2023-2024 Liberty Flames

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2023-2024 Liberty Flames Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
24 Curtis Blair III Fr PG 6-6 210 - Richmond (VA) United States Steward School
25 Zach Cleveland So F 6-7 215 - Normal (IL) United States Normal Community West High School
12 Jaylen Davis Fr GF 6-5 180 - Richmond (KY) United States Madison Central High School
21 Gabriel McKay Sr G 6-2 180 - Lynchburg (VA) United States Liberty Christian Academy
3 Kaden Metheny Sr G 5-10 170 - Morgantown (WV) United States University High School
1 Brody Peebles Jr SG 6-2 170 - Hartselle (AL) United States Hartselle High School
0 Colin Porter So G 5-9 170 - Ashland (KY) United States Paul Blazer High School
33 Shiloh Robinson Sr PF 6-7 235 - Kearney (NE) United States Kearney High School
22 Kyle Rode Sr SF 6-7 220 - Lexington (KY) United States Lexington Christian Academy
10 J.C. Shirer, Jr. Fr G 6-3 190 - Arlington (TX) United States Grace Preparatory Academy
34 Ben Southerland Fr F 6-7 210 - Cincinnati (OH) United States Sycamore High School
5 Bryson Spell So F 6-9 225 - Virginia Beach (VA) United States Cape Henry Collegiate School
23 Joseph Venzant Jr SG 6-3 200 - Midland (TX) United States Midland Christian High School
11 Zander Yates So PF 6-7 225 - Germantown (TN) United States Houston High School
45 Kai Yu Fr C 7-0 240 - Zhuhai China Link Year Prep

Recent Liberty Flames History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 18-14 (7-9) 4th (C-USA) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 27-9 (15-3) 1st (A-Sun) Runner Up NIT 2nd Rnd
2021-2022 22-11 (12-4) 2nd (A-Sun) 3rd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 23-6 (11-2) 1st (A-Sun) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2019-2020 30-4 (13-3) 1st (A-Sun) Champion N/A
2018-2019 29-7 (14-2) 1st (A-Sun) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2017-2018 22-15 (9-9) 5th (Big South) Runner Up CIT 4th Rnd
2016-2017 21-14 (14-4) 3rd (Big South) 2nd Rnd CIT 3rd Rnd
2015-2016 13-19 (10-8) 5th (Big South) 2nd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 8-24 (2-16) 11th (Big South) 1st Rnd N/A
2013-2014 11-21 (5-11) 10th (Big South) 1st Rnd N/A
2012-2013 15-21 (6-10) 9th (Big South) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2011-2012 14-18 (9-9) 5th (Big South) 2nd Rnd N/A
2010-2011 19-13 (13-5) 2nd (Big South) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 15-16 (10-8) 5th (Big South) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 23-12 (12-6) 3rd (Big South) 2nd Rnd CIT 2nd Rnd
2007-2008 16-16 (7-7) 4th (Big South) 2nd Rnd N/A
2006-2007 14-17 (8-6) 3rd (Big South) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 7-23 (3-13) 8th (Big South) 1st Rnd N/A
2004-2005 13-15 (11-5) 2nd (Big South) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 18-15 (12-4) 1st (Big South) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2002-2003 14-14 (8-8) 3rd (Big South) 2nd Rnd N/A

2023-2024 Liberty Flames Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Kyle Rode Myrtle Beach Invitational MVP
Kyle Rode NABC All-District (11) First Team
Zach Cleveland NABC All-District (11) Second Team
Kyle Rode USBWA Player of the Week (Nov 19, 2023)
Zach Cleveland C-USA All-Conference Second Team
Kyle Rode C-USA All-Conference Second Team
Kaden Metheny C-USA All-Conference Third Team
Joseph Venzant C-USA All-Defensive Team
Zach Cleveland C-USA Player of the Week (Feb 5, 2024)
Kyle Rode C-USA Player of the Week (Nov 20, 2023)
Kyle Rode C-USA Player of the Week (Nov 13, 2023)
Kyle Rode C-USA Player of the Week (Mar 10, 2024)
Ben Southerland C-USA Freshman of the Week (Dec 18, 2023)

2023-2024 Liberty Flames Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters C. Porter K. Metheny J. Venzant Z. Cleveland K. Rode
Rotation     B. Peebles S. Robinson  
Lim PT   J. Shirer, Jr. B. Southerland G. McKay  
Lim PT       Z. Yates  
Lim PT       B. Spell  

2023-2024 Liberty Flames Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Kyle Rode 32 30.6 14.2 4.9 2.5 0.8 0.1 1.1
Kaden Metheny 32 32.0 13.4 3.4 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.9
Zach Cleveland 32 28.8 11.8 6.2 4.0 0.9 1.2 2.8
Brody Peebles 32 21.4 10.7 1.9 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.8
Colin Porter 32 31.1 7.9 2.8 3.9 0.7 0.0 1.3
Joseph Venzant 30 23.8 5.4 6.4 0.6 1.1 0.5 0.9
Shiloh Robinson 31 14.5 5.0 2.8 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4
Gabriel McKay 32 8.6 2.1 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.4
Zander Yates 28 5.5 1.9 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2
J.C. Shirer, Jr. 7 5.1 1.9 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.3
Ben Southerland 25 6.2 1.7 1.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3
Bryson Spell 14 4.5 0.9 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0

2023-2024 Liberty Flames Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Ritchie McKay Head Coach 2015-2016 Associate Head Coach (Virginia, 2009 to 2015)
Derek Johnston Associate Head Coach 2022-2023 Assistant Coach (Liberty, 2018 to 2022)
Rob Jones Associate Head Coach 2022-2023 Associate Head Coach (Richmond, 2015 to 2022)
Joe Pierre Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Director of Player Development (Liberty, 2018 to 2021)
Luke McKay Video Coordinator 2022-2023 Graduate Manager (Liberty, 2021 to 2022)
Ian McCaw Athletic Director 2017-2018 Athletic Director (Baylor, 2003 to 2016)
Robb Hornett Director of Sports Performance 2023-2024 Strength and Conditioning Coach (Santa Cruz Warriors, 2017 to 2018)
Sam Thomas Director of Basketball Operations 2022-2023 Director of Video Operations (Liberty, 2021 to 2022)
Todd Wetmore Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2000-2001 N/A
Dre McLean Graduate Manager 2023-2024 N/A
Elijah Cuffee Graduate Manager 2023-2024 N/A
Stephen Burggraf Graduate Manager 2023-2024 N/A
Zach Farquhar Director of Player Development 2022-2023 Player Personnel Coordinator (Liberty, 2021 to 2022)
Aaron Schreiner Athletic Trainer 2005-2006 N/A