2015–16 Liberty Flames basketball team

2015–16 Liberty Flames men's basketball

Conference	Big South Conference
2015–16 record	6–15 (3–5 Big South)
Head coach	Ritchie McKay (1st (3rd Overall) year)
Assistant coach	Omar Mance (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Brad Soucie (1st (3rd) year)
Assistant coach	Kyle Getter (1st year)
Home arena	Vines Center

2015–16 Big South men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNC Asheville	10	–	3	.769	17	–	8	.680
Coastal Carolina	9	–	4	.692	15	–	8	.652
Winthrop	8	–	4	.667	16	–	7	.696
Liberty	8	–	5	.615	11	–	15	.423
Gardner–Webb	8	–	5	.615	13	–	12	.520
High Point	7	–	5	.583	14	–	9	.609
Radford	6	–	6	.500	13	–	11	.542
Longwood	4	–	8	.333	8	–	17	.320
Charleston Southern	4	–	9	.308	8	–	16	.333
Presbyterian	3	–	9	.250	8	–	15	.348
Campbell	2	–	11	.154	8	–	15	.348


† 2016 Big South Tournament winner As of February 6, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Liberty Flames men's basketball team will represent the Liberty University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The team will play its home games in Lynchburg, Virginia for the 26th consecutive season at Vines Center, with a capacity of 8,085. The team will be led by Ritchie McKay, who will be in his third season, but first season since his return to the program. They are members of the Big South Conference.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
David Andoh	0	Forward	78 !6'7"	220	3 !Junior	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Transferred to St. Bonaventure
Jordan Dembley	1	Guard	78 !6'1"	175	1 !Freshman	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Transferred to Williston State
Andrew Smith	11	Forward	78 !6'9"	220	4 !Senior	Pompano Beach, Florida	Graduated
Tomasz Gielo	12	Forward	78 !6'9"	220	4 !Senior	Szczecin, Poland	Transferred to Ole Miss
James Johnson	13	Forward	78 !6'10"	245	4 !Senior	San Diego, California	Graduated
Ethan Layer	15	Guard	78 !6'1"	160	3 !Junior	Forest, Virginia	Graduated
Joe Retic	23	Guard	78 !6'3"	190	3 !Junior	Indianapolis, Indiana	Transferred to Indianapolis
Peter Moller	31	Guard	78 !6'3"	185	1 !Freshman	Vaerloese, Denmark	Transferred to Metro State

2015-16 Newcomers

John Dawson, originally from Clovis, New Mexico, transferred from Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball in January and will be eligible to play in after the 2015 fall semester.

Anthony Fields, originally from Detroit, Michigan, graduated from Bradley and will be eligible immediately. Fields started his career at Wake Forest before transferring to Bradley. He averaged 1.2 points per game last season for the Braves. Fields will be a senior.

Hansel Atencia, originally from Colombia, played his high school basketball at Mountain Mission High in Grundy, Virginia. He averaged 8.5 points, 5.2 assists, 1.7 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game during his senior year.

Lovell Cabbil, originally from Arlington, Texas, played at Mansfield Summit high school where he averaged 23 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 steal per game his senior year.

Myo Baxter-Bell, originally from Dayton, Ohio, played at Chaminade Julienne Catholic High school where he averaged 14 points, 6 rebounds and shot 73% from the free throw line his senior year.

Caleb Homesly, originally from Indian Trail, North Carolina was the first commit of the 2015 class, originally recruited by former head coach Dale Layer.

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
John Dawson G	Clovis, New Mexico	Clovis High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)
John Dawson G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ryan Hiepler (W) G	Westlake Village, California	Oaks Christian High	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 24, 2015
Ryan Hiepler (W) G	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Anthony Fields G	Detroit, Michigan	Quality Education Academy (NC)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jun 5, 2015
Anthony Fields G	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Hansel Atencia G	Grundy, Virginia	Mountain Mission School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Apr 28, 2015
Hansel Atencia G	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Lovell Cabbil G	Arlington, Texas	Mansfield Summit High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Apr 23, 2015
Lovell Cabbil G	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Myo Baxter-Bell F	Dayton, Ohio	Chaminade Julienne	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Apr 28, 2015
Myo Baxter-Bell F	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Caleb Homesley G	Indian Trail, North Carolina	Porter Ridge High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 14, 2014
Caleb Homesley G	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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-04-06.

