2013-14 Men's Basketball Media Guide by Andrew Stabell

Phillip LEONARD

Matt PANAGGIO

Kevin CANEVARI

Bud THOMAS

Ike NWAMU

G • 6-2 •200 • So. Tulsa, Okla. Union HS

G • 6-3 • 185 • Fr. Daytona Beach, Fla. Worcester Academy

G • 5-11 • 165 • Sr. Charlotte, N.C. Lake Norman HS

G • 6-6 • 200 • Sr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. Regis Jesuit HS

G • 6-5 • 205 • So. Greensboro, N.C. Westchester Country Day

DJ BROOKS

John MOSSER

T.J. HALLICE

Anthony WHITE, JR.

Jakob GOLLON

PG • 6-1 •180 • Fr. Simpsonville, S.C. Hillcrest High School

G • 6-4 •210 • Fr. Cary, N.C. Green Hope HS

F • 6-9 • 205 • Jr. Weddington, N.C. Fishburne Military School

G • 6-2 • 170 • Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. Pike HS

F • 6-6 • 200 • Sr. Stevens Point, Wisc. Stevens Point HS

Langston HALL

Darious MOTEN

Lawrence BROWN

James BENTO

Jibri BRYAN

PG • 6-4 • 180 • Sr. Atlanta, Ga. Chamblee HS

F • 6-6 • 195 • Jr. Bowdon, Ga. Bowdon HS

F • 6-5 • 210 • So. St. Louis, Mo. The Barstow School

F • 6-6 • 195 • Fr. Houston, Texas Woodlands Christian Academy

G • 6-3 • 180 • So. Savannah, Ga. Benedictine Military School

Monty BROWN

Daniel COURSEY

Bob HOFFMAN

C • 6-11 • 250 • Sr. Liberty Mounds, Okla. The Hotchkiss School (Conn.)

C • 6-10 • 220 • Sr. Savannah, Ga. Benedictine Military School

Head Coach Sixth Season Oklahoma Baptist, 1979

Table of Contents Quickfacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Athletic Media Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Mercer Broadcast Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2013 International Trip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2013-14 Tipoff Event. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2013-14 Season Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10 Head Coach Bob Hoffman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-17 Associate Head Coach Spencer Wright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Assistant Coach Doug Esleeck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Assistant Coach Jake Nelp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Director of Operations Jonathan Howard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Voice of the Bears Rick Cameron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 2012-13 Rosters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Monty Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27 Kevin Canevari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29 Daniel Coursey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-31 Jakob Gollon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-33 Langston Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-35 Bud Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-37 Anthony White, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-39 Darious Moten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-41 Jibri Bryan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-43 T.J. Hallice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-45 Lawrence Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-47 James Bento, DJ Brooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Phillip Leonard, John Mosser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Ike Nwamu, Matt Panaggio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 2011-12 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53-56 2012-13 Game-by-Game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57-74 Championship History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76-77 Pro Bears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-79 Mercer Legend Sam Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-81 Retired Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Mercer Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83-91 Hawkins Arena Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Opponent Series Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93-94 Year-by-Year Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-107 Coaching Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 All-Time Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109-111 Athletics Tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Mercer Experience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113-116

Credits The 2013-14 Mercer Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball Media Guide is a publication of the Mercer University Athletic Media Relations Department. The guide was written and edited by Andy Stabell. Cover design by Andy Stabell. University pages and editorial assistance provided by David Beall. Photography courtesy of Mercer University Media Relations and A-Sun Photos. Special thanks to members of the Mercer University Sports Information Department and menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball offices.

Q Quick Facts General Location ................................................................................Macon, Ga. Enrollment ......................................................................................8,341 Founded ..........................................................................................1833 Nickname ........................................................................................Bears Colors ........................................................................Orange and Black Affilliation ....................................................................NCAA Division I Conference.........................................................................Atlantic Sun Arena (Capacity).......................................... Hawkins Arena (3,200) President........................................................William D. Underwood Alma Mater ...................................... Oklahoma Baptist (1982) Athletics Director....................................................................Jim Cole Alma Mater .............................................................. Mercer, 1993 Athletics Phone ..........................................................(478) 301-4130 Athletics Fax ................................................................(478) 301-2061 Sr. Assoc. AD/SWA ..........................................................Sybil Blalock Asst. AD/Director of Sports Medicine..................Amos Mansfield Asst. AD/Director of Marketing/Football Ops..................Daniel Tate Asst. AD/Director of Facility Operations................. Michael Ellis Asst. AD/Administrative Services ....................... Meredith Eaker Asst. AD/Director of Compliance ........ Jessica Harbison Weaver Faculty Athletics Representative.....................Dr. Jeffery Hugdahl Website ........................................................ www.mercerbears.com

Team Information 2012-13 Overall Record ..............................................................24-12 A-Sun Record/Finish.......................................................14-4/1st Home/Road/Neutral ............................................. 15-1/9-8/0-3 Starters returning ..................................................................................4 Starters lost ..............................................................................................1 Letterwinners returning/lost...................................................... 11/3 Newcomers ..............................................................................................5

Coaching Staff Head Coach .....................................................................Bob Hoffman Career Record/Seasons .......................................... 499-242/19 Record at Mercer/Seasons ............................................99-72/5 Associate Head Coach ............................................ Spencer Wright Assistant Coach ............................................................. Doug Esleeck Assistant Coach .....................................................................Jake Nelp Director of MBB Operations..............................Jonathan Howard MBB Phone .................................................................. (478) 301-5211 MBB Fax ......................................................................... (478) 301-5222

Media Relations Director of Media Relations (mbb contact) ......................... Andy Stabell Office Phone ....................................................... (478) 301-5209 E-mail ......................................................stabell_al@mercer.edu Cell .......................................................................... (203) 605-4462 Fax .......................................................................... (478) 301-5350 Director of New Media .............................................Patrick Cooper Assistant SID ........................................................................David Beall Assistant SID ...................................................................Jason Farhadi

Media Relations

Media Relations Staff

To the Media

ANDY STABELL

The 2013-14 Mercer University Men’s Basketball Media Guide is intended to provide you with general information about the Mercer men’s basketball team. This information should assist you in your coverage of the team throughout the season.

Director of Athletic Media Relations

Should you need additional information or assistance, please contact Mercer Director of Athletic Media Relations Andy Stabell at (478) 301-5219 with any requests.

Volleyball, Men’s Basketball M/W Lacrosse, M/W Golf, Sand Volleyball

He can also be reached via e-mail at stabell_al@mercer.edu or via fax at (478) 301-5350.

DAVID BEALL

Athletic Media Relations Office The Athletic Media Relations office is located in Suite 135 on the first floor of the University Center. The Athletic Media Relations office maintains information on all current studentathletes and athletics staff, as well as historical data on former athletes. We will make every effort to service your needs in covering the men’s basketball team.

Asst. Director of Athletic Media Relations Football, Secondary Women’s Basketball

Credential Requests The athletic media relations department will issue credentials to working press only. Credentials for home basketball games can be obtained by writing or calling the Athletic Media Relations Office. All credential requests should be made at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled game.

JASON FARHADI

Practices As a general rule, all practices are open to the media and the public. There may be instances, however, when all or part of a practice session is closed. Please contact the Athletic Media Relations office in advance if you plan on attending a practice session so an escort can be made avaliable.

Asst. Director of Athletic Media Relations M/W Soccer, Women’s Basketball, Baseball

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

Interview Policy Media interviews of players and coaches are encouraged, and every effort will be made to accommodate media requests. In-person interviews are preferred, but telephone interviews can be arranged through the athletic media relations office. Under no circumstances will student-athletes’ residence numbers be supplied to the media.

PATRICK COOPER Director of New Media

Interviews All interviews with Mercer student-athletes should be coordinated through the athletic media relations office. Players are generally available for interviews up to 30 minutes prior to the start of practice and directly afterward. Head coach Bob Hoffman is generally available in the morning.

Softball, Tennis, Track & Field, Cross Country

Post-game Interviews Following a 10-minute “cooling-off ” period, coaches and players from both teams will be made available to media members outside each team’s respective dugout. The athletic media relations office will poll the media prior to the end of the game to determine any player requests.

www.facebook.com/mercerathletics

Fax and Email Service Media outlets may request to be included on the broadcast fax and email lists to receive updates regarding Mercer men’s basketball. The Mercer Sports Information Office fax number is (478) 301-5350. To be added, submit a request to stabell_ al@mercer.edu. Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide 2

MUBears11

@MercerBears

Broadcast Coverage g Mercer Sports Network

Broadcast Schedule

Mercer University Athletics has announced that it has renewed its contract with Clear Channel Broadcasting Inc. to serve as the flagship radio network for the University’s men’s basketball games in 201314. The Peach 96.5 will serve as the flagship station for all broadcasts this season. Mercer also broadcasts football games and women’s basketball and baseball games. Mercer’s Atlantic Sun Conference games will be among the broadcasts, including the 2014 A-Sun Basketball Championships, to be played at oncampus sites throughout the events. Rick Cameron, “Voice of the Bears” for the past seasons, will continue to call the play-by-play. Mercer’s senior assistant vice president for marketing communications returned to the broadcast booth in 2006 after originally doing radio play-byplay in the late 1970s.

All Mercer Univeristy home basketball games are scheduled to be broadcast via ASUN.TV, the official network of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Date 11/8 11/13 11/16 11/18 11/20 11/23 11/26 11/29 12/2 12/7 12/16 12/22 12/27 12/30 1/1 1/4 1/6 1/10 1/16 1/18 1/23 1/25 1/30 2/1 2/7 2/13 2/15 2/21 2/23 2/27 3/ 1

Opponent at Texas Reinhardt Seton Hall at Evansville Johnson & Wales (NC) Yale at Ohio at Valparaiso at Oklahoma Denver Alcorn St. at Mississippi St. Andrews at Jacksonville * at North Fla. * S.C. Upstate * East Tennessee State * Kennesaw St. * at Northern Ky. * at Lipscomb * Fla. Gulf Coast * Stetson * at East Tennessee State * at S.C. Upstate * at Kennesaw St. * Lipscomb * Northern Ky. * at Fla. Gulf Coast * at Stetson * North Fla. * Jacksonville *

Radio WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH WPCH

TV Longhorn Network

ESPNU CSS TV

CSS TV

CSS TV ESPNU

Video Stream Game Time 8:00 PM A-Sun TV 7:00 PM A-Sun TV 3:00 PM 8:05 PM A-Sun TV 7:00 PM A-Sun TV 12:00 PM 7:00 PM 8:05 PM 9:00 PM A-Sun TV 3:00 PM A-Sun TV 7:00 PM 4:00 PM A-Sun TV 7:00 PM A-Sun TV 7:30 PM A-Sun TV 7:30 PM A-Sun TV 4:30 PM A-Sun TV 7:00 PM A-Sun TV 7:00 PM A-Sun TV 7:00 PM A-Sun TV 4:30 PM A-Sun TV 7:00 PM A-Sun TV 3:00 PM A-Sun TV 7:00 PM A-Sun TV 4:00 PM A-Sun TV 7:00 PM A-Sun TV 7:00 PM A-Sun TV 3:00 PM A-Sun TV 6:00 PM A-Sun TV 1:00 PM A-Sun TV 7:00 PM A-Sun TV 1:00 PM

All times listed as Eastern A-Sun TV - www.asun.tv CSS - Comcast Sports Southeast WPCH = WPCH (96.5 FM)/WZCH (102.5 FM) ; also linked via MercerBears.com Broadcast schedule is tentative and subject to change; complete as of October 15,2013

Games are available for viewing both on a live and on -demand basis. For more information, please go to www.asun.tv and follow instructions on the main page to either sign up or log in. • WPCH/PEACH 96.5 (FM) • WPCH/PEACH ONLINE, www.peach965.com • IHEART Radio Broadcasts via smartphone • MercerBears.com • A-Sun TV

On the Internet Additional information on the Mercer athletics program can be found online. News releases, player and coach biographies, historical data, live audio streaming, results and statistics on all 18 athletic programs can be found online at www.mercerbears.com.

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Additionaly, road games from other conference schools are also a part of the broadcast schedule.

2013 International Trip p The Mercer menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team embarked on a 10-day international trip on this summer, partnering with Athletes in Action and Basketball Travelers for an Eastern European tour. A four-pronged objective had the team focused on service, team building, academics and basketball while visiting Germany and Lithuania and Latvia.

ine River

r of the Rh r a boat tou

s afte

Team pose

Jakob Gollon & Daniel Coursey the Vilnius Cathedral in Lithuanat ia

G museum

Team visists a KB

After hiking to the top of Gediminas Tower in

Some of th e local fare in German y

Lithuania

y ic Training Facilit p m ly O e th e id Team poses outslaying the Latvian National Team in Latvia after p

Tipoff p Event The Mercer menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball programs partnered to host the fifth annual Tipoff Event on October 19, 2013. The night offered fans of all ages a chance to get on the floor with the team and compete for prizes. The event was sponsored by Five Star Automotive and Sonic, and gave both head coaches a chance to introduce their new players to the crowd. Previous editions of The Tipoff have featured keynote speakers such as George Gervin (2012), Clark Kellogg (2011), Jay Bilas (2010), and Dick Vitale (2009).

Coach Hoffman addresses the crowd (2013) TJ Hallice & Kevin Canevari instruct a young Mercer fan (2013)

Team with George Gervin (2012)

Team with Dick

Vitale (2009)

Team with Clark

Kellogg (2011)

Team with Jay Bilas (2010)

2013-14 Season

SCHEDULE 2013-14 PREVIEW

2013-14 Schedule Opponent Texas Reinhardt Seton Hall #Evansville Johnson & Wales (NC) ^Yale #Ohio #Valparaiso Oklahoma Denver Alcorn State Mississippi St. Andrews Jacksonville * North Florida S.C. Upstate * East Tennessee State * Kennesaw State* Northern Kentucky * Lipscomb * Florida Gulf Coast * Stetson * East Tennessee State * USC Upstate * Kennesaw State Lipscomb * Northern Kentucky Florida Gulf Coast * Stetson * North Florida* Jacksonville * A-Sun Tournament

Location Austin, Texas Macon, Ga. Macon, Ga. Evansville, Ind. Macon, Ga. Macon, Ga. Athens, Ohio Valparaiso, Ind. Norman, Okla. Macon, Ga. Macon, Ga. Oxford, Miss. Macon, Ga. Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville, Fla. Spartanburg, S.C. Macon, Ga. Macon, Ga. Highland Heights, Ky. Nashville, Tenn. Macon, Ga. Macon, Ga. Johnson City, Tenn. Spartanburg, S.C. Kennesaw, Ga. Macon, Ga. Macon, Ga. Fort Myers, Fla. DeLand, Fla. Macon, Ga. Macon, .Ga. TBD

Time 8:00 PM 7:00 PM 3:00 PM 8:05 PM 7:00 PM 12:00 PM 7:00 PM 8:05 PM 9:00 PM 3:00 PM 7:00 PM 4:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 4:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 4:30 PM 7:00 PM 3:00 PM 7:00 PM 4:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 3:00 PM 6:00 PM 1:00 PM 7:00 PM 1:00 PM TBD

Schedule is subject to change All times Eastern Home games in BOLD CAPS #-Ohio Classic ^-Homecoming Game * - Atlantic Sun Conference Game Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Date Nov. 8 Nov. 13 Nov. 16 Nov. 18 Nov. 20 Nov. 23 Nov. 26 Nov. 29 Dec. 2 Dec. 7 Dec. 16 Dec. 22 Dec. 27 Dec. 30 Jan. 1 Jan. 4 Jan. 6 Jan. 10 Jan. 16 Jan. 18 Jan. 23 Jan. 25 Jan. 30 Feb. 1 Feb. 7 Feb. 13 Feb. 15 Feb. 21 Feb. 23 Feb. 27 March 1 March 4-9

Season Preview The 2012-13 season marked the culmination of the most successful two-year run in over 100 years of Mercer men’s basketball history. The foundation of success built by the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament Championship team was bolstered by last year’s 24-win season. The crescendo of last year’s run came on the final day of the regular season, when the Bears traveled to face their oldest conference foe with the Atlantic Sun regular season Championship on the line.

ATLANTIC SUN COACHES POLL Rank 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

School (First Place Votes) FGCU (6) Mercer (3) USC Upstate Jacksonville North Florida ETSU Stetson Lipscomb Northern Kentucky Kennesaw State

Votes 95 92 75 63 58 55 37 29 24 22

Mercer triumphed over Stetson, securing the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament and postseason life for the secondstraight year. Despite winning at Tennessee in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament, players and staff couldn’t avoid the feeling the run was at least a tad bittersweet. The Bears’ conference tournament title hopes had been dashed in the finals by Florida Gulf Coast, who would ultimate advance to the NCAA Sweet 16. The 2013-14 season represents a chance at redemption for the Bears, who return a grizzled set of seven seniors who have trail blazed a new era of prosperity for the program. Mercer head coach Bob Hoffman will lead the charge, guiding his group by the maxim of “Path”. Where the Path leads has yet to be determined, but if preparation truly is the key to success, the senior-laden Bears are destined for a storybook ending. POINT GUARDS A hallmark of Mercer’s recent success has been its depth at the guard positions, and the 2013-14 team is no different in that regard. Ten players are represented as guards on the roster with a combined 16 years of experience in collegiate basketball.

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

Headlining the group is a player who is among the most experienced seniors in the country. Point guard Langston Hall returns for his senior campaign having started all 102 games of his career since arriving at Mercer as a freshman in 2010. The latest feather in Hall’s cap is a 2013-14 Preseason All-Conference nod by the A-Sun Coaches, the newest line in seemingly endless list of accolades. “Langston is a tremendous player who makes everyone around him better,” Hoffman said. “He gets others involved and plays at his own speed. He’s fun to coach and it’s a blessing to have him around.” Providing a one-two punch at the position is Hall’s backup, classmate Kevin Canevari. Canevari returns from his most productive collegiate season in which he played in all 36 games while averaging a career-high 10.2 minutes per game. A spark-plug off the bench, Canevari registered multiple assists in nine different games while providing a change-of-pace at the point guard spot. “Kevin is one of those guys that comes in and makes hustle plays,” said Hoffman. “He can change the outcome of the game by getting a quick steal. He’s a great teammate and a tremendous help in every aspect.” DJ Brooks also qualifies as a point guard, but his collegiate debut will be on hold as he sits out his freshman year due to a knee injury incurred during his senior year at Hillcrest High School in Simpsonville, South Carolina. “We’re excited about the potential DJ brings to our team, and as he gets healthier he’ll be able to help us in practice while learning from Kevin and Langston.” SHOOTING GUARDS The biggest question mark for Hoffman and his staff is how to replace Travis Smith, a departed senior from last year who led the team in scoring while providing a model of efficiency at the position. A collection of players are chomping at the bit to step into the spot, which Hoffman asserts will be run-by-committee. 8

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Leading the likely successors is Anthony White Jr., a senior who spent his first year with the Bears last season after transferring from Lake Land College in Illinois. His presence was a welcome one, as he averaged over 10 minutes per game while shooting 35.4% from three-point range. A flash of his potential was seen at Lipscomb, when he torched the Bisons for 15 points in 20 minutes of work. “Anthony White is an energy guy who can guard anybody and plays as hard as anyone,” Hoffman said. “He can hit open shots and is fantastic about his work ethic.”

ATLANTIC SUN MEDIA POLL Rank 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. T-8. T-8. 10.

School (First Place Votes) FGCU (16) Mercer (15) USC Upstate (1) Jacksonville ETSU North Florida Stetson Lipscomb Northern Kentucky Kennesaw State

Votes 306 305 255 212 161 157 132 102 102 83

Another experienced go-to scorer is sophomore Jibri Bryan, who played last season at less-than 100% after a season-ending injury in 2011-12. He may be the team’s most explosive scoring threat, with several big games to his credit including 19 points at Missouri and 14 points against Wake Forest in last year’s Paradise Jam. “Jibri has been injured, but his mindset going into the year has been really good,” Hoffman said. “He’s had big time games already and every year something’s happened to hinder him. I’ve love for him to have the breakout season he deserves after what he’s been through.” New faces in the Mercer lineup are a pair of sophomore transfers in Phillip Leonard and Ike Nwamu. Nwamu joined the team last year after transferring from Cleveland State and sat due to Division I transfer rules. Leonard spent his first collegiate season at Northern Oklahoma Tonkawa College and will be eligible for competition this year. “Ike has been blessed with amazing abilities,” Hoffman said. “He’s continued to refine those abilities and our coaches have done great work with him. He’s going to be a special player before he’s through and it’s exciting to see him going through the maturation process.” “Phillip is one of our new guys who can play the one or the two and get to the rim. He’s very athletic and understands the game at a high level. We look forward to big things out of him this season.” Also joining the team in 2012-13 is Matt Panaggio, a six-foot-three guard hailing from Daytona Beach, Florida. Like Brooks, Panaggio will elect to use a medical redshirt during the 2013-14 season.

One face that’s certainly not new to Mercer fans is that of Bud Thomas, who tops the depth chart at the three. Thomas has over 100 games under his belt and has played a key role in the team’s ascension in the ranks of mid-major programs. Last year, Thomas averaged over 27 minutes a game and reached double-figure scoring totals 12 times. Hoffman, however, credits his intangibles as the greatest part of his game. “He’s the epitome of a team player,” Hoffman stated. “It takes a great understanding of basketball to see how much he effects the game, but it’s there in every possession. He’s been with us every step of the way and been a huge part of our success.” A first year player who will learn from watching Thomas is John Mosser, a six-foot-four guard out of Cary, N.C. “John is a catch and shoot guy with great accuracy,” Hoffman said. “He’s still working on understanding our system, but he’s been great to have around.” FORWARDS A four-member stable of forwards is led by Jakob Gollon, who returns for his senior year in 2013-14. Gollon was granted a sixth-year of eligibility by the NCAA after suffering medical hardships in his first two collegiate seasons. The crafty veteran has played in 118 games for Mercer and developed into one of the team’s most valuable assets. “Jake is one of those guys that can make a lot of things happen from his position,” Hoffman stated. “Not many guys can do Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

SMALL FORWARD

what he does. He can put it on the floor and get easy shots for other guys, which is a luxury for us. He competes at such a high level and raises the play of other guys.” Behind Gollon are T.J. Hallice, Lawrence Brown and Darious Moten. Hallice is the most seasoned of the bunch, with 74 games played in just two years at Mercer. Last year was a breakout year for the six-foot-nine junior, as he played in all 36 games and led the team with a .538 field goal percentage.

2013-14 PRESEASON ALL-ATLANTIC SUN TEAM Pos. G F G F PG G G C F G

Name (Class) Brett Comer Chase Fieler Keith McDougald Langston Hall Torrey Craig Bernard Thompson Daniel Coursey Travis Wallace Ty Greene Ricardo Glenn

School FGCU FGCU Jacksonville Mercer USC Upstate FGCU Mercer North Florida USC Upstate USC Upstate

“T.J. is a big guy who can play both inside and on the perimeter. He was probably our best post defender down the stretch for us last year. He’s determined to be a great player and he works at it every day wanting to be the best.” Moten completed his second full season last year, seeing time in 32 games. His physicality presents a matchup nightmare for opposing coaches when he enters the game and is evidenced by a healthy collection of highlight reel dunks. “Darious has special talents and he continues to make the most out of them,” Hoffman said of the junior. “I think he’ll continue to reap benefits this season after he played a lot of big minutes for us last year. He’s got a skill set now that he didn’t have when he came here.” Another player working into the mix is Lawrence Brown, who enters his second season with the team. Brown saw court time in 21 games last year while showing flashes of his full potential that has yet to be unlocked. “Lawrence is an energy guy that plays hard,” Hoffman said. “He’s the greatest guy you’d ever want to be around. He gives his all and aims to please. He continues to learn the little pieces of the game and once he can put all those parts together he’s going to tremendous.”

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

A first year insert at the four is James Bento, a six-foot-six freshman out of Houston, Texas. “James in an athletic young man,” Hoffman said. “He’s unique in that he’s picked up where to be in a very short time. He’s making great progress thus far.” CENTER Mercer’s two-headed monster of Daniel Coursey and Monty Brown are back for their final go-around in 2013-14. Both standing nearly seven-foot tall, the duo gives Mercer a one-two punch not typically seen in the ranks of college basketball. Coursey garnered Preseason All-Atlantic Sun honors this year after shooting 53.4% from the floor and 71% from the free throw line in 2012-13. He led the team in scoring four times, including a 20-point output at Alabama while also reaching the 100-block mark for his career. “Daniel has had good work habits throughout his time with us, but he’s even taken it to another level coming into this year,” Hoffman said. “He can do so many things and he’s got an understanding of the game at a high level.” Brown assures a steady presence when Coursey leaves the floor having played 10 or more minutes in all but eight games last year. In the last two seasons, Brown has cracked double-figure scoring seven times and registered a block in 31 outings. “Monty is a huge man who’s really grown into something special,” Hoffman stated. “He’s embraced his role with our club and I think he’s highly motivated coming into this year.”

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

2013-14 Bears

COACHES BIOS ROSTERS PLAYER BIOS

head coach

BOB HOFFMAN

SIXTH SEASON OKLAHOMA BAPTIST ‘79

The Bob Hoffman era of Mercer basketball officially began on March 27, 2008, thus beginning the most successful period in program history. The reigning Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year has amassed more wins (99) in his five seasons with the Bears than has previously been achieved during any five-year span in program history. Hoffman’s most recent campaign saw the 2012-13 Bears capture the team’s first outright conference regular season championship and make the program’s first appearance in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT).

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

No stranger to the big stage, Hoffman lifted the Bears to a 75-67 NIT win at Tennessee, marking the team’s 24th victory of the year and Hoffman’s 499th as a collegiate head coach. When the season concluded five days later, Hoffman had closed the books on the school’s first back-to-back 20-win seasons in over 100 years of basketball.

ATLANTIC SUN CONFERENCE COACHES WINNING PERCENTAGE

No. Coach School Record Pct. 1. Bob Hoffman Mercer 499-243 .673 2. Dave Bezold N. Kentucky 172-95 .644 3. Murry Bartow ETSU 292-218 .573 4. TBA Lipscomb . 5. Eddie Payne USC Upstate 389-404 .491 6. Joe Dooley FGCU 57-52 .523 7. Cliff Warren Jacksonville 114-132 .463 The 2011-12 season saw Mercer smash a bevy of 24-36 .400 long-standing school records, including most wins in 8. Casey Alexander Stetson 9. Matthew Driscoll UNF 52-114 .313 a season (27) and points scored (2,589) in the midst Kennesaw St. 6-55 .098 of an unprecedented postseason run. When the dust 10. Lewis Preston cleared, Hoffman’s squad stood alone as winners of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, with possession of the first postseason tournament trophy in the history of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Mercer’s win over Tennessee underscored the coach’s penchant for big game victories. Earlier in the season, the Bears had captured road wins at Alabama and Florida State – adding the Crimson Tide and Seminoles to the ranks of five BCS teams conquered on their home floor by invading Hoffman squads.

In the two-year stretch from 2011-13, Hoffman has guided Mercer to a 51-23 record, including 34-11 ledger after the New Year and a dominating 30-11 mark against league opponents. 12

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

A native of Oklahoma City, Okla., Hoffman has been successful at all levels, boasting a proven track record from high school through the professional ranks. His overall record as a head coach at the collegiate level is 475-231. The 2010-11 Bears reached the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament for a third-consecutive year and produced many memorable moments along the way. The team went 15-18 overall and 11-9 in A-Sun play, earning the No. 5 seed in the league playoff despite losing two key seniors midseason. Mercer advanced to the semifinals before being knocked out by eventual champion Belmont in a nail biter. Senior Brian Mills was named first team All-A-Sun, while point guard Langston Hall was named to the All-Freshman squad. Hoffman’s 2009-10 team advanced to the title game of the Atlantic Sun Conference championships after downing Belmont and Jacksonville in the quarter and semifinal rounds. That year, Mercer garnered two All-A-Sun and two All-Region honors, while also having senior Daniel Emerson honored as the state of Georgia men’s college basketball “Player of the Year” by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. Additionally, senior James Florence became the Bears’ all-time leading scorer midway through the season. The team finished 16-17 overall and was 10-10 in the A-Sun.

Hoffman came to the Bears after serving as head coach of the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, a NBA Developmental League franchise, and guided the American Basketball Association’s Arkansas Aeros to a 25-2 record in 2006-07. The Aeros led the league in scoring, averaging 133 points per game in Hoffman’s up-tempo style of basketball.

Southern Nazarene (Women) Year ........................................................ ..............W-L 1987-88 ........................................................... 21-11 1988-89 ..............................................................36-2 1989-90 ..............................................................31-3 Three Seasons ................................... 88-16 (.846) Oklahoma Baptist Year ........................................................................W-L 1990-91 ........................................................... 15-17 1991-92 ........................................................... 16-17 1992-93 .............................................................34-4 1993-94 .............................................................30-7 1994-95 .............................................................28-6 1995-96 .............................................................29-7 1996-97 ..............................................................36-4 1997-98 ..............................................................24-9 1998-99 ..............................................................31-7 Nine Seasons ...................................243-78 (.757) Texas Pan-Am Year ........................................................................W-L 1999-00 ........................................................... 12-16 2000-01 ........................................................... 12-17 2001-02 ..............................................................21-9 2002-03 ........................................................... 10-20 2003-04 ........................................................... 14-14 Five Seasons ...................................... 69-76 (.542) Mercer Year ........................................................................W-L 2008-09 ........................................................... 17-15 2009-10 ........................................................... 16-17 2010-11 ........................................................... 15-18 2011-12 ........................................................... 27-11 2012-13 ........................................................... 24-12 Five Seasons ...................................... 99-73 (.580) Career Head Coaching Record 22 Seasons .................................... 499-243 (.670)

“Bob Hoffman was the first person we interviewed for our coaching position and he remained on the radar throughout the process,” Pope said. “In the end, we felt he was the right fit. We feel that his experience and success at all levels, including high school, NAIA, NCAA D-I and professional basketball, made him the ideal choice to lead our program to prominence.” Prior to coaching the Aeros, Hoffman served for two years as an assistant coach at the University of Oklahoma, where the Sooners recruited a class ranked in the top five nationally. Hoffman helped guide the Sooners to the first Big 12 championship in school history en route to a two-year record of 45-17 and backto-back NCAA appearances in 2004-05 and 2005-06. Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide 13

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

He guided the 2008-09 Bears to a 17-15 overall record and 11-9 in Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun) play. It was the Bears’ most wins since the 2002-03 season and their first winning mark in conference play since 2004-05.

HOFFMAN YEAR-BY-YEAR

BOB HOFFMAN VS. DIVISION I OPPONENTS He brings a wealth of additional experience to the position, having served as head coach at the University of Texas Pan American from 1999-2004, compiling a 69-76 record at the NCAA Division I school. The highlight of Hoffman’s stint with the Broncs was a 21-9 record during the 2001-02 season. Hoffman guided UTPA to 12 wins in his first season, which was more than the previous three seasons combined, and posted the school’s best record since the 1993-94 campaign. In 2001-2002, Texas Pan-Am had its first winning season since 1993-94, earned their first tournament victory since 1989-90, and recorded the most home wins in eight seasons. The Broncs were rated for the first time ever in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major poll and Hoffman earned National Independent Coach of the Year honors by CollegeInsider.com.

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

“I am very excited about the potential at Mercer,” Hoffman said. “I was overwhelmed by the prospects we saw when we visited the campus. I could tell that the Mercer administration is committed to developing a highly successful men’s basketball program.” Challenges are nothing new to him as he turned programs around at Southern Nazarene and Oklahoma Baptist. As the head women’s basketball coach at Southern Nazarene, Hoffman took a team that had never posted a winning season and won the 1989 NAIA National Championship in just his second season with the team. In three seasons at the helm of the Crimson Storm, he compiled an 88-16 record and was named Sooner Athletic Conference, District 9 and NAIA Coach of the Year. Building on his success at Southern Nazarene, Hoffman took the reins of the men’s program at his alma mater, Oklahoma Baptist, in 1990 and three seasons later guided the Bison to a 34-4 record and berth in the NAIA national championship game. Hoffman was named National Coach of the Year by Basketball Times and also earned Sooner Athletic Conference and District 9 Coach of the Year honors for his efforts. He went on to a record of 243-78 and a winning percentage of .757 in nine seasons at OBU, 14

Air Force UAB Alabama Alabama A&M Albany Alcorn State Arkansas Arkansas State Auburn Baylor Belmont Brigham Young Bryant Bucknell Butler Cal State-Fullerton Campbell Centenary Central Arkansas Charlotte Chattanooga Chicago State Colorado Colorado State Dayton Denver East Tennessee State Fairfield Florida Gulf Coast Florida International Florida State Furman Gardner-Webb George Mason Georgia Georgia State Georgia Tech Gonzaga Harvard Hawaii IPFW IUPUI Illinois Illinois-Chicago Iowa State Jacksonville Kansas State Kennesaw State Lamar Lehigh Lipscomb Loyola Marymount Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana Tech

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

3-1 0-1 2-1 1-0 1-0 1-1 0-1 1-3 1-0 2-1 6-10 0-2 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 2-4 3-5 1-1 0-2 2-0 1-0 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-1 5-6 1-0 8-4 0-2 1-2 2-0 2-1 0-1 0-3 1-0 1-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 3-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 6-5 0-2 7-3 2-1 0-1 11-7 1-0 0-4 0-1

Middle Tennessee Minnesota Mississippi Valley State Missouri Missouri-Kansas City Navy New Mexico New Mexico State Niagra North Texas Northeastern State North Florida Northern Iowa Northern Kentucky OOglethorpe OOld Dominion OOklahoma OOklahoma State OOral Roberts OOregon State Pacific Portland Providence QQuinnipiac Rice SSt. Louis SSam Houston State SSamford SSavannah State SSeton Hall SSewanee SSouth Dakota State SSouthern SSouthern Methodist SStetson Tennessee T TTennessee State TTexas TTexas A&M TTexas A&M-Corpus Christi TTexas-Arlington TTexas-El Paso TTexas-San Antonio TTexas Southern TTulsa UCLA USC Upstate Utah State VVanderbilt Wake Forest W Washington State W Western Carolina W William & Mary W Wright State W

1-1 0-1 1-1 0-2 0-2 2-0 0-1 1-2 2-0 0-2 2-2 8-2 1-2 1-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-2 3-3 1-0 1-1 2-0 0-1 0-1 2-3 0-1 1-1 1-0 2-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 2-0 0-2 8-2 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 5-5 0-2 0-2 1-0 2-1 0-2 0-1 10-1 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-3 1-0 1-0 1-3

earning six trips to the NAIA Tournament and making two trips to the championship contest. He coached 10 All-Americans and 21 AllConference selections during his tenure with the Bison. Hoffman was named Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year four times. During his nine years at OBU, Hoffman’s teams averaged more than 90 points per game and led the NAIA in field goal percentage seven times. His commitment to academics is just as strong, boasting a player graduation rate of 82 percent. A standout guard and forward and a 1979 graduate of Oklahoma Baptist, Hoffman is one of just 30 players to score at least 1,000 points in his OBU career. Hoffman has been married for 33 years to the former Kelli Lumry. The couple has a teenage son, Grant.

GOD, FAMILY, BASKETBALL: For Mercer head coach Bob Hoffman, making up his priority list in life is simple. It goes without saying that his wife of 33 years, Kelli, and son 17-year-old Grant, play integral roles in his life. “In life we are given a great many gifts,” Hoffman says. “Our faith is the greatest Gift of all and guides everything we do. My family is not only my gift from God, but my joy and what keeps me focused on the things that are truly important in life. I have also been blessed with a vehicle like basketball to not only impact the lives of young people on my teams, but to travel the world and, hopefully, reach out to others, as well.”

AAWARDS WARDS & HONORS HONORS

HHOFFMAN’S OFFMAN’S PLAYERS PLAYERS IN IN THE THE PROS PROS Current or Last Professional Team Santa Cruz Warriors Phoenix Suns Enel Brindisi (Italy) Brooklyn Nets New York Knicks Sacramento Kings Reno Bighorns Korihait (Finland) Atlanta Hawks Frankston Blues (Australia) SC Rist Wedel (Germany) Optima Gents (Belgium) Kilsyth C. (Australia) Szolnoki Olajbanyasz (Hungary) St. Jarnan (Iceland) Lakeside Lightning (Australia)

NBA Draft Round 2nd 1st 1st Free Agent 2nd 1st Free Agent 2nd Free Agent Free Agent Free Agent Free Agent Free Agent Free Agent Free Agent Free Agent

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Player Taylor Griffin Shannon Brown Cedric Simmons C.J. Watson Steve Novak Aaron Brooks Desmon Farmer Chris Taft Ivan Johnson Calvin Henry Sidiki Straub Daniel Emerson E.J. Kusnyer James Florence Brian Mills Justin Cecil

2013 Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year 2009 Named Collegeinsider.com Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year 2006 Selected to coach in the ABA All-Star Game 2004 Inducted into the Oklahoma Basketball Hall of Fame Named Collegeinsider.com Independent Coach of the Year 2002 Named Collegeinsider.com Independent Coach of the Year 2001 Inducted into the Oklahoma Baptist University Hall of Fame 1997 Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year 1996 Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year 1993 Named Basketball Times Small College Coach of the Year Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year NAIA District 9 Coach of the Year 1989 NAIA National Coach of the Year Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year NAIA District 9 Coach of the Year 15

Hanging g g with the “Hoff” CLOCKWISE FROM TOP RIGHT: Talking with Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame member Bobby Knight after Mercer’s 2013 NIT win over Tennessee; parking cars at MU’s cross country meet with proceeds to benefit the Georgia Industrial Children’s Home; MU fans have their own t-shirts for Hoffman; painting a local home with the team as a part of Macon Impact; presenting James Florence with the ball he used to break the Bears’ career scoring record in 2009-10, and; welcoming NBA Hall-of-Famer Dominique Wilkins to Mercer’s team room (Wilkins was on campus as a part of a diabetes awareness program).

Hoffman Around the World Over 25 years as a head coach, basketball has taken Bob Hoffman to many parts of the world. Hoffmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s participation in FIBA national coaching clinics and athlete mission trips have included stops in Poland, Germany, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Latvia, Macedonia, Kosovo and Mexico. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also worked camps and clinics in Lithuania and the Cayman Islands. Last year, Hoffman took his Mercer team to the Virgin Islands to compete in the Paradise Jam and on a summer tour to Germany, Lithuania and Latvia.

Poland

Germany

Latvia US Virgin Islands

Lithuania

Mexico Bulgaria

Cayman Islands

Kosovo

Macedonia

Brazil

Macedonia (2007)

Germany (2010)

Bulgaria (2007)

Poland (2008)

Latvia (2012)

Lithuania (2006)

Lithuania (2013)

Kosovo (2007) Virgin Islands(2012)

associate head coach

SPECER WRIGHT

SIXTH SEASON AT MERCER

Wright remained on Robert Davenport’s staff at UTPA through the 2006 campaign and spent the 2006-07 season as head coach at Potlatch (Idaho) High School where he guided the Loggers to the 2A Central Idaho League regular-season championship.

S Spencer W Wright i h ht jjoined i dB Bob bH Hoff ffman att M Mercer iin 200 200809, after serving on Hoffman’s staff with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the NBA Developmental League. Wright signed on as an Assistant Coach at Mercer and worked in that capacity for two seasons before being promoted to Associate Head coach in July of 2010. At Mercer, Wright coordinates scheduling and apparel while also completing day-to-day functions related to Mercer’s on and off-court success. He’s been side-by-side with Hoffman as the pair has presided over the most successful five-year stretch in program history. Wright’s efforts have helped produce 99 wins, including five BCS road triumphs over the likes of Tennessee, Alabama, Florida State, Georgia Tech and Auburn. In the last two years, Wright has been on the sidelines for March wins during the team’s 2012 CIT Championship run 2012 and the program’s first appearance in the NIT in 2013. With the Vipers, Wright worked with NBA first-round draft picks Aaron Brooks (Houston Rockets), Shannon Brown (Phoenix Suns), C.J. Watson (Brooklyn Nets), Steve Novak (New York Knicks), Cedric Simmons and Desmon Farmer.

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

He tutored Brian Merriweather, who led the nation in 3-pointers per game while with the Broncs and in 2004 recruited and signed three of the top 40 players in the state of Texas.

He played two seasons at Paris (Texas) Junior College, earning All- Texas Eastern Athletic Conference honorable mention following his rookie season and was a TEAC third team all-conference selection in 1991-92. Wright followed up with success on the hardwood at Central Oklahoma, leading the Lone Star Conference in assists during the 1992-93 campaign. His ties to Hoffman stretch back to his playing days as a standout point guard for Oklahoma Baptist, where Wright was an All-Sooner Athletic Conference performer in 1994-95. Wright helped lead Oklahoma Baptist to two NAIA National Tournament appearances and the Bison concluded the 1993-94 season with a 34-4 record, including a second-place finish at the NAIA National Tournament. Following his graduation from Oklahoma Baptist, Wright was invited to the NBA’s Indiana Pacers freeagent camp in the summer of 1996. Spencer and his wife Amy are the proud parents of a son, Bryce.

Wright also spent five seasons (1999-04) as an assistant coach on Hoffman’s staff at Texas-Pan American where he served as the recruiting coordinator, coached the Broncs’ perimeter and post players, and was responsible for scheduling games before Hoffman moved on to Oklahoma in 2004. Wright was responsible for recruiting UTPA’s first All-America honoree in two decades, as well as nine All-Independent performers. He also helped produce two Independent Defensive Player of the Year award winners. 18

Men’s Men’ Me n sB n’ Basketball aske as ketb ke tbal tb alll 20 al 2013 2013-14 13-1 13 -1 14 M Media edia ed ia G Guide uide ui de

assistant coach

tor of men’s basketball operations at UNC-Greensboro (2005-06) and served as both a strength and conditioning intern (2004-05) and a junior varsity coach (200304) at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. His coaching roots at the high school level and as a camp coach/clinician date back to 2001.

DOUG ESLEECK

FOURTH SEASON AT MERCER

Doug Esleeck began his time at Mercer in May of 2010 after leaving his post as an Assistant Coach at Gardner Webb. Since his arrival in Macon, Esleeck has played an instrumental role in the team’s ascendance as one of the nation’s premier mid-major programs. With Esleeck on the sidelines, Mercer has racked up 66-41 record and achieved unprecedented success. In 2012-13, Esleeck helped lead the Bears to a 14-4 record in conference play and the program’s first outright claim to the Atlantic Sun Regular Season Championship. The Bears’ 24-12 season saw the team capture landmark road wins at Florida State and Alabama before going on to down Tennessee in Knoxville as a part of the team’s first appearance in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT).

Esleeck’s addition to the Bears’ staff also marked his return to the Atlantic Sun Conference, of which G-WU was a member until the 2008-09 season when the school moved over to the Big South Conference. MU is a charter member of the A-Sun. Esleeck earned his bachelor’s degree from UNC-Chapel Hill in May 2005, with a double major in business administration and American history. He also holds an MBA from Gardner-Webb in business administration (May 2008). Esleeck is married to the former Ashley Neighbors. The couple reside in Macon.

Esleeck’s determined work ethic has seen direct results in on-court success, as Mercer players have collected All-Conference accolades in each of his three seasons. Most recently, he’s led implementation of defensive schemes that have resulted in Mercer holding the league’s top spot in scoring defense and field goal percentage defense in each of the last two years.

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

During Mercer’s 2012 CIT Championship run, Esleeck teamed with fellow staff members to spearhead scouting efforts that helped the Bears’ hold an upper hand on opponents. Mercer completed that season with five-straight wins en route to the league’s first postseason victory. As Gardner-Webb’s recruiting coordinator in 2009-10, Esleeck brought in three players ranked among ESPN’s top 150 players at their respective positions. Players signed by the Runnin’ Bulldogs under Esleeck’s tenure included 2007-08 A-Sun “Player of the Year” Thomas Sanders, A-Sun “All-Freshman selection Nate Blank, ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American Aaron Linn and Big South Conference All-Freshman player Joshua Henley (who was also the nation’s top freshman rebounder in 2008-09). Those recruits, along with other Esleeck-mentored players helped lead Gardner-Webb to a series of unprecedented success, including knocking off then No. 20 ranked Kentucky during the 2007-08 season. Prior to joining the G-WU staff, Esleeck was the direcMen’s Basketball 2013-14 13 3 14 M Media edi ed dia ia G Guide uid ui ide de

assistant coach

opponent scouting and film exchange.

FOURTH SEASON AT MERCER

Prior to taking his talents to Marquette, Nelp served as the video coordinator for the University of Arkansas women’s basketball program, the first person to serve in that position on a full-time basis, in 2007-08. While at UA, he assisted with the day-to-day needs of the Razorback’s opponent scouting.

JAKE NELP

Jake Nelp joined the Mercer men’s basketball staff for the 2010-11 season, bringing a diverse and successful resumé to the fold. Nelp’s cerebral approach to the game has helped usher in an era of prosperity for the team that has seen the Orange and Black rack up 66 wins in comparison with only 41 losses. He’s been key in the rapid development of the program that has resulted in the school’s first back-to-back 20-win seasons, the 2012-13 Atlantic Sun Regular Season Championship and the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament Championship.

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

In 2012-13, Nelp cemented Mercer as a bona fide giant killer – spearheading scouting efforts that led the team to regular season road wins at Florida State and Alabama. The team’s upset-minded tenacity continued into the postseason, as the Bears went to Knoxville and downed Tennessee in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). In 2011-12, Nelp assisted in Mercer’s record-breaking 27-11 season that saw the team string together five wins in March to capture the Atlantic Sun’s first postseason tournament championship. The Bears’ 70-67 win at Utah State in the CIT Final was a product of team chemistry that has been a hallmark of each program Nelp has worked with.

From 2005-07, the native of the “Hoosier State” was a men’s basketball assistant coach at Indiana Wesleyan University. With Nelp on staff, IWU had one of its bestever seasons with a 30-5 mark, NAIA Elite Eight appearance and ascending to a ranking as high as No. 3 in the nation during the season. The Wildcats set school records each season for most conference wins and, for his part, Nelp was named as the top NAIA assistant coach by INBNews.com. Nelp is a 2001 graduate of Colorado State University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in history. Nelp had the opportunity to work with CSU coach Buzz Williams, serving as the Rams’ student assistant (19992002) and director of basketball operations (2003-04). Nelp gained international experience, working as the assistant to the general manager of the 08 Stockholm Human Rights Basketball Club for the 2003-04 season. Nelp’s wife, Angie, was an outstanding player for Colorado State’s women’s basketball team. She currently serves as an Assistant Coach with the Mercer women’s basketball team. The couple have two sons, J.J. and Louis.

Prior to coming to Macon, Nelp spent the past two seasons (2008-10) as the Basketball Technology Assistant at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis. As a member of the Golden Eagles’ staff, he assisted with the day-today operations of the hoops office. With an expertise in the technological demands of the college basketball today, Nelp focused his energies on

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

director of operations

JONATHAN HOWARD THIRD SEASON AT MERCER

Howard was with the Mercer program, serving as the team’s chaplain and volunteer graduate manager from 2009-11, as well. Among his duties were leading team devotionals, as well as assisting with game-day operations, laundry and practice, among other responsibilities. Howard has also worked numerous youth summer camps and as a recreation intern in various church ministries over the years.

Jonathan Howard became the Bears’ Director of Basketball Operations in the summer of 2011. He is responsible for a myriad of duties, not the least of which is handling day-to-day office operations, travel plans and meal arrangements for Mercer men’s basketball.

Howard earned his bachelor’s degree in communications, with a minor in history, from Oklahoma University in 2006. He also earned his Masters of Divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in 2011.

During Howard’s first two seasons with the team, his coordinating efforts have helped Mercer book 21 road wins, the fourth highest total among Division I basketball teams. In 2012-13, Howard played an intricate role in the team’s success as the Bears logged over 14,000 miles of travel with trips to the Virgin Islands, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Ohio and a myriad of Southeastern states. In the summer of 2013, Howard is busy organizing an overseas trip to Germany and Lithuania while also promoting and assisting in the annual Bob Hoffman Basketball Camps.

Howard and his wife, Mandie, were married in July of 2007. The couple resides in Macon with their daughter Lauren.

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

voice of the bears

RICK CAMERON

NINTH SEASON

Rick Cameron, the “Voice of the Bears”, is in his ninth year calling the play-by-play for the university after having recently called his 200th Mercer men’s basketball broadcast in the team’s 2012 CIT Championship victory at Utah State. In addition to Mercer men’s hoops, Cameron also calls the action for the university’s women’s basketball, basketball and football teams. This past fall, Cameron took the lead for the broadcast team that called Mercer’s first football game in over 70 years.

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

Cameron also hosts the television show “Inside Mercer Basketball” on Comcast Sports, reaching an audience in six states and 12 million homes. This year, he’s also Cameron, who is also Mercer’s senior assistant vice in his second season of “The Bob Hoffman Radio Show”, president for marketing communications, returned to the broadcast booth in 2006 after originally doing radio an open-forum question and answer program. play-byplay in the late 1970s. Before coming to Mercer, Cameron was a publisher and editor of three newspapers in Georgia and AlaCameron was the longtime public address announcer bama for more than 14 years, winning awards from the for both men’s and women’s basketball, as well. CamGeorgia Press Association for both editorial and sports eron is the Marketing Communications liaison for the articles. He began his career in radio in 1975, serving School of Medicine and the Athletics Department. for seven years as a news editor, announcer, and sports Among his responsibilities are helping facilitate special announcer, including football and basketball play-byplay, at two stations in Georgia. His wife, Myra, serves events and serving as editor of This Week@Mercer, an internal electronic newsletter, The Mercerian alumni as administrative/eligibility coordinator in the Athletics magazine and the university commencement program. Department. They have two grown daughters and five grandchildren. He also maintains the University web calendar.

Men’s M Me en’ n’s B Basketball ask as ketb ke bal all 20 2013-14 013 3-1 14 M Media edi ed dia ia G Guide ud ui ide de

athletic trainer

strength & conditioning

SECOND SEASON

BRAD CROWE

JON MANGEL

Brad Crowe came on board as an Assistant Director of Sports Medicine in the summer of 2012 to work primarily with the men’s basketball team. Crowe’s arrival at Mercer came after spending two years as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer at Louisiana Tech. While with the Bulldogs, he served the men’s basketball, football, and golf teams as one of the primary provider of prevention, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries. Crowe is a professional member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, the Louisiana Athletic Trainers’ Association, and the Michigan Athletic Trainers’ Association. He holds professional certifications in CPR/AED Professional Rescuer, and Bloodborne Pathogen Training. Crowe holds his Bachelor’s of Science in Movement Science-Athletic Training from Grand Valley State University, and a Masters of Science in Kinesiology-Sports Performance from Louisiana Tech University.

J Mangel M l enters t rs hi his second season as the strength and con Jon conditioning coach at Mercer University in 2013. Mangel will work primarily with the football and women’s basketball programs. Prior to Mercer, Mangel worked at Southern Conference member Wofford College for two years. He started at Wofford as a strength and conditioning intern, but was eventually promoted to a full-time assistant. While at Wofford, Mangel was the primary contact for the baseball, men’s soccer, women’s golf, men’s tennis and cross country programs, while also assisting with men’s and women’s basketball teams, volleyball team and the 2010 SoCon Champion football program. Before arriving at Wofford, Mangel worked as both an intern and assistant coach at the Athletic Evolution Nike SPARQ Training Center in Woburn, Mass., from 2008-2010. A Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and USA-W Sports Performance Coach, Mangel graduated from Florida State University in 2007 with a bachelor’s of science in exercise science.

graduate assistant

FIRST SEASON

JASON EAKER

WILL DYER

student manager

graduate assistant

FIRST SEASON

KELLY GNO

Men’s Men Me n sB Basketball aske as kettb 2013-14 01 13 3-1 14 M Media edi ed dia ia G Guide uid ui ide de

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

graduate assistant

MATT BROWNBACK

Mercer Numercical Roster No. Name 1 2 3 5 10 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 25 32 34 45 52

Pos. Ht.

Phillip Leonard Matt Panaggio Kevin Canevari Bud Thomas Ike Nwamu D.J. Brooks John Mosser T.J. Hallice Anthony White Jr. Jakob Gollon Langston Hall Darious Moten Lawrence Brown James Bento Jibri Bryan Monty Brown Daniel Coursey

G G G F G G G F G F PG F G F G C F

So. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. So. Sr. Sr.

