2010–11 Liberty Flames basketball team

The 2010–11 Liberty Flames basketball team represented Liberty University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by second year head coach Dale Layer, played their home games at the Vines Center and were members of the Big South Conference.

2010–11 Liberty Flames men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record19–3 (13–5 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Eaker
  • Myron Guillory
  • Brian Joyce
Home arenaVines Center
Seasons
2010–11 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Coastal Carolina 16 2   .889 28 6   .824
Liberty 13 5   .722 19 13   .594
UNC Asheville 11 7   .611 20 14   .588
VMI 10 8   .556 18 13   .581
Charleston Southern 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Winthrop 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
High Point 7 11   .389 12 19   .387
Presbyterian 7 11   .389 13 18   .419
Gardner-Webb 6 12   .333 11 21   .344
Radford 2 16   .111 5 24   .172
2011 Big South tournament winner
As of March 16, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The Flames finished the 2009–10 season 15–16, 10–8 in Big South play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament to Winthrop.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Tyler Baker 3 Forward 6'9" 215 RS Senior Albuquerque, New Mexico Graduated
Patrick Konan 23 Forward 6'5" 205 Freshman Abidjan, Ivory Coast Transferred to New Hampshire
Kyle Ohman 11 Guard/Forward 6'4" 200 Senior Indianapolis Graduated
Chris Perez 23 Guard 6'3" 210 Freshman Santiago, FL Transferred to Stetson
Johnny Stephene 1 Guard 6'1" 200 Sophomore Boynton Beach, FL Transferred to Central Oklahoma
Bill Weaver 34 Guard 6'4" 200 Sophomore Hampton, VA Transferred to Mercyhurst

Roster

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2010–11 Liberty Flames men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Garen Lafser 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr St. Louis
G 2 Chene Phillips 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Detroit
G 4 James Spencer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Newport News, Virginia
G 5 Tanner Hoyt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Winterville, North Carolina
G 10 Evan Gordan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Indianapolis
G 12 Jeremy Anderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bowling Green, Kentucky
G 14 David Minaya 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Riverview, Florida
G 20 John Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Savannah, Georgia
C 21 Joel Vander Pol 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Fort Myers, Florida
G 22 Asaad Woods 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Chandler, Arizona
F 24 Antwan Burrus 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Winterville, North Carolina
G 25 Jesse Sanders 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Sugar Land, Texas
G 33 John Caleb Sanders 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Sugar Land, Texas
C 41 Carter McMasters 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Chattanooga, Tennessee
F 42 Sommy Ogukwe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Abuja, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2020-12-18

