Coaching Career of Kevin Rogers (Part II)

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Well after much thought, I decided to go with a team that needed a new coach.

Breaking News!!! Liberty signs new coach Kevin Rogers to lead this basketball team.

Sliders: Hellfan's All-Conference Sliders
Difficulty: All-Conference

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Liberty Roster

*Starters In Bold*

PG Seth Curry FR
SG Anthony Smith SR
SF Tyler Baker JR
PF Nathan Campbell SO
C Ozren Bjelogrlic SO
PG Justin Holland SR
SG Jeremy Anderson SO
PF Armon Jones JR
PG J.J. Anderson SO
PF Austin Smith FR
SG Jesse Sanders FR
SF David Minaya SO

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ESPN Top 25 Rankings

1.UNC
2.Duke
3.Pittsburgh
4.Louisville
5.Georgetown
6.Michigan State
7.Kansas
8.Memphis
9.UCLA
10.Arizona
11.Texas
12.Kentucky
13.Marquette
14.Wisconsin
15.Alabama
16.Tennessee
17.Ohio State
18.UConn
19.Oregon
20.Florida
21.Florida State
22.Syracuse
23.Villanova
24.Indiana
25.USC

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Liberty 2007-2008 Schedule

11/9/2007 @ San Diego St. W 63-58
11/10/2007 @ Fresno State L 75-52
11/11/2007 @ Portland W 56-38
11/12/2007 @ Weber State W 55-42
11/13/2007 @ UCLA L 61-60
11/17/2007 @ East Carolina W 65-54
11/21/2007 @ Kentucky W 79-76
11/27/2007 Longwood L 67-63
12/1/2007 Niagara W 71-45
12/15/2007 @ Campbell L 64-48
12/19/2007 @ Virginia Tech W 72-67
12/28/2007 Campbell W 78-56
12/30/2007 @ George Mason W 58-57
1/12/2008 @ UNC Asheville W 73-52
1/15/2008 @ Winthrop L 73-57
1/19/2008 Charleston Southern L 71-58
1/21/2008 Coastal Carolina W 77-53
1/26/2008 High Point W 73-53
1/28/2008 @ VMI W 71-56
2/2/2008 @ Radford W 70-65
2/6/2008 @ High Point W 66-54
2/9/2008 UNC Asheville
2/12/2008 Winthrop
2/16/2008 @ Coastal Carolina
2/18/2008 @ Charleston Southern
2/22/2008 @ Longwood
2/26/2008 VMI
3/1/2008 Radford


Red Denotes Conference Game
Blue Denotes Preseason Tourney

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November 9, 2007 Liberty 63 San Diego St. 58

Seth Curry shocks the world, as debut leads to upset.

The Liberty Flames rally from being down 16 in the second half, to hold on the biggest upsets in this early year. Seth Curry scored 31 points including 2 big 3s in the last 2 minutes to ice the game for the Flames. Curry scored 23 points in the 2nd half and pretty much took over. But the main reason for the upset would be in part to the half time adjustments made by Coach Rogers.

I just wanted to get more defensive pressure on the Aztecs main players. They had way to many free looks at the basket early on and I just needed to quit giving all that up.

Liberty Leading Performers
Points: Seth Curry 31
Rebounds: Ozren Bjeldgrilic 7
Assists: 3 Tied at 2

San Diego State Leading Performers
Points: Kelvin Davis 17
Rebounds: 2 Tied at 8
Assists: Kelvin Davis 5

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November 10, 2007 Liberty 52 Fresno State 75

Bulldogs Hot Shooting Too Much For Flames to Handle.

Liberty fell behind by to much early in the first half thanks in large part to Fresno State shooting 60% in the first half. Seth Curry was shut down for the most part, so it was a real struggle for the Flames to get anything going. A balanced attack by Fresno State was an important key to this big blowout win. 4 different people had 10 points.

Liberty Leading Performers
Points: Seth Curry 17
Rebounds: 2 Tied with 5
Assists: Seth Curry 3

Fresno State Leading Performers
Points: Dwight O'Neil 20
Rebounds: 3 Tied with 6
Assists: Kevin Bell 9

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November 11, 2007 Liberty 56 Portland 38

Big Second Half Sparks Flames Past Portland.

