List of Liberty Flames basketball head coaches

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]

↑ Meyer resigned to become assistant to the president at Liberty University. Randy Dunton served as interim head coach for the 1997–98 season.^[4]
↑ 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.

[MeyerDunton-5] Meyer resigned to become assistant to the president at Liberty University. Randy Dunton served as interim head coach for the 1997–98 season.^[4]

[Dunton-6] 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.

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