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2015–16 Liberty Flames Basketball Team
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 2016 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament, Big South tournament to 2015–16 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team, UNC Asheville. Departures 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, Detroit, Michigan, ...
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Ritchie McKay
Ritchie Lawrence McKay (born April 22, 1965) is an American basketball coach who is in his second stint as the head coach of the Liberty Flames basketball, Liberty Flames of Liberty University. McKay for the previous six seasons had been the associate head coach to Tony Bennett (basketball), Tony Bennett for the Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball, Virginia Cavaliers at the University of Virginia. He had previously been the head coach of New Mexico Lobos men's basketball, New Mexico, Oregon State Beavers men's basketball, Oregon State, Colorado State Rams men's basketball, Colorado State, and Portland State Vikings men's basketball, Portland State. On April 3, 2009, McKay was hand-selected by Bennett and lured from his head coaching position at Liberty to become associate head coach at Virginia. On April 1, 2015, he returned as head coach of the Liberty Flames. McKay holds the Liberty school record for single-season wins, with his team attaining a record of 30–4 (as of March 9, ...
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Forest, Virginia
Forest is a census-designated place (CDP) in eastern Bedford County, Virginia, United States. The population was 11,709 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Forest is located at (37.370723, −79.266801). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.89%, is water. Economy Forest is a suburban part of metropolitan Lynchburg, containing many subdivided properties carved from and around surrounding farms and woodlands. The Ivy Hill community is the largest development and is built around the Ivy Hill Golf Course. The community has been experiencing rapid growth and development over the past 20 years, especially after U.S. Route 221 (Forest Road) was widened to four lanes in 2009. The growth of commercial businesses and housing, which slowed during the Great Recession, is expected to continue into the near future. Forest has no real town center since the origin ...
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Arlington, Texas
Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and is a principal city of the metropolis and region. The city had a population of 394,266 in 2020, making it the second-largest city in the county after Fort Worth, Texas, Fort Worth and the third-largest city in the metropolitan area, after Dallas and Fort Worth. Arlington is the List of United States cities by population, 50th-most populous city in the United States, the List of cities in Texas by population, seventh-most populous city in the state of Texas, and the largest city in the state that is not a county seat. Arlington is home to the University of Texas at Arlington, a major urban research university, the Arlington Assembly plant used by General Motors, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV, Texas Health Resources, Mensa International, and D ...
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Grundy, Virginia
Grundy is a town in Buchanan County, Virginia, Buchanan County, Virginia, United States, an area located within the Appalachian Mountains region. It is the county seat of Buchanan County. The town is home to the Appalachian School of Law. The population was 875 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Legislation establishing Buchanan County in 1858 designated a plot of land at the confluence of the Levisa Fork River and Slate Creek as the seat of government for the county and directed the erection of the county courthouse on the plot, which marked the beginnings of what would be Grundy. Although originally developed along the Levisa Fork River, which provided a transportation and power waterway, the town suffered from nine major floods since 1929 that have caused extensive damage, the last of which occurred in 1977. It is notable for having major businesses relocated in the 21st century to higher ground to prevent such damage in the future. A mountain opposite the historic ...
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Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Peru and Ecuador to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia is divided into 32 Departments of Colombia, departments. The Capital District of Bogotá is also the List of cities in Colombia by population, country's largest city hosting the main financial and cultural hub. Other major urban areas include Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Colombia, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Cúcuta, Ibagué, Villavicencio and Bucaramanga. It covers an area of 1,141,748 square kilometers (440,831 sq mi) and has a population of around 52 million. Its rich cultural heritage—including language, religion, cuisine, and art—reflects its history as a co ...
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Hansel Atencia
Hansel Giovanny Atencia Suarez (born 24 May 1997) is a Colombian-Spanish basketball player for CB Estudiantes, Estudiantes of the Spanish LEB Oro. He is a member of the Colombia men's national basketball team, Colombia national basketball team. Playing career College career Atencia averaged a team-leading 17.5 points and 5.3 assists during his senior season at The Master's University and was named to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, NAIA All-American Second Team. Professional career After graduating from college, Atencia signed with Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball), Úrvalsdeild karla club Þór Akureyri men's basketball, Þór Akureyri in June 2019. He appeared in 21 games for Þór in the Úrvalsdeild before the final game and the playoffs where canceled due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Iceland, coronavirus pandemic in Iceland, averaging 18.2 points and 5.6 assists. The following season, Atencia stayed in the Úrvalsdeild, signing with Haukar men's b ...
