MEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 GAME NOTES Steven Gonzalez, Associate Director for Communications · Cell: (602) 803-0521 · E-mail: [email protected] LIBERTY STETSON FLAMES V HATTERS 2020-21 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 21-5 OVERALL S 11-13 OVERALL OVERALL RECORD: 21-5 11-2 ASUN 7-9 ASUN ASUN: 11-2 | Non-Conference: 10-3 FRIDAY, MARCH 5 | 2 P.M. ET | UNF ARENA | JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Home: 13-0 | Away: 5-3 | Neutral: 3-2 COACHING MATCHUP THE STARTING 5 - LIBERTY'S TOP STORYLINES NOVEMBER • Liberty has won 10 straight games, which is tied for 25 vs. Purdue^ L, 64-77 LIBERTY STETSON the fourth longest winning streak in the country. 26 vs. Mississippi State^ W, 84-73 Ritchie Donnie Head Coach • Liberty ranks No. 82 in the NET Rankings, the highest 28 vs. South Carolina $ W, 78-62 McKay Jones team in the ASUN Conference by 90 spots. 29 vs. TCU$ L, 52-56 • Liberty is ahead of 19 Power Five schools in the NET 175-92 Record at School 27-30 DECEMBER (8) (Years) (2) Rankings. 3 ST. FRANCIS (PA.) W, 78-62 340-250 182-159 • Liberty is trying to become the second team ever in Overall Record ASUN Conference history to win three straight ASUN 5 BLUEFIELD COLLEGE W, 86-64 (19) (Years) (11) Tournament titles (Belmont won from 06-08). 9 at Missouri L, 60-69 SERIES HISTORY VS. STETSON • Liberty has extended its school-record, by capturing 12 COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL W, 73-26 20 wins for a fifth consecutive season. 5-3 15 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE W, 82-52 • Liberty's three ASUN regular season titles have been Overall .............................................................. 5-3 clinched on the road. 16 CARVER COLLEGE W, 91-38 Streak ................................................................W1 22 ALCORN STATE W, 108-65 At Liberty .......................................................... 3-0 • Elijah Cuffee has played in 131 career games, which At Stetson ..........................................................2-3 ranks No. 3 in Division I. JANUARY Neutral ..............................................................0-0 • Cuffee has won 102 career games, tied for the most 1 at Lipscomb* L, 70-77 ................................5-2 Ritchie McKay vs. Stetson wins in program history. 2 at Lipscomb* W, 66-50 Liberty's Last Win ................Jan. 16, 2021 (68-58) Last Five Meetings • Darius McGhee has made 87 three-pointers, which is 8 KENNESAW STATE* W, 69-63 the fourth most in a single season in program history. Jan. 16, 2021 ........................Liberty won 68-58 (A) 9 KENNESAW STATE* W, 76-47 Jan. 15, 2021 .........................Liberty lost 59-65 (A) • For the first time in program history, Liberty has March 5, 2020.....................Liberty won 66-62 (H) back-to-back Conference Player of the Year 15 at Stetson* L, 59-65 Feb. 22, 2020 ........................Liberty won 77-49 (H) honorees in McGhee and Caleb Homesley. 16 at Stetson* W, 68-58 Jan. 25, 2020 ........................Liberty lost 43-48 (A) • McGhee has more 3FG attempts this season (210) 29 at Jacksonville* W, 59-54 than seven schools in Division I this season. 30 at Jacksonville* W, 64-58 HOW TO FOLLOW THE FLAMES • Blake Preston ranks No. 20 in the country (Per ESPN FEBRUARY stats) shooting 64.2 percent from the floor. 5 LANCASTER BIBLE W, 90-49 Video ...........................................................ESPN+ • Liberty's 21 wins this season is the most among 12 NORTH FLORIDA* W, 73-61 Audio ............................................. LFSN Radio (107.5 FM) Division I programs in the state of Virginia. 13 NORTH FLORIDA* W, 80-60 Twitter .......................................... @LibertyMBB_ 20 NORTH ALABAMA* W, 74-54 POTENTIAL STARTERS 21 NORTH ALABAMA* W, 74-54 27 at Bellarmine* W, 94-78 MARCH 4 vs. #8 Kennesaw State% W, 69-59 5 vs. #7 Stetson% 2 P.M. 7 ASUN Championship% 2 P.M. Home Games in BOLD CAPS All times are listed in Eastern Time * - ASUN Conference Game 1 2 10 22 32 ^ - Space Coast Challenge Chris Parker Darius McGhee Elijah Cuffee Kyle Rode Blake Preston $ - Hall of Fame Classic % - ASUN Championship 6-1 | Senior | G 5-9 | Junior | G 6-4 | Senior | G 6-6 | Sophomore | F 6-9 | R-Sophomore | F 10.2 PPG 15.5 PPG 9.7 PPG 7.3 PPG 8.7 PPG 3.5 APG 4.2 RPG 3.3 RPG 4.2 RPG 6.2 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 ......................175-92 (8th Year) 33 Shiloh Robinson So. F 6-7 200 Kearney, Ne./Kearney High School Career Record ....................340-250 (19th Year) Assistant Coaches................................................ ................. Brad Soucie (Christian Heritage, ‘90) Coaching and Support Staff .......... Derek Johnston (Alabama-Huntsville, ‘10) Head Coach: Ritchie McKay, Eighth Year (Seattle Pacific, '87) .....................Joe Pierre III (Oklahoma State, ‘15) Associate Head Coach: Brad Soucie, Eighth 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 ....................................... 742-735 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