2015–16 Liberty Flames basketball team

American college basketball season August 2026 March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 2015–16 Liberty Flames Liberty Flames wordmark.svg 150 Big South Conference Big South 13–19 10–8 Ritchie McKay 1st (3rd overall) Omar Mance 2nd Brad Soucie 1st (3rd) Kyle Getter 1st Vines Center The 2015–16 Liberty Flames men's basketball team represented the Liberty University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Lynchburg, Virginia for the 26th consecutive season at Vines Center, with a capacity of 8,085. The team was led by Ritchie McKay, who was in his third season, but first season since his return to the program. They were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 10–8 in Big South play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament to UNC Asheville.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-south/men/2016.html 2015-16 Men's Big South Conference Season Summary Basketball Reference August 4, 2026 Departures left horizontal 2015–16 Liberty departures 200 Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown NotesDavid Andoh 0 Forward 78 6'7" 220 3 Junior Montreal, Quebec, Canada Transferred to St. BonaventureJordan Dembley 1 Guard 78 6'1" 175 1 Freshman Minneapolis, Minnesota Transferred to Williston StateAndrew Smith 11 Forward 78 6'9" 220 4 Senior Pompano Beach, Florida GraduatedTomasz Gielo 12 Forward 78 6'9" 220 4 Senior Szczecin, Poland Transferred to Ole MissJames Johnson 13 Forward 78 6'10" 245 4 Senior San Diego, California GraduatedEthan Layer 15 Guard 78 6'1" 160 3 Junior Forest, Virginia GraduatedJoe Retic 23 Guard 78 6'3" 190 3 Junior Indianapolis, Indiana Transferred to IndianapolisPeter Moller 31 Guard 78 6'3" 185 1 Freshman Vaerloese, Denmark Transferred to Metro State 2015–16 Newcomers John Dawson, originally from Clovis, New Mexico, transferred from Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball in January and will be eligible to play in after the 2015 fall semester. Anthony Fields, originally from Detroit, Michigan, graduated from Bradley and will be eligible immediately. Fields started his career at Wake Forest before transferring to Bradley. He averaged 1.2 points per game last season for the Braves. Fields will be a senior. Hansel Atencia, originally from Colombia, played his high school basketball at Mountain Mission High in Grundy, Virginia. He averaged 8.5 points, 5.2 assists, 1.7 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game during his senior year. Lovell Cabbil, originally from Arlington, Texas, played at Mansfield Summit high school where he averaged 23 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 steal per game his senior year. Myo Baxter-Bell, originally from Dayton, Ohio, played at Chaminade Julienne Catholic High school where he averaged 14 points, 6 rebounds and shot 73% from the free throw line his senior year. Caleb Homesley, originally from Indian Trail, North Carolina was the first commit of the 2015 class, originally recruited by former head coach Dale Layer. no no 2015 John Dawson G Clovis, New Mexico Clovis High School 6 2 205 3 3 3 3 Ryan Hiepler (W) G Westlake Village, California Oaks Christian High 6 1 185 2015-06-24 Anthony Fields G Detroit, Michigan Quality Education Academy (NC) 6 0 160 2015-06-05 Hansel Atencia G Barrancabermeja, Colombia Mountain Mission School 5 10 155 2015-04-28 Lovell Cabbil G Arlington, Texas