2019–20 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented Mercer University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by first-year head coach Greg Gary, played their home games at Hawkins Arena in Macon, Georgia, as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 11–7 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to Western Carolina.

2019–20 Mercer Bears men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record17–15 (11–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bobby Kummer
  • Kim Lewis
  • Juan Cardona
Home arenaHawkins Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Tennessee State 16 2   .889 30 4   .882
Furman 15 3   .833 25 7   .781
UNC Greensboro 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
Mercer 11 7   .611 17 15   .531
Western Carolina 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
Chattanooga 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Wofford 8 10   .444 19 16   .543
Samford 4 14   .222 10 23   .303
VMI 3 15   .167 9 24   .273
The Citadel 0 18   .000 6 24   .200
2020 SoCon tournament winner

Previous season

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The Bears finished the 2018–19 season 11–20 overall, 6–12 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for sixth place. In the SoCon tournament, they were defeated by Furman in the first round.[1]

On March 11, 2019, it was announced that head coach Bob Hoffman was fired.[2] On March 26, Purdue assistant Greg Gary was announced as Mercer's next head coach.[3]

Roster

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2019–20 Mercer Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Kamar Robertson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Alpharetta, Georgia
G 2 Neftali Alvarez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Cataño, Puerto Rico
G 3 Jeff Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Austin, Texas
G 4 Diego Rivera 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Miami, Florida
G 5 Djordje Dimitrijevic 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Grdelica, Serbia
G 10 Daniel Love 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Orlando, Florida
G 12 Mitch Prendergast 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Dallas, Texas
F 13 Felipe Haase 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Jr Osorno, Chile
C 14 Victor Bafutto 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Brasília, Brazil
G 20 Ross Cummings 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Dickson, Tennessee
G 22 Ethan Stair 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Hazel Green, Alabama
F 23 James Glisson III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Decatur, Georgia
F 25 Maciej Bender 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Jr Warsaw, Poland
F 30 Luke Hamilton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Austin, Texas
F 35 Patrick Urey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Chattanooga, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 29, 2019

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2019*
7:00 pm
St. Andrews W 86–55 
Hawkins Arena (1,637)
Macon, GA
Regular season
November 6, 2019*
6:30 pm, FS1
at St. John's L 79–109  0–1
Carnesecca Arena (3,354)
Queens, NY
November 8, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Columbia International W 84–76  1–1
Hawkins Arena (2,027)
Macon, GA
November 11, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Kennesaw State W 74–62  2–1
Hawkins Arena (2,373)
Macon, GA
November 15, 2019*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Florida Gulf Coast W 84–68  3–1
Hawkins Arena (2,613)
Macon, GA
November 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia Southern L 88–98  3–2
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,421)
Statesboro, GA
November 23, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at UIC
Boca Raton Beach Classic campus-site game
W 72–68  4–2
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,276)
Chicago, IL
November 26, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at St. Bonaventure
Boca Raton Beach Classic campus-site game
L 51–56  4–3
Reilly Center (3,218)
St. Bonaventure, NY
December 1, 2019*
12:00 pm, CUSA.tv
vs. Canisius
Boca Raton Beach Classic
L 66–76  4–4
FAU Arena (1,411)
Boca Raton, FL
December 2, 2019*
11:00 am, CUSA.tv
vs. Holy Cross
Boca Raton Beach Classic
L 67–81  4–5
FAU Arena (1,122)
Boca Raton, FL
December 7, 2019*
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Georgia State L 61–73  4–6
Hawkins Arena (1,564)
Macon, GA
December 16, 2019*
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at UNC Wilmington W 72–63  5–6
Trask Coliseum (2,423)
Wilmington, NC
December 20, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Furman L 62–64  5–7
(0–1)
Hawkins Arena (1,753)
Macon, GA
December 22, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Florida Atlantic L 50–65  5–8
Hawkins Arena (1,932)
Macon, GA
December 28, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Milligan W 104–53  6–8
Hawkins Arena (1,528)
Macon, GA
January 1, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UNC Greensboro L 63–72  6–9
(0–2)
Greensboro Coliseum (2,374)
Greensboro, NC
January 4, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Chattanooga W 70–61  6–10
(0–3)
Hawkins Arena (3,326)
Macon, GA
January 11, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Carolina L 71–79  6–11
(0–4)
Ramsey Center (2,296)
Cullowhee, NC
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
VMI W 72–62  7–11
(1–4)
Hawkins Arena (2,457)
Macon, GA
January 18, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Samford W 90–75  8–11
(2–4)
Pete Hanna Center (763)
Homewood, AL
January 22, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Carolina W 85–79  9–11
(3–4)
Hawkins Arena (2,572)
Macon, GA
January 25, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3/Nexstar
at VMI W 69–66  10–11
(4–4)
Cameron Hall (2,400)
Lexington, VA
January 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Tennessee State W 71–55  11–11
(5–4)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,608)
Johnson City, TN
February 1, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN3/Nexstar
The Citadel W 76–71  12–11
(6–4)
Hawkins Arena (4,072)
Macon, GA
February 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Furman L 57–79  12–12
(6–5)
Timmons Arena (1,854)
Greenville, SC
February 8, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN+
East Tennessee State L 60–73  12–13
(6–6)
Hawkins Arena (3,472)
Macon, GA
February 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wofford W 70–68  13–13
(7–6)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,298)
Spartanburg, SC
February 15, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN3
UNC Greensboro L 55–67  13–14
(7–7)
Hawkins Arena (2,972)
Macon, GA
February 19, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Samford W 106–66  14–14
(8–7)
Hawkins Arena (2,972)
Macon, GA
February 22, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Chattanooga W 85–80  15–14
(9–7)
McKenzie Arena (3,146)
Chattanooga, TN
February 26, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at The Citadel W 73–57  16–14
(10–7)
McAlister Field House (1,112)
Charleston, SC
February 29, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Wofford W 59–47  17–14
(11–7)
Hawkins Arena (3,971)
Macon, GA
SoCon tournament
March 7, 2020
2:30 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) Western Carolina
Quarterfinals
L 56–70  17–15
Harrah's Cherokee Center (5,573)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Mercer Falls 85-74 To Furman In SoCon Tourney Action". Mercer University Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  2. ^ "Mercer fires Hoffman as coach after 11 seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "Mercer men's basketball announces Greg Gary as new head coach". WGXA. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mercer University Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2019.