certified Athletic Trainer: Aaron Schriener, 14th Year (Taylor, '02) Last NCAA Appearance................................2019 Opponent ........................................Virginia Tech Result ...............................L/58-67 (Round of 32) Final 2018-19 Record .....................................29-7 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Conference Record/Finish ....................14-2/T1st #0 Myo Baxter-Bell ........................................................................... My-O Starters Returning/Lost .................................4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost.......................8/3 #4 Tytist Dean ................................................................................TIE-tist Newcomers ........................................................4 #5 Marten Maide ...............................................................................Made ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS #11 Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz .....................................................Puh-checko Assoc. AD - Communications #33 Shiloh Robinson ......................................................................Shy-low ......................................................Todd Wetmore Office Phone ................................(434) 582-2292 Email Address ................ [email protected] Assoc. Director (MBB) ..............Steven Gonzalez Office Phone ................................(434) 582-2294 Email Address [email protected] Website ................................ 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