Cl. Wt.

Hometown/Previous School

6-2 6-3 5-11 6-6 6-5 6-1 6-4 6-9 6-2 6-6 6-4 6-6 6-5 6-6 6-3 6-11 6-10

Tulsa, Okla./Union HS Undecided Daytona Beach, Fla. / Worcester Academy Business Charlotte, N.C. / Lake Norman HS Business Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Regis Jesuit HS Business Greensboro, N.C. / Westchester Country Day Undeclared Simpsonville, S.C./Hillcrest HS Undecided Cary, N.C. / Green Hope HS Undecided Weddington, N.C. / Fishburne Military School Business Indianapolis, Ind. / Pike HS Communications Stevens Point, Wis. / Stevens Point HS Educational Leadership (Grad.) Atlanta, Ga. / Chamblee HS Business Bowdon, Ga. / Bowdon HS Engineering Kansas City, Mo. / The Barstow School Engineering Houston, Texas / Woodlands Christian Academy Undecided Savannah, Ga. / Benedictine Military School Economics Liberty Mounds, Okla. / The Hotchkiss School Economics/Pre-Physical Therapy Savannah, Ga. / Benedictine Military School Biology

200 185 165 200 205 180 210 205 170 200 180 195 210 195 180 250 220

Major

Head Coach: Bob Hoffman (Oklahoma Baptist, 1979), Sixth season Associate Head Coach: Spencer Wright (Oklahoma Baptist, 1995), Sixth season Assistant Coach: Doug Esleeck (UNC-Chapel Hill, 2005), Fourth season Assistant Coach: Jake Nelp (Colorado State, 2001), Fourth season Director of Basketball Operations: Jonathan Howard, Third season

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

Mercer Alphabetical p Roster No. 32 11 25 45 34 3 52 20 21 14 1 12 22 10 2 5 15

Name James Bento D.J. Brooks Lawrence Brown Monty Brown Jibri Bryan Kevin Canevari Daniel Coursey Jakob Gollon Langston Hall T.J. Hallice Phillip Leonard John Mosser Darious Moten Ike Nwamu Matt Panaggio Bud Thomas Anthony White Jr.

Pos. F G G C G G F F PG F G G F G G F G

Ht. Cl. Wt. Fr. 6-6 195 Fr. 6-1 180 So. 6-5 210 Sr. 6-11 250 So. 6-3 180 Sr. 5-11 165 Sr. 6-10 220 Sr. 6-6 200 Sr. 6-4 180 Jr. 6-9 205 So. 6-2 200 Fr. 6-4 210 Jr. 6-6 195 So. 6-5 205 Fr. 6-3 185 Sr. 6-6 200 Sr. 6-2 170

Hometown/Previous School Major Houston, Texas / Woodlands Christian Academy Undecided Simpsonville, S.C./Hillcrest HS Undecided Kansas City, Mo. / The Barstow School Engineering Liberty Mounds, Okla. / The Hotchkiss School Economics/Pre-Physical Therapy Savannah, Ga. / Benedictine Military School Economics Charlotte, N.C. / Lake Norman HS Business Savannah, Ga. / Benedictine Military School Biology Stevens Point, Wis. / Stevens Point HS M.Ed. Educational Leadership Atlanta, Ga. / Chamblee HS Business Weddington, N.C. / Fishburne Military School Business Tulsa, Okla./Union HSt Undecided Cary, N.C. / Green Hope HS Undecided Bowdon, Ga. / Bowdon HS Engineering Greensboro, N.C. / Westchester Country Day Undeclared Daytona Beach, Fla. / Worcester Academy Business Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Regis Jesuit HS Business Indianapolis, Ind. / Pike HS Communications

By y Height g

By y Class

By y State

5-11 (1): Kevin Canevari 6-1 (1): D.J. Brooks 6-2 (2): Phillip Leonard, Anthony White Jr. 6-3 (2): Jibri Bryan, Matt Panaggio 6-4 (2): Langston Hall, John Mosser 6-5 (2): Lawrence Brown, Ike Nwamu 6-6 (3): James Bento, Jakob Gollon, Darious Moten, Bud Thomas 6-9 (1): T.J. Hallice 6-10 (1): Daniel Coursey 6-11 (1): Monty Brown

Seniors (7): Monty Brown, Kevin Canevari, Daniel Coursey, Jakob Gollon, Langston Hall, Bud Thomas, Anthony White Jr. Juniors (3): T.J. Hallice, Darious Moten Sophomores (4): Lawrence Brown, Jibri Bryan, Phillip Leonard, Ike Nwamu Freshmen (4): James Bento, D.J. Brooks, John Mosser, Matt Panaggio

Colorado (1): Bud Thomas Georgia (4): Jibri Bryan, Daniel Coursey, Langston Hall, Darious Moten Florida (1): Matt Panaggio Indiana (1): Anthony White Jr. Missouri (1): Lawrence Brown Oklahoma (2): Monty Brown, Phillip Leonard North Carolina (4): Kevin Canevari, T.J. Hallice, John Mosser, Ike Nwamu South Carolina (1): D.J. Brooks Texas (1): James Bento Wisconsin (1): Jakob Gollon

Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

2013-14 Bears

PLAYER BIOS

MONTY BROWN

#45

SENIOR CENTER O OKLA KLA A. LIBERTY MOUNDS, OK OKLA. CHO HOO HO OL THE HOTCHKISS SCHOOL

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

2012-13 Appeared in all 36 games, while making five starts … Played 10 or more minutes in all but eight games … Cracked double figures twice, including a career-high 14 point output against Furman (11/25) … Shot 70.4% from the free throw line ... Scored four points and secured five rebounds at No. 23 New Mexico (11/28) ... Scored nine points, including five from the free throw stripe in Mercer’s road win at Florida State (12/2) ... Collected a career-high eight rebounds at Chattanooga (12/16) ... Scored seven points and had three rebounds at Georgia (12/18) ... Scored seven points with seven rebounds against Stetson (12/31) ... Scored six points in 12 minutes at Kennesaw St. (1/5) ... Scored eight and grabbed four rebounds against USC Upstate (1/19) ... Tallied six points and two blocks against Kennesaw State (2/1) ... Scored three with six boards against Jacksonville (2/7) ... Set a career-high with five blocks while adding seven points and four rebounds versus North Florida (2/9) ... Hit six free throws for eight total points at USC Upstate (2/14) ... Scored eight and grabbed two rebounds versus Lipscomb (2/21) ... Scored 11 points and grabbed a rebound vs. Lipscomb (3/6) ... Scored four with an assist and a block at Tennessee (3/20) … Netted five points with a block and a rebound at BYU (3/25). 2011-12 Played in all 38 games, making one start … Averaged 11.6 minutes, 4.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per game … Led or tied for the team lead in rebounds four times … Scored in double figures on five occasions … Had first career double-digit scoring game with 11 points while collecting five rebounds against Sam Houston State (11/21) … Led Mercer with a career-high 13 points in a road win at Georgia Tech (12/22) … Blocked a career-high three shots, while adding seven points and five rebounds against Florida Gulf Coast (1/2) … Scored 13 points on the strength of 9-of-10 free throw shooting at Stetson (1/4) … Collected a career-high seven rebounds against North Florida (1/21) … Netted 12 points and pulled down five rebounds at Kennesaw State (2/10) … Scored 10 points on 5-of-5 shooting in Mercer’s CIT semifinal win at Fairfield (3/24). 2010-11 Saw court time in 24 games, making 10 starts on the season ... Posted season averages of 1.5 points and 1.0 rebounds per game … Blocked one shot in his first collegiate game at UTEP (11/14) ... Scored first collegiate point on a free throw versus Gardner-Webb (11/28) ... Broke out with five points and three rebounds at FGCU (1/16) … Grabbed four boards in just six minutes of an OT win over Jacksonville (1/20) ... Tallied five points on 2-of-2 shooting in seven minutes at ETSU (1/31) ... Earned first collegiate start versus Campbell (2/5) ... Made his fifth-consecutive start at North Florida, scoring eight points in nine minutes (2/18) ... Contributed four points and four rebounds in Mercer’s A-Sun tournament game against Lipscomb (3/3) … Tallied six

Brown’s Career Stats Total

3-Point

Season

gp-gs

min/avg

fg-fga

pct

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 TOTAL

24-10 138/5.8 38-1 442/11.6 36-5 422/11.7 98-16 1002/10.2

12-28 64-110 49-113 125-251

.429 .582 .434 .498

fg-fga

F-Throws pct

ft-fta

Rebounds pct

off

def

tot

0-0 .000 12-21 .571 9 16 25 0-0 .000 51-78 .654 31 63 94 0-0 .000 57-81 .704 46 46 92 0-0 .000 120-180 .667 86 125 211 Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Scoring pf

ast

blk

stl

pts

avg

1.0 25 2.5 70 2.6 73 2.2 168

0 2 2 4

6 7 9 22

14 43 29 86

8 20 21 49

0 2 9 11

36 179 155 370

1.5 4.7 4.3 3.8

avg

BROWN’S CAREER-HIGHS Points: 14, vs. Furman (11/25/12) FG Made: 5, 2x, at Fairfield (3/24/12) FG Att: 10, vs. Stetson (12/31/12) 3-Point FGs: N/A 3-Point FGA: N/A FT Made: 9, vs. Stetson (1/4/12) FT Att: 10, vs. Stetson (1/4/12) Rebounds: 8, at Chattanooga (12/16/12) Assists: 2, 2x, vs. Belmont (3/4/11) Blocks: 5, vs. North Florida (2/9/13) Steals: 2, 2x, vs. Stetson (12/31/12) Minutes: 22, vs. Georgia State (3/17/12)

points versus Belmont in the A-Sun semifinals, hitting 4-of-4 free throws (3/4) … Named an A-Sun All-Academic Honoree. HIGH SCHOOL A 2010 graduate of The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn. … Coached by Fred Benjamin … Led team to the Tri-State championship as a senior … Was a McDonald’s All-American nominee … Shot 70% from the field as a senior … Began his prep career at Liberty Mounds High School under direction of Matt Fowler in Liberty Mounds, Okla. … At LMHS, led his team to Frisco Conference championship, earning conference MVP and top defensive player awards … Also played baseball at Liberty Mounds … An outstanding student who was a member of both the Oklahoma Honors Society and the Superintendent’s Honor Roll while at LMHS … Played club basketball for Team Oklahoma, coached by Don Calvert, and Athlete’s First, coached by Gary Vick. PERSONAL Son of Dan and Jana Brown … Born November 29, 1990 in Tulsa, Oklahoma … Has an older sister and younger brother … Was also recruited by Rhode Island, Vermont, Brown and Missouri State … Lists people he would most like to meet as Bill Gates and NBA commissioner David Stern … Favorite athlete is Dwight Howard … Favorite pre-game meal is spaghetti and meat balls … A psychology major with a pre-physical therapy track … Would like to play professional basketball or have his own physical therapy practice.

2012-13 Game-by-Game #45 BROWN, Monty

Total Date

min

fg-fga

SEWANEE OGLETHORPE vs George Mason vs UIC vs Wake Forest FURMAN at New Mexico at Florida State at Denver ALABAMA A&M at Chattanooga at Georgia at Alabama STETSON FLORIDA GULF COAST at Kennesaw State at North Florida at Jacksonville EAST TENNESSEE STAT USC UPSTATE at Northern Kentucky at Lipscomb KENNESAW STATE JACKSONVILLE NORTH FLORIDA at USC Upstate at East Tennessee State LIPSCOMB NORTHERN KENTUCKY at Florida Gulf Coast at Stetson LIPSCOMB USC UPSTATE FLORIDA GULF COAST at Tennessee at BYU Totals

11/10/12 11/12/12 11/16/12 11/17/12 11/19/12 11/25/12 11-28-12 12/02/12 12/5/12 12/8/12 12/16/12 12/18/12 12/22/12 12/31/12 1/2/13 1/5/13 01-10-13 1/12/13 1/17/13 1/19/13 1/24/13 1/26/13 2/1/13 2/7/13 2/9/13 02/14/13 02/16/13 2/21/13 2/23/13 02/28/13 3/2/13 3/6/13 3/8/13 3/9/13 03/20/13 03/25/13

* * * * *

17 18 12 13 12 10 16 13 10 7 20 12 8 17 10 12 4 16 4 18 5 14 12 14 14 14 8 14 4 7 14 10 6 13 10 14 422

1-2 2-5 1-1 1-4 2-4 4-6 2-7 2-3 0-5 0-2 0-2 1-2 0-0 3-10 0-2 0-2 0-0 2-4 1-2 3-6 0-0 0-0 3-6 0-5 3-3 1-1 0-2 2-2 0-0 1-1 2-5 4-4 2-2 2-4 2-4 2-5 49-113

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

3-Pointers pct

.500 .400 1.000 .250 .500 .667 .286 .667 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .300 .000 .000 .000 .500 .500 .500 .000 .000 .500 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 .400 1.000 1.000 .500 .500 .400 .434

Free throws

Rebounds

3fg-fga

pct

ft-fta

pct

off

def

tot

avg

a t/o blk

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-8 0-1 5-6 0-0 5-6 0-0 5-6 4-4 1-2 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0 2-2 0-0 3-4 1-1 6-6 0-0 4-7 2-2 0-0 0-2 3-3 0-0 2-4 0-1 1-4 57-81

.500 .500 .000 .000 .000 .750 .000 .833 .000 .833 .000 .833 1.000 .500 .750 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 1.000 .000 .750 1.000 1.000 .000 .571 1.000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .500 .000 .250 .704

1 2 2 2 0 2 3 2 3 0 3 2 2 6 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 46

1 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 5 1 1 1 0 6 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 46

2 4 3 2 1 2 5 4 4 1 8 3 3 7 1 6 1 3 3 4 1 1 1 6 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 92

2.0 2 3.0 2 3.0 2 2.8 0 2.4 4 2.3 1 2.7 5 2.9 4 3.0 2 2.8 1 3.3 2 3.3 1 3.2 3 3.5 1 3.3 2 3.5 2 3.4 4 3.3 2 3.3 1 3.4 0 3.2 2 3.1 5 3.0 2 3.2 2 3.2 2 3.1 2 3.0 2 3.0 3 2.9 0 2.9 2 2.8 1 2.8 1 2.7 1 2.6 1 2.6 3 2.6 3 2.6 73

1 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 29 21

stl

pts

avg

1 3 0 5 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 14 1 4 1 9 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 7 0 4 2 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 3 0 7 1 8 0 0 1 8 0 2 0 2 1 4 0 11 0 4 0 6 0 4 0 5 9 155

3.0 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.2 5.0 4.9 5.4 4.8 4.8 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.1 4.1 3.9 4.2 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Opponent

KEVIN CANEVARI #3 SENIOR GUARD CHARLOTTE, N.C. LAKE NORMAN HS

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

2012-13 Played in all 36 games, averaging 10.2 minutes per outing … Registered multiple assists in nine games … Set career-highs in points scored (10), three-point field goals made (2) and steals (5) in Mercer’s rout of Oglethorpe (11/12) … Played a career-high 21 minutes, collecting two rebounds versus George Mason (11/12) ... Notched three assists against Furman (11/25) ... Tied a career-high with three assists, while also notching three steals against Alabama A&M (12/8) ... Notched two steals and a rebound at Chattanooga (12/16) ... Hit a three and added a steal and an assist at Georgia (12/18) ... Registered three rebounds and three assists in Mercer’s win at Alabama (12/22) ... Dished three assists in 10 minutes of work versus Stetson (12/31) ... Drained a three and grabbed two rebounds against Florida Gulf Coast (1/2) ... Collected two rebounds and two steals against ETSU (1/17) ... Had two assists in the win against Kennesaw State (2/1) ... Hit a pair of threes at ETSU (2/16) ... Scored two points and dished four assists against Lipscomb (2/21) ... Scored a fast break layup and picked up two steals at FGCU (2/28) ... Booked four steals, an assist and a rebound at Stetson (3/2) ... Dished two assists in A-Sun tournament vs. Lipscomb (3/6). 2011-12 Saw action in 34 games as a backup point guard … Averaged 4.6 minutes, 0.6 assists and 0.6 points per appearance … Scored a career-high five points against Chattanooga (12/10) … Dished a career-high three assists against Florida Gulf Coast (1/2) … Tied a career-best rebound total with three boards at Georgia (12/20) … Had a streak of five straight games with an assist from 11/22-12/3 … Knocked down four of the five free throws he shot … Finished the year with a 43.8% field goal percentage … Named an A-Sun All-Academic Honoree. 2010-11 Competed in 30 games, averaging 5.4 minutes per appearance … Dished 19 assists on the year … Booked two rebounds, two assists and a steal in 13 minutes of work versus Oglethorpe (11/12) ... Scored first Mercer points versus Florida State (11/23) ... Appeared in all three games off the MU bench at the Legends Classic (11/26-11/28) ... Collected three rebounds vs. Belmont (2/24). HIGH SCHOOL A 2010 graduate of Lake Norman High School … Played his junior and senior seasons at LNHS, where

Canevari’s Career Stats Total

3-Point

Season

gp-gs

min/avg

fg-fga

pct

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 TOTAL

30-0 34-0 36-0 100-0

162/5.4 158/4.6 367/10.2 687/6.9

6-15 7-16 15-44 28-75

.400 .438 .341 .373

fg-fga

F-Throws pct

ft-fta

Rebounds pct

off

def

2-8 .250 2-4 .500 3 8 3-11 .273 4-5 .800 4 12 8-25 .320 8-8 1.000 6 19 13-44 .295 14-17 .824 13 39 Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Scoring

tot

avg

ast

blk

stl

pts

avg

11 16 25 52

0.4 0.5 0.7 0.5

22 18 21 61

0 0 0 0

19 19 31 69

19 19 24 62

0 0 0 0

8 10 28 46

16 21 46 83

0.5 0.6 1.3 0.8

CANEVARI’S CAREER-HIGHS Points: 10, vs. Oglethorpe (11/12/12) FG Made: 4, vs. Oglethorpe (11/12/12) FG Att: 5, vs. Oglethorpe (11/12/12) 3-Point FGs: 2, 2x, at ETSU (2/16/13) 3-Point FGA: 3, 4x, vs. USC Upstate (3/8/13) FT Made: 2, 6x, vs. Lipscomb (2/21/13) FT Att: 2, 8x, vs. Lipscomb (2/21/13) Rebounds: 3, 3x, at Alabama (12/21/12) Assists: 3, 7x, vs. Lipscomb (2/21/13) Blocks: N/A Steals: 5, vs. Oglethorpe (11/12/12) Minutes: 21, 2x, vs. Lipscomb (2/21/13)

he was a two-time team MVP, as well as earning all-conference, all-county and all-area accolades … Led LNHS to the North Carolina state 4A championship as a senior in 2010 … Graduated as the school’s all-time assists leader … Also played two seasons of soccer … Played freshman and sophomore years at North Mecklenburg High School … An Honor Roll student … Played AAU for the Charlotte Royals (coached by Edward Addie) and the Lake Norman Wizards (coached by Johnny Moffett), earning MVP honors and finishing eighth at the AAU Nationals. PERSONAL Son of Kevin Canevari and Aggie Canevari … Born on December 6, 1991 in Long Island, N.Y. … Has three older sisters … Sister Keri played soccer at the College of Charleston … Favorite athlete is Brett Favre … Favorite pre-game meal is a ham and cheese sandwich … Was also recruited by UNC-Asheville and Elon.

2012-13 Game-by-Game #03 CANEVARI, Kevin

Total Date

3-Pointers

min

fg-fga

pct

15 18 21 20 9 15 9 6 13 18 5 13 17 10 6 12 5 4 9 5 10 7 9 8 9 7 7 21 6 10 12 11 10 4 4 2 367

0-2 4-5 0-3 1-1 0-0 0-2 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-3 0-0 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 2-3 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-3 0-2 0-1 1-1 15-44

.000 .800 .000 1.000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .333 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .667 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .341

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

3fg-fga

0-1 2-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 2-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 8-25

Free throws

Rebounds

pct

ft-fta

pct

off

def

tot

avg

.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .667 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .320

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 8-8

.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000

0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 19

0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 25

0.0 0 2 1 1.0 0 2 2 1.3 1 0 0 1.3 1 0 1 1.0 1 0 2 0.8 0 3 0 0.9 1 0 1 0.8 0 0 1 0.9 0 1 2 0.9 3 3 1 0.9 0 0 1 0.8 2 1 0 1.0 2 3 0 0.9 1 3 0 1.0 1 0 1 0.9 1 0 2 0.9 0 0 1 0.8 0 1 0 0.9 0 0 0 0.9 0 1 1 0.8 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 1 0.8 0 2 1 0.9 0 0 0 0.8 2 1 0 0.8 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 1 0.8 3 3 0 0.8 0 1 1 0.8 1 1 0 0.8 0 1 1 0.8 0 2 0 0.8 0 0 0 0.7 1 0 1 0.7 0 0 1 0.7 0 0 0 0.7 21 31 24

stl

pts

avg

0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 28

0 10 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 46

0.0 5.0 3.3 3.0 2.4 2.0 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3

a t/o blk

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Opponent

DANIEL COURSEY #52 SENIOR CENTER SAVANNAH, GA. ARY SSCHOOL CHOOL CH OO OL BENEDICTINE MILITARY

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

2012-13 Voted A-Sun Preseason Defensive Player of the Year … Played in 34 games, making 31 starts … Shot 71% from the free throw line … 53.4% field goal percentage ranked eighth best among league players … Led the team in scoring four times, including a career-high 20 point output in Mercer’s win at Alabama (12/22) … Reached the 100-block mark for his career at Denver and finished the year with 44 rejections … Ranked fourth in the A-Sun at 1.3 blocks per game … Scored 10 or more on 10 occasions … Notched multiple blocks in 12 games … Scored seven points and added five rebounds and two blocks in Mercer’s Paradise Jam opener against George Mason (11/16) ... Scored 10 points on three-of-six shooting against Furman (11/25) ... Scored 11 points on five-of-six shooting at Denver (12/5) ... Led the team with a 14 point effort against Alabama A&M (12/8) ... Scored eight second-half points in Mercer’s win over Stetson (12/31) ... Scored 17 points, grabbed five rebounds and had a career-high four steals against ETSU (1/17) ... Booked 12 points, four rebounds and a block versus North Florida (2/9) ... Booked first collegiate double-double with 14 points and a career-best 10 rebounds while playing a career-high 30 minutes at FGCU (2/28) ... Scored eight with five boards, two steals, a block and an assist vs. Lipscomb (3/6) ... Scored six points with seven boards vs. USC Upstate (3/8) ... Blocked four shots in the A-Sun final versus Florida Gulf Coast (3/9) … Paired 15 points with four rebounds in Mercer’s NIT win at Tennessee (3/20) … Booked 12 points and three boards at BYU (3/25). 2011-12 Played in all 38 games, starting 37 contests … Averaged 19.6 minutes, 8.2 points and 4.2 rebounds per game … Set a program record for single season blocks (88) and posted the second highest field goal percentage (62.0%) in school history … Season field goal percentage and block totals were best among A-Sun players … Blocks per game figure (2.32) ranked 31st in Division I basketball … Scored in double figures 16 times … Led or tied for the team lead in rebounds on six occasions … Scored 13 points while collecting four rebounds and three blocks in the season opener against Emory (11/12) … Narrowly missed a double-double with 11 points and nine boards at Furman (11/17) … Booked a career-high 18 points with eight rebounds and four blocks at Belmont (12/3) … Set a personal standard with six blocks at Tulsa (12/18) … Tallied 14 points, three steals and two rebounds at Kennesaw State (1/13) … Netted 16 points and pulled down eight rebounds at Jacksonville (2/18) … Swatted six shots for the second time against Belmont (2/25) … Totaled 16 points, eight rebounds and five blocks in Mercer’s CIT first round game against Tennessee State (3/13) … Contributed 10 points in Mercer’s CIT win at Old Dominion (3/21) … Recorded nine points and five rebounds in Mercer’s CIT Championship victory at Utah State (3/28) … Named an A-Sun All-Academic Honoree.

Coursey’s y Career Stats Total

3-Point

Season

gp-gs

min/avg

fg-fga

pct

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 TOTAL

18-0 41/2.3 38-37 745/19.6 34-31 635/18.7 90-68 1421/15.8

2-12 129-208 103-193 234-413

.167 .620 .534 .567

fg-fga

F-Throws pct

ft-fta

Rebounds pct

off

def

tot

0-0 .000 0-1 .000 4 1 5 0-0 .000 53-87 .609 64 97 161 0-0 .000 49-69 .710 47 82 129 0-0 .000 102-157 .650 115 180 295 Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Scoring pf

ast

blk

stl

pts

avg

0.3 4 4.2 106 3.8 94 3.3 204

0 3 2 5

2 16 6 24

2 1 51 88 46 44 99 133

1 12 14 27

4 311 255 570

0.2 8.2 7.5 6.3

avg

COURSEY’S CAREER-HIGHS Points: 20, at Alabama (12/22/12) FG Made: 9, at Alabama (12/22/12) FG Att: 14, at Alabama (12/22/12) 3-Point FGs: NA 3-Point FGA: NA FT Made: 8, vs. Tennessee St. (3/13/12) FT Att: 10, at North Florida (2/20/12) Rebounds: 10, at FGCU (2/28/13) Assists: 3, at Stetson (1/4/12) Blocks: 6, 2x, vs. Belmont (2/25/12) Steals: 4, vs. ETSU (1/17/13) Minutes: 33, vs. FGCU (1/2/13)

2010-11 Earned playing time in 18 games, averaging 2.3 minutes per appearance … Played eight minutes and had two rebounds Mercer’s senior opener versus Oglethorpe (11/12) ... Scored first Mercer career points via a dunk at Florida State (11/23) ... Notched first collegiate block and pulled down a rebound at ETSU (1/31) ... Converted 1-of-3 field goals for two points at North Florida (2/18) … Grabbed one board in four minutes of work against Belmont (2/24). HIGH SCHOOL A 2010 graduate of Benedictine Military School ... Prep coaches were Tommy Cannon and Jason Helton ... Earned three varsity letters ... As a senior, was first team all-region and second team all-city ... Averaged 6.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in his senior season ... Set a state record for blocks in a single game with 18 ... Team won the regional title and made it to the Sweet 16 round of the state playoffs ... Also participated in baseball and cross country at BMS ... Was an Honor Roll student all four years and a member of the National Honor Society ... Played AAU club basketball for the Atlanta Allstars (coached by Ben Miller), helping the team earn a top-25 national finish. PERSONAL Son of James and Amy Coursey ... Born May 11, 1992 in Savannah, Georgia ... Has one sister and one brother, both older and who are twins ... Brother (Stephen) and sister (Anna) also both attended Mercer ... Anna was four-year letterwinner on Mercer’s volleyball team ... Other schools who recruited him include Jacksonville, Murray State, Colgate, Harvard, as well as all of the U.S. service academies ... Cites the coaching staff and facilities as what attracted him to Mercer ... Favorite athlete is Dwight Howard ... Likes to have pasta for a pre-game meal ... A biology (pre-med) major ... Wants to become a doctor.

2012-13 Game-by-Game Total Date

vs George Mason vs UIC vs Wake Forest FURMAN at New Mexico at Florida State at Denver ALABAMA A&M at Chattanooga at Georgia at Alabama STETSON FLORIDA GULF COAST at Kennesaw State at North Florida at Jacksonville EAST TENNESSEE STAT USC UPSTATE at Northern Kentucky at Lipscomb KENNESAW STATE JACKSONVILLE NORTH FLORIDA at USC Upstate at East Tennessee State LIPSCOMB NORTHERN KENTUCKY at Florida Gulf Coast at Stetson LIPSCOMB USC UPSTATE FLORIDA GULF COAST at Tennessee at BYU Totals

11/16/12 11/17/12 11/19/12 11/25/12 11-28-12 12/02/12 12/5/12 12/8/12 12/16/12 12/18/12 12/22/12 12/31/12 1/2/13 1/5/13 01-10-13 1/12/13 1/17/13 1/19/13 1/24/13 1/26/13 2/1/13 2/7/13 2/9/13 02/14/13 02/16/13 2/21/13 2/23/13 02/28/13 3/2/13 3/6/13 3/8/13 3/9/13 03/20/13 03/25/13

min

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 31

21 12 9 15 14 17 16 19 16 27 25 19 33 24 7 15 29 16 15 12 20 16 24 24 13 8 9 30 25 18 31 16 19 21 635

fg-fga

3-Pointers pct

2-3 .667 1-6 .167 1-4 .250 3-6 .500 1-4 .250 2-6 .333 5-6 .833 6-10 .600 1-5 .200 3-9 .333 9-14 .643 4-5 .800 4-12 .333 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 0-3 .000 6-7 .857 1-4 .250 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 3-5 .600 2-5 .400 4-5 .800 3-5 .600 1-6 .167 3-4 .750 3-3 1.000 5-8 .625 5-7 .714 2-3 .667 3-7 .429 2-4 .500 7-7 1.000 5-7 .714 103-193 .534

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Free throws

Rebounds

3fg-fga

pct

ft-fta

pct

off

def

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

3-4 0-1 0-0 4-4 1-2 2-3 1-1 2-2 0-0 2-2 2-2 0-0 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 5-6 1-1 0-2 0-2 1-2 2-4 4-5 0-2 2-4 0-0 0-0 4-4 4-4 4-4 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-3 49-69

.750 .000 .000 1.000 .500 .667 1.000 1.000 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 1.000 .500 .000 .000 .833 1.000 .000 .000 .500 .500 .800 .000 .500 .000 .000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .500 .667 .710

3 0 1 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 4 1 2 3 1 1 4 2 2 3 47

2 5 1 1 2 3 1 3 3 3 2 3 1 1 4 7 1 2 5 5 3 3 6 6 2 4 0 0 3 3 2 2 2 5 2 2 3 5 2 4 2 3 2 3 3 4 3 4 2 6 2 3 2 4 7 10 3 4 4 5 3 7 0 2 2 4 0 3 82 129

tot

avg

5.0 2 3.0 2 3.0 5 3.0 3 3.0 3 3.0 4 2.7 0 3.3 1 3.1 4 3.3 2 3.3 2 3.5 4 3.5 2 3.3 4 3.3 4 3.2 2 3.3 3 3.2 4 3.3 2 3.4 4 3.3 1 3.3 3 3.3 1 3.4 4 3.5 4 3.5 4 3.5 1 3.7 2 3.7 2 3.8 3 3.9 1 3.8 2 3.8 5 3.8 4 3.8 94

pts

avg

0 1 2 0 7 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 10 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 6 1 1 2 0 11 0 1 0 0 14 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 8 0 0 1 1 20 0 2 2 0 8 0 0 3 0 9 1 2 2 1 7 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 2 4 17 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 7 0 1 2 0 6 0 2 1 0 12 0 1 0 1 6 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 1 0 6 1 4 1 0 14 0 2 3 2 14 1 2 1 2 8 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 4 1 4 1 1 1 0 15 1 4 1 0 12 6 46 44 14 255

7.0 4.5 3.7 5.3 4.8 5.0 5.9 6.9 6.3 6.5 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.4 6.9 7.5 7.3 7.0 6.8 6.8 6.7 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.7 7.0 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.1 7.4 7.5 7.5

a t/o blk

stl

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Opponent

JAKOB GOLLON

#20

SSENIOR FORWARD SSTEVENS POINT, WIS. S. SSTEVENS POINT HS

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

2012-13 Voted as a Preseason All-Conference player by A-Sun coaches … Named an Atlantic Sun Academic All-Conference performer … Selected as a Capital One Academic All-District IV first team member … One of five Division I members of the NABC Allstate Good Works team … One of three players to start all 36 contests … Led the team and ranked 18th in the A-Sun in rebounds per game (5.0) … Ranked 14th in the league with 1.1 steals per game … Scored 10 or more 18 times …) ... Took a career-high 16 shots and scored 12 points while adding five assists and four steals against Wake Forest (11/19) ... Netted 11 points on five-ofnine shooting against Furman (11/25) ... Reached double-figure scoring for the third-straight game and 30th time of his career with 10 points at No. 23 New Mexico (11/28) ... Registered 10 points, six rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block at Alabama (12/22) ... Scored 11 points to go along with seven rebounds, two steals and an assist (12/31) ... Scored 12 points and added six rebounds and three steals against FGCU (1/2) ... Booked 12 points with five rebounds and three assists against USC Upstate (1/19) ... Reached 11 points and four rebounds at Lipscomb (1/26) ... Scored 13 with seven boards, five assists and two blocks against Kennesaw State (2/1) ... Scored 11 with five boards and four assists against Jacksonville (2/7) ... Posted second career double-double with 12 points and 10 boards at USC Upstate (2/14) ... Netted 12 points with seven rebounds at ETSU (2/16) ... Scored 10 and added five assists versus Lipscomb (2/21) ... Scored 13 points in the win versus Northern Kentucky (2/23) ... Scored 14 points with nine rebounds in A-Sun final against Florida Gulf Coast (3/9) ... Netted 12 points with three assists at Tennessee (3/20). 2011-12 Started all 38 of Mercer’s games, logging over 1,200 minutes of playing time … Finished the year with averages of 10.5 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game … Recorded the fifth-best free throw percentage (82.9%) in program history, ranking second among A-Sun players and 76th among Division I players in that category … Also ranked among the A-Sun leaders in scoring average (24th), rebounding average (8th), assists per game (10th), steals per game (7th – 1.6), assist-to-turnover ratio (11th – 1.1) and average minutes played (9th – 31.8) … Steals per game figure ranked 151st among Division I players … Named A-Sun Player of the Week on December 13 after averaging 13.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.5 spg and 2.5 apg in two wins over Samford and Chattanooga … Scored in double figures 25 times, including a stretch of seven straight games with 10+ points … Led or tied for the team lead in points five times … Led or tied for the team lead in rebounds 18 times … Torched Lipscomb for 18 points while also grabbing seven rebounds (12/1) … Posted 17 points and eight boards at Belmont (12/3) … Had Mercer’s only double-double of the season at Seton Hall with 11 points and 11 rebounds (12/18) … Netted 17 points and dished four assists at Stetson (1/28) … Tied a career-high with 19 points and collected eight rebounds against Lipscomb (2/29) … Booked 17 points and eight rebounds in Mercer’s A-Sun semifinal game against Florida Gulf Coast (3/2) … Posted a career-high with 12 rebounds in Mercer’s CIT Tournament victory at Old Dominion (3/21) … Named an A-Sun All-Academic Honoree.

Gollon’s Career Stats Season

min/avg

Total fg-fga

pct

2-0 8/4.0 9-0 39/4.3 33-2 532/16.1 38-38 1209/31.8 36-36 1048/29.1 118-76 2836/24.0

1-2 5-11 42-89 137-289 108-279 293-670

.500 .455 .472 .474 .387 .437

gp-gs

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 TOTAL

3-Point fg-fga

pct

1-1 1.000 0-2 .000 9-28 .321 27-69 .391 32-104 .308 69-204 .338

F-Throws ft-fta pct

0-0 0-0 45-58 97-117 63-75 205-250

off

Rebounds def tot

.000 0 1 .000 3 7 .776 30 69 .829 60 163 .840 50 131 .820 143 371

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

1 10 99 223 181 514

avg

0.5 0 1.1 5 3.0 73 5.9 101 5.0 74 4.4 253

ast

0 0 2 0 1 1 2 17 34 3 125 117 1 86 78 6 229 232

blk

stl

0 0 2 1 9 25 13 60 11 40 35 126

Scoring pts avg

3 10 138 398 311 860

1.5 1.1 4.2 10.5 8.6 7.3

GOLLON’S CAREER-HIGHS Points: 19, 2x, vs. Lipscomb (2/19/12) FG Made: 8, vs. Lipscomb (2/29/12) FG Att: 16, 2x, vs. FGCU (3/9/13) 3-Point FGs: 3, vs. Lipscomb (2/29/12) 3-Point FGA: 8, at Georgia (12/18/12) FT Made: 10, vs. Upstate (2/4/12) FT Att: 12, vs. Upstate (2/4/12) Rebounds: 13, vs. ETSU (2/6/12) Assists: 9, at Brigham Young (3/25/13) Blocks: 2, 5x, vs. Kennesaw St. (2/1/13) Steals: 7, at Jacksonville (2/18/12) Minutes: 40, at Samford (12/7/11)

2010-11 Played in all 33 of Mercer’s games, averaging 16.1 minutes of action … Finished the year with averages of 4.2 points and 3.0 rebounds per game ... Booked seven points and seven rebounds at Lipscomb (12/4) ... Made first collegiate start against Navy and scored the game-winning layup with 11.1 seconds left ... Netted 14 points off bench versus Stetson, including seven in the OT segment (2/10) ... Collected a seasonhigh eight rebounds against FGCU (2/12) ... Scored Mercer’s gamewinning basket at North Florida (2/18) ... Contributed nine points in the regular-season finale against Lipscomb, including the game winning trey with 22 seconds left ... Set a career-high with 19 points in the ASun semifinal round (3/4) … Named an A-Sun All-Academic Honoree. 2009-10 Played in nine games, averaging 4.3 minutes per appearance … Scored two points and had a season-best four rebounds against Fisk (11/18) … Booked a season-high four points against Piedmont (12/10) … Named an A-Sun All-Academic Honoree. 2008-09 Redshirted due to injury.

HIGH SCHOOL Averaged 19 points, 10 rebounds and three assists during prep career for coach Dan Fink’s Stevens Point Area High School Panthers ... Helped lead the Panthers to a 19-3 record during his senior season and was named first-team all-state ... Also earned honorable mention all-state honors in football ... Averaged 13.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, three assists and three blocked shots as a junior ... Earned All-Wisconsin Valley Conference honors, shooting 50.4 percent from the field and 68.4 percent from the free-throw line for as the squad went 15-5 during the 2006-07 season ... Was ranked as the 10th best player in the state of Wisconsin by Wishoops.net when he signed with the Bears ... Named to the academic honor roll all four years. PERSONAL Born on Nov. 7, 1989 … Son of Gerald and Debra Gollon ... Has one sister and a brother ... Younger sister Jordan plays volleyball for Mercer … Majoring in English.

2012-13 Game-by-Game #20 GOLLON, Jakob

Total min

fg-fga

3-Pointers

Date

* 20 3-3 1.000 1-1 * 15 0-1 .000 0-1 * 28 3-8 .375 0-3 * 27 2-5 .400 1-3 * 31 5-16 .313 1-6 * 22 5-9 .556 1-1 * 27 3-10 .300 2-4 * 32 4-6 .667 1-1 * 28 2-6 .333 0-0 * 23 2-3 .667 1-2 * 19 1-2 .500 1-2 * 31 2-12 .167 2-8 * 33 3-11 .273 1-5 * 35 5-15 .333 1-4 * 36 5-9 .556 2-5 * 14 4-5 .800 2-3 * 35 3-9 .333 0-4 * 37 2-10 .200 0-3 * 35 1-6 .167 0-4 * 29 3-11 .273 1-5 * 30 2-6 .333 0-2 * 35 3-4 .750 0-1 * 32 4-6 .667 1-2 * 37 4-10 .400 1-3 * 32 4-7 .571 1-1 * 32 4-9 .444 1-3 * 35 3-5 .600 1-1 * 20 3-5 .600 2-3 * 35 3-6 .500 2-4 * 18 1-3 .333 0-1 * 28 4-14 .286 0-1 * 28 1-6 .167 0-1 * 29 1-6 .167 1-3 * 33 6-16 .375 2-6 * 35 4-7 .571 2-3 * 32 3-12 .250 0-4 36 1048 108-279 .387 32-104

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

pct

3fg-fga

Free throws pct

ft-fta

pct

1.000 1-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 .333 0-0 .167 1-2 1.000 0-0 .500 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 2-2 .500 0-0 .500 2-2 .250 0-0 .200 3-4 .250 0-0 .400 0-0 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 .000 0-0 .200 5-6 .000 0-0 .000 5-7 .500 4-4 .333 2-2 1.000 0-0 .333 3-4 1.000 5-6 .667 2-2 .500 5-6 .000 4-5 .000 3-4 .000 3-4 .333 2-2 .333 0-0 .667 2-2 .000 3-4 .308 63-75

1.000 .000 1.000 .000 .500 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 .000 .750 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .833 .000 .714 1.000 1.000 .000 .750 .833 1.000 .833 .800 .750 .750 1.000 .000 1.000 .750 .840

Rebounds off

def

tot

0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 3 3 2 4 6 2 1 3 1 5 6 2 3 5 1 1 2 1 4 5 0 1 1 1 5 6 4 2 6 3 4 7 3 3 6 1 6 7 2 6 8 3 4 7 0 6 6 1 4 5 3 5 8 0 4 4 1 6 7 1 4 5 1 6 7 2 8 10 4 3 7 1 2 3 0 5 5 0 1 1 2 3 5 2 2 4 0 4 4 3 6 9 1 2 3 0 6 6 50 131 181

avg

a t/o blk

stl

pts

avg

0.0 3 2 0 0 1 8 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.3 2 1 2 2 4 8 1.8 1 2 4 0 1 5 2.6 4 5 4 0 4 12 2.7 3 0 1 0 0 11 3.1 3 2 2 0 2 10 3.4 1 1 1 0 0 9 3.2 2 2 6 0 3 6 3.4 1 2 2 1 0 5 3.2 4 1 1 0 1 5 3.4 1 3 4 0 2 6 3.6 4 4 0 1 1 10 3.9 3 1 3 0 2 11 4.0 2 1 1 1 3 12 4.2 5 0 1 0 0 10 4.4 2 1 2 1 4 6 4.6 0 2 1 0 0 6 4.6 1 4 3 0 1 2 4.7 2 3 1 0 0 12 4.8 3 2 3 0 0 4 4.8 3 2 4 0 2 11 4.9 0 5 0 2 2 13 4.9 4 4 1 1 1 11 5.0 1 4 3 0 2 9 5.2 2 3 1 0 0 12 5.2 2 2 5 0 1 12 5.1 0 5 3 0 0 10 5.1 2 1 3 0 0 13 5.0 3 1 4 0 0 6 5.0 2 1 2 0 1 11 5.0 2 1 1 1 0 5 4.9 2 3 3 0 1 5 5.1 1 2 2 0 1 14 5.0 1 3 1 1 0 12 5.0 1 9 2 0 0 9 5.0 74 86 78 11 40 311

8.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 6.6 7.3 7.7 7.9 7.7 7.4 7.2 7.1 7.3 7.6 7.9 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.5 7.7 7.5 7.7 7.9 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.4 8.4 8.6 8.5 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.6 8.6

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Opponent

LANGSTON HALL

#21

SENIOR GUARD ATLANTA, GA. CHAMBLEE HS

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

2012-13 Voted a Preseason All-Conference player by A-Sun coaches … Picked as a CollegeInsider.com Preseason Mid-Major All-American … Earned second team All-Conference recognition… Also tabbed as the CollegeInsider.com A-Sun MVP … Started 31 games after missing first five contests of the season with an injury ... Scored in double figures 19 times … Booked seven or more assists eight times … Ranked 39th nationally with a 2.28 assist-to-turnover ratio … Averaged 5.0 assists per game, ranking 64th among DI players … Shot 84.8% from the free throw line, ranking 49th best in the country … Reached the 1,000 career point mark in Mercer’s A-Sun semifinal win over USC Upstate (3/8) … Scored 10 points and booked a career-high five steals at Florida State (12/2) ... Led the team with 19 points while adding five rebounds, four assists and two steals at Chattanooga (12/16) .... Netted 10 points and had seven assists with a single turnover at Alabama (12/22) ... Scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds against FGCU (1/2) ... Booked 13 points and three assists at Kennesaw State (1/5) ... Set career-bests in rebounds (9) and assists (10) while totaling 13 points for his first collegiate double-double against ETSU (1/17) ... Netted 19 points in Mercer’s road win at Lipscomb (1/26) ... Scored his 900th career point in a season-high 23 point outing against Jacksonville (2/7) ... Scored 15 points with five assists at ETSU (2/16) ... Scored 12 points with seven assists versus Northern Kentucky (2/23) ... Tallied 12 points with nine assists at Stetson (3/2) ... Booked a double-double with 12 points and 10 assists versus Lipscomb (3/6) ... Hit five threes in Mercer’s win over USC Upstate (3/8) ... Named to A-Sun All-Tournament team after scoring 12 points with nine assists versus Florida Gulf Coast in the finals (3/9) ... Netted 16 points with seven assists at Tennessee (3/20) … Scored 15 and handed out five assists at BYU (3/25). 2011-12 Started all 38 games, averaging 34.7 minutes per game … Named an Atlantic Sun All-Conference first team selection … Named a National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District second team member … Finished the year with averages of 11.4 points, 4.2 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game … Ranked among A-Sun leaders in scoring average (16th), assists per game (4th), free throw percentage (7th – 75.7%), steals per game (15th - 1.3), three-point field goal percentage (13th – 36.1%), three-point field goals per game (12th -1.8), assist-to-turnover ratio (4th – 1.6) and average minutes played (5th – 34.7) … Assist-to-turnover ratio ranked 189th among Division I players … Led or tied for the team lead in points 11 times … Scored in double figures 23 times, including four 20+ point games … Dished seven or more assists eight times … Netted a career-high 24 points against Sam Houston State (11/21) … Poured in 23 points and added four assists and four rebounds at Belmont (12/3) … Set a career-best assist total with nine helpers against Florida Gulf Coast (1/2) … Also had nine assists at Stetson (1/28) … Averaged 11.2 points, 5.6 assists and 4.6 rebounds in five CIT games to lead Mercer to the tournament championship … Named the CIT Tournament MVP … Also named the Atlantic Sun Crons Achiever for the month of March … One of 20 collegiate players invited to NBA All-Star Chris Paul’s Elite Guard Camp … Named an A-Sun All-Academic Honoree.

Hall’s Career Stats Total Season

gp-gs

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 TOTAL

3-Point

F-Throws

Rebounds

min/avg

fg-fga

pct

fg-fga

pct

ft-fta

pct

33-33 1098/33.3 38-38 1320/34.7 31-31 966/31.2 102-102 3384/33.2

91-243 131-348 107-250 329-841

.374 .376 .428 .391

54-136 69-191 47-130 170-457

.397 .361 .362 .372

33-46 103-136 89-105 225-287

.717 .757 .848 .784

off

def

tot

16 86 9 120 19 77 44 283

102 129 96 327

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Scoring avg

3.1 71 3.4 73 3.1 47 3.2 191

0 0 0 0

ast

117 68 160 101 155 68 432 237

blk

stl

pts

avg

11 43 269 8 50 434 11 32 350 30 125 1053

8.2 11.4 11.3 10.3

2010-11 Started all 33 games, averaging 33.3 minutes per game …Finished the year with averages of 8.2 points, 3.6 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game … Named to the Atlantic Sun All-Conference freshman team Points: 24, vs. Sam Houston (11/21/11) … Ranked among A-Sun leaders in assists per game (3rd), steals per game (12th – 1.3), three-point field goal percentage (6th – 39.7%), FG Made: 9, 2x, at Jacksonville (2/7/13) three-point field goals per game (12th – 1.64), assist-to-turnover ratio FG Att: 17, at North Florida (12/20/12) (2nd – 1.72), and average minutes played (7th) … Scored in double 3-Point FGs: 6, vs. Sam Houston (11/21/11) figures eight times … Collected five or more assists eight times … 3-Point FGA: 11, 4x, vs. USC Upstate (3/8/13) Dished six assists in his collegiate debut versus Oglethorpe (11/12) FT Made: 9, at Lipscomb (1/26/13) ... Tallied game-high seven assists and knocked down three treys at UTEP (11/13) … Cracked into double figure scoring for the first time FT Att: 10, at Lipscomb (1/26/13) with 15 points versus Gardner-Webb (11/28) ... Also chipped in 15 Rebounds: 9, vs. ETSU (1/17/13) points at Lipscomb (12/4) ... Had his second-consecutive double-digit Assists: 10, vs. Lipscomb (3/6/13) game with 10 points vs. Navy (12/10) ... Shot 4-of-5 from three-point Blocks: 2, 3x, vs. Lipscomb (3/6/13) range en route to 13 points at East Tennessee State (1/3) ... Had 20 Steals: 5, at at Florida State (12/2/12) points at Stetson (1/14) ... Played 44 of 45 minutes in Mercer’s OT win Minutes: 44, vs. Stetson (2/10/11) over Stetson (2/10) ... Equaled season high with seven assists at North Florida (2/18) ... Poured in a season-high 22 points to lead all scorers in loss at Jacksonville, while also setting career-best marks in field goals made (9) and steals (4) in a game (2/20) ... Named the A-Sun Newcomer of the Week for the period covering Feb. 14-21 (11.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 5.0 apg, 2.3 spg, 45% FG, 60% 3FG in 3 games) ... Matched season high for assists (7) for third time in win over Lipscomb (2/26) ... Had game-leading five assists in loss to Belmont (3/4) in A-Sun tournament semi-finals, to go along with five points … Named an A-Sun All-Academic Honoree.

HALL’S CAREER-HIGHS

HIGH SCHOOL A 2010 graduate of Chamblee High School … Coached by Caesar Burgess … Earned three varsity letters … Team was region runner-up … All-DeKalb County First Team ... All-state honorable mention ... All-tournament selection at both the DeKalb County Christmas Classic and the Memphis vs. Atlanta Challenge … No. 165 ranked point guard by ESPN ... Played AAU club basketball for the Atlanta Allstars, coached by Ben Miller. PERSONAL Son of Frederick and Alda Hall … Born on Nov. 1, 1991 in Atlanta, Ga. … Has one older brother … Was also recruited by Jacksonville, Georgia Southern and Colgate … Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant … Favorite food is crab cakes … Has met NBA Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins … Lists most embarrassing sports moment as getting out on a fast break and falling down … An accounting major … Would like to become an accountant.

