The 2018–19 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 29th consecutive season at

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

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, in his sixth season, but fourth season since his return to the program. They were first-year members of the

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. They finished the season 29–7, 14–2 in ASUN play to share the regular season championship with Lipscomb. They defeated

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and Lipscomb to be champions of the ASUN tournament. They received the ASUN's automatic-bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated

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in the first round before losing in the second round to

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Previous season

They were members of the

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. They finished the season 22–14, 9–9 in Big South play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. They defeated Campbell and UNC Asheville to advance to the championship game of the Big South tournament where they lost to Radford. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated North Carolina A&T in the first round in a game referred to as the Jim Phelan Classic. They received a second round bye and defeated

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in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to

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Departures

2018-19 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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