Liberty Flames
2025-2026 Overall Rank: #93
Conference Rank: #1 Conference USA
2024-25 Record: 28-7, 13-5
2024-25 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Ritchie McKay
Coach Record: 272-134 at Liberty, 437-292 overall
Key Departed Players:
Taelon Peter, Guard, 13.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.0 apg
Kaden Metheny, Guard, 13.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.0 apg
Jayvon Maughmer, Guard, 8.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.5 apg
Owen Aquino, Forward, 8.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.1 bpg
Key Returning Players:
Zach Cleveland, Senior, Forward, 11.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 5.1 apg, 1.0 bpg
Isaiah Ihnen, Senior, Forward, 10.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg
Colin Porter, Senior, Guard, 9.1 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 4.3 apg, 1.5 spg
Brett Decker Jr., Sophomore, Guard, 4.3 ppg
Zander Yates, Senior, Forward, 3.3 ppg, 1.2 rpg
Key New Players:
J.J. Harper, Senior, Guard, Transfer from DII
Ryan Jones Jr., Transfer from Virginia Tech
Andrew Grimes, Freshman, Forward
T.J. Drain, Freshman, Forward
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.9 (120th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 63.4 (11, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.9 (13, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.5 (27, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 10.5 (17, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 38.3 (14, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 65.8 (340, 10)
Rebound Margin: -1.5 (274, 8)
Assists Per Game: 16.8 (21, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.1 (40, 1)
