Goodbye Gentle Giant

In an unexpected announcement last month, Liberty Flames Men’s Basketball Head Coach Ritchie McKay said center Evan Maxwell would be transferring at the end of the academic year. Maxwell had a break-out season for the Flames, averaging 10 points and five rebounds per game after averaging just two points and one rebound per game the season before. “Honestly, I was […]

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For the last time

Lady Flames senior class plays final game at home The Lady Flames locked up the second seed for the 2016 Big South Conference Championship, despite losing to the Presbyterian Blue Hose 57-49 on Senior Day Saturday, March 5, at the Vines Center. Liberty earned the No. 2 seed for the second time in three years. “It hurts but I find […]

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Till next year

Flames could not stop UNC Asheville The Liberty men’s basketball team saw its season come to a quick and abrupt end Friday, March 4 in the second round of the Big South Championship in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The No. 5-seeded Flames trailed from the beginning and were never able to recover in an 80-49 loss at the hands of […]

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Baby, bye bye bye

‘It might sound crazy, but it ain’t no lie’ the Flames secured a first round bye Live by the three, die by the three. In the regular season finale against the Gardner Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs, the Liberty Flames men’s basketball team did just that in an 86-81 Senior Day victory, Feb. 27. The Flames could not have asked for a […]

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Lady Flames oust Lancers

Head Coach Carey Green gets 400th career victory in 67-47 rout of Longwood Liberty University women’s basketball Head Coach Carey Green grabbed his 400th career win when the Lady Flames defeated the Longwood Lancers 67-47 Feb. 27 at the Vines Center. “I’m really thankful that God led me here to Liberty,” Green said. “I think it’s the greatest school in […]

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A long time coming

Lady Flames lose to Coastal Carolina for the first time in more than 20 years The Lady Flames Basketball team fell to Big South foe Coastal Carolina 58-51 in the fnal conference meeting between the two teams Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Vines Center. It was the first time in more than 20 years the Chanticleers had beaten the Lady […]

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Young guns stay hot

The Flames knock off Winthrop and High Point to keep the win streak rolling Liberty took down Big South opponent Winthrop 88-77, for the first time since 2010, in a men’s basketball showdown on Tuesday, Feb. 2 in the Vines Center. Both teams carried a winning streak into the game. The Flames won their previous four games, and Winthrop won […]

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Journey with Kearney

Lady Flames redshirt senior post player having career year in her final season It may come as a shock, but Catherine Kearney did not always want to play basketball. As a young girl, she wanted to be a ballerina, but a summer growth spurt combined with a knack for scoring brought her into basketball. Born into a basketball family, Kearney […]

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Defenseless Defenders

Four Flames hit double-figures in scoring during 38-point win over Summit For the second straight season, the Liberty Flames men’s basketball team improved to 2-0, after trouncing Division III opponent Summit Defenders, 90-52, Nov. 14. From opening tip, the Flames looked to get sophomore center Evan Maxwell involved. The 6-foot-10-inch big man beelined straight to the low block, as he […]

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From the Desk

Dozens of layups are made during the course of a basketball game, but on Nov. 2, 2014, one layup stood out from the rest. After being diagnosed with terminal cancer in the form of a brain tumor during her senior year of high school, Lauren Hill decided she would still make her dream come true. She was determined to play […]

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Tich’s Take

College basketball can be ugly. Like, step-sister in Cinderella on a bad day right after she wakes up ugly. Scoring droughts can last as long as it takes to make a frozen pizza. Some guards cannot dribble, some big men cannot finish at the rim and some coaches just cannot help themselves with the amount of hair gel they use. […]

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