College Basketball - Big South Conference
Liberty Flames
| Location: Lynchburg, Virginia University Founded: 1971 Enrollment: 20,000  Nickname: Flames Mascot: Eagle School Colors: Red, white and navy blue Joined the Big South: 1991 Varsity Sports: 18 U. President: Jerry Falwell, Jr. Director of Athletics: Jeff Barber Basketball Head Coach: Ritchie Mckay Conference (Co-) Champions: BS Reg. Season: 2004 BS Tournament: '94, 2004 Basketball Arena: Vines Center Current Capacity: 9,000 |
The Flames is the name given to the men’s basketball team of the Liberty University which is part of the Big South conference and competes in the NCAA Division I-AA.
The team plays its home games at the Vines Center and Coach Ritchie McKay is the current Basketball head coach in the male category.
The team’s main rivalries are with the schools UNC Ashville, Winthrop.
The Flames have won 1 conference title and 2 tournament titles with the Big South Conference.
Last season 2007-2008, the flames had a convincing period by finishing 16-16 overall and 7-7 in conference. For this new season 2008-09, the Flames in hands of its Coach Ritchie Mckay is looking for a place in the conference tournament and a much better record.
Liberty 2009/2010 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time/Result |
| 13-Nov | at George Mason | L 76-72 |
| 14-Nov | Southern Virginia | W 89-53 |
| 17-Nov | No. 23 Clemson | L 79-39 |
| 19-Nov | Old Dominion | L 73-41 |
| 22-Nov | at Notre Dame | L 91-72 |
| 24-Nov | at Northwestern | L 69-53 |
| 27-Nov | vs. Mississippi Valley State | W 72-53 |
| 28-Nov | vs. Tennessee State | W 63-60 |
| 3-Dec | Charleston Southern | W 69-53 |
| 5-Dec | Coastal Carolina | L 73-58 |
| 12-Dec | Kentucky Christian | W 99-39 |
| 15-Dec | Shawnee State | W 70-45 |
| 19-Dec | Houghton College | Cancelled |
| 29-Dec | at UCF | L 82-58 |
| 30-Dec | vs. Buffalo | L 81-64 |
| 2-Jan | at Virginia Military | W 110-102 |
| 7-Jan | at Presbyterian | W 77-67 |
| 9-Jan | at Winthrop | L 65-62 |
| 14-Jan | Gardner-Webb | W 68-57 |
| 16-Jan | North Carolina-Asheville | L 74-70 |
| 21-Jan | at High Point | L 81-53 |
| 23-Jan | at Radford | W 60-55 |
| 28-Jan | Virginia Military | W 91-73 |
| 4-Feb | Winthrop | L 67-43 |
| 6-Feb | Presbyterian | W 60-57 |
| 11-Feb | at North Carolina-Asheville | 7:00 PM ET |
| 13-Feb | at Gardner-Webb | 7:00 PM ET |
| 16-Feb | Radford | 7:00 PM ET |
| 20-Feb | High Point | 7:00 PM ET |
| 25-Feb | at Coastal Carolina | 7:00 PM ET |
| 27-Feb | at Charleston Southern | 7:30 PM ET |