2013–14 Mercer Bears men's basketball team
American college basketball season
2013–14 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Bears, led by sixth year head coach Bob Hoffman , 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 27–9, 14–4 in A-Sun play to win the regular season A-Sun championship, shared with Florida Gulf Coast. They defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the championship game of the A-Sun tournament to be A-Sun Tournament champions and earn the conferences automatic bid to the NCAA tournament . In the NCAA Tournament, they upset Duke in the second round before losing in the third round to Tennessee.
This was their last season as a member of the Atlantic Sun as they joined the Southern Conference in July 2014.
Roster
2013–14 Mercer Bears men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G 1
Phillip Leonard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
So
Tulsa, Oklahoma
G 2
Matt Panaggio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Daytona Beach, Florida
G 3
Kevin Canevari 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg)
Sr
Charlotte, North Carolina
F 5
Bud Thomas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
G 10
Ike Nwamu 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
So
Greensboro, North Carolina
G 11
D. J. Brooks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Simpsonville, South Carolina
G 12
John Mosser 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Cary, North Carolina
F 15
T. J. Hallice 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Weddington, North Carolina
G 15
Anthony White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
Sr
Indianapolis, Indiana
F 20
Jakob Gollon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
G 21
Langston Hall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Atlanta, Georgia
F 22
Darious Moten 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Bowdon, Georgia
G 25
Lawrence Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
So
Kansas City, Missouri
F 32
James Bento 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Houston, Texas
G 34
Jibri Bryan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
So
Savannah, Georgia
C 45
Monty Brown 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg)
Sr
Liberty Mounds, Oklahoma
F 52
Daniel Coursey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Savannah, Georgia
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on
Schedule
[ 1]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Regular season
11/08/2013 *8:00 pm, LHN
at Texas
L 73–76 0–1
Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
11/13/2013 *7:00 pm
Reinhardt W 95–53 1–1
Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
11/16/2013 *3:00 pm
Seton Hall W 77–74 2OT
2–1
Hawkins Arena (2,057)Macon, GA
11/18/2013 *8:00 pm
at Evansville
L 76–89 2–2
Ford Center Evansville, IN
11/20/2013 *2:30 pm
vs. Johnson & Wales
W 109–56 3–2
Hawkins Arena (1,727)Macon, GA
11/23/2013 *12:00 pm
Yale W 81–54 4–2
Hawkins Arena (3,500)Macon, GA
11/26/2013 *7:00 pm
at Ohio
L 67–76 4–3
Convocation Center Athens, OH
11/29/2013 *8:00 pm
at Valapraiso
W 117–108 3OT
5–3
Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
12/02/2013 *9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Oklahoma
L 82–96 5–4
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
12/07/2013 *3:00 pm
Denver W 64–63 OT
6–4
Hawkins Arena (1,827)Macon, GA
12/16/2013 *7:00 pm
Alcorn State W 70–44 7–4
Hawkins Arena (1,723)Macon, GA
12/22/2013 *4:00 pm, CSS
at Ole Miss
W 79–76 8–4
Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
12/27/2013 *7:00 pm
St. Andrews (NC) W 98–56 9–4
Hawkins Arena (2,117)Macon, GA
12/30/2013 7:30 pm
at Jacksonville
W 86–49 10–4
Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL
01/01/2014 7:30 pm
at North Florida
L 83–89 10–5
UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL
01/04/2014 4:30 pm
USC Upstate W 62–60 OT
11–5
Hawkins Arena (3,031)Macon, GA
01/06/2014 7:00 pm
East Tennessee State W 73–63 12–5
Hawkins Arena (1,537)Macon, GA
01/10/2014 7:00 pm, CSS
Kennesaw State W 83–46 13–5
Hawkins Arena (3,372)Macon, GA
01/16/2014 7:00 pm
at Northern Kentucky
W 74–58 14–5
The Bank of Kentucky Center Highland Heights, KY
01/18/2014 4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Lipscomb
W 87–66 15–5
Allen Arena Nashville, TN
01/23/2014 7:00 pm
Florida Gulf Coast W 68–55 16–5
Hawkins Arena (3,500)Macon, GA
01/25/2014 3:00 pm
Stetson W 87–49 17–5
Hawkins Arena (3,472)Macon, GA
01/31/2014 7:00 pm
at East Tennessee State
W 90–77 18–5
ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center Johnson City, TN
02/02/2014 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at USC Upstate
L 61–80 18–6
Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
02/07/2014 7:00 pm, CSS
at Kennesaw State
W 75–68 19–6
KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
02/14/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Lipscomb W 79–48 20–6
Hawkins Arena (1,872)Macon, GA
02/16/2014 2:00 pm
Northern Kentucky W 89–67 21–6
Hawkins Arena (2,172)Macon, GA
02/21/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Florida Gulf Coast
L 61–75 21–7
Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
02/23/2014 1:00 pm
at Stetson
W 73–52 22–7
Edmunds Center DeLand, FL
02/27/2014 7:00 pm
North Florida L 76–79 OT
22–8
Hawkins Arena (2,134)Macon, GA
03/01/2014 1:00 pm
Jacksonville W 69–55 23–8
Hawkins Arena (N/A)Macon, GA
Atlantic Sun tournament
03/04/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3
(2)
(7) Jacksonville Quarterfinals W 85–64 24–8
Hawkins Arena (N/A)Macon, GA
03/06/2014 8:30 pm, CSS/ESPN3
(2)
(3) USC Upstate Semifinals W 78–75 2OT
25–8
Hawkins Arena (2,572)Macon, GA
03/09/2014 2:00 pm, ESPN2
(2)
at (1) Florida Gulf Coast Championship W 68–60 26–8
Alico Arena (4,702)Fort Myers, FL
NCAA tournament
3/21/2014 12:15 pm, CBS
(14 MW)
vs. (3 MW) No. 8 Duke Second round W 78–71 27–8
PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
3/23/2014 6:10 pm, TNT
(14 MW)
vs. (11 MW) Tennessee Third round L 63–83 27–9
PNC Arena (18,712)Raleigh, NC
*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 .
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