#21 HALL, Langston

Total Opponent

Date

min

fg-fga

FURMAN at New Mexico at Florida State at Denver ALABAMA A&M at Chattanooga at Georgia at Alabama STETSON FLORIDA GULF COAST at Kennesaw State at North Florida at Jacksonville EAST TENNESSEE STAT USC UPSTATE at Northern Kentucky at Lipscomb KENNESAW STATE JACKSONVILLE NORTH FLORIDA at USC Upstate at East Tennessee State LIPSCOMB NORTHERN KENTUCKY at Florida Gulf Coast at Stetson LIPSCOMB USC UPSTATE FLORIDA GULF COAST at Tennessee at BYU Totals

11/25/12 11-28-12 12/02/12 12/5/12 12/8/12 12/16/12 12/18/12 12/22/12 12/31/12 1/2/13 1/5/13 01-10-13 1/12/13 1/17/13 1/19/13 1/24/13 1/26/13 2/1/13 2/7/13 2/9/13 02/14/13 02/16/13 2/21/13 2/23/13 02/28/13 3/2/13 3/6/13 3/8/13 3/9/13 03/20/13 03/25/13

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 31

21 25 34 25 20 35 25 37 36 39 29 35 36 31 30 31 32 31 37 30 29 33 20 34 27 33 29 30 36 38 38 966

2-6 2-10 3-8 3-7 2-4 6-12 3-9 3-9 3-9 4-10 4-10 3-7 4-10 3-10 1-2 2-6 4-9 3-8 9-14 1-5 3-7 5-8 1-2 5-10 3-4 2-4 4-8 6-15 3-7 5-10 5-10 107-250

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

3-Pointers pct

3fg-fga

.333 2-5 .200 1-5 .375 0-3 .429 1-2 .500 1-3 .500 5-9 .333 1-7 .333 2-5 .333 2-6 .400 2-6 .400 0-5 .429 0-0 .400 3-7 .300 2-7 .500 0-0 .333 0-2 .444 2-4 .375 0-3 .643 2-3 .200 1-2 .429 0-3 .625 4-7 .500 1-2 .500 0-4 .750 0-1 .500 0-0 .500 2-5 .400 5-11 .429 3-4 .500 1-2 .500 4-7 .428 47-130

Free throws pct

ft-fta

.400 2-2 .200 0-1 .000 4-4 .500 0-1 .333 0-0 .556 2-2 .143 0-0 .400 2-3 .333 2-2 .333 7-8 .000 5-5 .000 4-4 .429 0-0 .286 5-7 .000 6-6 .000 2-2 .500 9-10 .000 2-2 .667 3-4 .500 3-4 .000 3-4 .571 1-2 .500 2-2 .000 2-2 .000 3-3 .000 8-8 .400 2-2 .455 1-2 .750 3-4 .500 5-8 .571 1-1 .362 89-105

Rebounds

pct

off

def

tot

avg

pts

avg

1.000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .667 1.000 .875 1.000 1.000 .000 .714 1.000 1.000 .900 1.000 .750 .750 .750 .500 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .500 .750 .625 1.000 .848

1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19

1 0 3 1 1 4 1 4 3 2 1 6 2 6 3 2 2 4 1 1 3 3 2 2 1 3 2 4 6 2 1 77

2 0 3 2 2 5 1 5 3 7 1 6 2 9 3 2 2 5 4 1 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 4 6 2 1 96

2.0 1 7 1 0 2 8 1.0 3 3 4 0 2 5 1.7 1 5 6 0 5 10 1.8 0 1 3 0 1 7 1.8 0 3 0 0 2 5 2.3 2 4 4 1 2 19 2.1 2 3 0 1 0 7 2.5 1 7 1 1 2 10 2.6 1 4 2 0 0 10 3.0 3 5 5 0 3 17 2.8 3 3 1 0 0 13 3.1 0 0 4 0 1 10 3.0 0 2 4 1 1 11 3.4 1 10 2 0 2 13 3.4 2 6 2 0 1 8 3.3 1 3 0 0 0 6 3.2 2 4 4 0 0 19 3.3 1 5 2 1 0 8 3.4 1 2 2 1 1 23 3.3 3 6 1 0 1 6 3.2 1 5 2 1 1 9 3.2 3 5 1 0 1 15 3.2 2 5 1 0 2 5 3.2 1 7 2 1 0 12 3.1 2 4 4 0 0 9 3.1 0 9 1 0 1 12 3.1 2 10 2 2 1 12 3.1 3 6 2 1 0 18 3.2 0 9 0 0 0 12 3.2 2 7 3 0 0 16 3.1 3 5 2 0 0 15 3.1 47 155 68 11 32 350

8.0 6.5 7.7 7.5 7.0 9.0 8.7 8.9 9.0 9.8 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.4 10.2 9.9 10.5 10.3 11.0 10.8 10.7 10.9 10.6 10.7 10.6 10.7 10.7 11.0 11.0 11.2 11.3 11.3

a t/o blk

stl

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

2012-13 Game-by-Game

BUD THOMAS

SENIOR GUARD CH H, C OLO. OL O. HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLO. REGIS JESUIT HS

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

2012-13 Started all 36 games, averaging 27.7 minutes, 7.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game … Ranked 11th in the conference in assists per game … Reached double-figure scoring 12 times, including a career-high 20 point showing in the A-Sun semifinals … Registered at least one assist in 34 of 36 games … Scored 10 points against Wake Forest (11/19) ... Scored seven points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds in Mercer’s win at Florida State (12/2) ... Scored seven points, grabbed six rebounds and set a career-high with six assists against Alabama A&M (12/8) ... Scored eight points and added seven rebounds, five assists and three steals at Chattanooga (12/16) ... Scored six and registered four assists, three rebounds, two blocks and two steals against Florida Gulf Coast (1/2) ... Hit a career-high five three’s en route to a 16 point output at Northern Kentucky (1/24) ... Scored seven and tied a career-high with 10 rebounds at Lipscomb (1/26) ... Tied a career-high with six assists while also adding 12 points against North Florida (2/9) ... Scored 18 first-half points on a career-high six three pointers at USC Upstate (2/14) ... Hit 4-of-5 from three point range for 14 points at Stetson (3/2) ... Scored a career-high 20 points versus USC Upstate (3/8) ... Scored 14 points with six boards and two blocks versus Florida Gulf Coast (3/9) ... Named to A-Sun All-Tournament team. 2011-12 Started all 38 of Mercer’s games … Averaged 31.6 minutes, 8.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game … Ranked 14th among A-Sun players in field goal percentage (50.4%) … Led or tied for the team lead in scoring in seven games … Led or tied for the team lead in rebounds eight times … Scored in double figures 15 times … Handed out five assists on five occasions … Tallied 18 points and nine rebounds in Mercer’s season opener against Emory (11/12) … Poured in 16 points on six-of-nine shooting against Furman (11/17) … Converted five of six shots and finished with 13 points at Seton hall (12/18) … Posted 12 points and seven rebounds in Mercer’s win at Georgia Tech (12/22) … Booked a career-high 19 points at Stetson (1/28) … Tied a career-high with two block against USC Upstate (2/4) … Netted a team-high 13 points in Mercer’s CIT Semifinal win at Fairfield (3/24) … Was a perfect four-of-four from the field in Mercer’s CIT Championship victory at Utah State (3/28) … Named an A-Sun All-Academic Honoree. 2010-11 Saw court time in all 33 of Mercer’s games … Averaged 19.7 minutes, 4.2 points, and 2.6 rebounds per game … Posted five double figure scoring efforts … Led or tied for the team lead in rebounds twice … Hit a three pointer, tallied two assists and grabbed a rebound versus Oglethorpe (11/12) ... Collected three points, three rebounds and two steals versus William & Mary (11/27) ... Recorded three points and two steals in his first A-Sun game at Belmont (12/2) ... Received his first career start versus Lipscomb, responding with nine points, two rebounds, two assists and a block (12/4) ... Had 10 second half points in a season-high 13 point effort at Upstate (1/29) ... Netted seven points with four rebounds at ETSU (1/31) ... Notched his first collegiate double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds versus Campbell (2/5) ... Gathered a career-best five steals versus Stetson (2/10) ... Scored nine points in a season-high 37 minute stint at Jacksonville (2/20) ... Set game highs for field goals made (5) and field goals attempted (9) in the regular-season finale win over Lipscomb (2/26).

Thomas’ Career Stats Season

gp-gs

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 TOTAL

min/avg

fg-fga

pct

33-15 616/18.7 38-38 1199/31.6 36-36 998/27.7 107-89 2813/26.3

48-112 121-240 105-238 274-590

.429 .504 .441 .464

fg-fga

pct

ft-fta

pct

off

def

tot

14-58 .241 29-43 .674 24 62 86 31-96 .323 53-84 .631 45 128 173 48-148 .324 17-36 .472 35 128 163 93-302 .308 99-163 .607 104 318 422 Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

avg

2.6 40 4.6 65 4.5 74 3.9 179

ast

1 30 28 1 79 73 2 94 37 4 203 138

blk

stl

pts

avg

9 28 18 46 20 39 47 113

139 326 275 740

4.2 8.6 7.6 6.9

THOMAS’ CAREER-HIGHS Points: 20, vs. USC Upstate (3/8/13) FG Made: 8, 2x, vs. USC Upstate (3/8/13) FG Att: 12, vs. Emory (11/12/11) 3-Point FGs: 6, at USC Upstate (2/14/13) 3-Point FGA: 8, 2x, at USC Upstate (2/14/13) FT Made: 7, vs. Lipscomb (3/3/11) FT Att: 10, vs. Lipscomb (3/3/11) Rebounds: 10, 2x, at Lipscomb (1/26/13) Assists: 6, vs. Alabama A&M (12/8/12) Blocks: 2, 11x, at BYU (3/25/13) Steals: 5, 2x, at Fairfield (3/24/12) Minutes: 39, vs. Emory (11/12/11)

HIGH SCHOOL A 2010 graduate of Regis Jesuit High School … Led Regis Jesuit to back-to-back Colorado state 5A championships … Was Colorado’s 5A Mr. Basketball in both 2009 and 2010 by the Denver Post … Also named Colorado’s Gatorade Player of the Year twice … A three-time all-state selection, a three-time first team All-Continental League pick and a three-time Aurora all-city award winner … Joined Chucky Sproiling, Matt Bouldin and Chauncy Billups as the only players to win back-to-back Mr. Basketball honors and Gatorade Player of the Year distinctions in Colorado … He and Bouldin are the only two players to also garner consecutive state titles to go along with those individual accolades … Named all-tournament in the Colorado state championships as a junior and senior, earning the 5A tourney MVP award in 2009 … Made ESPN’s SportsCenter with a game-tying half-court shot in the 2009 state semifinal helping send RJHS to a program first state title game ... Helped lead his varsity teams to a combined 72-11 (.867) record, including a 27-1 record as a senior … Elevated his team to Colorado’s No. 1 ranking and the No. 7 spot in USA Today’s West Region poll his senior season … Averaged 20.5 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three blocks per game in his senior year. PERSONAL Son of John and Sarah Koslosky … Born April 22, 1992 in Wisconsin … Has one brother and two sisters … Was also recruited by Buffalo, Evansville, Colorado State and Kent State … Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan … Has met Carmello Anthony, Julius “Dr. J” Erving and Deion Sanders … Most embarrassing sports moment was missing his first-ever attempt at a slam dunk in a game … A business major.

2012-13 Game-by-Game Total Date

min

fg-fga

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 36

23 17 26 30 32 23 27 30 25 26 33 29 17 33 34 28 25 28 30 30 30 31 28 33 27 29 33 22 28 30 20 23 30 27 29 32 998

4-6 2-5 2-7 0-3 4-7 1-4 0-4 3-6 1-2 3-8 4-9 0-4 0-1 2-4 2-7 4-6 5-8 3-7 4-8 5-6 5-8 3-7 1-8 1-5 6-10 6-11 1-7 4-8 3-9 0-6 5-6 4-8 8-11 5-11 1-5 3-6 105-238

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

3-Pointers pct

3fg-fga

.667 1-3 .400 2-4 .286 2-5 .000 0-2 .571 2-4 .250 1-3 .000 0-3 .500 1-3 .500 1-2 .375 0-2 .444 0-4 .000 0-3 .000 0-1 .500 0-2 .286 2-6 .667 0-2 .625 3-6 .429 1-4 .500 3-5 .833 0-1 .625 5-8 .429 1-5 .125 0-4 .200 1-4 .600 0-4 .545 6-8 .143 0-6 .500 1-3 .333 1-5 .000 0-6 .833 4-5 .500 1-5 .727 3-6 .455 4-7 .200 1-4 .500 1-3 .441 48-148

Free throws ft-fta

pct

.333 0-0 .500 0-0 .400 0-0 .000 0-0 .500 0-0 .333 0-0 .000 0-2 .333 0-0 .500 0-0 .000 1-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 .333 0-0 .000 4-5 .500 1-2 .250 0-0 .600 0-0 .000 2-2 .625 1-2 .200 0-0 .000 0-2 .250 1-4 .000 0-2 .750 0-0 .000 3-4 .333 1-2 .200 2-2 .000 0-0 .800 0-0 .200 0-2 .500 1-1 .571 0-0 .250 0-0 .333 0-1 .324 17-36

pct

.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .800 .500 .000 .000 1.000 .500 .000 .000 .250 .000 .000 .750 .500 1.000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .472

Rebounds off

def

tot

1 3 4 3 3 6 1 1 2 0 5 5 0 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 6 7 0 2 2 1 5 6 1 6 7 0 3 3 0 2 2 1 7 8 1 2 3 2 1 3 2 2 4 0 5 5 1 4 5 0 5 5 0 4 4 2 8 10 1 6 7 1 4 5 0 2 2 2 5 7 1 6 7 2 2 4 1 3 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 2 4 6 2 4 6 2 4 6 0 2 2 2 4 6 35 128 163

avg

a t/o blk

stl

pts

avg

4.0 0 1 1 2 2 9 5.0 1 0 1 0 0 6 4.0 4 3 1 0 0 6 4.3 0 2 2 2 0 0 4.0 2 2 1 0 0 10 3.5 1 3 0 0 1 3 3.3 4 3 1 0 0 0 3.8 5 3 3 0 1 7 3.6 0 1 1 0 1 3 3.8 0 6 2 1 0 7 4.1 2 5 1 0 3 8 4.0 1 2 1 0 1 0 3.8 0 1 2 0 0 0 4.1 3 6 0 1 2 4 4.1 1 4 0 2 2 6 4.0 4 3 1 0 1 12 4.0 1 1 0 0 2 14 4.1 4 2 1 0 0 7 4.1 2 5 1 0 2 11 4.2 3 3 2 2 2 12 4.1 2 1 3 0 0 16 4.4 3 3 0 0 3 7 4.5 3 3 0 0 2 2 4.5 0 4 1 1 0 4 4.4 2 6 0 1 4 12 4.5 1 1 2 1 0 18 4.6 3 4 1 2 2 5 4.6 0 3 2 0 1 10 4.6 3 1 0 0 0 9 4.5 1 3 0 0 2 0 4.4 5 0 0 0 1 14 4.5 2 1 0 1 0 9 4.5 2 3 2 0 1 20 4.6 3 2 3 2 1 14 4.5 2 2 0 0 1 3 4.5 4 1 1 2 1 7 4.5 74 94 37 20 39 275

9.0 7.5 7.0 5.3 6.2 5.7 4.9 5.1 4.9 5.1 5.4 4.9 4.5 4.5 4.6 5.1 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.6 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.2 6.9 7.2 7.2 7.6 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.6

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Opponent

ANTHONY WHITE, JR.

#15

SENIOR GUARD D.. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. PIKE HS

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

2012-13 Led Mercer newcomers in minutes per game (10.6) and points per game (4.1) … Reached double-figures three times, including a season-high 15 point showing against Lipscomb (2/21) … Scored three points and collected five rebounds in his Mercer debut against Sewanee (11/10) ... Booked seven points and first Division I steal and assist against Oglethorpe (11/12) ... Scored five points and tallied one rebound and one assist in Mercer’s Paradise Jam opener against George Mason (11/16) ... Led the team with nine points at Georgia (12/18) ... Scored six points and grabbed a rebound in six minutes versus Florida Gulf Coast (1/2) ... Scored five points and added a rebound at Kennesaw State (1/5) ... Scored 12 points in just 14 minutes at North Florida (1/10) ... Netted nine total points at Jacksonville (1/12) ... Scored 10 points in 11 minutes against Kennesaw State (2/1) ... Set a season-high with two assists while scoring seven points at ETSU (2/16) ... Scored a season-high 15 points versus Lipscomb (2/21) ... Chipped in seven points versus Lipscomb (3/6) ... Hit a three against USC Upstate (3/8) ... Notched a season-high three assists versus Florida Gulf Coast (3/9). 2010-12 (Lake Land College) Played two seasons at Lake Land College in Mattoon, Illinois … Poured in 637 points in two seasons, highlighted by a sophomore campaign that saw him average 15.0 points per game … Shot 40% from three-point range and 82% from the free throw strip as a sophomore … Also averaged 2.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game on his way to All-Region and All-Great Rivers Athletic Conference first team honors … Helped push the Lakers to a 22-10 record and a conference championship in 2011. HIGH SCHOOL A three-year letterwinner at Pike High School while playing for Greg Nunley … Helped lead the team to a Sectional Championship in 2009 … Also played for his father in AAU basketball, helping his team take a eighth place finish at the 2009 Main Event in Las Vegas … A four year honor roll student. PERSONAL Anthony Leroy White, Jr. was born in Bloomington, Indiana on July 29, 1992 … Son of Vernada and Anthony White Sr. … Has two sisters, Dynasty (25) and Alana (23) … Also recruited by Florida A&M … Majoring in Communications.

White’s Career Stats Total

3-Point

F-Throws

Rebounds

Scoring

Season

gp-gs

min/avg

fg-fga

pct

fg-fga

pct

ft-fta

pct

off

def

tot

avg

ast

blk

stl

2012-13 TOTAL

35-0 35-0

371/10.6 371/10.6

46-122 46-122

.377 .377

23-65 23-65

.354 .354

30-36 30-36

.833 .833

11 11

25 25

36 36

1.0 1.0

31 31

1 1

12 12

17 17

3 3

7 7

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

pts

avg

145 4.1 145 4.1

2012-13 Game-by-Game

WHITE’S CAREER-HIGHS Points: 15, vs. Lipscomb (2/21/13) FG Made: 6, vs. Lipscomb (2/21/13) FG Att: 11, vs. Lipscomb (2/21/12) 3-Point FGs: 3, 2x, vs. Lipscomb (2/21/13) 3-Point FGA: 6, vs. Lipscomb (2/21/12) FT Made: 4, 3x, vs. Lipscomb (3/6/13) FT Att: 4, 3x, vs. Lipscomb (3/6/13) Rebounds: 5, vs. Sewanee (11/10/12) Assists: 3, vs. Florida Gulf Coast (3/9/13) Blocks: 1, at Jacksonville (1/12/13) Steals: 1, 7x, at FGCU (2/28/13) Minutes: 21, vs. Oglethorpe (11/12/12)

Total Opponent

Date

SEWANEE OGLETHORPE vs UIC vs Wake Forest FURMAN at New Mexico at Florida State at Denver ALABAMA A&M at Georgia STETSON at Kennesaw State EAST TENNESSEE STAT USC UPSTATE at Northern Kentucky KENNESAW STATE at East Tennessee State LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB FLORIDA GULF COAST at BYU Totals

11/10/12 11/12/12 11/17/12 11/19/12 11/25/12 11-28-12 12/02/12 12/5/12 12/8/12 12/18/12 12/31/12 1/5/13 1/17/13 1/19/13 1/24/13 2/1/13 02/16/13 2/21/13 3/6/13 3/9/13 03/25/13

min

fg-fga

8 12 4 0 6 2 4 5 8 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 4 2 1 1 65

0-2 3-4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-9

3-Pointers pct

.000 .750 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .444

3fg-fga

0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1

Free throws

Rebounds

pct

ft-fta

pct

off

def

tot

avg

a t/o blk

.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000

0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4

.000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500

1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4

1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10

2 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 14

2.0 3.0 2.0 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4

0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5

stl

pts

avg

1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

0 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11

0.0 4.0 3.3 2.5 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

DARIOUS MOTEN

#22

JUNIOR GUARD BOWDON, GA. BOWDON HS

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

2012-13 Played in 32 games, averaging 5.0 minutes per game … Scored in 14 games, including five or more points in five games … Booked six points and had four rebounds in Mercer’s season opener against Sewanee (11/10) ... Scored three points and set career-highs with six rebounds and two blocks against Oglethorpe (11/12) ... Played two minutes in Mercer’s Paradise Jam opener against George Mason (11/16) ... Scored a career-high eight points on three-of-five shooting against IllinoisChicago (11/17) ... Netted two points in nine minutes against Furman (11/25) ... Hit one free throw and scored one point at Denver (12/5) ... Scored five points, including perfect three-of-three shooting against Alabama A&M (12/8) ... Grabbed at rebound at Chattanooga (12/16) ... Notched an assist at Georgia (12/18) ... Crammed a dunk and grabbed two rebounds at Alabama (12/22) ... Collected one rebound, one steal and an assist at North Florida (1/10) ... Scored three points, including an electric alley-oop slam in Mercer’s win over USC Upstate (1/19) ... Tallied an assist and a rebound at Northern Kentucky (1/24) ... Grabbed a board in Mercer’s overtime win against Jacksonville (2/7) ... Scored four points, grabbed a rebound and blocked one shot versus Lipscomb (2/21) ... Hit a jumper versus Northern Kentucky (2/23) ... Scored three on an old-fashioned three-point play at FGCU (2/28). 2011-12 Saw action in 23 games, logging an average of two minutes per appearance … Grabbed two rebounds in three minutes against No. 25 Missouri … Dished an assist against Sam Houston State (11/21) … Scored first collegiate career points against Niagara, finishing 1-for-1 from the floor with two points (11/22) … Crammed a fast-break dunk at Stetson (1/28) … Hit first career free throw and grabbed a rebound at Jacksonville (2/18) … Played a season-high six minutes at Belmont (2/25). 2010-11 Redshirted and did not play … Named an A-Sun All-Academic Honoree.

Moten’s Career Stats Season

gp-gs

min/avg

Total fg-fga

pct

3-Point fg-fga

pct

2011-12 2012-13 TOTAL

23-0 32-0 55-0

46/2.0 161/5.0 207/3.8

2-11 15-29 17-40

.182 .517 .425

0-3 1-4 1-7

.000 .250 .143

F-Throws ft-fta pct

1-3 17-22 18-25

.333 .773 .720

off

Rebounds def tot

avg

ast

blk

stl

Scoring pts avg

5 13 18

0 12 12

0.2 0.8 0.5

3 11 14

0 0 0

1 8 9

3 9 12

2 4 6

0 2 2

5 0.2 48 1.5 53 1.0

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

5 25 30

MOTEN’S CAREER-HIGHS Points: 8, vs. Illinois-Chicago (11/17/12) FG Made: 3, vs. Illinois-Chicago (11/17/12) FG Att: 5, vs. Illinois-Chicago (11/17/12) 3-Point FGs: 1, vs. Oglethorpe (11/12/12) 3-Point FGA: 1, 7x, vs. Lipscomb (2/21/13) FT Made: 3, vs. Alabama A&M (12/8/12) FT Att: 3, 2x, vs. Alabama A&M (12/8/12) Rebounds: 6, vs. Oglethorpe (11/12/12) Assists: 3, vs. Oglethorpe (11/12/12) Blocks: 2, vs. Oglethorpe (11/12/12) Steals: 1, 2x, at BYU (3/25/13) Minutes: 18, vs. Oglethorpe (11/12/12)

HIGH SCHOOL A 2010 graduate of Bowden High School … Coached by Vic Coggins … Earned four varsity letters … Named all-region and all-area as both a junior and senior … Named all-state as a senior, as well as earning the Region and Area Player of the Year awards … As a senior, led team to its first 20-win season in 16 years and a regional runner-up finish … Also an outstanding track and cross country athlete for BHS … As a senior in track, at state meet, placed fifth with 4x100 relay team, third in triple jump, third in 110 hurdles and fifth in discus … Also a state qualifier in cross country … National Honor Society member … Played AAU ball for the CC Stars. PERSONAL Son of Brian Moten and LaKeicia Denison … Born August 9, 1992 in Carrollton, Ga. … Is the oldest of four children in family … Mother and father both played college basketball at the University of West Georgia … Has an uncle who earned his Master’s Degree in business from Mercer … Was also recruited by Jacksonville State … Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant … Has met NBA star Dwight Howard … Favorite place is New York City … Has a pre-game ritual of washing his hands … An engineering major … Would also like to coach.

2012-13 Game-by-Game Date

SEWANEE OGLETHORPE vs George Mason vs UIC vs Wake Forest FURMAN at New Mexico at Florida State at Denver ALABAMA A&M at Chattanooga at Georgia at Alabama STETSON FLORIDA GULF COAST at Kennesaw State at North Florida EAST TENNESSEE STAT USC UPSTATE at Northern Kentucky at Lipscomb KENNESAW STATE JACKSONVILLE at East Tennessee State LIPSCOMB NORTHERN KENTUCKY at Florida Gulf Coast at Stetson LIPSCOMB USC UPSTATE FLORIDA GULF COAST at BYU Totals

11/10/12 11/12/12 11/16/12 11/17/12 11/19/12 11/25/12 11-28-12 12/02/12 12/5/12 12/8/12 12/16/12 12/18/12 12/22/12 12/31/12 1/2/13 1/5/13 01-10-13 1/17/13 1/19/13 1/24/13 1/26/13 2/1/13 2/7/13 02/16/13 2/21/13 2/23/13 02/28/13 3/2/13 3/6/13 3/8/13 3/9/13 03/25/13

min

Total fg-fga

17 18 2 12 3 9 5 1 8 5 4 1 5 0 2 1 2 1 5 9 3 2 5 3 15 5 6 1 8 0 2 1 161

2-2 1-2 0-0 3-5 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-3 1-1 1-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 15-29

d 32

Men’s M ’ B Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

pct

1.000 .500 .000 .600 .000 .333 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .333 1.000 .500 .000 1.000 .000 .500 .000 .517

3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct

0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4

.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .250

Free throws ft-fta pct

off

2-3 0-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 17-22

2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13

R b

d /

.667 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 1.000 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .773

Rebounds def tot

2 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12

4 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 25

avg

4.0 0 5.0 1 3.3 0 2.8 0 2.2 0 2.0 0 1.7 1 1.5 0 1.4 1 1.6 1 1.5 0 1.4 0 1.5 0 1.4 1 1.3 0 1.2 0 1.2 0 1.1 0 1.1 0 1.1 0 1.0 2 1.0 0 1.0 0 1.0 0 1.0 3 0.9 0 0.9 1 0.9 0 0.9 0 0.8 0 0.8 0 0.8 0 0.8 11

a t/o blk

1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8

2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9

0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4

stl

pts

avg

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

6 3 0 8 0 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 3 0 6 0 2 0 48

6.0 4.5 3.0 4.3 3.4 3.2 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Opponent

JIBRI BRYAN

#34

SOPHOMORE GUARD SAVANNAH, GA. ARY Y SSCHOOL CHOOL CH OO OL BENEDICTINE MILITARY

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

2012-13 Played 19 games while battling injury … Shot 45.5% from three-point range, connecting on 15-of-33 attempts … Scored double figures twice, including 14 points against Wake Forest in the Paradise Jam (11/19) … Scored five points and grabbed three rebounds in Mercer’s season opener against Sewanee (11/10) ... Scored a team-high 12 points in Mercer’s win over Oglethorpe (11/12) ... Pulled down three rebounds in Mercer’s Paradise Jam opener against George Mason (11/16) ... Tied a career-best with three free throws made against Illinois-Chicago (11/17) ... Recorded two rebounds and a steal against Furman (11/25) ... Hit his only shot of the game for three points at No. 23 New Mexico (11/28) ... Scored four points and tallied a rebound and a steal at Florida State (12/2) ... Hit a free throw and grabbed three rebounds at Denver (12/5) ... Grabbed four rebounds and had a steal against Alabama A&M (12/8) ... Hit three three-pointers and grabbed three rebounds at Chattanooga (12/16) ... Grabbed one rebound at Georgia (12/18) ... Secured four rebounds in Mercer’s win at Alabama (12/22) ... Scored five points and had second career block at Jacksonville (1/12) ... Hit a three in Mercer’s win over ETSU (1/17) ... Grabbed a rebound vs. Lipscomb (3/6). 2011-12 Played in six games before suffering a season ending injury … Granted a medical redshirt … Averaged 13.0 minutes, 5.2 points and 3.2 rebounds in his six games … Scored a team-high 19 points on 5-of-6 shooting from three-point range at No. 25 Missouri (11/14) … Chipped in six points and five rebounds at Furman (11/17) … Connected on 1-of-2 three pointers versus Sam Houston State … Knocked down one three against Niagara (11/22). 2010-11 Redshirted and did not play … Named an A-Sun All-Academic Honoree.

Bryan’s y Career Stats Total

3-Point

F-Throws

Rebounds

Scoring

Season

gp-gs

min/avg

fg-fga

pct

fg-fga

pct

ft-fta

pct

off

def

tot

avg

ast

blk

stl

pts

2011-12 2012-13 TOTAL

5-0 19-0 24-0

78/15.6 187/9.8 265/11.0

11-26 18-52 29-78

.423 .346 .372

7-14 15-33 22-47

.500 .455 .468

2-3 8-14 10-17

.667 .571 .588

6 3 9

12 32 44

18 35 53

3.6 1.8 2.2

11 17 28

0 1 1

3 2 5

4 10 14

1 1 2

3 9 12

31 6.2 59 3.1 90 3.8

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

avg

BRYAN’S CAREER-HIGHS Points: 19, at Missouri (11/14/11) FG Made: 7, at Missouri (11/14/11) FG Att: 11, at Missouri (11/14/11) 3-Point FGs: 5, at Missouri (11/14/11) 3-Point FGA: 6, 2x, vs. Oglethorpe (11/12/12) FT Made: 3, 2x, vs. Illinois-Chicago (11/17/12) FT Att: 4, 2x, vs. Illinois-Chicago (11/17/12) Rebounds: 6, vs. Sam Houston St. (11/21/11) Assists: 2, at Missouri (11/14/11) Blocks: 1, 2x, at Jacksonville (1/12/13) Steals: 3, at Missouri (11/14/11) Minutes: 23, at Missouri (11/14/11)

HIGH SCHOOL A 2010 graduate of Benedictine Military School ... Coached by Jason Helton ... Three varsity seasons ... A stellar senior season yielded second team all-state, second team all-city and first team all-region honors and a trip to the North-South All-Star Game ... As a senior, helped his team also win the regular season regional title and advance to the Sweet 16 of state tournament for first time since 1977 ... As a junior, was first team all-city ... Sophomore season saw him earn second team all-region prestige ... Named team MVP as a sophomore and junior ... Scored over 1,500 points as a prep ... An Honor Roll student sophomore through senior years. PERSONAL Son of Tyrone and Karen Byron ... Born August 24, 1992 in Savannah, Ga. ... Has one older brother ... Favorite athletes are Kobe Bryant and Paul Pierce, while favorite team is the Los Angeles Lakers ... Chose Mercer because of the academics, coaching staff and great environment ... Was also recruited by Georgia Southern, Jacksonville and Marshall ... An accounting major and management minor.

Total Opponent

Date

11/10/12 11/12/12 11/16/12 11/17/12 11/19/12 11/25/12 11-28-12 12/02/12 12/5/12 12/8/12 12/16/12 12/18/12 12/22/12 12/31/12 1/2/13 1/12/13 1/17/13 3/6/13 3/9/13

3-Pointers

Free throws

Rebounds

min

fg-fga

pct

3fg-fga

pct

ft-fta

pct

off

def

tot

avg

14 20 16 9 21 10 10 9 18 9 10 9 7 2 5 10 5 2 1 187

1-4 4-7 0-3 0-1 5-7 0-2 1-1 1-3 0-4 0-2 3-6 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-1 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-1 18-52

.250 .571 .000 .000 .714 .000 1.000 .333 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .500 .000 .000 .346

0-1 4-6 0-1 0-0 4-4 0-1 1-1 1-2 0-2 0-0 3-5 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-1 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-1 15-33

.000 .667 .000 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 .500 .000 .000 .600 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .500 .000 .000 .455

3-4 0-1 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 8-14

.750 .000 .000 .750 .000 .000 .000 .500 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .571

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

2 3 3 2 1 2 0 1 3 2 3 1 4 0 0 3 1 1 0 32

3 3 3 2 1 2 0 1 3 4 3 1 4 0 0 3 1 1 0 35

3.0 2 3.0 2 3.0 2 2.8 0 2.4 1 2.3 5 2.0 1 1.9 0 2.0 1 2.2 2 2.3 0 2.2 0 2.3 0 2.1 0 2.0 0 2.1 0 2.0 1 1.9 0 1.8 0 1.8 17

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

a t/o blk

1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

stl

pts

avg

1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9

5 12 0 3 14 0 3 4 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 59

5.0 8.5 5.7 5.0 6.8 5.7 5.3 5.1 4.7 4.2 4.6 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.1

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

2012-13 Game-by-Game

T.J. HALLICE

#14

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

JUNIOR FORWARD C. C. WEDDINGTON, N.C. RY Y SSCHOOL CHOO CH CHOO OOL OOL FISHBURNE MILITARY

2012-13 Had a breakout sophomore season, playing in all 36 games while averaging 14.7 minutes per game … Led the team with a .538 field goal percentage … Grabbed five or more rebounds on six occasions, including a career-high eight boards in Mercer’s NIT win at Tennessee (3/20) … Pulled down at least one rebound in 33 of 36 games … Registered career scoring high with nine high in points in the season opener against Sewanee (11/10) ... Collected six points and six rebounds against Oglethorpe (11/12) ... Scored four points and pulled down two rebounds in Mercer’s Paradise Jam opener against George Mason (11/16) ... Played a career-high 22 minutes and responded by tying career-highs with nine points and six rebounds (11/19) ... Scored seven points and pulled down three rebounds at No. 23 New Mexico (11/28) ... Grabbed four rebounds in Mercer’s win at Florida State (12/2) ... Hit his first collegiate three pointer and scored seven points at Chattanooga (12/16) ... Hit a three and scored five total points at Georgia (12/18) ... Played 24 minutes with six points and three rebounds at Kennesaw State (1/5) ... Played a career-high 30 minutes with two points and five rebounds at North Florida (1/10) ... Scored eight points in 10 minutes off the bench against ETSU (1/17) ... Set a career-high with three steals to go along with four points against Jacksonville (2/7) ... Scored four with four rebounds at ETSU (2/16) ... Registered five points, three rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block against Lipscomb (2/21) ... Grabbed five boards and dished two assists versus Lipscomb (3/6) ... Careerhigh three assists versus USC Upstate (3/8). 2011-12 Played in all 38 of Mercer’s games, averaging 4.1 minutes per appearance … Scored a season-high four points and tallied three rebounds against Sam Houston State (11/21) … Played a career-high 12 minutes against Niagara, contributing two points, two rebounds, one block and an assist (11/22) … Collected a season-best four rebounds at ETSU (1/7) … Was a perfect 2-for-2 from the free throw line in Mercer’s CIT semifinal win at Fairfield (3/24).

Hallice’s Career Stats Total

3-Point

F-Throws

Rebounds

Scoring

Season

gp-gs

min/avg

fg-fga

pct

fg-fga

pct

ft-fta

pct

off

def

tot

avg

ast

blk

stl

2011-12 2012-13 TOTAL

38-0 36-0 74-0

156/4.1 536/14.9 692/9.4

6-25 43-80 49-105

.240 .538 .467

0-4 3-12 3-16

.000 .250 .188

6-14 21-44 27-58

.429 .477 .466

13 30 43

19 55 74

32 85 117

0.8 2.4 1.6

21 63 84

0 2 2

8 27 35

9 24 33

4 16 20

3 9 12

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

pts

avg

18 0.5 110 3.1 128 1.7

HALLICE’S CAREER-HIGHS Points: 9, 2x, vs. Wake Forest (11/19/12) FG Made: 4, vs. Sewanee (11/10/12) FG Att: 6, vs. Oglethorpe (11/12/12) 3-Point FGs: 1, 3x, at Kennesaw State (1/5/13) 3-Point FGA: 2, 3x, at Kennesaw State (1/5/13) FT Made: 5, vs. Wake Forest (11/19/12) FT Att: 6, vs. Wake Forest (11/19/12) Rebounds: 8, at Tennessee (3/20/13) Assists: 3, vs. USC Upstate (3/8/13) Blocks: 2, vs. Oglethorpe (11/12/12) Steals: 3, vs. Jacksonville (2/7/13) Minutes: 30, at North Florida (1/10/13)

High School Played a fifth prep year at Fishburne Military School in Virginia ... A 2010 graduate of Matrolina Christian Academy, where he played two seasons ... Was coached by his father, Tim Hallice ... Earned team’s Sixth Man award ... Was also twice selected team’s MVP ... Two-time All-Metro Athletic Conference ... Averaged 19.3 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game as a junior and senior ... Attended Tabernacle Christian as a freshman and sophomore ... Team won state 2A title his sophomore season ... An honor roll student all four years. Personal Born January 25, 1992 in Indianapolis, Ind. ... Son of Tim and Robin Hallice ... Has three older sisters ... Was also recruited by UAB, Western Kentucky, The Citadel, UNLV, USC and VMI ... His father holds both the scoring and rebound records at New England College ... Favorite actor is Denzel Washington ... Favorite sports team is the Oklahoma City Thunder ... Has met Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr ... Likes to eat a chicken sandwich for pre-game meals ... A sports management (business) major with a minor in physical education.

2012-13 Game-by-Game Total Date

3-Pointers

min

fg-fga

pct

19 18 17 11 22 17 15 12 11 18 21 8 8 7 9 24 30 13 10 11 8 17 12 18 10 9 20 18 27 19 12 14 13 14 14 10 536

4-4 2-6 1-2 1-1 2-4 2-2 3-4 0-2 1-1 1-2 3-4 2-3 0-1 1-2 0-1 2-4 1-2 0-2 3-4 0-0 0-1 2-3 0-1 2-4 0-1 1-2 2-2 2-3 1-1 1-3 1-1 1-2 0-1 1-2 0-2 0-0 43-80

1.000 .333 .500 1.000 .500 1.000 .750 .000 1.000 .500 .750 .667 .000 .500 .000 .500 .500 .000 .750 .000 .000 .667 .000 .500 .000 .500 1.000 .667 1.000 .333 1.000 .500 .000 .500 .000 .000 .538

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Free throws

Rebounds

3fg-fga

pct

ft-fta

pct

off

def

tot

avg

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-12

.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .500 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .250

1-2 2-3 2-2 0-2 5-6 1-3 1-2 0-0 1-3 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 21-44

.500 .667 1.000 .000 .833 .333 .500 .000 .333 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .667 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .333 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .333 .000 .000 .477

1 4 2 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 30

4 2 0 2 3 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 3 2 1 6 2 55

5 6 2 3 6 2 3 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 5 1 1 0 2 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 5 2 1 8 2 85

5.0 0 0 1 1 5.5 1 2 1 2 4.3 2 1 1 0 4.0 1 0 1 0 4.4 4 1 1 1 4.0 1 1 1 0 3.9 1 0 0 0 3.9 5 1 1 1 3.7 1 0 0 0 3.5 1 1 1 1 3.3 2 1 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 2.8 0 0 2 1 2.7 0 1 0 0 2.5 1 1 1 0 2.6 3 0 0 1 2.7 3 0 1 1 2.6 3 1 2 0 2.5 1 1 0 0 2.4 3 1 0 0 2.4 3 0 0 1 2.4 2 1 0 1 2.3 1 1 0 0 2.3 2 1 1 1 2.2 1 1 1 1 2.2 1 0 2 0 2.2 4 1 0 0 2.3 1 2 3 1 2.2 2 0 2 1 2.2 1 1 0 0 2.2 1 0 0 1 2.3 2 2 1 0 2.2 0 3 0 0 2.2 2 0 0 0 2.4 5 1 0 0 2.4 0 0 0 0 2.4 63 27 24 16

a t/o blk

stl

pts

avg

0 9 1 6 0 4 0 2 0 9 0 5 1 7 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 7 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 5 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 9 110

9.0 7.5 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.8 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.9 5.1 5.1 4.7 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.2 3.9 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Opponent

LAWRENCE #25 BROWN SOPHOMORE GUARD KANSAS CITY, MO.. HO OOLL THE BARSTOW SCHOOL

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

2012-13 Played in 21 games, averaging 3.1 minutes per outing … Grabbed at least one rebound in nine games … Collected two rebounds, a block and a steal in collegiate debut against Sewanee (11/10) ... Scored eight points on 3-of-4 shooting against Oglethorpe (11/12) ... Was one-of-one from the floor for two points against Illinois-Chicago (11/17) ... Collected one rebound and one assist versus Furman (11/25) ... Dished two assists, had one rebound and one steal at No. 23 New Mexico (11/28) ... Secured one steal in four minutes of work at Florida State (12/2) ... Secured a rebound against Alabama A&M (12/8) ... Grabbed two rebounds in one minute at Georgia (12/18) ... Blocked three shots on one play and grabbed a rebound versus Lipscomb (3/6). HIGH SCHOOL Earned four basketball letters and two soccer letters at The Barstow School in Kansas City, Missouri … Named first team All-District and first team All-State in his senior year while being coached by Jeff Boschee … Also played under direction of coach Billy Thomas … Picked up Crossroads All-Conference honors and All-Tournament team selections at both the Cass Midway Invitational Varsity Basketball Tournament and the Archie Tournament … Appeared in the MOSports.com Super50 rankings three straight years … Also spent time competing as a member of the Kansas City 76’ers AAU team for coach Victor Williams, helping the team rise as high as No. 15 in Five Star Basketball’s national rankings in 2011 … Earned the Presidential Service Award. PERSONAL Lawrence M.C. Brown was born on November 23, 1993 in Kansas City, Missouri … Is the son of Tracey Davis … Also recruited by UC-Davis, Oral Roberts and Missouri Kansas-City … Intends on majoring in Biomedical Engineering.

Brown’s Career Stats Total

3-Point

Season

gp-gs

min/avg

fg-fga

pct

2012-13 TOTAL

21-0 21-0

65/3.1 65/3.1

4-9 4-9

.444 .444

F-Throws

Rebounds

Scoring

pct

ft-fta

pct

off

def

tot

avg

ast

blk

stl

1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000

2-4 2-4

.500 .500

4 4

10 10

14 14

0.7 0.7

4 4

0 0

4 4

0 0

5 5

4 4

fg-fga

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

pts

avg

11 0.5 11 0.5

2012-13 Game-by-Game

BROWN’S CAREER-HIGHS Points: 8, vs. Oglethorpe (11/12/12) FG Made: 3, vs. Oglethorpe (11/12/12) FG Att: 4, vs. Oglethorpe (11/12/12) 3-Point FGs: 1, vs. Oglethorpe (11/12/12) 3-Point FGA: 1, vs. Oglethorpe (11/12/12) FT Made: 1, 2x, vs. Kennesaw State (2/1/13) FT Att: 2, 2x, vs. Kennesaw State (2/1/13) Rebounds: 4, vs. Oglethorpe (11/12/12) Assists: 2, at New Mexico (11/28/12) Blocks: 3, vs. Lipscomb (3/6/13) Steals: 1, 4x, at Florida State (12/2/12) Minutes: 12, vs. Oglethorpe (11/12/12)

Total Opponent

Date

11/10/12 11/12/12 11/17/12 11/19/12 11/25/12 11-28-12 12/02/12 12/5/12 12/8/12 12/18/12 12/31/12 1/5/13 1/17/13 1/19/13 1/24/13 2/1/13 02/16/13 2/21/13 3/6/13 3/9/13 03/25/13

min

fg-fga

8 12 4 0 6 2 4 5 8 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 4 2 1 1 65

0-2 3-4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-9

3-Pointers pct

.000 .750 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .444

3fg-fga

0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1

Free throws

Rebounds

pct

ft-fta

pct

off

def

tot

avg

a t/o blk

.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000

0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4

.000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500

1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4

1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10

2 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 14

2.0 3.0 2.0 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4

0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5

stl

pts

avg

1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

0 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11

0.0 4.0 3.3 2.5 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

JAMES BENTO

#32

DJ BROOKS

FRESHMAN FORWARD HOUSTON, TEXAS STTIA IAN N AC A CAD AD. AD D. WOODLANDS CHRISTIAN ACAD.

HIGH SCHOOL Played football, basketball and baseball at Woodlands Christian Academy, earning four varsity letters in both basketball and baseball … Collected Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) All-District honors in all four seasons and three TAPPS All-State selections … Also earned a TAPPS All-Tournament nod and District 7-3A MVP honors after averaging 20.6 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.1 blocks, 2.2 assists, and 2.6 steals per game as a senior … Led Woodlands Christian Academy to a pair of state championships … Also played under coach Angelo Ronderson with the Gulf Coast Blue Chips AAU program.

FRESHMAN GUARD C.. SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. HILLCREST HS

HIGH SCHOOL A two-time All-Region and All-County selection before an injury sidelined him for his senior year … Averaged 14 points and seven assists per game as a sophomore … As a junior, averaged 10 points, five assists, and four rebounds per game while leading the Rams to a 22-5 record … Named a class AAAA pre-season top-five senior by the South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association … In only three seasons, contributed to 70 wins as a varsity player … Carried a 3.4 GPA in the classroom … Rated as South Carolina’s No. 2 recruit and the No. 230 recruit nationally by 247 Sports. PERSONAL Donnie Jamal Brooks was born on November 23, 1994 in Simpsonville, S.C. … Son of Dunnel and LaRita Brooks … Has a sister, Danielle … Chose Mercer because of the coaching staff and Christian background … Intends to major in sports management.

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

PERSONAL Full name is James Kirby Bento … Born on June 28, 1994 in Laguna Hills, California … Son of Teri and Joe Bento … Has three brothers (Joseph – 23, Jack – 16, Josh – 9) and a sister Jessica (21) … Earned Head of School academic honors while at Woodlands Christian … Also recruited by Oral Roberts, UC-Sana Barbara and Hawaii … Career goal is to be a doctor.

#11

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

PHILLIP LEONARD

JOHN MOSSER

SOPHOMORE GUARD TULSA, OKLA. UNION HS

#12

FRESHMAN GUARD CARY, N.C. GREEN HOPE HS

2012-13 (Northern Oklahoma Tonkawa College) Started all 31 games, leading the Mavs to a 27-4 record while averaging 7.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game … Shot 50.7% from the field and registered a 2.9 assist-to-turnover ratio … Scored in double figures ten times and had seven games with five or more assists … Netted a season-high 18 points in the final game of the year against Eastern Oklahoma State College (3/6). HIGH SCHOOL Earned three varsity letters for coach Rudy Garcia at Union High School … Led Union to an unblemished 29-0 record and the 6A state championship as a senior … Also competed as a member of the Union Select AAU team under coach Loyd Hudson … A member of the National Honor Society.

HIGH SCHOOL Played four years of varsity basketball under direction of coach John Green at Green Hope High School … Tabbed as an All-Conference player in his junior and senior year … Also named All-District as a senior while leading Green Hope to the league championship … Was a member of North Carolina Scholars. PERSONAL John Raymond Mosser Jr. was born on December 4, 1994 in Apex, North Carolina … Son of Bev and John Mosser … Has two sisters, Brandi (16) and Kaylie (13) … Chose Mercer for a great education and an opportunity to play basketball … Intends to major in business.

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

PERSONAL Phillip Leonard was born on September 30, 1993 in Lawton, Oklahoma … Son of Phillip and Cynthia Leonard … Also recruited by North Texas and UC-Riverside … Most inspired by his stepfather, Chris, who pushes him to do his best … Intends to major in business.

IKE NWAMU

#10

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

SOPHOMORE GUARD C.. GREENSBORO, N.C. UN NTTR RY D DA AY AY WESTCHESTER COUNTRY DAY

MATT PANNAGIO

FRESHMAN GUARD LA. LA LA. DAYTONA BEACH,, FFLA. DEM EMY Y WORCESTER ACADEMY

2012-13 HIGH SCHOOL Sat out the season due to NCAA Division I tranfer rules. Attended Father Lopez Catholic High School, where he ran cross country and played basketball under head 2011-12 (CLEVELAND STATE) coach Eddie Miller … A two-time All-County first team Saw action in 27 games while a member of the Cleve- selection and two-time All-State fourth team selection land State basketball team … Averaged 6.1 minutes … Helped lead the squad to three District Championand 2.1 points per game … Shot 43.8% from threeships … Also played for the Q6 All Stars AAU team unpoint range on the year … Helped the team capture der head coach Willie Anderson … Completed a post an NIT berth. graduate year at Worchester Academy in Worchester, Massachusetts. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Asheboro High School as a freshman before PERSONAL transferring to Westchester Country Day for his final Full name is Matthew Michael Panaggio … Born on three seasons … Helped lead Westchester Country Day November 16, 1993 … Son of Mike and Ann Panaggio to the No. 27 ranking in the nation his senior season … … Has three siblings, April (18), Jaclyn (30) and Lauren Named the 2A state Player of the Year as a senior after (25) … Also recruited by Lipscomb, Troy, Southeast the team finished 30-9 overall … Scored 20 points in Missouri State and Albany … Majoring in business. the team’s state championship final victory … Earned all-state prestige as a senior while being named a Ball-is-Life All-American … A four-time all-conference selection … Finished his career at Westchester Country Day with an overall record of 85-17 … Was also voted the Spalding Hoophall Classic Dunk Champion … Also competed for the D-One AAU program … An honor roll student … Also participated in chamber singers and mock trial. PERSONAL Ike Nwamu was born on June 3, 1993 in Los Angeles, California … Son of Anita and Harold Nwamu … Has three sisters, Uju (23), Oby (17) and Isi (13) and a brother, Biosa (9).

