2022β23 Liberty Flames basketball | |
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Atlantic Sun regular season co-champions | |
NIT, Second Round | |
Conference | ASUN Conference |
Record | 27β9 (15β3 ASUN) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Rob Jones |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Liberty Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kennesaw State β | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 14 | .622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stetson | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lipscomb | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Alabama | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Florida | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bellarmine* | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Queens* | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Gulf Coast | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Arkansas | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023 ASUN tournament winner |
The 2022β23 Liberty Flames basketball team represented Liberty University in the 2022β23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames were led by Ritchie McKay in the eighth season of his current stint as head coach (10th overall). They played their home games at Liberty Arena in Lynchburg, Virginia as members of the ASUN Conference.
They finished the season 24β7, 15β2 in 2022β23 ASUN Play to tie for first place in conference standings. They defeated Bellarmine and Eastern Kentucky before losing to Kennesaw State in the champion title match in the ASUN tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NIT tournament where they defeated Villanova in the first round before losing to Wisconsin in the second round.
The Flames finished the 2021β22 season 22β11, 12β4 in ASUN play to finish in first place in the East Division. They defeated Lipscomb in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament, [1] before falling to Bellarmine in the semifinals. [2]
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Roster |
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Regent | W 104β38 | 1β0 |
Liberty Arena (3,885) Lynchburg, VA | |||||||
November 11, 2022* 8:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ |
at No. 20 Alabama | L 59β95 | 1β1 |
Coleman Coliseum (10,270) Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||||
November 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
North Carolina Central | W 79β63 | 2β1 |
Liberty Arena (3,262) Lynchburg, VA | |||||||
November 18, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southern Miss CancΓΊn Challenge campus-site game |
L 72β76 | 2β2 |
Liberty Arena (3,576) Lynchburg, VA | |||||||
November 22, 2022* 8:30 pm, CBSSN |
vs.
Northwestern CancΓΊn Challenge Riviera Division semifinals |
L 52β66 | 2β3 |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (321) CancΓΊn, Mexico | |||||||
November 23, 2022* 6:00 pm, CBSSN |
vs.
Bradley CancΓΊn Challenge Riviera Division consolation |
W 55β44 | 3β3 |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (271) CancΓΊn, Mexico | |||||||
November 26, 2022* 5:00 pm |
Delaware State | W 80β53 | 4β3 |
Liberty Arena (3,081) Lynchburg, VA | |||||||
December 2, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Maryland Eastern Shore | W 79β59 | 5β3 |
Liberty Arena (3,213) Lynchburg, VA | |||||||
December 6, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Virginia University of Lynchburg | W 101β49 | 6β3 |
Liberty Arena (2,694) Lynchburg, VA | |||||||
December 12, 2022* 8:00 pm |
at Oral Roberts | L 70β84 | 6β4 |
Mabee Center (4,422) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
December 17, 2022* 12:30 pm, ESPN+ |
vs.
Bryant Hall of Fame Classic |
W 82β62 | 7β4 |
MassMutual Center Springfield, MA | |||||||
December 19, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Grambling State | W 75β56 | 8β4 |
Liberty Arena (2,379) Lynchburg, VA | |||||||
December 21, 2022* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Mid-Atlantic Christian | W 88β50 | 9β4 |
Liberty Arena (2,326) Lynchburg, VA | |||||||
ASUN Conference regular season | |||||||||||
December 29, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Bellarmine | W 70β53 | 10β4 (1β0) |
Freedom Hall (2,805) Louisville, KY | |||||||
January 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Lipscomb | W 77β48 | 11β4 (2β0) |
Liberty Arena (2,437) Lynchburg, VA | |||||||
January 5, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Jacksonville State | W 75β41 | 12β4 (3β0) |
Liberty Arena (2,280) Lynchburg, VA | |||||||
January 8, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Eastern Kentucky | L 59β62 | 12β5 (3β1) |
McBrayer Arena (3,216) Richmond, KY | |||||||
January 12, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
North Alabama | W 72β54 | 13β5 (4β1) |
Liberty Arena (2,537) Lynchburg, VA | |||||||
January 14, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Central Arkansas | W 82β62 | 14β5 (5β1) |
Liberty Arena (3,648) Lynchburg, VA | |||||||
January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Jacksonville | W 66β52 | 15β5 (6β1) |
Swisher Gymnasium (1,014) Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
January 21, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at North Florida | W 73β62 | 16β5 (7β1) |
UNF Arena (1,559) Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
January 26, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Stetson | W 74β45 | 17β5 (8β1) |
Liberty Arena (3,591) Lynchburg, VA | |||||||
January 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Florida Gulf Coast | W 74β57 | 18β5 (9β1) |
Liberty Arena (4,007) Lynchburg, VA | |||||||
February 2, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Austin Peay | W 82β70 | 19β5 (10β1) |
Dunn Center (1,452) Clarksville, TN | |||||||
February 4, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Lipscomb | L 64β69 | 19β6 (10β2) |
Allen Arena (3,567) Nashville, TN | |||||||
February 9, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Bellarmine | W 70β50 | 20β6 (11β2) |
Liberty Arena (3,149) Lynchburg, VA | |||||||
February 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Eastern Kentucky | W 83β73 | 21β6 (12β2) |
Liberty Arena (3,961) Lynchburg, VA | |||||||
February 16, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Kennesaw State | L 81β88 | 21β7 (12β3) |
KSU Convocation Center (3,059) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
February 18, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Jacksonville State | W 79β55 | 22β7 (13β3) |
Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,455) Jacksonville, AL | |||||||
February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Queens | W 85β77 | 23β7 (14β3) |
Curry Arena (762) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
February 24, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Queens | W 73β53 | 24β7 (15β3) |
Liberty Arena (4,041) Lynchburg, VA | |||||||
ASUN tournament | |||||||||||
February 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(2) | (8) Bellarmine Quarterfinals |
W 76β56 | 25β7 |
Liberty Arena (3,407) Lynchburg, VA | ||||||
March 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(2) | (3) Eastern Kentucky Semifinals |
W 79β73 | 26β7 |
Liberty Arena (4,043) Lynchburg, VA | ||||||
March 5, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(2) | at (1) Kennesaw State Championship |
L 66β67 | 26β8 |
KSU Convocation Center (3,805) Kennesaw, GA | ||||||
NIT | |||||||||||
March 14, 2023* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(3) |
Villanova First Round β Oregon Bracket |
W 62β57 | 27β8 |
Liberty Arena (3,252) Lynchburg, VA | ||||||
March 19, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPN+ |
(3) | at (2)
Wisconsin Second Round β Oregon Bracket |
L 71β75 | 27β9 |
Kohl Center (10,436) Madison, WI | ||||||