MEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 GAME NOTES Steven Gonzalez, Associate Director for Communications · Cell: (602) 803-0521 · E-mail: [email protected] LIBERTY STETSON FLAMES V HATTERS 2019-20 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 19-2 OVERALL S 10-11 OVERALL OVERALL RECORD: 19-2 5-1 ASUN 4-2 ASUN ASUN: 5-1 | Non-Conference: 14-1 SATURDAY, JAN. 25TH | 4 P.M. ET | EDMUNDS CENTER | DELAND, FLA. Home: 9-0 | Away: 4-2 | Neutral: 6-0 COACHING MATCHUP THE STARTING 5 - LIBERTY'S TOP STORYLINES NOVEMBER 8 RADFORD W, 66-60 • Liberty has not lost back-to-back games since Feb. 10 W, 66-55 liberty STETSON 22, 2018. MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE 12 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE W, 65-39 Ritchie Donnie Head Coach • Liberty is currently ranked No. 50 in the NET 16 at East Carolina W, 77-57 McKay Jones Rankings. 19 NAVY W, 55-48 143-85 Record at School 10-11 • Liberty is the third highest ranked team in the state 22 vs. Morgan State ^ W, 89-48 (7) (Years) (1) of Virginia in the NET rankings behind VCU and Virginia Tech. 23 vs. Rice ^ W, 71-59 308-243 165-140 24 vs. Kansas City ^ W, 62-49 Overall Record • Since the start of 2019, Liberty is 37-5. (18) (Years) (10) 29 KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN W, 88-42 • Liberty is receiving 21 votes in AP Top 25 Poll. SERIES HISTORY VS. STETSON DECEMBER • Liberty is ranked No. 2 in the country in scoring 2 TRINITY BAPTIST W, 87-48 2-1 defense, allowing 52.4 ppg. 8 vs. Grand Canyon $ W, 70-61 Overall ............................................................... 2-1 • Liberty has 10 wins away from home this season, the 14 at Vanderbilt W, 61-56 Streak ................................................................W2 most of any team in Division I. 20 vs. Towson # W, 66-54 At Liberty ...........................................................1-0 • Liberty's 14-0 start is the best in school history, 21 vs. Akron # W, 80-67 At Stetson ...........................................................1-1 surpassing the 1974 team who started 6-0. 29 at LSU L, 57-74 Neutral ...............................................................0-1 Ritchie McKay vs. Stetson ............................... 2-0 • Liberty has three 1,000 point scorers on the team, JANUARY Liberty's Last Win .................Feb. 5, 2019 (57-54) the most of any team in school history, only Richmond 2 at FGCU* W, 59-46 Last Three Meetings: is the other Division I team in the country that has 4 at NJIT* W, 65-38 Feb. 5, 2019 ..........................Liberty won 57-54 (H) three 1,000 point scorers on their team. 9 NORTH ALABAMA* W, 63-52 Jan. 5, 2019 ..........................Liberty won 71-53 (A) • Six neutral wins is the most for Liberty in a single 11 JACKSONVILLE* W, 54-37 Jan. 2, 1989 ..........................Liberty lost 66-88 (A) season. 18 LIPSCOMB* W, 67-60 • Liberty ended 2019 with the second highest winning 23 at North Florida* L, 70-71 percentage (.882) in Division I going 32-4. 25 at Stetson* 4 P.M. • Liberty has won its last 15 home games, one win away 30 KENNESAW STATE* 7 P.M. HOW TO FOLLOW THE FLAMES from tying the school record (16 wins) set in the 1983 FEBRUARY and 84 season. Video ...........................................................ESPN+ 1 FGCU* 7 P.M. Audio ............................................. LFSN Radio (107.5 FM) 6 at Jacksonville* 7 P.M. 8 at North Alabama* 4:30 P.M. Twitter .......................................... @LibertyMBB_ 15 NJIT* 7 P.M. POTENTIAL STARTERS 20 NORTH FLORIDA* 7 P.M. 22 STETSON* 5 P.M. 27 at Kennesaw State* 7 P.M. MARCH 1 at Lipscomb* 5 P.M. 3 ASUN Championship Quarterfinals % TBD 5 ASUN Championship Semifinals % TBD 8 ASUN Championship Final % TBD 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 9.9 PPG 9.7 PPG 8.0 PPG 12.6 PPG 10.4 PPG % - ASUN Men's Basketball Championship 2.1 APG 3.8 RPG 2.2 APG 5.1 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 ......................143-85 (7th Year) 55 Brendan Newton R-So. C 7-2 250 Roanoke, Va./Faith Christian School Career Record .................... 308-243 (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 ....................................... 710-728 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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