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

2012-13 Review

2012-13 STATS 2012-13 STANDINGS 2012-13 CONFERENCE AWARDS 2012-13 GAME-BY-GAME 51

2012-13: A Year to Remember The 2012-13 Mercer basketball season will forever be remembered as year the Bears laid claim to their first outright A-Sun Championship. The historic year had many high points as the Bears battled to a 24-12 overall record. Read below to discover just how historic the 2012-13 Mercer basketball season was. . . Atlantic Sun Regular Season Champions First outright claim to A-Sun Championship 14-4 Conference Record Eight-straight wins (Jan. 26-Feb. 23)

Home Court Dominance 15-1 Record at Hawkins Arena 17-straight Wins (March 13, 2012-March 9, 2013) BCS Busters Mercer 61, Florida State 56 Mercer 66, Alabama 59 Mercer 75, Tennessee 67

A-Sun Hardware Coach of the Year: Bob Hoffman All-Conference Second Team: Langston Hall All-Conference Second Team: Travis Smith All-Academic Team: Jakob Gollon

Program Individual Single-Season Top-5 Langston Hall Assists â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7th (155) Assists per game - 7th (5.0)

Team Single-Season Program Top-5 Free-throw percentage - 1st (75.3%) Points scored - 5th (2,371) Blocked shots per game - 10th (4.0)

Milestones Reached 400th Head Coaching Win - Bob Hoffman 1,000th Point - Langston Hall

2012-13 Overall/Conference / Stats

SUMMARY SMITH, Travis HALL, Langston GOLLON, Jakob THOMAS, Bud COURSEY, Daniel BROWN, Monty WHITE, Anthony Jr. BRYAN, Jibri HALLICE, T.J. SMITH, Chris MOTEN, Darious POSTON, Dylan CANEVARI, Kevin BROWN, Lawrence Totals Opponent

gp-gs min/g 36-36 30.0 31-31 31.2 36-36 29.1 36-36 27.7 34-31 18.7 36-5 11.7 35-0 10.6 19-0 9.8 36-0 14.9 36-5 9.9 32-0 5.0 16-0 3.4 36-0 10.2 21-0 3.1 36 36

SCORING SMITH, Travis HALL, Langston GOLLON, Jakob THOMAS, Bud COURSEY, Daniel BROWN, Monty WHITE, Anthony Jr. BRYAN, Jibri HALLICE, T.J. SMITH, Chris MOTEN, Darious POSTON, Dylan CANEVARI, Kevin BROWN, Lawrence Totals Opponent

fg-fga 157-347 107-250 108-279 105-238 103-193 49-113 46-122 18-52 43-80 30-77 15-29 7-23 15-44 4-9 807-1856 719-1821

fg% .452 .428 .387 .441 .534 .434 .377 .346 .538 .390 .517 .304 .341 .444 .435 .395

o-reb d-reb 16 84 19 77 50 131 35 128 47 82 46 46 11 25 3 32 30 55 10 49 13 12 3 2 6 19 4 10 342 817 392 774

a/g 1.9 5.0 2.4 2.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.2 14.3 10.5

stl 28 32 40 39 14 9 7 9 9 16 2 2 28 4 239 207

Overall Statistics 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% 74-171 .433 114-127 .898 47-130 .362 89-105 .848 32-104 .308 63-75 .840 48-148 .324 17-36 .472 0-0 .000 49-69 .710 0-0 .000 57-81 .704 23-65 .354 30-36 .833 15-33 .455 8-14 .571 3-12 .250 21-44 .477 9-33 .273 13-28 .464 1-4 .250 17-22 .773 4-20 .200 4-4 1.000 8-25 .320 8-8 1.000 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500 265-746 .355 492-653 .753 227-683 .332 470-713 .659

total 100 96 181 163 129 92 36 35 85 59 25 5 25 14 1159 1166

Overall Statistics pf fo a 78 0 68 47 0 155 74 1 86 74 2 94 94 2 6 73 2 9 31 1 12 17 1 2 63 2 27 49 0 13 11 0 8 7 0 1 21 0 31 4 0 4 644 11 516 621 378

to 73 68 78 37 46 29 17 10 24 27 9 8 24 0 454 512

blk 2 11 11 20 44 21 3 1 16 7 4 0 0 5 145 104

pts/g 13.9 11.3 8.6 7.6 7.5 4.3 4.1 3.1 3.1 2.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 0.5 65.9 59.3

gp-gs min/g 18-18 31.2 18-18 31.8 18-18 30.8 18-18 28.8 18-18 18.8 18-0 11.2 18-0 11.4 4-0 5.5 18-0 15.2 18-0 9.1 15-0 4.0 5-0 1.6 18-0 8.7 8-0 1.4 18 18

pts 502 350 311 275 255 155 145 59 110 82 48 22 46 11 2371 2135

pts/g 13.9 11.3 8.6 7.6 7.5 4.3 4.1 3.1 3.1 2.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 0.5 65.9 59.3

fg-fga 86-183 60-135 58-140 60-131 50-92 21-51 30-70 3-9 19-37 14-32 4-10 1-3 6-14 0-0 412-907 350-907

a/to 0.9 2.3 1.1 2.5 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.2 1.1 0.5 0.9 0.1 1.3 0.0 1.1 0.7

hi pts 25 23 14 20 20 14 15 14 9 10 8 5 10 8 83 90

fg% .470 .444 .414 .458 .543 .412 .429 .333 .514 .438 .400 .333 .429 .000 .454 .386

o-reb d-reb 7 46 14 47 28 80 18 69 24 48 19 26 6 13 0 4 9 21 7 27 4 1 0 0 1 10 0 1 152 424 192 375

Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Conference Statistics 3fg% ft% r/g .458 .901 2.9 .306 .893 3.4 .300 .833 6.0 .333 .517 4.8 .000 .641 4.0 .000 .706 2.5 .378 .875 1.1 .286 .000 1.0 .167 .385 1.7 .400 .400 1.9 .000 .714 0.3 .333 .000 0.0 .364 1.000 0.6 .000 .500 0.1 .359 .761 32.0 .330 .669 31.5

a/g 1.9 4.7 2.3 2.9 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.0 14.4 9.8

stl 10 15 19 26 9 6 6 0 5 8 1 0 13 0 118 104

Conference Statistics 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% 44-96 .458 64-71 .901 19-62 .306 67-75 .893 15-50 .300 40-48 .833 28-84 .333 15-29 .517 0-0 .000 25-39 .641 0-0 .000 24-34 .706 14-37 .378 14-16 .875 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 1-6 .167 5-13 .385 4-10 .400 8-20 .400 0-2 .000 5-7 .714 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 4-11 .364 6-6 1.000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 132-368 .359 274-360 .761 117-355 .330 249-372 .669

total 53 61 108 87 72 45 19 4 30 34 5 0 11 1 576 567

Conference Statistics pf fo a 46 0 34 27 0 85 37 1 42 41 1 53 51 0 2 35 1 3 17 1 4 1 0 0 33 0 13 20 0 7 7 0 3 0 0 0 9 0 14 1 0 0 326 4 260 320 177

to 33 40 41 14 28 14 8 0 13 11 1 2 10 0 217 244

blk 1 5 5 10 21 12 2 1 9 5 1 0 0 0 72 49

pts/g 15.6 11.4 9.5 9.1 6.9 3.7 4.9 2.0 2.4 2.2 0.9 0.6 1.2 0.1 68.3 59.2

pts 280 206 171 163 125 66 88 8 44 40 13 3 22 1 1230 1066

pts/g 15.6 11.4 9.5 9.1 6.9 3.7 4.9 2.0 2.4 2.2 0.9 0.6 1.2 0.1 68.3 59.2

a/to 1.0 2.1 1.0 3.8 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.0 1.0 0.6 3.0 0.0 1.4 0.0 1.2 0.7

hi pts 25 23 13 18 17 8 15 5 8 8 4 3 6 1 83 83

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

TOTALS SMITH, Travis HALL, Langston GOLLON, Jakob THOMAS, Bud COURSEY, Daniel BROWN, Monty WHITE, Anthony Jr. BRYAN, Jibri HALLICE, T.J. SMITH, Chris MOTEN, Darious POSTON, Dylan CANEVARI, Kevin BROWN, Lawrence Totals Opponent

Overall Statistics fg% 3fg% ft% r/g .452 .433 .898 2.8 .428 .362 .848 3.1 .387 .308 .840 5.0 .441 .324 .472 4.5 .534 .000 .710 3.8 .434 .000 .704 2.6 .377 .354 .833 1.0 .346 .455 .571 1.8 .538 .250 .477 2.4 .390 .273 .464 1.6 .517 .250 .773 0.8 .304 .200 1.000 0.3 .341 .320 1.000 0.7 .444 1.000 .500 0.7 .435 .355 .753 32.2 .395 .332 .659 32.4

2012-13 Results

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

OVERALL 24-12 14-4 10-8

HOME 15-1 9-0 6-1

AWAY 9-8 5-4 4-4

NEUTRAL 0-3 0-0 0-3

Date 11/10/12

Opponent SEWANEE

Score 65-36

Att. High Points 3497 (15)SMITH, Travis

11/12/12

OGLETHORPE

70-25

1572 (12)BRYAN, Jibri

11/16/12 11/17/12

vs George Mason vs UIC

49-52 36-62

L L

11/19/12

vs Wake Forest

71-74

2673 (17)SMITH, Travis 1266 (8)SMITH, Travis (8)MOTEN, Darious 920 (14)BRYAN, Jibri

11/25/12 11-28-12

FURMAN at New Mexico

73-46 58-76

2272 (14)BROWN, Monty 13561 (16)SMITH, Travis

12/02/12 12/5/12 12/8/12 12/16/12 12/18/12 12/22/12 12/31/12 1/2/13 1/5/13 01-10-13 1/12/13 1/17/13 1/19/13

at Florida State at Denver ALABAMA A&M at Chattanooga at Georgia at Alabama *STETSON *FLORIDA GULF COAST *at Kennesaw State *at North Florida *at Jacksonville *EAST TENNESSEE STATE *USC UPSTATE

W W

61-56 40-69 65-46 63-53 49-58 66-59 70-64 77-70 75-83 66-47 47-49 78-59 82-74

1/24/13 1/26/13 2/1/13

*at Northern Kentucky *at Lipscomb *KENNESAW STATE

W W

46-63 71-65 66-42

2/7/13 2/9/13 02/14/13 02/16/13

*JACKSONVILLE *NORTH FLORIDA *at USC Upstate *at East Tennessee State

Wot W W W

67-64 64-44 70-59 71-54

2/21/13 2/23/13 02/28/13

*LIPSCOMB *NORTHERN KENTUCKY *at Florida Gulf Coast

W W

83-58 63-46 57-60

3/2/13 3/6/13 3/8/13 3/9/13 03/20/13 03/25/13

*at Stetson LIPSCOMB USC UPSTATE FLORIDA GULF COAST 4at Tennessee at BYU

W W W

W W W W W Wot W

77-65 82-48 72-64 75-88 75-67 71-90

L L

6088 1341 2261 2408 8650 10243 2427 2742 1981 1753 1272 2672 2734

3086 (16)THOMAS, Bud 2926 (22)SMITH, Travis 3072 (18)SMITH, Travis 2372 3207 611 2127

L L

Home Away Neutral Total

Games

16 17 3 36

Attend

45630 77954 4859 128443

(23)HALL, Langston (13)SMITH, Travis (18)THOMAS, Bud (16)SMITH, Travis

2727 (15)WHITE, Anthony Jr. 3527 (14)SMITH, Travis 3586 (14)SMITH, Travis (14)COURSEY, Daniel 924 (15)SMITH, Travis 3527 (12)HALL, Langston 3527 (20)THOMAS, Bud 3494 (16)SMITH, Travis 4468 (25)SMITH, Travis 12929 (19)SMITH, Travis

* = Conference game Attendance Summary

(13)SMITH, Travis (11)COURSEY, Daniel (14)COURSEY, Daniel (19)HALL, Langston (9)WHITE, Anthony Jr. (20)COURSEY, Daniel (25)SMITH, Travis (21)SMITH, Travis (18)SMITH, Travis (15)SMITH, Travis (11)HALL, Langston (18)SMITH, Travis (24)SMITH, Travis

Avg/Game

2852 4586 1620 3568

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

High Rebounds (5)HALLICE, T.J. (5)WHITE, Anthony Jr. (6)MOTEN, Darious (6)HALLICE, T.J. (6)THOMAS, Bud (5)COURSEY, Daniel (5)SMITH, Travis (5)THOMAS, Bud (6)GOLLON, Jakob (6)HALLICE, T.J. (4)SMITH, Chris (6)GOLLON, Jakob (6)SMITH, Travis (7)THOMAS, Bud (4)BROWN, Monty (7)COURSEY, Daniel (8)BROWN, Monty (6)GOLLON, Jakob (6)GOLLON, Jakob (8)THOMAS, Bud (7)HALL, Langston (7)GOLLON, Jakob (8)GOLLON, Jakob (7)GOLLON, Jakob (9)HALL, Langston (5)THOMAS, Bud (5)GOLLON, Jakob (8)GOLLON, Jakob (10)THOMAS, Bud (7)GOLLON, Jakob (7)THOMAS, Bud (6)BROWN, Monty (7)GOLLON, Jakob (10)GOLLON, Jakob (7)THOMAS, Bud (7)GOLLON, Jakob (4)THOMAS, Bud (6)SMITH, Travis (10)COURSEY, Daniel (8)SMITH, Travis (6)THOMAS, Bud (7)COURSEY, Daniel (9)GOLLON, Jakob (8)HALLICE, T.J. (6)GOLLON, Jakob (6)THOMAS, Bud

2012-13 Review

Final Atlantic Sun Standings |------CONFERENCE-------| STANDINGS W-L Pct PF PA Mercer 14-4 .778 68.3 59.2 FGCU 13-5 .722 73.8 66.3 Stetson 11-7 .611 71.4 69.4 USC Upstate 9-9 .500 70.5 67.1 Jacksonville 9-9 .500 69.4 70.9 Northern Kentucky 9-9 .500 59.2 59.2 North Florida 8-10 .444 67.9 69.6 ETSU 8-10 .444 67.0 71.4 Lipscomb 7-11 .389 71.3 76.3 Kennesaw State 2-16 .111 63.7 73.1

|-----------OVERALL----------| W-L Pct PF PA 24-12 .667 65.9 59.3 26-11 .703 72.9 66.7 15-16 .484 70.3 71.5 16-17 .485 70.2 66.5 14-18 .438 68.2 71.9 11-16 .407 58.6 61.0 13-19 .406 66.3 69.8 10-22 .313 62.3 71.4 12-18 .400 69.3 76.7 3-27 .100 61.0 71.7

ATLANTIC SUN ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS First Team All-Atlantic Sun Pos. Name *G Sherwood Brown *F Torrey Craig G Parker Smith F/G Eshaunte Jones C Adam Pegg

Atlantic Sun All-Freshmen Team Pos. Name *F Lester Wilson *G Jarvis Haywood *C Stephen Hurt *G Beau Beech F Kordario Fleming

School ETSU FGCU Mercer Mercer Stetson School ETSU Jacksonville Lipscomb North Florida Jacksonville

2012-13 A-SUN TOURNAMENT HOSTED BY MERCER UNIVERSITY MARCH 6-9, 2013 MACON, GA. QUATERFINALS - MARCH 6-7 #1 MERCER 82, #8 LIPSCOMB 48 #2 FGCU 73, #7 NORTH FLORIDA 63 #4 JACKSONVILLE 62, #5 USC UPSTATE 76 #3 STETSON 67, #6 ETSU 46

* Unanimous Selection Player of the Year: Sherwood Brown, FGCU Defensive Player of the Year: Bernard Thompson, FGCU Freshman of the Year: Stephen Hurt, Lipscomb Coach of the Year: Bob Hoffman, Mercer Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

SEMIFINALS - MARCH 8 #1 MERCER 72, #5 USC UPSTATE 64 #2 FGCU 72, #2 STETSON 58 FINALS - MARCH 9 #2 FGCU 88, #1 MERCER 75

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Second Team All-Atlantic Sun Pos. Name G Jarvis Jones F Chase Fieler PG Langston Hall G Travis Smith G Chris Perez

School FGCU USC Upstate North Florida Northern Kentucky Stetson

2012-13 Review ## Player-Team 1. CRAIG, Torrey-UPST 2. CUMMINGS, Markeith-KSU 3. SMITH, Parker-UNF 4. JONES, Jarvis-ETSU 5. JONES, Eshaunte-NKU 6. PEGG, Adam-STET 7. BROWN, Sherwood-FGCU 8. PEREZ, Chris-STET 9. THOMPSON, Bernard-FGCU 10. WALLACE, Travis-UNF 11. SMITH, Travis-MER 12. ALEXANDER, Deonte-LIP 13. McDougald, Keith-JU 14. WILSON, Lester-ETSU 15. GREENE, Ty-UPST 16.LOVE, Delbert-KSU 17. FIELER, Chase-FGCU 18. Haywood, Jarvis-JU 19. HURT, Stephen-LIP 20. HALL, Langston-MER 21. SMITH, Martin-LIP GRAHAM, Aaron-STET 23. SMITH,Malcolm-LIP 24.GLENN, Ricardo-UPST 25. NABURGS, Joel-STET 26. JACKSON, Chad-NKU 27. Fritsch, Dylan-JU 28. ANDERSON, Aaron-KSU 29. Powell, Glenn-JU 30. REMBERT, Rashawn-ETSU

SCORING G 33 27 32 25 27 30 37 31 37 32 36 29 28 32 33 30 37 31 30 31 30 30 25 33 31 27 26 30 32 31

FG 194 159 160 148 134 193 210 172 190 183 157 150 125 154 135 119 169 127 130 107 110 101 80 144 96 99 85 114 116 97

3FG 78 22 116 43 81 22 73 23 54 1 74 67 45 75 76 56 34 10 1 47 32 66 0 0 55 0 59 1 0 58

FT 103 105 84 61 76 62 81 100 95 86 114 30 71 34 71 72 75 92 83 89 85 69 118 57 67 75 28 58 60 25

Pts Avg/G 569 17.2 445 16.5 520 16.3 400 16.0 425 15.7 470 15.7 574 15.5 467 15.1 529 14.3 453 14.2 502 13.9 397 13.7 366 13.1 417 13.0 417 12.6 366 12.2 447 12.1 356 11.5 344 11.5 350 11.3 337 11.2 337 11.2 278 11.1 345 10.5 314 10.1 273 10.1 257 9.9 287 9.6 292 9.1 277 8.9

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

FIELD GOALS ## Player-Team 1. GLENN, Ricardo-UPST 2. WALLACE, Travis-UNF 3. FIELER, Chase-FGCU 4. GREEN, Willie-STET 5. JACKSON, Chad-NKU 6. PEGG, Adam-STET 7. HURT, Stephen-LIP 8. COURSEY, Daniel-MER 9. Powell, Glenn-JU 10. ANDERSON, Aaron-KSU 11. SANKEY, Khion-LIP 12. PEREZ, Chris-STET 13. THOMPSON, Bernard-FGCU 14. BROWN, Sherwood-FGCU 15. ALEXANDER, Deonte-LIP ## Player-Team 1. COMER, Brett-FGCU 2. WILSON, Will-UNF 3. HALL, Langston-MER 4. Powell, Russell-JU 5. NABURGS, Joel-STET 6. FAULKNER, Ethan-NKU 7. MCCLAIN, Petey-ETSU 8. MILLER, Hunter-STET 9. LOVE, Delbert-KSU 10. SANKEY, Khion-LIP 11. THOMAS, Bud-MER 12. JONES, Jarvis-ETSU 13. GREENE, Ty-UPST 14. HAMILTON, Myles-KSU 15. RODGERS, Adrian-UPST

ASSISTS

G FGM FGA 33 144 245 32 183 317 37 169 300 31 98 181 27 99 183 30 193 360 30 130 243 34 103 193 32 116 221 30 114 221 30 93 182 31 172 354 37 190 406 37 210 449 29 150 325 G 37 32 31 32 31 27 25 31 30 30 36 25 33 30 33

Assists 244 195 155 133 121 89 80 88 84 83 94 65 83 74 80

Pct .588 .577 .563 .541 .541 .536 .535 .534 .525 .516 .511 .486 .468 .468 .462 Avg./G 6.6 6.1 5.0 4.2 3.9 3.3 3.2 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4

REBOUNDING

## Player-Team 1. ANDERSON, Aaron-KSU 2. GLENN, Ricardo-UPST 3. HURT, Stephen-LIP 4. SANKEY, Khion-LIP 5. CRAIG, Torrey-UPST 6. Powell, Glenn-JU 7. GREEN, Willie-STET 8. BROWN, Sherwood-FGCU 9. PEGG, Adam-STET 10. MAXEY, Jodd-UPST 11. JACKSON, Chad-NKU 12. FIELER, Chase-FGCU 13. WATSON, Ernest-NKU 14. Fleming, Kordario-JU 15. HARRIS, Hunter-ETSU 16. WILSON, Lester-ETSU 17. WALLACE, Travis-UNF 18. GOLLON, Jakob-MER 19. JEUNE, David-UNF 20. SMITH,Malcolm-LIP

G 30 33 30 30 33 32 31 37 30 33 27 37 26 32 31 32 32 36 32 25

STEALS

## Player-Team 1. THOMPSON, Bernard-FGCU 2. JONES, Jarvis-ETSU 3. COMER, Brett-FGCU 4. LOVE, Delbert-KSU 5. GREENE, Ty-UPST 6. JACKSON, Chad-NKU 7. WILSON, Will-UNF 8. BROWN, Sherwood-FGCU 9. SANKEY, Khion-LIP 10. McDougald, Keith-JU 11. ALEXANDER, Deonte-LIP 12. HAMILTON, Myles-KSU 13. PEREZ, Chris-STET 14. GOLLON, Jakob-MER 15. BEECH, Beau-UNF

G 37 25 37 30 33 27 32 37 30 28 29 30 31 36 32

BLOCKED SHOTS

## Player-Team 1. MAXEY, Jodd-UPST 2. FIELER, Chase-FGCU 3. GREEN, Willie-STET 4. COURSEY, Daniel-MER 5. MCKNIGHT, Eric-FGCU 6. DANIELS, BaeBae-UNF 7. HARRIS, Hunter-ETSU 8. OLUMUYIWA, Babatunde-UPST 9. WALLACE, Travis-UNF 10. Powell, Glenn-JU 11. CRAIG, Torrey-UPST 12. Fleming, Kordario-JU 13. WATSON, Ernest-NKU 14. WALTON, John-ETSU 15. DIAZ, Andy-UNF

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

OFF 103 123 79 85 62 81 69 58 50 75 41 80 48 61 79 46 58 50 68 46

G 33 37 31 34 37 31 31 33 32 32 33 32 26 32 27

DEF 167 143 156 125 166 139 137 184 140 119 110 121 93 112 87 123 108 131 90 74

TOT Avg/G 270 9.0 266 8.1 235 7.8 210 7.0 228 6.9 220 6.9 206 6.6 242 6.5 190 6.3 194 5.9 151 5.6 201 5.4 141 5.4 173 5.4 166 5.4 169 5.3 166 5.2 181 5.0 158 4.9 120 4.8

Assists 102 44 58 44 48 39 45 52 41 38 39 39 35 40 35

Avg./G 2.8 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1

Steals 54 49 41 44 47 31 29 30 29 28 25 24 18 22 16

Avg/G 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6

2012-13 Review

GAME

Mercer 65, Sewanee 36 Nov. 10, 2012 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena

Mercer 70, Oglethorpe 25 Nov. 12, 2012 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena

MACON, Ga. – A festive Homecoming Weekend atmosphere at Hawkins Arena on Saturday was complimented by the Mercer men’s basketball team’s 65-36 win over Sewanee. Senior Travis Smith led all players with 15 points in the victory.

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer University men’s basketball team rode an overpowering defensive effort to a 70-25 victory over Oglethorpe on Monday night at Hawkins Arena. Sophomore Jibri Bryan paced the Bears with 12 points in the victory.

Mercer’s win marked the seventh-straight year the Orange and Black have won their season opener and came in front of a capacity crowd of 3,497 fans. The win also extended Mercer’s winning streak to six, dating back to last season.

Mercer’s wire-to-wire victory improved to the team to 2-0 for the first time since 2009 and pushed its overall winning streak to seven. The Bears are now unbeaten in their last four matches at Hawkins Arena.

Smith’s 15 points came on the strength of 6-of-10 shooting from the field and marked his fourth-straight game in double-figure scoring. His 15 points came in conjunction with four rebounds and four assists.

The outset saw Mercer hold Oglethorpe scoreless for 9:25 en route to an early 12-0 advantage. By halftime, the Stormy Petrels had only registered 12 points, marking Mercer’s best defensive half since limiting USC Upstate to 11 points in the first half on February 4, 2012.

All told, 10 Mercer players reached the scoring column in the win. Junior Bud Thomas and sophomore T.J. Hallice each had nine points, while juniors Jakob Gollon and Darious Moten chipped in eight and six points, respectively.

Mercer’s 25 points allowed on Monday night established the team’s best defensive performance since defeating Lander 47-23 on January 25, 1972.

Mercer got on the board 10 seconds into the game as Thomas found Gollon on the baseline for an open layup. Sewanee scored on its first possession to tie matters briefly, but Smith canned a three on the Bears’ next time down to give the hosts the advantage. Mercer would hold that lead for the rest of the game, extending the lead to as many as 31 before settling for the 65-36 win.

Bryan’s 12 points were fueled by four-of-six shooting from threepoint range in 20 minutes of work. Junior guard Kevin Canevari also cracked double-figures, scoring a career-high 10 points in the win. Canevari’s career-night also featured personal bests in field goals made (4), three-point field goals (2), steals (5) and minutes played (18).

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics SEWANEE vs Mercer 11/10/12 4 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Oglethorpe vs Mercer 11/12/12 7 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena

SEWANEE 36 • 0-0

Oglethorpe 25 • 0-0

## 00 05 11 44 03 20 22 24 33 35 42

Player Keshonn Carter Valentino Bryant Tyler Brown Brett Bouldin Lewis Affronti Nilan Hodge Marcellus Caldwell Robert Veal Will Downey Leo Born Seth Brown Anvil Nelson Team Totals

FG % 1st Half: 7-24 3FG % 1st Half: 2-12 FT % 1st Half: 2-2

29.2% 16.7% 100.0

* * * * *

2-6 0-3 4-10 1-4 1-7 2-5 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-1 2-5 0-1 12-45

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

0-0 0-2 0-3 1-4 1-7 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-0

0-0 2-2 1-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0

5-25

7-9

5-21 3-13 5-7

23.8% 23.1% 71.4%

2 1 3 2 0 4 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 4 1 5 9 16 25 13

4 2 9 5 3 6 0 1 0 0 6 0 36

A TO Blk Stl

0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 6 20

Min

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

5 200

Game: 12-45 26.7% Game: 5-25 20.0% Game: 7-9 77.8%

20 25 26 24 26 17 9 8 5 8 20 12

Deadball Rebounds 1

Mercer 65 • 1-0 ##

Player

SMITH, Travis THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob SMITH, Chris BROWN, Monty POSTON, Dylan CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, T.J. WHITE, Anthony Jr. MOTEN, Darious BROWN, Lawrence BRYAN, Jibri Team Totals

05 20 23 45 01 03 14 15 22 25 34

FG % 1st Half: 12-24 50.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% FT % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* * * * *

6-10 4-6 3-3 2-4 1-2 1-3 0-2 4-4 1-5 2-2 0-2 1-4

1-4 1-3 1-1 1-3 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-1

2-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1 2-3 0-0 3-4

25-47

5-18

10-15

2nd half: 13-23 56.5% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 6-8 75.0%

0 4 4 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 2 3 5 2 2 2 4 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 3 2 0 4 4 9 25 34 12

1st

2nd

Total

18 30

18 35

36 65

Player

00 03 10 22 30 04 12 14 15 23 24 25 32 35 40

Christian Molinet Alex Davis Jordan Kinney Branden Jovaag Sam Purdy Aaron Del Rosario Sean Overstreet Cole Romaguera Drew Patrick Joseph Marco Tyler Courson Victor Rohlfs Chad Porterfield MJ Bryant Price Hamilton Team Totals

FG % 1st Half: 4-22 3FG % 1st Half: 2-14 FT % 1st Half: 2-4

* * * * *

18.2% 14.3% 50.0%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 1-4 0-2 2-4 0 2 2 5 1-7 1-2 0-1 1 2 3 1 3-9 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 4 2-6 2-6 0-0 0 2 2 2 1-4 0-3 0-0 2 1 3 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 0 2 0 0-5 0-3 2-2 0 2 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-3 0-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 3 5 9-45 3-23 4-7 11 17 28 17

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

5-23 1-9 2-3

21.7% 11.1% 66.7%

Game: Game: Game:

9-45 3-23 4-7

TP 4 3 6 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 25

A TO Blk Stl Min 3 3 0 2 19 0 0 1 0 23 0 2 0 1 26 0 1 0 2 25 1 3 2 0 29 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 13 0 0 0 1 17 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 18 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 3 6 22 3 7 200

20.0% 13.0% 57.1%

Deadball Rebounds 1

Mercer 70 • 2-0 TP

A TO Blk Stl

15 9 8 5 3 2 0 9 3 6 0 5

4 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1

Min

7 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1

0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1

65 13 15

8 200

Game: 25-47 53.2% Game: 5-18 27.8% Game: 10-15 66.7%

23 23 20 18 17 7 15 19 19 17 8 14

Deadball Rebounds 2

Officials: Bret Smith, Rusty Phillips, Todd Austin Technical fouls: SEWANEE-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 3497 Score by periods SEWANEE Mercer

Player

02 05 20 23 45 01 03 14 15 22 25 34

SMITH, Travis THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob SMITH, Chris BROWN, Monty POSTON, Dylan CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, T.J. WHITE, Anthony Jr. MOTEN, Darious BROWN, Lawrence BRYAN, Jibri Team Totals

FG % 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-14 42.9% FT % 1st Half: 0-1 0.0%

* * * * *

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 4-7 0-2 0-0 0 3 3 0 2-5 2-4 0-0 3 3 6 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 0 2 1 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 2 2-5 0-0 1-2 2 2 4 2 1-5 1-5 2-2 1 1 2 2 4-5 2-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 2-6 0-0 2-3 4 2 6 1 2-8 1-5 2-2 1 2 3 2 1-2 1-1 0-2 3 3 6 1 3-4 1-1 1-2 2 2 4 0 4-7 4-6 0-1 0 3 3 2 2 1 3 25-58 12-28 8-14 21 26 47 14

2nd half: 12-29 41.4% 2nd half: 6-14 42.9% 2nd half: 8-13 61.5%

TP 8 6 0 0 5 5 10 6 7 3 8 12

A TO Blk Stl 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 0 5 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0

70 16 17

Min 19 17 15 10 18 14 18 18 21 18 12 20

6 13 200

Game: 25-58 43.1% Game: 12-28 42.9% Game: 8-14 57.1%

Deadball Rebounds 1,1

Officials: Tim Gattis, Terry Ware, Landon Brandes Technical fouls: Oglethorpe-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 1572 Points SEWANE MER

In Paint 4 38

Off T/O 19 17

2nd Fast Chance Break 0 0 9 10

Bench 13 25

Score by periods Oglethorpe Mercer

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

1st

2nd

Total

12 32

13 38

25 70

Points OUM MER

In Paint 8 18

Off T/O 6 24

2nd Fast Chance Break 7 0 16 8

Bench 4 51

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

2012-13 Review

GAME

Mercer’s defeat knocks the team to 2-1 on the year while George Mason improved to 2-1 overall. The Bears now await the loser of this afternoon’s contest between New Mexico and Illinois-Chicago for a second-round matchup tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. EST. Mercer led by as many as six at multiple times in the second half, but the Patriots scored seven-straight points to take a 44-43 lead with 2:19 remaining. That lead marked the Patriots first advantage in nearly 13 minutes of game time. With 1:42 remaining, a pair of free throws by George Mason’s Sherrod Wright put the Patriots on top, 46-45. Mercer turned it over on its next possession and George Mason’s Vertrail Vaughns hit a jumper to put Mercer behind by three (48-45) as the clock went under one minute. With 22 seconds left, Mercer still trailed by three (50-47) when Hoffman opted to call a timeout to draw up a game-tying play. Gollon found Smith in the corner for the triple, but his shot was deflected and George Mason came away with the rebound. Moments later, a pair of free throws on the other end sealed the win for the Patriots.

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

GOLLON, Jakob BROWN, Monty SMITH, Travis THOMAS, Bud SMITH, Chris CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, T.J. WHITE, Anthony Jr. MOTEN, Darious BRYAN, Jibri COURSEY, Daniel Team Totals

23 03 14 15 22 34 52

FG % 1st Half: 8-22 3FG % 1st Half: 1-7 FT % 1st Half: 6-8

36.4% 14.3% 75.0%

f c g g g

3-8 1-1 5-12 2-7 0-1 0-3 1-2 2-4 0-0 0-3 2-3 16-44

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

0-3 0-0 2-5 2-5 0-1 0-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-0

2-2 0-0 5-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4

5-19

12-14

8-22 4-12 6-6

36.4% 33.3% 100.0

0 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 0 2 2 3 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 3 2 5 2 1 2 3 9 16 25 20

A TO Blk Stl

8 2 17 6 0 0 4 5 0 0 7

1 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

2 0 6 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 7 17

Min

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

6 200

Game: 16-44 36.4% Game: 5-19 26.3% Game: 12-14 85.7%

28 12 33 26 14 21 17 10 2 16 21

Deadball Rebounds 0

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

WRIGHT, Sherrod OKOLOJI, Anali ALLEN, Byron WILLIAMS, Johnny ARLEDGE, Jonathan BENNETT, Paris HOLLOWAY, Patrick VAUGHNS, Vertrail EDWARDS, Corey GUJANICIC, Marko Team Totals

00 02 05 01 03 11 13 40

FG % 1st Half: 7-25 3FG % 1st Half: 0-5 FT % 1st Half: 7-10

28.0% 0.0% 70.0%

f f c g g

4-8 1-1 2-4 7-15 0-2 0-1 0-3 3-4 0-0 3-4

0-3 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0

6-8 0-0 0-0 2-2 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3

20-42

0-8

12-17

2nd half: 13-17 76.5% 2nd half: 0-3 0.0% 2nd half: 5-7 71.4%

0 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 2 3 3 2 8 10 1 2 4 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 1 2 7 20 27 18

A TO Blk Stl

14 2 4 16 3 0 0 6 0 7

1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0

2 2 2 5 4 0 0 2 0 2

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1

6 19

4 200

Game: 20-42 47.6% Game: 0-8 0.0% Game: 12-17 70.6%

Min

30 19 31 35 15 5 6 25 9 25

Deadball Rebounds 4,1

Officials: (R) Bryan Kersey, (U1) Matt Oblas, (U2) Dennis Allocco Technical fouls: Mercer-None. George Mason-None. Attendance: 2673 2012 EzyBonds Global Payments Paradise Jam Basketball Tournament. Presented by Basketball Travelers. Score by periods Mercer George Mason

ST. THOMAS, USVI – Despite a career-high scoring effort from junior forward Darious Moten, the Mercer men’s basketball team suffered a 62-36 loss to Illinois-Chicago in Saturday’s second round of the Paradise Jam. Mercer lost consecutive games for the first time since February 20, 2012 and fell to 2-2 on the season while Illinois-Chicago moved to 2-1 on the year. Playing without injured point guard Langston Hall for the fourth-straight game, the Bears were plagued by turnovers at the outset, surrendering 10 in the opening 13:13 of play. Those miscues helped the Flames establish a 14-7 lead, which eventually swelled to 30-19 at halftime. At the start of the second stanza, senior guard Chris Smith gave the Bears an immediate spark out of the break, grabbing a defensive rebound and scoring a driving layup in the first minute. Illinois-Chicago was quick to respond however, as sophomore forward Hayden Humes knocked down a triple just 18 seconds later. Mercer cut its deficit to 10 twice after that, but the Flames responded with bursts each time to maintain control of the scoreboard.

1st

2nd

Total

23 21

26 31

49 52

Player

20 45 02 05 23 01 03 14 15 22 25 34 52

GOLLON, Jakob BROWN, Monty SMITH, Travis THOMAS, Bud SMITH, Chris POSTON, Dylan CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, T.J. WHITE, Anthony Jr. MOTEN, Darious BROWN, Lawrence BRYAN, Jibri COURSEY, Daniel Team Totals

FG % 1st Half: 7-19 3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 FT % 1st Half: 3-4

36.8% 28.6% 75.0%

f c g g g

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 2-5 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 1 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 3-10 1-3 1-2 1 4 5 1 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 5 5 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 1-1 0-0 0-2 1 2 3 1 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 3-5 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 3-4 0 2 2 0 1-6 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 2 1 2 3 14-43 2-12 6-11 6 21 27 11

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

7-24 0-5 3-7

29.2% 0.0% 42.9%

TP 5 2 8 0 2 0 2 2 0 8 2 3 2

A TO Blk Stl 2 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0

7 17

Min 27 13 28 30 19 6 20 11 9 12 4 9 12

2 200

Game: 14-43 32.6% Game: 2-12 16.7% Game: 6-11 54.5%

Deadball Rebounds 4

UIC 62 • 2-1

George Mason 52 • 2-1

Nov. 17, 2012 St. Thomas, Virgin Islands UVI Sports & Fitness Center

Mercer 36 • 2-2

Mercer 49 • 2-1

Illinois-Chicago 62, Mercer 36

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs UIC 11/17/12 3:30 p.m.AST at St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs George Mason 11/16/12 2:30 p.m.AST at St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Nov. 16, 2012 St. Thomas, Virgin Islands UVI Sports & Fitness Center

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands – The Mercer men’s basketball team saw the longest win streak in the nation snapped at the hands of George Mason, 52-49, in the opening round of the Paradise Jam on Friday afternoon. Senior Travis Smith led all scorers with 17 points in the losing effort.

GAME

George Mason 52, Mercer 49

Player

10 13 34 01 04 02 03 20 23 25 33 40 44

BROWN, Marc HUMES, Hayden CRITTLE, Josh BARNES, Daniel TALTON, Gary SNIDER, Gabe MILLER, Joey KELLEY, Anthony PARKER, Jay SONGOLO, Ngijol FELLS, Ahman WIEGAND, Jake SIMONTON, Will Team Totals

FG % 1st Half: 10-23 43.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% FT % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8%

f f c g g

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 1-5 1-2 5-6 2 1 3 3 5-8 4-4 0-0 0 4 4 2 1-3 0-0 2-4 0 0 0 4 3-7 1-4 2-2 0 7 7 2 6-8 1-3 1-1 0 4 4 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2-5 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 1-2 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 3-6 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 22-47 8-15 10-13 6 24 30 18

2nd half: 12-24 50.0% 2nd half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd half: 3-4 75.0%

TP 8 14 4 9 14 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 6

A TO Blk Stl 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2

9 11

Min 19 34 16 25 32 4 25 3 6 4 6 4 22

9 200

Game: 22-47 46.8% Game: 8-15 53.3% Game: 10-13 76.9%

Deadball Rebounds 1

Officials: Guy Pagano, Jason Goble, Anthony Franklin Technical fouls: Mercer-None. UIC-None. Attendance: 1266 2012 EzyBonds Global Payments Paradise Jam Men's Basketball Tournament. Presented by Basketball Travelers Points MER MASON

In Paint 18 24

Off T/O 20 19

2nd Fast Chance Break 7 6 7 0

Bench 16 13

Score by periods Mercer UIC

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

1st

2nd

Total

19 30

17 32

36 62

Points MER UIC

In Paint 16 18

Off T/O 7 16

2nd Fast Chance Break 4 6 4 14

Bench 19 13

2012-13 Review

GAME

A spirited Mercer effort began right at the start, as the Bears put together a quick 4-0 lead in the opening minute of play. From there, Mercer would lead by as many as 11 and held at least a one point edge until Wake Forest earned its first tie of the game at 68-68 with 1:40 left in regulation. The tie score came as a result of a 10-3 Wake Forest run that elapsed 1:32 of game time. Mercer held strong and got a clutch three pointer from Bryan on the next possession to go back in front with 1:00 to play. Aggressive Mercer defense resulted in a foul and Wake Forest guard C.J. Harris swished two free throws to bring his team within one (71-70) with 42 seconds left. On the ensuing possession, Travis Smith drove to the bucket for a layup, but a wet spot caused his foot to slip and he was whistled for a traveling violation. Moments later, Wake Forest freshman Tyler Cavanaugh found junior Travis McKie for a baseline dunk to give the Demon Deacons their first lead of the game (72-71) with 18 seconds to go.

45 02 05 23 01 03 14 15 22 25 34 52

FG % 1st Half: 11-26 42.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-10 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 7-10 70.0%

f c g g g

5-16 2-4 3-7 4-7 1-4 0-0 0-0 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-0 5-7 1-4

1-6 0-0 0-1 2-4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 4-4 0-0

25-57

9-19

1-2 0-0 2-3 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 5-6 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

2 4 6 4 0 1 1 4 2 3 5 4 0 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 6 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 1 0 1 12-16 11 19 30 28

2nd half: 14-31 45.2% 2nd half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd half: 5-6 83.3%

A TO Blk Stl

Min

12 4 8 10 5 0 0 9 7 0 0 14 2

5 0 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

31 12 34 32 17 0+ 9 22 10 3 0+ 21 9

4 0 3 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2

4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

71 14 15

9 200

Game: 25-57 43.9% Game: 9-19 47.4% Game: 12-16 75.0%

Deadball Rebounds 5,2

Player

THOMAS, Devin McKIE, Travis CAVANAUGH, Tyler MILLER-McINTYRE, C. HARRIS, C.J. JONES, Madison FISCHER, Chase ROUNTREE, Aaron ADALA-MOTO, Arnaud Team Totals

30 34 00 11 01 10 33 45

FG % 1st Half: 10-27 37.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% FT % 1st Half: 9-14 64.3%

Junior Jakob Gollon added 11 points in the win while junior Daniel Coursey and senior Travis Smith each chipped in 10 points of their own. The game marked the first time this season the Bears have placed four players in double-digit scoring. Brown’s 14 points were earned on the strength of four-of-six shooting from the field and six-of-eight free throw shooting. His efforts helped Mercer finish the contest with a 30-10 edge in paint scoring. The Bears also outpaced the Paladins in points off turnovers (28-5), second-chance scoring (14-10), fast break points (7-0), and bench scoring (31-12). Junior Langston Hall was fantastic in his season debut, returning from injury with eight points, seven assists, two steals and two rebounds in 21 minutes of work.

Player

REDDICK, Charlie CROONE, Stephen IRWIN, Bryant WIDEMAN, Larry REDDICK, Colin AUSTIN, Bobby FERRARA, Kendrec BELFIELD, Keith CHUISSEU, Kevin Team Totals

14 15 24 43 22 30 32 42

FG % 1st Half: 10-22 45.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f f g g

2-8 6-12 1-7 1-6 4-6 3-3 3-7 0-0 1-1

0-0 0-3 0-2 0-1 3-3 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-0

21-50

6-13

1-4 11-14 5-7 0-0 4-5 2-7 2-2 0-0 1-2

4 1 5 2 7 8 15 2 2 1 3 0 0 1 1 3 0 3 3 4 0 1 1 3 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 26-41 15 20 35 15

2nd half: 11-23 47.8% 2nd half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd half: 17-27 63.0%

A TO Blk Stl

Min

5 23 7 2 15 8 11 0 3

0 0 2 3 2 2 1 0 1

21 37 25 26 38 17 25 0+ 11

0 4 1 2 3 3 0 0 1 1 74 11 15

2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1

9 200

Player

SMITH, Travis THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel POSTON, Dylan CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, T.J. WHITE, Anthony Jr. MOTEN, Darious SMITH, Chris BROWN, Lawrence BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals

1st

2nd

Total

34 31

37 43

71 74

Points MER WAKE

21 52 01 03 14 15 22 23 25 34 45

Game: 21-50 42.0% Game: 6-13 46.2% Game: 26-41 63.4%

Deadball Rebounds 8

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* * * * *

1-2 3-8 2-7 4-6 0-3 0-3 3-4 1-4 1-2

1-1 0-2 0-4 3-4 0-0 0-2 0-0 1-2 0-0

15-39 2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

5-15

5-17 2-6 7-16

0-0 3-6 2-6 2-4 3-6 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0

2 2 4 1 0 2 2 0 2 5 7 2 0 7 7 2 2 0 2 5 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 1 0 1 0 2 3 5 4 1 1 2 11-23 12 24 36 19

29.4% 33.3% 43.8%

A TO Blk Stl

3 9 6 13 3 0 7 3 2

1 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 1

2 5 4 2 5 2 2 1 2

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

9 25

2 200

Game: 15-39 38.5% Game: 5-15 33.3% Game: 11-23 47.8%

Min

9 36 29 33 21 25 16 15 16

Deadball Rebounds 7,1

Mercer 73 • 3-3

Officials: Anthony Frankin, Jacyn Goble, Mat Oblas Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Wake Forest-None. Attendance: 920 2012 Ezybonds Global Payments Paradise Jam Men's Basketball Tournament. Presented by Basketball Travelers. Score by periods Mercer Wake Forest

Mercer’s third-straight home win kept the Bears unbeaten in Hawkins Arena and pushed the team’s overall record to 3-3 while Furman dipped to 2-3 on the year.

Wake Forest 74 • 2-2 ##

MACON, Ga. – Junior center Monty Brown scored a career-high 14 points to lead four Mercer players in double-figure scoring as the men’s basketball team downed Furman 73-46 on Sunday evening at Hawkins Arena.

FG % 1st Half: 9-27 33.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% FT % 1st Half: 14-19 73.7%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* * * * *

3-7 1-4 5-9 2-6 3-6 0-1 0-2 2-2 2-5 1-3 2-4 0-0 0-2 4-6

1-3 1-3 1-1 2-5 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-1 0-0

25-57

7-20

0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 5 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 16-21 10 15 25 17

2nd half: 16-30 53.3% 2nd half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd half: 2-2 100.0

3-3 0-0 0-0 2-2 4-4 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 6-8

A TO Blk Stl

10 3 11 8 10 0 0 5 5 2 5 0 0 14

2 3 0 7 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

73 17

1 10 200

2 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0

Game: 25-57 43.9% Game: 7-20 35.0% Game: 16-21 76.2%

Min

24 23 22 21 15 6 15 17 11 9 11 6 10 10

Deadball Rebounds 2,2

Officials: Patrick Evans, James Barker, Antinio Petty Technical fouls: Furman-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 2272 In Paint 28 28

Off T/O 20 17

2nd Fast Chance Break 14 6 19 11

Bench 32 22

Score by periods Furman Mercer

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

1st

2nd

Total

27 35

19 38

46 73

Points FUR MER

In Paint 10 30

Off T/O 5 28

2nd Fast Chance Break 10 0 14 7

Bench 12 31

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Nov. 25, 2012 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena

Furman 46 • 2-3

Mercer 71 • 2-3 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Mercer 73, Furman 46

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Furman vs Mercer 11/25/12 7 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Wake Forest 11/19/12 3:30 p.m.AST at St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Player

Nov. 19, 2012 St. Thomas, Virgin Islands UVI Sports & Fitness Center

ST. THOMAS, USVI – The Mercer men’s basketball team, playing its third game in four days, led ACC member Wake Forest for nearly 39 minutes of game time before succumbing to the Demon Deacons’ comeback effort in a 74-71 loss at the Paradise Jam on Monday. Sophomore Jibri Bryan led the Bears with 14 points.

GAME

Wake Forest 74, Mercer 71

2012-13 Review

GAME

Nov. 28, 2012 Albuquerque, N.M. The Pit/Bob King Court

Mercer 61, Florida State 56 Dec. 2, 2012 Tallahassee, Fla. Donald L. Tucker Center

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A gutsy effort by the Mercer men’s basketball team wasn’t enough on Wednesday night, as the Bears fell to No. 23 New Mexico at The Pit/Bob King Court in front of 13,561 fans. Travis Smith scored a team-high 16 points while Jakob Gollon added 10.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A trademark Mercer defensive effort lifted the men’s basketball team to a hard-fought 61-56 victory over Florida State on Sunday at the Donald L. Tucker Center. In the win, the Bears limited the Seminoles to their lowest shooting percentage and lowest scoring output of the season.

The Bears dropped to 3-4 on the season while New Mexico remained unbeaten at 7-0.

Mercer’s first win over Florida State since January 31, 1954 bumped the team’s overall record to 4-4, while the Seminoles slipped to 4-3 on the year. The win also marked Mercer’s second win in its last three tries against ACC competition.

Behind the support of a capacity crowd, the Lobos jumped all over the Bears at the outset and led by 14 just seven minutes into the game. With its back to the wall, Mercer refused to say die and made repeated charges at the Lobos, eventually cutting the deficit to six (44-38) with 11:38 to play. With 11 minutes left, New Mexico was still clinging to that six point lead when Lobos junior Tony Snell stole a pass and found Demetrius Walker on the fast break for an and-one layup. That play re-energized the crowd and sparked a 29-5 New Mexico surge that elapsed the next 10 minutes of game time. Mercer outscored New Mexico 15-3 in the final 1:25 of game time, as guard Kevin Canevari and Dylan Poston both scored five points over that span. Sophomore T.J. Hallice scored seven points and grabbed three rebounds in 15 minutes, while Langston Hall chipped in five points, three assists and two steals. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs New Mexico 11-28-12 7:05 p.m. at The Pit/Bob King Court

Player

05 20 52 02 21 01 03 14 15 22 23 25 34 45

THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel SMITH, Travis HALL, Langston POSTON, Dylan CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, T.J. WHITE, Anthony Jr. MOTEN, Darious SMITH, Chris BROWN, Lawrence BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals

FG % 1st Half: 9-28 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 FT % 1st Half: 2-7

32.1% 25.0% 28.6%

f f f g g

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 0-4 0-3 0-2 1 1 2 4 3-10 2-4 2-2 1 5 6 3 1-4 0-0 1-2 0 3 3 3 6-14 1-6 3-3 1 5 6 2 2-10 1-5 0-1 0 0 0 3 2-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2-2 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 3-4 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 2-7 0-0 0-1 3 2 5 5 2 4 6 22-58 7-21 7-13 9 24 33 25

2nd half: 13-30 43.3% 2nd half: 5-13 38.5% 2nd half: 5-6 83.3%

Player

TP 0 10 3 16 5 5 5 7 0 0 0 0 3 4

A TO Blk Stl 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 3 0 1 4 0 1 3 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1

58 14 17

Min 27 27 14 32 25 3 9 15 7 5 8 2 10 16

9 200

Game: 22-58 37.9% Game: 7-21 33.3% Game: 7-13 53.8%

04 53 03 10 21 01 02 13 23 24 40 41

ADAMS, Chad KIRK, Alex GREENWOOD, Hugh WILLIAMS, Kendall SNELL, Tony THOMAS, Cleveland PEREZ, Chris FENTON, Jamal BANYARD, Nick ALFORD, Kory WALKER, Demetrius BAIRSTOW, Cameron Team Totals

FG % 1st Half: 11-29 37.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% FT % 1st Half: 6-10 60.0%

f c g g g

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 3-7 0-1 0-0 2 3 5 2 6-8 0-0 4-5 4 9 13 1 3-9 1-3 0-0 0 8 8 3 0-5 0-3 2-6 0 4 4 1 4-13 3-7 2-3 1 4 5 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 2-5 0-1 1-3 0 0 0 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3-6 1-4 1-1 0 0 0 2 5-6 0-0 6-6 3 2 5 3 2 1 3 27-60 5-19 17-26 12 31 43 16

2nd half: 16-31 51.6% 2nd half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd half: 11-16 68.8%

Deadball Rebounds 2,1

TP 6 16 7 2 13 0 1 5 2 0 8 16

A TO Blk Stl 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 6 2 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 1 1 1

76 19 15

Min 24 31 23 28 30 2 1 20 5 2 14 20

6 200

Game: 27-60 45.0% Game: 5-19 26.3% Game: 17-26 65.4%

Deadball Rebounds 5

1st

2nd

Total

22 31

36 45

58 76

In a game that featured 10 ties and 10 lead changes, Mercer found itself ahead 57-53 as the clock dwindled under three minutes. FSU junior Okaro White drew a foul and cashed in on two free throw attempts at the 2:41 juncture to trim Mercer’s lead to two. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Florida State 12/02/12 2:00 pm at the Tucker Center - Tallahassee, FL Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel SMITH, Travis HALL, Langston POSTON, Dylan CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, T.J. MOTEN, Darious SMITH, Chris BROWN, Lawrence BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals

52 02 21 01 03 14 22 23 25 34 45

FG % 1st Half: 9-25 3FG % 1st Half: 4-12 FT % 1st Half: 5-6

36.0% 33.3% 83.3%

f f f g g

3-6 4-6 2-6 2-9 3-8 1-1 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-3 0-0 1-3 2-3

1-3 1-1 0-0 2-4 0-3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 1-2 0-0

18-48

6-16

0-0 0-0 2-3 7-8 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 5-6

1 6 7 5 2 3 5 1 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 4 4 2 1 3 19-23 10 23 33 22

2nd half: 9-23 39.1% 2nd half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd half: 14-17 82.4%

A TO Blk Stl

7 9 6 13 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 9

3 1 0 3 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

3 1 0 1 6 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0

61 14 15

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1

Min

30 32 17 32 34 2 6 12 1 8 4 9 13

2 10 200

Game: 18-48 37.5% Game: 6-16 37.5% Game: 19-23 82.6%

Deadball Rebounds 3,1

Florida State 56 • 4-3 ##

Player

White, Okaro Turpin, Kiel Brandon, Montay Snaer, Michael Whisnant, Terry Bookert, Devon Shannon, Terrance Bojanovsky, Boris Thomas, Aaron Miller, Ian Ojo, Michael Team Totals

11 05 21 31 01 02 15 25 30 50

FG % 1st Half: 10-27 37.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f c g g g

4-7 3-6 0-5 2-6 2-4 2-3 1-7 1-1 0-3 1-4 1-2

2-3 0-0 0-1 0-2 1-2 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-4 0-0

17-48

6-17

1 5 6 5 1 2 3 2 3 2 5 1 1 3 4 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 16-26 11 21 32 20

2nd half: 7-21 33.3% 2nd half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd half: 13-18 72.2%

4-6 0-2 1-2 3-4 0-0 0-0 5-7 1-2 0-0 2-3 0-0

A TO Blk Stl

14 6 1 7 5 6 7 3 0 5 2

0 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0

Min

1 2 3 4 0 2 3 1 1 0 1

1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0

56 11 18

8 200

Game: 17-48 35.4% Game: 6-17 35.3% Game: 16-26 61.5%

26 9 27 26 28 14 21 13 10 21 5

Deadball Rebounds 6

Officials: Ray Natili, Raymond Styons, Jeff Nichols Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Florida State-None. Attendance: 6088

Officials: Shawn Lehigh, Kelly Self, Ronnie Hernandez Technical fouls: Mercer-TEAM. New Mexico-None. Attendance: 13561 Score by periods Mercer New Mexico

Mercer’s strength won out, as the Bears held Preseason All-American Michael Snaer to only seven points on two-of-six shooting, a far cry from his season average of 15.3 points. As a team, the Bears limited the Seminoles to just 17-of-48 (35.4%) shooting from the field and six-of-17 (35.3%) aim from three-point range.

New Mexico 76 • 7-0 ##

Sunday’s matchup was a classic bout of an offensive-minded team versus a defensive-minded one. Entering the game, Florida State ranked among the nation’s top 40 offensive teams with an average of 78.3 points per game, while Mercer was ninth in the country defensively, allowing just 53.0 points per game.

Mercer 61 • 4-4

Mercer 58 • 3-4

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

GAME

New Mexico 76, Mercer 58

Points MER NM

In Paint 22 38

Off T/O 24 23

2nd Fast Chance Break 5 14 8 10

Bench 24 32

Score by periods Mercer Florida State

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

1st

2nd

Total

27 27

34 29

61 56

Points MER FS

In Paint 22 18

Off T/O 15 18

2nd Fast Chance Break 6 4 11 0

Bench 16 23

2012-13 Review

GAME

Denver 69, Mercer 40 Dec. 5, 2012 Denver, Colo. Magness Arena

GAME

Mercer 65, Alabama A&M 46 Dec. 8, 2012 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena

DENVER, Colo. – Mercer junior center Daniel Coursey scored a season-high 11 points as the Mercer men’s basketball team fell in non-conference play to Denver, 69-40 on Wednesday night at Magness Arena.

MACON, Ga. – Mercer junior Daniel Coursey booked a doublefigure scoring total for the second-straight game as the men’s basketball team posted a 65-46 win over Alabama A&M on Saturday night at Hawkins Arena.

