2019β20 Liberty Flames basketball | |
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The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase champions D.C. Holiday Hoops Classic champions Atlantic Sun regular season co-champions Atlantic Sun tournament champions | |
Conference | ASUN Conference |
Record | 30β4 (13β3 ASUN Conference) |
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Home arena | Vines Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Libertyβ | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 30 | – | 4 | .882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Florida | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lipscomb | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stetson | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Alabama* | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Gulf Coast | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NJIT | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kennesaw State | 0 | – | 16 | .000 | 1 | – | 28 | .034 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2020 ASUN Tournament winner |
The 2019β20 Liberty Flames men's basketball team represented Liberty University in the 2019β20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Lynchburg, Virginia for the 30th consecutive and final season at Vines Center, with a capacity of 8,085. The team was led by Ritchie McKay, who is in his seventh season, but fifth season since his return to the program. They are second-year members of the ASUN Conference.
The Flames finished the 2018β19 season 29β7, 14β2 in ASUN play to finish in second place in their second season in the ASUN. They defeated Jacksonville, North Florida, and Lipscomb in the championship game to win the ASUN tournament. [1] As a result, the Flames received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 12 seed in the East bracket, the school's fourth NCAA Tournament bid. They defeated No. 5-seed Mississippi State in the first round [2] before losing to No. 4-seed Virginia Tech in the second round. [3] This marked Liberty's highest seeding in the NCAA tournament and its first March Madness victory in school history.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Lovell Cabbil | 3 | Guard | 6'3" | 175 | Senior | Arlington, Texas | Graduated |
Keenan Gumbs | 5 | Forward | 6'5" | 210 | Senior | Conroe, Texas | Graduated |
Zach Farquhar | 15 | Guard | 5'9" | 160 | Senior | Cincinnati | Graduated |
Keegan McDowell | 20 | Guard/ forward | 6'6" | 180 | Sophomore | Cincinnati | Transferred |
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Marten Maide G |
Charlotte, North Carolina | Carmel Christian School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | Jan 2, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Colton Reed G |
Wake Forest, North Carolina | Roanoke College | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Shiloh Robinson F |
Kearney, Nebraska | Kearney High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | Sep 24, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Kyle Rode F |
Lexington, Kentucky | Lexington Christian Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | Jun 26, 2018 | |
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 8, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Radford | W 66β60 | 1β0 |
18 β Homesley | 6 β Tied | 2 β 6 tied | Vines Center (7,872) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
Nov 10, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UMES | W 66β55 | 2β0 |
22 β James | 16 β James | 6 β Homesley | Vines Center (3,090) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
Nov 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
South Carolina State | W 65β39 | 3β0 |
12 β Pacheco-Ortiz | 12 β James | 4 β Tied | Vines Center (3,084) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
Nov 16, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at
East Carolina The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase |
W 77β57 | 4β0 |
25 β Homesley | 9 β Tied | 4 β Tied |
Williams Arena (4,527) Greenville, NC | ||||
Nov 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Navy | W 55β48 | 5β0 |
13 β McGhee | 9 β James | 3 β James | Vines Center (4,010) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
Nov 22, 2019* 11:00 am, FloHoops |
vs.
Morgan State The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase quarterfinal |
W 89β48 | 6β0 |
17 β Rode | 5 β Rode | 4 β Baxter-Bell | Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (300) Nassau, Bahamas | ||||
Nov 23, 2019* 5:00 pm, FloHoops |
vs.
Rice The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase semifinal |
W 71β59 | 7β0 |
14 β Rode | 12 β James | 4 β Pacheco-Ortiz | Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (300) Nassau, Bahamas | ||||
Nov 24, 2019* 8:00 pm, FloHoops |
vs.
Kansas City The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Final |
W 62β49 | 8β0 |
14 β Pacheco-Ortiz | 6 β Tied | 3 β Cuffee | Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (300) Nassau, Bahamas | ||||
Nov 29, 2019* 2:00 pm |
Kentucky Christian | W 88β42 | 9β0 |
15 β James | 7 β James | 4 β McGhee | Vines Center (2,717) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
Dec 2, 2019* 10:00 pm |
Trinity Baptist | W 87β28 | 10β0 |
15 β Cuffee | 9 β Preston | 5 β Tied | Vines Center (3,164) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
Dec 8, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPNU |
at
Grand Canyon Jerry Colangelo Classic |
W 70β61 | 11β0 |
17 β Homesley | 5 β 4 tied | 4 β Tied |
Talking Stick Resort Arena (5,406) Phoenix, AZ | ||||
Dec 14, 2019* 8:00 pm, SECN+ |
at Vanderbilt | W 61β56 | 12β0 |
18 β Baxter-Bell | 11 β James | 5 β Pacheco-Ortiz |
Memorial Gymnasium (9,045) Nashville, TN | ||||
Dec 20, 2019* 5:00 pm, FloHoops |
vs.
