2014-15 Liberty Game No. 4 - Nov. 22, 2014 Men’s Basketball Schedule/Results Liberty FLAMES Overall: 2-1 (2-1) Big South: 0-0 11/14 RANDOLPH COLLEGE W/69-45 at 11/17 DELAWARE W/61-55 Cancun Challenge (Home Sites) 11/19 at Virginia Tech L/63-73 Miami REDHAWKS 11/22 at Miami (Ohio) 3:30 p.m. (1-1) Cancun Challenge (Cancun, Mexico) 11/25 North Florida 4 p.m. 11/26 Morgan State/Elon 1:30/4 p.m. Oxford, Ohio - Millett Hall - 3:30 p.m. 12/1 FURMAN 7 p.m. 12/6 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN 2 p.m. The Game 12/13 BLUEFIELD 2 p.m. 12/17 at UNCW 7:30 p.m. Liberty continues play stateside in the Cancun Challenge, Saturday afternoon, taking 12/19 CENTRAL PENN 7 p.m. on Miami University (Ohio). The Flames are looking for their fi rst-ever win over the Red- 12/22 at Princeton 7 p.m. 12/28 CINCINNATI CHRISTIAN 2 p.m. Hawks, with Miami leading the all-time series, 2-0. Tipoff for the third installment in the 12/31 at Campbell * 2:00 p.m. 1/3 PRESBYTERIAN * 7 p.m. series is slated for 3:30 p.m. 1/8 at UNC Asheville * 7 p.m. 1/10 COASTAL CAROLINA * 7 p.m. 1/14 at Charleston Southern * 7:30 p.m. What to Watch for 1/17 at Longwood * 5 p.m. - Liberty has hit 21 three-pointers in the fi rst three games, marking the most treys in the 1/22 WINTHROP * 7 p.m. 1/24 at Radford * 4:30 p.m. opening three contests since the 2008-09 season. That year, the Flames knocked down 1/29 HIGH POINT * 7 p.m. 1/31 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * 7 p.m. 31 trifectas during the span. 2/4 at Winthrop * 7 p.m. - After sitting out last season, redshirt freshman Ryan Kemrite showed no signs of rust 2/6 at Presbyterian * 7 p.m. 2/10 CAMPBELL * 8 p.m. at Virginia Tech. The homeschool product posted 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting, which in- 2/14 at Coastal Carolina * 3:30 p.m. 2/17 LONGWOOD * 8 p.m. cluded a trio of treys. Look for Kemrite to continue to embrace his role in Flames offense 2/21 at Gardner-Webb * 7 p.m. in the games ahead. 2/26 RADFORD * 7 p.m. 2/28 UNC ASHEVILLE * 3 p.m. - Joe Retic may have ran into foul trouble on Wednesday, but he still found a way to make an impact against the Hokies. Playing just 18 minutes, Retic fi nished with 10 points and Big South MBB Championship The HTC Center - Conway, S.C. four assists. Expect for Retic to continue to display his scoring abilities after averaging 3/4 First Round TBA 10.5 ppg in the last two contests. 3/6 Quarterfi nals TBA - As a result of Retic’s absence, Peter Moller received a season-high 32 minutes of play- 3/7 Semifi nals TBA 3/8 Championship Game TBA ing time. Moller fi nished the contest with six points, three assists and three rebounds. Look for the Denmark native to glean a lot from the experience in Blacksburg, Va. Home Games in BOLD CAPS - The Flames will look to reduce their turnovers against Miami after committing 21 mis- * - Big South Conference Game All times are Eastern Standard Time cues at Virginia Tech. Prior to Wednesday’s contest, the last time Liberty had committed more than 20 turnovers in a game was against Western Carolina on Dec. 31, 2012. Lib- MMediaedia IInformationnformation erty won the contest, 63-62. RRadioadio SStation...........................WWMCtation...........................WWMC ((90.990.9 FFM)M) Liberty’s Probable Starters PPlay-By-Play............................Nicklay-By-Play............................Nick PPierceierce No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Other Stats 11 Andrew Smith F 6-9 225 Sr. 3.7 5.7 4 steals SSocialocial MediaMedia @@LibertyFlamesLibertyFlames ((Twitter)Twitter) 12 Tomasz Gielo F 6-9 225 Sr. 16.7 7.3 .467 3FG % @@LibertyMBBLibertyMBB ((Twitter)Twitter) 13 James Johnson F 6-10 245 R-Sr. 8.3 4.0 .667 FG % FFacebook.com/LibertyFlamesAthleticsacebook.com/LibertyFlamesAthletics 23 Joe Retic G 6-3 190 Jr. 8.3 2.3 13 assists FFacebook.com/LUbasketballacebook.com/LUbasketball 31 Peter Moller G 6-3 185 Fr. 3.0 2.7 10 assists Available Reserves 0 David Andoh F 6-7 220 Jr. 8.3 6.7 .462 FG % 1 Jordan Dembley G 6-1 175 Fr. 0.0 1.5 -- 2 A.C. Reid G/F 6-5 190 Fr. 5.0 2.7 .313 FG % 3 Calvin Hoffman G 6-0 165 Fr. 0.0 0.0 1 assist 5 Ryan Kemrite G/F 6-4 200 R-Fr. 5.0 0.3 4 steals 14 Theo Johnson G/F 6-7 205 Jr. 2.7 2.3 2 assists 15 Ethan Layer G 6-1 165 R-Jr. 2.0 0.3 .400 3FG % 24 Ezra Talbert F 6-8 190 Fr. -- -- -- 32 Evan Maxwell C 6-10 245 Fr. 1.3 0.3 .667 FG % 22014-15014-15 LibertyLiberty 2014-15 Roster MMen’sen’s BBasketballasketball No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 0 David Andoh Jr. F 6-7 220 Montreal, Quebec, Canada/IMG (Merritt College) QQuickuick FFactsacts 1 Jordan Dembley Fr. G 6-1 175 Minneapolis, Minn./Osseo HS 2 A.C. Reid Fr. G/F 6-5 190 Spring Branch, Texas/Smithson Valley HS GGeneraleneral IInformationnformation 3 Calvin Hoff man Fr. G 6-0 165 Anchorage, Alaska/Anchorage Christian