2022-2023 Liberty Flames

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2022-2023 Liberty Flames Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
4 Stephen Burggraf Sr G 6-0 160 - Lynchburg (VA) United States N/A
25 Zach Cleveland Fr F 6-7 210 - Normal (IL) United States Normal Community West High School
11 Jonathan Jackson Jr F 6-4 180 - Overland Park (KS) United States Blue Valley High School
2 Darius McGhee Sr G 5-9 180 Jun 2, 1999 Roxboro (NC) United States Blue Ridge School
21 Gabriel McKay Sr G 6-2 190 - Lynchburg (VA) United States Liberty Christian Academy
1 Brody Peebles So SG 6-2 170 - Hartselle (AL) United States Hartselle High School
0 Colin Porter Fr G 5-10 150 - Ashland (KY) United States Paul Blazer High School
32 Blake Preston Sr C 6-9 230 - Charlotte (NC) United States Charlotte Christian School
33 Shiloh Robinson Sr PF 6-7 210 - 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 6-1 200 - Arlington (TX) United States Grace Preparatory Academy
34 Ben Southerland Fr F 6-7 190 - Cincinnati (OH) United States Sycamore High School
5 Bryson Spell So F 6-9 220 - Virginia Beach (VA) United States Cape Henry Collegiate School
23 Joseph Venzant So SG 6-3 195 - Midland (TX) United States Midland Christian High School
3 Isiah Warfield Jr PG 6-5 180 - Sewickley (PA) United States Sewickley Academy

Recent Liberty Flames History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
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

2022-2023 Liberty Flames Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Darius McGhee USBWA All-District Team (III)
Darius McGhee NABC All-District (3) First Team
Kyle Rode NABC All-District (3) Second Team
Darius McGhee AP All-American Honorable Mention
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
Colin Porter Atlantic Sun All-Tournament Team
Colin Porter Atlantic Sun All-Freshmen Team
Darius McGhee Atlantic Sun Player of the Week (Feb 20, 2023)
Darius McGhee Atlantic Sun Player of the Week (Nov 28, 2022)
Darius McGhee Atlantic Sun Player of the Week (Dec 19, 2022)
Darius McGhee Atlantic Sun Player of the Week (Dec 26, 2022)
Darius McGhee Cancun Challenge Riviera Division All-Tournament Team

2022-2023 Liberty Flames Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. McGhee C. Porter J. Venzant K. Rode S. Robinson
Rotation I. Warfield   Z. Cleveland   B. Preston
Lim PT G. McKay B. Peebles   B. Spell  
Lim PT S. Burggraf J. Jackson      
Lim PT   D. Moore      

2022-2023 Liberty Flames Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Darius McGhee 36 32.0 22.8 3.3 3.0 1.6 0.2 1.9
Kyle Rode 36 29.2 10.9 3.5 3.5 0.6 0.2 1.4
Colin Porter 36 27.4 7.8 2.6 3.8 1.4 0.1 1.6
Shiloh Robinson 36 20.8 7.6 3.6 0.9 0.4 0.6 0.9
Brody Peebles 36 16.6 7.4 1.8 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.7
Blake Preston 35 17.3 6.7 5.1 1.4 0.4 0.5 1.1
Joseph Venzant 36 21.1 4.2 5.0 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.4
Zach Cleveland 29 13.4 3.4 3.4 1.8 0.3 0.5 1.2
Isiah Warfield 35 17.9 2.9 2.3 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.6
Jonathan Jackson 21 4.5 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Gabriel McKay 20 3.8 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
Bryson Spell 19 3.2 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2
Stephen Burggraf 17 2.9 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1

2022-2023 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)
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
Myo Baxter-Bell Graduate Manager 2021-2022 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