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2020–21 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

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2020–21 Mercer Bears men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record18–11 (8–9 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bobby Kummer
  • Kim Lewis
  • D.J. Byrd
Home arenaHawkins Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Greensboro 13 5   .722 21 9   .700
Wofford 12 5   .706 15 9   .625
Furman 10 5   .667 16 9   .640
Chattanooga 9 7   .563 18 8   .692
East Tennessee State 8 7   .533 13 12   .520
VMI 7 7   .500 13 12   .520
Mercer 8 9   .471 18 11   .621
The Citadel 5 11   .313 13 12   .520
Western Carolina 4 13   .235 11 16   .407
Samford 2 9   .182 6 13   .316
2021 SoCon tournament winner

The 2020–21 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team were led by second-year head coach Greg Gary, and played their home games at Hawkins Arena in Macon, Georgia as a member of the Southern Conference.

Previous season

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The Bears finished the 2019–20 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.

Roster

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2020–21 Mercer Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Leon Ayers III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Troy, Michigan
G 1 Kamar Robertson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Alpharetta, Georgia
G 2 Neftali Alvarez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS So Cataño, Puerto Rico
G 3 Jeff Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Austin, Texas
F 5 Drew Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Smyrna, Georgia
C 10 Shannon Grant 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Fr Sylacauga, Alabama
G 11 Jovan Tucker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
G 12 Mitch Prendergast 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Dallas, Texas
C 14 Victor Bafutto 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Brasília, Brazil
F 15 John Treanor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Roswell, Georgia
G 20 Ross Cummings 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Dickson, Tennessee
F 22 Felipe Haase 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 253 lb (115 kg) RS Jr Osorno, Chile
F 23 James Glisson III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Decatur, Georgia
F 25 Maciej Bender 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr Warsaw, Poland
G 30 Diego Rivera 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Bayamón, Puerto Rico
G 31 Jackson Greco 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Canton, Georgia
F 35 Patrick Urey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Chattanooga, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 16, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Georgia W 79–48  1–0
Hawkins Arena (727)
Macon, GA
November 27, 2020*
8:00 p.m., FSS
at Georgia Tech W 83–73  2–0
McCamish Pavilion (1,200)
Atlanta, GA
November 30, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia State W 86–69  3–0
Hawkins Arena (672)
Macon, GA
December 5, 2020*
10:00 a.m., ESPN+
Columbia International W 88–62  4–0
Hawkins Arena (478)
Macon, GA
December 6, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Wesleyan W 96–85  5–0
Hawkins Arena (727)
Macon, GA
December 13, 2020*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Georgia Southern W 77–75  6–0
Hanner Fieldhouse (459)
Statesboro, GA
December 16, 2020*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Georgia State L 81–88  6–1
GSU Sports Arena (907)
Atlanta, GA
December 19, 2020*
2:00 p.m.
Georgia Southwestern Canceled Hawkins Arena 
Macon, GA
December 22, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kennesaw State W 81–71  7–1
KSU Convocation Center (341)
Kennesaw, GA
December 29, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
Wofford L 65–78  7–2
(0–1)
Hawkins Arena (946)
Macon, GA
January 2, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Furman L 80–83  7–3
(0–2)
Timmons Arena (250)
Greenville, SC
January 13, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Chattanooga L 80–83  7–4
(0–3)
McKenzie Arena (0)
Chattanooga, TN
January 16, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Carolina W 78–76  8–4
(1–3)
Hawkins Arena (1,027)
Macon, GA
January 20, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at The Citadel W 83–63  9–4
(2–3)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, SC
January 23, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
VMI W 83–80  10–4
(3–3)
Hawkins Arena (927)
Macon, GA
January 27, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UNC Greensboro L 68–81  10–5
(3–4)
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
January 30, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wofford L 69–72  10–6
(3–5)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium 
Spartanburg, SC
February 3, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
East Tennessee State L 64–70  10–7
(3–6)
Hawkins Arena (927)
Macon, GA
February 6, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Samford W 89–82  11–7
(4–6)
Hawkins Arena 
Macon, GA
February 10, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Samford W 77–70  12–7
(5–6)
Pete Hanna Center 
Homewood, AL
February 13, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UNC Greensboro L 74–77  12–8
(5–7)
Hawkins Arena 
Macon, GA
February 17, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at East Tennessee State W 71–64  13–8
(6–7)
Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN
February 20, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Furman L 60–70  13–9
(6–8)
Hawkins Arena 
Macon, GA
February 22, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
The Citadel W 88–52  14–9
(7–8)
Hawkins Arena 
Macon, GA
February 24, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Chattanooga W 81–77  15–9
(8–8)
Hawkins Arena 
Macon, GA
February 27, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Carolina L 61–85  15–10
(8–9)
Ramsey Center 
Cullowhee, NC
SoCon tournament
March 5, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(7) vs. (10) Samford
First Round
W 87–59  16–10
Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
March 6, 2021
5:30 pm, ESPN+
(7) vs. (2) Wofford
Quarterfinals
W 62–61  17–10
Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
March 7, 2021
7:30 pm, ESPN+
(7) vs. (6) VMI
Semifinals
W 73–59  18–10
Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
March 8, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN
(7) vs. (1) UNC Greensboro
Championship
L 61–69  18–11
Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule".