Liberty Men's Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Liberty Flames

Atlantic Sun (23-5, 11-2)

 
 
Big Wins: 11/26 at Mississippi State (84-73), 11/28 South Carolina (78-62), 1/2 at Lipscomb (66-50)
Bad Losses: 11/29 TCU (52-56), 1/1 at Lipscomb (70-77), 1/15 at Stetson (59-65)
Coach:  Ritchie McKay
 
Probable Starters:
Darius McGhee, Junior, Guard, 15.6 ppg, 2.1 apg, 4.4 rpg
Chris Parker, Senior, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 3.5 apg
Elijah Cuffee, Senior, Guard, 9.6 ppg, 1.7 apg
Blake Preston, Sophomore, Forward, 8.9 ppg, 6.4 rpg
Kyle Rode, Sophomore, Forward, 7.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Keegan McDowell, Junior, Guard, 6.9 ppg, 1.3 apg
Shiloh Robinson, Sophomore, Forward, 4.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg
Drake Dobbs, Freshman, Guard, 4.0 ppg, 1.3 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.9 (88th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 59.6 (3, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 49.1 (16, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.9 (48, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 10.3 (9, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 39.1 (8, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 77.7 (21, 7)
Rebound Margin: 3.8 (65, 1)
Assists Per Game: 15.9 (35, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.7 (5, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019NCAARound of 64 win over Mississippi State
2019NCAARound of 32 loss to Virginia Tech
2018CITFirst Round win over North Carolina A&T
2018CITQuarterfinal win over Central Michigan
2018CITSemifinal loss to Illinois Chicago
2017CITFirst Round win over Norfolk State
2017CITSecond Round win over Samford
2017CITQuarterfinal loss to UMBC
2013NCAAOpening Round loss to North Carolina A&T
2009CITFirst Round win over Rider
2009CITSecond Round loss to James Madison
2004NCAARound of 64 loss to St. Joseph's
1994NCAARound of 64 loss to North Carolina
 
*all team stats through 3/7