School NNameame ooff SSchoolchool ...................... LLibertyiberty UUniversityniversity CCity/Zipity/Zip .................................. LLynchburg,ynchburg, VVa.a. 2245154515 5 Ryan Kemrite R-Fr. G/F 6-4 200 Conroe, Texas/ Satch Homeschool FFoundedounded ....................................................................................11971971 11 Andrew Smith Sr. F 6-9 225 Pompano Beach, Fla./Highlands Christian EEnrollmentnrollment ........................................................................113,5003,500 12 Tomasz Gielo Sr. F 6-9 230 Szczecin, Poland/SMS Cetniewo Sports Academy NNicknameickname.......................................................................... FFlameslames SSchoolchool CColorsolors ........................ RRed,ed, WWhitehite & BBluelue 13 James Johnson R-Sr. F 6-10 245 San Diego, Calif./Elsinore HS (San Diego State) HHomeome ArenaArena................................................ VVinesines CCenterenter 14 Theo Johnson Jr. G/F 6-7 205 Sacramento, Calif./Franklin (College of Charleston) CCapacityapacity....................................................................................99,443,443 15 Ethan Layer R-Jr. G 6-1 165 Forest, Va./Liberty Christian Academy AAfffi lliationiation ................................................ NNCAACAA DDivisionivision I CConferenceonference ............................................................ BBigig SSouthouth 23 Joe Retic Jr. G 6-3 190 Indianapolis, Ind./Fishers (Owens CC) FFounderounder .................................................. DDr.r. JJerryerry FFalwellalwell 24 Ezra Talbert Fr. F 6-8 190 Olathe, Kan./Olathe East HS PPresidentresident ..............................................JJerryerry FFalwell,alwell, Jr.Jr. 31 Peter Moller Fr. G 6-3 185 Vaerloese, Denmark/Falkonergaardens HS DDirectorirector ofof AthleticsAthletics................................ JJeffeff BBarberarber AAthleticsthletics DDept.ept. PPhonehone .......... ((434)434) 582-2100582-2100 32 Evan Maxwell Fr. C 6-10 245 Scranton, Pa./Abington Heights MMen’sen’s BBasketballasketball InformationInformation Coaching and Support Staff HHeadead CoachCoach...................................................... DDaleale LayerLayer Head Coach: Dale Layer, Sixth Year (Eckerd, ’80) AAlmalma MMaterater ........................................................EEckerd,ckerd, ‘‘8080 RRecordecord aatt SchoolSchool ................ 776-906-90 ((SixthSixth YYear)ear) Assistant Coach: Brian Joyce, Sixth Year (Oklahoma Christian ’95) CCareerareer RRecordecord ................ 3346-28346-283 (22nd(22nd Year)Year) Assistant Coach: Vince Walden, Third Year (Longwood ’01) AAssistantssistant CCoachesoaches Assistant Coach: Omar Mance, Second Year (Rice ’03) ........ BBrianrian JoyceJoyce (Oklahoma(Oklahoma Christian,Christian, ‘95)‘95) ......................................................OOmarmar MManceance ((Rice,Rice, ‘‘03)03) Director of Operations: Matt Olinger, Seventh Year (Liberty ‘08) ................................ VVinceince WaldenWalden (Longwood,(Longwood, ‘01)‘01) Graduate Assistant: Reggie Chambers, First Year (Virginia Wesleyan ‘12) Graduate Assistant: Griffi n Williams, First Year (Cincinnati ‘13) HHistoryistory FFirstirst SSeasoneason ooff BBasketballasketball ....................11972-73972-73 Certifi ed Athletic Trainer: Aaron Schreiner, 10th Year (Taylor, ‘02) AAll-Timell-Time RRecordecord ....................................................6600-64500-645 Strength and Conditioning Coach: Solomon Tat, First Year (Virginia ‘10) NNCAACAA TournamentTournament AAppearancesppearances ......................3 LLastast NNCAACAA AppearanceAppearance ......................................22013013 OOpponentpponent ....................................NNorthorth CarolinaCarolina A&TA&T Pronunciation Guide RResultesult ..............................................LL/73-72/73-72 (First(First FFour)our) David Andoh ......................................................................................................An-doe FFinal/Highestinal/Highest RankingRanking .............................................. NN/A/A Jordan Dembley ...........................................................................................Dem-blee FFinalinal 2013-142013-14 RecordRecord ..........................................111-211-21 CConferenceonference RRecord/Finishecord/Finish ............ 66-10/5th-10/5th S Tomasz Gielo ..........................................................................Toe-MOSS Gee-EL-oh SStarterstarters RReturning/Losteturning/Lost..............................................22/3/3 Ryan Kemrite ..............................................................................................Khem-right LLetterwinnersetterwinners Returning/LostReturning/Lost........................44/10/10 Peter Moller