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
2019–20 record17–15 (11–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bobby Kummer
  • Kim Lewis
  • Juan Cardona
Home arenaHawkins Arena
2019–20 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East Tennessee State162 .889  304  .882
Furman153 .833  257  .781
UNC Greensboro135 .722  239  .719
Mercer117 .611  1715  .531
Western Carolina108 .556  1912  .613
Chattanooga108 .556  2013  .606
Wofford810 .444  1916  .543
Samford414 .222  1023  .303
VMI315 .167  924  .273
The Citadel018 .000  624  .200
2020 SoCon Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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

2019–20 Mercer Bears men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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

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

  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.
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