Liberty Flames
Conference USA (28-6, 13-5)
Big Wins: 11/25 McNeese (62-58), 3/6 at Middle Tennessee (86-81)
Bad Losses: 1/2 Western Kentucky (70-71), 1/16 UTEP (70-72)
Coach: Ritchie McKay
Probable Starters:
Owen Aquino, Junior, Forward, 8.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.1 bpg
Zach Cleveland, Junior, Forward, 11.0 ppg, 5.1 apg, 6.3 rpg
Colin Porter, Junior, Guard, 9.3 ppg, 4.3 apg, 1.6 spg
Jayvon Maughmer, Senior, Guard, 8.8 ppg, 1.5 apg, 4.4 rpg
Kaden Metheny, Senior, Guard, 13.5 ppg, 2.0 apg
Key Role Players:
Zander Yates, Junior, Forward, 3.2 ppg, 1.2 rpg
Taelon Peter, Senior, Guard, 13.9 ppg, 1.1 apg, 4.1 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 76.2 (113th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.3 (9, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.8 (16, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.9 (15, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 10.4 (18, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 38.0 (19, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 66.2 (329, 10)
Rebound Margin: -0.8 (249, 8)
Assists Per Game: 16.6 (29, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.2 (35, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2023 | NIT | First Round win over Villanova |
2023 | NIT | Second Round loss to Wisconsin |
2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Oklahoma State |
2019 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Mississippi State |
2019 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Virginia Tech |
2018 | CIT | First Round win over North Carolina A&T |
2018 | CIT | Quarterfinal win over Central Michigan |
2018 | CIT | Semifinal loss to Illinois Chicago |
2017 | CIT | First Round win over Norfolk State |
2017 | CIT | Second Round win over Samford |
2017 | CIT | Quarterfinal loss to UMBC |
2013 | NCAA | Opening Round loss to North Carolina A&T |
2009 | CIT | First Round win over Rider |
2009 | CIT | Second Round loss to James Madison |
2004 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to St. Joseph's |
1994 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to North Carolina |
*all team stats through 3/9