2021-2022 Liberty Flames

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2021-2022 Liberty Flames Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
24 Micaiah Abii So F 6-7 260 - Frisco (TX) United States Liberty High School
4 Stephen Burggraf Jr G 6-0 160 - Lynchburg (VA) United States N/A
0 Drake Dobbs So PG 6-2 175 - Eden Prairie (MN) United States Eden Prairie High School
11 Jonathan Jackson So F 6-4 210 - Overland Park (KS) United States Blue Valley High School
20 Keegan McDowell Sr SF 6-6 180 - Cincinnati (OH) United States Moeller High School
2 Darius McGhee Sr G 5-9 180 Jun 2, 1999 Roxboro (NC) United States Blue Ridge School
21 Gabriel McKay Jr G 6-2 180 - Lynchburg (VA) United States Liberty Christian Academy
13 D.J. Moore Fr G 6-3 185 - Worthington (OH) United States Worthington Christian High School
1 Brody Peebles Fr SG 6-2 170 - Hartselle (AL) United States Hartselle High School
32 Blake Preston Jr C 6-9 240 - Charlotte (NC) United States Charlotte Christian School
33 Shiloh Robinson Jr PF 6-7 235 - Kearney (NE) United States Kearney High School
22 Kyle Rode Jr SF 6-7 220 - Lexington (KY) United States Lexington Christian Academy
5 Bryson Spell RS-Fr F 6-9 225 - Virginia Beach (VA) United States Cape Henry Collegiate School
23 Joseph Venzant Fr SG 6-3 200 - Midland (TX) United States Midland Christian High School
3 Isiah Warfield So PG 6-5 180 - Sewickley (PA) United States Sewickley Academy

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

2021-2022 Liberty Flames Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Darius McGhee USBWA All-District Team (III)
Darius McGhee NABC All-District (3) First Team
Darius McGhee Atlantic Sun Player of the Year
Darius McGhee Atlantic Sun First Team All-Conference
Kyle Rode Atlantic Sun Second Team All-Conference
Darius McGhee Atlantic Sun All-Tournament Team
Darius McGhee Atlantic Sun Player of the Week (Dec 27, 2021)
Darius McGhee Atlantic Sun Player of the Week (Feb 28, 2022)
Darius McGhee Atlantic Sun Player of the Week (Jan 18, 2022)
Darius McGhee Diamond Head Classic MVP
Darius McGhee Diamond Head Classic All-Tournament Team

2021-2022 Liberty Flames Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. McGhee J. Venzant K. McDowell K. Rode S. Robinson
Rotation I. Warfield       B. Preston
Lim PT D. Moore B. Peebles M. Abii    
Lim PT S. Burggraf G. McKay J. Jackson    
Lim PT D. Dobbs        

2021-2022 Liberty Flames Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Darius McGhee 33 33.6 24.6 4.5 3.6 1.2 0.2 3.0
Keegan McDowell 30 31.4 9.9 3.7 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.7
Shiloh Robinson 33 27.9 9.5 4.4 1.1 0.5 0.5 1.5
Kyle Rode 33 30.0 9.0 4.5 4.2 0.8 0.2 1.8
Blake Preston 31 13.7 6.0 4.7 1.0 0.3 0.4 1.2
Brody Peebles 33 16.6 5.4 1.9 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.8
Joseph Venzant 33 21.2 3.8 4.4 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.8
Micaiah Abii 25 9.3 3.0 1.8 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.6
Drake Dobbs 10 7.7 1.9 1.2 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.9
Isiah Warfield 32 13.5 1.7 1.5 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.4
Jonathan Jackson 21 3.4 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
D.J. Moore 25 6.1 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.3
Stephen Burggraf 12 3.9 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3

2021-2022 Liberty Flames Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Ritchie McKay Head Coach 2015-2016 Associate Head Coach (Virginia, 2009 to 2015)
Brad Soucie Associate Head Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (Liberty, 2015 to 2018)
Derek Johnston Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (Alabama-Huntsville, 2014 to 2018)
Joe Pierre Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Director of Player Development (Liberty, 2018 to 2021)
Sam Thomas Director of Video Operations 2021-2022 Graduate Assistant (Liberty, 2018 to 2021)
Ian McCaw Athletic Director 2017-2018 Athletic Director (Baylor, 2003 to 2016)
Todd Wetmore Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2000-2001 N/A
Luke McKay Graduate Manager 2021-2022 N/A
Myo Baxter-Bell Graduate Manager 2021-2022 N/A
Kevin Anderson Director of Player Development 2021-2022 Assistant Coach (Liberty, 2018 to 2021)
Henry Barrera Strength and Conditioning Coach 2015-2016 N/A
Aaron Schreiner Athletic Trainer 2005-2006 N/A