Mercer’s loss dropped the Bears to 4-5 on the year while Denver snapped a four-game losing streak and moved to 2-5.

Coursey scored his team-high 14 points on six-of-10 shooting, while also pacing the Bears with seven rebounds. All told, 11 of Mercer’s 14 suited players scored in the victory, helping the Bears’ bench outscore the Bulldogs’ reserves 26-5.

Denver started strong offensively, converting three of its first four field goals to move out to an 8-5 lead in the opening minutes of play. Mercer tied matters at eight briefly, but the Pioneers retaliated with five-straight points to go back on top, 13-8, at the second media timeout of the half. When Mercer returned to the floor, Colorado native Bud Thomas knocked down a three from the corner and Coursey converted an old-fashioned three-point play to bring the Bears within one (15-14). That was as close as the visitors would get, however, as Denver employed a 15-1 charge that lasted nearly eight minutes of game time to move in front 30-15. Five-straight Denver points pushed the hosts lead to 47-27 at the 12:00 juncture, and the Pioneers retained at least an 18-point advantage the rest of the way. Coursey also notched two blocks in the loss, moving his career total to 101. His 101 career rejections ties Justin Howard for fourth-place among Mercer’s all-time career leaders in the category.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Denver 12/5/12 7 p.m. at Denver, Colo. (Magness Arena)

FG % 1st Half: 7-23 3FG % 1st Half: 2-5 FT % 1st Half: 3-5

30.4% 40.0% 60.0%

f f f g g

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 2-6 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 2 5-6 0-0 1-1 0 1 1 0 1-5 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 3-7 1-2 0-1 1 1 2 0 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 1-1 0-0 1-3 0 2 2 1 0-1 0-1 1-2 0 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 1 1 1 1-2 0-0 1-3 0 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0-4 0-2 1-2 0 3 3 1 0-5 0-0 0-0 3 1 4 2 3 0 3 15-43 2-12 8-15 9 17 26 13

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

8-20 0-7 5-10

40.0% 0.0% 50.0%

TP 3 6 11 2 7 2 0 3 1 1 3 0 1 0

A TO Blk Stl 1 1 0 1 2 6 0 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0

7 18

Min 25 28 16 18 25 3 13 11 7 8 13 5 18 10

Player

20 34 03 23 32 14 21 22 25 30 33 35

O'Neale, Royce Udofia, Chris Love, Jalen Olson, Brett Hallam, Chase Foeman, Blake Rucker, Bryant Webb, Charles Logan, Jake Griffin, Cam Engesser, Nate Byrd, Marcus Team Totals

FG % 1st Half: 14-26 53.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0

Deadball Rebounds 2

Alabama A&M 46 • 2-5 ##

Player

00 10 12 30 40 04 11 20 22 34 35 45

Banks,Justan Crutcher,Jeremy Hill,Green Tabb,Demarquelle Ellis,Brandon Colvin,Justin Capers,Arthur Long,Jose Davis,Tyler Basil,David West,Nicholas Wagner,Justin Team Totals

FG % 1st Half: 6-22 3FG % 1st Half: 1-7 FT % 1st Half: 2-2

* * * * *

27.3% 14.3% 100.0

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 2 5-12 1-6 3-6 0 3 3 2 2-4 1-2 0-0 0 3 3 1 4-14 0-0 4-6 7 7 14 2 4-10 0-4 2-4 0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 4 2-4 1-3 0-0 2 0 2 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 17-48 3-18 9-16 12 18 30 16

2nd half: 11-26 42.3% 2nd half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd half: 7-14 50.0%

TP 0 14 5 12 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 46

A TO Blk Stl Min 0 0 1 0 14 5 3 0 0 38 0 3 0 0 27 0 3 5 2 36 0 2 1 0 32 0 0 0 0 0+ 0 2 0 0 10 0 1 0 1 17 0 2 0 0 16 0 1 0 0 0+ 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 5 1 5 18 7 4 200

Game: 17-48 35.4% Game: 3-18 16.7% Game: 9-16 56.3%

Deadball Rebounds 2

Mercer 65 • 5-5

f f g g g

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 9-14 3-6 1-1 1 4 5 3 6-10 0-1 2-3 1 3 4 4 3-5 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 2 4-9 2-5 0-0 1 3 4 1 4-7 1-3 0-0 2 3 5 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 29-53 7-18 4-6 7 24 31 17

2nd half: 15-27 55.6% 2nd half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd half: 2-4 50.0%

TP 22 14 7 10 9 2 0 0 1 2 2 0

A TO Blk Stl 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 1 5 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 4 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1

69 19 13

Min 35 31 30 32 32 8 3 2 3 15 3 6

9 200

Game: 29-53 54.7% Game: 7-18 38.9% Game: 4-6 66.7%

Deadball Rebounds 2

Officials: Winston Stith, Ronnie Hernandez, Wilson Holland Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Denver-None. Attendance: 1341 Score by periods Mercer Denver

Mercer kept clicking offensively out of the break, scoring on five of its first six possessions to push the lead to 38-20. From there, the Bulldogs wouldn’t close any closer than 15 points the rest of the way.

9 200

Game: 15-43 34.9% Game: 2-12 16.7% Game: 8-15 53.3%

Denver 69 • 2-4 ##

The Orange and Black finished the half on a high note, ending the stanza on a 9-2 run capped by Thomas’ old-fashioned threepoint play that sent Mercer to the locker room on top, 27-15.

1st

2nd

Total

19 33

21 36

40 69

Player

02 05 20 21 52 01 03 14 15 22 23 25 34 45

FG % 1st Half: 9-27 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 FT % 1st Half: 6-7

33.3% 25.0% 85.7%

* * * * *

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 3-7 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 3 3-8 0-2 1-1 1 5 6 0 2-3 1-2 0-0 1 4 5 1 2-4 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 6-10 0-0 2-2 3 4 7 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0-3 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 3 1-2 0-1 2-4 1 1 2 1 1-3 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 3-3 2 1 3 1 3-5 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 2 0-2 0-0 5-6 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 22-52 4-14 17-20 14 24 38 14

2nd half: 13-25 52.0% 2nd half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd half: 11-13 84.6%

TP 8 7 5 5 14 0 2 4 4 5 6 0 0 5

A TO Blk Stl 0 0 0 1 6 2 1 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0

65 18 11

Min 22 26 23 20 19 2 18 18 9 5 14 8 9 7

4 11 200

Game: 22-52 42.3% Game: 4-14 28.6% Game: 17-20 85.0%

Deadball Rebounds 1

Officials: Ron Groover, Tony Henderson, Stephen Devine Technical fouls: Alabama A&M-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 2261 Points MER DEN

In Paint 20 38

Off T/O 10 17

2nd Fast Chance Break 5 2 12 8

Bench 11 7

Score by periods Alabama A&M Mercer

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

1st

2nd

Total

15 27

31 38

46 65

Points AAMUM MER

In Paint 14 28

Off T/O 11 22

2nd Fast Chance Break 4 6 17 10

Bench 5 26

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Player

05 20 52 02 21 01 03 14 15 22 23 25 34 45

Just over a minute into the game, the score was knotted at 2-2 tie before Mercer dialed up three-pointers on three of its next four possessions to stake an early 11-4 advantage. At the 9:06 juncture, Mercer’s lead had swelled to 11 (17-6) when Alabama A&M began a 7-1 charge to come within five with 4:35 left before half.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Alabama A&M vs Mercer 12/8/12 7 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena

Mercer 40 • 4-5 ##

As a team, Mercer also tallied a season-high 18 assists in the win, led by junior Bud Thomas’ six helpers. Junior point guards Kevin Canevari and Langston Hall each added three assists.

2012-13 Review

GAME

Mercer 63, Chattanooga 53 Dec. 16, 2012 ChaƩanooga, Tenn. McKenzie Arena

GAME

Georgia 58, Mercer 49 Dec. 18, 2012 Athens, Ga. Stegeman Coliseum

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Mercer men’s basketball team used a first-half blitz and long-range shooting to manufacture a 63-53 victory over Chattanoooga at McKenzie Arena on Sunday afternoon. Junior guard Langston Hall led all players with 19 points in the win.

ATHENS, Ga. – The Mercer men’s basketball team’s bid for threestraight wins was denied by Georgia on Tuesday afternoon in 58-49 loss at Stegeman Coliseum. Junior guard Anthony White, Jr. led Mercer with nine points in only 10 minutes of work.

Hall’s 19 points included five-of-nine shooting from three-point range and combined with five rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block. His back-court mate, senior Travis Smith, also reached double figures with 10 points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals.

Mercer scored the first seven points of the second half to erase a 26-20 halftime deficit, but Georgia came right back with its own 7-0 surge to reclaim a six point lead (33-27) at the 13:49 juncture.

Mercer led 5-2 initially, but Chattanoooga put together eight unanswered to go on top by five just four minutes into the game. With Mercer’s scoreless streak approaching three minutes, sophomore Jibri Bryan provided the spark the Bears needed, coming off the bench to can three treys in just two minutes of game time to put Mercer back out front. Bryan’s shots ignited a 19-0 Mercer run that saw the Bears hold the Mocs without a point for nearly nine minutes of game play. At the end of the blitz, Mercer had assumed a 24-10 lead with 9:24 left before half. By halftime, Mercer’s lead was 33-22 and the Bears had smothered the Mocs to the tune of 27.6% (8-of-29) shooting in the opening 20 minutes.

Mercer cut its deficit to three at three different points from then on, but each time the Bears got within three the Bulldogs responded with quick buckets on the next possession. In the final three minutes, the Bulldogs converted five-of-seven free throws to secure the win. White Jr.’s nine points came on two-of-three shooting from the floor and perfect four-of-four aim from the free throw stripe. His sharp shooting from beyond the arc was uncharacteristic for the Bears on Tuesday, as the team finished the game just six-of-26 (23.1%) from downtown. Mercer got solid production in the front court, as junior centers Daniel Coursey and Monty Brown combined for 15 points and eight rebounds. Coursey added two blocks to his eight-point, five-rebound stat line while Brown was five-of-six from the free throw stripe. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Georgia 12/18/12 11:30 a.m. at Stegeman Coliseum - Athens, Ga. Mercer 49 • 6-6

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Chattanooga 12/16/12 3:00 p.m. at Chattanooga, Tenn. (The McKenzie Arena)

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

Mercer 63 • 6-5 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel SMITH, Travis HALL, Langston CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, T.J. WHITE, Anthony Jr. MOTEN, Darious SMITH, Chris BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals

20 52 02 21 03 14 15 22 23 34 45

FG % 1st Half: 12-29 41.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 7-15 46.7% FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0

f f f g g

4-9 1-2 1-5 2-8 6-12 0-0 3-4 1-3 0-1 0-0 3-6 0-2

1 6 7 2 0 1 1 4 1 1 2 4 0 2 2 0 1 4 5 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 3 5 8 2 2 4 6 21-52 11-29 10-12 10 28 38 17

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

0-4 1-2 0-0 0-4 5-9 0-0 1-2 1-2 0-1 0-0 3-5 0-0

9-23 4-14 8-10

0-0 2-2 0-0 6-8 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

39.1% 28.6% 80.0%

A TO Blk Stl

8 5 2 10 19 0 7 3 0 0 9 0

5 1 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 2

63 13 16

0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

3 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Min

33 19 16 30 35 5 21 5 4 2 10 20

3 10 200

Game: 21-52 40.4% Game: 11-29 37.9% Game: 10-12 83.3%

Deadball Rebounds 1

Chattanooga 53 • 2-8 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

ZLOVARIC, Drazen MASON, Z. WHITE, Ronrico McGHEE, Gee JONES, Casey WATSON, Sam BAREIKA, Martynas BRAN, Alex ROBERTSON, Eric COBB, Farad BRYANT, Jared Team Totals

30 11 12 24 04 10 14 15 22 34

FG % 1st Half: 8-29 3FG % 1st Half: 3-15 FT % 1st Half: 3-4

27.6% 20.0% 75.0%

f f g g g

2-2 5-10 1-12 5-11 0-2 2-3 1-4 2-3 0-3 0-4 0-0

0-0 1-3 1-7 2-6 0-0 0-0 1-3 2-2 0-1 0-4 0-0

18-54

7-26

0 0 0 0 3 5 8 2 1 1 2 2 1 3 4 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 1 6 7 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 4 10-16 11 22 33 13

2nd half: 10-25 40.0% 2nd half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd half: 7-12 58.3%

0-0 2-4 4-4 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-3

A TO Blk Stl

4 13 7 12 0 4 3 8 0 0 2

1 1 5 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0

Min

0 1 2 1 6 0 0 1 2 0 0

0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

53 14 13

5 200

Game: 18-54 33.3% Game: 7-26 26.9% Game: 10-16 62.5%

23 26 32 29 13 16 24 6 11 5 15

Deadball Rebounds 3

Officials: Gary Maxwell, Christopher Ford, Rick Hartzell Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Chattanooga-None. Attendance: 2408 Score by periods Mercer Chattanooga

1st

2nd

Total

33 22

30 31

63 53

Points MER UTC

In Paint 18 12

Off T/O 13 17

2nd Fast Chance Break 5 8 7 2

Bench 19 17

Player

02 05 20 21 52 03 14 15 22 23 25 34 45

SMITH, Travis THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, T.J. WHITE, Anthony Jr. MOTEN, Darious SMITH, Chris BROWN, Lawrence BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals

FG % 1st Half: 6-26 3FG % 1st Half: 1-11 FT % 1st Half: 7-8

23.1% 9.1% 87.5%

* * * * *

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 2-6 0-3 0-0 2 0 2 3 0-4 0-3 0-0 0 3 3 1 2-12 2-8 0-0 1 5 6 1 3-9 1-7 0-0 0 1 1 2 3-9 0-0 2-2 0 5 5 2 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 2-3 1-1 4-4 0 1 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 1-2 0-0 5-6 2 1 3 1 0 1 1 16-51 6-26 11-12 5 20 25 18

2nd half: 10-25 40.0% 2nd half: 5-15 33.3% 2nd half: 4-4 100.0

TP 4 0 6 7 8 3 5 9 0 0 0 0 7

A TO Blk Stl 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

49 12 11

Min 33 29 31 25 27 13 8 10 1 1 1 9 12

4 200

Game: 16-51 31.4% Game: 6-26 23.1% Game: 11-12 91.7%

Deadball Rebounds 1,2

Georgia 58 • 3-7 ##

Player

01 04 15 31 41 02 05 11 12 23 32 42

Caldwell-Pope, Ken. Mann, Charles Williams, Donte' Morris, Brandon Cannon, John Thornton, Marcus Dixon, Tim Williams, Vincent Gaines, Kenny Brantley, Sherrard Florveus, John Djurisic, Nemanja Team Totals

FG % 1st Half: 11-24 45.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% FT % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7%

* * * * *

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 5-10 2-5 5-6 0 9 9 0 3-7 0-1 4-6 1 6 7 0 0-3 0-0 0-0 3 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 3 3 0 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 1-2 1-1 0-0 1 1 2 1 3-5 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 2 2-2 2-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 3 2-5 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 19-44 7-12 13-16 6 29 35 13

2nd half: 8-20 40.0% 2nd half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd half: 11-13 84.6%

TP 17 10 0 2 0 2 0 3 8 6 4 6

A TO Blk Stl 1 1 0 3 5 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

58 12 15

Min 31 31 12 21 13 14 6 10 11 12 20 19

3 200

Game: 19-44 43.2% Game: 7-12 58.3% Game: 13-16 81.3%

Deadball Rebounds 0,1

Officials: Anthony Jordan, Jamie Luckie, Earnie Pheal Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Georgia-None. Attendance: 8650 Out of the 8,650 fans in attendance, approximately 4,500 were students. Score by periods Mercer Georgia

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

1st

2nd

Total

20 26

29 32

49 58

Points MER UGA

In Paint 14 20

Off T/O 2 15

2nd Fast Chance Break 1 0 2 8

Bench 24 29

2012-13 Review

GAME

Mercer 66, Alabama 59 Dec. 22, 2012 Tuscaloosa, Ala. Coleman Coliseum

GAME

Mercer 70, Stetson 64 Dec. 31, 2012 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena

TUSCLALOOSA, Ala. – Mercer junior Daniel Coursey netted a career-high 20 points and senior Travis Smith added 14 in the second half to lead the men’s basketball team to a sensational 66-59 win at Alabama on Saturday.

MACON, Ga. – Senior Travis Smith scored a career-high 25 points to propel the Mercer men’s basketball team to a 70-64 win over Stetson in Monday evening’s Atlantic Sun Conference opener at Hawkins Arena.

An extended scoring drought in the first half saw Mercer fall behind by as many as 12, but the Bears closed the opening period with a 9-3 surge to cut the deficit to five (27-22) at the break.

Mercer’s fourth win in its last five games moved the Bears to 8-6 (1-0 A-Sun) and kept the team unbeaten at Hawkins Arena, while Stetson dropped to 3-9 (0-1 A-Sun). The game also marked the third time in five seasons that Mercer head coach Bob Hoffman has won the A-Sun opener.

Mercer’s momentum maintained during intermission and the Bears opened the second period on a 5-2 run to close within two. Alabama held strong, however, pushing their lead back to double-digits (39-29) with 14:42 to play. With 11:48 to go, Alabama’s lead was nine when Mercer turned to Smith to shake off a slow start and lead the comeback. Smith responded accordingly, torching the Crimson Tide for 11 points in 5:24 of game time to put Mercer on top, 50-49. Smith’s blitz was fueled by four three-pointers and was the backbone of a 15-3 Mercer run that gave the team its first lead in over 26 minutes. In the final five minutes, the game featured five tie scores and four lead changes. As the clock moved to under 40 seconds, the Bears’ advantage was just one when Jakob Gollon dialed up his first three pointer of the game. In the waning moments, three Alabama missed shots and three Mercer free throws helped cement the win.

Player

THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel SMITH, Travis HALL, Langston CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, T.J. WHITE, Anthony Jr. MOTEN, Darious SMITH, Chris BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals

21 03 14 15 22 23 34 45

FG % 1st Half: 9-27 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 FT % 1st Half: 2-2

33.3% 22.2% 100.0

f f f g g

0-1 3-11 9-14 5-11 3-9 0-1 0-1 0-2 1-1 1-2 0-1 0-0

0-1 1-5 0-0 5-7 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0

22-54

8-22

0-0 3-4 2-2 2-2 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-4

0 2 2 0 4 2 6 4 0 3 3 2 0 3 3 3 1 4 5 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 0 2 1 3 3 2 1 3 14-18 12 23 35 16

2nd half: 13-27 48.1% 2nd half: 6-13 46.2% 2nd half: 12-16 75.0%

A TO Blk Stl

0 10 20 17 10 0 0 1 2 2 0 4

1 4 0 1 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

Min

2 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1

0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

66 16 11

6 200

Game: 22-54 40.7% Game: 8-22 36.4% Game: 14-18 77.8%

17 33 25 32 37 17 8 8 5 3 7 8

Deadball Rebounds 3

Alabama 59 • 7-4 ##

Player

Pollard, Devonta Lacey, Trevor Releford, Trevor Randolph, Levi Cooper, Rodney Gueye, Moussa Jacobs, Nick Obasohan, Retin Team Totals

05 12 20 21 14 15 32

FG % 1st Half: 10-24 41.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% FT % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7%

GREEN, Willie MILLER, Hunter NABURGS, Joel PEREZ, Chris PEGG, Adam DIAZ, Dennis SOLANKE, Leke GRAHAM, Aaron MCINERNEY, Liam Team Totals

10 12 23 41 01 02 11 24

FG % 1st Half: 8-24 3FG % 1st Half: 5-11 FT % 1st Half: 5-6

f g g g g

2-5 1-6 6-14 2-8 7-13 0-0 2-5 1-2

0-0 0-3 2-5 0-1 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-1

21-53

4-14

2 1 3 2 0 4 4 1 1 4 5 1 1 3 4 3 4 3 7 3 2 0 2 2 0 5 5 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 13-20 12 21 33 14

2nd half: 11-29 37.9% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 7-11 63.6%

1-2 3-4 5-6 1-3 2-3 0-0 1-2 0-0

Player

Min

24 32 32 34 33 11 20 14

A TO Blk Stl

5 5 19 5 17 0 5 3

1 3 1 2 2 0 0 0

0 1 1 1 2 1 2 1

1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

2 1 2 0 1 0 1 1

8 200

Game: 21-53 39.6% Game: 4-14 28.6% Game: 13-20 65.0%

Deadball Rebounds 4

1st

2nd

Total

22 27

44 32

66 59

33.3% 45.5% 83.3%

* * * * *

1-6 0-1 5-7 5-11 4-9 0-0 0-0 5-12 0-3

0-1 0-0 4-6 1-3 1-4 0-0 0-0 4-9 0-1

3-4 0-1 4-4 2-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0

20-49 10-24 14-19 2nd half: 12-25 48.0% 2nd half: 5-13 38.5% 2nd half: 9-13 69.2%

1 5 6 2 0 2 2 2 0 6 6 1 1 3 4 4 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 3 2 2 4 3 2 3 5 7 27 34 16

A TO Blk Stl

5 0 18 13 11 0 0 17 0

1 2 3 2 1 2 0 2 1

0 2 2 5 2 1 0 2 1 1 64 14 16

Min

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

3 200

Game: 20-49 40.8% Game: 10-24 41.7% Game: 14-19 73.7%

29 28 34 27 32 7 2 26 15

Deadball Rebounds 2,1

Mercer 70 • 8-6 (1-0 A-Sun)

Officials: Tony Greene, Ron Groover, Garrick Shannon Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Alabama-None. Attendance: 10243 Score by periods Mercer Alabama

Player

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

03 14 15 22 23 25 34 45

FG % 1st Half: 11-32 34.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-16 25.0% FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* * * * *

7-15 2-4 5-15 3-9 4-5 0-0 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-2 3-10

5-9 0-2 1-4 2-6 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-2 0-0

6-7 0-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2

26-67

9-26

9-13

2nd half: 15-35 42.9% 2nd half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd half: 7-9 77.8%

0 1 1 3 1 7 8 3 3 4 7 3 0 3 3 1 0 6 6 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 7 1 2 1 3 15 25 40 18

A TO Blk Stl

Min

25 4 11 10 8 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 7

2 6 1 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

1 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

33 33 35 36 19 10 7 1 0+ 7 0+ 2 17

70 18

7 200

Game: 26-67 38.8% Game: 9-26 34.6% Game: 9-13 69.2%

Deadball Rebounds 2

Officials: Alfred Smith, Jerry Heater, Billy Dunlap Technical fouls: Stetson-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 2427 Points MER ALABAM

In Paint 22 32

Off T/O 11 17

2nd Fast Chance Break 16 0 6 8

Bench 9 8

Score by periods Stetson Mercer

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

1st

2nd

Total

26 28

38 42

64 70

Points STET MER

In Paint 16 26

Off T/O 1 9

2nd Fast Chance Break 4 6 7 2

Bench 17 12

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Stetson out-rebounded Mercer 21-18 in the first half, but the Bears came back to out-board the Hatters 22-13 in the second half. Mercer’s rebounding edge established the fifth time in the last seven games the Bears have held that statistical edge. Junior Bud Thomas led all players with eight rebounds, while junior Monty Brown joined Gollon with seven.

Stetson 64 • 3-9 (0-1 A-Sun)

Mercer 66 • 7-6

Juniors Jakob Gollon and Langston Hall also cracked into double figures, registering 11 and 10 points, respectively. Gollon added seven rebounds, two steals and an assist to his coffers while Hall tallied four assists and three rebounds.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Stetson vs Mercer 12/31/12 4:30 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Alabama 12/22/12 1 p.m. at Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Coleman Coliseum)

Smith’s 25 points led three Mercer players in double figures and came on the strength of seven-of-15 field goal shooting, including five-of-nine aim from beyond the arc. The Johns Island, South Carolina native has now posted double-figures in three of the last four games and hit five three pointers in two-straight outings.

2012-13 Review

GAME

Mercer 77, Florida Gulf Coast 70 (OT) Jan. 2, 2013 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena

MACON, Ga. – In the most anticipated Atlantic Sun Conference game of the early season, the Mercer men’s basketball team gave the home crowd exactly what it wanted. It took overtime, but the Bears were able to edge Florida Gulf Coast by a 77-70 margin on Wednesday to go to 2-0 in league play for the first time in six seasons. Senior Travis Smith, the reigning A-Sun Player of the Week, paced the Bears’ offense for the second-straight game with 21 points. His efficient seven-of-14 shooting night made him the first Mercer player to score 20 or more in two consecutive games since Brian Mills did it in March of 2011. Juniors Langston Hall and Jakob Gollon both joined Smith in double figures with 17 and 12 points, respectively. Hall’s 17 points came in conjunction with seven rebounds, five assists and three steals, while Gollon chipped in six rebounds, three assists, a steal and a block. Mercer drew first blood of the overtime period as Hall found Gollon for an open trey. From there, Mercer wouldn’t surrender the lead. The biggest momentum play came as junior Daniel Coursey connected on a left-handed hook shot while being fouled. His subsequent free throw put Mercer on top by four with 1:40 remaining. From that point on, Mercer held FGCU to just two points while Hall helped secure the victory with seven-of-eight shooting from the free throw line.

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

00 02 12 20 25 05 15 23 35

COMER, Brett THOMPSON, Bernard MCKNIGHT, Eric FIELER, Chase BROWN, Sherwood VARIDEL, Christophe CVJETICANIN, Filip MURRAY, Eddie GRAF, DaJuan Team Totals

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

FG % 1st Half: 12-28 42.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-10 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0%

* * * * *

0-6 7-13 0-0 5-12 6-11 1-4 5-12 1-2 0-1

0-1 1-3 0-0 0-2 3-7 1-2 4-10 0-0 0-0

25-61

9-25

1 2 3 2 3 4 7 1 0 6 6 4 3 3 6 2 1 2 3 3 0 2 2 4 1 3 4 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 3 11-15 15 23 38 16

2nd half: 11-23 47.8% 2nd half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd half: 6-7 85.7%

2-2 1-1 0-2 7-8 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

OT: OT: OT:

2-10 0-4 4-6

20.0% 0.0% 66.7%

A TO Blk Stl

2 16 0 17 16 3 14 2 0

3 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 2

Min

Player

SMITH, Travis THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, T.J. WHITE, Anthony Jr. MOTEN, Darious SMITH, Chris BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals

05 20 21 52 03 14 15 22 23 34 45

FG % 1st Half: 10-25 40.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-15 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 3-3 100.0

7-14 2-7 5-9 4-10 4-12 1-1 0-1 2-4 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-2

3-9 2-6 2-5 2-6 0-0 1-1 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0

2nd half: 12-32 37.5% 2nd half: 5-15 33.3% 2nd half: 5-6 83.3%

2nd

Total

30 28

32 34

8 15

70 77

As Kennesaw State used the three, Mercer owned the paint in the early going. The Bears scored 12 of their first 15 points in the paint and finished the first period with an 18-6 lead in paint scoring. The Owls’ finished the half eight-of-12 from three-point range in comparison to Mercer’s four-of-10 aim from downtown. The momentum Mercer carried into half failed to translate to the second period, as the Bears went scoreless in the opening five minutes of the half, allowing the Owls to move out to a 48-35 lead. From there, Mercer would get as close as six multiple times, but could never complete the comeback.

4-4 0-0 0-0 7-8 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4

OT: OT: OT:

3-6 1-1 8-9

50.0% 100.0 88.9%

Player SMITH, Travis THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel HALL, Langston CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, T.J. WHITE, Anthony Jr. MOTEN, Darious SMITH, Chris BROWN, Lawrence BROWN, Monty Team Totals

0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0

35 39 21 37 36 20 23 10 4

70 11 16

6 225

Deadball Rebounds 3,2

05 20 52 21 03 14 15 22 23 45

FG % 1st Half: 14-26 53.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%

0 5 5 3 1 2 3 1 3 3 6 2 5 2 7 3 2 2 4 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 4 4 25-63 11-31 16-18 13 20 33 15

1st

Kennesaw State wasted no time getting on the scoreboard, canning threes on five of their first six possessions to stake a 12 point lead in the opening four minutes of play. The Owls maintained a double-digit advantage for the majority of the first half before the Bears finished the period on a 6-0 run to go into halftime trailing 39-35.

0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0

A TO Blk Stl

21 6 12 17 9 3 0 6 0 0 0 3

2 4 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

Min

2 0 1 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1

0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

77 14 11

8 225

Game: 25-63 39.7% Game: 11-31 35.5% Game: 16-18 88.9%

41 34 36 39 33 6 9 6 2 4 5 10

Deadball Rebounds 2,2

Officials: J.B. Caldwell, Tim Gattis, Chuck Jones Technical fouls: Florida Gulf Coast-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 2742 Score by periods Florida Gulf Coast Mercer

Smith led four Mercer players in double-figure scoring, joined by Langston Hall (13), Bud Thomas (12) and Jakob Gollon (10). Smith has now led the team in scoring in three-straight games and led or tied for the team lead in eight of 16 games this year.

7 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 1

Game: 25-61 41.0% Game: 9-25 36.0% Game: 11-15 73.3%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* * * * *

MACON, Ga. – Mercer senior Travis Smith scored a team-high 18 points as the men’s basketball team suffered an 83-75 defeat at the hands of Kennesaw State on Saturday afternoon at the KSU Convocation Center.

Mercer 77 • 9-6 (2-0 A-Sun) ##

Jan. 5, 2013 Kennesaw, Ga. KSU ConvocaƟon Center

Mercer 75 • 9-7, 2-1

Florida Gulf Coast 70 • 9-6 (1-1 A-Sun)

Player

Kennesaw State 83, Mercer 75

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Kennesaw State 1/5/13 2:30 P.M. at Kennesaw, Ga. (KSU Convocation Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Florida Gulf Coast vs Mercer 1/2/13 7:30 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena

GAME

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f f f g

6-16 4-6 4-5 3-6 4-10 0-0 2-4 1-3 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-2

1-7 0-2 2-3 0-0 0-5 0-0 1-2 1-3 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

5-5 4-5 0-0 1-2 5-5 2-2 1-2 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

25-54

5-23

20-24

2nd half: 11-28 39.3% 2nd half: 1-13 7.7% 2nd half: 17-20 85.0%

0 2 2 4 2 1 3 4 1 6 7 5 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 2 2 1 3 8 20 28 32

A TO Blk Stl

18 12 10 7 13 2 6 5 0 2 0 0

1 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

2 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0

9 11

6 200

Game: 25-54 46.3% Game: 5-23 21.7% Game: 20-24 83.3%

Min

32 28 14 24 29 12 24 14 1 9 1 12

Deadball Rebounds 1

Kennesaw State 83 • 2-13, 1-2 ##

Player

CUMMINGS, Markeith ANDERSON, Aaron OSEMHEN, Andrew HAMILTON, Myles LOVE, Delbert PRUITT, Nigel BROWN, Yonel MONTGOMERY, Jordan DAWSON, Brandon Team Totals

21 45 00 03 01 04 13 35

FG % 1st Half: 11-19 57.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 8-12 66.7% FT % 1st Half: 9-15 60.0%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f c g g

5-10 3-6 0-0 2-2 7-12 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-2

2-3 1-1 0-0 1-1 4-7 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0

9-14 1-4 6-6 0-2 14-15 4-6 3-6 0-0 1-2

18-35

9-14

38-55

2nd half: 7-16 43.8% 2nd half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd half: 29-40 72.5%

2 5 7 4 0 4 4 3 1 1 2 5 0 1 1 3 0 4 4 2 2 3 5 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 3 2 0 2 7 24 31 25

A TO Blk Stl

21 8 6 5 32 4 6 0 1

5 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 0

4 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 1 83 12 13

Min

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0

4 200

Game: 18-35 51.4% Game: 9-14 64.3% Game: 38-55 69.1%

38 31 19 30 39 7 22 4 10

Deadball Rebounds 7

Officials: Jon Dillon, Ray Acosta, Jr., Craig Lane Technical fouls: Mercer-TEAM 2. Kennesaw State-CUMMINGS, Markeith. Attendance: 1981 Points FGCU MER

In Paint 26 20

Off T/O 15 13

2nd Fast Chance Break 18 11 12 0

Bench 19 12

Score by periods Mercer Kennesaw State

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

1st

2nd

Total

35 39

40 44

75 83

Points MER KSU

In Paint 34 16

Off T/O 9 20

2nd Fast Chance Break 12 6 9 0

Bench 15 11

2012-13 Review

GAME

Mercer 66, North Florida 47 Jan. 10, 2013 Jacksonville, Fla. UNF Arena

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Mercer men’s basketball team smothered a potent North Florida offense on Thursday night in a 66-47 win at UNF Arena. Four Mercer players reached double-figure scoring in the win, led by senior Travis Smith’s 15 points. The Bears’ fourth win in its last five games sent the team to 10-7 (3-1 A-Sun) on the season while UNF dropped to 7-11 (2-3 A-Sun). The Bears are now 3-1 in conference play for the secondstraight season.

GAME

Jacksonville 49, Mercer 47 Jan. 12, 2013 Jacksonville, Fla. Veterans Memorial Arena

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Mercer men’s basketball team battled to erase a 12-point deficit on Saturday afternoon before falling to Jacksonville by a 49-47 margin at Veterans Memorial Arena. Hall’s team-leading 11 points combined with two rebounds, two assists, a block and a steal for the Atlanta native. His classmate Anthony White, Jr. added nine points on three-of-three shooting from long distance.

Smith’s 15 points marked the fourth-straight game he’s led the Bears offensively. Joining him in double-digits were juniors Bud Thomas (14), Anthony White, Jr. (12) and Langston Hall (10).

After falling behind by as many as 12 in the first half, the Bears found themselves trailing by nine (32-23) at halftime. At the outset of the second period, Jacksonville had reassumed an 11 point lead when Mercer began a scintillating 18-3 run that elapsed exactly nine minutes of game time.

White Jr. had his best collegiate game since transferring from Lake Land Junior College prior to the academic year. His 12 points marked a Division I career-high and came on efficient fiveof-seven shooting.

Jacksonville bounced back and regained a four-point advantage before jumpers by Hall and Thomas knotted matters at 47-47 with 1:36 to play.

His efforts were equally as impressive on the defensive end, as he was a major factor in limiting UNF’s Parker Smith to just six points and four total shots. Entering the game, Smith was averaging 16. 4 points per game and had the second most made three pointers (66) in the nation.

With 1:07 to play, Jacksonville’s Jarvis Haywood scored a layup that would later prove to be the game winning tally. Mercer’s responding possession found junior Jakob Gollon open for a three pointer that wouldn’t go down and Jacksonville came away with the ball. On the other end, Hall forced a turnover that gave the Bears back possession, trailing by two, with 13 seconds left. Mercer junior Travis Smith moved through traffic and found space on the baseline for a fadeaway jumper, but his shot was off the mark. A handful of players battled for the rebound and Mercer got two good looks at put-back scores before the ball went out with half a second remaining. The game ended as the ensuing inbounds pass was deflected. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Jacksonville 1/12/13 3:30 pm at Veterans Memorial Arena

Mercer 66 • 10-7, 3-1 ASUN

Mercer 47 • 10-8, 3-2 A-Sun Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel SMITH, Travis HALL, Langston CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, T.J. WHITE, Anthony Jr. MOTEN, Darious SMITH, Chris BROWN, Monty Team Totals

20 52 02 21 03 14 15 22 23 45

FG % 1st Half: 14-29 48.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0

f f f g g

5-8 3-9 1-2 6-13 3-7 1-1 1-2 5-7 0-0 1-2 0-0

3-6 0-4 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

1-2 0-0 0-0 2-3 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

26-51

7-16

7-9

2nd half: 12-22 54.5% 2nd half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd half: 5-7 71.4%

2 2 4 1 2 6 8 2 0 3 3 4 1 2 3 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 3 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 2 10 26 36 16

A TO Blk Stl

14 6 2 15 10 3 2 12 0 2 0

1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

0 2 1 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 7 16

0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1

2 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0

Player

25 35 7 34 35 5 30 14 2 9 4

GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel SMITH, Travis THOMAS, Bud HALL, Langston CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, T.J. WHITE, Anthony Jr. SMITH, Chris BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals

Deadball Rebounds 0

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

WALLACE, Travis JEUNE, David BEECH, Beau SMITH, Parker WILSON, Will NAYLOR, Cameron McROY, Charles RODRIGUEZ, Ray DIAZ, Andy DANIELS, BaeBae Team Totals

24 02 03 04 00 05 11 20 32

FG % 1st Half: 8-29 3FG % 1st Half: 4-12 FT % 1st Half: 0-0

27.6% 33.3% 0.0%

f f g g g

3-11 2-6 2-6 2-4 1-3 1-2 0-4 4-7 2-6 0-1

0-0 2-6 2-5 2-4 1-2 0-1 0-1 3-6 0-0 0-1

17-50 10-26 2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

9-21 6-14 3-8

42.9% 42.9% 37.5%

2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-6 0-0 3-8

2 2 4 0 1 3 4 3 1 4 5 3 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 17 27 14

A TO Blk Stl

8 6 6 6 3 2 0 11 5 0

1 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0

0 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 8 15

Min

0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

5 200

Game: 17-50 34.0% Game: 10-26 38.5% Game: 3-8 37.5%

20 26 29 27 24 15 15 16 20 8

Deadball Rebounds 2

Officials: Patrick EVANS, Tony HENDERSON, Freddie WILLIAMS Technical fouls: Mercer-None. North Florida-None. Attendance: 1753 Score by periods Mercer North Florida

02 05 21 03 14 15 23 34 45

FG % 1st Half: 8-24 3FG % 1st Half: 3-10 FT % 1st Half: 4-4

33.3% 30.0% 100.0

f f g g g

2-10 0-3 1-4 3-7 4-10 0-0 0-2 3-6 0-0 2-4 2-4 17-50

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

0-3 0-0 0-1 1-4 3-7 0-0 0-0 3-3 0-0 1-2 0-0

2-2 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

8-20

5-6

9-26 5-10 1-2

34.6% 50.0% 50.0%

3 4 7 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 4 0 5 5 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 1 3 2 2 3 5 8 21 29 15

A TO Blk Stl

6 0 5 7 11 0 0 9 0 5 4

2 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1

Min

1 3 3 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 2

0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1

0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1

47 11 17

5 200

Game: 17-50 34.0% Game: 8-20 40.0% Game: 5-6 83.3%

37 15 23 28 36 4 13 15 3 10 16

Deadball Rebounds 1

Jacksonville 49 • 9-10, 4-2 A-Sun

North Florida 47 • 7-11, 2-3 ASUN ##

5 10 200

Game: 26-51 51.0% Game: 7-16 43.8% Game: 7-9 77.8%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Min

1st

2nd

Total

32 20

34 27

66 47

Player

FLEMING, Kordario POWELL, Glenn POWELL, Russell HAYWOOD, Jarvis MCDOUGALD, Keith DAWSON, Javon BOGUS, Jeremy BELL, Marcellous SPURLING, Chris FRITSCH, Dylan ALDERMAN, Tyler Team Totals

42 02 11 21 00 01 10 12 20 44

FG % 1st Half: 12-28 42.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-9 55.6% FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f g g g

2-3 4-8 0-3 4-9 4-10 2-5 1-1 0-3 0-0 1-2 0-0 18-44

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

0-0 0-0 0-3 1-2 2-4 0-1 1-1 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0

0-0 4-6 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0

5-14

8-10

6-16 0-5 5-6

37.5% 0.0% 83.3%

1 1 2 0 1 6 7 2 0 1 1 4 0 4 4 0 1 4 5 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 6 25 31 12

A TO Blk Stl

4 12 0 9 12 4 3 0 0 5 0

2 0 5 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0

2 0 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 49 12 18

Min

1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0

7 200

Game: 18-44 40.9% Game: 5-14 35.7% Game: 8-10 80.0%

29 28 33 29 27 21 4 8 3 17 1

Deadball Rebounds 1

Officials: Freddie Williams, W. Alfred Smith, Alan Cosby Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Jacksonville-None. Attendance: 1272 Points MER UNF

In Paint 24 8

Off T/O 17 10

2nd Fast Chance Break 16 2 3 3

Bench 19 18

Score by periods Mercer Jacksonville

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

1st

2nd

Total

23 32

24 17

47 49

Points MER JU

In Paint 8 24

Off T/O 16 20

2nd Fast Chance Break 3 2 9 2

Bench 18 12

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs North Florida 01-10-13 7:00 pm at Jacksonville, Fla. | UNF Arena

2012-13 Review

GAME

Mercer 78, ETSU 59 Jan. 17, 2013 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena

Mercer 82, USC Upstate 74 Jan. 19, 2013 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena

MACON, Ga. – Junior guard Langston Hall finished one rebound shy of a triple-double and four Mercer men’s basketball players reached double-figures in a 78-59 victory over East Tennessee State on Thursday night at Hawkins Arena.

MACON, Ga. – Senior guard Travis Smith scored a game-high 24 points to help will the Mercer men’s basketball team to an 82-74 win over USC Upstate in Saturday afternoon Atlantic Sun action at Hawkins Arena.

Hall scored 13 points, dished 10 assists and collected nine rebounds to register Mercer’s first double-double performance since Jakob Gollon scored 11 points and had 11 rebounds at Seton Hall on December 18, 2011. Moreover, his efforts were indicative of a fluid offensive attack that saw the Bears register 22 assists on 25 field goals.

Smith topped 20 points for the third time this year while leading the Bears offensively for the sixth time in the last seven games. He was joined in double-figures by juniors Jakob Gollon and Bud Thomas, who each scored 12 points in the winning effort.

Senior Travis Smith scored a game-high 18 points in the win, while junior Daniel Coursey netted 17 of his own. Junior Bud Thomas also broke into double-figures, scoring all 11 of his points in the first half. Coursey’s 17 points came on six-of-seven shooting from the field and five-of-six aim at the free throw line. He also contributed five rebounds, four steals and two blocks to the winning effort. Smith led the team in scoring for the fifth time in the last six games, booking his 18 points on six-of-10 shooting from the floor. The Johns Island, South Carolina native also notched three rebounds, two assists and a steal.

The Spartans closed within two early in the second period, but nine unanswered points by the Bears pushed the margin to 12 with 14:58 to play. Seven minutes later, Mercer’s lead had swollen to 16 when the Spartans began a methodical 17-9 run to tighten matters at 69-61 with three minutes left. With less than one minute in regulation, USC Upstate was down six when Langston Hall drove and found junior Daniel Coursey for an and-one layup. After Coursey’s crucial three-point play, the Bears sank six-of-six free throws to secure the victory.

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

Thomas’ 11 points were critical to Mercer’s hot start, as he scored all 11 in the first 10 minutes of the game. When the final buzzer sounded, he had added five rebounds, five assists and two steals to his stat line. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics East Tennessee State vs Mercer 1/17/13 7 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics USC Upstate vs Mercer 1/19/13 4:30 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena

East Tennessee State 59 • 4-14 (2-3 A-Sun)

USC Upstate 74 • 9-10 (3-3 A-Sun)

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

MCCLAIN, Petey JONES, Jarvis STRAMAGLIA, Mario WILSON, Lester WALTON, John REMBERT, Rashawn BARRUETA, Yunio HARRIS, Hunter GADSDEN-GILLIARD, K Team Totals

02 03 15 21 04 12 20 35

FG % 1st Half: 12-24 50.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% FT % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0%

* * * * *

3-6 5-13 2-6 1-7 2-3 3-6 0-1 3-5 4-6

0-0 2-5 2-5 1-5 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-1

3-5 0-2 1-4 0-0 0-2 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0

23-53

8-20

5-17

2nd half: 11-29 37.9% 2nd half: 5-13 38.5% 2nd half: 4-15 26.7%

0 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 1 6 7 2 1 3 4 1 1 1 2 3 1 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 2 1 3 4 1 1 2 9 20 29 18

Player

29 33 21 26 18 24 5 19 25

GREENE, Ty GLENN, Ricardo CRAIG, Torrey MAXEY, Jodd BLESSING, Mario RODGERS, Adrian ELAM, Rob MILLER, Fred OLUMUYIWA, Babatund Team Totals

A TO Blk Stl

9 12 7 3 4 9 1 6 8

3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

4 2 1 1 1 3 0 2 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0

9 16

7 200

Game: 23-53 43.4% Game: 8-20 40.0% Game: 5-17 29.4%

Deadball Rebounds 7,1

Mercer 78 • 11-8 (4-2 A-Sun) ##

Player

05 20 21 52 03 14 15 22 23 25 34 45

FG % 1st Half: 11-24 45.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 7-18 38.9% FT % 1st Half: 10-10 100.0

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* * * * *

6-10 4-8 1-6 3-10 6-7 0-0 3-4 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-2

3-6 3-5 0-4 2-7 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0

3-3 0-0 0-0 5-7 5-6 0-0 2-3 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

25-51

9-26

19-23

2nd half: 14-27 51.9% 2nd half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 9-13 69.2%

0 3 3 2 1 4 5 2 0 6 6 1 3 6 9 1 3 2 5 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 9 26 35 14

1st

2nd

Total

28 39

31 39

59 78

12 23 24 31 15 30 32 34

FG % 1st Half: 12-23 52.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% FT % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3%

* * * * *

8-18 3-6 8-17 4-10 0-1 1-3 0-1 1-3 2-2

5-12 0-0 3-9 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

27-61

8-23

1-2 0-6 3-4 2-3 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-2 3-5

3 2 5 1 3 2 5 5 2 3 5 4 4 5 9 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 4 2 2 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 4 4 12-24 17 19 36 24

2nd half: 15-38 39.5% 2nd half: 5-15 33.3% 2nd half: 10-18 55.6%

A TO Blk Stl

22 6 22 10 0 4 0 3 7

3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0

0 1 2 1 1 3 0 0 1

0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

74 12

4 200

Game: 27-61 44.3% Game: 8-23 34.8% Game: 12-24 50.0%

Min

36 27 33 29 20 20 6 13 16

Deadball Rebounds 6

Mercer 82 • 12-8 (5-2 A-Sun) TP

A TO Blk Stl

18 2 11 5 2 4 13 10 17 0 0 0 8 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0

2 1 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2

78 22 16

0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

1 2 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Min

31 30 35 31 29 9 10 12 1 2 1 5 4

3 12 200

Game: 25-51 49.0% Game: 9-26 34.6% Game: 19-23 82.6%

Deadball Rebounds 0

Player

SMITH, Travis THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, T.J. WHITE, Anthony Jr. MOTEN, Darious SMITH, Chris BROWN, Lawrence BROWN, Monty Team Totals

05 20 21 52 03 14 15 22 23 25 45

FG % 1st Half: 15-26 57.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% FT % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* * * * *

7-10 5-6 3-11 1-2 1-4 0-1 0-0 1-2 1-1 2-2 0-0 3-6

2-3 0-1 1-5 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0

8-8 2-2 5-6 6-6 1-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-2 0-0 2-4

24-45

5-12

29-33

2nd half: 9-19 47.4% 2nd half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd half: 26-27 96.3%

0 2 2 2 0 5 5 3 1 4 5 2 0 3 3 2 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 1 1 2 3 23 26 17

A TO Blk Stl

Min

24 12 12 8 3 2 0 2 3 8 0 8

1 3 3 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

1 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

32 30 29 30 16 5 11 11 5 13 0+ 18

82 15

3 200

Game: 24-45 53.3% Game: 5-12 41.7% Game: 29-33 87.9%

Deadball Rebounds 3

Officials: Kyle Chammbers, Clyde Owens, Curtis Pierce Technical fouls: USC Upstate-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 2734

Officials: Steve Anderson, Ron Groover, Brian Shey Technical fouls: East Tennessee State-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 2672 Score by periods East Tennessee State Mercer

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Min

Points ETSU MER

In Paint 22 26

Off T/O 19 21

2nd Fast Chance Break 10 4 2 4

Bench 24 17

Score by periods USC Upstate Mercer

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

1st

2nd

Total

29 36

45 46

74 82

Points UPST MER

In Paint 28 26

Off T/O 11 18

2nd Fast Chance Break 17 2 4 0

Bench 14 23

2012-13 Review

GAME

Northern Kentucky 63, Mercer 46 Jan. 24, 2013 Highland Heights, Ky. Bank of Kentucky Center

GAME

Mercer 71, Lipscomb 65 Jan. 26, 2013 Nashville, Tenn. Allen Arena

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – A season-high scoring effort for Mercer junior Bud Thomas wasn’t enough as the Bears fell to Northern Kentucky 63-46 in Thursday night’s Atlantic Sun men’s basketball game at the Bank of Kentucky Center.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Mercer men’s basketball head coach Bob Hoffman notched the 400th win of his men’s collegiate coaching career on Saturday, leading the Bears to a 71-65 victory over Lipscomb at Allen Arena.

Thomas’ 16 points put him in double-figures for the fifth time in the last six outings and came on five-of-eight aim from threepoint range. Thomas also added four rebounds, helping the Bears out-board the Norse by a 30-28 edge.

Mercer’s win saw the Bears break away from a 23-23 halftime tie to improve to 13-9 (6-3 A-Sun). The Bears also slid into a fourway tie atop the A-Sun standings with the win, while Lipscomb fell to 8-12 (3-6 A-Sun).

Mercer struggled offensively from the get-go, connecting on just one of its first seven field goals in the opening seven minutes of play. A 12-12 tie was converted into a 26-18 NKU halftime lead as the Bears went the final 6:12 of the period without registering a field goal.

“It was an amazing effort,” Hoffman said. “Our guys showed amazing toughness and I’m really proud of them today. They stood up to the test and made play after play.”

On Mercer’s first possession of the second half, Thomas did his best to jump-start the offense with a triple in the corner. The spark wouldn’t light, however, as Mercer went scoreless for more than five minutes after his bucket. With less than six minutes to go, Thomas drilled three treys in less than two minutes to cut the deficit to 49-43. From there, the Norse responded with 14-unanswered points to put the Bears in the rear-view for good.

