2017–18 Liberty Flames men's basketball team

2017–18 Liberty Flames men's basketball

Conference	Big South Conference
2017–18 record	0-0 (0-0 Big South)
Head coach	Ritchie McKay (3rd (5th Overall) season)
Assistant coach	Brad Soucie (3rd (5th) season)
Assistant coach	Kyle Getter (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Vic Sfera (2nd season)
Home arena	Vines Center

2017-18 Big South men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Campbell	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Charleston Southern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Gardner–Webb	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
High Point	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Liberty	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Longwood	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Presbyterian	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Radford	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UNC Asheville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Winthrop	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2018 Big South Tournament winner

The 2017–18 Liberty Flames men's basketball team represented Liberty University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Lynchburg, Virginia for the 28th consecutive season at Vines Center, with a capacity of 8,085. The team was led by Ritchie McKay, who was in his fifth season, but third season since his return to the program. They were members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season

The Flames finished the season 21–14, 14–4 in Big South play to finish in a third place. They were upset in Quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament by Radford. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Norfolk State in the First Round to be champions of the Coach John McLendon Classic. In the Second Round they defeated Samford before losing in the Quarterfinals to UMBC.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
AC Reid	2	Guard	78 !6'5"	190	3 !Junior	Spring Branch, Texas	Transferred to Tennessee State
Xzavier Barmore	4	Guard	78 !6'0"	165	1 !Freshman	Seneca, South Carolina	Transferred to College of Central Florida
Ray Chen	13	Guard	78 !6'1"	185	5 !Graduate Student	Miaoli, Taiwan	Graduated
John Dawson	22	Guard	78 !6'2"	205	4 !Senior	Clovis, New Mexico	Graduated
Josiah Talbert	34	Forward	78 !6'8"	210	1 !Freshman	Olathe, Kansas	Transferred

2017–18 Newcomers

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Elijah Cuffee G	Poca, West Virginia	Liberty Christian Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
Elijah Cuffee G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Keegan McDowell G	Cincinnati, Ohio	Moeller High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
Keegan McDowell G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jay Barber G	Lynchburg, Virginia	Liberty Christian Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
Jay Barber G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Brendan Newton C	Roanoke, Virginia	Faith Christian School	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	235 lb (107 kg)
Brendan Newton C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Isaiah Williams F	Dayton, Ohio	Akron	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
Isaiah Williams F	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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2017–18 Liberty Flames men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
3.5 !F	0	Baxter-Bell, MyoMyo Baxter-Bell	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Chaminade Julieen High School	Dayton, Ohio
1.5 !G	1	Homesley, CalebCaleb Homesley	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Porter Ridge High School	Indian Trail, North Carolina
1.5 !G	3	Cabbil, LovellLovell Cabbil	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Mansfield Summit High School	Arlington, Texas
2.5 !G/F	5	Kemrite, RyanRyan Kemrite	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Satch Homeschool	Conroe, Texas
2.5 !G/F	10	Cuffee, ElijahElijah Cuffee	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Liberty Christian Academy	Poca, West Virginia
1.5 !G	11	Pacheco-Ortiz, GeorgieGeorgie Pacheco-Ortiz	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Deep Run High School	Ponce, Puerto Rico
3.5 !F	12	Gardner, BrockBrock Gardner	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Tri-City Christian Academy	Chandler, Arizona
1.5 !G	14	Hicks, BrodyBrody Hicks	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cave Spring High School	Roanoke, VA
1.5 !G	15	Farquhar, ZachZach Farquhar (W)	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Sycamore High School	Cincinnati, Ohio
2.5 !G/F	20	McDowell, KeeganKeegan McDowell	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Moeller High School	Cincinnati, Ohio
3.5 !F	24	Talbert, EzraEzra Talbert	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Olathe East High School	Olathe, Kansas
3.5 !F	31	James, ScottieScottie James	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Bradley	Tarpon Springs, Florida
3.5 !F	33	Barber, JayJay Barber	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Liberty Christian Academy	Lynchburg, Virginia
1.5 !G	44	Hiepler, RyanRyan Hiepler (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Oaks Christian High	Westlake Village, California
5.0 !C	55	Newton, BrendanBrendan Newton	86 !7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Faith Christian High	Roanoke, Virginia
3.5 !F		Williams, IsaiahIsaiah Williams	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Akron	Dayton, Ohio

Head coach

Ritchie McKay (Seattle Pacific)

Assistant coach(es)

Brad Soucie (Christian Heritage)
Kyle Getter (Hanover College)
Vic Sfera (Memphis)

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^#	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017	Clarks Summit		–	–	–	Vines Center Lynchburg, VA
November 14, 2017 TBD	at Wake Forest		–	–	–	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
November 17, 2017* TBA, TBD	Mercer Paradise Jam		–	–	–	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 19, 2017* TBA, TBD	Drexel or Houston Paradise Jam		–	–	–	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 20, 2017* TBA, TBD	Colorado, Drake, Quinnipiac or Wake Forest Paradise Jam		–	–	–	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 25, 2017	Toccoa Falls		–	–	–	Vines Center Lynchburg, VA
November 27, 2017	Howard		–	–	–	Vines Center Lynchburg, VA
December 2, 2017	UNC Greensboro		–	–	–	Vines Center Lynchburg, VA
December 4, 2017	at Georgia State		–	–	–	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
December 8, 2017	Maryland Eastern Shore		–	–	–	Vines Center Lynchburg, VA
December 16, 2017	Kentucky Christian		–	–	–	Vines Center Lynchburg, VA
December 21, 2017	vs. Fort Wayne New Orleans Classic		–	–	–	Xavier University Academic Convocation Center New Orleans, LA
December 22, 2017	vs. Alabama State or Louisiana Tech New Orleans Classic		–	–	–	Xavier University Academic Convocation Center New Orleans, LA
Big South Regular Season
TBD			–	–	–
Big South Tournament
	Quarterfinals	0–0
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time..

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References

↑ "Liberty Announces 2017-18 Men's Basketball Non-Conference Schedule | Liberty Flames". www.liberty.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-27.

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