Mercer Bears men's basketball

Mercer Bears

2016–17 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

University

Mercer University

Conference

SoCon

Location

Macon, GA

Head coach

Bob Hoffman (9th year)

Arena

Hawkins Arena
(Capacity: 3,500)

Nickname

Bears

Student section

Mercer Maniacs

Colors

Black and Orange^[1]

NCAA Tournament appearances

1972*, 1981, 1985, 2014
*at Division II level

Conference tournament champions

TAAC/A-Sun: 1981, 1985, 2014

Conference regular season champions

TAAC/A-Sun: 2003, 2013, 2014

The Mercer Bears men's basketball team represents Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Southern Conference. They are currently led by head coach Bob Hoffman and play their home games at Hawkins Arena.

History

Mercer has competed in the NCAA Tournament three times, including 1981 and 1985; the team lost in the first round in both years.^[2] The Bears won the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, defeating Utah State in the championship game; the victory was the first postseason championship won by a team from the Atlantic Sun Conference.^[3]

Mercer's biggest win occurred at the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, where they beat third-seed Duke in the second round.

Postseason

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Bears have appeared in three NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–3. Their latest appearance was the 2014 NCAA Tournament.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1981	First Round	Arkansas	L 67–73
1985	First Round	Georgia Tech	L 58–65
2014	Second Round Third Round	Duke Tennessee	W 78–71 L 63–83

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Bears have appeared in one NCAA Division II Tournament. Their record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1972	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Roanoke Florida Southern	L 72–78 L 83–85

NIT results

The Bears have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Their record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2013	First Round Second Round	Tennessee BYU	W 75–67 L 71–90

CBI results

The Bears have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2015	First Round Quarterfinals	Stony Brook Louisiana–Monroe	W 72–70 L 69–71

CIT results

The Bears have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. They are 5–1 and were champions in 2012.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2012	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Tennessee State Georgia State Old Dominion Fairfield Utah State	W 68–60 W 64–59 W 79–73 W 64–59 W 70–67
2016	First Round	Coastal Carolina	L 57–65

NAIA Tournament results

The Bears have appeared in two NAIA Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1948	First Round	Hamline	L 41–85
1954	First Round	Arkansas Tech	L 72–100

NIBT results

The Bears participated in the 1922 National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament, the first national championship tournament ever held in intercollegiate basketball. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1922	Semifinals	Wabash	L 25–62

References

↑ "Color - Mercer University Style Guide". Retrieved 2016-04-08.
↑ "NCAA Basketball Tournament History: Mercer Bears". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
↑ "Men's Basketball Captures CIT Championship". Mercer University. Retrieved November 25, 2012.

External links

Team website

Mercer Bears men's basketball

Venues	Porter Gym (1937–2004) Hawkins Arena (2004–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Southern Conference men's basketball

Teams	Chattanooga Mocs The Citadel Bulldogs East Tennessee State Buccaneers Furman Paladins Mercer Bears Samford Bulldogs UNC Greensboro Spartans VMI Keydets Western Carolina Catamounts Wofford Terriers

Championships & awards	Southern Conference men's basketball champions Player of the Year

Seasons	1931–32 2010–11 2011–12 2014–15

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