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

20 52 02 21 01 03 14 15 22 23 25 45

FG % 1st Half: 5-23 3FG % 1st Half: 1-11 FT % 1st Half: 7-8

21.7% 9.1% 87.5%

f f f g g

5-8 2-6 1-3 1-8 2-6 1-1 1-3 0-1 1-5 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0

5-8 0-2 0-0 0-4 0-2 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

1-2 0-0 0-2 5-6 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

15-43

6-21

10-15

2nd half: 10-20 50.0% 2nd half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd half: 3-7 42.9%

0 4 4 2 3 5 8 3 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 7 23 30 19

A TO Blk Stl

16 4 2 7 6 3 2 0 4 0 2 0 0

1 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

3 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

8 11

2 200

Game: 15-43 34.9% Game: 6-21 28.6% Game: 10-15 66.7%

Min

30 30 15 27 31 1 10 8 18 9 15 1 5

Deadball Rebounds 3

Northern Kentucky 63 • 5-11, 3-5 A-Sun Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

WATSON, Ernest STALEY, John FAULKNER, Ethan JACKSON, Chad JONES, Eshaunte WHITE, Tyler JOHNSON, Todd FLOURNOY, Jack SNODGRASS, Nate MONACO, Anthony Team Totals

20 01 24 40 10 23 25 30 33

FG % 1st Half: 8-25 3FG % 1st Half: 5-16 FT % 1st Half: 5-8

32.0% 31.3% 62.5%

f f g g g

0-3 2-4 4-7 3-8 7-11 0-3 1-3 2-4 0-1 0-1

0-0 0-0 2-4 0-2 6-8 0-3 0-0 2-4 0-1 0-1

0-0 0-2 2-2 6-7 6-6 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0

19-45 10-23 15-19 2nd half: 11-20 55.0% 2nd half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd half: 10-11 90.9%

1 1 2 3 2 1 3 5 0 2 2 0 1 4 5 1 0 6 6 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 5 23 28 16

A TO Blk Stl

0 4 12 12 26 0 2 7 0 0

1 2 4 1 0 1 2 1 1 0

0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0

63 13

7 200

Game: 19-45 42.2% Game: 10-23 43.5% Game: 15-19 78.9%

Min

23 18 35 31 37 10 12 22 3 9

Deadball Rebounds 2

1st

2nd

Total

18 26

28 37

46 63

Player

THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel SMITH, Travis HALL, Langston CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, T.J. WHITE, Anthony Jr. MOTEN, Darious SMITH, Chris BROWN, Monty Team Totals

20 52 02 21 03 14 15 22 23 45

FG % 1st Half: 8-23 3FG % 1st Half: 3-14 FT % 1st Half: 4-9

34.8% 21.4% 44.4%

f f f g g

3-7 3-4 1-2 5-10 4-9 0-1 2-3 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-0

1-5 0-1 0-0 4-9 2-4 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0

0-0 5-7 0-2 8-9 9-10 0-0 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-1 2-2

19-39

7-22

26-34

2nd half: 11-16 68.8% 2nd half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd half: 22-25 88.0%

2 8 10 3 0 4 4 3 2 2 4 4 1 1 2 3 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 6 22 28 27

A TO Blk Stl

7 11 2 22 19 0 4 2 0 2 2

3 2 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0

Min

0 4 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0

71 11 14

8 200

Game: 19-39 48.7% Game: 7-22 31.8% Game: 26-34 76.5%

31 35 12 34 32 7 17 9 3 6 14

Deadball Rebounds 3

Lipscomb 65 • 8-12, 3-6 A-Sun ##

Player

SMITH, Malcolm SMITH, Martin HURT, Stephen SANKEY, Khion ALEXANDER, Deonte SANDERSON, Carter BUTLER, J.J. DENNY, Talbott JOHNSON, Chad GARCIA, Oscar Team Totals

35 41 00 04 03 05 10 20 32

FG % 1st Half: 10-23 43.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% FT % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f c g g

5-11 3-11 3-5 1-4 6-16 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 1-3

0-0 2-5 0-1 0-1 5-12 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

19-54

7-21

3 0 3 4 1 5 6 4 2 3 5 4 8 4 12 4 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 20-26 17 19 36 24

2nd half: 9-31 29.0% 2nd half: 5-12 41.7% 2nd half: 19-22 86.4%

6-9 0-0 4-6 5-5 3-3 0-0 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-0

A TO Blk Stl

16 8 10 7 20 0 0 2 0 2

1 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 1

3 2 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0

9 15

7 200

Game: 19-54 35.2% Game: 7-21 33.3% Game: 20-26 76.9%

Min

32 36 21 31 30 11 10 13 2 14

Deadball Rebounds 2

Officials: Art Vaulk, Alan Cosby, Wil Howard Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Lipscomb-None. Attendance: 2926

Officials: JB Caldwell, Bret Smith, Mike Nance Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Northern Kentucky-None. Attendance: 3086 Score by periods Mercer Northern Kentucky

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Points MER NKU

In Paint 8 12

Off T/O 9 14

2nd Fast Chance Break 4 0 6 0

Bench 11 9

Score by periods Mercer Lipscomb

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

1st

2nd

Total

23 23

48 42

71 65

Points MER LIP

In Paint 20 16

Off T/O 12 14

2nd Fast Chance Break 4 6 23 0

Bench 10 4

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Mercer 71 • 13-9, 6-3 A-Sun

Mercer 46 • 12-9, 5-3 A-Sun

Player

Three Mercer players reached double-figure scoring, led by senior Travis Smith. Smith scored 22, while junior Langston Hall tallied 19 and junior Jakob Gollon added 11. Junior Bud Thomas matched his career-high with 10 rebounds while also netting seven points.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Lipscomb 1/26/13 6:30 p.m. at Nashville, Tenn. (Allen Arena)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Northern Kentucky 1/24/13 7 p.m. at Highlnd Heights, Ky.

Hoffman’s 88th win as head coach of the Bears combines with 69 wins at the helm of Texas Pan-American and 243 wins as head coach of Oklahoma Baptist University. Overall, Hoffman holds a 400-224 record as a collegiate men’s basketball coach.

2012-13 Review

GAME

Mercer 66, Kennesaw State 42 Feb. 1, 2013 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena

Mercer 67, Jacksonville 64 (OT) Feb. 7, 2013 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men’s basketball team continued its trend of home court dominance on Friday night, downing Kennesaw State by a 66-42 margin in Atlantic Sun action at Hawkins Arena. The Bears’ win sent the team to 14-9 (7-3 A-Sun) and extended the squad’s home winning streak to 11.

MACON, Ga. – For the second time this season, the Mercer men’s basketball team booked a thrilling overtime victory to preserve an unbeaten record at Hawkins Arena. This time, Jacksonville was the victim by a 67-64 count in Thursday night’s Atlantic Sun tilt.

Senior Travis Smith scored a game-high 18 points while juniors Jakob Gollon and Anthony White Jr. contributed 13 and 10 points, respectively. Kennesaw State failed to place a player in double-figure scoring while falling to 2-20 (1-9 A-Sun) on the season.

Junior Langston Hall led all scorers with a season-high 23 points while senior Travis Smith booked 14 and junior Jakob Gollon added 11. While Hall made clutch shots all night, it was Smith who dialed up the game’s biggest bucket.

Friday night’s win was the seventh time this season Mercer has held an opponent under 50 points, the most since the 1947-48 edition of the Bears accomplished the feat 13 teams. The win also pushed the team’s home record to 9-0, its best start at home since the 1973-74 team went 13-0 at home. Smith led the team offensively for the eighth time in the last 10 outings, scoring 18 on six-of-nine shooting from the field. He also registered three assists, a block and a pair of rebounds in the winning effort. Gollon collected 13 points on four-of-six aim from the field while adding seven rebounds, five assists, two blocks and two steals. White Jr.’s 10 points off the bench were earned in just 11 minutes of work and came in conjunction with a rebound and a steal.

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

HAMILTON, Myles PRUITT, Nigel LOVE, Delbert ANDERSON, Aaron OSEMHEN, Andrew CUMMINGS, Markeith BROWN, Yonel MONTGOMERY, Jordan DREES, Kris DAWSON, Brandon Team Totals

01 03 21 45 02 04 13 25 35

FG % 1st Half: 7-28 3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 FT % 1st Half: 1-3

25.0% 28.6% 33.3%

* * * * *

2-6 3-9 3-9 2-8 1-3 2-8 0-1 1-2 0-0 1-8

0-1 1-5 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-1

2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-4 1-2 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-1

15-54

3-14

9-15

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

8-26 1-7 8-12

30.8% 14.3% 66.7%

1 3 4 2 1 4 5 0 0 1 1 4 3 8 11 3 2 0 2 1 3 1 4 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 2 1 3 15 21 36 18

6 9 7 4 3 5 0 6 0 2 42

A TO Blk Stl

1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player

17 29 28 32 13 22 23 18 3 15

POWELL, Russell HAYWOOD, Jarvis FRITSCH, Dylan FLEMING, Kordario POWELL, Glenn DAWSON, Javon BOGUS, Jeremy GRAHAM, Evin BELL, Marcellous ALDERMAN, Tyler Team Totals

1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 0 1

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0

4 14

5 200

Game: 15-54 27.8% Game: 3-14 21.4% Game: 9-15 60.0%

Player

05 20 21 52 01 03 14 15 22 23 25 45

FG % 1st Half: 12-28 42.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% FT % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* * * * *

6-9 1-8 4-6 3-8 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-1 3-4 0-0 0-1 0-0 3-6

2-4 0-4 1-2 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

4-4 0-2 4-4 2-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0

23-48

5-17

15-20

2nd half: 11-20 55.0% 2nd half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd half: 13-17 76.5%

0 2 2 1 1 6 7 3 1 6 7 0 1 4 5 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 4 27 31 12

Deadball Rebounds 3,2

1st

2nd

Total

17 29

25 37

42 66

11 20 23 42 00 01 05 10 44

FG % 1st Half: 10-22 45.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-6 16.7% FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%

* * * * *

2-5 4-13 3-11 5-10 2-5 4-8 0-2 1-3 1-1 0-0

1-1 0-1 2-9 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-0

22-58

4-16

3-4 5-5 2-2 0-0 1-3 4-4 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0

1 5 6 1 2 3 5 0 0 3 3 1 6 5 11 2 1 2 3 5 3 6 9 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 4 16-20 17 29 46 17

2nd half: 11-27 40.7% 2nd half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd half: 8-10 80.0%

OT: OT: OT:

1-9 0-3 4-4

11.1% 0.0% 100.0

A TO Blk Stl

8 13 10 10 5 12 0 3 3 0

3 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0

4 4 0 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 64 10 18

Min

0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

2 225

Game: 22-58 37.9% Game: 4-16 25.0% Game: 16-20 80.0%

35 37 28 38 22 25 3 23 4 10

Deadball Rebounds 0

Mercer 67 • 15-9, 8-3 A-Sun TP

A TO Blk Stl

18 2 13 8 7 0 0 1 10 0 0 1 6

3 3 5 5 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0

3 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0

1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

66 19

6 200

Game: 23-48 47.9% Game: 5-17 29.4% Game: 15-20 75.0%

Min

31 28 32 31 20 1 9 12 11 2 8 3 12

Deadball Rebounds 3

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

SMITH, Travis THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, T.J. WHITE, Anthony Jr. MOTEN, Darious SMITH, Chris BROWN, Monty Team Totals

05 20 21 52 03 14 15 22 23 45

FG % 1st Half: 8-30 3FG % 1st Half: 6-13 FT % 1st Half: 5-6

26.7% 46.2% 83.3%

* * * * *

4-9 1-5 4-10 9-14 2-5 0-1 2-4 0-2 0-1 1-4 0-5

4-7 1-4 1-3 2-3 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-0

23-60

8-21

1 2 3 4 1 4 5 0 1 4 5 4 3 1 4 1 1 2 3 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 1 4 2 6 2 0 1 1 13-20 13 21 34 19

2nd half: 12-24 50.0% 2nd half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd half: 6-10 60.0%

2-2 1-4 2-2 3-4 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4

OT: OT: OT:

3-6 1-1 2-4

50.0% 100.0 50.0%

A TO Blk Stl

14 4 11 23 6 0 4 0 0 2 3

2 4 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Min

2 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 2

0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 0

1 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0

67 13 12

7 225

Game: 23-60 38.3% Game: 8-21 38.1% Game: 13-20 65.0%

36 33 37 37 16 8 18 11 5 10 14

Deadball Rebounds 2,2

Officials: Patrick Evans, Glenn Tuitt, Mike Nance Technical fouls: Jacksonville-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 2372

Officials: Tony Greene, Tim Gattis, James Barker Technical fouls: Kennesaw State-CUMMINGS, Markeith. Mercer-None. Attendance: 3072 Score by periods Kennesaw State Mercer

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Min

Mercer 66 • 14-9, 7-3 A-Sun ##

Jacksonville head coach Cliff Warren called a timeout and drew up plans for the final possession. With 15 seconds to go, Jacksonville junior Javon Dawson launched a contested three that was off the mark, but freshman Kordario Fleming tracked down the offensive rebound on the baseline. Fleming dished to Dawson, who hoisted another game-tying attempt with three seconds to go, but once again his shot found iron and Hall came away with the rebound.

Jacksonville 64 • 12-13, 7-5 A-Sun

Kennesaw State 42 • 2-20, 1-9 A-Sun ##

After Mercer and Jacksonville battled to a 58-58 tie in regulation, the teams found themselves deadlocked at 64-64 with under a minute to go in overtime. Hall found Smith on the wing, who elevated over a rising defender and canned a deep three to put the Bears in front with 30 seconds remaining.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Jacksonville vs Mercer 2/7/13 7:00 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Kennesaw State vs Mercer 2/1/13 7:00 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

GAME

Points KSU MER

In Paint 20 36

Off T/O 6 13

2nd Fast Chance Break 13 4 5 10

Bench 13 18

Score by periods Jacksonville Mercer

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

1st

2nd

Total

25 27

33 31

6 9

64 67

Points JU MER

In Paint 16 18

Off T/O 9 22

2nd Fast Chance Break 14 4 12 6

Bench 18 9

2012-13 Review

GAME

Mercer 64, North Florida 44 Feb. 9, 2013 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men’s basketball team employed an overpowering second half effort to down North Florida 64-44 on Saturday afternoon at Hawkins Arena. Mercer clinched a spot in the upcoming Atlantic Sun Tournament with the win, while extending its home court winning streak to 13. Mercer’s fourth-straight win overall lifted the team to 16-9 (9-3 ASun) while North Florida dropped to 10-16 (5-8 A-Sun). The Bears also kept place in the race for the Atlantic Sun regular season championship, remaining all-square with Florida Gulf Coast in the loss column of the league’s standings. Three Mercer players reached double-figure scoring in the win, led by senior guard Travis Smith’s 13 points. Smith also added three rebounds and an assist in the winning effort. Juniors Daniel Coursey and Bud Thomas each tallied 12 points, with Coursey collecting four rebounds and a block and Thomas registering six assists, four steals, two rebounds and a block. Coursey’s classmate and counterpart at center, Monty Brown, also made considerable contributions to the Orange and Black victory. Brown piled up seven points, five blocks and four rebounds in 14 minutes of work.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics North Florida vs Mercer 2/9/13 4:30 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena

WALLACE, Travis BEECH, Beau SMITH, Parker WILSON, Will JEUNE, David NAYLOR, Cameron McROY, Charles RODRIGUEZ, Ray DIAZ, Andy DANIELS, BaeBae Team Totals

02 03 04 24 00 05 11 20 32

FG % 1st Half: 10-24 41.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% FT % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* * * * *

4-10 0-1 3-10 1-5 0-6 0-1 2-3 2-5 5-8 0-2

0-0 0-1 2-6 1-3 0-4 0-1 0-0 2-5 0-0 0-1

2-4 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-3 0-0

17-51

5-21

5-12

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

7-27 2-13 2-7

25.9% 15.4% 28.6%

1 1 2 0 0 4 4 4 0 3 3 0 2 4 6 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 4 0 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 3 9 21 30 14

Player

A TO Blk Stl

10 0 8 5 0 0 5 6 10 0

0 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 1 0

1 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1

8 12

6 200

Game: 17-51 33.3% Game: 5-21 23.8% Game: 5-12 41.7%

SMITH, Travis THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, T.J. WHITE, Anthony Jr. SMITH, Chris BROWN, Monty Team Totals

05 20 21 52 03 14 15 23 45

FG % 1st Half: 10-24 41.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% FT % 1st Half: 6-10 60.0%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* * * * *

5-12 6-10 4-7 1-5 4-5 0-0 0-1 1-6 0-0 3-3

3-6 0-4 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0

0-0 0-2 0-0 3-4 4-5 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-5 1-1

24-49

5-15

11-19

2nd half: 14-25 56.0% 2nd half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd half: 5-9 55.6%

0 3 3 0 0 2 2 2 1 6 7 1 0 1 1 3 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 1 0 4 4 1 0 4 4 2 2 3 5 6 29 35 14

Min

21 20 34 30 21 10 19 17 16 12

Deadball Rebounds 3

1st

2nd

Total

26 29

18 35

44 64

Junior Jakob Gollon registered the second double-double of his career with 12 points and 10 rebounds in the win. Junior Langston Hall netted nine, while senior Travis Smith and junior Monty Brown each scored eight. A deadly combination of long-range shooting and inside scoring from Thomas and Daniel Coursey saw the tandem combine for 24 first-half points as Mercer staked an 11-point lead at halftime. In the second half, the Bears would go ahead by as many as 22 en route to the win. Coursey got Mercer out to a 4-0 lead with layups on the first two possessions, and Thomas kept the momentum going with an impressive long-range barrage. Thomas canned four three pointers in the opening 10 minutes of play, helping the Orange and Black assume a nine-point lead midway through the half. All 18 of Thomas’ points came on three pointers in the first half as the Highlands Ranch, Colorado native finished the evening one point shy of a career high. His six three-pointers established a career best and came in conjunction with seven rebounds, an assist and a block.

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel SMITH, Travis HALL, Langston CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, T.J. WHITE, Anthony Jr. SMITH, Chris BROWN, Monty Team Totals

20 52 02 21 03 14 15 23 45

f f f g g

FG % 1st Half: 12-30 40.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-12 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0%

6-11 4-9 3-5 3-7 3-7 0-1 1-2 0-2 3-6 1-1

6-8 1-3 0-0 1-1 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-0

0-0 3-4 0-2 1-1 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-6

24-51

9-18

13-17

2nd half: 12-21 57.1% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 12-15 80.0%

2 5 7 1 2 8 10 2 1 3 4 4 2 2 4 4 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 1 3 4 9 27 36 17

A TO Blk Stl

18 12 6 8 9 0 2 0 7 8

1 3 0 5 5 0 0 1 0 0

Min

2 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 1

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1

70 15 12

5 200

Game: 24-51 47.1% Game: 9-18 50.0% Game: 13-17 76.5%

29 32 24 30 29 7 9 6 20 14

Deadball Rebounds 2

USC Upstate 59 • 13-14, 7-7 A-Sun TP

A TO Blk Stl

13 12 9 6 12 0 0 3 2 7

1 6 4 6 0 1 1 0 1 0

1 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0

0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5

0 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

64 20

8 200

Game: 24-49 49.0% Game: 5-15 33.3% Game: 11-19 57.9%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Min

36 27 32 30 24 9 10 12 6 14

Deadball Rebounds 6

Player

GLENN, Ricardo CRAIG, Torrey MAXEY, Jodd GREENE, Ty BLESSING, Mario RODGERS, Adrian ELAM, Rob OLUMUYIWA, Babatund Team Totals

23 24 05 31 15 30 34

FG % 1st Half: 8-22 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 FT % 1st Half: 2-5

36.4% 25.0% 40.0%

f f f g g

2-7 9-23 1-2 5-9 0-5 2-5 0-0 0-0

0-0 3-11 0-0 2-5 0-5 1-3 0-0 0-0

19-51

6-24

1-2 8-10 1-2 1-3 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-5

2 7 9 1 1 2 3 1 4 1 5 4 0 2 2 1 1 3 4 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 3 3 15-24 10 20 30 14

2nd half: 11-29 37.9% 2nd half: 4-16 25.0% 2nd half: 13-19 68.4%

A TO Blk Stl

5 29 3 13 0 7 0 2

2 3 0 3 2 4 0 0

59 14

1 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 9

Min

2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1

3 0 2 1 1 0 1 0

8 200

Game: 19-51 37.3% Game: 6-24 25.0% Game: 15-24 62.5%

33 39 21 40 24 25 10 8

Deadball Rebounds 4

Officials: Jeff Smith, Mike Nance, Marc Ellard Technical fouls: Mercer-None. USC Upstate-None. Attendance: 611

Officials: Brian Shey, Tony Turnver, Alan Cosby Technical fouls: North Florida-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 3207 Score by periods North Florida Mercer

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Mercer junior Bud Thomas netted 18 firsthalf points to lead the Bears in a 70-59 wire-to-wire victory over USC Upstate at the Hodge Center on Thursday night.

Mercer 70 • 17-9, 10-3 A-Sun TP

Mercer 64 • 16-9 (9-3 ASun) ##

Feb. 14, 2013 Spartanburg, S.C. G.B. Hodge Center

Points UNF MER

In Paint 20 32

Off T/O 7 19

2nd Fast Chance Break 7 2 10 6

Bench 21 12

Score by periods Mercer USC Upstate

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

1st

2nd

Total

31 20

39 39

70 59

Points MER UPST

In Paint 26 16

Off T/O 6 9

2nd Fast Chance Break 9 5 9 3

Bench 17 9

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Player

Mercer 70, USC Upstate 59

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs USC Upstate 02/14/13 9 p.m. at Spartanburg, S.C.

North Florida 44 • 10-16 (5-8 ASun) ##

GAME

2012-13 Review

GAME

Mercer 71, ETSU 54 Feb. 16, 2013 Johnson City, Tenn. MSHA AthleƟcs Center

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Four Mercer players scored in double figures and the men’s basketball team withstood a furious East Tennessee State comeback effort on Saturday afternoon at the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center. Senior Travis Smith booked a team-high 16 points while juniors Langston Hall and Jakob Gollon contributed 15 and 12, respectively. ETSU saw its two-game winning streak end and fell to 9-19 (7-8 A-Sun). With the win, Mercer senior Chris Smith secured his spot as the program’s winningest player. In four years with the team, Smith has been a part of 76 victories, more than any other player in the 105-year history of the program. After ETSU took a 2-0 lead, Mercer’s defense clamped down and held the Bucs without a field goal for nearly 10 minutes of game time as the Bears mounted a 17-3 advantage. During that stretch, the Bears’ offense was powered by long-range accuracy as the team connected on five of their first nine three pointers. Travis Smith was a perfect four-of-four from the free throw line while also collecting five rebounds and an assist in the win. Hall also registered five assists, three rebounds and a steal while Gollon added seven rebounds, two assists and a steal. Ten Mercer players reached the scoring column in the victory. Junior Anthony White Jr. netted seven while his classmate Bud Thomas chipped in five. Junior Daniel Coursey and sophomore T.J. Hallice each scored four on the inside while junior Darious Moten and Chris Smith both scored a point.

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

Mercer 71 • 18-9, 11-3 A-Sun ##

Player

20 52 02 21 01 03 14 15 22 23 25 45

FG % 1st Half: 8-23 3FG % 1st Half: 7-13 FT % 1st Half: 4-8

34.8% 53.8% 50.0%

f f f g g

1-7 3-5 1-6 4-8 5-8 0-0 2-3 2-2 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2

0-6 1-1 0-0 4-5 4-7 0-0 2-3 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

3-4 5-6 2-4 4-4 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0

1 6 7 3 4 3 7 2 4 2 6 4 0 5 5 4 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 21-46 12-25 17-26 10 26 36 23

2nd half: 13-23 56.5% 2nd half: 5-12 41.7% 2nd half: 13-18 72.2%

A TO Blk Stl

5 12 4 16 15 0 6 4 7 1 1 0 0

4 2 0 1 5 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0

Min

1 5 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

71 17 11

5 200

Game: 21-46 45.7% Game: 12-25 48.0% Game: 17-26 65.4%

33 35 13 25 33 1 7 20 14 3 7 1 8

Deadball Rebounds 6

East Tennessee State 54 • 9-19, 7-8 A-Sun Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

HARRIS, Hunter f 1-5 WALTON, John f 5-7 GADSDEN-GILLIARD, K f 0-3 JONES, Jarvis g 5-15 REMBERT, Rashawn g 3-8 MCCLAIN, Petey 0-0 STRAMAGLIA, Mario 0-0 WILSON, Lester 0-5 Team Totals 14-43

21 35 02 04 01 03 15

FG % 1st Half: 3-19 3FG % 1st Half: 1-10 FT % 1st Half: 6-13

15.8% 10.0% 46.2%

0-0 0-0 0-1 3-10 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-2

9-13 2-4 1-2 5-10 1-2 3-4 0-0 0-0

5-18

21-35

2nd half: 11-24 45.8% 2nd half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd half: 15-22 68.2%

1 5 6 2 3 3 6 5 1 4 5 4 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 7 18 25 19

A TO Blk Stl

11 12 1 18 9 3 0 0

0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0

0 1 1 2 0 2 0 2

2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0

5 200

Game: 14-43 32.6% Game: 5-18 27.8% Game: 21-35 60.0%

Min

32 30 22 38 33 12 6 27

Deadball Rebounds 10

1st

2nd

Total

27 13

44 41

71 54

Points MER ETSU

Feb. 21, 2013 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena

MACON, Ga. – Junior guard Anthony White Jr. led a quartet of Mercer players in double-figures as the Bears cruised to an 83-58 win over Lipscomb in Thursday night’s Atlantic Sun men’s basketball game at Hawkins Arena. White Jr. tallied his season-high 15 points in 20 minutes of work, while also collecting a rebound and an assist. Joining him double figure scoring were senior Travis Smith (13 points), junior Bud Thomas (10 points) and junior Jakob Gollon (10 points). A tight contest at the outset saw Mercer trailing by a point nearly nine minutes in before ripping off seven unanswered to gain breathing room. Late in the half, the Bears still led by six before closing the period on a 15-0 surge to take a 38-17 lead into intermission. Out of the break, the Bears blitzed the Bisons with a 17-4 charge that gave the hosts a 55-21 lead with 16:19 to play. From there, the Orange and Black would go ahead by as many as 36 before the final whistle.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Lipscomb vs Mercer 2/21/13 7 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena

Player

00 04 05 35 41 03 10 14 15 20 32 42

SANKEY, Khion ALEXANDER, Deonte BUTLER, J.J. SMITH, Martin HURT, Stephen SANDERSON, Carter DENNY, Talbott GLOVER, John Ross GREENE, Dylan JOHNSON, Chad GARCIA, Oscar ELLIS, Zack Team Totals

FG % 1st Half: 7-22 3FG % 1st Half: 1-7 FT % 1st Half: 2-2

31.8% 14.3% 100.0

* * * * *

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 4-5 0-0 3-4 3 1 4 1 6-13 2-5 1-1 2 1 3 2 2-5 0-2 0-0 1 2 3 1 2-8 0-2 6-6 1 4 5 4 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 4 4 4 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 3 3 2 2-3 0-0 3-3 1 1 2 4 2-4 0-0 2-4 2 1 3 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 20-47 2-11 16-21 11 19 30 23

2nd half: 13-25 52.0% 2nd half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd half: 14-19 73.7%

TP 11 15 4 10 3 0 7 6 0 2 0 0

A TO Blk Stl 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 7 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 22

Min 25 27 20 28 21 20 20 10 1 14 12 2

8 200

Game: 20-47 42.6% Game: 2-11 18.2% Game: 16-21 76.2%

Deadball Rebounds 2,1

Mercer 83 • 19-9 (12-3 ASun) ##

Player

02 05 20 21 52 01 03 14 15 22 23 25 45

FG % 1st Half: 13-26 50.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 7-16 43.8% FT % 1st Half: 5-12 41.7%

* * * * *

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 4-6 4-6 1-2 0 1 1 1 4-8 1-3 1-2 2 2 4 0 3-5 2-3 2-2 1 2 3 0 1-2 1-2 2-2 0 2 2 2 3-4 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 4 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 2-2 1 0 1 3 2-3 0-0 1-3 0 3 3 1 6-11 3-6 0-0 0 1 1 0 1-3 0-1 2-2 1 0 1 3 2-4 0-0 1-5 1 2 3 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2-2 0-0 4-7 1 1 2 3 1 3 4 28-51 11-24 16-27 9 19 28 19

2nd half: 15-25 60.0% 2nd half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd half: 11-15 73.3%

TP 13 10 10 5 6 0 2 5 15 4 5 0 8

A TO Blk Stl 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 5 3 0 0 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1

83 22 12

Min 19 22 20 20 8 5 21 18 20 15 14 4 14

9 200

Game: 28-51 54.9% Game: 11-24 45.8% Game: 16-27 59.3%

Deadball Rebounds 5

Officials: Bret Smith, Jerry Heater, Tony Henderson Technical fouls: Lipscomb-SMITH, Martin. Mercer-None. Attendance: 2727

Officials: Dedricle Taylor, Clyde Owens, Art Vault Technical fouls: Mercer-TEAM. East Tennessee State-GADSDEN-GILLIARD, K.. Attendance: 2127 Score by periods Mercer East Tennessee State

Mercer 83, Lipscomb 58

Lipscomb 58 • 10-16 (5-10ASun)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs East Tennessee State 02/16/13 4:00 pm at MSHA Athletics Center Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

GAME

In Paint 16 16

Off T/O 11 11

2nd Fast Chance Break 8 4 4 2

Bench 19 3

Score by periods Lipscomb Mercer

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

1st

2nd

Total

17 38

41 45

58 83

Points LIP MER

In Paint 28 22

Off T/O 20 32

2nd Fast Chance Break 14 2 11 6

Bench 15 39

2012-13 Review

GAME

Mercer 63, Northern Kentucky 46 Feb. 23, 2013 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men’s basketball team booked its 20th win of the season on Saturday in front of a record crowd at Hawkins Arena, earning at least a share of the Atlantic Sun regular season championship in the process. Mercer’s victory sent the team to 20-9 (13-3 A-Sun) on the season, solidifying the program’s first back-to-back 20 win seasons in history. The Norse dropped to 9-15 (7-9 A-Sun) with the loss. A score-by-committee mentality produced a team-high 14 points for senior Travis Smith, 13 points for junior Jakob Gollon and 12 points for junior Langston Hall. As a team, the Bears shot better than 50% from the floor for the second-straight game while holding the opponent under 50 points for the ninth time this season. Northern Kentucky came out firing on all cylinders and built a 12-4 lead in the opening four minutes of play. From there, the Bears fought their way back to tie matters at 16-16 with 8:42 left in the first half. After pulling even, the Bears finished the half on a 15-4 run to take a 31-20 advantage into the locker room. In the second half, Northern Kentucky got whittled a 15-point deficit to eight (4537) with under 10 minutes to play. Mercer responded with a 7-0 charge in less than two minutes to regain a 52-37 advantage and put the game out of reach. The Bears’ would go ahead by as many as 19 before ultimately settling on the 63-46 triumph.

Northern Kentucky 46 • 9-15 (7-9 ASun) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

FAULKNER, Ethan WATSON, Ernest STALEY, John JACKSON, Chad JONES, Eshaunte WHITE, Tyler JOHNSON, Todd FLOURNOY, Jack SNODGRASS, Nate MONACO, Anthony Team Totals

05 20 24 40 10 23 25 30 33

FG % 1st Half: 8-27 3FG % 1st Half: 3-13 FT % 1st Half: 1-2

29.6% 23.1% 50.0%

* * * * *

0-5 5-12 0-1 0-1 7-13 0-3 2-2 1-6 1-3 1-4

0-3 0-5 0-0 0-0 3-6 0-2 1-1 0-3 1-2 0-1

0-0 0-0 0-0 4-4 2-3 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

17-50

5-23

7-8

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

9-23 2-10 6-6

39.1% 20.0% 100.0

0 0 0 0 0 5 5 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 5 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 3 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 6 12 18 19

A TO Blk Stl

0 10 0 4 19 0 6 2 3 2

3 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2

46 10

6 200

Game: 17-50 34.0% Game: 5-23 21.7% Game: 7-8 87.5%

Min

26 33 9 26 34 16 20 15 11 10

Deadball Rebounds 0

Mercer 63 • 20-9 (13-3 ASun) ##

Player

SMITH, Travis THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel POSTON, Dylan CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, T.J. WHITE, Anthony Jr. MOTEN, Darious SMITH, Chris BROWN, Monty Team Totals

05 20 21 52 01 03 14 15 22 23 45

FG % 1st Half: 10-17 58.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% FT % 1st Half: 8-10 80.0%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* * * * *

3-7 3-9 3-6 5-10 3-3 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0

1-3 1-5 2-4 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

7-8 2-2 5-6 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-2

20-39

4-17

19-22

2nd half: 10-22 45.5% 2nd half: 1-10 10.0% 2nd half: 11-12 91.7%

1 5 6 2 1 3 4 3 0 5 5 2 1 2 3 1 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 8 27 35 12

A TO Blk Stl

Min

14 9 13 12 6 0 0 2 2 2 1 2

1 1 1 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

34 28 35 34 9 0+ 6 27 10 5 8 4

3 0 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0

0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

63 11 14

2 200

Game: 20-39 51.3% Game: 4-17 23.5% Game: 19-22 86.4%

Deadball Rebounds 2,1

Officials: Art Faulk, Marty McEachean, Tony Turner Technical fouls: Northern Kentucky-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 3527 Score by periods Northern Kentucky Mercer

1st

2nd

Total

20 31

26 32

46 63

FGCU 60, Mercer 57 Feb. 28, 2013 Fort Myers, Fla. Alico Arena

FORT MYERS, Fla. – A heavyweight battle of the Atlantic Sun’s two best men’s basketball teams lived up to its billing on Thursday night as Mercer and Florida Gulf Coast battled for 40 minutes at Alico Arena. In the end, it was the Eagles who escaped with a 60-57 victory. Mercer junior center Daniel Coursey booked his first career double-double in the loss with 14 points and 10 rebounds. His 14 points tied senior Travis Smith for the team lead. Opening 10 minutes of the second half was a frenzy of action featuring six tie scores and two lead changes. Ultimately, it was the Eagles who gained some traction, using an 8-0 run to take a 49-41 lead with 6:47 to play. The Bears just wouldn’t say die, however, returning fire with a 9-2 charge to get back within a single point. With 2:29 remaining, the Bears trailed 54-50 when Hall sparked a 7-0 Mercer run to give the visitors a 57-54 lead with 65 seconds left. FGCU sophomore Bernard Thompson was fouled on a threepointer and hit two free throws, giving Mercer back possession up 57-56 with 44 seconds left. Mercer worked the ball around and when a shot went up, Gollon was there for what appeared an offensive rebound. Gollon struggled for control with FGCU sophomore Eric McKnight and was called for a foul with 18 seconds left. The whistle incensed the nearby Mercer bench and sent McKnight to the other end for free throws. McKnight banked home the first and hit the second to position the Eagles in front, 58-57. Mercer couldn’t score on the ensuing possession and was forced to foul after FGCU retained possession. A pair of free throws for Christophe Varidel put Mercer down three and Thomas’ desperation heave at the buzzer hit the iron twice, but wouldn’t go down. Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Northern Kentucky vs Mercer 2/23/13 4:30 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena

GAME

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Florida Gulf Coast 02/28/13 7:15 pm at Fort Myers, Fla. (Alico Arena) Mercer 57 • 20-10, 13-4 ASun ##

Player

GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel SMITH, Travis THOMAS, Bud HALL, Langston CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, T.J. WHITE, Anthony Jr. MOTEN, Darious SMITH, Chris BROWN, Monty Team Totals

52 02 05 21 03 14 15 22 23 45

FG % 1st Half: 10-26 38.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% FT % 1st Half: 3-3 100.0

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f c g g g

1-3 5-8 5-13 0-6 3-4 1-1 1-3 1-2 1-2 1-3 1-1

0-1 0-0 4-9 0-6 0-1 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

4-5 4-4 0-0 0-0 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0

20-46

5-20

12-13

2nd half: 10-20 50.0% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 9-10 90.0%

0 1 1 3 3 7 10 2 0 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 2 1 3 4 7 19 26 18

A TO Blk Stl

6 14 14 0 9 2 2 3 3 2 2

1 1 0 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0

Min

4 4 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 1

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0

57 11 16

5 200

Game: 20-46 43.5% Game: 5-20 25.0% Game: 12-13 92.3%

18 30 32 30 27 10 19 10 6 11 7

Deadball Rebounds 1

Florida Gulf Coast 60 • 20-10, 12-5 ASun ##

Player

MCKNIGHT, Eric FIELER, Chase COMER, Brett THOMPSON, Bernard BROWN, Sherwood VARIDEL, Christophe CVJETICANIN, Filip MURRAY, Eddie GRAF, DaJuan Team Totals

20 00 02 25 05 15 23 35

FG % 1st Half: 10-22 45.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% FT % 1st Half: 6-11 54.5%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f g g g

2-3 4-4 3-8 5-15 1-7 1-3 0-3 1-1 3-5

0-0 3-3 0-0 0-4 0-4 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-1

20-49

4-17

3 2 5 1 4 3 7 3 0 3 3 2 1 2 3 1 1 3 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 1 2 3 5 16-22 13 19 32 15

2nd half: 10-27 37.0% 2nd half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd half: 10-11 90.9%

3-6 0-0 0-0 4-6 2-2 2-2 0-0 3-3 2-3

A TO Blk Stl

7 11 6 14 4 5 0 5 8

0 1 4 0 2 2 0 0 0

9 14

3 0 5 0 1 4 1 0 0

1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 2

Min

22 32 26 34 33 10 8 18 17

3 11 200

Game: 20-49 40.8% Game: 4-17 23.5% Game: 16-22 72.7%

Deadball Rebounds 3

Officials: T.J. Shey (R), Jerry Heater, Bart Lenox Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Florida Gulf Coast-None. Attendance: 3586 Points NKU MER

In Paint 10 16

Off T/O 17 7

2nd Fast Chance Break 6 0 15 5

Bench 13 9

Score by periods Mercer Florida Gulf Coast

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

1st

2nd

Total

25 27

32 33

57 60

Points MER FGCU

In Paint 28 26

Off T/O 14 17

2nd Fast Chance Break 8 8 21 2

Bench 14 18

2012-13 Review

GAME

Mercer 77, Stetson 65 March 2, 2013 DeLand, Fla. Edmunds Center

DELAND, Fla. – All five Mercer men’s basketball starters reached double figures en route to a historic 77-65 victory at Stetson on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Bears made good on a host of lofty preseason predictions and claimed the program’s first outright Atlantic Sun regular season championship. Mercer capped its regular season at 21-10 (14-4 A-Sun) and guaranteed life after the A-Sun Tournament, as the NIT grants an automatic bid to any league champion that fails to win their league playoff. Mercer will open the A-Sun tournament as the No. 1 seed on Wednesday, March 6 at 8:30 p.m. in Hawkins Arena. The triumph came a decade and a day after the last time the team finished atop the regular season standings, ironically also in a win over Stetson on March 1, 2003. That year, the team finished as Co-Champions with Troy and won the No. 1 seed by virtue of a tie-breaker. Mercer senior Travis Smith netted a game-high 15 points while finishing just shy of a double-double with eight rebounds. Juniors Bud Thomas and Daniel Coursey each tallied 14 points, while junior Langston Hall contributed 12. Stetson fell to 14-14 (11-7 A-Sun) with the loss. Hall also dished nine assists while adding three rebounds and a steal. Gollon registered five rebounds, a steal and an assist while Coursey collected four rebounds, three blocks and two steals. Thomas finished four-of-five from three-point range and five-ofsix from the field. Canevari racked up four steals and an assist in 12 minutes of work. His efforts helped the Bears finish the game with a 21-11 advantage in points off turnovers.

GAME

Mercer 82, Lipscomb 48 A-Sun Quarterfinal March 6, 2013 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena

MACON, Ga. – Collegiate basketball teams want to peak in March, and if the Mercer men’s basketball team’s 82-48 victory over Lipscomb in quarterfinal round of the General Shale Atlantic Sun Championship is any indication, the Bears are certainly doing so. Four players reached double figures, highlighted by a double-double effort from junior Langston Hall as the Bears moved on to face the winner of tomorrow’s matchup between No. 4 Jacksonville and No. 5 USC Upstate. Mercer pushed its Hawkins Arena winning streak to 16 while remaining perfect at 14-0 in the venue this season. The Bears’ sixth-straight postseason victory also sent the team to 22-10 (14-4 A-Sun), while Lipscomb closed its season with a 12-18 (7-11 A-Sun) record. Hall’s second double-double of the year came by virtue of 12 points and 10 assists and he helped the Bears top the 80-point barrier for the third time this year. Mercer’s 82 points were earned on 52.1 % (25-of-48) shooting and featured 20 assists on its 25 baskets. Junior center Monty Brown chipped in 11 points off the bench while the senior guard duo of Travis Smith and Chris Smith each added 10. Brown and Chris Smith’s 21 points off the bench led the way for Mercer’s reserves, who outscored Lipscomb’s bench by a 38-11 margin. The Bisons battled to get within 14 points before Bears employed another 13-2 stretch to put the game out of reach. In the end, Mercer’s 34-point margin of victory established the program’s largest A-Sun tournament win.

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Lipscomb vs Mercer 3/6/13 8:30 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Stetson 3/2/13 3:30 p.m. at DeLand, Fla. (Edmunds Center)

Lipscomb 48 • 12-18 7-11(ASun) ##

Player

Mercer 77 • 21-10,14-4 A-Sun

00 01 02 35 41 03 05 10 14 15 20 32 42

SANKEY, Khion SMITH, Malcolm ALEXANDER, Deonte SMITH, Martin HURT, Stephen SANDERSON, Carter BUTLER, J.J. DENNY, Talbott GLOVER, John Ross GREENE, Dylan JOHNSON, Chad GARCIA, Oscar ELLIS, Zack Team Totals

Player

THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel SMITH, Travis HALL, Langston CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, T.J. WHITE, Anthony Jr. MOTEN, Darious SMITH, Chris BROWN, Monty Team Totals

20 52 02 21 03 14 15 22 23 45

FG % 1st Half: 12-28 42.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% FT % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f f g g

5-6 4-14 5-7 6-12 2-4 0-0 1-1 2-5 0-0 0-0 2-5

4-5 0-1 0-0 2-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-0 3-4 4-4 1-1 8-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-2

27-54

6-14

17-21

2nd half: 15-26 57.7% 2nd half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd half: 14-16 87.5%

0 1 1 5 2 3 5 2 1 3 4 2 1 7 8 4 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 4 4 7 23 30 19

A TO Blk Stl

14 11 14 15 12 0 2 4 0 1 4

0 1 0 4 9 1 0 0 0 2 0

0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 77 17 10

0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1

1 1 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1

Min

20 28 25 31 33 12 12 12 1 12 14

6 10 200

Game: 27-54 50.0% Game: 6-14 42.9% Game: 17-21 81.0%

Deadball Rebounds 4

Stetson 65 • 14-15,11-7 A-Sun ##

Player

GREEN, Willie PEGG, Adam MILLER, Hunter NABURGS, Joel PEREZ, Chris DIAZ, Dennis SOLANKE, Leke GRAHAM, Aaron PLEMMONS, Tanner MCINERNEY, Liam WESTON, JR Team Totals

41 10 12 23 01 02 11 22 24 33

FG % 1st Half: 11-26 42.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f c g g g

2-2 5-18 3-4 3-10 4-11 0-0 0-0 3-6 0-0 0-0 0-1

0-0 1-4 2-2 2-7 0-2 0-0 0-0 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-1

20-52

7-21

3 3 6 2 0 3 3 1 0 5 5 3 0 3 3 1 2 1 3 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 18-22 11 19 30 16

2nd half: 9-26 34.6% 2nd half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd half: 15-17 88.2%

4-4 1-3 0-0 6-7 1-2 0-0 0-0 4-4 0-0 2-2 0-0

A TO Blk Stl

8 12 8 14 9 0 0 12 0 2 0

0 0 1 4 3 1 0 2 0 0 0

Min

1 0 3 2 2 2 1 3 0 3 0

3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

65 11 17

3 200

Game: 20-52 38.5% Game: 7-21 33.3% Game: 18-22 81.8%

26 29 18 31 36 9 1 25 1 23 1

Deadball Rebounds 2,1

1st

2nd

Total

30 28

47 37

77 65

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 3-8 0-1 2-4 3 6 9 2 0-2 0-0 2-5 3 0 3 3 5-15 4-9 1-2 0 2 2 4 4-10 1-2 1-2 1 0 1 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 4 3-6 1-2 2-4 2 0 2 3 0-4 0-0 0-0 3 1 4 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 17-52 6-15 8-21 19 15 34 24

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

7-32 4-10 5-15

21.9% 40.0% 33.3%

TP 8 2 15 10 2 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 48

A TO Blk Stl Min 0 5 0 1 35 1 5 1 0 14 1 2 1 0 30 1 0 1 1 32 1 3 0 0 27 0 2 0 3 18 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 19 3 5 200

Game: 17-52 32.7% Game: 6-15 40.0% Game: 8-21 38.1%

Deadball Rebounds 6

Mercer 82 • 22-10 14-4(ASun) ##

Player

02 05 20 21 52 01 03 14 15 22 23 25 34 45

FG % 1st Half: 13-24 54.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%

* * * * *

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 4-7 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 2 4-8 1-5 0-2 2 4 6 2 1-6 0-1 3-4 2 2 4 2 4-8 2-5 2-2 0 2 2 2 2-3 0-0 4-4 1 4 5 3 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1-2 0-0 0-1 2 3 5 2 1-2 1-1 4-4 0 0 0 2 1-1 0-0 4-4 0 1 1 0 3-5 2-4 2-2 1 2 3 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 4-4 0-0 3-3 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 25-48 8-22 24-28 10 22 32 19

2nd half: 12-24 50.0% 2nd half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd half: 21-24 87.5%

TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 3 2 0 1 29 9 1 0 1 0 23 5 1 1 1 0 28 12 10 2 2 1 29 8 1 2 1 2 18 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 11 2 2 1 0 0 14 7 0 0 0 0 9 6 0 0 1 0 8 10 0 1 0 0 13 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 0 0 10 1 82 20 10 9 4 198

Game: 25-48 52.1% Game: 8-22 36.4% Game: 24-28 85.7%

Deadball Rebounds 2,1

Officials: Tim Gattis, Chuck Jones, Jeff Smith Technical fouls: Lipscomb-None. Mercer-SMITH, Chris. Attendance: 3527

Officials: Freddie Williams, Clyde Owens, Hassiba Braggs Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Stetson-None. Attendance: 924 Score by periods Mercer Stetson

FG % 1st Half: 10-20 50.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% FT % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0%

* * * * *

Points MER STET

In Paint 38 20

Off T/O 21 11

2nd Fast Chance Break 10 4 13 2

Bench 11 14

Score by periods Lipscomb Mercer

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

1st

2nd

Total

25 33

23 49

48 82

Points LIP MER

In Paint 14 24

Off T/O 13 26

2nd Fast Chance Break 9 4 11 2

Bench 11 38

2012-13 Review

GAME

Mercer 72, USC Upstate 64 A-Sun Semifinal March 8, 2013 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena

GAME

Florida Gulf Coast 88, Mercer 75 A-Sun Final March 9, 2012 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena

MACON, Ga. - Junior guard Langston Hall scored the 1,000th point of his career and Bud Thomas tallied a career-high 20 points to lead the Mercer men’s basketball team to a sensational 72-64 win over USC Upstate in General Shale Atlantic Sun Championship semifinal action on Friday at Hawkins Arena.

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men’s basketball team saw its NCAA Tournament hopes dashed on its home floor by Florida Gulf Coast for the second-straight year on Saturday, falling to the Eagles by an 88-75 margin in the General Shale Brick A-Sun Final.

The Bears’ triumph advanced the team to the A-Sun Championship final for the first time since 2010 while keeping the team unbeaten at home this season.

Mercer fell to 23-11 (14-4 A-Sun) while Florida Gulf Coast earned the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance and improved to 24-10 (13-5 A-Sun). The Bears now await seeding in the NIT after earning an automatic bid to the tournament by virtue of the A-Sun regular season championship.

Thomas’ scoring output was powered by three-of-six shooting from long range and came in conjunction with six rebounds, three assists and a steal. Hall hit five-of-11 from beyond the arc en route to 18 points, four rebounds, six assists and a block. Thomas and Hall each contributed big plays at opportune times for the Bears in a back-and-forth battle that featured 10 ties and 10 lead changes. In the first nine minutes of game time, the Bears had built a 14-8 lead before USC Upstate ripped off eight unanswered to take a 16-14 lead at the 8:50 juncture. With 3:48 left before halftime, Mercer’s deficit was still two before Hall and junior Jakob Gollon canned three’s to send the Bears to the break leading 34-30. Mercer’s lead jumped to seven early in the second half, but the Spartans came right back with a 10-0 run to stake a 47-44 lead with 11:13 to play. With less than five minutes to go, the teams were knotted at 57-57 before the Bears’ defense clamped down and held the Spartans without a field goal for 4:24 of game time. At the end of that stretch, Mercer had assumed a 68-59 advantage with just 36 seconds remaining. The Bears also benefitted from perfect five-of-five free throw shooting in the final minute while securing the win.

Senior Travis Smith paced Mercer with 16 points in the loss while adding three rebounds, an assist and a steal. He was joined in double figures by juniors Jakob Gollon, Bud Thomas and Langston Hall. Gollon came up just shy of a double-double with 14 points, nine rebounds, two assists and a steal. Thomas collected 14 points, six rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal, while Hall also narrowly missed a double-double with 12 points, nine assists and six boards. FGCU’s 88 points was the most allowed by the Mercer defense all year, as the Eagles posted 50-second half points to break away from a two-point game at halftime. In the end, five FGCU players scored double digits, led by sophomore point guard Brett Comer’s 21 points. Comer was later named the A-Sun tournament MVP. Thomas and Hall gathered All-Tournament team selections after 14.3 and 14.0 points per game during the tournament, respectively. The honors marked first-time All-Tournament team selections for both players.

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics USC Upstate vs Mercer 3/8/13 5:30 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena USC Upstate 64 • 16-17 (9-9 ASun) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

GREENE, Ty GLENN, Ricardo RODGERS, Adrian CRAIG, Torrey OLUMUYIWA, Babatund MAXEY, Jodd BLESSING, Mario MILLER, Fred Team Totals

12 15 23 34 24 31 32

FG % 1st Half: 12-26 46.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-13 46.2% FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0%

* * * * *

5-14 1-5 4-7 7-14 1-2 2-5 3-5 1-2

2-8 0-0 1-2 5-8 0-0 0-0 1-3 1-1

24-54 10-22 2nd half: 12-28 42.9% 2nd half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd half: 6-9 66.7%

2-3 0-0 2-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 6-9

2 3 5 4 3 7 10 4 0 3 3 2 1 2 3 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 3 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 8 22 30 17

A TO Blk Stl

14 2 11 20 2 4 7 4

3 3 2 2 3 2 1 0

Min

1 3 2 2 0 1 0 1

1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0

64 16 10

4 200

Game: 24-54 44.4% Game: 10-22 45.5% Game: 6-9 66.7%

39 26 28 30 29 24 13 11

Deadball Rebounds 0

Mercer 72 • 23-10 (14-4ASun) ##

Player

SMITH, Travis THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, T.J. WHITE, Anthony Jr. MOTEN, Darious SMITH, Chris BROWN, Monty Team Totals

05 20 21 52 03 14 15 22 23 45

FG % 1st Half: 12-28 42.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 9-18 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* * * * *

4-5 8-11 1-6 6-15 3-7 0-3 0-1 1-5 0-0 0-1 2-2

4-4 3-6 1-3 5-11 0-0 0-3 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-1 0-0

25-56 14-32 2nd half: 13-28 46.4% 2nd half: 5-14 35.7% 2nd half: 7-7 100.0

4-4 1-1 2-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 8-9

0 0 0 2 2 4 6 2 0 4 4 2 0 4 4 3 4 3 7 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 8 9 24 33 11

A TO Blk Stl

Min

16 20 5 18 6 0 0 3 0 0 4

0 3 3 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 1

1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

32 30 29 30 31 10 13 9 0+ 10 6

72 16

2 200

Game: 25-56 44.6% Game: 14-32 43.8% Game: 8-9 88.9%

Deadball Rebounds 1,1

Officials: Antinio Perry, Mike Nance, Alfred Smith Technical fouls: USC Upstate-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 3527 Score by periods USC Upstate Mercer

1st

2nd

Total

30 34

34 38

64 72

Points UPST MER

In Paint 14 14

Off T/O 5 14

2nd Fast Chance Break 10 6 10 2

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Florida Gulf Coast vs Mercer 3/9/13 12:00 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena Florida Gulf Coast 88 • 24-10 (13-5ASun) ##

Player

00 02 12 20 25 05 14 15 21 23 24 35

COMER, Brett THOMPSON, Bernard MCKNIGHT, Eric FIELER, Chase BROWN, Sherwood VARIDEL, Christophe BLESSIG, Alexander CVJETICANIN, Filip LIVINGSTON, Leonard MURRAY, Eddie BLAKE, Marcus GRAF, DaJuan Team Totals

FG % 1st Half: 13-28 46.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% FT % 1st Half: 7-11 63.6%

* * * * *

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 9-17 1-3 2-2 0 2 2 1 4-8 3-5 0-0 0 5 5 3 2-3 0-0 0-2 0 1 1 4 5-8 1-2 4-7 4 2 6 3 6-10 4-5 0-0 1 10 11 3 2-6 1-2 7-7 0 2 2 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1-3 0-1 2-2 0 3 3 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 30-59 11-20 17-22 6 28 34 18

2nd half: 17-31 54.8% 2nd half: 6-12 50.0% 2nd half: 10-11 90.9%

TP 21 11 4 15 16 12 0 3 0 4 0 2

A TO Blk Stl 5 2 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

88 11

Min 29 30 16 28 32 18 1 12 1 22 1 10

7 200

Game: 30-59 50.8% Game: 11-20 55.0% Game: 17-22 77.3%

Deadball Rebounds 2,1

Mercer 75 • 23-11 (14-4ASun) ##

Player

02 05 20 21 52 01 03 14 15 22 23 25 34 45

FG % 1st Half: 12-32 37.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-13 46.2% FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0%

* * * * *

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 4-11 2-6 6-6 2 1 3 3 5-11 4-7 0-0 2 4 6 3 6-16 2-6 0-0 3 6 9 1 3-7 3-4 3-4 0 6 6 0 2-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 0 2 1 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 1-2 0-0 1-3 0 1 1 2 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 5 6 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2-4 0-0 2-4 2 0 2 1 2 2 4 26-67 11-28 12-17 16 26 42 18

2nd half: 14-35 40.0% 2nd half: 5-15 33.3% 2nd half: 6-9 66.7%

TP 16 14 14 12 4 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 6

A TO Blk Stl 1 4 0 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

75 17 10

Min 34 27 33 36 16 1 4 14 9 2 9 1 1 13

4 200

Game: 26-67 38.8% Game: 11-28 39.3% Game: 12-17 70.6%

Deadball Rebounds 1

Officials: J.B. Caldwell, Freddie Williams, Jeff Smith Technical fouls: Florida Gulf Coast-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 3494

Bench 15 7

Score by periods Florida Gulf Coast Mercer

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

1st

2nd

Total

38 36

50 39

88 75

Points FGCU MER

In Paint 32 26

Off T/O 16 9

2nd Fast Chance Break 4 13 9 6

Bench 21 15

2012-13 Review

Mercer 75, Tennessee 67

GAME

NIT First Round March 20, 2012 Knoxville, Tenn. Thompson-Boling Arena

BYU 90, Mercer 71 NIT Round of 16 March 25, 2012 Provo, Utah MarioƩ Center

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – In the Mercer men’s basketball team’s first appearance in a National Invitation Tournament, the Bears looked like old pros. Mercer led Tennessee for the entire second half of Wednesday night’s NIT opener at Thompson-Boling Arena before advancing to the second round by virtue of a 75-67 victory.

