2016-17 Liberty Game No. 13 - December 21, 2016 Men’s Basketball Schedule/Results Liberty FLAMES Overall: 5-7 (5-7, 0-0 Big South) Big South: 0-0 11/11 CAIRN W, 81-53 vs. 11/15 VCU L, 59-64 Indiana Classic (Bloomington, Ind.) 11/19 at No. 6/5 Indiana L, 48-87 Houston COUGARS Indiana Classic (Home Site) (8-2, 0-0 American) 11/21 UMASS LOWELL W, 84-77 11/23 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. W, 70-55 11/26 at William & Mary L, 70-79 Houston, Texas - Hofheinz Pavilion - 8 p.m. (EST) Indiana Classic (Home Site) The Game 11/29 CENTRAL PENN W, 62-48 Liberty (5-7) will conclude its road trip in the state of Texas with a matchup against 12/3 at UNCG L, 65-72 Houston who has won six of its last regular season contests at home. Currently, the Cou- 12/6 FURMAN L, 58-61 12/10 PRINCETON L, 64-67 gars are on a two game winning streak and are coming off a dominating performance at 12/16 CLARKS SUMMIT W, 81-33 home against UT Rio Grande Valley (W/ 83-58). This will be the final contest the Flames 12/19 at Lamar L, 65-82 12/21 at Houston 8 p.m. will compete in before heading into Big South Conference play, beginning on Dec. 29 on 12/29 at Presbyterian * 7 p.m. the road against Presbyterian. 12/31 at Charleston Southern * 2 p.m. 1/3 UNC ASHEVILLE * 7 p.m. 1/7 CAMPBELL * 2 p.m. Matchup Notes 1/11 at High Point * 7 p.m. 1/14 at Radford * 4:30 p.m. - This will be the first meeting between Liberty and Houston in school history. 1/19 GARDNER-WEBB * 7 p.m. - The game will mark the first time the Cougars have faced an opponent from the Big 1/21 WINTHROP * 7 p.m. 1/26 at Longwood * 7 p.m. South Conference, since Nov. 11, 2008 when they defeated Presbyterian76-57 in Dur- 1/28 at Campbell * 2 p.m. ham, N.C. in the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer. 1/31 PRESBYTERIAN * 7 p.m. 2/4 RADFORD * 7 p.m. - This will be the third time Liberty has faced an opponent from the current American Ath- 2/9 at Gardner-Webb * 7 p.m. letic Conference. In the past, the Flames took on East Carolina, SMU, USF and Navy but 2/11 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * 2 p.m. 2/14 HIGH POINT * 7 p.m. they were not members of the AAC. In the 2010-11 season, Liberty suffered a 60-43 loss 2/18 at Winthrop * Noon to USF and in 2014-15 Liberty was defeated by Tulane, 72-51. 2/23 LONGWOOD * 7 p.m. 2/25 at UNC Asheville * 2 p.m. Quick Notes Big South MBB Championship Hosted by Higher Seed - Liberty’s 65 points scored against Lamar on Monday was the fewest amount of points the Flames have scored in its last three contests. 2/28 First Round TBA 3/2 Quarterfinals TBA - The Texas trio of Lovell Cabbil, Ryan Kemrite and A.C. Reid combined to score 41 of 3/3 Semifinals TBA Liberty’s 65 points against Lamar as they returned to their home state. 3/5 Championship Game 1 p.m. - A.C. Reid recorded season-highs in points scored (15), field goals made (5) and three- pointers made (5) in 21 minutes against Lamar. Home Games in BOLD CAPS * - Big South Conference Game - Lovell Cabbil scored 11 points, a new season-high for the sophomore and tied his sea- All times are Eastern Standard Time son’s best of three field goals made while also going a perfect 4-4 from the free-throw line. - 2016 Big South Coach of the Year Ritchie McKay is in his fourth year as head coach at Media Information TV Coverage Liberty, having compiled a 57-54 record. .......................................................ESPN 3 Play-By-Play............................ Brett Dolan Color Analyst..........................Chris Walker Starters from Last Game (Dec. 19 at Lamar) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Other Stats Radio 0 Myo Baxter-Bell F 6-5 255 R-Fr. 7.0 3.4 50.0 FG% Station......................... .......... WPLY/WLNI 5 Ryan Kemrite G/F 6-5 200 R-Jr. 13.3 3.5 54.9 FG% ....................................98.5 FM/105.9 FM Play-By-Play............................ ... Alan York 11 Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz G 6-1 170 Fr. 6.5 2.5 83.3 FT% 12 Brock Gardner F 6-7 210 Fr. 5.3 2.8 57.5 FG% 22 John Dawson G 6-2 205 R-Sr. 9.3 4.2 2.8 apg Social Media Reserves @LibertyFlames (Twitter) 2 A.C. Reid G/F 6-5 190 Jr. 5.2 1.2 1.1 APG @LibertyMBB (Twitter) Facebook.com/LibertyFlamesAthletics 3 Lovell Cabbil G 6-3 155 So. 5.4 2.3 2.1 APG Facebook.com/LUbasketball 4 Xzavier Barmore G 6-1 165 Fr. 0.8 0.4 1.0 APG #LIBvsUH 13 Ray Chen G 6-1 185 Sr. 3.6 1.3 90.0 FT% 15 Zach Farquhar G 5-9 160 R-So. 0.0 0.5 0.3 SPG 24 Ezra Talbert F 6-8 190 R-So. 1.7 1.5 42.9 3FG% 34 Josiah Talbert F 6-9 210 Fr. 1.7 1.3 3 blocks 44 Ryan Hiepler G 6-0 180 So. 1.3 0.5 3-4 FG 2016-17 Liberty 2016-17 Roster Men’s Basketball No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 0 Myo Baxter-Bell R-Fr. F 6-5 255 Dayton, Ohio/Chaminade Julienne Quick Facts 1 Caleb Homesley So. G 6-4 175 Indian Trail, N.C./Porter Ridge HS 2 A.C. Reid Jr. G/F 6-5 190 Spring Branch, Texas/Smithson Valley HS General Information 3 Lovell Cabbil So. G 6-3 155 Arlington, Texas/Mansfield Summit HS Name of School ........... Liberty University City/Zip ................. Lynchburg, Va. 24515 4 Xzavier Barmore Fr. G 6-1 165 Seneca, S.C./Seneca HS Founded ..........................................1971 5 Ryan Kemrite R-Jr. G/F 6-4 200 Conroe, Texas/Satch Homeschool Enrollment ....................................15,000 11 Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz Fr. G 6-1 170 Ponce, Puerto Rico/Deep Run HS (VA) Nickname..................................... Flames School Colors ............ Red, White & Blue 12 Brock Gardner Fr. F 6-7 210 Chandler, Ariz./Tri-City Christian Academy Home Arena........................ Vines Center 13 Ray Chen Sr. G 6-1 185 Miaoli, Taiwan/Gaston HS (Belmont Abbey) Capacity..........................................9,547 15 Zach Farquhar R-So. G 5-9 160 Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore HS Affiliation ........................ NCAA Division I Conference .............................. Big South 22 John Dawson R-Sr. G 6-2 205 Clovis, N.M./Clovis HS (Marquette) Founder ...................Dr. Jerry Falwell, Sr. 24 Ezra Talbert R-So. F 6-8 190 Olathe, Kan./Olathe East HS President .............................Jerry Falwell 31 Scottie James So. F 6-7 226 Tarpon Springs, Fla./Tarpon Springs HS (Bradley) Director of Athletics................Ian McCaw Athletics Dept. Phone ..... (434) 582-2100 34 Josiah Talbert Fr. F 6-9 210 Olathe, Kan./Olathe East HS 44 Ryan Hiepler So. G 6-0 180 Camarillo, Calif./Oaks Christian HS Men’s Basketball Information Coaching and Support Staff Head Coach......................Ritchie McKay Head Coach: Ritchie McKay, Second Year (Seattle Pacific ‘87) Alma Mater ................ Seattle Pacific, ‘87 Record at School ......57-54 (Fourth Year) Assistant Coach: Brad Soucie, Second Year (Christian Heritage ‘90) Career Record ......... 222-212 (15th Year) Assistant Coach: Kyle Getter, Second Year (Hanover College ’01) Assistant Coaches Assistant Coach: Vic Sfera, First Year (Memphis ’10) ...... Brad Soucie (Christian Heritage, ‘90) ..........Kyle Getter (Hanover College, ‘01) Director of Basketball Operations: Chelsea Mangino, First Year (Virginia ‘14) ..........................Vic Sfera (Memphis, ‘10) Graduate Assistant: Marcus Conrad, Second Year (Virginia ‘14) Graduate Assistant: Alex McLean, First Year (Liberty ‘08) History First Season of Basketball ..........1972-73 Certified Athletic Trainer: Aaron Schreiner, 12th Year (Taylor ‘02) All-Time Record ..........................624-694 Strength and Conditioning Coach: Henry Barerra, Second Year (Multnomah ‘00) NCAA Tournament Appearances ...........3 Last NCAA Appearance ...................2013 Opponent ..................North Carolina A&T Pronunciation Guide Result .......................L/73-72 (First Four) #0 Myo Baxter-Bell ............................................................................................. MY-oh Final/Highest Ranking ....................... N/A #3 Lovell Cabbil ................................................................................. Love-el Cab-ull Final 2015-16 Record .....................13-19 #4 Xzavier Barmore ................................................................................ X-zay-vee-er Conference Record/Finish ..........10-8/5th Starters Returning/Lost.......................4/1 #5 Ryan Kemrite ........................................................................................Khem-right Letterwinners Returning/Lost..............7/5 #11 Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz ................................................................. Puh-check-o Newcomers............................................8 #15 Zach Farquhar .........................................................................................Far-qwar Athletics Communications Info. #44 Ryan Hiepler ................................................................................................. Hipler Assoc. Director/MBB Contact RITCHIE MCKAY YEAR-BY-YEAR ..................................... Steven Gonzalez THE MCKAY FILE Cell Phone ...................... (602) 803-0521 Email Address.... [email protected] Year at Liberty: Fourth PORTLAND STATE (24-29) Assoc. AD - Communications High School: Westwood, Mesa, Ariz. Overall, Big Sky Finish/Postseason ..........................................Todd Wetmore College: Seattle Pacific, 1983-87 1996-97 9-17, 6-10 7th SID Office Phone ............ (434) 582-2292 Education: Bachelor of Arts in Athletic Cell Phone ...................... (434) 841-8974 Administration (Seattle Pacific, ’87) 1997-98 15-12, 10-6 T3rd Email Address....... [email protected] Sr. Assoc. Director ........Ryan Bomberger Head Coaching Experience: COLORADO STATE (37-23) Cell Phone ..................... (434) 221-5576 Overall, Conf. Finish/Postseason Email Address... [email protected] 2015-Present (Second Year) – Liberty 1998-99 19-11, 7-7 WAC T4th NIT (2-1) Assoc. Director ................. Paul Carmany 2007-09 – Liberty 1999-2000 18-12, 8-6 MWC 4th Cell Phone .....................