MEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 GAME NOTES Steven Gonzalez, Associate Director for Communications · Cell: (602) 803-0521 · E-mail: [email protected] LIBERTY WINTHROP FLAMES V EAGLES 2017-18 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 13-10 OVERALL S 13-8 OVERALL OVERALL RECORD: 13-10 4-6 BIG SOUTH 7-3 BIG SOUTH Big South: 4-6 | Non-Conference: 9-4 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST | 7 P.M. | VINES CENTER | LYNCHBURG, VA. Home: 8-6 | Away: 4-3 | Neutral: 1-1 NOVEMBER COACHING MATCHUP THE STARTING 5 - LIBERTY'S TOP STORYLINES 10 CLARKS SUMMIT W, 87-42 liberty WINTHROP • Liberty ranks No. 17 in scoring defense in the 14 at Wake Forest W, 79-66 country allowing 63.5 points per game. 17 MERCER ^ L, 48-63 Ritchie Pat 18 L, 68-66 Head Coach • Liberty currently ranks 3rd in the country in free HOUSTON ^ McKay Kelsey throw percentage shooting 79.1 percent as a team. 19 QUINNIPIAC ^ W, 84-72 25 TOCCOA FALLS W, 96-50 86-71 115-67 • Ryan Kemrite is three three-pointers away from Record at School 27 HOWARD W, 75-55 (5) (Years) (6) tying Larry Blair's school record of 227 career three-pointers made. DECEMBER 251-229 Overall Record 115-67 2 UNCG L, 75-76 (3OT) (16) (Years) (6) • The Flames look for their first regular season sweep 4 at Georgia State W, 77-74 (OT) over Winthrop since the 2003-04 season. 8 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE W, 71-49 SERIES HISTORY VS. WINTHROP • Keegan McDowell was named Big South Freshman of 16 KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN W, 96-40 17-40 the Week, averaging 16.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg and 2.0 apg. 21 vs. Fort Wayne# L, 64-75 22 Alabama State# W, 87-70 ........................................................... 17-40 • 29 made field goals by Liberty at PC is the most Overall against a DI opponent since Jan. 26, 2017 (31 @ LWU). 30 at Gardner-Webb* L, 55-58 Streak ................................................................W1 JANUARY At Liberty ....................................................... 10-15 • Liberty is the last team to defeat Winthrop before its 2 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN* W, 70-53 At Winthrop .....................................................6-21 six-game winning streak. 6 PRESBYTERIAN* W, 60-48 ...............................................................1-4 Neutral • Liberty had not scored 80+ points in back-to-back 9 at Winthrop* W, 73-70 Ritchie McKay vs. Winthrop ............................ 3-8 games since Feb. 6, 2016 (vs. HPU, @ WU). Liberty's Last Win ........ Jan. 9, 2017 (73-70) @ WU 12 LONGWOOD* L, 51-58 Last 5 Meetings: • Liberty has not scored 80+ points in three straight 15 at Radford* L, 57-59 (OT) Jan. 9, 2018 ..........................Liberty won 73-70 (A) games since Nov. 29, 2008 (@ UVA, vs. Coker, vs. 18 at High Point* L, 60-71 Feb. 18, 2017..........................Liberty lost 67-84 (A) W&M) 21 UNC ASHEVILLE* L, 68-84 Jan. 21, 2017.......................... Liberty lost 48-61 (H) • Scottie James ranks 58th in the country in rebounds 23 CAMPBELL* L, 85-94 Feb. 2, 2016............................Liberty won 87-77 (H) per game (8.8). 27 at Presbyterian* W, 81-66 Jan. 16, 2016..........................Liberty lost 58-74 (A) FEBRUARY • Scottie James is the only player in school history to 1 WINTHROP* 7 p.m. post six double-doubles in his sophomore season 3 at Longwood* 2 p.m. HOW TO FOLLOW THE FLAMES during Liberty's DI era. 7 at Charleston Southern* 7:30 p.m. Video .................. ESPN3, LFSN, MASN, WFFP, BSN • Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz ranks 36th in the country in 10 GARDNER-WEBB* 7 p.m. free-throw percentage at 88.3%. Audio ....LFSN Radio (98.5 FM, 101.1 FM & 610 AM) 15 at UNC Asheville* 7 p.m. • Liberty is second on the NCAA's most improved 18 at Campbell* 2 p.m. Twitter ............................................ @LibertyMBB rebounding teams with a +6.5 difference this season. 22 RADFORD* 7 p.m. 24 HIGH POINT* 2 p.m. PROJECTED STARTERS MARCH 27 First Round @ TBD 1 Quarterfinals @ TBD 2 Semifinals @ TBD 4 Championship Game @ TBD Home Games in BOLD CAPS All times are listed in Eastern Time * - Big South Conference Game ^ - Paradise Jam # - New Orleans Shootout 11 10 20 5 31 @ - Big South Championship Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz Elijah Cuffee Keegan McDowell Ryan Kemrite Scottie James 6-1 | Sophomore | G 6-4 | Freshman | G/F 6-6 | Freshman | G/F 6-4 | R-Senior | F 6-7 | R-Sophomore | Forward 11.2 PPG 4.8 PPG 3.7 PPG 10.0 PPG 11.3 PPG 2.5 APG 2.5 RPG 1.1 RPG 3.1 RPG 8.7 RPG ‹ 1 › QUICK FACTS / ROSTERS / MEDIA INFo GENERAL INFORMATION 2017-18 LIBERTY NUMERICAL ROSTER Name of School .......................Liberty University No. Name Year Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School) City/Zip ...............................Lynchburg, Va. 24515 Founded ........................................................1971 0 Myo Baxter-Bell R-So. F 6-5 Cincinnati, Ohio/Chaminade Julieen HS Enrollment ............................................... 