PROVO, Utah – The Mercer men’s basketball team fought tooth and nail to erase an early deficit on Monday night in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament, but multiple comeback efforts fell short in a 90-71 loss to BYU at the Marriott Center.

Mercer (24-11) will travel to meet Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah on Monday night. Tennessee (20-13) saw its season come to a close with an NIT loss on its home floor for the secondstraight season.

Senior Travis Smith led the Bears with 19 points in the loss while juniors Langston Hall and Daniel Coursey added 15 and 12, respectively. The Cougars placed four players in double figures, led by senior forward Brandon Davies’ 26 points.

Senior guard Travis Smith tied a career-high with 25 points to lead a quartet of Mercer starters in double-figure scoring. Junior Langston Hall netted 16 points to go along with seven assists, while junior Daniel Coursey scored 15 points on perfect sevenof-seven shooting. Junior Jakob Gollon rounded out the collection with 12 points, 10 of which came in the second half.

Mercer was eliminated from the NIT and saw its season come to a close with a 24-12 record. The loss also concluded the nation’s longest postseason winning streak, which Mercer touted with six-straight wins entering Monday’s play. BYU advanced to the quarterfinals, where it will face the winner of Monday night’s game between Louisiana Tech and Southern Mississippi.

The Bears’ win was their third road triumph against a power conference team this season and pushed the team’s postseason winning streak to six. Hoffman also moved one win closer to a pair of career milestones, as he now holds 99 wins with Mercer and 499 overall collegiate coaching wins.

Travis Smith scored the second half’s first five points in 58 seconds to bring Mercer within four once again, but BYU senior Brock Zylstra hit a three pointer just nine seconds later to place the buffer back at seven. The series was indicative of the game, as Mercer made several charges at the BYU lead, only to see it answered with a bucket at the other end. All told, Mercer cut the margin to four or five six times after the initial 17-point deficit, only to see BYU answer with scores on the next possession all six times.

Sophomore forward T.J. Hallice played a gritty game in the paint, collecting a career-high eight rebounds and an assist in 14 minutes of work. Brown finished his night with four points, a rebound, an assist and a block. Smith’s 25 points came on seven-of-13 shooting from the floor and eight-of-eight aim from the free throw line. As a team, the Bears hit 26-of-52 shots, establishing the eighth time the team has shot 50% or better from the field. Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

GAME

The Cougars staved off the Bears’ rallies by shooting 41.7% (10of-24) from three point range and 75.9 (22-of-29) from the free throw line. Davies added 10 rebounds to his 26 points to help the Cougars claim a 43-31 advantage in rebounding.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs BYU 03/25/13 7 pm MDT at Provo, Utah, Marriott Center Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Tennessee 03/20/13 8:00 p.m. at Knoxville, Tenn. (Thompson-Boling Arena)

Mercer 71 • 24-12, 14-4

Mercer 75 • 24-11 ##

Player

THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel SMITH, Travis HALL, Langston CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, T.J. WHITE, Anthony Jr. SMITH, Chris BROWN, Monty Team Totals

20 52 02 21 03 14 15 23 45

FG % 1st Half: 14-26 53.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% FT % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f c g g

1-5 4-7 7-7 7-13 5-10 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-3 2-4

1-4 2-3 0-0 3-6 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-0

0-0 2-2 1-2 8-8 5-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1

26-52

7-18

16-21

2nd half: 12-26 46.2% 2nd half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd half: 14-18 77.8%

0 2 2 2 1 2 3 1 2 2 4 5 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 3 3 2 5 9 20 29 21

Player

Stokes,Jarnell Richardson,Josh Moore,Armani Golden,Trae McRae,Jordan Makanjuola,Yemi McBee,Skylar Hall,Kenny Lopez,Brandon Chievous,Quinton Edwards,D'Montre Team Totals

01 04 11 52 00 13 20 24 31 32

FG % 1st Half: 10-33 30.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-14 28.6% FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0%

A TO Blk Stl

SMITH, Travis THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, T.J. WHITE, Anthony Jr. MOTEN, Darious SMITH, Chris BROWN, Lawrence BROWN, Monty Team Totals

3 12 15 25 16 0 0 0 0 4

2 3 1 1 7 0 1 0 0 1

0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

75 16

1 200

Game: 26-52 50.0% Game: 7-18 38.9% Game: 16-21 76.2%

Min

29 35 19 37 38 4 14 1 13 10

Deadball Rebounds 1

52 03 14 15 22 23 25 45

FG % 1st Half: 14-27 51.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% FT % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* * * * *

7-15 3-6 3-12 5-10 5-7 1-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 1-4 0-0 2-5

4-6 1-3 0-4 4-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

1-1 0-1 3-4 1-1 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4

27-62

9-22

8-14

2nd half: 13-35 37.1% 2nd half: 4-14 28.6% 2nd half: 6-9 66.7%

0 4 4 3 2 4 6 4 0 6 6 1 0 1 1 3 3 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 6 2 8 11 20 31 22

A TO Blk Stl

19 7 9 15 12 2 0 0 0 2 0 5

2 1 9 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Min

1 1 2 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

71 19 12

3 200

Game: 27-62 43.5% Game: 9-22 40.9% Game: 8-14 57.1%

28 32 32 38 21 2 10 11 1 10 1 14

Deadball Rebounds 4

BYU 90 • 23-11, 10-6 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f g g g g

5-11 2-6 2-4 6-14 3-14 0-0 1-3 1-2 0-0 2-4 0-0

0-0 0-1 0-1 3-9 1-7 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0

22-58

7-24

12 1 13 4 1 2 3 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 2 1 5 6 5 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 1 2 3 1 0 2 2 16-24 19 21 40 18

2nd half: 12-25 48.0% 2nd half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd half: 12-19 63.2%

4-5 5-6 1-2 5-7 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0

A TO Blk Stl

14 9 5 20 7 0 3 2 0 7 0

3 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1

3 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 67 10 11

Min

0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0

0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 200

Game: 22-58 37.9% Game: 7-24 29.2% Game: 16-24 66.7%

29 32 11 35 33 3 29 7 2 16 3

Deadball Rebounds 5

Officials: Steve McJunkins, Alfred Smith, Brent Hampton Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Tennessee-None. Attendance: 4468 2013 NIT First Round Tennessee is a No. 2 seed. Mercer is a No. 7 seed. Score by periods Mercer Tennessee

Player

02 05

Tennessee 67 • 20-13 ##

1st

2nd

Total

34 28

41 39

75 67

Player

DAVIES, Brandon HAWS, Tyler CARLINO, Matt ZYLSTRA, Brock AUSTIN, Nate DELGADO, Raul CUSICK, Craig AMBROSINO, Agustin WINDER, Anson CALVERT, Cory HARWARD, Ian KAUFUSI, Bronson Team Totals

03 10 13 33 01 02 05 20 23 42 44

FG % 1st Half: 14-29 48.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-10 60.0% FT % 1st Half: 10-12 83.3%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* * * * *

8-16 8-17 6-13 4-10 2-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 1-1

0-0 1-3 5-10 4-8 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0

10-11 7-7 1-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-2 0-3 0-0 0-0

5 5 10 4 0 2 2 1 1 5 6 0 2 4 6 4 5 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 3 1 4 29-63 10-24 22-29 17 26 43 15

2nd half: 15-34 44.1% 2nd half: 4-14 28.6% 2nd half: 12-17 70.6%

A TO Blk Stl

26 24 18 14 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 2

3 2 9 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0

1 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

90 21

5 200

Game: 29-63 46.0% Game: 10-24 41.7% Game: 22-29 75.9%

Min

33 37 34 30 24 1 17 5 3 7 1 8

Deadball Rebounds 4

Officials: K.C. Ely, Shawn Lehigh, Daryl Gelinas Technical fouls: Mercer-None. BYU-None. Attendance: 12929 NIT second rouond

Points MER UT

In Paint 34 28

Off T/O 10 12

2nd Fast Chance Break 13 2 21 2

Bench 4 12

Score by periods Mercer BYU

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

1st

2nd

Total

35 44

36 46

71 90

Points MER BYU

In Paint 30 26

Off T/O 10 20

2nd Fast Chance Break 13 4 23 4

Bench 9 4

2013-14 Recordbook

SINGLE SEASON RECORDS CAREER RECORDS FACILITIES AT MERCER ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT STAFF ALL-TIME RECORDS 7755

Championship p p History y Basketball has a long-standing legacy at Mercer University. The first edition of Mercer cagers hit the hardwood over 100 years ago in 1906-07 and tipped off what would be a successful history of championship teams. The Mercer men’s basketball program has won in each conference that it has been a member of, dating back to the 1920s when the school was a member of the forerunner of the SEC, the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The Bears claimed back-to-back-to-back SIAA championships in 1922, 1923 and 1924. Mercer posted an overall record of 17-7 in 1921-22 and closed out the campaign by winning five of its last six contests to capture 1921-22 SIAA Champions the SIAA title. The Bears defeated Centre, Kentucky, Chattanooga and Georgia Tech en route to taking the crown. North Carolina defeated Mercer, 40-26, in the NIT tournament. The following season the Bears were 16-10 and captured the 1924 title with a 22-6 record. Mercer topped Millsaps, Louisiana College, Mississippi College and Centre in the 1924 SIAA Tournament, claiming its third consecutive conference title. In1948, Mercer joined the Dixie Conference as one of nine charter members. The basketball program faced the likes of Florida State, Howard, Lambuth, Millsaps, Mississippi College, Oglethorpe, Stetson and Tampa during its stint in the conference. Mercer claimed its lone Dixie Conference championship in 1951 with a 16-9 overall record. Mercer would remain competitive throughout the next three decades but would wait three decades to experience championship success as a member of the Atlantic Sun.

1923-24 SIAA Champions

1950-51 Dixie Conference Champions

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

The 1980-81 squad was led by Atlantic Sun “Player of the Year,” Benton Wade. The Bears finished the regular season third in the conference and were facing an uphill battle in the A-Sun tournament, held in Shreveport, La. Mercer proved to be up to the challenge downing Arkansas-Little Rock, Louisiana-Monroe and Houston Baptist in the championship game to capture the conference title and the school’s first ever berth in the NCAA tournament. Mercer faced the Southwest Conference’s Arkansas Razorbacks in the first round of the “Big Dance.” Despite a courageous effort by the lower-seeded Bears, the Razorbacks prevailed, 73-67. In 2003, the Bears were back on top of the Atlantic Sun thanks to a phenominal turnaround season orchestrated by head coach Mark Slonaker. The 2002-03 Bears posted a 23-6 record after finishing 6-23 the year before. The 17-game turnaround in one season was the largest in NCAA Division I history. Also, for the first time in the school’s 24-year affiliation with the A-Sun, it was the first regular season basketball title that Mercer had ever won. After going 5-2 in the first seven conference games of the season, the Bears rattled off 11 consecutive wins to close the regular season. The strong finish gave Mercer a number one seed in the conference tournament, but the Bears lost a heart-breaker to 2002-03 UCF in the conference tournament semifinals to end the season. For the first time in school A-Sun Regular Season history, Mercer was ranked in the mid-major Top 25. Head coach Mark Slonaker was honCo-Champions ored with the Jim Phelan Award as the national “Coach of the Year” and was also named the Atlantic Sun “Coach of the Year.” In 2012, head coach Bob Hoffman added his name to the list of Mercer coaches with to lead the Orange and Black to a championship. Mercer smashed a multitude of program records on its way to a 21-10 record during the 2011-12 regular season and the No. 2 seed the A-Sun tournament. Despite suffering a heartbreaking 62-58 defeat to Florida Gulf Coast in the seminfinals, the Bears rallied to win five-straight games in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Mercer’s historic postseason run was puntuated by the team’s championship victory at Utah State, where the Bears downed an Aggie team that had won 100 of its previous 106 games at the renown Dee Glen Smith Spectrum by a 70-67 margin. Mercer’s CIT Championship established the first postseason title in the history 2011-12 of the Atlantic Sun Conference, while etching CIT Tournament Champions the team’s 27-11 overall record in atop the program’s charts as the most successfull campaign in history.

2012-13 A-Sun Regular Season Champions 76

One year later, Hoffman brought Mercer back to championship glory as the team ripped off a 14-4 Atlantic Sun record and captured the program’s first outright claim to the ASun Regular Season Championhip. The Bears solidified the title in the final conference game of the year, downing Stetson in DeLand by a 77-65 margin. The team would go on to fall to eventual NCAA Sweet-16 particpant Florida Gulf Coast on the A-Sun Final, and advanced to the National Invitation Tournament Round of 16 by virtue of a road win at Tennessee. Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

NCAA History y

Mercer has had two of its men’s basketball teams participate in the NCAA Division I national tournament:

1984-85

1980-81 March,1981 - Austin Regional 1st round: Arkansas 73, Mercer 67

March 15, 1985 - Atlanta Regional 1st round: Georgia Tech 65, Mercer 58

NABC Silver Anniversary y Two former Mercer basketball players have been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Hilyard Silver Anniversary All-America team. The award is presented to former studentathletes on the 25th anniversary of their senior year who have distinguished themselves in their chosen career. Dr. Donald Baxter, Mercer class of 1965, was selected to the 1990 NABC Silver Anniversary All-America team as well as the being named to the NCAA Hilyard Silver Anniversary team. Baxter, who resides in Houston, Texas, is one of the leading orthopedic foot and ankle specialists in the country. Baxter joined Ricky Barry (Miami), Dick Van Arsdale (Indiana), Fred Haskel (Davidson) and Toby Kendall (UConn). Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Dr. David Jones, Mercer class of 1974, was chosen to the the 1999 team that was honored at the Final Four in St. Petersburg. Jones, who lives in Atlanta, is considered one of America’s leading pediatric cardiologists. Jones was honored along with Bill Walton (UCLA), Len Elmore (Maryland), Jamaal Wilkes (UCLA) and Lon Kruger (Kansas State).

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Current Pro Bears

Calvin Henry (2006-09) After graduating in 2010, Henry has played overseas professional ball in three countries. He currently resides in Australia, where he plays for the Mildura Heat.

Brian Mills (2007-11)

E.J. Kusnyer (2008-10)

James Florence (2006-10)

A stellar senior season propelled Mills into the spotlight and earned him a contral in Portugal with Lusitania. Currently, Mills is playing with St. Jarnan in Iceland.

After ranking second in the nation for three-point field goals made (107) in 200910, Kusnyer was signed by Rotterdam Challengers in Holland. He currenlty plays for the Kilsyth Cobras in Australia.

Mercer’s all-time leading scorer was drafted int he third round of the NBA Developmental League draft by the Reno Bighorns. He is currently playing for the NY Phantoms.

Justin Cecil (2010-12) After leading Mercer to the 2012 CIT Championship, Justin Cecil landed in Australia with the Lakeside Lightning. He led the team to the 2013 SBL Championship and is now with Bashkimi in Kosovo.

Former Pro Bears

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

Daniel Emerson (2008-10) After earning recognition as the state of Georgia’s college “Player of the Year,” Emerson signed a profesisonal contract to play for Optima Gent in Belgium in 2010-11.

Wesley Duke (1999-05) Signed as a free agent with the NFL’s Denver Broncos in 2005 and was promoted to the active roster before suffering a career-ending knee injury.

Hrvoje Pervan (2005-07)

Sidiki Straub (2008-09) Played 2010 with Riet-Wedel in Germany.

Andrew Walker (2000-05)

With great face-up skills and an ability to shoot the three, Pervan played with Germany’s Wuerzburg Baskets and the Leopards of the British professional league.

Scott Emerson (1999-04)

Played the 2007 season with the Las Vegas Aces of the American Basketball Association.

After graduating as Mercer’s third all-time leading scorer, played five seasons in Europe with the Limoges (France Pro B) and Team Euphony Bree (Belgium D-1)

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Andrew Brown (2003-06) Played professionally in 2008 with Osnabruek in Germany.

Clarence Baker (2001-03) Played the 2005 season with the New Jersey Flyers of the USBL.

Justin Howard (1999-03) Played professionally for six different teams in Finland, Spain, Mexico and Germany. Spent last season as a member of BG Karlsruhe in Germany’s ProA league.

Former Pro Bears

Rodney Kirtz (1997-01) Played professional basketball in the US for four different leagues, most recently with Baseline of the Southeastern Basketball League.

Oscar More (1988-90) Played in the CBL with the Tri-City Schinook.

Tony Gattis (1979-83) Led the Bears in scoring for three consecutive seasons and was drafted by the Seattle Supersonics.

Isaac Stallworth (1997-99)

Scott Farley (1991-93, 94-96)

Reggie Elliott (1994-96)

Played professionally in both Sweeden and the US. Spent his last pro season as a member of the ABA’s Georgia Knights.

Scott Bailey (1986-90)

Traveled to Romania, Bulgaria, Colombia and Spain as a professional. Spent his last season with Pitesti of Romania Division A.

Played the 1997 season with Vive Menorca in Spain.

Earl Walker (1983-85)

Dwayne Taylor (1987-89)

Played in the Global Basketball League’s Saginaw, Mich., franchise.

Played 1997 with AlbaComp.

Jerry Thruston (1974-77)

Andre Brown (1973-76)

Scored 1,099 points in just three seasons with the Bears and ranked 24th alltime. He was drafted by the Golden State Warriors.

Led the Bears in field goal accuracy for two consecutive seasons and was drafted by the Boston Celtics.

Scored 597 points during the 1984-85 season and was drafted by the Seattle Supersonics and played in the CBA with the Sioux City Skyforce.

Billy Smith (1970-74) Ranked ninth on the alltime scoring list when he finished his Mercer career and was drafted by the New York Knicks.

Ledon Green (1992-96) Played professionally in Hungary until the 2006 season, in which he competed for Kaposvari in the A Division.

Sam Mitchell (1981-85) Graduated as Mercer’s alltime leading scorer, played 13 seasons in the NBA. Was head coach of the Toronto Raptors and was named NBA Coach of the Year in 2007.

Leonard Hardin (1970-74) His 683 career field goals, which ranked fourth alltime when he graduated, was drafted by the ABA’s Kentucky Colonels.

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Pro Bears Highlight g g Wesley y Duke Former Bear Wesley Duke (1999-05), was one of the program’s most athletically gifted individuals ever, making him a dangerous “weapon” on the court. His four-year career saw him collect 1,141 points (he’s MU’s 19th all-time scoring leader). Duke has two noteworthy achievements about his postMU basketball career. First, he is the only Mercer player to ever win the annual Slam Dunk Contest (left). After he was done playing hoops, his physical skills attracted the attention of NFL scouts and he was signed by the Denver Broncos (right) and eventually advanced to the team’s active roster as a tight end. Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Mercer Legend g Sam Mitchell Sam Mitchell starred for the Mercer University program from 1981-85. Arguably, the greatest player in the history of Bears’ basketball, he is second on the school’s career scoring list (finishing his collegiate career with 1,986 points) and was the 1985 Atlantic Sun Conference “Player of the Year.” He led Mercer to the 1985 A-Sun championship and a berth in NCAA tournament against nationally-ranked Georgia Tech. When he left Mercer, Mitchell was the Bears’ leader in the following categories: scoring (career & season), field goals made (career & season), most free throws made (season), and free throws attempted (season) and still holds all but the career scoring mark to this day. At the 1985 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament pre-draft camp, he was tabbed the most valuable player. Mitchell was drafted in the third round (54 overall) by the Houston Rockets in the 1985 NBA Draft. He began his NBA career in 1989 as a free agent with the expansion Minnesota Timberwolves, but before entering the NBA, he paid his dues. Mitchell played three years in the Continental Basketball Association where he helped the Rapid City (S.D.) Thrillers to a championship and also in France’s top professional league for two seasons (1987-89). In 1989, he signed his first NBA contract on the back of Billy McKinney, Minnesota’s player personnel director, prior to a summer league game in San Antonio. He played three seasons in Minnesota before being acquired by the Indiana Pacers in September 1992. He returned to the Timberwolves as a free agent in 1995 where he played an instrumental role in the on-and off -court development of 18-year-old rookie Kevin Garnett, who became the first player in 20 years to be drafted directly out of high school.

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

Mitchell split his playing career between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Indiana Pacers. He appeared in 994 regular season games and 59 postseason contests, missing just 40 games to injury or illness throughout his career. He posted averages of 8.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists. He ranks second all-time in Timberwolves history behind only Kevin Garnett in games played with 757 and second with 7,161 points, 1,773 free throws made, 2,664 field goals made, 3,030 rebounds and 449 steals. Following his playing career, Mitchell went into coaching as an assistant under George Karl for the Milwaukee Bucks, and Charlotte Bobcats before being named the sixth head coach of the Toronto Raptors in 2005 (serving in that capacity until 2008). Mitchell was the 2006-07 NBA “Coach of the Year” after leading Toronto to its firstever Atlantic Division title and a franchise-record tying 47 wins. In 2010, Mitchell returned to the NBA when he joined new N.J. Nets head coach Avery Johnson’s staff as an assistant coach. Mitchell’s addition to the Nets staff elicited the following from ESPN The Magazine’s Chris Broussard, who wrote “The addition of Mitchell could also be a benefit in free agency, as Mitchell has a strong reputation among players. Mitchell coached Chris Bosh, one of this summer’s most coveted free agents, in Toronto for more than four seasons, and Bosh has credited him for much of his development.” In 2010, Mitchell was inducted in the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame (located in the city of Macon). Mitchell was born September 2, 1963. He and his wife, Anita, have four children: Morgann and Maya, and twins Rhagan and Rhana. He has been active in numerous charitable efforts through the years, particularly with the Special Olympics.

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Mercer Legend g Sam Mitchell

Mitchellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NBA Career High Games Points: 37 vs. Philadelphia (2/03/91) Field Goals Made: 14 vs. Philadelphia (2/03/91) Field Goals Attempted: 24 vs. Seattle (11/12/89) Three Point Field Goals Made: 2, (2x) Three Point Field Goals Attempted: 4, (2x) Free throws Made: 13, (2x) Free throws Attempted: 15 vs. Milwaukee (2/01/98) Offensive Rebounds: 8 vs. Houston (12/10/96) Defensive Rebounds: 12 vs. Golden State (12/27/91) Total Rebounds: 17 vs. Golden State (12/27/91) Assists: 7, (2x) Steals: 6 vs. San Antonio (11/15/89) Blocks: 5 at Orlando (1/09/91) Mitchell Career Highlights

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

February 15, 2000 Scored his 8,000th career point against the Denver Nuggets. March 9, 2001 Played his 900th career game against Miami Heat. Has appeared in 56 career NBA Playoff games, averaging 4.6 ppg and 2.3 rpg in 14.6 mpg December 23, 1995 Recorded his 200th career blocked shot against the Dallas Mavericks. January 1, 2001 Handed out his 1,000th career assist vs. Houston Rockets February 3, 1991 Scored a career-high 37 points against the Philadelphia 76ers and averaged a career-best 14.6 ppg in 1990-91 Averaged 17.0 ppg and 6.4 rpg in 55 career CBA games

Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Retired Numbers • .522 field goal percentage • 930 career rebounds (1999-04) • 95 career blocked shots • 37% career three-point field goal shooting • Led Mercer scoring, rebounds and blocks as a freshman • Led Mercer in rebounding in sophomore and junior seasons 1,753 Career Points • All-A-Sun first team in 2000-01 and 2002-03

Scott Emerson

Tommy Mixon (1951-55)

#7 1,801 Career Points

• Scored a school-record 47 points vs. Millsaps (2/19/55) • Hit a school-record 21 free throws vs. Millsaps (2/19/55) • Averaged a school-record 2 5.7 points in 1954-55 • Captain of the 1955 Mercer basketball and baseball teams • Named Mercer’s Most Outstanding Male Athlete for 1955

• Made a school-record 470 career free throws • Averaged 24.2 points per game in 1949-50 • Named Team Captain in 1950 • Named Mercer’s Most Outstanding Male Athlete in 1948 • Drafted by the NBA Syracuse Nationals in 1950 1,738 Career Points • Stetson Head Basketball Coach from 1957 to 1993

Glenn Wilkes (1946-50)

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

#13

Eric Chambers (1983-85)

#24

Eric Chambers, a two-time letterwinner, passed away in 1985 and his number was retired during the 1985-86 season. The following poem was written by teammate Pete Geter in 1985:

• All-A-Sun 2nd Team in 1999-2000 • Five A-Sun “Player of the Week” awards • 2000 A-Sun All-Tournament Team • Twice a Collegeinsider.com Pre-Season All-American • Played five professional seasons in Europe

• Drafted in the 7th round by the Ft. Wayne Pistons in 1955 • Signed with world champion Brooklyn Dodgers in 1955 • Member of the Mercer Athletic Hall of Fame • Member of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame • Member of the Macon Sports Hall of Fame • Los Angeles Dodgers Scouting Supervisor, 1974-2000

• Holds Stetson all-time record wins with 552 • Member of the Mercer Athletic Hall of Fame • Member of the Stetson Athletic Hall of Fame • Member of the Florida Sports Hall of Fame • Member of the Nike Athletic Hall of Fame

God called you home at the twinkling of an eye there was no time to say goodbye. A million times we have cried if loving you could have saved you, you never would have died. Death is a heartache that no one can heal, Memories are something that no one can steal

In Memorium Others may forget that your are gone, But we will remember no matter how long • Graduated as Mercer’s all-time leading scorer • Averaged 21.0 and 25.0 points per game in final two seasons • Career scoring average of 17.0 per game • 1985 A-Sun Player of the Year • Member of the Mercer Athletic Hall of Fame • 13-year NBA veteran • 2007 NBA Coach of the Year 1,986 Career Points

Sam Mitchell (1981-85)

#42

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

• Owns Mercer’s single season scoring record (774 points in 1985) • Hold Mercer records for field goals made in a season (294; 1985) and career (768; 1981-1985) • Drafted in the third round (54th overall) of 1985 Draft by the Houston Rockets • Indiucted into Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2010

Mercer Records SCORING Points Per Game Career No. Name

1. T2. T2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Tommy Mixon Teko Wynder Norman Carter James Florence Glenn Wilkes Jud Roberts Reggie Elliott Sam Mitchell Kenny Brown Robert Belloir

Avg. (GP)

Years

22.5 (105 games) 20.5 (24 games) 20.5 (40 games) 19.2 (119 games) 18.3 (95 games) 18.3 (93 games) 18.1 (56 games) 17.7 (112 games) 17.2 (82 games) 17.0 (68 games)

1951-55 1974-75 1957-59 2006-10 1946-50 1965-69 1994-96 1981-85 1990-93 1966-69

Points Scored Season No. Name

James Florence (2006-10) hit this shot on Dec. 29, 2009 at Charlotte to become the Bears’ all-time scoring leader

1,000-POINT CLUB: Mercer’s All-Time Scoring Leaders Name James Florence Sam Mitchell Tommy Mixon Scott Emerson Glenn Wilkes Jud Roberts Tony Gattis Leonard Hardin Kenny Brown Billy Smith Stewart Reese Woodrow Richardson Aleem Muhammad Richard Reid Bruce Gordy Pete Geter Scott Bailey Robert Belloir Wesley Duke Brian Mills Ledon Green Jack Scott Chris Moore Kenny Daugherty Shaddean Aaron Jerry Thruston Bob Reeves Tony Bolds Steve Moody Langston Hall Will Emerson Jim Hearn Reggie Elliott Rodney Kirtz Donnie Veal Dartez Talbott

YEARS 2006-10 1982-85 1952-55 2000-04 1947-50 1966-69 1980-83 1971-74 1991-93 1971-74 1976-79 1955-58 1999-03 1951-54 1969-72 1984-87 1987-90 1967-69 2000-05 2008-11 1993-96 1970-73 1984-87 1977-80 2005-08 1975-77 1962-66 1982-84 1964-67 20102002-06 1962-64 1994-96 1998-01 1958-61 1979-81

G 119 112 105 113 95 93 110 93 82 94 94 87 116 109 98 115 106 68 116 128 105 84 105 105 105 76 82 83 92 102 114 72 56 108 84 82

PTS PER YR 539-531-666-550 192-461-559-774 269-395-571-566 501-459-95-423-275 228-390-487-633 280-357-485-577 206-469-389-551 373-374-370-438 317-515-575 200-413-327-420 88-362-427-471 170-396-381-319 156-158-498-449 149-381-373-343 345-369-220-293 179-140-409-478 56-144-458-539 310-352-493 9-225-270-315-322 136-208-258-536 87-239-251-545 234-327-382-179 49-121-454-496 178-257-338-345 41-133-460-481 338-356-405 64-248-466-319 267-291-527 274-179-311-300 269-434-350 122-164-437-327 249-325-460 378-656 108-131-300-486 35-177-416-395 238-411-365

POINTS 2,286 1,986 1,801 1,753 1,738 1,699 1,615 1,555 1,407 1,360 1,348 1,266 1,261 1,246 1,227 1,206 1,197 1,155 1,141 1,138 1,122 1,122 1,120 1,118 1,115 1,099 1,097 1,085 1,064 1,053 1,050 1,034 1,034 1,025 1,023 1,014

TOTAL AVG 19.2 17.7 17.2 15.5 18.3 18.3 14.7 16.7 17.2 14.5 14.3 14.6 10.9 11.4 12.5 10.5 11.3 17.0 9.8 8.9 10.7 13.4 10.7 10.6 11.5 14.5 13.4 13.1 11.6 10.3 9.2 14.4 18.5 9.5 12.2 12.4

Sam Mitchell James Florence Reggie Elliott Earl Walker Jud Roberts Kenny Brown Tommy Mixon Chance Solomon Sam Mitchell Shaun Thompson

Points

Year

774 666 656 597 577 575 566 560 559 556

1984-85 2008-09 1995-96 1984-85 1968-69 1992-93 1954-55 1994-95 1983-84 1991-92

Points Per Game Season No. Name

PPG

Year

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

25.7 25.0 24.2 22.6 22.2 22.1 21.5 21.3 21.2 21.1

1954-55 1984-85 1949-50 1995-96 1968-69 1992-93 1983-84 1955-56 1948-49 1967-68

Tommy Mixon Sam Mitchell Glenn Wilkes Reggie Elliott Jud Roberts Kenny Brown Sam Mitchell Cary Moore Glenn Wilkes Jud Roberts

Scoring Average: Team Single Season 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. T10. T10.

88.9 (21 games) 86.9 (24 games) 85.5 (26 games) 83.6 (27 games) 82.5 (22 games) 80.9 (26 games) 80.8 (24 games) 80.8 (26 games) 80.1 (28 games) 79.4 (24 games) 79.4 (26 games)

1972-73 1973-74 1971-72 1978-79 1955-56 1974-75 1964-65 1968-69 2004-05 1956-57 1949-50

Scoring Total: Team Single Season

1. 2. 3. 4. 5 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

2,589 (38 games) 2,514 (33 games) 2,417 (31 games) 2,392 (32 games) 2,371 (36 games) 2,285 (30 games) 2,271 (29 games) 2,262 (29 games) 2,259 (33 games) 2,257 (27 games)

2011-12 2009-10 1984-85 2008-09 2012-13 2007-08 2002-03 1994-95 1999-00 1978-79

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. T21. T21. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. T32. T32. 34. 35. 36.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

Mercer Records Year-By-Year Leaders: Points Scored Year Player Pts Avg 1946-47 Tom Dykes 385 15.4 1947-48 Glenn Wilkes 390 18.6 1948-49 Glenn Wilkes 487 21.2 1949-50 Glenn Wilkes 633 24.3 1950-51 Lamar Clements 528 21.1 1951-52 Richard Reid 381 13.1 1952-53 Tommy Mixon 395 14.6 1953-54 Tommy Mixon 571 21.1 1954-55 Tommy Mixon 566 25.7 1955-56 Cary Moore 468 21.3 1956-57 Robert Graham 461 19.2 1957-58 Norman Carter 368 19.4 1958-59 Norman Carter 450 21.4 1959-60 Donnie Veal 416 18.1 1960-61 Donnie Veal 395 17.2 1961-62 Joe Dulick 372 15.5 1962-63 Jim Hearn 325 13.5 1963-64 Jim Hearn 460 19.2 1964-65 Bob Reeves 466 19.4 1965-66 Bob Reeves 319 13.9 1966-67 Jud Roberts 357 17.0 1967-68 Jud Roberts 485 21.1 1968-69 Jud Roberts 577 22.2 1969-70 Bruce Gordy 369 15.4 1970-71 Leonard Hardin 373 17.0 1971-72 Billy Smith 413 15.9 1972-73 Leonard Hardin 370 17.6 1973-74 Leonard Hardin 438 18.3 1974-75 Teko Wynder 491 20.5 1975-76 Steve Hendrickson 402 16.1 1976-77 Jerry Thruston 405 16.2 1977-78 Stewart Reese 427 15.8 1978-79 Stewart Reese 471 17.4 1979-80 Benton Wade 424 15.1 1980-81 Tony Gattis 469 16.2 1981-82 Tony Gattis 389 14.4 1982-83 Tony Gattis 551 20.4 1983-84 Sam Mitchell 559 21.5 1984-85 Sam Mitchell 774 25.0 1985-86 Chris Moore 454 16.2 1986-87 Chris Moore 496 17.7 1987-88 Ben Wilson 539 18.6 1988-89 Scott Bailey 458 16.4 1989-90 Scott Bailey 539 20.0 1990-91 Mike Smith 379 14.0 1991-92 Shaun Thompson 556 19.2 1992-93 Kenny Brown 575 22.1 1993-94 Will Tuttle 377 13.0 1994-95 Chance Solomon 560 19.3 1995-96 Reggie Elliott 636 21.9 1996-97 Bruce Simms 395 15.2 1997-98 Mark Johnson 344 13.2 1998-99 Earnest Brown 315 12.6 1999-00 Scott Emerson 501 15.2 2000-01 Rodney Kirtz 486 17.4 2001-02 Aleem Muhammad 498 17.2 2002-03 Aleem Muhammad 449 15.5 2003-04 Delmar Wilson 335 13.4 2004-05 Will Emerson 437 15.6 2005-06 Andrew Brown 435 15.5 2006-07 James Florence 539 19.3 2007-08 James Florence 531 19.0 2008-09 James Florence 667 20.8 2009-10 James Florence 550 17.7 2010-11 Brian Mills 536 16.2 2011-12 Langston Hall 434 11.4 2012-13 Travis Smith 502 13.9

FIELD GOALS Team Single Game Records No. Game

Year

Field Goals Made 45

vs. Texas-Arlington

1978-79

Field Goals Attempted 91

vs. Southern Miss

1978-79

Field Goal Percentage .700

vs. Southeastern La.

1980-81

Individual Single Game Records No. Player Game

Year

Field Goals Made 16

Tony Gattis

vs. Arkansas State

1980-81

Field Goals Attempted 28

James Florence

vs. USC Upstate

2008-09

*since joining the Atlantic Sun Conference

Field Goals Made Season 1. Sam Mitchell 294 2. Earl Walker 256 3. Jud Roberts 248 4. Glenn Wilkes 241 5. Shaun Thompson 238 T6. Tony Gattis 229 T6. James Florence 229 8. Reggie Elliot 226 9. Tony Bolds 222 10. Sam Mitchell 219

1984-85 1984-85 1968-69 1949-50 1991-92 1982-83 2006-07 1995-96 1983-84 1983-84

Field Goals Attempted Season 1. Lamar Clements 577 2. Sam Mitchell 570 3. Reggie Elliot 555 4. James Florence 547 5. Tommy Mixon 516 6. James Florence 507 7. Glenn Wilkes 505 8. Jud Roberts 497 9. Shaun Thompson 480 10. Teko Wynder 472

1950-51 1984-85 1995-96 2008-09 1954-55 2007-08 1949-50 1968-69 1991-92 1974-75

Field Goals Made Career 1. Sam Mitchell 768 2. James Florence 744 3. Jud Roberts 694 4. Glenn Wilkes 684 5. Leonard Hardin 683 6. Tony Gattis 677 7. Tommy Mixon 676 8. Scott Emerson 663 9. Stewart Reese 547 10. Billy Smith 503

1981-85 2006-10 1965-69 1946-50 1970-74 1979-83 1951-55 1999-04 1975-79 1970-74

Field Goals Attempted Career 1. James Florence 1,918 2. Tommy Mixon 1,596 3. Leonard Hardin 1,520 4. Sam Mitchell 1,500 5. Glenn Wilkes 1,470 6. Jud Roberts 1,423 7. Scott Emerson 1,271 8. Richard Reid 1,240 9. Jack Scott 1,239 10. Tony Gattis 1,234

2006-10 1951-55 1970-74 1981-85 1946-50 1965-69 1999-04 1950-54 1969-73 1979-83

Field Goal Percentage Career (min.350made) 1. Benton Wade .587 1979-81 2. Tony Gattis .549 1979-83 3. Tony Bolds .548 1981-84 4. Wesley Duke .543 1999-05 5. Jerry Thurston .541 1974-77 6. Donnie Woods .532 1990-94 T7. Scott Bailey .522 1986-89 T7. Scott Emerson .522 1999-04 9. Sam Mitchell .512 1981-85 10. Chris Moore .501 1983-87

Field Goal Percentage Season (min. 100 made) 1. Daniel Coursey .620 2011-12 2. Mel Randell .632 1984-85 3. Travis Johnson .601 1981-82 4. Benton Wade .594 1980-81 5. Jeff Belmer .590 1994-95 6. Tony Gattis .583 1981-82 7. Benton Wade .580 1979-80 8. Tony Gattis .578 1980-81 9. Wesley Duke .573 1999-05 10. Scott Bailey .572 1988-89

Benton Wade is the all-time FG percentage leader. He led the Bears in that category his junior and senior seasons.

Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Mercer Records Field Goals Made – Team Season 1. 961 (31 games) 1984-85 2. 911 (26 games) 1971-72 3. 899 (38 games) 2011-12 4. 894 (24 games) 1973t-74 5. 881 (27 games) 1978-79 6. 873 (30 games) 1980-81 7. 871 (26 games) 1974-75 8. 849 (26 games) 1968-69 T9. 848 (28 games) 1979-80 T9. 848 (29 games) 1951-52 10. 838 (28 games) 1983-84 Field Goals Attempted - Team 1. 2123 (26 games) 1971-72 2. 2007 (33 games) 1999-00 3. 1968 (38 games) 2011-12 4. 1941 (24 games) 1973-74 5. 1912 (30 games) 2007-08 6. 1894 (32 games) 2008-09 7. 1893 (26 games) 1974-75 8. 1891 (21 games) 1972-73 9. 1871 (27 games) 1978-79 10. 1866 (33 games) 2009-10 Field Goal Percentage – Team Season 1. .635 (741-1167) 1985-86 2. .524 (838-1598) 1983-84 3. .522 (961-1842) 1984-85 4. .504 (738-1463) 1981-82 5. .501 (873-1742) 1980-81 6. .500 (805-1610) 1982-83 7. .499 (848-1700) 1979-80 8. .496 (814-1642) 1975-76 9. .483 (735-1523) 1988-89 10. .473 (729-1542) 1976-77

Robert Belloir, who played four years for the Atlanta Braves, holds the fourth best season free throw percentage at .832 (1968-69).

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

FREE THROWS Team Single Game Records No. Game

Year

Free Throws Made 38

vs. Georgia State

1978-79

Free Throws Attempted 51

vs. Alcorn State

1983-84

Free Throw Percentage .950

vs. Stetson

1981-82

Free Throws Made (both teams) 58 58 58

vs. Evansville vs. VMI at Kennesaw State

1979-80 2007-08 2012-13

Free Throws Attempted (both teams) 79

at Kennesaw State

2012-13

Individual Single Game Records No. Player Game

Year

Free Throws Made 21

Tom Mixon

vs. Millsaps

1954-55

Free Throws Made Season 1. Sam Mitchell 186 2. Tommy Mixon 176 3. Scott Bailey 164 4. Scott Bailey 161 5. James Florence 158 6. Daniel Emerson 155 7. Reggie Elliot 150 T8 . Glenn Wilkes 148 T8. Tommy Mixon 148 10. James Florence 147

1984-85 1954-55 1988-89 1989-90 2006-07 2009-10 1995-96 1949-50 1953-54 2009-10

Free Throws Attempted Season 1. Sam Mitchell 248 2. Scott Bailey 218 3. Cary Moore 214 4. Tommy Mixon 214 5. Scott Bailey 213 6. James Florence 212 7. Daniel Emerson 210 8. James Florence 203 9. James Florence 197 10. Reggie Elliot 188

1984-85 1988-89 1955-56 1954-55 1989-90 2008-09 2009-10 2006-07 2009-10 1995-96

Free Throw Percentage Season (min. 50 made) 1. Travis Smith .898 2. Michael Ellis .863 3. Langston Hall .848 4. Morris Thompson .844 5. Dartez Talbott .840 6. Mark Johnson .836 7. Robert Belloir .832 8. Chris Hill .824 9. Tommy Mixon .822 10. Shaddean Aaron .820

2012-13 2008-09 2012-13 1981-82 1980-81 1997-98 1968-69 1999-00 1954-55 2007-08

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Year-By-Year Leaders: Field Goal Pct. Year Player Pct FGM-FGA 1954-55 James Hughes .461 53-115 1955-56 Cary Moore .534 164-307 1956-57 Robert Graham .445 195-438 1957-58 Norman Carter .465 155-333 1958-59 Norman Carter .440 186-423 1959-60 Donnie Veal .470 175-372 1960-61 Joe Dulick .538 78-145 1961-62 Ray Hardman .506 134-265 1962-63 Butch Clifton .442 117-265 1963-64 Jim Hearn .440 194-441 1964-65 Jack Manton .516 114-221 1965-66 Jack Manton .484 103-213 1966-67 Tom Mitchell .479 104-217 1967-68 Jud Roberts .509 194-381 1968-69 Jud Roberts .499 248-497 1969-70 Jim Graham .464 111-239 1970-71 Monnie Brabham .554 82-148 1971-72 Monnie Brabham .466 62-133 1972-73 Mike Green .519 68-131 1973-74 Andre Brown .521 111-213 1974-75 Andre Brown .533 96-180 1975-76 Jerry Thruston .573 160-279 1976-77 Jerry Thruston .545 163-299 1977-78 Joe Everette .522 131-251 1978-79 Robert Miles .552 160-290 1979-80 Benton Wade .580 166-286 1980-81 Benton Wade .594 180-303 1981-82 Travis Johnson .601 119-198 1982-83 Tony Bolds .563 117-208 1983-84 Tony Bolds .565 222-393 1984-85 Melvin Randall .632 148-234 1985-86 Chris Moore .503 179-356 1986-87 Chris Moore .527 203-385 1987-88 Scott Bailey .526 51-97 1988-89 Scott Bailey .572 147-257 1989-90 Scott Bailey .534 186-348 1990-91 Mike Kennedy .474 55-116 1991-92 Donny Woods .554 97-175 1992-93 Donny Woods .613 84-137 1993-94 Donny Woods .514 113-220 1994-95 Jeff Belmer .590 118-200 1995-96 Scott Farley .494 127-257 1996-97 Mark Adamson .491 55-112 1997-98 Mark Adamson .547 133-243 1998-99 Terry Lawyer .557 68-122 1999-00 Scott Emerson .522 194-372 2000-01 Wesley Duke .494 79-160 2001-02 Justin Howard .509 142-279 2002-03 Wesley Duke .592 90-152 2003-04 Bobby Hansen .549 56-102 2004-05 Wesley Duke .573 106-185 2005-06 Brian Pfohl .573 63-110 2006-07 Brian Pfohl .574 74-129 2007-08 Brian Pfohl .566 141-249 2008-09 Calvin Henry .503 82-163 2009-10 Brian Mills .587 98-167 2010-11 Brandon Moore .482 93-193 2011-12 Daniel Coursey .620 129-208 2012-13 TJ Hallice .538 43-80

Mercer Records FREE THROWS (cont.) Free Throws Made Career 1. James Florence 556 2. Glenn Wilkes 470 3. Sam Mitchell 450 4. Tommy Mixon 449 5. Wesley Duke 382 6. Scott Bailey 381 7. Scott Emerson 349 8. Kenny Brown 338 9. Jud Roberts 311 10. Woodrow Richardson 300

2006-10 1946-50 1981-85 1951-55 1999-05 1986-89 1999-04 1990-93 1965-69 1954-58

Free Throws Attempted Career 1. James Florence 768 2006-10 2. Glenn Wilkes 641 1946-50 3. Sam Mitchell 590 1981-85 4. Tommy Mixon 575 1951-55 5. Wesley Duke 550 1999-05 6. Scott Bailey 522 1986-89 7. Scott Emerson 492 1999-04 8. Kenny Brown 451 1990-93 9. Bud Roberts 435 1965-69 10. Richard Reid 427 1950-54 Free Throws Percentage Career (min. 175 made)

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Dartez Talbott Donnie Veal Tommy Mixon Kenny Daugherty Sam Mitchell Chris Moore Reggie Elliot Kenny Brown Stewart Reese Shaddean Aaron

.804 .787 .781 .777 .763 .761 .758 .749 .747 .745

1978-81 1957-61 1951-55 1977-80 1981-85 1983-87 1994-96 1990-93 1975-79 2004-08

Year 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

Player Tom Dykes Glenn Wilkes Glenn Wilkes Glenn Cassell Lamar Clements Bobby Wilder Tommy Mixon Tommy Mixon Tommy Mixon Woodrow Richardson Roger Bolton Norman Carter Bill Finch Donnie Veal Joe Dulick Joe Dulick Butch Clifton Don Baxter Bob Reeves Steve Moody Jud Roberts Jud Roberts Robert Belloir Bruce Gordy Leonard Hardin Bruce Gordy Billy Smith Leonard Hardin Teko Wynder Steve Hendrickson Stewart Reese Kenny Daugherty Kenny Daughtery

Pct. FTM-FTA .623 71-114 .687 112-163 .694 109-157 .814 57-70 .644 94-146 .674 89-132 .763 87-114 .785 139-177 .822 176-214 .689 104-151 .765 91-119 .773 58-75 .798 71-89 .776 66-85 .777 73-94 .748 98-131 .708 68-96 .753 70-93 .732 82-112 .733 55-75 .779 81-104 .740 97-131 .832 99-119 .798 67-84 .735 61-83 .682 73-107 .607 51-84 .690 60-87 .713 77-108 .796 78-98 .782 68-87 .803 57-71 .805 66-82

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

Dartez Talbott Dartez Talbott Morris Thompson Sam Mitchell Sam Mitchell Sam Mitchell Pete Geter Pete Geter Ben Wilson Scott Bailey Scott Bailey Scott Waller Kenny Brown Kenny Brown Terry Young Chance Solomon Reggie Elliott Bruce Simms Mark Johnson Earnest Brown Chris Hill Scott Emerson Aleem Muhammad Delmar Wilson Scott Emerson Wesley Duke Ross Alacqua Ross Alacqua Shaddean Aaron Michael Ellis Brian Mills Jakob Gollon Jakob Gollon Travis Smith

.792 .840 .844 .784 .781 .750 .750 .764 .691 .752 .756 .739 .753 .770 .810 .806 .798 .775 .836 .750 .824 .800 .724 .816 .765 .728 .917 .909 .820 .863 .746 .776 .829 .898

99-125 89-106 81-96 105-134 121-155 186-248 75-100 107-140 123-178 164-218 161-213 51-69 137-182 124-161 51-63 129-160 150-188 107-138 51-61 54-72 75-91 100-125 89-123 62-76 52-68 110-151 44-48 40-44 91-111 63-73 50-67 45-58 97-117 114-127

Free Throws Made – Team Season 1. 608 (26 games) 1949-50 2. 602 (28 games) 1953-54 3. 568 (33 games) 2009-10 4. 557 (27 games) 1952-53 5. 549 (25 games) 1950-51 6. 532 (33 games) 2010-11 7. 528 (32 games) 2008-09 8. 527 (38 games) 2011-12 9. 506 (24 games) 1956-57 T10. 495 (27 games) 1978-79 T10. 495 (31 games) 1984-85 Free Throws Attempted – Team Season 1. 1012 (26 games) 1949-50 2. 906 (28 games) 1953-54 3. 866 (25 games) 1950-51 4. 835 (27 games) 1952-53 5. 808 (33 games) 2009-10 6. 778 (21 games) 1947-48 7. 760 (23 games) 1948-49 8. 747 (25 games) 1946-47 T9. 734 (32 games) 2008-09 T.9 734 (38 games) 2011-12 10. 730 (29 games) 1994-95 86

Free Throw Percentage – Team Season 1. .753 (492-653) 2012-13 2. .722 (402-557) 1951-52 2. .719 (528-734) 2008-09 3. .718 (527-734) 2011-12 4. .717 (375-523) 1963-64 T5. .715 (495-692) 1978-79 T5. .715 (484-679) 2006-07 6. .713 (318-446) 1976-77 T8. .710 (493-694) 1954-55 T8. .710 (304-428) 1958-59 9. .704 (495-703) 1984-85 10. .703 (568-808) 2009-10

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Dartez Talbot shot .840 from the charity stripe in Mercer’s 1981 championship season.

