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2019–20 Liberty Flames basketball
2019–20 Liberty Flames basketball
The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase champions; D.C. Holiday Hoops Classic champions
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	24–3 (10–2 ASUN)
Head coach	Ritchie McKay (5th (7th Overall) season);
Assistant coaches	Brad Soucie (5th (7th) season); Derek Johnston (2nd season); Kevin Anderson (2nd season);
Home arena	Vines Center
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

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2019–20 ASUN men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Liberty†	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
* Ineligible for the 2020 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2020 ASUN Tournament winner

The 2019–20 Liberty Flames men's basketball team represents Liberty University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team play its home games in Lynchburg, Virginia for the 30th consecutive and final season at Vines Center, with a capacity of 8,085. The team is 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 Atlantic Sun Conference.

Previous season

They were first-year members of the ASUN conference. They finished the season 29–7, 14–2 in ASUN play to finish in second place. They defeated Lipscomb to win the championship game of the ASUN Tournament. The Flames appeared in the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in program history as a 12 seed in the East bracket. They defeated the 5-seed Mississippi State 80-76 in their first-round game at San Jose. In the round of 32, the Flames' season came to an end after falling to 4-seeded #16 Virginia Tech 67-58. This marked Liberty's highest seeding in the NCAA tournament and its first March Madness victory in school history.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
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

2019-20 Newcomers

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Marten Maide G	Charlotte, North Carolina	Carmel Christian School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A	Jan 2, 2018
Marten Maide G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Colton Reed G	Wake Forest, North Carolina	Roanoke College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Colton Reed G	Star ratings: 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
Shiloh Robinson F	Star ratings: 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
Kyle Rode F	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2019–20 Liberty Flames men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Myo Baxter-Bell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	RS Sr	Chaminade Julieen High School	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	1	Caleb Homesley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Porter Ridge High School	Indian Trail, North Carolina
G	2	Darius McGhee	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	So	Blue Ridge School	Roxboro, North Carolina
G	4	Tytist Dean (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	North High School	St. Paul, Minnesota
G	5	Marten Maide	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Carmel Christian School	Charlotte, North Carolina
G/F	10	Elijah Cuffee	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Liberty Christian Academy	Poca, West Virginia
G	11	Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Deep Run High School	Ponce, Puerto Rico
G	13	Luke McKay (W)	—	—	Fr	Liberty Christian Academy	Lynchburg, Virginia
G	15	Colton Reed (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	RS So	Roanoke Maroons	Wake Forest, North Carolina
F	22	Kyle Rode	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Lexington Christian Academy	Lexington, Kentucky
G	25	Josh Price	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	RS Fr	Carmel Christian School	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	31	Scottie James	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Sr	Bradley	Tarpon Springs, Florida
F	32	Blake Preston	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	RS Fr	Charlotte Christian School	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	33	Shiloh Robinson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Kearney High School	Kearney, Nebraska
C	55	Brendan Newton	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS So	Faith Christian High	Roanoke, Virginia

Head coach

Ritchie McKay (Seattle Pacific)

Assistant coach(es)

