List of Liberty Flames basketball head coaches

Ritchie McKay coaching in 2014 with Virginia
Ritchie McKay, the current head coach of the Liberty Flames.
Jeff Meyer as an assistant coach at Michigan, before a game at Northwestern.
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]
  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]
  2. ^ 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.

References

  1. ^ a b "Men's Basketball Team History". Liberty Athletics. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  2. ^ Khurshudyan, Isabelle (April 1, 2015). "Ritchie McKay leaves Virginia to return to Liberty as head basketball coach". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  3. ^ Goodman, Jeff; Borzello, Jeff (March 4, 2015). "Liberty fires head coach Dale Layer". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "CollegeLiberty: Announced that basketball coach Jeff Meyer..." The Baltimore Sun. November 2, 1997. Retrieved March 17, 2023.