# 2014–15 Liberty Flames basketball team

The 2014–15 Liberty Flames basketball team represented Liberty University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by sixth year head coach Dale Layer, played their home games at the Vines Center as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 8–24, 2–16 in Big South play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big South tournament to UNC Asheville.
At the end of the season, head coach Dale Layer was fired. He had a record of 82–113 and one NCAA tournament appearance in six seasons.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | David Andoh | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Junior | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 1 | Jordan Dembley | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Freshman | Minneapolis |
| 2 | A.C. Reid | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 190 | Freshman | Spring Branch, Texas |
| 3 | Calvin Hoffman | Guard | 6–0 | 165 | Freshman | Anchorage, Alaska |
| 5 | Ryan Kemrite | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 200 | RS–Freshman | Conroe, Texas |
| 11 | Andrew Smith | Forward | 6–9 | 220 | Senior | Pompano Beach, Florida |
| 12 | Tomasz Gielo | Forward | 6–9 | 220 | Senior | Szczecin, Poland |
| 13 | James Johnson | Forward | 6–10 | 245 | RS–Senior | San Diego, California |
| 14 | Theo Johnson | Guard/Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Junior | Sacramento, California |
| 15 | Ethan Layer | Guard | 6–1 | 160 | RS–Junior | Forest, Virginia |
| 23 | Joe Retic | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Junior | Indianapolis |
| 24 | Ezra Talbert | Forward | 6–8 | 190 | Freshman | Olathe, Kansas |
| 31 | Peter Moller | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Freshman | Værløse, Denmark |
| 32 | Evan Maxwell | Center | 6–10 | 245 | Freshman | Scranton, Pennsylvania |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 8:30 pm | Randolph | W 69–45 | 1–0 | Vines Center (4,352) Lynchburg, Virginia |
| 11/17/2014* 7:00 pm | Delaware | W 61–55 | 2–0 | Vines Center (1,897) Lynchburg, Virginia |
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Virginia Tech Cancún Challenge | W 73–63 | 2–1 | Cassell Coliseum (5,586) Blacksburg, Virginia |
| 11/22/2014* 3:30 pm | at Miami (OH) Cancún Challenge | L 52–63 | 2–2 | Millett Hall (1,058) Oxford, Ohio |
| 11/25/2014* 4:00 pm | vs. North Florida Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinals | L 57–77 | 2–3 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (560) Cancún, MX |
| 11/26/2014* 1:30 pm | vs. Morgan State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division 3rd place game | L 50–51 | 2–4 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (540) Cancún, MX |
| 12/01/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Furman | W 66–52 | 3–4 | Vines Center (1,630) Lynchburg, Virginia |
| 12/06/2014* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | St. Francis Brooklyn | L 54–65 | 3–5 | Vines Center (1,025) Lynchburg, Virginia |
| 12/13/2014* 2:00 pm | Bluefield | W 79–61 | 4–5 | Vines Center (1,207) Lynchburg, Virginia |
| 12/17/2014* 7:30 pm | UNC Wilmington | L 70–73 | 4–6 | Trask Coliseum (3,028) Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 12/19/2014* 7:00 pm | Central Penn | W 94–65 | 5–6 | Vines Center (1,268) Lynchburg, Virginia |
| 12/22/2014* 7:00 pm | at Princeton | L 47–65 | 5–7 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,819) Princeton, New Jersey |
| 12/28/2014* 2:00 pm | Cincinnati Christian | W 78–58 | 6–7 | Vines Center (1,137) Lynchburg, Virginia |
| 12/31/2014 2:00 pm | at Campbell | L 46–53 | 6–8 (0–1) | Gore Arena (1,175) Buies Creek, North Carolina |
| 01/03/2015 7:00 pm | Presbyterian | W 62–58 | 6–9 (0–2) | Vines Center (1,512) Lynchburg, Virginia |
| 01/08/2015 7:00 pm | at UNC Asheville | L 54–71 | 6–10 (0–3) | Kimmel Arena (1,255) Asheville, North Carolina |
| 01/10/2015 7:30 pm | Coastal Carolina | L 54–69 | 6–11 (0–4) | Vines Center (2,231) Lynchburg, Virginia |
| 01/14/2015 7:30 pm | at Charleston Southern | L 58–80 | 6–12 (0–5) | CSU Field House (808) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 01/17/2015 5:00 pm | at Longwood | L 71–85 | 6–13 (0–6) | Willett Hall (1,761) Farmville, Virginia |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Winthrop | L 56–71 | 6–14 (0–7) | Vines Center (1,795) Lynchburg, Virginia |
| 01/24/2015 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Radford | L 76–84 | 6–15 (0–8) | Dedmon Center (2,948) Radford, Virginia |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | High Point | L 53–72 | 6–16 (0–9) | Vines Center (1,939) Lynchburg, Virginia |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Charleston Southern | L 62–74 | 6–17 (0–10) | Vines Center (2,191) Lynchburg, Virginia |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Winthrop | L 61–74 | 6–18 (0–11) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,053) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| 02/06/2015 7:00 pm | at Presbyterian | L 61–69 | 6–19 (0–12) | Templeton Center (N/A) Clinton, South Carolina |
| 02/10/2015 7:00 pm | Campbell | W 73–60 | 7–19 (1–12) | Vines Center (1,385) Lynchburg, Virginia |
| 02/14/2015 3:30 pm | at Coastal Carolina | L 56–96 | 7–20 (1–13) | HTC Center (2,184) Conway, South Carolina |
| 02/17/2015 7:00 pm | Longwood | L 72–78 | 7–21 (1–14) | Vines Center (844) Lynchburg, Virginia |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm | at Gardner–Webb | L 67–77 | 7–22 (1–15) | Paul Porter Arena (1,384) Boiling Springs, North Carolina |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Radford | W 80–69 | 8–22 (2–15) | Vines Center (1,646) Lynchburg, Virginia |
| 02/28/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | UNC Asheville | L 77–95 | 8–23 (2–16) | Vines Center (2,478) Lynchburg, Virginia |
| Big South tournament |||||
| 03/04/2015 6:00 pm | vs. UNC Asheville First round | L 70–80 | 8–24 | HTC Center (1,046) Conway, South Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||