Mansfield Summit High School 6 3 155 2015-04-23 Myo Baxter-Bell F Dayton, Ohio Chaminade Julienne 6 5 255 2015-04-28 Caleb Homesley G Indian Trail, North Carolina Porter Ridge High School 6 4 175 2014-09-14 2015 2015-04-06 yes Pre-season Accolades and Rankings Events On March 4, 2015, hours after Liberty's loss in the first round of the Big South Conference tournament, Dale Layer was relieved as head coach of the men's basketball team. Layer spent 6 seasons as the head coach, taking over when Ritchie McKay left in 2009. On April 1, 2015, Ritchie McKay was announced as the men's basketball coach at Liberty University. McKay spent two years as the head coach for the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons before leaving to join Tony Bennett at the University of Virginia. McKay served as the Associate head coach for the Cavaliers for 6 seasons before returning to Liberty. Roster 2015 Liberty Flames y yes Anthony Fields 0 G 6 0 160 SR y Detroit, Michigan Quality Education Academy (NC) Caleb Homesley y 1 G 6 4 175 FR Indian Trail, North Carolina Porter Ridge High School AC Reid 2 G/F 6 5 190 SO Spring Branch, Texas Smithson Valley High School Calvin Hoffman 3 G 6 0 165 SO Anchorage, Alaska Anchorage Christian School W Hansel Atencia y 4 G 5 10 155 FR Colombia Mountain Mission School (VA) Ryan Kemrite 5 G/F 6 4 200 SO y Conroe, Texas Satch Homeschool Sam Worman 12 G 6 3 185 FR Leesburg, Virginia Flint Hill School W Lovell Cabbil 13 G 6 3 155 FR Arlington, Texas Mansfield Summit High School Evan Maxwell 15 C 6 10 245 SO Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania Abington Heights John Dawson 22 G 6 2 205 SO y Clovis, New Mexico Clovis High School Ezra Talbert 24 F 6 8 190 FR y Olathe, Kansas Olathe East High School Ryan Hiepler 44 G 6 0 180 FR Westlake Village, California Oaks Christian High W Ritchie McKay (Seattle Pacific) Omar Mance (Rice) Brad Soucie (Christian Heritage) Kyle Getter (Hanover College) Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons. John Dawson won't be eligible until January due to transfer rules. Schedule yes yes no |- !colspan=12 style="background: #0A254E; color:white;"| Regular season November 13, 2015 7:00 pm yes no Covenant Vines Center Lynchburg, VA LFSN Maxwell 15 Maxwell 10 Kemrite 4 64–62 5,039 1–0 November 14, 2015 7:00 pm yes no Summit Vines Center Lynchburg, VA LFSN Kemrite 22 Maxwell 7 Atencia 5 90–52 3,499 2–0 November 17, 2015 7:00 pm yes no William & Mary Vines Center Lynchburg, VA ESPN3 Fields 13 Maxwell 8 Fields 3 59–70 2,102 2–1 November 20, 2015 2:00 pm yes no Central Penn Vines Center Lynchburg, VA Challenge in Music City LFSN Maxwell 21 Maxwell 13 Fields 6 86–50 1,362 3–1 November 26, 2015 3:00 pm yes yes no Appalachian State Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN Challenge in Music City Fields, Cabbil 15 Kemrite 5 Reid 4 62–73   3–2 November 27, 2015 3:00 pm yes yes no Western Michigan Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN Challenge in Music City Kemrite 15 Maxwell 4 Fields 6 58–68   3–3 November 29, 2015 2:00 pm yes yes no Tulane Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN Challenge in Music City Maxwell, Talbert 12 Maxwell 6 Cabbil 5 51–72   3–4 December 3, 2015 7:00 pm yes no Radford Dedmon Center Radford, VA LFSN/ESPN3 Maxwell 24 Maxwell 12 Fields 3 52–56 2,704 3–5 0–1 December 5, 2015 2:00 pm no Charleston Southern Vines Center Lynchburg, VA LFSN/ESPN3 Reid 20 Reid, Maxwell 