Liberty Men’s Basketball 2025 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 9, 2025 · CSM Staff
 
Liberty Flames
 
Conference USA (28-6, 13-5)
 
 
Big Wins: 11/25 McNeese (62-58), 3/6 at Middle Tennessee (86-81)
Bad Losses: 1/2 Western Kentucky (70-71), 1/16 UTEP (70-72)
Coach: Ritchie McKay
 
Probable Starters:
Owen Aquino, Junior, Forward, 8.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.1 bpg
Zach Cleveland, Junior, Forward, 11.0 ppg, 5.1 apg, 6.3 rpg
Colin Porter, Junior, Guard, 9.3 ppg, 4.3 apg, 1.6 spg
Jayvon Maughmer, Senior, Guard, 8.8 ppg, 1.5 apg, 4.4 rpg
Kaden Metheny, Senior, Guard, 13.5 ppg, 2.0 apg
 
Key Role Players:
Zander Yates, Junior, Forward, 3.2 ppg, 1.2 rpg
Taelon Peter, Senior, Guard, 13.9 ppg, 1.1 apg, 4.1 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 76.2 (113th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.3 (9, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.8 (16, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.9 (15, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 10.4 (18, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 38.0 (19, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 66.2 (329, 10)
Rebound Margin: -0.8 (249, 8)
Assists Per Game: 16.6 (29, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.2 (35, 2)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2023 NIT First Round win over Villanova
2023 NIT Second Round loss to Wisconsin
2021 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Oklahoma State
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 3/9