Pre-season

Events

On March 4, 2015, hours after Liberty's loss in the first round of the Big South Conference tournament, Dale Layer was relieved as head coach of the men's basketball team. Layer spent 6 seasons as the head coach, taking over when Ritchie McKay left in 2009.

On April 1, 2015, Ritchie McKay was announced as the men's basketball coach at Liberty University. McKay spent two years as the head coach for the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons before leaving to join Tony Bennett at the University of Virginia. McKay served as the Associate Head Coach for the Cavaliers for 6 seasons before returning to Liberty.

Roster

2015–16 Liberty Flames men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Fields, AnthonyAnthony Fields	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Quality Education Academy (NC)	Detroit, Michigan
1.5 !G	1	Homesley, CalebCaleb Homesley	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Porter Ridge High School	Indian Trail, North Carolina
2.5 !G/F	2	Reid, ACAC Reid	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Smithson Valley High School	Spring Branch, Texas
1.5 !G	3	Hoffman, CalvinCalvin Hoffman (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2.0 !So	Anchorage Christian School	Anchorage, Alaska
1.5 !G	4	Atencia, HanselHansel Atencia	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mountain Mission School (VA)	Colombia
2.5 !G/F	5	Kemrite, RyanRyan Kemrite	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Satch Homeschool	Conroe, Texas
1.5 !G	12	Worman, SamSam Worman (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Flint Hill School	Leesburg, Virginia
1.5 !G	13	Cabbil, LovellLovell Cabbil	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mansfield Summit High School	Arlington, Texas
5.0 !C	15	Maxwell, EvanEvan Maxwell	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	2.0 !So	Abington Heights	Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
1.5 !G	22	Dawson, JohnJohn Dawson	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Clovis High School	Clovis, New Mexico
3.5 !F	24	Talbert, EzraEzra Talbert	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Olathe East High School	Olathe, Kansas
1.5 !G	44	Hiepler, RyanRyan Hiepler (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Oaks Christian High	Westlake Village, California

Head coach

Ritchie McKay (Seattle Pacific)

Assistant coach(es)

Omar Mance (Rice)
Brad Soucie (Christian Heritage)
Kyle Getter (Hanover College)

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.

