Ritchie McKay

McKay extended through 2028 at Liberty

Liberty University Director of Athletics Ian McCaw announced that Men’s Basketball Head Coach Ritchie McKay has received a contract extension through 2028, allowing McKay to continue leading the Flames in making history. “I am very honored and extremely excited by the commitment that our President (Jerry) Prevo, Ian McCaw, and our administration has made to

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Daily News & Notes – 12/30/20

Today’s news and notes from around the college basketball coaching world… Liberty basketball coach Ritchie McKay has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and will miss this week’s games at Lipscomb. He received the positive test result earlier this week and has experienced some mild symptoms. Since learning of the positive test result, McKay has

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Vic Sfera Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Liberty

Liberty Men’s Basketball Head Coach Ritchie McKay has announced the hiring of Vic Sfera as assistant coach heading into the 2016-17 season. Sfera makes his way to the Hill City following two seasons with the Virginia men’s basketball program. “I am elated to welcome Vic Sfera to our basketball family,” McKay stated. “I’ve had the

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Liberty Names Matt Olinger Assistant to the Head Coach

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Liberty Men’s Basketball Head Coach Ritchie McKay has announced that Matt Olinger will serve on staff as the assistant to the head coach, effectively immediately. Previously the director of basketball operations, Olinger will enter his 11th year with the men’s basketball program, which includes eight years on the coaching

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McKay Names Staff at Liberty

Ten days after his return to Liberty, head men’s basketball coach Ritchie McKay has announced his coaching staff. , will serve as assistant coaches, while Matt Olinger will remain the program’s director of operations. Getter is no stranger to Liberty basketball after serving on McKay’s staff during the 2008-09 season, helping guide the Flames to a

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HOT: Liberty to hire Ritchie McKay

According to a CBSSports.com report, Virginia associate head coach Ritchie McKay will be hired as the next head coach at Liberty. McKay was the head coach at Liberty from 2007-2009 (39-28) before he joined Tony Bennett’s staff at UVA. He has also been the head coach at New Mexico, Colorado State, Oregon State, and Portland

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OFFICIAL: McKay named head coach at Liberty

A familiar face is returning to roam the sidelines of the Vines Center as Director of Athletics Jeff Barber announced today the hiring of Ritchie McKay as Liberty’s head men’s basketball coach. After spending the last six seasons working under Tony Bennett as associate head coach at Virginia, McKay returns to Liberty Mountain where he

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Liberty Dirt…

I have heard from multiple sources today that the “hot” name at Liberty is Mercer head coach Bob Hoffman. He has spent the past seven years at Mercer – his 14th seeded Bears upset #3 seed Duke in last year’s NCAA Tournament. Hoffman has also been the head coach at Texas Pan American and Oklahoma

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