Liberty

Official Name: 
Liberty University
Nickname: 
Flames
Mailing Address: 

1971 University Boulevard
Lynchburg, VA 24502

Telephone: 
(434) 582-2292
Fax: 
(434) 582-2076
Enrollment: 
8,500
Arena: 

Vines Center
Capacity: 9,000
Year Opened: 1990

School Colors: 
Red, White and Blue
Conference: 

Big South (since 1992)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(2) 1994 and 2004
0-2 record (.000)

NIT Appearances: 

None

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 1983
2-1 record (.667)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Jeff Meyer (16 years from 1982-97, 259-206 record, .557)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Karl Hess (2,373 points from 1977-80 when school was classified as a small college)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Steve Isaacs (1,130 from 1980-83 when school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Matt Hildebrand (41 points as senior vs. Charleston Southern on 2/19/94)

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Matt Hildebrand* (41 vs. Charleston southern)
February 19, 1994 (senior/18.1 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time Liberty mark set by Bailey Alston (46 vs. Ferrum, Va., on 2-26-88).

1

2

Total

Liberty

45

45

90

Charleston Southern

37

44

81

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Aluma

5-7

0-0

1-5

11

Williams

2-8

1-3

1-4

6

Toomer

4-7

0-0

3-4

14

Hildebrand

9-13

0-0

19-20

41

Anthony

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Benton

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Dixon

5-8

0-0

5-10

15

Chapman

0-3

0-0

3-4

3

Totals

25-48

8-16

32-47

90

Percentages

.521

.500

.681

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Larrick

5-8

3-6

0-0

13

Burks

9-17

0-0

3-4

21

Hourruitiner

2-6

0-1

1-1

5

McPherson

3-8

3-5

0-0

9

Frisch

0-1

0-1

0-0

0

Colburn

2-6

0-0

0-1

4

Gordon

0-5

0-0

0-0

0

Daniels

6-9

0-1

3-4

15

Latson

3-11

0-0

4-4

10

Kellner

2-3

0-0

0-0

4

Totals

32-74

6-14

11-14

81

Percentages

.432

.429

.786

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Dan Manley

5

1973-77

58-74

.439

1975

17-11

Harley "Skeeter" Swift

1

1978

7-22

.241

1978

7-22

Dale Gibson

3

1979-81

48-46

.511

1980

28-11

Jeff Meyer

16

1982-97

259-206

.557

1992

22-7

Randy Dunton

6

1998, 2003-07

77-102

.430

2004

18-15

Mel Hankinson

4

1999-2002

36-77

.319

2000

14-14

Ritchie McKay

2

2008-09

39-28

.582

2009

23-12

Dale Layer

2

2010, 1911

34-29

.540

2011

19-13

  • All-Time W-L Record: 558-584 (.489) from 1973 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Liberty (VA) moved up to major-college status in 1989
  • Dunton served as interim coach in 1997-98 before returning to the school as full-fledged head coach in 2002-03.