Posting this in a thread at request of admin. Repeat in the NIT thread. Didn't want to step on any toes.
Liberty is a member of Conference USA. They finished the year 25-7 overall and 17-3 in conference which was good enough for 1st place. They won the regular season title by 4 games over their nearest rival Sam Houston St. They lost to #9 Seed Missouri State 77-69 in the opening round of their conference tournament. Missouri St. was 8-12 in league play and just 16-18 overall.
KenPom: 125
NET: 106
Liberty is 1-1 against Quad 1 teams, 1-0 against Quad 2, 9-4 against Quad 3, and 11-2 against Quad 4 teams.
The game is on ESPN 2.
Probable Starters:
Brett Decker 16.8 ppg
Kaden Metheny 13.4 ppg
Zach Cleveland - 11.8 ppg
Colin Porter 11.4 ppg
JJ Harper - 10.8 ppg
Reserves averaging double digit minutes:
Josh Smith 7.0 ppg
Zander Carter 3.2 ppg
Team Stats:
Liberty averages 78.2 points per game while giving up 70.4.
They shoot 51.4% from the floor and 39.8% from 3.
Opponents shoot 45.2% from the field and 26.0% from 3.
The Flames shoot 70.5% from the free throw line.
They have been out rebounded opponents by 3.5 boards per game and average 8.8 turnovers per contest.
Thoughts: Will we want to play and compete is the main question. If our hearts aren’t in it, well…. If we buy in to the chance to keep playing and improve then……
Liberty is a member of Conference USA. They finished the year 25-7 overall and 17-3 in conference which was good enough for 1st place. They won the regular season title by 4 games over their nearest rival Sam Houston St. They lost to #9 Seed Missouri State 77-69 in the opening round of their conference tournament. Missouri St. was 8-12 in league play and just 16-18 overall.
KenPom: 125
NET: 106
Liberty is 1-1 against Quad 1 teams, 1-0 against Quad 2, 9-4 against Quad 3, and 11-2 against Quad 4 teams.
The game is on ESPN 2.
Probable Starters:
Brett Decker 16.8 ppg
Kaden Metheny 13.4 ppg
Zach Cleveland - 11.8 ppg
Colin Porter 11.4 ppg
JJ Harper - 10.8 ppg
Reserves averaging double digit minutes:
Josh Smith 7.0 ppg
Zander Carter 3.2 ppg
Team Stats:
Liberty averages 78.2 points per game while giving up 70.4.
They shoot 51.4% from the floor and 39.8% from 3.
Opponents shoot 45.2% from the field and 26.0% from 3.
The Flames shoot 70.5% from the free throw line.
They have been out rebounded opponents by 3.5 boards per game and average 8.8 turnovers per contest.
Thoughts: Will we want to play and compete is the main question. If our hearts aren’t in it, well…. If we buy in to the chance to keep playing and improve then……
