2020–21 Mercer Bears men's basketball | |
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 18–11 (8–9 SoCon) |
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Home arena | Hawkins Arena |
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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
[edit]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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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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