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/12/2010*
7:00 pm
Virginia Intermont W 82-64  1–0
 23  Gordan   17  Brown   7  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (3,717)
Lynchburg, VA
11/14/2010*
2:00 pm
at Notre Dame L 51-72  1–1
 12  Minaya   12  Brown   5  Jesse Sanders  Purcell Pavilion (6,478)
Notre Dame, IN
11/16/2010*
7:00 pm
UNC Wilmington L 64-69 OT 1-2
 16  Burrus   9  Jesse Sanders   8  Jesse Sanders  Trask Coliseum (3,374)
Wilmington, NC
11/18/2010*
7:00 pm
Southern Virginia W 82-49  2–2
 14  Gordon   9  Brown   7  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (1,241)
Lynchburg, VA
11/21/2010*
1:00 pm
at Texas Tech
South Padre Island Invitational
L 71-79  2–3
 18  Gordon   10  Brown   7  Jesse Sanders  United Spirit Arena (8,856)
Lubbock, TX
11/23/2010*
7:00 pm
at South Florida
South Padre Island Invitational
L 43-60  2–4
 15  Gordon   4  3 Tied   5  Jesse Sanders  Yuengling Center (2,860)
Tampa, FL
11/26/2010*
2:30 pm
vs. Mississippi Valley State
South Padre Island Invitational
W 64-58  3-4
 12  Minaya   11  Burrus   4  Jesse Sanders  South Padre Island Convention Centre 
South Padre Island, TX
11/27/2010*
2:10 pm
vs. Chicago State
South Padre Island Invitational
W 67-65  4-4
 16  Brown   15  Brown   7  Jesse Sanders  South Padre Island Convention Centre 
South Padre Island, TX
12/2/2010
7:00 pm
Presbyterian W 70-61  5-4
(1-0)
 23  Brown   13  Brown   7  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (1,507)
Lynchburg, VA
12/4/2010
7:00 pm
Winthrop W 75-72  6–4
(2-0)
 26  Gordon   10  Jesse Sanders   8  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (1,719)
Lynchburg, VA
12/11/2010*
7:00 pm
George Mason L 54-84  6–5
 12  Tied   7  Brown   5  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (2,747)
Lynchburg, VA
12/18/2010*
7:00 pm
William & Mary W 71-64  7–5
 19  Gordon   12  Brown   7  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (1,124)
Lynchburg, VA
12/22/2010*
7:00 pm
Hampton L 59-62  7–6
 15  Gordon   11  Brown   5  Jesse Sanders  Hampton Convocation Center (765)
Hampton, VA
12/28/2010*
7:00 pm
Union (KY) W 84-47  2–3
 14  Minaya   7  Brown   8  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (1,525)
Lynchburg, VA
12/31/2010
5:30 pm
at Gardner–Webb W 64-62 OT 9–6
(3-0)
 19  Tied   7  Burrus   4  Jesse Sanders  Paul Porter Arena (1,540)
Boiling Springs, NC
1/2/2011
2:00 pm
at UNC Asheville W 59-55  10–6
(4-0)
 16  Jesse Sanders   7  Brown   3  Tied  Justice Center (767)
Asheville, NC
1/6/2011
7:00 pm
Charleston Southern W 68-54  11-6
(5-0)
 15  Gordon   12  Brown   10  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (848)
Lynchburg, VA
1/8/2011
6:00 pm
Coastal Carolina W 70-67  11-7
(5-1)
 17  Gordon   13  Brown   7  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (1,471)
Lynchburg, VA
1/13/2011
7:00 pm
at High Point W 66-60  12-7
(6-1)
 14  Brown   10  Brown   4  Jesse Sanders  Millis Center (1,602)
High Point, NC
1/15/2011
7:00 pm
at Radford W 61-53  13-7
(7-1)
 13  Minaya   14  Brown   6  Jesse Sanders  Dedmon Center (884)
Radford, VA
1/20/2011
7:00 pm
VMI W 100-82  14–7
(8-1)
 22  Minaya   9  Brown   13  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (4,488)
Lynchburg, VA
1/27/2011
7:00 pm
UNC Asheville W 83-81 OT 15–7
(9-1)
 20  Jesse Sanders   12  Brown   7  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (4,349)
Lynchburg, VA
1/29/2011
7:00 pm
Gardner–Webb W 67-51  16-7
(10-1)
 16  Gordon   16  Brown   7  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (3,920)
Lynchburg, VA
2/3/2011
7:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina L 71-77  16–8
(10-2)
 26  Gordon   11  Brown   3  Jesse Sanders  Kimbel Arena (1,039)
Conway, SC
2/5/2011
4:30 pm
at Charleston Southern W 70-69  17–8
(11-2)
 17  Gordon   10  Brown   5  Jesse Sanders  Buccaneer Field House (881)
North Charleston, SC
2/10/2011
7:00 pm
Radford W 79-71  18–8
(12-2)
 20  Gordon   13  Brown   6  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (4,258)
Lynchburg, VA
2/12/2011
8:00 pm
High Point W 65-54  19-8
(13-2)
 16  Tied   11  Jesse Sanders   4  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (5,296)
Lynchburg, VA
2/15/2011
7:00 pm
at VMI L 69-79  19–9
(13-3)
 22  Brown   16  Brown   4  Tied  Cameron Hall (1,836)
Lexington, VA
2/19/2011*
7:00 pm
Iona
ESPN BracketBusters
W 77-57  19–10
 13  Jesse Sanders   12  Brown   3  Brown  Vines Center (4,931)
Lynchburg, VA
2/24/2011
7:10 pm
at Winthrop L 56-61  19–11
(13-4)
 19  Jesse Sanders   10  Brown   2  Tied  Winthrop Coliseum (1,381)
Rock Hill, SC
2/26/2011
7:35 pm
at Presbyterian L 66-73  19–12
(13-5)
 18  Minaya   7  Brown   3  Phillips  Templeton Center (702)
Clinton, SC
Big South tournament
3/1/2011
7:00 pm
(2) (7) High Point
Big South Quarterfinals
L 60-66  19–13
(13-5)
 15  Jesse Sanders   13  Brown   6  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (1,965)
Lynchburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time..

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References

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  1. ^ "2010-11 Season Men's Basketball Schedule | Liberty Flames". www.liberty.edu.