Liberty Flames basketball history
Liberty University (Lynchburg, VA)
Liberty Arena / The Vines Center
Conference USA (CUSA)
Current head coach:Â Ritchie McKay (2007-09, 2015-)
- Assoc. HC: Rob Jones (2022-)
- Assoc. HC: Derek Johnston (2018-)
- Asst: Joe Pierre III (2018-)
- Asst. AD/Chief of Staff: Chelsea Mangino (2016-)
- DBO: Sam Thomas (2020-)
- DPD: Zach Farquhar (2021-)
- Video: Luke McKay (2022-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships:Â 0
- Final Four Appearances:Â 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances:Â 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: Â 5Â (1994, 2004, 2013, 2019, 2021)
- NCAAT Overall Record: Â 1-5
- NIT Championships:Â 0
- NIT Appearances:Â 1Â Â (2023)
- NIT Overall Record:Â 1-1
- CIT Appearances: Â 3Â (2009, 2017, 2018)
- CIT Overall Record:Â 5-3
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: Â 1Â (1983)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record:Â 2-1
Conference Titles (Mason-Dixon, Big South, ASUN, Conference USA):
- Conference USA Regular Season Championships:Â 0
- ASUN Regular Season Championships:Â 5Â (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- Big South Regular Season Championships: Â 2Â (1997, 2004)
- Conference USA Tournament Championships:Â 0
- ASUN Tournament Championships:Â 3Â (2019, 2020, 2021)
- Big South Tournament Championships: Â 3Â (1994, 2004, 2013)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year:Â 0
- John R. Wooden Award:Â 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy:Â 0
- AP All-Americans:Â 0 Â Â
- Conference USAÂ Player of the Year:Â 0
- ASUN Player of the Year:Â 4Â (last = Darius McGhee, 2023)
- Big South Player of the Year: Â 1Â (Jesse Sanders, 2011)
Liberty head coaches:
Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
Ritchie McKay | 2007-09, 15-Pres | 244-127 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Dale Layer | 2009-15 | 82-113 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Randy Dunton | 1997-98, 2002-07 | 77-102 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Mel Hankinson | 1998-2002 | 36-77 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Meyer | 1981-97 | 259-206 | 1 | 1 (1^) | 0 |
Dale Gibson | 1978-81 | 48-46 | – | 0 | 0 |
Harley “Skeeter” Swift | 1977-78 | 7-22 | – | 0 | 0 |
Dan Manley | 1972-77 | 58-74 | – | 0 | 0 |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These tournament appearances came when the Liberty program was at the NAIA level; Liberty moved up to Division I prior to the 1988-89 season
NOTE:Â Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.Â