Brad Soucie (Christian Heritage)
Derek Johnston (Alabama-Huntsville)
Devin Anderson (Richmond)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Radford	W 66–60	1–0	18 – Homesley	6 – Tied	2 – 6 tied	Vines Center (7,872) Lynchburg, VA
Nov 10, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	UMES	W 66–55	2–0	22 – James	16 – James	6 – Homesley	Vines Center (3,090) Lynchburg, VA
Nov 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	South Carolina State	W 65–39	3–0	12 – Pacheco-Ortiz	12 – James	4 – Tied	Vines Center (3,084) Lynchburg, VA
Nov 16, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN3	at East Carolina The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase	W 77–57	4–0	25 – Homesley	9 – Tied	4 – Tied	Williams Arena (4,527) Greenville, NC
Nov 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Navy	W 55–48	5–0	13 – McGhee	9 – James	3 – 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 89–48	6–0	17 – Rode	5 – Rode	4 – 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 71–59	7–0	14 – Rode	12 – James	4 – 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 62–49	8–0	14 – Pacheco-Ortiz	6 – Tied	3 – Cuffee	Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (300) Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 29, 2019* 2:00 pm	Kentucky Christian	W 88–42	9–0	15 – James	7 – James	4 – McGhee	Vines Center (2,717) Lynchburg, VA
Dec 2, 2019* 10:00 pm	Trinity Baptist	W 87–28	10–0	15 – Cuffee	9 – Preston	5 – Tied	Vines Center (3,164) Lynchburg, VA
Dec 8, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPNU	at Grand Canyon Jerry Colangelo Classic	W 70–61	11–0	17 – Homesley	5 – 4 tied	4 – Tied	Talking Stick Resort Arena (5,406) Phoenix, AZ
Dec 14, 2019* 8:00 pm, SECN+	at Vanderbilt	W 61–56	12–0	18 – Baxter-Bell	11 – James	5 – Pacheco-Ortiz	Memorial Gymnasium (9,045) Nashville, TN
Dec 20, 2019* 5:00 pm, FloHoops	vs. Towson DC Holiday Hoops	W 66–54	13–0	16 – Pacheco-Ortiz	6 – James	4 – Cuffee	Entertainment and Sports Arena (707) Washington, D.C.
Dec 21, 2019* 3:30pm, FloHoops	vs. Akron DC Holiday Hoops	W 80–67	14–0	16 – Homesley	6 – Tied	6 – Baxter-Bell	Entertainment and Sports Arena (942) Washington, D.C.
Dec 29, 2019* 1:30 pm, SECN+	at LSU	L 57–74	14–1	12 – Tied	4 – Cuffee	6 – Homesley	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,193) Baton Rouge, LA
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
Jan 2, 2020 5:00pm, ESPNU	at FGCU	W 59–46	15–1 (1–0)	24 – Homesley	6 – Homesley	4 – Baxter-Bell	Alico Arena (3,305) Fort Myers, FL
Jan 4, 2020 4:00pm, ESPN+	at NJIT	W 65–38	16–1 (2–0)	20 – Homesley	10 – James	4 – Pacheco-Ortiz	Wellness and Events Center (1,004) Newark, NJ
Jan 9, 2020 7:00pm, ESPN+	North Alabama	W 63–52	17–1 (3–0)	16 – Baxter-Bell	7 – James	3 – 3 tied	Vines Center (2,592) Lynchburg, VA
Jan 11, 2020 5:00pm, ESPN+	Jacksonville	W 54–37	18–1 (4–0)	14 – McGhee	9 – James	2 – 4 tied	Vines Center (4,299) Lynchburg, VA
Jan 18, 2020 7:00pm, ESPN+	Lipscomb	W 67–60	19–1 (5–0)	21 – Pacheco-Ortiz	11 – James	4 – Homesley	Vines Center (6,008) Lynchburg, VA
Jan 23, 2020 7:00pm, ESPN+	at North Florida	L 70–71	19–2 (5–1)	19 – McGhee	6 – Homesley	2 – 3 Tied	UNF Arena (2,371) Jacksonville, Fl
Jan 25, 2020 4:00pm, ESPN+	at Stetson	L 43–48	19–3 (5–2)	12 – Tied	10 – James	7 – Cuffee	Edmunds Center (862) Deland, FL
Jan 30, 2020 7:00pm, ESPN+	Kennesaw State	W 83–45	20–3 (6–2)	16 – James	12 – James	4 – Pacheco-Ortiz	Vines Center (3,988) Lynchburg, VA
Feb 1, 2020 7:00pm, ESPN+	FGCU	W 61–46	21–3 (7–2)	16 – Pacheco-Ortiz	8 – Homesley	3 – Homesley	Vines Center (4,413) Lynchburg, VA
Feb 6, 2020 7:00pm, ESPN+	at Jacksonville	W 71–62	22–3 (8–2)	25 – Homesley	8 – McGhee	4 – Pacheco-Ortiz	Swisher Gymnasium (816) Jacksonville, FL
Feb 8, 2020 4:30pm, ESPN+	at North Alabama	W 74–56	23–3 (9–2)	30 – Homesley	9 – Homesley	3 – Homesley	Flowers Hall (957) Florence, AL
Feb 15, 2020 7:00pm, ESPN+	NJIT	W 62–49	24–3 (10–2)	14 – 3 tied	8 – Cuffee	3 – Tied	Vines Center (4,745) Lynchburg, VA
Feb 20, 2020 7:00pm, ESPN+	North Florida	W 82–77	25–3 (11–2)	28 – Homesley	10 – James	4 – McGhee	Vines Center Lynchburg, VA
Feb 22, 2020 5:00pm, ESPN+	Stetson						Vines Center Lynchburg, VA
Feb 27, 2020 7:00pm, ESPN+	at Kennesaw State						KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, Ga
Feb 29, 2020 5:00pm, ESPN+	at Lipscomb						Allen Arena Nashville, TN
Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament
March 3, 2020 TBA	Quarterfinals						TBD TBD
March 5, 2020 TBA	TBA Semifinals						TBD TBD
March 5, 2020 TBA, ESPN	at TBA Championship						TBD TBD
NCAA Tournament
March 19, 2020* TBA	vs. TBA First Round						TBD TBD
March 20, 2020* TBA	vs. TBD First Round						TBD TBD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time..

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References

^ http://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?PID=36961&teamID=6

[1] ttp://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?PID=36961&teamID=6

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