The game was tied at 18 at halftime in a very ugly first half. But the Flames really got the ball rolling as Seth Curry and company began to play really good defense and make their shots to pull away from the Portland Pilots. Seth is really starting to become more of a contributor and not just a scorer, which will be good when the shots don't fall.

Liberty Leading Performers
Points: Seth Curry 18
Rebounds: Ozren Bjeldgrilic 7
Assists: Seth Curry 6

Portland Leading Performers
Points: Nik Raivio 13
Rebounds: Luke Sikma 12
Assists: Taishi Ito 3

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November 12, 2007: Liberty 55 Weber St. 42

Big Second Half Propels Liberty past Weber St.

Seth Curry and crew lead the attack against Weber State, as they pulled away late in the 2nd half to win by 13. Curry had a solid stat line and decided to be a full team player as he scored 18 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and dished out 6 assists. Anthony Smith contributed with 12 points, as now the Flames will take on the host Bruins.

Liberty Leading Performers
Points: Seth Curry 18
Rebounds: 3 Tied with 6
Assists: Seth Curry 6

Weber State Leading Performers
Points: Juan Pablo Silveira 9
Rebounds: Trevor Morris 11
Assists: 3 Tied at 2

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November 13, 2007: Liberty 60 UCLA 61

Bruins escape but Curry shines in final of tourney.

In a game that was dominated early by the freshman out of Charlotte, the Bruins managed to hit the big shots late to escape the grasp of the Flames. Seth Curry led all scorers with 33 points, but could not get the final 2 needed to push the Flames past the Bruins. Anthony Smith had a chance to win the game at the buzzer but his shot went in and out and the Flames fell to the Bruins in heartbreaking fashion.

Liberty Leading Performers
Points: Seth Curry 33
Rebounds: Armon Jones 9
Assists: 2 Tied with 3

UCLA Leading Performers
Points: Alfred Aboya 18
Rebounds: Alfred Aboya 15
Assists: Darren Collison 6

Liberty Record: 3-2 (0-0)

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November 17, 2007: Liberty 65 East Carolina 54

Anderson Provides Big Lift off Bench for Liberty.

Coming off a disappointing loss to UCLA earlier in that week, Liberty returned to their neck of the woods by traveling to Greenville, North Carolina to take on the East Carolina Pirates. Seth Curry had another high scoring night, but the true star was Jeremy Anderson who came off the bench and hit some big 3s to push the Flames past the Pirates.

Leading Performers:
Points: Liberty, Seth Curry 24
Rebounds: East Carolina, DaQuan Joyner, 6
Assists: East Carolina, Brock Young 7


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November 21, 2007 Liberty 79 Kentucky 76

UPSET CITY BABY: Liberty Shocks UK in Rupp Arena

Their is something special about that young freshman out of Charlotte Christian High School. Seth Curry, who came so close to upsetting UCLA, managed to pull off a major upset in the likes of Kentucky. But he was not alone, Anthony Smith provided a nice 24 points to go along with Seth Curry's 31. Anthony Smith had the go ahead layup with 33.1 seconds but Kentucky did have their chance. But a missed jumper and a missed putback later sealed the deal for the Flames.

Leading Performers
Points: Liberty, Seth Curry 31
Rebounds: Kentucky, Patrick Patterson 10
Assists: Kentucky, Michael Porter 11

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Top 10
1. UNC 6-0
2. Duke 5-0
3. UConn 5-0
4. Louisville 4-1
5. Georgetown 3-0
6. UCLA 6-0
7. Kansas 3-1
8. Oregon 6-0
9. Texas 3-1
10. Gonzaga 6-0


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Conference Standings
High Point 1-2 (0-0)
Liberty 5-2 (0-0)
Radford 1-4 (0-0)
UNC Asheville 1-3 (0-0)
VMI 0-6 (0-0)
Winthrop 1-3 (0-0)
Charleston Southern 0-2 (0-0)
Coastal Carolina 3-1 (0-0)