2020–21 Mercer Bears men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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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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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
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
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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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References
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule".