MEN’S BASKETBALL 2018-19 GAME NOTES Steven Gonzalez, Associate Director for Communications · Cell: (602) 803-0521 · E-mail: [email protected] LIBERTY LIPSCOMB FLAMES V BISONS 2018-19 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 21-5 OVERALL S 20-4 OVERALL OVERALL RECORD: 21-5 10-1 ASUN 11-0 ASUN ASUN: 10-1 | Non-Conference: 11-4 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH | 7:30 P.M. | ALLEN ARENA | NASHVILLE, TENN. Home: 13-1 | Away: 7-2 | Neutral: 1-2 COACHING MATCHUP THE STARTING 5 - LIBERTY'S TOP STORYLINES NOVEMBER 8 MAINE FORT KENT W, 89-40 • The ASUN is one of eight conferences in the country 13 TREVECCA NAZARENE W, 93-40 liberty LIPSCOMB with two 20-win teams (AAC, ACC, Colonial, C-USA, 16 at Kent State W, 77-70 Ritchie Casey MAC, SEC and SoCon). Head Coach 19 at Vanderbilt L, 70-79 McKay Alexander • Since Dec. 29, Liberty is 11-1 tied for the second most 23 ALCORN STATE W, 76-54 116-81 104-80 wins in the country during that span. Only Gonzaga, Record at School Kentucky, Lipscomb, Radford, Sam Houston State, 25 SAVANNAH STATE W, 82-56 (6) (Years) (6) Tennessee, Washington and Wofford have 11 wins. 28 at Navy W, 76-58 281-239 Overall Record 128-115 Tennessee leads the country during that spin with 12 DECEMBER (17) (Years) (8) wins. 1 GEORGIA STATE W, 78-52 SERIES HISTORY VS. LIPSCOMB • Liberty's 11-1 record is the tied for the fourth best 3 at Georgetown L, 78-88 record in the country since Dec. 29. 11 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE W, 79-55 0-3 • Liberty became the first ASUN team to sweep FGCU 15 KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN W, 96-55 in the regular season since Jacksonville did in the 18 vs. Alabama @ Huntsville, Ala.^ L, 75-84 Overall .............................................................. 0-3 2015-16 season. Streak .................................................................L3 21 vs. Alabama State# W, 73-55 At Liberty .......................................................... 0-2 • Liberty is two wins away from tying its Division I 22 vs. Austin Peay# L, 66-75 At Lipscomb .......................................................0-1 record of 23 wins in a season. 29 at UCLA W, 73-58 Neutral ..............................................................N/A • Liberty was the eighth fastest team in the country JANUARY Ritchie McKay vs. Lipscomb ............................N/A this season to reach 20 wins. Liberty's Last Win ............................................N/A 5 at FGCU* W, 81-63 Last Meeting: • Liberty now has eight 20-win seasons in school 9 at Stetson* W, 71-53 Jan. 29, 2019 .........................Liberty lost 59-79 (H) history, four of them have been under Coach McKay. 12 JACKSONVILLE* W, 69-53 Dec. 21, 2006 ........................ Liberty lost 61-66 (H) • Feb. 5 is the fastest Liberty has reached the 20-win 16 at Kennesaw State* W, 62-41 Dec. 10, 2005 .........................Liberty lost 62-78 (A) mark. Liberty's previous record is Feb. 16 in 2009, 19 NORTH FLORIDA* W, 70-64 during Ritchie McKay's first stint at Liberty. 21 NORTH ALABAMA* W, 72-47 • Liberty is ranked No. 61 in this week's NCAA NET 27 at Jacksonville* W, 69-59 Rankings, the 2nd highest ranked school in the ASUN. HOW TO FOLLOW THE FLAMES 29 LIPSCOMB* L, 59-79 • Liberty is ranked No. 68 in KenPom rankings, the FEBRUARY Video ...........................................................ESPN+ highest Liberty has ever finished is 181. 2 NJIT* W, 77-57 Audio ........LFSN Radio (100.1 FM, 610 AM/101.1 FM) • Liberty is ranked No. 16 in the College Insider Top-25 5 STETSON* W, 57-54 poll and No. 18 in the Mid-Major Top-25 poll. 9 FGCU* W, 74-67 Twitter ............................................ @LibertyMBB 13 at Lipscomb* 7:30 p.m. POTENTIAL STARTERS 16 at North Alabama* 4:30 pm. 23 at North Florida* 5 p.m. 26 KENNESAW STATE* 7 p.m. MARCH 1 at NJIT 7 p.m. 4 ASUN Championship Quarterfinals TBD 7 ASUN Championship Semifinals TBD 10 ASUN Championship Finals TBD Home Games in BOLD CAPS All times are listed in Eastern Time 11 3 10 1 31 * - ASUN Conference Game ^ - Rocket City Classic Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz Lovell Cabbil Jr. Elijah Cuffee Caleb Homesley Scottie James # - St. Pete Shootout 6-1 | Junior | G 6-3 | Senior | G 6-4 | Sophomore | G/F 6-6 | R-Junior | G 6-8 | R-Junior | Forward 6.8 PPG 10.9 PPG 7.8 PPG 12.0 PPG 12.1 PPG 2.3 APG 2.7 APG 2.2 APG 5.4 RPG 8.5 RPG ‹ 1 › QUICK FACTS / ROSTERS / MEDIA INFo GENERAL INFORMATION 2018-19 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-Jr. F 6-5 Cincinnati, Ohio/Chaminade Julieen HS Enrollment ............................................... 15,000 1 Caleb Homesley R-Jr. G 6-6 Indian Trail, N.C./Porter Ridge HS Nickname .................................................Flames School Colors ..........................Red, White & Blue 2 Darius McGhee Fr. G 5-9 Roxboro, N.C./Blue Ridge School Home Arena ....................................Vines Center 3 Lovell Cabbil Jr. Sr. G 6-3 Arlington, Texas/Mansfield Summit HS Capacity .......................................................9,511 4 Tytist Dean Fr. G 6-0 St. Paul, Minn./North St. Paul HS Affiliation .....................................NCAA Division I Conference ................................................ ASUN 5 Keenan Gumbs Sr. F 6-5 Cibolo, Texas/Byron P. Stelle HS (Schreiener University) Founder ..................................... Dr. Jerry Falwell 10 Elijah Cuffee So. G/F 6-4 Poca, W. Va./Liberty Christian Academy President....................................Jerry Falwell Jr. 11 Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz Jr. G 6-1 Ponce, Puerto Rico/Deep Run 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 So. G/F 6-6 Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller HS MEN'S BASKETBALL INFORMATION 25 Josh Price Fr. G 6-3 Charlotte, N.C./Carmel Christian School Head Coach ...................................Ritchie McKay Alma Mater ............................ Seattle Pacific, ‘87 31 Scottie James R-Jr. F 6-8 Tarpon Springs, Fla./Tarpon Springs HS (Bradley) Record at School ...................... 115-81 (6th Year) 32 Blake Preston Fr. F 6-9 Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian School Career Record ....................280-239 (18th Year) 55 Brendan Newton R-Fr. C 7-2 Roanoke, Va./Faith Christian School Assistant Coaches................................................ ................. Brad Soucie (Christian Heritage, ‘90) .......... Derek Johnston (Alabama-Huntsville, ‘10) Coaching and Support Staff .......................... Kevin Anderson (Richmond, '11) Head Coach: Ritchie McKay, Fourth Year (Seattle Pacific, '87) Director of Player Development .......................... .....................Joe Pierre III (Oklahoma State, ‘15) Associate Head Coach: Brad Soucie, Fourth Year (Christian Heritage, '90) Director of Basketball Operations ....................... Assistant Coach: Derek Johnston, First Year (Alabama-Huntsville, '10) ........................... Chelsea Mangino (Virginia, ‘14) Assistant Coach: Kevin Anderson, First Year (Richmond, '11) Certified Athletic Trainer ...............................Aaron Schreiner (Taylor, ‘02) Director of Player Development: Joe Pierre III, First Year (Oklahoma State, '15) Director of Operations: Chelsea Mangino, Third Year (Virginia, '14) HISTORY Graduate Assistant: Tyde Coffey, Second Year (Covenant, '17) First Season of Basketball ........................1972-73 All-Time Record .......................................680-721 Graduate Assistant: Sam Thomas, First Year (Liberty, '18) NCAA Tournament Appearances .......................3 Strength and Conditioning Coach: Henry Barerra, Third Year (Multnomah, '02) Last NCAA Appearance................................2013 Certified Athletic Trainer: Aaron Schriener, 13th Year (Taylor, '02) Opponent .............................North Carolina A&T Result ...................................L/73-72 (First Four) Final 2016-17 Record ....................................21-14 Conference Record/Finish .................... 14-4/3rd PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Starters Returning/Lost .................................4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost.......................8/4 #0 Myo Baxter-Bell ........................................................................... My-O Newcomers ........................................................5 #3 Lovell Cabbil ..................................................................Love-el Cab-ull ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS #4 Tytist Dean ................................................................................TIE-tist Assoc. AD - Communications #15 Zach Farquhar ..................................................................... Far-qwar ......................................................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 ...................... 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