15,000 1 Caleb Homesley R-So. G 6-6 Indian Trail, N.C./Porter Ridge HS Nickname .................................................Flames School Colors ..........................Red, White & Blue 3 Lovell Cabbil Jr. G 6-3 Arlington, Texas/Mansfield Summit HS Home Arena ....................................Vines Center 5 Ryan Kemrite R-Sr. G/F 6-4 Conroe, Texas/Satch Homeschool Capacity .......................................................9,511 10 Elijah Cuffee Fr. G/F 6-4 Poca, W. Va./Liberty Christian Academy Affiliation .....................................NCAA Division I Conference ..........................................Big South 11 Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz So. G 6-1 Ponce, Puerto Rico/Deep Run HS Founder ..................................... Dr. Jerry Falwell 13 Isaiah Williams R-Fr.. G/F 6-7 Dayton, Ohio/Stivers School for the Arts (Akron) President....................................Jerry Falwell Jr. 14 Brody Hicks Fr. G 6-4 Roanoke, Va./Cave Spring HS Director of Athletics ......................... Ian McCaw Athletics Dept. Phone .................(434) 582-2100 15 Zach Farquhar Sr. G 5-9 Cincinatti, Ohio/Sycamore HS 20 Keegan McDowell Fr. G/F 6-6 Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller HS MEN'S BASKETBALL INFORMATION 24 Ezra Talbert R-Jr. F 6-8 Olathe, Kan./Olathe East HS Head Coach ...................................Ritchie McKay Alma Mater ............................ Seattle Pacific, ‘87 31 Scottie James R-So. F 6-7 Tarpon Springs, Fla./Tarpon Springs HS (Bradley) Record at School ........................86-71 (5th Year) 44 Ryan Hiepler Jr. G 6-0 Camarillo, Calif./Oaks Christian HS Career Record ..................... 251-229 (16th Year) 55 Brendan Newton Fr. C 7-2 Roanoke, Va./Faith Christian School Assistant Coaches................................................ ................. Brad Soucie (Christian Heritage, ‘90) ....................... Kyle Getter (Hanover College, ‘01) Coaching and Support Staff .......................................Vic Sfera (Memphis ‘10) Head Coach: Ritchie McKay, Third Year (Seattle Pacific, '87) Director of Player Development .......................... ..............................Marcus Conrad (Virginia, ‘15) Assistant Coach: Brad Soucie, Third Year (Christian Heritage, '90) Director of Basketball Operations ....................... Assistant Coach: Kyle Getter, Third Year (Hanover College, '01) ........................... Chelsea Mangino (Virginia, ‘14) Assistant Coach: Vic Sfera, Second Year (Clemson, '01) Certified Athletic Trainer ...............................Aaron Schreiner (Taylor, ‘02) Director of Player Development: Marcus Conrad, First Year (Virginia, '15) Director of Operations: Chelsea Mangino, Second Year (Virginia, '14) HISTORY Graduate Assistant: Tyde Coffey, First Year (Covenant, '17) First Season of Basketball ........................1972-73 All-Time Record ........................................653-711 Strength and Conditioning Coach: Henry Barerra, Second Year (Multnomah, '02) NCAA Tournament Appearances .......................3 Certified Athletic Trainer: Aaron Schriener, 12th Year (Taylor, '02) Last NCAA Appearance................................2013 Opponent .............................North Carolina A&T Result ...................................L/73-72 (First Four) Final 2016-17 Record ....................................21-14 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Conference Record/Finish .................... 14-4/3rd #0 Myo Baxter-Bell ........................................................................... My-O Starters Returning/Lost .................................4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost.......................8/6 #3 Lovell Cabbil ..................................................................Love-el Cab-ull Newcomers ........................................................6 #15 Zach Farquhar ..................................................................... Far-qwar ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS #44 Ryan Hiepler ..............................................................................Hipler Assoc. AD - Communications #5 Ryan Kemrite .....................................................................Khem-right ......................................................Todd Wetmore #11 Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz .....................................................Puh-checko Office Phone ................................(434) 582-2292 Email Address ................ [email protected] Assoc. Director (MBB) ..............Steven Gonzalez Office Phone ................................(434) 582-2294 Email Address [email protected] Website ................................ LibertyFlames.com Facebook ...................... Liberty Flames Athletics .........................................................LUBasketball Instagram .................................@LibertyFlames