#71 Liberty Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
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2022-2023 Overall Rank: #71
Conference Rank: #1 ASUN
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2021-22 Record: 22-11, 12-4
2021-22 Postseason: None
Coach: Ritchie McKay
Coach Record: 199-104 at Liberty, 364-262 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Keegan McDowell, Guard, 9.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 0.8 apg
Micaiah Abii, Forward, 3.1 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.8 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Darius McGhee, Senior, Guard, 24.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.6 apg
Shiloh Robinson, Senior, Forward, 9.5 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.1 apg
Kyle Rode, Senior, Forward, 9.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 4.2 apg
Blake Preston, Senior, Forward, 6.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.0 apg
Brody Peebles, Sophomore, Guard, 5.4 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 1.2 apg
Joseph Venzant, Sophomore, Guard, 3.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 0.6 apg
Isiah Warfield, Junior, Guard, 1.7 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0.7 apg
 
Key New Players:
Zach Cleveland, Freshman, Forward
Gabriel McKay, Junior, Guard, Transfer from JC
Colin Porter, Freshman, Guard
JC Shirer, Freshman, Forward
Ben Southerland, Freshman, Forward
Bryson Spell, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.4 (113th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 63.5 (31, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.3 (32, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.3 (35, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 10.3 (8, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 38.2 (8, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.6 (47, 2)
Rebound Margin: 2.9 (90, 4)
Assists Per Game: 14.7 (63, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.6 (83, 3)