In the 2018-2019 season, the Liberty Flames men’s basketball team won their first ASUN Conference championship. They earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they upset the 5th-seeded Mississippi State Bulldogs in the first round for their first-ever NCAA Tournament victory. The Flames were led by head coach Ritchie McKay and guard Caleb Homesley, who scored a career-high 30 points in the upset win.