List of Liberty Flames basketball head coaches information
Ritchie McKay, the current head coach of the Liberty Flames.Jeff Meyer, the winningest head coach in Flames basketball history.
The following is a list of Liberty Flames basketball head coaches. There have been eight head coaches of the Flames in their 51-season history.[1]
Liberty's current head coach is Ritchie McKay. He was hired for his second stint as the Flames' head coach in April 2015,[2] replacing Dale Layer, who was fired after the 2014–15 season.[3]
No.
Tenure
Coach
Years
Record
Pct.
1
1972–1977
Dan Manley
5
58–74
.439
2
1977–1978
Skeeter Swift
1
7–22
.241
3
1978–1981
Dale Gibson
3
48–46
.511
4
1981–1997[a]
Jeff Meyer
16
259–206
.557
5
1997–1998* 2002–2007[b]
Randy Dunton
6
77–102
.430
6
1998–2002
Mel Hankinson
4
36–77
.319
7
2007–2009 2015–present
Ritchie McKay
10
226–113
.667
8
2009–2015
Dale Layer
6
82–113
.421
Totals
8 coaches
51 seasons
792–754
.512
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source[1]
^Meyer resigned to become assistant to the president at Liberty University. Randy Dunton served as interim head coach for the 1997–98 season.[4]
^Dunton's first stint as head coach was as interim head coach for the 1997–98 season, taking over for Jeff Meyer. Four years later, Dunton returned to become the full-time head coach.
^ ab"Men's Basketball Team History". Liberty Athletics. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^Khurshudyan, Isabelle (April 1, 2015). "Ritchie McKay leaves Virginia to return to Liberty as head basketball coach". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^Goodman, Jeff; Borzello, Jeff (March 4, 2015). "Liberty fires head coach Dale Layer". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^"CollegeLiberty: Announced that basketball coach Jeff Meyer..." The Baltimore Sun. November 2, 1997. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
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