Season Outlook: Liberty

School: Liberty
Conference: Atlantic Sun
Arena: Vines Center
Head Coach: Ritchie McKay (6th Season)
2019-20 Overall Record: 30-4
2019-20 Conference Record: 13-3
Starters R/L: 2/3
Letterwinners R/L: 9/5
Newcomers: 5
Roster Breakdown (Sr., Jr., So., Fr.): 3/3/5/5

2019/2020 Team Stats
Points Per Game: 68.6
Rebounds Per Game: 33.3
Assists Per Game: 13.1
Steals Per Game: 5.6
Turnovers Per Game: 9.4
Blocks Per Game: 2.8
Field Goal %: 47.9%
Three Point %: 36.6%
Free Throw %: 71.3%

Season Outlook
The Flames had to be one of the most disappointed teams to miss out on the 2020 men’s postseason, as they had a 30-4 record and were Atlantic Sun Conference tourney champions. Head coach Ritchie McKay has earned two contract extensions since his return to Liberty (he was head coach as well from 2007-09) and has steered the program to four straight seasons with 20 or more victories. The team outscored opponents by almost 15 points per game last year, but the roster is now without its top three scorers from 2019-20. It’s possible that two sophomores will be become starters for Liberty as the team reloads; it does return junior guard Darius McGhee, who started all 34 games last year and shot right at 39 percent from 3-point range while averaging nearly 10 points per contest.