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons Men's Basketball
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represents Wake Forest University in NCAA Division I college basketball and competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Through the years, the program has produced many NBA players, among them are Hall of Famer Tim Duncan, 12× All-Star Chris Paul, 1× All-Star Jeff Teague, Sixth Man of the Year Rodney Rogers, and 1× All-Star Josh Howard. The Demon Deacons have won the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament four times, in 1961, 1962, 1995, and 1996. Wake Forest has appeared in 23 NCAA tournaments, most recently appearing in 2017. The current coach is Steve Forbes, who was hired on April 30, 2020. History Dave Odom era (1989–2001) In 1989, Wake Forest would name Dave Odom as its new head coach. During his 12 seasons, Odom led the Demon Deacons to back-to-back ACC men's basketball tournament championship's in 1995 where the team defeated North Carolina and 1996 by defeating Georgia Tech. Tim Duncan would also ...
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Bradley Braves Men's Basketball
The Bradley Braves men's basketball team represents Bradley University, located in Peoria, Illinois, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They compete as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. The Braves are currently coached by Brian Wardle and play their home games at Carver Arena. Bradley has appeared in nine NCAA Tournaments, including two Final Fours and national championship games in 1950 and 1954. They last appeared in the NCAA tournament in 2019 (they qualified for the 2020 tournament which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic), and last reached the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in 2006. The Braves have also appeared in the National Invitation Tournament 23 times with an all-time NIT record of 27–20 and have won four NIT championships (1957, 1960, 1964, and 1982), second only to St. John's in appearances (30) and titles (5). Until the introduction of the Vegas 16 tournament in 2016, the program was invited to the initial offering of every national postseas ...
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Detroit
Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of United States cities by population, 26th-most populous city in the United States and the largest U.S. city on the Canada–United States border. The Metro Detroit area, home to 4.3 million people, is the second-largest in the Midwestern United States, Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area and the 14th-largest in the United States. The county seat, seat of Wayne County, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit is a significant cultural center known for its contributions to music, art, architecture and design, in addition to its historical automotive and industrial background. In 1701, Kingdom of France, Royal French explorers Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac and Alphonse de Tonty founded Fort Pontc ...
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Marquette Golden Eagles Men's Basketball
The Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team (formerly the Marquette Hilltoppers and Marquette Warriors) represents Marquette University in NCAA Division I (NCAA), Division I college basketball and competes in the Big East Conference. The team plays its home games at Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee (also the home of the National Basketball Association, NBA's Milwaukee Bucks). Marquette has made 37 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament appearances, most recently in 2025. The Golden Eagles appeared in the Final Four in 1974, 1977, and 2003, were the national runner-up in 1974 and have won 1 List of NCAA Division I men's basketball champions, national championship in 1977. Marquette initially joined a conference in 1989, winning 5 conference regular season championships and 2 conference tournament championships. The Golden Eagles have had 3 national coaches of the year, 4 conference coaches of the year, 1 List of U.S. men's college basketball national ...
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Clovis, New Mexico
Clovis is a city in and the county seat of Curry County, New Mexico. The population was 38,567 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Clovis is located in the New Mexico portion of the Llano Estacado, in the eastern part of the state. A largely agricultural community, closely bordering Texas, it is noted for its role in early rock music history and for nearby Cannon Air Force Base, current home to the 27th Special Operations Wing which is also known as "The Steadfast Line". A Paleo-Indian site was found near Clovis, where in 1929 a distinctive kind of stone spear-point was discovered. These points were called Clovis points, and the culture associated with them was named the Clovis culture. The Clovis people were early inhabitants who created a widespread culture in the New World. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway system helped establish Clovis over one hundred years ago, which continues to be a major hub of operations for that railroad and its successor, BNSF Rai ...
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Metro State Roadrunners Men's Basketball
The MSU Denver men's basketball team, or Roadrunners, represents Metropolitan State University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Postseason results National Championships 2000 NCAA Tournament Results 2002 NCAA Tournament Results Final Four history Season-by-season results Source: {, class= "wikitable sortable" , - ! width= px style="", Season ! width= px style="", Coach ! width= px style="", Overall ! width= px style="", Conference ! width= px style="", Standing ! width= px style="", Postseason NIT Metro State was selected for the 2013 NIT Season Tip-Off, their opponent is the Rhode Island Rams. The regional is being played at the McKale Center in Tucson, AZ. Home of the Arizona Wildcats. Metro State became the second Division II team to be selected in the NIT Season Tip-Off. {, class= wikitable ! width= px style="", Date, Time, TV ! width= px style="", Rank ! width= px style="", Rival ! width= px style="", ...
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