The 2016–17 Liberty Flames men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The team played its home games in

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for the 27th consecutive season at

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, with a capacity of 8,085. The team was led by

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, who was in his fourth season, but second season since his return to the program. They were members of the

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. They finished the season 21–14, 14–4 in Big South play to finish in a third place. They were upset in Quarterfinals of the Big South tournament by Radford. They were invited to the

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where they defeated

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in the first round to be champions of the Coach John McLendon Classic. In the Second Round they defeated Samford before losing in the quarterfinals to

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2015–16 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.

Departures

2016–17 Newcomers

Roster

*Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.

Schedule and results

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References

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