LIBERTY FLAMES Attendance Records Attendance Records All Games Largest Crowd: 22,717 vs. Kentucky /Rupp Arena/Lexington, Ky, 11/25/05 Largest Crowd To See A Flames Victory: 8,515 vs. High Point, 3/6/04 Season Total Home Away Largest Crowd To See A Flames Defeat: 22,717 vs. Kentucky /Rupp Arena/Lexington, Ky, 1979 *10,327 10,327 ****** 11/25/05 1980 *17,198 17,198 (20) ****** Highest Average: 4,703 during the 2004 season 1981 28,828 9,607 (13) 19,221 (11) 1982 22,808 13,765 (14) 9,043 (11) Home Games 1983 61,780 31,047 (20) 30,733 (12) Largest Crowd: 9,003 vs. Virginia Tech, 1/23/97 Largest Crowd To See A Flames Victory: 8,515 vs. High Point, 3/6/04 1984 36,171 25,826 (15) 10,345 (14) Largest Crowd To See A Flames Defeat: 9,003 vs. Virginia Tech, 1/23/97 1985 36,314 24,747 (16) 11,567 (13) Highest Average: 5,355 during the 1997 season 1986 +39,734 32,642 (16) 7,092 (12) 1987 44,682 31,770 (15) 12,912 (14) Away Games 1988 45,247 38,050 (17) 7,197 (11) Largest Crowds: 22,717 at Kentucky /Rupp Arena/Lexington, Ky, 11/25/05 1989 73,217 38,630 (13) 34,197 (14) Largest Crowd To See A Flames Victory: 6,898 vs. Wisc. Stevens Point, 3/16/83. 1990 52,792 31,935 (14) 20,857 (14) Largest Crowd To See A Flames Defeat: 22,717 at Kentucky /Rupp Arena/Lexington, Ky, 1991 59,890 30,535 (11) 29,355 (17) 11/25/05 1992 68,801 46,649 (15) 22,152 (12) Highest Average: 3,511 during the 2006 season 1993 67,143 37,345 (13) 29,798 (17) Top 20 Games - Attendance 1994 103,110 44,766 (13) 58,344 (17) 22,717 vs. Kentucky in Rupp Arena/Lexington, Ky, 11/25/05 1995 100,816 60,653 (15) 40,163 (13) 19,718 vs. North Carolina in USAir Arena/Landover, Md., 3/18/94 1996 111,822 75,883 (15) 35,939 (14) 18,456 vs. St. Joseph’s in HSBC Arena/Buffalo, N.Y., 3/18/04 1997 126,779 85,674 (16) 35,315 (16) 17,950 vs. Maryland in Comcast Center/College Park, Md., 12/28/04 1998 89,238 48,372 (14) 40,866 (14) 14,557 vs. Arizona in McKale Center, Tucson, Az., 12/28/03 1999 57,180 27,051 (13) 30,129 (14) 13,300 vs. Missouri in Columbia, Mo., 12/19/94 2000 85,224 47,754 (14) 34,344 (13) 13,106 vs. Providence in Providence, R.I., 12/29/90 2001 62,011 33,901 (13) 23,485 (13) 10,775 vs. Florida in Stephen C. O’Connell Center/Gainesville, Fla., 1/2/07 10,182 vs. Fresno State in Selland Arena/Fresno, Calif., 11/30/96 2002 44,660 21,557 (13) 21,306 (14) 9,573 vs. Chaminade in Kemper Arena/Kansas City, Mo., 3/17/83 2003 84,254 44,027 (16) 40,227 (13) 9,463 vs. Oklahoma in Lloyd Noble Center/Norman, Okla., 11/16/06 2004 155,189 62,287 (15) 43,704 (13) 9,003 vs. Virginia Tech in Lynchburg, Va., 1/23/97 2005 94,392 42,763 (13) 51,629 (15) 8,700 vs. Seton Hall Sullivan Arena/Anchorage, Alaska, 11/29/03 2006 72,908 23,183 (13) 49,160 (14) 8,650 vs. Virginia Tech in Lynchburg, Va., 2/24/92 2007 80,761 29,765 (15) 50,996 (16) 8,547 vs. Virginia Tech in Lynchburg, Va., 1/28/95 8,519 vs. Wake Forest in Lawrence Joel Coliseum/Winston-Salem, N.C., 11/24/97 * - Figures for away attendance are not available. Averages based on home game dates only. 8,515 vs. High Point in Lynchburg, Va., 3/6/04 + - No figures for one home and two away games. 8,430 vs. Duke in Sullivan Arena/Anchorage, Alaska, 11/28/03 ( ) - Number of games 8,037 vs. Iowa State in James H. Hilton Coliseum/Ames, Iowa, 12/13/03 8,076 vs. Virginia in University Hall/Charlottesville, Va., 11/18/05 LibertyFlames.com 21 22 2007-08 Liberty Flames Basketball BRIAN WOODSON JULIUS NWOSU PETER ALUMA GABE MARTIN JASON DIXON DAMIEN HUBBARD LEO LIGHTBOURNE LARRY BLAIR MIKE COLEMAN DWIGHT BREWINGTON Name, (Years at LU) Name, (Years at LU) Name, (Years at LU) Flames In Team/League Years Team/League Years Team/League Years Nathan Day . .(1999-2001) Damien Hubbard . .(2006-07) CSU Ploiesti (Romania) . .2006 Pro League in Lithuania . .2001 Albany Patroons (CBA) . .2008 Al Jalaa Alep (Syria) . .2006 The Pros Utah Eagles (CBA) . .2007 Jason Dixon . .(1994-95) Leo Lightbourne . .(2004-05) Name, (Years at LU) Antbirlik Fevzi (Turkey) . .1996 Aguauda (Portugal) . .2005 Maurice Watkins . .(2000-2001) Team/League Years Hapoel Galil Elyon (Israel) . .1997 Aguauda (Portugal) . .2006 Pro League in Lithuania . .2001 Karsiyaka (Turkey) . .1998 Gelisim (Turkey) . .2007 Peter Aluma . .(1994-97) Pro League in Argentina . .1998 Cliff Webber . .(1982-85) Toros De Aragua (Argentina) . .1998 Guangdong (China) . .1999 Gabe Martin . .(2003-04) Boston Celtics (NBA - drafted 4th round) . Sacramento Kings (NBA) . .1999 Beijing (China) . .2000 Santarem Basket (Portugal) . .2005 1985 Gomel (Belarus) . .1999 Huntsville (NBDL) . .2002 Santarem Basket (Portugal) . .2006 Phoenix Suns (NBA) . .2000 As Sadd (China) . .2004 Ginasio (Portugal) . .2007-08 Carl Williams . .(2000) Harlem Globetrotters . .2001 Guandong (China) . .2005-07 Pro Team in Greece . .2001 Julius Nwosu . .(1991-93) Larry Blair . .(2004-07) Delawn Grandison . .(1999-2000) Carceres CB (Spain) . .1994 Darryl Williams . .(1993-94) Kecskemeti (Hungary) . .2008 Pro League in Turkey . .2001 San Antonio Spurs (NBA) . .1995 Paquis Sevjet (Switzerland) . .1995 Pro League in Russia . .1996 Long Island Rangers (USBL) . .1996 Dwight Brewington . .(2007) Parrish Hickman . .(1993) Boston Celtics (NBA) . .1997 Albany Patroons (CBA) . .2008 Pro League in Turkey . .1994-95 Pro Team in Greece . .1997-98 Brian Woodson . .(2004-05) Pro League in Hong Kong . .1996 Galatasaray (First-Division Turkey) . .1998 Aguauda (Portugal) . .2005 Mike Coleman . .(1989-92) Pro League in Puerto Rico . .1997 Saratou (Russia) . .1999 Neptunas (Lithuania) . .2006-07 Pro League in Spain . .1993-94-95 The Sporting Club (Lebanon) . .1998-99 Utah Jazz (NBA) . .2000 Cantebury Rams (New Zealand) . .1996-97 Arecibo (Puerto Rico) . .2000 Isuzu Giba (Japan) . .2001 Pro League in Croatia . .1998 EB Pau-Orthez (France) . .2001 Brotnjo Citluk (Bosnia) . .1999-2000 Ezra Hill . .(1977 & 84) Sporting (Lebanon) . .2002-04 Phoenix Suns (NBA - drafted 10th round) . EB Pau-Orthez (France) . .2005 1985 Karl Hess The most prolific scorer in Liberty basketball history, Karl Hess, did so without the luxury of a three-point line, racking up a program-best 2,373 points. He was the team captain of Liberty’s 1980 NCCAA National Championship team as a senior, earning All-Tournament and MVP honors. Because of his commitment to the program and outstanding performance over his four-year career, Hess was brought back to Liberty on Dec. 2, 2006, to have his jersey retired in front of the home fans in the Vines Center. Hess finds himself atop many school record lists, including first in field goals (951) and second in field goals attempted (1,798). Hess ranks first in free throws (471), free throw percentage (89.9%), assists (648), and is tied for second in games played (120). Hess, a four-year starter, has a list of personal achievements that include winning Liberty’s Rock Royer-Mac Rivera Award (1980), NCCAA First Team All-American (1980) and CoSIDA Academic First Team All-American (1980) college division. A 5-11 guard from Shickshinney, Pa., Hess cur- rently is a psychologist and resides in Lynchburg with his wife, April, and their two sons, Nate and Zack. Hess also travels extensively as a major col- lege basketball referee, primarily officiating SEC, ACC and BIG EAST games. Proficient at his craft as a referee, Hess was rewarded when he served as the crew chief for the 2007 NCAA Men’s National Championship game between Florida and Ohio State. The honor entailed tossing the jump ball between 2007 NBA first round draft picks, Joakim Noah (Florida) and Greg Oden (Ohio State). Larry Blair History was made on Liberty Mountain in 2007 in the form of Larry Blair. Liberty’s most prolific scorer in the program’s Division I era, capped off a tremendous career, becoming the Big South Conference’s all-time leading scorer with 2,211 career points. The native of Charlotte, N.C., broke a 14-year old record, previously held by Big South Hall of Fame member Tony Dunkin of Coastal Carolina. Standing at six-feet tall, the guard fittingly slammed home the record-breaking points, serving as Blair’s first dunk of the season, in what was game No. 29. Blair graduated from Liberty as the program’s all-time leading Division I scorer and second over- all, trailing only Karl Hess. In addition to points, Blair finds himself in the top five of nine career categories in the Liberty annals, including first in games played (122), first in three-point field goals (227) and third in field goals (801). As the final buzzer sounded on his collegiate career, Blair found himself atop of three career categories in the Big South Conference as well. In addition to points, Blair finished as the leader in career games and field goals. Blair concluded his career two rebounds short of becoming the first player in conference history with 2,000 points, 200 three-point field goals, 500 rebounds, 300 assists and 200 steals. Despite missing out on a conference first, Blair did become the fourth player in conference history to be named to the all-conference team four times.