John Dawson won't be eligible until January due to transfer rules.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
November 13, 2015* 7:00 PM, LFSN	Covenant	W 64–62	1–0	15 – Maxwell	10 – Maxwell	4 – Kemrite	Vines Center (5,039) Lynchburg, VA
November 14, 2015* 7:00 PM, LFSN	Summit	W 90–52	2–0	22 – Kemrite	7 – Maxwell	5 – Atencia	Vines Center (3,499) Lynchburg, VA
November 17, 2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	William & Mary	L 59–70	2–1	13 – Fields	8 – Maxwell	3 – Fields	Vines Center (2,102) Lynchburg, VA
November 20, 2015* 2:00 PM, LFSN	Central Penn Challenge in Music City	W 86–50	3–1	21 – Maxwell	13 – Maxwell	6 – Fields	Vines Center (1,362) Lynchburg, VA
November 26, 2015* 3:00 PM	vs. Appalachian State Challenge in Music City	L 62–73	3–2	15 – Fields, Cabbil	5 – Kemrite	4 – Reid	Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN
November 27, 2015* 3:00 PM	vs. Western Michigan Challenge in Music City	L 58–68	3–3	15 – Kemrite	4 – Maxwell	6 – Fields	Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN
November 29, 2015* 2:00 PM	vs. Tulane Challenge in Music City	L 51–72	3–4	12 – Maxwell, Talbert	6 – Maxwell	5 – Cabbil	Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN
December 3, 2015 7:00 PM, LFSN/ESPN3	at Radford	L 52–56	3–5 (0–1)	24 – Maxwell	12 – Maxwell	3 – Fields	Dedmon Center (2,704) Radford, VA
December 5, 2015 2:00 PM, LFSN/ESPN3	Charleston So	L 61–68	3–6 (0–2)	20 – Reid	8 – Reid, Maxwell	4 – Fields	Vines Center (2,356) Lynchburg, VA
December 8, 2015* 7:00 PM	at Furman	L 56–79	3–7	12 – Maxwell	7 – Homesley	4 – Fields	Timmons Arena (1,206) Greenville, SC
December 12, 2015* 2:00 PM	Lamar	L 58–73	3–8	15 – Maxwell	6 – Maxwell	5 – Fields	Vines Center (1,990) Lynchburg, VA
December 17, 2015* 7:00 PM	at Princeton	L 72–77	3–9	22 – Maxwell	8 – Maxwell	4 – Dawson	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,360) Princeton, NJ
December 20, 2015* 4:00 PM	at St. Francis Brooklyn	L 55–64	3–10	15 – Dawson	10 – Dawson	3 – Cabbil	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (325) Brooklyn Heights, NY
December 27, 2015* 5:00 PM	at VCU	L 57–85	3–11	17 – Kemrite	6 – Kemrite	5 – Cabbil	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
December 29, 2015* 3:00 PM, ESPNU	at Notre Dame	L 56–73	3–12	18 – Homesley	8 – Maxwell, Kemrite	4 – Dawson	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,837) Notre Dame, IN
January 2, 2016 2:00 PM, LFSN/MASN	UNC Asheville	L 69–76	3–13 (0–3)	16 – Cabbil	10 – Homesley	5 – Fields	Vines Center (1,310) Lynchburg, VA
January 6, 2016 7:00 PM	at Coastal Carolina	W 62–61	4–13 (1–3)	18 – Dawson	6 – Cabbil	4 – Cabbil	HTC Center (1,630) Conway, SC
January 9, 2016 2:00 PM, ESPN3	Campbell	W 55–52	5–13 (2–3)	14 – Dawson	10 – Dawson	3 – Dawson	Vines Center (1,327) Lynchburg, VA
January 14, 2016 7:30 PM	at Charleston Southern	L 63–64	5–14 (2–4)	17 – Homesley	7 – Dawson	6 – Dawson	CSU Field House (877) North Charleston, SC
January 16, 2016 4:00 PM	at Winthrop	L 58–74	5–15 (2–5)	15 – Dawson	7 – Cabbil, Homesley	3 – Cabbil	Winthrop Coliseum (1,877) Rock Hill, SC
January 19, 2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Longwood	W 55–53	6–15 (3–5)	14 – Dawson	9 – Dawson	5 – Cabbil, Dawson	Vines Center (1,828) Lynchburg, VA
January 23, 2016 12:00 PM, ASN	High Point	W 69-67	7-15 (4-5)	15 – Reid	7 – Dawson	6 – Dawson	Vines Center (2,526) Lynchburg, VA
January 27, 2016 7:00 PM	at Gardner-Webb	W 69-55	8-15 (5-5)	17 – Dawson	10 – Kemrite	6 – Cabbil	Paul Porter Arena (893) Boiling Springs, NC
January 30, 2016 7:30 PM	at Presbyterian	W 65-61	9-15 (6-6)	19 – Dawson	6 – Kemrite	2 – 5 Different Players	Templeton Physical Education Center (1,616) Clinton, SC
February 2, 2016 7:00 PM	Winthrop			–	–	–	Vines Center Lynchburg, VA
February 6, 2016 7:00 PM	at High Point			–	–	–	Millis Athletic Convocation Center High Point, NC
February 13, 2016 2:00 PM	at Longwood			–	–	–	Willett Hall Farmville, VA
February 18, 2016 7:00 PM	Radford			–	–	–	Vines Center Lynchburg, VA
February 20, 2016 7:00 PM	Presbyterian			–	–	–	Vines Center Lynchburg, VA
February 25, 2016 7:00 PM	at UNC Asheville			–	–	–	Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
February 27, 2016 12:00 PM	Gardner-Webb			–	–	–	Vines Center Lynchburg, VA
Big South Tournament
March 3-6, 2016 TBD	vs.			–	–	–	John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center Buies Creek, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time..

References

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