Liberty Men’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 1, 2021 · CSM Staff
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:
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Mississippi State |
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Virginia Tech |
| 2018 | CIT | First Round win over North Carolina A&T |
| 2018 | CIT | Quarterfinal win over Central Michigan |
| 2018 | CIT | Semifinal loss to Illinois Chicago |
| 2017 | CIT | First Round win over Norfolk State |
| 2017 | CIT | Second Round win over Samford |
| 2017 | CIT | Quarterfinal loss to UMBC |
| 2013 | NCAA | Opening Round loss to North Carolina A&T |
| 2009 | CIT | First Round win over Rider |
| 2009 | CIT | Second Round loss to James Madison |
| 2004 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to St. Joseph’s |
| 1994 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to North Carolina |
*all team stats through 3/7