Towson DC Holiday Hoops |
W 66β54 | 13β0 |
16 β Pacheco-Ortiz | 6 β James | 4 β Cuffee |
Entertainment and Sports Arena (707) Washington, D.C. | ||||
Dec 21, 2019* 3:30 pm, FloHoops |
vs.
Akron DC Holiday Hoops |
W 80β67 | 14β0 |
16 β Homesley | 6 β Tied | 6 β Baxter-Bell | Entertainment and Sports Arena (942) Washington, D.C. | ||||
Dec 29, 2019* 1:30 pm, SECN+ |
at LSU | L 57β74 | 14β1 |
12 β Tied | 4 β Cuffee | 6 β Homesley |
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,193) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 2, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPNU |
at FGCU | W 59β46 | 15β1 (1β0) |
24 β Homesley | 6 β Homesley | 4 β Baxter-Bell |
Alico Arena (3,305) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
Jan 4, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at NJIT | W 65β38 | 16β1 (2β0) |
20 β Homesley | 10 β James | 4 β Pacheco-Ortiz |
Wellness and Events Center (1,004) Newark, NJ | ||||
Jan 9, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
North Alabama | W 63β52 | 17β1 (3β0) |
16 β Baxter-Bell | 7 β James | 3 β 3 tied | Vines Center (2,592) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
Jan 11, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Jacksonville | W 54β37 | 18β1 (4β0) |
14 β McGhee | 9 β James | 2 β 4 tied | Vines Center (4,299) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
Jan 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Lipscomb | W 67β60 | 19β1 (5β0) |
21 β Pacheco-Ortiz | 11 β James | 4 β Homesley | Vines Center (6,008) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
Jan 23, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at North Florida | L 70β71 | 19β2 (5β1) |
19 β McGhee | 6 β Homesley | 2 β 3 Tied |
UNF Arena (2,371) Jacksonville, FL | ||||
Jan 25, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Stetson | L 43β48 | 19β3 (5β2) |
12 β Tied | 10 β James | 7 β Cuffee |
Edmunds Center (862) Deland, FL | ||||
Jan 30, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Kennesaw State | W 83β45 | 20β3 (6β2) |
16 β James | 12 β James | 4 β Pacheco-Ortiz | Vines Center (3,988) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
Feb 1, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
FGCU | W 61β46 | 21β3 (7β2) |
16 β Pacheco-Ortiz | 8 β Homesley | 3 β Homesley | Vines Center (4,413) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
Feb 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Jacksonville | W 71β62 | 22β3 (8β2) |
25 β Homesley | 8 β McGhee | 4 β Pacheco-Ortiz |
Swisher Gymnasium (816) Jacksonville, FL | ||||
Feb 8, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at North Alabama | W 74β56 | 23β3 (9β2) |
30 β Homesley | 9 β Homesley | 3 β Homesley |
Flowers Hall (957) Florence, AL | ||||
Feb 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
NJIT | W 62β49 | 24β3 (10β2) |
14 β 3 tied | 8 β Cuffee | 3 β Tied | Vines Center (4,745) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
Feb 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
North Florida | W 82β77 | 25β3 (11β2) |
28 β Homesley | 10 β James | 4 β McGhee | Vines Center (5,613) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
Feb 22, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Stetson | W 77β49 | 26β3 (12β2) |
22 β Homesley | 7 β Homesley | 5 β McGhee | Vines Center (6,762) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
Feb 27, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Kennesaw State | W 76β52 | 27β3 (13β2) |
26 β Homesley | 8 β James | 4 β James |
KSU Convocation Center (933) Kennesaw, GA | ||||
Feb 29, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Lipscomb | L 71β77 | 27β4 (13β3) |
17 β McGhee | 10 β James | 6 β Homesley |
Allen Arena (3,625) Nashville, TN | ||||
Atlantic Sun Conference tournament | |||||||||||
March 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(1) | (8) NJIT Quarterfinals |
W 55β49 | 28β4 |
14 β Homesley | 10 β James | 4 β Cuffee | Vines Center (3,042) Lynchburg, VA | |||
March 5, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(1) | (4) Stetson Semifinals |
W 66β62 | 29β4 |
26 β Homesley | 8 β Homesley | 3 β Tied | Vines Center (6,762) Lynchburg, VA | |||
March 8, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN |
(1) | (3) Lipscomb Championship |
W 73β57 | 30β4 |
16 β Tied | 9 β Homesley | 4 β Baxter-Bell | Vines Center (7,728) Lynchburg, VA | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.. |