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1984–85 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

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1984–85 Mercer Bears men's basketball
TAAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record22–9 (10–4 A-Sun)
Head coach
  • Bill Bibb
Home arenaHawkins Arena
Seasons
1984–85 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Georgia Southern 11 3   .786 24 5   .828
Houston Baptist 10 4   .714 21 8   .724
Mercer 10 4   .714 22 9   .710
Arkansas–Little Rock 9 5   .643 17 13   .567
Samford 7 7   .500 18 12   .600
Hardin–Simmons 7 7   .500 11 17   .393
Centenary 2 12   .143 7 21   .250
Georgia State 0 14   .000 2 26   .071
1985 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by head coach Bill Bibb, played their home games at Hawkins Arena on the university's Macon, Georgia, campus and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 10–4 in A-Sun play to finish second in the regular season standings. They won the TAAC tournament to earn the conferences automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, they were beaten by No. 2 seed Georgia Tech in the opening round.

Roster

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1984–85 Mercer Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 42 Sam Mitchell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Columbus, Georgia
Head coach
  • Bill Bibb
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Dec 8, 1984*
at Auburn L 69–70  2–1
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Dec 28, 1984*
vs. Stanford W 90–76  6–1
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Dec 29, 1984*
at Texas L 68–69  6–2
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
TAAC tournament
Mar 2, 1985*
Centenary
Quarterfinals
W 74–70 OT 20–8
Porter Gym 
Macon, Georgia
Mar 3, 1985*
vs. Houston Baptist
Semifinals
W 69–65  21–8
Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, Georgia
Mar 4, 1985*
vs. Arkansas–Little Rock
Championship game
W 105–96  22–8
Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, Georgia
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1985*
 CBS
(15 E) vs. (2 E) No. 6 Georgia Tech
First Round
L 58–65  22–9
The Omni 
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region MW=Midwest. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "1984-85 Men's Basketball Schedule".