The 2026–27 Liberty Flames basketball team represents Liberty University for the 2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames are led by Ritchie McKay in the twelfth season of his current stint as head coach (14th overall). The Flames play their home games at Liberty Arena in Lynchburg, Virginia as members of Conference USA.
Previous season The Flames finished the 2025–26 season 26–8 overall and 17–3 in C-USA play to finish in first place. As the No. 1 seed in the C-USA tournament, the Flames were upset by the No. 9 seed Missouri State Bears in the quarterfinals, losing 69–77. As a result of their KNIT score, the Flames received an automatic bid to the 2026 National Invitation Tournament. Unseeded in the Auburn Region, the Flames opened on the road against the No. 3 seed George Mason and won 77–71. In the second round, the Flames traveled to face No. 2 seed Nevada and fell 63–73.
Offseason Departures Liberty departures Colin Porter 0 Guard 5'9" 170 Senior Ashland, KY Transferred to Marquette Kaden Metheny 3 Guard 5'10" 170 Graduate student Morgantown, WV Graduated Brett Decker Jr. 4 Guard 6'4" 190 Sophomore Cecilia, KY Transferred to Baylor Isaiah Ihnen 7 Forward 6'9" 220 Junior Böblingen, Germany Graduated JJ Harper 9 Guard 6'5" 220 Senior Orlando, FL Graduated JC Shrirer 10 Guard 6'3" 195 Sophomore Arlington, TX Graduated Zander Yates 11 Forward 6'8" 225 Junior Germantown, TN Graduated Josh Smith 12 Forward 6'9" 225 Senior Monrovia, IN Graduated Zach Cleveland 25 Forward 6'7" 220 Junior Bloomington, IL Graduated; signed with Memphis Grizzlies as a UDFA
Incoming transfers Liberty incoming transfers Cooper Campbell 3 Guard 6'1" 195 Junior Puyallup, WA Troy Dillon Claussen 4 Forward 6'8" 215 Junior Omaha, NE Washburn (Division II) Sean Register Jr. 8 Forward 6'7" N/A Sophomore Cleveland, OH Eastern Florida State (NJCAA) Cobi Campbell 10 Guard 6'2" 195 5th year Puyallup, WA Troy Osmar Garcia-Araujo 28 Forward 6'7" N/A Senior Caracas, Venezuela Anderson (SC) (Division II) Matthew Shelton 32 Guard 6'5" N/A Junior Hillsboro, VA Charleston (WV) (Division II)
2026 recruiting class
Roster Years are listed according to new NCAA 5-in-5 eligibility regulations.
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=""| C-USA regular season
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