# 2022–23 Liberty Flames basketball team

The 2022–23 Liberty Flames basketball team represented Liberty University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames were led by Ritchie McKay in the eighth season of his current stint as head coach (10th overall). They played their home games at Liberty Arena in Lynchburg, Virginia as members of the ASUN Conference.
They finished the season 24–7, 15–2 in 2022–23 ASUN Play to tie for first place in conference standings. They defeated Bellarmine and Eastern Kentucky before losing to Kennesaw State in the champion title match in the ASUN tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NIT tournament where they defeated Villanova in the first round before losing to Wisconsin in the second round.

## Previous season

The Flames finished the 2021–22 season 22–11, 12–4 in ASUN play to finish in first place in the East Division. They defeated Lipscomb in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament, before falling to Bellarmine in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Regent | W 104–38 | 1–0 | Liberty Arena (3,885) Lynchburg, VA |
| November 11, 2022* 8:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at No. 20 Alabama | L 59–95 | 1–1 | Coleman Coliseum (10,270) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Carolina Central | W 79–63 | 2–1 | Liberty Arena (3,262) Lynchburg, VA |
| November 18, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern Miss Cancún Challenge campus-site game | L 72–76 | 2–2 | Liberty Arena (3,576) Lynchburg, VA |
| November 22, 2022* 8:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Northwestern Cancún Challenge Riviera Division semifinals | L 52–66 | 2–3 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (321) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 23, 2022* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Bradley Cancún Challenge Riviera Division consolation | W 55–44 | 3–3 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (271) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 26, 2022* 5:00 pm | | Delaware State | W 80–53 | 4–3 | Liberty Arena (3,081) Lynchburg, VA |
| December 2, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 79–59 | 5–3 | Liberty Arena (3,213) Lynchburg, VA |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Virginia University of Lynchburg | W 101–49 | 6–3 | Liberty Arena (2,694) Lynchburg, VA |
| December 12, 2022* 8:00 pm | | at Oral Roberts | L 70–84 | 6–4 | Mabee Center (4,422) Tulsa, OK |
| December 17, 2022* 12:30 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Bryant Hall of Fame Classic | W 82–62 | 7–4 | MassMutual Center Springfield, MA |
| December 19, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Grambling State | W 75–56 | 8–4 | Liberty Arena (2,379) Lynchburg, VA |
| December 21, 2022* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Mid-Atlantic Christian | W 88–50 | 9–4 | Liberty Arena (2,326) Lynchburg, VA |
| ASUN Conference regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bellarmine | W 70–53 | 10–4 (1–0) | Freedom Hall (2,805) Louisville, KY |
| January 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | W 77–48 | 11–4 (2–0) | Liberty Arena (2,437) Lynchburg, VA |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Jacksonville State | W 75–41 | 12–4 (3–0) | Liberty Arena (2,280) Lynchburg, VA |
| January 8, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Kentucky | L 59–62 | 12–5 (3–1) | McBrayer Arena (3,216) Richmond, KY |
| January 12, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Alabama | W 72–54 | 13–5 (4–1) | Liberty Arena (2,537) Lynchburg, VA |
| January 14, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Arkansas | W 82–62 | 14–5 (5–1) | Liberty Arena (3,648) Lynchburg, VA |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | W 66–52 | 15–5 (6–1) | Swisher Gymnasium (1,014) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 21, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Florida | W 73–62 | 16–5 (7–1) | UNF Arena (1,559) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stetson | W 74–45 | 17–5 (8–1) | Liberty Arena (3,591) Lynchburg, VA |
| January 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 74–57 | 18–5 (9–1) | Liberty Arena (4,007) Lynchburg, VA |
| February 2, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Austin Peay | W 82–70 | 19–5 (10–1) | Dunn Center (1,452) Clarksville, TN |
| February 4, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lipscomb | L 64–69 | 19–6 (10–2) | Allen Arena (3,567) Nashville, TN |
| February 9, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bellarmine | W 70–50 | 20–6 (11–2) | Liberty Arena (3,149) Lynchburg, VA |
| February 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky | W 83–73 | 21–6 (12–2) | Liberty Arena (3,961) Lynchburg, VA |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | L 81–88 | 21–7 (12–3) | KSU Convocation Center (3,059) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 18, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville State | W 79–55 | 22–7 (13–3) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,455) Jacksonville, AL |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Queens | W 85–77 | 23–7 (14–3) | Curry Arena (762) Charlotte, NC |
| February 24, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Queens | W 73–53 | 24–7 (15–3) | Liberty Arena (4,041) Lynchburg, VA |
| ASUN tournament ||||||
| February 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | (8) Bellarmine Quarterfinals | W 76–56 | 25–7 | Liberty Arena (3,407) Lynchburg, VA |
| March 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | (3) Eastern Kentucky Semifinals | W 79–73 | 26–7 | Liberty Arena (4,043) Lynchburg, VA |
| March 5, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2) | at (1) Kennesaw State Championship | L 66–67 | 26–8 | KSU Convocation Center (3,805) Kennesaw, GA |
| NIT ||||||
| March 14, 2023* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | (3) | Villanova First Round – Oregon Bracket | W 62–57 | 27–8 | Liberty Arena (3,252) Lynchburg, VA |
| March 19, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPN+ | (3) | at (2) Wisconsin Second Round – Oregon Bracket | L 71–75 | 27–9 | Kohl Center (10,436) Madison, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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