If roundball is your blood, this is the place to discuss the Flames as they move into the Ritchie McKay era for the 2nd time.

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By prototype
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So basically - we picked up another Cleveland and a smaller Preston... We have our fill of mid-sized white guys....
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By Ill flame
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The only bright side I could find based on his limited stats is that he was 4 for 11 from deep which is better than the combined 1 for 24 that we got from Spell, Cleveland and Preston. Could we be looking at the next Kyle Rode?!
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By Cider Jim
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LUOrange wrote: April 18th, 2023, 12:24 pm :dontgetit :dontgetit :dontgetit
Zander Yates fits our culture. Anybody remember his Dad?

Zander’s dad, Jon Yates played his basketball at Liberty from 1989-91. Zander is a forward that can stretch the floor and provide three-point shooting for the Flames.
By stokesjokes
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I don't know enough about Zander to make this legitimate comparison, but it seems like a similar circumstance to Scottie James. Scottie played a year at a bigger program, didn't do much of anything in his year there, came to LU because of his parents, and became one of the better bigs we've ever had.

I'm not saying this kid is the next Scottie James, but Creighton is a premier program, ranked as high as #7 in the country this year, so maybe this kid has some potential.
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By Liberty_2023
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I think this is our roster for next year.

Liberty BB Roster 23-24

G - Colin Porter
G - Brody Peebles, Kaden Metheny
G/F - Joseph Venzant, Curtis Blair, Jaylen Davis
F - Kyle Rode, Zach Cleveland, Ben Southerland, Zander Yates
F - Shiloh Robinson, Bryson Spell, Kai Yu

G - Colin Porter, 5’9
G - Kaden Metheny, 5’11
G - Brody Peebles, 6’2
G/F - Joseph Venzant, 6’3
G/F - Curtis Blair, 6’6
G/F - Jaylen Davis, 6’5
F - Kyle Rode, 6’7
F - Zach Cleveland, 6’7
F - Ben Southerland, 6’7
F - Zander Yates, 6’7
F - Shiloh Robinson, 6’7
F - Bryson Spell, 6’9
F - Kai Yu, 7’0
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By LUOrange
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Liberty_2023 wrote: April 18th, 2023, 1:32 pm I think this is our roster for next year.

Liberty BB Roster 23-24

G - Colin Porter
G - Brody Peebles, Kaden Metheny
G/F - Joseph Venzant, Curtis Blair, Jaylen Davis
F - Kyle Rode, Zach Cleveland, Ben Southerland, Zander Yates
F - Shiloh Robinson, Bryson Spell, Kai Yu

G - Colin Porter, 5’9
G - Kaden Metheny, 5’11
G - Brody Peebles, 6’2
G/F - Joseph Venzant, 6’3
G/F - Curtis Blair, 6’6
G/F - Jaylen Davis, 6’5
F - Kyle Rode, 6’7
F - Zach Cleveland, 6’7
F - Ben Southerland, 6’7
F - Zander Yates, 6’7
F - Shiloh Robinson, 6’7
F - Bryson Spell, 6’9
F - Kai Yu, 7’0
My guess is Yu and Davis red shirt.
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By lueer
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LUOrange wrote: April 18th, 2023, 2:07 pm
Liberty_2023 wrote: April 18th, 2023, 1:32 pm I think this is our roster for next year.

Liberty BB Roster 23-24

G - Colin Porter
G - Brody Peebles, Kaden Metheny
G/F - Joseph Venzant, Curtis Blair, Jaylen Davis
F - Kyle Rode, Zach Cleveland, Ben Southerland, Zander Yates
F - Shiloh Robinson, Bryson Spell, Kai Yu

G - Colin Porter, 5’9
G - Kaden Metheny, 5’11
G - Brody Peebles, 6’2
G/F - Joseph Venzant, 6’3
G/F - Curtis Blair, 6’6
G/F - Jaylen Davis, 6’5
F - Kyle Rode, 6’7
F - Zach Cleveland, 6’7
F - Ben Southerland, 6’7
F - Zander Yates, 6’7
F - Shiloh Robinson, 6’7
F - Bryson Spell, 6’9
F - Kai Yu, 7’0
My guess is Yu and Davis red shirt.

I think we are going to need Yu. We need a bigger C than Shiloh for some matchups. Have to be Yu or Spell.
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By LUOrange
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I'd love for Yu to be up to speed with out system, but my wonder/concern is being able to combine American culture and language along with the pack line. I'd love for him to surprise me.

IMO, Peebles and Spell are the guys we are really going to need to step up next season.
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By Purple Haize
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I like the Yates pick up. I think he has more potential then what LU currently has in that spot.
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By paradox
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I hope you're right about Yates. Never say never. And nice place to land for those with enough determination to make that happen, at some stage. Kyle Ohman immediately comes to mind. And most of our lower roster guys transfer on to lesser things, it would seem. Opportunities are often transitory, and may be in limited windows, but they certainly abound here. Great culture.
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