2022–23 Liberty Flames basketball team explained

Mode:basketball
Sex:none
Year:2022–23
Prev Year:2021–22
Team:Liberty Flames
Conference:ASUN Conference
Short Conf:ASUN
Record:27–9
Conf Record:15–3
Head Coach:Ritchie McKay
Hc Year:8th, 10th overall
Assoc Coach:Rob Jones
Asst Coach2:Derek Johnston
Asst Coach3:Joe Pierre III
Stadium:Liberty Arena
Champion:Atlantic Sun regular season co-champions
Tourney Result:Second Round

The 2022–23 Liberty Flames basketball team represented Liberty University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames were led by Ritchie McKay in the eighth season of his current stint as head coach (10th overall). They played their home games at Liberty Arena in Lynchburg, Virginia as members of the ASUN Conference.

They finished the season 24–7, 15–2 in 2022–23 ASUN Play to tie for first place in conference standings. They defeated Bellarmine and Eastern Kentucky before losing to Kennesaw State in the champion title match in the ASUN tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NIT tournament where they defeated Villanova in the first round before losing to Wisconsin in the second round.

Previous season

The Flames finished the 2021–22 season 22–11, 12–4 in ASUN play to finish in first place in the East Division. They defeated Lipscomb in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament,[1] before falling to Bellarmine in the semifinals.[2]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: Liberty Advances to ASUN Semifinals, Defeats Lipscomb. Liberty Flames. November 26, 2022. en.
  2. News:
    1. 2W Bellarmine Stuns Liberty To Play in Program's First #ASUNMadness Championship Final
    . ASUN Conference. November 26, 2022. en.
  3. News: Schedule. Liberty Flames. November 26, 2022. en.
  4. News: 2022–23 Liberty Flames Schedule. ESPN. November 26, 2022. en.