MEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 GAME NOTES Steven Gonzalez, Associate Director for Communications · Cell: (602) 803-0521 · E-mail: [email protected] LIBERTY LIPSCOMB FLAMES V BISONS 2020 -21 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 8-3 OVERALL S 5-5 OVERALL OVERALL RECORD: 8-3 0-0 ASUN 0-0 ASUN ASUN: 0-0 | Non-Conference: 8-3 FRIDAY, JAN. 1 | 3 P.M. ET | ALLEN ARENA | NASHVILLE, TENN. Home: 6-0 | Away: 0-1 | Neutral: 2-2 COACHING MATCHUP THE STARTING 5 - LIBERTY'S TOP STORYLINES NOVEMBER • Liberty finished the calendar year with 24 wins, 25 vs. Purdue^ L, 64-77 LIBERTY LIPSCOMB which ranks No. 4 in Division I. 26 vs.Mississippi State^ W, 84-73 Ritchie Lennie Head Coach • Liberty has a 29-game winning streak at home, which 28 vs. South Carolina $ W, 78-62 McKay Acuff is the second longest streak in the country. 29 vs. TCU$ L, 52-56 • For the second straight season, Liberty has posted 162-90 Record at School 21-21 DECEMBER (8) (Years) (2) the most non-conference wins in the ASUN. 3 ST. FRANCIS (PA.) W, 78-62 327-248 438-214 • Liberty is ranked No. 9 in the CollegeInsider.com Overall Record Mid-Major Top 25 poll. 5 BLUEFIELD COLLEGE W, 86-64 (19) (Years) (22) • Liberty has two wins over top 100 opponents in the 9 at Missouri L, 60-69 SERIES HISTORY VS. LIPSCOMB KenPom rankings, surpassing last year's total (1). 12 COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL W, 73-26 4-4 • Liberty has made 134 three-pointers this season, 15 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE W, 82-52 which ranks No. 1 in Division I. Overall .............................................................. 4-4 16 CARVER COLLEGE W, 91-38 • Liberty is making 12.2 three-pointers per game, Streak ................................................................W1 22 ALCORN STATE W, 108-65 At Liberty ...........................................................2-2 which ranks No. 3 in the country. JANUARY At Lipscomb .......................................................2-2 • Darius McGhee Ranks No. 1 in the nation with 37 Neutral ..............................................................0-0 made three-pointers this season. 1 at Lipscomb* 3 P.M. .............................4-2 Ritchie McKay vs. Lipscomb 2 at Lipscomb* 5 P.M. Liberty's Last Win ..............March 8, 2020 (73-57) • Liberty has three players who rank in the Top 65 in Last Five Meetings: most three-pointers made this season. McGhee No. 1 8 FGCU* 7 P.M. (37), Cuffee No. 24 (26) & McDowell No. 62 (21). March 8, 2020 ......................Liberty won 73-57 (H) 9 FGCU* 7 P.M. Feb. 29, 2020..........................Liberty lost 71-77 (A) • Chris Parker has 54 assists this season, which ranks Jan. 18, 2020 .......................Liberty won 67-60 (H) No. 12 in the country. 51 at Stetson* 7 P.M. March 10, 2019.....................Liberty won 74-68 (A) 16 at Stetson* 5 P.M. Feb. 13, 2019 .........................Liberty won 74-66 (A) • Liberty ranks No. 11 as a team in assist/turnover ratio (1.76). 22 KENNESAW STATE* 7 P.M. • Liberty ranks No. 3 in the country with 195 assists 23 KENNESAW STATE* 7 P.M. HOW TO FOLLOW THE FLAMES this season as a team. 29 at Jacksonville* 7 P.M. • Liberty has won back-to-back conference regular 30 at Jacksonville* 6 P.M. Video ...........................................................ESPN+ 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 32 $ - Hall of Fame Classic 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 9.1 PPG 14.5 PPG 11.0 PPG 6.2 PPG 8.5 PPG 4.9 APG 4.0 RPG 3.1 RPG 3.3 RPG 6.0 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 .....................162-90 (8th Year) 33 Shiloh Robinson So. F 6-7 200 Kearney, Ne./Kearney High School Career Record ..................... 327-248 (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 .......................................729-733 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