8 Fields 4 61–68 2,356 3–6 0–2 December 8, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Furman Timmons Arena Greenville, SC Maxwell 12 Homesley 7 Fields 4 56–79 1,206 3–7 December 12, 2015 2:00 pm yes no Lamar Vines Center Lynchburg, VA Maxwell 15 Maxwell 6 Fields 5 58–73 1,990 3–8 December 17, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Princeton Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ Maxwell 22 Maxwell 8 Dawson 4 72–77 1,360 3–9 December 20, 2015 4:00 pm yes yes no St. Francis Brooklyn Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn Heights, NY Dawson 15 Dawson 10 Cabbil 3 55–64 325 3–10 December 27, 2015 5:00 pm yes yes no VCU Siegel Center Richmond, VA Kemrite 17 Kemrite 6 Cabbil 5 57–85 7,637 3–11 December 29, 2015 3:00 pm yes yes no Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN ESPNU Homesley 18 Maxwell, Kemrite 8 Dawson 4 56–73 8,837 3–12 January 2, 2016 2:00 pm no UNC Asheville Vines Center Lynchburg, VA LFSN/MASN Cabbil 16 Homesley 10 Fields 5 69–76 1,310 3–13 0–3 January 6, 2016 7:00 pm no yes no Coastal Carolina HTC Center Conway, SC Dawson 18 Cabbil 6 Cabbil 4 62–61 1,630 4–13 1–3 January 9, 2016 2:00 pm no no Campbell Vines Center Lynchburg, VA ESPN3 Dawson 14 Dawson 10 Dawson 3 55–52 1,327 5–13 2–3 January 14, 2016 7:30 pm no yes no Charleston Southern CSU Field House North Charleston, SC Homesley 17 Dawson 7 Dawson 6 63–64 877 5–14 2–4 January 16, 2016 4:00 pm no yes no Winthrop Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC Dawson 15 Cabbil, Homesley 7 Cabbil 3 58–74 1,877 5–15 2–5 January 19, 2016 7:00 pm no no Longwood Vines Center Lynchburg, VA ESPN3 Dawson 14 Dawson 9 Cabbil, Dawson 5 55–53 1,828 6–15 3–5 January 23, 2016 12:00 pm no no High Point Vines Center Lynchburg, VA ASN Reid 15 Dawson 7 Dawson 6 69–67 2,526 7–15 4–5 January 27, 2016 7:00 pm no yes no Gardner–Webb Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC Dawson 17 Kemrite 10 Cabbil 6 69–55 893 8–15 5–5 January 30, 2016 7:30 pm no yes no Presbyterian Templeton Physical Education Center Clinton, SC Dawson 19 Kemrite 6 5 Different Players 2 65–61 1,616 9–15 6–5 February 2, 2016 7:00 pm no no Winthrop Vines Center Lynchburg, VA ESPN3 Maxwell, Dawson 20 Dawson 7 Fields, Dawson 5 88–77 1,953 10–15 7–5 February 6, 2016 7:00 pm no yes no High Point Millis Athletic Convocation Center High Point, NC Reid 16 Dawson 7 Fields 5 80–76 1,750 11–15 8–5 February 13, 2016 2:00 pm no yes no Longwood Willett Hall Farmville, VA Reid 20 Dawson 7 Fields 8 69–68 1,900 12–15 9–5 February 18, 2016 7:00 pm no no Radford Vines Center Lynchburg, VA ESPN3 Dawson 22 Dawson 7 Dawson, Fields 4 69–67 2,802 12–16 9–6 February 20, 2016 7:00 pm no no Presbyterian Vines Center Lynchburg, VA ESPN3 Reid 18 Cabbil 6 Dawson 8 79–73 4,323 12–17 9–7 February 25, 2016 7:00 pm no yes no UNC Asheville Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC Reid 11 Maxwell 5 Cabbil, Fields, Homesley 1 56–73 1,645 12–18 9–8 February 27, 2016 12:00 pm no no Gardner–Webb Vines Center Lynchburg, VA ASN Homesley 22 Cabbil 6 Dawson, Reid 5 86–81 2,800 13–18 10–8 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0A254E; color:white;"| Big South tournament March 4, 2016 2:00 pm yes no no UNC Asheville Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC Quarterfinals ESPN3 Dawson 15 Homesley, Kemrite 4 Fields 3 49–80 1,505 13–19 AP Poll Eastern Time. 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