The 2025–26 Liberty Flames basketball team represented Liberty University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames were led by Ritchie McKay in the eleventh season of his current stint as head coach (13th overall). They played their home games at Liberty Arena in Lynchburg, Virginia as members of Conference USA.
Previous season The Flames finished the 2024–25 season 28–7, 16–5 in C-USA play to finish in first place. As the No. 1 seed in the C-USA tournament they defeated the 8th seed UTEP in the quarterfinals, the 4th seed Kennesaw State in the semifinals, and the 2nd seed Jacksonville State in the championship game to secure their first CUSA championship.
The Flames were a 12-seed in the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and faced 5th seed Oregon in Seattle as part of the East Regional. Oregon would eliminate Liberty by 29 points.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Taelon Peter 2 G 6'4" 210 Senior Russellville, Arkansas Graduated drafted by the Indiana Pacers Bryson Spell 5 F 6'9" 230 Junior Virginia Beach, Virginia Transferred to Elon Owen Aquino 8 F 6'9" 220 Junior Madrid, Spain Transferred to High Point Will Gibson 15 F 6'6 225 Freshman Louisville, Kentucky Transferred to Cedarville Gaberial McKay 21 G 6'2" 180 Senior Lynchburg, Virginia Graduated Curtis Blair III 24 G 6'6" 210 Freshman Richmond, Virginia Transferred to Cedarville Jayvon Maughmer 32 G 6'6" 205 Senior Chillicothe, Ohio Graduated Kai Yu 45 F 7'0" 235 Freshman Zhuhai, China Transferred to Bradley
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college JJ Harper 9 G 6'5" 200 Senior Orlando, Florida West Liberty Ryan Jones Jr. 21 F 6'8" 240 Freshman Gainesville, Florida Virginia Tech
2025 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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