2016–17 Liberty Flames basketball team
2016–17 Liberty Flames men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big South Conference |
2016–17 record | 4–3 (0–0 Big South) |
Head coach | Ritchie McKay (2nd (4th Overall) year) |
Assistant coach | Brad Soucie (2nd (4th) year) |
Assistant coach | Kyle Getter (2nd year) |
Assistant coach | Matt Olinger (1st year) |
Home arena | Vines Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston Southern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winthrop | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High Point | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Asheville | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Campbell | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Presbyterian | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gardner–Webb | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Longwood | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 Big South Tournament winner As of December 6, 2016; |
The 2016–17 Liberty Flames men's basketball team represents Liberty University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team plays its home games in Lynchburg, Virginia for the 27th consecutive season at Vines Center, with a capacity of 8,085. The team is led by Ritchie McKay, who is in his fourth season, but second season since his return to the program. They are members of the Big South Conference.
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Anthony Fields | 0 | Guard | 6'0" | 160 | Senior | Detroit, Michigan | Graduated |
Hansel Atencia | 4 | Guard | 5'10" | 175 | Freshman | Bucaramanga, Colombia | Transferred to The Master's College |
Theo Johnson | 14 | Guard/Forward | 6'7" | 205 | Junior | Sacramento, California | Transferred to Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros Suspended before the 2015-16 season. |
Evan Maxwell | 15 | Center | 6'10" | 245 | Sophomore | Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania | Transferred to Kansas |
2016–17 Newcomers
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Xzavier Barmore PG |
Seneca, South Carolina | Seneca Senior High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Jul 20, 2015 | |
Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz SG |
Ponce, Puerto Rico | Deep Run High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Mar 10, 2016 | |
Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Brock Gardner SF |
Chandler, Arizona | Tri-City Christian Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||
Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Josiah Talbert PF |
Olathe, Kansas | Olathe East High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jun 14, 2015 | |
Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Brody Hicks SG |
Roanoke, Virginia | Cave Spring High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | Nov 24, 2015 | |
Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Scottie James F |
Tarpon Springs, Florida | Tarpon Springs HS / Bradley | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||
Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Zach Farquhar G |
Cincinnati, Ohio | Sycamore High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | ||
Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Ray Chen G |
Miaoli, Taiwan | Gaston HS / Belmont Abbey | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||
Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Schedule
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 | |||||||||||
November 11, 2016* 8:35 PM |
Cairn | W 81–53 | 1–0 |
15 – Dawson | 8 – Homesley | 5 – Cabbil | Vines Center (5,449) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
November 15, 2016* 8:00 PM |
VCU | L 59–64 | 1–1 |
14 – Dawson | 4 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Vines Center (3,289) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
November 19, 2016* 7:00 PM |
at No. 6 Indiana Indiana Classic |
L 48–87 | 1–2 |
8 – Chen | 3 – Tied | 3 – Homesley | Assembly Hall (Bloomington) (12,537) Bloomington, IN | ||||
November 21, 2016* 6:00 PM |
UMass Lowell Indiana Classic |
W 84–77 | 2–2 |
21 – Kemrite | 7 – Homesley | 5 – Homesley | Vines Center (1,050) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
November 23, 2016* 2:00 PM |
Mississippi Valley State Indiana Classic |
W 70–55 | 3–1 |
22 – Homesley | 6 – Homesley | 4 – Tied | Vines Center (1,176) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
November 26, 2016* 4:00 PM |
at William & Mary | L 79-70 | 3-3 |
15 – Dawson | 4 – "Tied" | 7 – Dawson | William & Mary Hall (3,039) Williamsburg, VA | ||||
November 29, 2016* 7:00 PM, LFSN |
Central Penn Indiana Classic |
W 62-48 | 4-3 |
15 – Homesley | 11 – Homesley | 3 – Dawson | Vines Center (1,395) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
December 3, 2016* 7:00 PM |
at UNC Greensboro | - | - |
- – - | - – - | - – - | Greensboro Coliseum (-) Greensboro, NC | ||||
December 6, 2016* 7:00 PM |
Furman | - | - |
- – - | - – - | - – - | Vines Center (-) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
December 10, 2016* 2:00 PM |
Princeton | - | - |
- – - | - – - | - – - | Vines Center (-) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
December 16, 2016* 7:00 PM |
Clarks Summit | - | - |
- – - | - – - | - – - | Vines Center (-) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
December 19, 2016* 8:00 PM, ESPN3 |
at Lamar | - | - |
- – - | - – - | - – - | Montagne Center (-) Beaumont, TX | ||||
December 21, 2016* 8:00 PM |
at Houston | - | - |
- – - | - – - | - – - | Hofheinz Pavilion (-) Houston, TX | ||||
Big South Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
December 29, 2016 7:00 PM |
at Presbyterian | - | - |
- – - | - – - | - – - | Templeton Physical Education Center (-) Clinton, SC | ||||
December 31, 2016 2:00 PM |
at Charleston Southern | - | - |
- – - | - – - | - – - | CSU Field House (-) North Charleston, SC | ||||
January 3, 2017 7:00 PM |
UNC Asheville | - | - |
- – - | - – - | - – - | Vines Center (-) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
January 7, 2017 2:00 PM |
Campbell | - | - |
- – - | - – - | - – - | Vines Center (-) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
January 11, 2017 7:00 PM |
at High Point | - | - |
- – - | - – - | - – - | Millis Athletic Convocation Center (-) High Point, NC | ||||
January 14, 2017 4:30 PM |
at Radford | - | - |
- – - | - – - | - – - | Dedmon Center (-) Radford, VA | ||||
January 19, 2017 7:00 PM |
Gardner–Webb | - | - |
- – - | - – - | - – - | Vines Center (-) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
January 21, 2017 7:00 PM |
Winthrop | - | - |
- – - | - – - | - – - | Vines Center (-) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
January 26, 2017 7:00 PM |
at Longwood | - | - |
- – - | - – - | - – - | Willett Hall (-) Farmville, VA | ||||
January 28, 2017 2:00 PM |
at Campbell | - | - |
- – - | - – - | - – - | John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center (-) Buies Creek, NC | ||||
January 31, 2017 7:00 PM |
Presbyterian | - | - |
- – - | - – - | - – - | Vines Center (-) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
February 4, 2017 7:00 PM |
Radford | - | - |
- – - | - – - | - – - | Vines Center (-) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
February 9, 2017 7:00 PM |
at Gardner–Webb | - | - |
- – - | - – - | - – - | Paul Porter Arena (-) Boiling Springs, NC | ||||
February 11, 2017 2:00 PM |
Charleston Southern | - | - |
- – - | - – - | - – - | Vines Center (-) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
February 14, 2017 7:00 PM |
High Point | - | - |
- – - | - – - | - – - | Vines Center (-) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
February 18, 2017 12:00 PM |
at Winthrop | - | - |
- – - | - – - | - – - | Winthrop Coliseum (-) Rock Hill, SC | ||||
February 23, 2017 7:00 PM |
Longwood | - | - |
- – - | - – - | - – - | Vines Center (-) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
February 25, 2017 7:00 PM |
at UNC Asheville | - | - |
- – - | - – - | - – - | Kimmel Arena (-) Asheville, NC | ||||
Big South Tournament | |||||||||||
Feb 28, 2017* TBD |
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– – – | – – – | – – – | No. 1 Seed No. 1 Seed | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.. |
References
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