2020–21 Liberty Flames basketball team

2020–21 Liberty Flames basketball
2020–21 Liberty Flames basketball
Atlantic Sun regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	ASUN Conference
Record	23–6 (11–2 ASUN)
Head coach	Ritchie McKay (6th (8th overall) season);
Assistant coaches	Brad Soucie (6th (8th) season); Derek Johnston (3rd season); Joe Pierre III (1st season);
Home arena	Liberty Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 ASUN men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Liberty †	11	–	2	.846	23	–	6	.793
Bellarmine *	10	–	3	.769	14	–	8	.636
Lipscomb	9	–	6	.600	15	–	12	.556
North Florida	6	–	6	.500	8	–	15	.348
North Alabama *	7	–	8	.467	13	–	11	.542
Florida Gulf Coast	4	–	5	.444	10	–	8	.556
Stetson	7	–	9	.438	12	–	15	.444
Jacksonville	5	–	9	.357	11	–	13	.458
Kennesaw State	2	–	13	.133	5	–	19	.208
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period Jacksonville suspended their season on February 26, 2021

† 2021 ASUN Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Liberty Flames men's basketball team represented Liberty University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team plays its home games in Lynchburg, Virginia for the inaugural season at Liberty Arena, with a capacity of 4,000. The team was led by Ritchie McKay, who was in the sixth season of his current stint as head coach and eighth overall. Liberty was a third-year member of the ASUN Conference. They finished the season 23-6, 11-2 in ASUN Play to finish in ASUN regular season champions. They defeated Kennesaw State, Stetson, and North Alabama to be champions of the ASUN tournament. They received the ASUN’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Oklahoma State.

Previous season

The Flames finished the 2019–20 season 30–4, 13–3 in ASUN play to finish in first place in their third season in the ASUN. They defeated NJIT, Stetson, and Lipscomb in the championship game to win the ASUN tournament.

The team officially qualified for the NCAA tournament but it was cancelled as a result of the global pandemic.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Myo Baxter-Bell	0	Forward	6'5"	255	RS Senior	Cincinnati	Graduated
Caleb Homesley	1	Forward	6'6"	205	RS Senior	Indian Trail, North Carolina	Graduated
Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz	11	Guard	6'1"	170	Senior	Ponce, Puerto Rico	Graduated
Scottie James	31	Forward	6'8"	235	RS Senior	Tarpon Springs, Florida	Graduated
Brandon Newton	55	Center	7'2"	235	Sophomore	Roanoke, Virginia	Transferred to Trevecca Nazarene

2020-21 Newcomers

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Drake Dobbs G	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Eden Prairie High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Jan 3, 2019
Drake Dobbs G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Isiah Warfield G	Sewickley, Pennsylvania	Sewickley Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A	Mar 28, 2019
Isiah Warfield G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
Jonathan Jackson G	Overland Park, Kansas	Blue Valley High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A	Nov 13, 2019
Jonathan Jackson G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Micaiah Abii F	Frisco, Texas	Liberty High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A
Micaiah Abii F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Chris Parker G	Plano, Texas	Henderson State	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Chris Parker G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2020–21 Liberty Flames men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Drake Dobbs	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	Eden Prairie HS	Eden Prairie, MN
G	1	Chris Parker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr	Henderson State	Plano, TX
G	2	Darius McGhee	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	Jr	Blue Ridge School	Roxboro, NC
G	3	Isiah Warfield	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Sewickley Academy	Monaca, PA
G	4	Tytist Dean (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	North HS	St. Paul, MN
G	5	Marten Maide	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	RS Fr	Carmel Christian School	Charlotte, NC
G/F	10	Elijah Cuffee	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Liberty Christian Academy	Poca, WV
G	11	Jonathan Jackson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Blue Valley HS	Overland Park, KS
G	15	Colton Reed (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	RS Jr	Roanoke	Wake Forest, NC
G/F	20	Keegan McDowell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	RS Jr	Moeller HS	Cincinnati, OH
G	21	Luke McKay (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr	Liberty Christian Academy	Lynchburg, VA
F	22	Kyle Rode	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	Lexington Christian Academy	Lexington, KY
F	24	Micaiah Abii	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Liberty HS	Frisco, TX
G	25	Josh Price	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	RS So	Carmel Christian School	Charlotte, NC
F	32	Blake Preston	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	RS So	Charlotte Christian School	Charlotte, NC
F	33	Shiloh Robinson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	Kearney HS	Kearney, NE

Head coach

Ritchie McKay (Seattle Pacific)

Assistant coach(es)

Brad Soucie (Christian Heritage)
Derek Johnston (Alabama-Huntsville)
Joe Pierre III (Oklahoma State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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 25, 2020* 5:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. Purdue Space Coast Challenge	L 64–77	0–1	21 – McGhee	6 – Tied	4 – 3 tied	Titan FieldHouse (0) Melbourne, FL
Nov 26, 2020* 6:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. Mississippi State Space Coast Challenge	W 84–73	1–1	23 – McGhee	5 – Preston	10 – Parker	Titan FieldHouse (0) Melbourne, FL
Nov 28, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPNews	vs. South Carolina Hall of Fame Classic semifinals	W 78–62	2–1	18 – Rode	6 – Tied	5 – Parker	T-Mobile Center (0) Kansas City, MO
Nov 29, 2020* 3:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. TCU Hall of Fame Classic final	L 52–56	2–2	15 – McGhee	9 – McGhee	2 – Preston	T-Mobile Center (0) Kansas City, MO
Dec 3, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Saint Francis (PA)	W 78–62	3–2 Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=2020–21_Liberty_Flames_basketball_team Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia. Navigácia: Veda > Analytika Antropológia Aplikované vedy Bibliometria Dejiny vedy Encyklopédie Filozofia vedy Forenzné vedy Humanitné vedy Knižničná veda Kryogenika Kryptológia Kulturológia Literárna veda Medzidisciplinárne oblasti Metódy kvantitatívnej analýzy Metavedy Metodika Metodológia vedy Náboženstvo a veda Náučná literatúra Podvody vo vede Popularizácia vedy Potravinárstvo Prírodné vedy Pseudoveda Scientometria Spoločenské vedy Teórie Teatrológia Technické vedy Technika Terminológia Umenie Výskum Veda Veda a technika podľa štátu Veda a technika podľa kontinentu Veda a technika podľa roka Veda v kozme Vedci Vedecká literatúra Vedecké databázy Vedecké experimenty Vedecké konferencie Vedecké metódy Vedecké ocenenia Vedecké organizácie Vedecké parky Vedeckí spisovatelia Vzdelávanie Záhady Príbuzné výrazy: Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia. www.astronomia.sk \| www.biologia.sk \| www.botanika.sk \| www.dejiny.sk \| www.economy.sk \| www.elektrotechnika.sk \| www.estetika.sk \| www.farmakologia.sk \| www.filozofia.sk \| Fyzika \| www.futurologia.sk \| www.genetika.sk \| www.chemia.sk \| www.lingvistika.sk \| www.politologia.sk \| www.psychologia.sk \| www.sexuologia.sk \| www.sociologia.sk \| www.veda.sk I www.zoologia.sk