2017-2018 Liberty Flames

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2017-2018 Liberty Flames Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
0 Myo Baxter-Bell So SF 6-5 255 - Cincinnati (OH) United States Chaminade-Julienne High School
3 Lovell Cabbil, Jr. Jr PG 6-3 170 Jan 13, 1997 Arlington (TX) United States Mansfield Summit High School
10 Elijah Cuffee Fr SG 6-4 185 - Poca (WV) United States Poca High School
15 Zach Farquhar Jr G 5-9 160 - Cincinnati (OH) United States Sycamore High School
14 Brody Hicks Fr G 6-4 200 - Roanoke (VA) United States Cave Spring High School
44 Ryan Hiepler RS-Jr G 6-0 175 - Camarillo (CA) United States Oaks Christian High School
1 Caleb Homesley So SG 6-6 205 Nov 27, 1996 Indian Trail (NC) United States Porter Ridge High School
33 Micah James Fr G 6-6 210 - Tarpon Springs (FL) United States Tarpon Springs High School
31 Scottie James So SF 6-8 235 Nov 7, 1996 Tarpon Springs (FL) United States Tarpon Springs High School
5 Ryan Kemrite Sr GF 6-4 200 - Conroe (TX) United States SATCH High School
20 Keegan McDowell Fr SF 6-6 180 - Cincinnati (OH) United States Moeller High School
55 Brendan Newton RS-Fr C 7-2 265 - Roanoke (VA) United States Faith Christian School
11 Jorge Pacheco-Ortiz So SG 6-1 170 Jun 21, 1998 Ponce (PR) Puerto Rico / United States Deep Run High School
24 Ezra Talbert Jr F 6-9 200 - Olathe (KS) United States Olathe East High School
30 Isaiah Williams Fr SF 6-7 225 - Dayton (OH) United States Stivers School for the Arts

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

2017-2018 Liberty Flames Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Scottie James All-Big South Second Team
Lovell Cabbil, Jr. Big South All-Tournament Team
Scottie James Big South All-Tournament Team
Elijah Cuffee Big South All-Freshman Team
Scottie James Big South Player of the Week (Feb 5, 2018)
Keegan McDowell Big South Freshman of the Week (Jan 29, 2018)
Isaiah Williams Big South Freshman of the Week (Dec 11, 2017)

2017-2018 Liberty Flames Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Pacheco-Ortiz L. Cabbil, Jr. E. Cuffee R. Kemrite S. James
Rotation   C. Homesley I. Williams    
Rotation     K. McDowell    
Rotation     M. Baxter-Bell    
Lim PT Z. Farquhar B. Hicks   E. Talbert  

2017-2018 Liberty Flames Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Scottie James 37 25.5 13.4 8.9 1.1 0.4 0.9 1.4
Lovell Cabbil, Jr. 33 32.4 11.2 4.6 3.7 1.3 0.4 2.1
Ryan Kemrite 35 32.5 10.2 2.7 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.7
Jorge Pacheco-Ortiz 37 30.6 9.9 2.5 2.5 0.9 0.1 1.5
Caleb Homesley 35 19.6 7.9 4.5 1.9 0.7 0.3 1.5
Myo Baxter-Bell 36 12.6 5.6 2.0 1.1 0.7 0.2 1.2
Elijah Cuffee 37 24.1 5.2 2.2 1.8 0.9 0.3 1.4
Isaiah Williams 30 14.0 4.2 2.2 0.7 0.3 0.2 1.3
Keegan McDowell 37 13.5 3.7 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.6
Ezra Talbert 32 7.0 2.1 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3
Zach Farquhar 18 3.2 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Brody Hicks 13 2.7 0.3 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.2

2017-2018 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 Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Director of Player Development (Virginia, 2009 to 2015)
Kyle Getter Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Radford, 2011 to 2015)
Vic Sfera Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Recruiting and Operations Coordinator (Virginia, 2014 to 2016)
Ian McCaw Athletic Director 2017-2018 Athletic Director (Baylor, 2003 to 2016)
Chelsea Mangino Director of Basketball Operations 2016-2017 Graduate Assistant (Liberty, 2015 to 2016)
Todd Wetmore Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2000-2001 N/A
Marcus Conrad Director of Player Development 2017-2018 Graduate Assistant (Liberty, 2015 to 2017)
Henry Barrera Strength and Conditioning Coach 2015-2016 N/A
Aaron Schreiner Athletic Trainer 2005-2006 N/A