Mercer Records 3-POINT SHOOTING Team Single Game Records No. Game

Year

3-Pt. FG Made 15 15

vs. USC Upstate vs. Florida Gulf Coast

2008-09 2006-07

3-Pt. FG Attempted 35

vs. Belmont

2008-09

3-Pt. FG Percentage (min 10 made) .667

vs. Campbell

2005-06

Individual Single Game Records No. Player Game

Year

3-Pt. FG Made 8 (5x) EJ Kusnyer

vs. Piedmont

2009-10

vs. Stetson

2007-08

vs. Stetson

2009-10

3-Pt. FG Attempted 16

James Florence

3-Pt. FG Percentage .875 Jeff Smith, 7-8

3-Point Field Goals Made Season 1. E.J. Kusnyer 107 2009-10 2. Reggie Titus 87 1988-89 3. E.J. Kusnyer 83 2008-09 4. Justin Cecil 82 2011-12 5. James Odoms 76 2004-05 6. Travis Smith 74 2012-13 7. Reggie Titus 71 1987-88 8. Langston Hall 69 2001-12 T9. James Florence 67 2007-08 T9. Kenny Brown 67 1992-93

3-Point Field Goals Made Career 1. James Florence 242 2006-10 2. E.J. Kusnyer 190 2008-10 3. Langston Hall 170 20104. Reggie Titus 158 1987-89 5. Ross Alacqua 145 2002-07 6. James Odoms 135 2003-05 7. Mark Hall 130 2007-11 8. Aleem Muhammed 123 1998-03 9. Rodney Kirtz 121 1997-01 T10. Korey McCray 113 1997-01 T10. Kenny Brown 113 1990-93 3-Point Field Goals Attempted Career 1. James Florence 819 2006-10 2. E.J. Kusnyer 487 2008-10 3. Langston Hall 457 20104. Rodney Kirtz 443 1997-01 5. Ross Alacqua 407 2002-07 6. Aleem Muhammed 364 1998-03 7. Mark Hall 356 2007-11 T8. Korey McCray 345 1997-01 T8. Reggie Titus 345 1987-89 10. James Odoms 333 2003-05

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

REBOUNDS Team Single Game Records No. Game Most Rebounds 86 vs. Florida Tech

Year 1972-73

Individual (Since Joining the A-Sun) No. Player Game Year Most Rebounds 28 Lamar Clements vs. Florida State 1950-51 Rebounds Season 1. Daniel Emerson 2. Scott Farley 3. Daniel Emerson 4. Steve Moody 5. Jim Hearn 6. Woodrow Richardson 7. Steve Moody 8. Scott Emerson 9. Benton Wade 10. Woodrow Richardson

385 349 343 317 291 284 283 275 264 264

2009-10 1994-95 2008-09 1965-66 1962-63 1955-56 1963-64 1999-00 1980-81 1956-57

Rebounds Per Game Season 1. Steve Moody 13.8 (23 games) 1965-66 2. Woodrow Richardson 12.9 (22 games) 1955-56 3. Jim Hearn 12.1 (24 games) 1962-63 T4. Daniel Emerson 12.0 (32 games) 2009-10 T4. Scott Farley 12.0 (29 games) 1995-96 6. Steve Moody 11.8 (24 games) 1963-64 T7. Billy Smith 11.5 (26 games) 1971-72 T7. Woodrow Richardson 11.5 (23 games) 1956-57 T9. Bill Naylor 11.0 (23 games) 1965-66 T9. Billy Smith 11.0 (21 games) 1972-73 Team Rebounds Season 1. 1431 2. 1357 3. 1313 4. 1307 5. 1301 6. 1258 7. 1255 8. 1234 9. 1231 10. 1227

1971-72 1999-00 2011-12 1995-96 1994-95 2008-09 1978-79 1993-94 1968-69 2009-10

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

3-Point Field Goals Percentage - Career 1. Reggie Titus .458 1987-89 2. Travis Smith .432 2011-12 3. Josh Sagester .408 1999-01 4. James Odoms .405 2003-05 5. Kenny Brown .394 1990-93 6. E.J. Kusnyer .390 2008-10 7. Chris Hill .384 1999-01 8. Dwayne Taylor .383 1987-89 3-Point Field Goals Attempted Season .373 2002-07 1. E.J. Kusnyer 274 2009-10 9. Ross Alacqua .372 2010-Present 2. James Florence 242 2007-08 10. Langston Hall T3. James Florence 226 2008-09 T3. Justin Cecil 226 2011-12 3-Point Field Goals Ma de Team - Season 2009-10 5. E.J. Kusnyer 213 2008-09 1. 274 (33 games) 2012-13 T6. James Odoms 212 2004-05 2. 265 (36 games) 3. 264 (38 games) 2011-12 T6. Terry Young 212 1993-94 4. 232 (32 games) 2008-09 8. Mark Johnson 197 1997-98 2004-05 9. Reggie Titus 193 1988-89 T5. 227 (28 games) 2003-04 10. Langston Hall 191 2011-12 T5. 227 (30 games) 7. 212 (33 games) 2010-11 1999-00 3-Point Field Goal Percentage - Season 8. 205 (33 games) 2002-03 1. James Odoms .488 2003-04 9. 195 (29 games) 2007-08 2. Reggie Titus .467 1987-88 10. 181 (30 games) 3. Reggie Titus .451 1988-89 4. Josh Sagester .443 2000-01 3-Point FG’s Attempted Team – Season 2009-10 5. Kenny Brown .438 1992-93 1. 785 (33 games) 2012-13 6. Travis Smith .433 2012-13 2. 746 (36 games) 3. 730 (38 games) 2011-12 7. Travis Smith .429 2011-12 4. 701 (32 games) 2008-09 8. Ron Miller .408 1987-88 2004-05 9. Dwayne Taylor .398 1988-89 5. 660 (28 games) 2010-11 10. Langston Hall .397 2010-11 6. 642 (33 games) 7. 637 (33 games) 1999-00 8. 611 (30 games) 2003-04 9. 567 (30 games) 2007-08 10. 565 (29 games) 1995-96

3-Point FG Percentage Team – Season 1. .420 (142-338) 1988-89 2. .401 (155-387) 1987-88 3. .379 (195-515) 2002-03 4. .372 (227-611) 2003-04 5. .365 (76-208) 1991-92 6. .364 (120-330) 1992-93 7. .362 (264-730) 2011-12 8. .349 (274-785) 2009-10 9. .345 (165-478) 2000-01 10. .344 (227-660) 2004-05

Mercer Records BLOCKS

REBOUNDS (cont.) Rebounds Career 1. Steve Moody 2. Scott Emerson 3. Scott Farley 4. Tony Gattis 5. Daniel Emerson 5. Jim Hearn 6. Donald Baxter 7. Sam Mitchell 8. Wesley Duke 9. Chris Moore 10. Mark Adamson

1058 930 765 732 728 704 703 703 687 648 613

1963-67 1999-04 1991-95 1979-83 2008-10 1961-64 1961-65 1981-85 1999-05 1983-87 1996-99

Rebounds Per Game Career 1. Steve Moody 11.5 (92 games) 2. Daniel Emerson 11.4 (64 games) 3. Bill Naylor 10.3 (59 games) 4. Billy Smith 10.0 (94 games) T5. Woodrow Richardson 9.8 (87 games) T5. Jim Hearn 9.8 (72 games) 7. Norman Carter 9.7 (40 games) 8. Mark Adamson 9.1 (50 games) 9. Benton Wade 8.8 (58 games) 10. Andre Brown 8.7 (69 games)

1963-67 2008-10 1965-68 1970-74 1954-58 1961-64 1957-59 1997-99 1979-99 1979-81

Team Single Game Records No. Game Most Blocks 12 vs. Florida Gulf Coast Individual No. Player Most Blocks 9 Calvin Henry

Game

Year 2008-09 Year

vs. Florida Gulf Coast 2008-09

Blocked Shots - Season 1. Daniel Coursey 88 2. Scott Farley 72 3. Wesley Duke 65 4. Scott Farley 59 T5. Calvin Henry 58 T5. Calvin Henry 58 7. Justin Howard 49 8. Chris Moore 44 9. Wesley Duke 41 10. Brian Mills 40

2011-12 1995-96 2002-03 1994-95 2007-08 2008-09 2001-02 1986-87 2003-04 2009-10

Blocked Shot Average Season (min. 20 games)

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

In 1988, an undersized Ben Wilson snatched down 216 rebounds, 7.4 per game, to lead the Bears.

Year-By-Year Leaders: Rebounds Year Player Reb. Avg 1954-55 Bob Green 130 6.2 1955-56 Woodrow Richardson 284 12.9 1956-57 Woodrow Richardson 264 11.5 1957-58 Norman Carter 194 10.2 1958-59 Norman Carter 192 9.1 1959-60 Douglas Harris 172 7.5 1960-61 Frank Edwards 198 8.6 1961-62 Jim Hearn 193 8.0 1962-63 Jim Hearn 291 12.1 1963-64 Steve Moody 283 11.8 1964-65 Don Baxter 244 10.6 1965-66 Steve Moody 317 13.8 1966-67 Steve Moody 221 10.5 1967-68 Bill Naylor 218 9.5 1968-69 Marvin Bailey 229 8.8 1969-70 Monnie Brabham 169 7.0 1970-71 Leonard Hardin 186 8.5 1971-72 Billy Smith 300 11.5 1972-73 Billy Smith 231 11.0 1973-74 Billy Smith 263 11.0 1974-75 Jerry Thruston 244 9.4 1975-76 Leroy Turner 185 7.4 1976-77 Jerry Thruston 182 7.3 1977-78 Stanley Black 194 7.2 1978-79 Robert Miles 227 8.4 1979-80 Benton Wade 244 8.7 1980-81 Benton Wade 264 8.8 1981-82 Travis Johnson 169 6.3 1982-83 Darryl Burton 217 7.8 88

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

Tony Bolds Sam Mitchell Chris Moore Chris Moore Ben Wilson Scott Bailey Scott Bailey Donny Woods Shaun Thompson Shaun Thompson Donny Woods Scott Farley Scott Farley Ryan Robinson Mark Adamson Mark Adamson Scott Emerson Scott Emerson Justin Howard Scott Emerson Wesley Duke Will Emerson Will Emerson Shaddean Aaron Calvin Henry Daniel Emerson Daniel Emerson Brian Mills Jakob Gollon Jakob Gollon

204 255 250 244 216 206 258 144 188 152 184 236 349 178 238 219 275 211 244 255 188 210 190 177 232 343 385 199 223 181

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

7.3 8.2 8.9 8.7 7.4 7.4 9.6 5.3 6.5 5.6 6.3 8.1 12.0 7.1 9.5 8.8 8.3 7.5 8.4 9.1 6.3 7.5 6.8 6.1 7.7 10.7 12.0 6.0 5.9 5.0

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. T9. T9.

Calvin Henry Scott Farley Daniel Coursey Wesley Duke Scott Farley Calvin Henry Justin Howard Chris Moore Wesley Duke Wesley Duke

2.6 (22 games) 2.5 (29 games) 2.3 (38 games) 2.2 (29 games) 2.0 (29 games) 1.9 (30 games) 1.7 (29 games) 1.6 (28 games) 1.4 (30 games) 1.4 (28 games)

2008-09 1995-96 2011-12 2002-03 1994-95 2007-08 2001-02 1986-87 2003-04 2004-05

Blocked Shots – Team Season 1. 180 2011-12 2. 165 2007-08 3. 160 1994-95 4. 145 2012-13 5. 138 2006-07 T6. 127 1995-96 T6. 127 2002-03 8. 118 1992-93 9. 114 2000-01 10. 105 2008-09 Blocked Shots Average – Team Season 1. 5.8 (32 games) 2008-09 T2. 5.5 (30 games) 2007-08 T2. 5.5 (29 games) 1994-95 4. 4.7 (38 games) 2011-12 5. 4.6 (30 games) 2006-07 T6. 4.4 (29 games) 2002-03 T6. 4.4 (29 games) 1995-96 T6. 4.4 (27 games) 1992-93 9. 4.1 (28 games) 2000-01 10. 4.0 (36 games) 2012-13

Mercer Records ASSISTS

BLOCKS (cont.) Blocked Shots Career 1. Wesley Duke 173 2. Scott Farley 162 3. Calvin Henry 154 4. Daniel Coursey 133 5. Justin Howard 101 6. Scott Emerson 95 7. Donny Woods 93 8. Brian Mills 83 9. Chris Moore 79 10. Sam Dolan 70

1999-05 1991-93,94-96 2006-09 2010-Present 1999-03 1999-04 1990-94 2007-10 1983-87 2004-08

Blocked Shot Average Career (min. 50 games)

1. T2. T2. T2. 5. T6. T6. T8. T8. T8. T8.

Calvin Henry Daniel Coursey Wesley Duke Scott Farley Mark Adamson Brian Mills Justin Howard Scott Emerson Donny Woods Jeff Belmer Chris Moore

Team Single Game Records No. Game Most Assists 26 vs. Florida Gulf Coast 26 vs. Savannah State

Year 2006-07 2004-05

Individual No. Player Game Year Most Assists 14 Damitrius Coleman vs. Jacksonville 2004-05 Assists Season 1. Damitrius Coleman 2. Elston Harris 3. Everett Callaway 4. Langston Hall 5. Clarence Baker 6. Elston Harris 7. Langston Hall 8. Keith Czapla 9. James Florence 10. Reggie Elliott

224 197 196 160 157 156 155 152 142 126

2004-05 1986-87 1984-85 2002-03 1985-86 1984-85 2012-13 2009-10 1995-96 1983-84 2011-12

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

470 436 432 344 266 262 257 239 224 209 209

1982-86 2006-10 2010-Present 1997-01 1985-87 1983-87 1983-85 2001-03 2004-05 1990-94 1990-93

Assists Per Game Career 1. Damitrius Coleman 8.0 (28 games) 2004-05 2. Everett Callaway 4.8 (55 games) 1985-87 3. Keith Czapla 4.4 (58 games) 1983-85 T4. LangstonHall 4.2(102games) 2010-Present T4. Clarence Baker 4.2 (57 games) 2001-03 6. Elston Harris 4.1 (115 games) 1982-86 7. James Florence 3.7 (119 games) 2006-10 8. Reggie Elliott 3.5 (56 games) 1994-96 9. Chris Phillips 3.2 (57 games) 1987-89 T10. Korey McCray 3.1 (112 games) 1997-01 T10. Mike Smith 3.1 (55 games) 1990-92 Year-By-Year Leaders: Assists Year Player Assists 1954-55 John Hughes 38 1955-56 Cary Moore 40 1956-57 Melvin Kinslow 44 1965-66 Jack Manton 49 1983-84 Elston Harris 117 1984-85 Elston Harris 197 1985-86 Elston Harris 156 1986-87 Everett Callaway 196 1987-88 Chris Phillips 80 1988-89 Chris Phillips 104 1989-90 Flo Davis 97 1990-91 Mike Smith 88 1991-92 Kenny Brown 92 1992-93 Kenny Brown t74 1992-93 Shaun Thompson t74 1993-94 Will Tuttle 77 1994-95 Reggie Elliott 69 1995-96 Reggie Elliott 126 1996-97 Bruce Simms 80 1997-98 Korey McCray 75 1998-99 Korey McCray 74 1999-00 Korey McCray 92 2000-01 Korey McCray 103 2001-02 Clarence Baker 82 2002-03 Clarence Baker 157 2003-04 Tyler McCurry 55 2004-05 Damitrius Coleman 224 2005-06 Andrew Brown 57 2006-07 James Florence 91 2007-08 James Florence 84 2008-09 James Florence 119 2009-10 James Florence 142 2010-11 Langston Hall 117 2011-12 Langston Hall 160 2012-13 Langston Hall 155

A/G 1.7 1.8 1.8 2.1 4.2 6.4 5.4 7.3 2.8 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.2 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6 4.3 3.1 2.9 3.0 2.8 3.7 2.9 5.4 2.2 8.0 2.0 3.3 3.0 3.7 4.6 3.5 4.2 5.0

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

2.3 (66 games) 2006-09 1.5 (90 games) 2010-Present 1.5 (88 games) 1999-01,02-04 1.5 (110 games) 1991-93,94-96 1.1 (50 games) 1997-99 0.9 (95 games) 2007-10 0.9 (108 games) 1999-03 0.8 (113 games) 1999-04 0.8 (112 games) 1990-94 0.8 (52 games) 1993-95 Assists Per Game 0.8 (105 games) 1983-87 1. Damitrius Coleman 8.0 (28 games) 2. Everett Callaway 7.3 (27 games) 6.4 (31 games) Year-By-Year Leaders: Blocked Shots 3. Elston Harris 5.4 (29 games) Year Player Blks. Block Avg. T4. Clarence Baker 5.4 (29 games) 1985-86 Chris Moore 35 1.3 T4. Elston Harris 5.1 (30 games) 1986-87 Chris Moore 44 1.6 6. Keith Czapla 5.0 (31 games) 1987-88 Eric Jackson 10 0.4 7. Langston Hall 4.6 (31 games) 1988-89 Eric Jackson 17 0.6 8. James Florence 4.3 (29 games) 1989-90 Brian Dranzik 16 0.6 9. Reggie Elliott 4.2 (28 games) 1990-91 Kenny Brown 19 0.7 T10. Elston Harris 4.2 (38 games) 1991-92 Donny Woods 20 0.7 T10. Langston Hall 1992-93 Scott Farley 28 1.0 1993-94 Donny Woods 38 1.3 Assists – Team Season 1984-85 1994-95 Scott Farley 59 2.0 1. 635 2011-12 1995-96 Scott Farley 72 2.5 2. 519 2012-13 1996-97 Mark Adamson 19 0.8 3. 516 1986-87 1997-98 Mark Adamson 23 0.9 4. 494 2002-03 1998-99 Mark Adamson 30 1.2 5. 492 1983-84 1999-00 Scott Emerson 38 1.2 6. 484 1991-92 2000-01 Wesley Duke 26 0.9 7. 481 2004-05 2001-02 Justin Howard 49 1.7 8. 477 1985-86 2002-03 Wesley Duke 65 2.2 9. 473 2009-10 2003-04 Wesley Duke 41 1.4 10. 446 2004-05 Wesley Duke 40 1.4 2005-06 Sam Dolan 26 1.1 Assists Average – Team Season 1984-85 2006-07 Calvin Henry 38 2.7 1. 20.5 (31 games) 1986-87 2007-08 Calvin Henry 58 1.9 2. 17.6 (28 games) 1983-84 2008-09 Calvin Henry 58 2.6 3. 17.3 (28 games) 2004-05 2009-10 Brian Mills 40 1.2 T4. 17.0 (28 games) 2002-03 2010-11 Brandon Moore 23 1.1 T4. 17.0 (29 games) 1991-92 2011-12 Daniel Coursey 88 2.3 T6. 16.6 (29 games) 1985-86 2012-13 Daniel Coursey 44 1.3 7. 16.3 (29 games) 8. 15.4 (27 games) 1992-93 T9. 15.0 (33 games) 2009-10 T9. 15.0 (28 games) 1988-89

2004-05 1984-85 1986-87 2011-12 2002-03 1985-86 2012-13 1984-85 2009-10 1995-96

Assists - Career 1. Elston Harris 2. James Florence 3. Langston Hall 4. Korey McCray 5. Everett Callaway 6. Pete Geter 7. Keith Czapla 8. Clarence Baker 9. Damitrius Coleman T10. Donny Woods T10. Kenny Brown

Mercer Records STEALS Team Single Game Records No. Game Most Steals 20 vs. Savannah STate

Steals - Career Year 1. James Florence 2. Kenny Brown 2004-05 3. Rodney Kirtz 4. Jakob Gollon Individual 5. Langston Hall No. Player Game Year 6. Reggie Elliott Most Steals 7. Bud Thomas 7 James Florence vs. Campbell 2008-09 8. Aleem Muhammad 7 Damitrius Coleman vs. Savannah St. 2004-05 T9. Donny Woods 7 Jakob Gollon at Jacksonville 2011-12 T9. Yauun Pounds Steals - Season 1. Damitrius Coleman 2. James Florence 3. Elston Harris 4. Reggie Elliott 5. Jakob Gollon T6. Kenny Brown T6. Reggie Elliott T8. Eric Jackson T8. Kenny Brown 10. James Florence

80 72 68 62 60 57 57 56 56 54

2004-05 2008-09 1985-86 1994-95 2011-12 1991-92 1995-96 1988-89 1992-93 2009-10

Steals Average - Season (min. 20 games played)

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

1. T2. T2. T4. T4. T6. T6. T6. 9. 10.

Damitrius Coleman 2.8 (28 games) Elston Harris 2.3 (29 games) Reggie Elliott 2.3 (27 games) Kenny Brown 2.2 (26 games) James Florence 2.2 (32 games) Eric Jackson 2.0 (28 games) Reggie Elliott 2.0 (29 games) Kenny Brown 2.0 (29 games) James Florence 1.8 (28 games) James Florence 1.7 (31 games)

Steals – Team Season 1. 265 2. 259 3. 254 4. 243 5. 239 6. 233 7. 223 8. 214 9. 199 10. 195

2004-05 1985-86 1994-95 1992-93 2008-09 1988-89 1995-96 1991-92 2007-08 2009-10 2004-05 2011-12 1999-00 2010-11 2012-13 1985-86 1992-93 1991-92 2009-10 2007-08

Steals Average – Team Season 1. 9.5 (28 games) 2004-05 2. 8.3 (27 games) 1992-93 3. 8.0 (29 games) 1985-86 4. 7.7 (33 games) 1999-00 T5. 7.4 (33 games) 2010-11 T5. 7.4 (26 games) 1998-99 T5. 7.4 (29 games) 1991-92 8. 7.0 (26 games) 1997-98 9. 6.8 (38 games) 2011-12

168 2006-10 147 1990-93 134 1997-01 126 2008-Present 125 2010-Present 119 1994-96 113 2010-Present 107 1998-03 105 1990-94 105 1990-93

Steals Average - Career (min. 50 games played)

1. 2. 3. 4. T5. T5. T5. T5.

Reggie Elliott 2.1 (56 games) 1994-96 James Florence 1.9 (119 games) 2006-10 Kenny Brown 1.8 (82 games) 1990-93 Yauun Pounds 1.4 (77 games) 1990-93 Langston Hall 1.2 (102 games) 2010-Present Rodney Kirtz 1.2 (108 games) 1997-01 Delmar Wilson 1.2 (53 games) 2002-04 Clarence Baker 1.2 (57 games) 2001-03

Year-By-Year Leaders: Steals Year Player Pts 1985-86 Elston Harris 68 1986-87 Everett Callaway 28 1987-88 Reggie Titus 32 1988-89 Eric Jackson 56 1989-90 Flo Davis 42 1990-91 Mike Smith 37 1991-92 Kenny Brown 57 1992-93 Kenny Brown 56 1993-94 Will Tuttle 41 1994-95 Reggie Elliott 62 1995-96 Reggie Elliott 57 1996-97 Bruce Simms 49 1997-98 Mark Johnson 37 1998-99 Earnest Brown 29 1999-00 Rodney Kirtz 46 2000-01 Rodney Kirtz 44 2001-02 Aleem Muhammad 37 2002-03 Clarence Baker 43 2003-04 Delmar Wilson 38 2004-05 Damitrius Coleman 80 2005-06 Montavious Waters 28 2006-07 James Florence 47 2007-08 James Florence 49 2008-09 James Florence 72 2009-10 James Florence 54 2010-11 Langston Hall 43 2011-12 Jakob Gollon 60 2012-13 Jakob Gollon 40

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Avg 2.3 1.0 1.1 2.0 1.6 1.4 2.0 2.2 1.4 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.5 2.8 1.6 1.7 1.8 2.2 1.7 1.3 1.6 1.1

In 1977, Mercer hosted the University of Florida at the Macon Coliseum.

1975 promotional picture with the Shriner’s bear

Mercer Records Since Joining g A-Sun ((1978-79)) TEAM - GAME RECORDS Category

No.

Opponent

Most points scored Most points in one half Most points combined Most points by opponent Most field goals made Most field goals attempted Highest field goal percentage Most free throws made Most free throws attempted Most free throws made (both teams)

112 70 212 126 45 91 .700 38 51 58 58 58 76 .950 62 32

Presbyterian Hardin-Simmons Hardin-Simmons Duke Texas-Arlington Southern Mississippi Southeastern Louisiana Georgia State Alcorn State Evansville VMI Kennesaw State VMI Stetson VMI Kennesaw State

Most free throws attempted (both teams) Best free throw percentage Most rebounds Most personal fouls

Year

1978-79 1986-87 1986-87 1997-98 1978-79 1978-79 1980-81 1978-79 1983-84 1979-80 2007-08 2012-13 2007-08 1981-82 2006-07 2012-13

TEAM-SEASON Mark

Year

Best record Most wins Most losses Most consecutive wins Most consecutive losses Most consecutive home wins

27-11 27 25 12 17 15 15 10 2,589 83.6 961 1968 .524 568 808 .753 1357 43.9 722

2011-12 2011-12 1990-91 2002-03 1996-97 2012-13 2011-12 1980-81 2011-12 1978-79 1984-85 2011-12 1983-84 2009-10 2009-10 2012-13 1999-00 1979-80 2011-12

Most points Highest point average Most field goals made Most field goals attempted Highest field goal percentage Most free throws made Most free throws attempted Best free throw percentage Most rebounds Best rebound average Most personal fouls

INDIVIDUAL SEASON

INDIVIDUAL CAREER

Category

Hawkins Arena Records

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

Individual Overall Records Most points 39, James Florence vs. Jacksonville, 2/16/07 Field goals made 13, Boomer Herndon, Belmont, 2/02/06 13, James Florence vs. Stetson, 1/18/09 13, James Florence vs. Lipscomb 2/20/09 Field goals attempted 26, James Florence vs. Stetson, 2/16/08 Field goal percentage (8 made) .889, Brian Pfohl vs. VMI, 2/25/05,(8-of-9) 3-point field goals made 8, EJ Kusnyer vs. Piedmont, 12/10/09 8, Jordan Burgason, Lipscomb, 12/3/09 8, James Odoms vs. Fla. Atlantic, 1/03/05 8, Jacob Hazouri, Troy, 1/31/05 3-point field goals attempted 16, James Florence vs. Stetson, 2/16/08 3-point FG percentage (6 made) .875, Jeff Smith vs. Stetson, 1/30/10 Free throws made 15, Mark Hall vs. Loyola Marymount, 11/24/07 Free throws attempted 18, Wesley Duke vs. Fla. Atlantic, 1/03/05 Free throw percentage (8 made) 1.000, Travis Smith, vs. USC Upstate, 1/19/13 (8-8) 1.000, Justin Hare, Belmont, 2/03/07, (10-10) 1.000, James Florence vs. UNF, 2/9/09, (10-10) 1.000, Daniel Coursey vs. Tennessee St., 3/13/12, (8-8) Most rebounds 19, Daniel Emerson vs. Piedmont College, 11/14/08 Most assists 14, Damitrius Coleman vs. Jacksonville, 2/27/05 Most steals 7, Damitrius Coleman vs. Savannah State, 2/08/05 7, Jarett Mathis, Albany State, 11/20/04 7, Andre Morgan, Kennesaw St., 12/02/06 Most blocked shots 9, Calvin Henry vs. FGCU, 1/16/09 Mercer Individual Records Most points 39, James Florence vs. Jacksonville, 2/16/07 Field goals made 13, James Florence vs. Stetson, 1/18/09 13, James Florence vs. Lipscomb 2/20/09 Field goals attempted 26, James Florence vs. Stetson, 2/16/08 Field goal percentage (8 made) 889, Brian Pfohl vs. VMI, 2/25/05, (8-9) 3-point field goals made 8, EJ Kusnyer vs. Piedmont, 12/10/09 3-point field goals attempted 16, James Florence vs. Stetson, 2/16/08 3-point FG percentage (6 made) .875, Jeff Smith vs. Stetson, 1/30/10 Free throws made 15, Mark Hall vs. Loyola Marymount, 11/24/07 Free throws attempted 18, Wesley Duke vs. Fla. Atlantic, 1/03/05 Free throw percentage (6 made) 1.000, Travis Smith, vs. USC Upstate , 1/19/13 (8-8) 1.000, James Florence vs. UNF, 2/9/09, (10-10) 1.000, Daniel Coursey vs. Tennessee State, 3/13/12 (8-8) Most rebounds 19, Daniel Emerson vs. Piedmont College, 11/14/08 Most assists 14, Damitrius Coleman vs. Jacksonville, 2/27/05 Most steals 7, Damitrius Coleman vs. Savannah State, 2/08/05 Most blocked shots 9, Calvin Henry vs. FGCU, 1/16/09

Mercer Team Bests Most points Field goals made Field goals attempted Field goal percentage (20 made) 3-point field goals made 3-point field goals attempted 3-point FG percentage (10 made) Free throws made Free throws attempted Free throw percentage (10 made) Most rebounds Most assists Most steals Most blocked shots

110, vs. Fisk, 11/18/09 38, vs. VMI, 1/02/08 38, vs. Savannah State, 2/08/05 83, vs. Fla. Atlantic, 1/03/05 .639, Jacksonville (23-36), 1/23/12 14, vs. Stetson, 1/30/10 14, vs. USC Upstate, 3/8/13 32, vs. USC Upstate, 3/8/13 667, vs. Campbell, 2/25/06, (10-15) 35, vs. Loyola Marymount, 11/24/07 46, vs. Loyola Marymount, 11/24/07 .889, vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 1/2/13 (16-18) 58, (2x), vs. Fisk, 11/18/09 25, vs. VMI, 1/02/08 20, vs. Savannah State, 2/08/05 12, vs. FGCU, 1/16/09

Top Mercer Scoring Performances

Top Opponent Scoring Games

39 34 34 33 33 32 32 30 30 30 30 30

31 31 29 29 29 28 28 28 27 27 27

James Florence James Florence Jacob Skogen James Florence James Florence James Florence James Florence James Florence Shaddean Aaron Mark Hall Jacob Skogen James Odoms

2/16/07 2/20/09 11/29/04 2/16/08 1/15/07 12/3/09 1/18/09 2/22/09 1/02/08 11/24/07 1/31/05 1/03/05

J. Hare (Bel) J.Burgason (LU) R. Williams (VMI) M. Bell (FAU) S. Cooley (ETSU) R. Hendrix (Ala.) B. Dixon (Troy) B. Smith (JU) B. Herndon (Bel) G. Lawal (GT) G. Blair (Stet)

Top Opponent Rebounding

Games Top Mercer Rebounding Games 19 Daniel Emerson 11/14/08 18 S. Stegall (KSU) 18 Daniel Emerson 2/18/10 17 L. Graham (GSU) 16 Daniel Emerson 1/27/10 15 S. Stegall (KSU) 16 Calvin Henry 1/10/08 15 M. Bell (FAU) 16 Daniel Emerson 11/18/09 15 S. Reddick (SSU) 15 Daniel Emerson 1/16/09 14 D. Tabb (Ala. A&M) 15 Daniel Emerson 1/29/09 14 C. Singleton (FSU) 15 Sam Dolan 11/18/06 14 R. Hendrix (Ala.) 15 Daniel Emerson 2/1/10 13 M. Bell (FAU) 15 Daniel Emerson 2/8/10 13 J. Francois (GSU) 14 Brian Mills 1/30/10 13 B. Herndon (Bel) 14 D. Coleman 2/27/05 14 Wesley Duke 1/13/05 Team Records 2/09/09 Most points Mercer, 110, vs. Fisk, 11/18/09 14 Daniel Emerson 12/5/09 Margin of victory Mercer, 55, vs. Fisk, 11/18/09 14 Daniel Emerson Field goals made 42, Florida Atlantic, 1/03/05 Field goals attempted 88, Ga. Southern, 11/29/04 Field goal percentage (20 made) .639, Jacksonville, 1/23/12 Top Hawkins Arena Attendance Marks 3-point field goals made 22, Troy, 1/31/05 T1. 3,527 vs. Northern Kentucky 3-point field goals attempted 46, Troy, 1/31/05 T1. 3,527 vs. Lipscomb 3-point FG percentage (10 made) Mercer, .667, vs. Campbell, 2/25/06 (10-15) T1. 3,527 vs. USC Upstate Free throws made Mercer, 35, vs. Loyola Marymount, 11/24/07 T4. 3,497 vs. Sewanee Free throws attempted Mercer, 46, vs. Loyola Marymount, 11/24/07 T4. 3,497 vs. Belmont Mercer, 46, vs. Campbell, 2/02/09 T4. 3,497 vs. Florida Gulf Coast Free throw percentage (10 made) 917, Kennesaw State, 1/19/06 (11-12) 7. 3,494 vs. Florida Gulf Coast .917, Savannah State, 1/24/07 (11-12) 8. 3,304 vs. Georgia Tech Most rebounds Mercer, 58, vs. Florida Atlantic, 1/03/05 9. 3,280 vs. Alabama Most assists 26, Alabama, 11/13/07 T10. 3,200 vs. East Tennessee Most steals Mercer, 20, vs. Savannah State; 2/08/05 T10. 3,200 vs. Florida State Most blocked shots 13, FSU, 11/21/09

Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

1/28/08 12/3/09 1/02/08 1/03/05 1/9/10 11/13/07 1/31/05 2/16/07 2/02/08 11/22/08 1/18/09

2/29/08 11/27/06 12/02/06 1/03/05 2/08/05 12/8/12 11/21/09 11/13/07 2/19/04 11/29/04 2/02/06

2/23/13 3/2/13 3/8/13 11/10/12 2/25/12 3/2/12 3/9/13 11/22/08 11/13/07 3/6/10 11/21/09

Opponent pp Series Records 1-0 3-6 1-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 3-0 0-1 0-4 4-2 7-18 1-0 16-8 13-5 0-2 2-1 5-20 2-3 5-0 7-7 0-1 1-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 2-1 15-13 1-4 0-2 1-0 13-17 1-0 5-0 19-21 8-1 1-0 0-1 8-4 4-5 1-1 9-8 0-2 1-0 0-1

Covenant Culver-Stockton Davidson Dayton Delaware Delta State Denver Drake Duke East Carolina East Tennessee St. Elon Emory Erskine Evansville Fairfield University Fisk Flagler Florida Florida Atlantic Florida A&M Florida Gulf Coast Florida International Florida Presbyterian Florida Southern Florida State Florida Tech Ft. Valley State Fredonia State (N.Y.) Furman Gardner-Webb Georgetown Georgetown (Ky.) Georgia Georgia College Georgia Military George Mason Georgia Southern Georgia Southwestern Georgia State Georgia Tech Hamlin Harvard Hardin-Simmons

2-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 2-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-2 2-2 5-12 2-0 2-0 0-1 2-2 1-0 1-0 1-0 7-6 10-10 1-1 10-4 8-7 5-1 29-15 9-16 4-0 10-1 3-0 6-7 4-7 0-1 2-1 23-54 5-0 1-0 0-1 40-67 4-1 46-36 16-28 0-1 0-4 11-13

Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Hampden-Sydney 0-2 Hawaii 0-2 Hawaii-Hilo 1-0 Hofstra 1-0 Houston 0-1 Houston Baptist 9-11 Howard 0-2 Huntingdon 0-2 Idaho State 0-1 Illinois 0-3 Illinois-Chicago 0-2 Indiana 0-1 Indiana State 2-1 Indiana State-Evansville 1-0 Iowa 0-1 Iowa State 0-4 Jacksonville 21-30 Jacksonville State 10-9 Johnson & Wales (NC) First meeting Kansas State 0-1 Kennesaw State 10-6 Kentucky 1-2 LaGrange 16-8 Lambuth 1-0 Lander 1-0 Lipscomb 12-12 Long Beach State 0-1 Long Island 3-0 Louisiana 1-1 Louisiana Central 1-0 UL-Lafayette 4-6 UL-Monroe 2-7 Louisiana Tech 5-5 Louisville 0-1 Loyola of Chicago 1-0 Loyola Marymount 1-1 Loyola of New Orleans 1-0 Louisiana State 0-2 Maine 0-1 Manhattan 1-0 Marshall 0-1 Marquette 2-0 Maryland 0-1 Memphis 0-2 93

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Abraham Baldwin Alabama Alabama A&M Alabama State Albany State Alcorn State Appalachian State Arizona State Arkansas Arkansas State Arkansas-Little Rock Armstrong State Auburn Augusta College Ball State Baylor Belmont Belmont Abbey Bethune-Cookman Birmingham-Southern Boston College Brewton Parker Brigham Young Bryant Bucknell Butler Campbell Carson-Newman Catawba Central Connecticut Central Florida Central Wesleyan Centre Centenary Charleston Southern Chicago State Christian Brothers Citadel Clemson Coastal Carolina College of Charleston Colorado Columbia Cornell

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

Opponent pp Series Records Miami 1-2 Michigan State 1-0 Middle Georgia 2-0 Middle Tennessee 4-6 Millsaps 10-5 Minnesota 0-3 Mississippi 0-6 Mississippi College 8-12 Mississippi State 1-5 Mississippi Valley State 0-1 Missouri 0-4 Missouri Western 2-0 Morehead State 2-2 Morris Brown 2-0 Murray State 1-1 Navy 2-0 New Haven 0-1 New Mexico 0-3 New Orleans 1-1 Newberry 7-5 Niagra 1-0 North Carolina 0-7 UNC Asheville 4-4 UNC Charlotte 0-2 UNC Greensboro 4-0 UNC Wilmington 2-4 North Carolina A&T 1-0 North Carolina State 3-1 North Carolina Wesleyan 1-0 North Florida 13-3 North Georgia 20-1 Northern Kentucky 1-1 Northwestern 0-2 Northwestern State 4-4 Notre Dame 0-2 Oglethorpe 32-13 Ohio 1-1 Ohio State 0-1 Oklahoma First Meeting Oklahoma City 1-0 Oklahoma State 0-2 Old Dominion 1-0 Oregon 0-1 Oregon State 0-1 94

Pembroke Pennsylvania Pfeiffer Piedmont Presbyterian Providence Reinhardt Rhode Island Rider Roanoke Rollins St. Andrews St. Bernard St. Leo St. Louis St. Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Samford Sam Houston State Savannah State Seton Hall Sewanee Shorter South Alabama South Carolina USC-Aiken South Carolina St. South Dakota State USC Upstate South Florida Southeast Louisiana Southern California Southern Illinois Southern Miss Southern Tech Spring Hill Stanford Stetson Tampa Tennessee Tennessee State UT-Chattanooga Tennessee Tech Texas Texas A&M

2-0 0-1 1-0 7-1 25-16 0-1 1-0 0-1 1-1 0-1 29-12 First Meeting 2-0 3-0 0-1 0-1 59-45 1-0 8-1 0-1 7-4 3-2 1-3 3-3 2-0 3-0 0-1 10-2 2-3 8-14 1-0 1-2 4-8 6-0 3-3 1-0 54-69 11-13 3-1 1-0 34-35 5-5 0-1 0-1

Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

UT-Arlington 1-0 UT-El Paso 0-1 UT-Pan American 3-1 Texas Southern 1-0 Texas State 0-1 Texas Wesleyan 1-0 Toccoa Falls 1-0 Troy 9-10 Tulane 2-4 Tulsa 0-1 UCLA 0-1 U.S. International 1-0 Union 1-0 Utah State 1-1 Valdosta State 2-1 Valparaiso First Meeting Vanderbilt 5-9 Virginia Commonwealth 1-4 Virginia Tech 0-1 Virginia Military Inst. 1-1 Wabash 1-1 Wake Forest 0-2 Weber State 0-1 West Florida 4-0 West Georgia 3-1 Western Carolina 3-4 Western Illinois 1-0 Western Kentucky 0-1 Wheaton 0-1 Wichita State 0-1 William & Mary 0-1 Winthrop 1-1 Wisconsin 0-1 UW-LaCrosse 1-0 UW-Milwaukee 1-1 Wofford 18-20 Xavier 0-1 Yale First Meeting 2013-14 Opponents in Bold

Year-by-Year y Records 1906-07 * No Records available for this season

1913-14 (4-9) Head Coach: J.J. Scully

Macon All Stars Fifth Regiment Fifth Regiment Jan. 31 Auburn Columbus Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Atlanta A.C. Feb. 21 Auburn * - Records for this season are incomplete

1907-08 * No Records available for this season 1908-09 (1-6) Head Coach: C.C. McClure

* No Records available for this season 1909-10 (3-5) Head Coach: Homes Maxon

W W W L L L L L W

72-15 39-18 37-25 22-25 27-64 20-30 22-31 14-41 65-13

W L W W L L W L W

23-19 19-36 26-25 28-10 22-57 20-49 36-14 30-61 32-21

W W W L L L

46-3 64-13 40-9 19-51 14-66 26-30

* No Records available for this season 1914-15 (4-9) 1910-11 (8-5)

Head Coach: J.J. Scully

Head Coach: C.C. “Doc” Stroud

Atl. Athletic Club Fifth Regiment Savannah Jacksonville Thomasville Dawson Columbus Georgia Central Kentucky Augusta Georgia Vanderbilt Macon Amateurs * - Records for this season are incomplete

L W W L W W L W L W W L W

8-49 46-16 35-16 15-23 18-14 42-10 9-61 28-26 19-42 40-22 27-24 25-26 71-7

Grant Athletic Club Georgia Georgia Dawson Atlanta Athletic Club Columbus Auburn Columbus Auburn * - Records for this season are incomplete 1915-16 * No Records available for this season 1916-17 (3-3) Head Coach: J.C. Clements

1911-12 (14-4) Head Coach: C.C. “Doc” Stroud

Grant Park Athletic Club H

45--11 24-23 40-19 16-11 24-18 33-24 29-17 59-9 45-21 70-20 30-19 23-20 21-26 27-40 30-18 24-5 23-47 51-10

Cumberland H Atlanta Yamas H Jan. 18 Auburn A Tennessee H Columbus A Atl. Athletic Club A Mississippi A&M A Mississippi A&M A Georgia Tech A Georgia Tech H Mar. 1 Auburn H * - Records for this season are incomplete

W W L W L L L L W L W

22-17 53-30 31-33 24-18 27-90 40-47 10-28 22-29 31-25 19-23 36-19

1921-22 (17-7) Head Coach: John Cody

Macon Volunteers W Camp Benning L Albany YMCA W Jacksonville YMCA W Waycross YMCA W Savannah YMCA W Jan. 7 Georgia Tech W Jan. 13 Auburn W Clemson W Georgia Tech L Chattanooga L Bryson W Vanderbilt L Georgia W Florida W Feb. 2 Auburn W Camp Benning L Chattanooga W Georgia L Centre ! W Feb. 25 Kentucky ! W Chattanooga ! W Feb. 26 Georgia Tech ! W North Carolina ! L ! SIAA-SIC Tournament * - Records for this season are incomplete

33-26 20-24 30-18 53-27 38-18 56-26 28-26 31-7 32-9 35-44 18-21 28-11 17-18 27-18 27-26 28-26 12-37 31-26 24-31 32-17 35-22 25-18 29-14 26-40

Head Coach: John Cody

1917-18 (4-4) Head Coach: Charles Morgan

Infantry Macon YMCA A.A.C. Georgia G.M.C. Augusta YMCA South Carolina Georgia * - Records for this season are incomplete

W W L L W L W L

59-15 42-28 18-47 15-24 38-16 24-32 43-33 9-74

W L L L W W L L W

30-20 26-30 13-49 15-30 31-23 43-27 24-33 16-21 33-31

1918-19 * - No Records available for this season Head Coach: J.C. Clements

Head Coach: C.C. “Doc” Stroud

20-19 18-41 9-20 21-13

1922-23 (16-10)

1919-20 (4-5) 1912-13 (5-6)

W L L W

Florida Georgia Tech A.A.C. Georgia Howard Stetson Louisiana State Georgia Tech Georgia * - Records for this season are incomplete

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Macon YMCA W Macon YMCA W Albany L Albany L Baylor W Wabash L Wabash W Georgia Tech H W Georgia Tech A L Alabama L A.A.C. L Camp Benning W Clemson W North Carolina L Takola A.C. W Crescent A.C. L Pennsylvania L Vanderbilt W Vanderbilt L Georgia W Georgia L A.A.C. W Feb. 27 Auburn W Newberry W Chattanooga L Georgia Tech ! N W * - Records for this season are incomplete ! - SIC Tournament

31-28 35-17 26-27 25-30 40-39 23-46 25-23 30-20 32-33 23-28 33-34 37-19 17-12 22-33 27-22 24-29 19-33 32-29 35-37 31-11 28-29 27-19 45-16 34-22 19-24 30-26

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Atl. Athletic Club A W Americus YMCA A W Dawson A W Jacksonville YMCA A W Orlando A W Orlando A W Tampa YMCA A W St. Petersburg A W Southern College A W Auburn H W Auburn A W Mobile H L Athens YMCA A L Athens YMCA H W Columbus YMCA A L Columbus YMCA H L All Stars Atlanta H W * - Records for this season are incomplete

Oglethorpe Columbia College Grant Athletic Club Georgia Georgia Augusta YMCA * - Records for this season are incomplete

1920-21 Jan. 8 Georgia Tech A Jan. 29 Georgia Tech H Vanderbilt H Vanderbilt A * - Records for this season are incomplete

Year-by-Year y Records 1923-24 (22-6) Head Coach: M.P. Gilliam

Albany YMCA A L Spartanburg A W Statesville A.C. A W Greensboro Y A W Richmond Blues A W N.C. State A W Trinity A L North Carolina A L Jan. 18 Georgia Tech A W Jan. 19 Georgia Tech A W Vanderbilt A L Chattanooga A L Tennessee A W Albany YMCA H L Baylor H W Chattanooga H W Georgia Tech H W B’ham Southern H W N.C. State H W Mississippi A&M H W Trinity H W Florida H W Howard H W Georgia H W Georgia H W Millsaps ! W Louisiana College ! W Mississippi College! W Centre ! W ! SIAA Tournament * - Records for this season are incomplete

21-28 27-25 29-26 31-25 28-25 38-17 25-29 23-35 30-26 36-20 11-23 27-30 28-27 24-29 22-16 37-22 36-20 38-20 32-23 24-22 31-19 34-20 32-16 34-20 36-19 21-18 39-23 27-21 32-20

Chattanooga H W Chattanooga H W Chattanooga H W Georgia A L ! SW Louisiana N L ! SIAA Tournament * - Records for this season are incomplete

Jan. 8 Jan. 9

J.P.C. H W Atlanta YMCA H W Chattanooga H L Stetson H W Stetson H W Atlanta YMCA A W J.P.C. A W Jan. 26 Howard N W Howard N W B’ham Southern A L B’ham Southern A L Howard H L Feb. 2 Howard H W Erskine H W Erskine H W * - Records for this season are incomplete

Vanderbilt A L * - Records for this season are incomplete

18-22

1926-27 (11-8) Head Coach: Bernie Moore

Vanderbilt A L * - Records for this season are incomplete

33-36

1927-28 (13-3) 38-31

* - Records for this season are incomplete

1940-44 - No teams

1933-34 (6-6)

1944-45 (16-9)

* - Records for this season are incomplete Head Coach: Jimmy Slocum

* - Records for this season are incomplete

Head Coach: Oscar Long

Vanderbilt A W * - Records for this season are incomplete

60-40 1936-37 (4-6) Head Coach: Lake Russell

1929-30 (10-4) Head Coach: Lake Russell

Jan. 8 Jan. 11

Citadel Albany YMCA Albany YMCA Mississippi College Mississippi College B’ham Southern B’ham Southern Oglethorpe Oglethorpe

H H A H H H H A H

W W W L W L W W W

53-35 41-35 47-41 35-48 41-35 37-44 51-38 53-47 57-32

41-44 41-51 51-41 36-45 48-45 50-34 33-39 43-46 40-48 38-32 40-41 47-65 29-30 35-37 46-48 47-41 40-60 39-35 40-51

Head Coach: Cliff Snow

24-23 23-31 24-38 39-43 46-29 33-44 27-31 53-13 45-26 47-53 52-35 29-19

1935-36 (5-12) 1928-29 (20-5)

Wofford L Georgia L Chattanooga W Chattanooga L Albany Blues W Spring Hill W Millsaps L Atlanta Crackers L Spring Hill L Millsaps W Mississippi College L Howard L Chattanooga L Chattanooga L Newberry L Wofford W Millsaps L Southwestern W Mississippi College L * - Records for this season are incomplete

Head Coach: Lake Russell

Head Coach: Jimmy Slocum

Vanderbilt A W * - Records for this season are incomplete

1938-39 (5-10)

Head Coach: Jimmy Daugherty

41-36 40-29 20-21 28-22 35-25 40-35 38-24 48-35 29-23 30-35 27-36 27-33 59-24 43-25 57-16

1934-35 (3-14)

Head Coach: Bernie Moore

* - Records for this season are incomplete

1939-40 (6-13)

1932-33 (6-7)

Chattanooga H W Stetson A L Florida A L Florida H L Albany YMCA A W Celtics H L Chattanooga A L Sewanee A W Albany YMCA H W Atlanta YMCA H L Sewanee H W C.C.C. H W * - Records for this season are incomplete

Head Coach: John M. King

Head Coach: Lake Russell

* - Records for this season are incomplete

1931-32 - No team

Head Coach: M.P. Gilliam

1925-26 (16-8)

1937-38 (10-4)

Head Coach: Lake Russell

Head Coach: C. “Smokey” Harper

Head Coach: Lake Russell

31-30

73-22 38-30 47-22 27-41 39-41

1930-31 (11-4)

1924-25 (14-6) Vanderbilt A W * - Records for this season are incomplete

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

Feb. 11 Feb. 12 Feb. 13 Feb. 20

Chattanooga W Georgia Tech L Albany YMCA W Celtics L Georgia L Georgia Southern L Florida L Millsaps L Georgia W Georgia Southern W * - Records for this season are incomplete Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

46-22 36-53 38-31 44-55 35-37 31-36 32-48 37-39 27-25 34-29

Nov. 16 Nov. 21 Nov. 24 Nov. 28 Nov. 30 Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 13 Dec. 15 Dec. 19 Dec. 20 Jan. 9 Jan. 13 Jan. 15 Jan. 22 Jan. 26 Jan. 27 Feb. 2 Feb. 3 Feb. 7 Feb. 7 Feb. 9 Feb. 10 Feb. 19 Mar. 6

Camp Wheeler Cochran Field Robins Field Camp Wheeler Robins Field Middle Ga. College Cochran Field Robins Field Robins Field Post Robins Field Post Camp Wheeler Middle Ga. College Auburn Cochran Field Abraham Baldwin Georgia Ga. Pre-Flight Auburn Ga. Pre-Flight Camp Wheeler Camp Wheeler Newberry Presbyterian Georgia ASC Robins Field

H H H H A A A H A H H H A H H A A H H H H A A H H

W L W W L W L W L L W W W L W W L W L W W W W L W

38-15 23-36 36-35 56-18 27-30 56-36 33-43 48-42 39-48 41-42 36-18 60-25 41-36 25-44 49-15 51-36 55-67 40-34 46-54 59-15 43-25 43-37 41-27 40-56 47-35

H H A H A

W W W W W

77-31 50-47 46-29 56-43 55-54

1945-46 - No team 1946-47 (16-9) Head Coach: James Cowan

Dec. 6 Dec. 14 Jan. 2 Jan. 7 Jan. 8

Albany YMCA Chattanooga Albany YMCA North Georgia Auburn

Year-by-Year y Records Jan. 10 Jan. 11 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 18 Jan. 21 Jan. 25 Jan. 26 Jan. 28 Jan. 30 Feb. 1 Feb. 5 Feb. 6 Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Feb. 11 Feb. 13 Feb. 15 Feb. 21 Feb. 22

North Georgia Piedmont Piedmont Georgia Southern Sewanee Samford Jacksonville State Samford Georgia Southern Fort Benning Dublin Navy Chattanooga Sewanee Hendersonville A.S. Presbyterian Jacksonville State Fort Benning Dublin Navy Auburn Presbyterian

A A H A H H A A H H A A A A A H A H H H

W 45-36 L 45-49 W 54-42 W 71-50 W 61-45 L 42-45 W 58-43 W 47-44 W 75-53 L 55-65 L 48-50(OT) L 40-46 L 43-44 L 54-58 W 68-46 L 57-64 L 62-76 W 60-48 W 71-47 W 88-44

1947-48 (17-5) Head Coach: James Cowan

59-51 62-80 97-43 70-38 53-34 55-52 57-44 86-43 53-72 61-48 54-42 53-55 68-43 75-50 65-61 51-54 64-46 49-36 64-35 80-37 87-43 41-85

1948-49 (15-8, 8-2 Dixie - 2nd) Head Coach: James Cowan

Dec. 7 Dec. 9 Dec. 11 Jan. 5 Jan. 8 Jan. 14 Jan. 15 Jan. 18 Jan. 19 Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Feb. 1 Feb. 4 Feb. 5 Feb. 9 Feb. 11 Feb. 12 Feb. 14 Feb. 18 Feb. 19 Feb. 22

Lambuth Coll. of Charleston Georgia Wofford Samford Wofford Coll. of Charleston Florida State Florida Southern Florida State Georgia Oglethorpe Presbyterian Newberry Oglethorpe B’ham-Southern Samford Florida Southern Miss. College B’ham-Southern Presbyterian

H H A H H A A A A H H H A A A A A H H H H

W 53-43 W 54-47 L 59-78 W 66-65(OT) L 53-62 W 63-54 W 60-46 W 65-56 W 79-66 W 62-59 L 51-63 W 81-48 L 59-66 L 55-58 W 75-57 W 59-56 L 49-67 W 68-50 W 95-77 L 47-52 W 83-62

69-60 46-52

1949-50 (19-7, 9-1 Dixie - 1st) Head Coach: James Cowan

Dec. 9 Florida Southern H W 70-53 Jan. 5 Wofford H W 72-64 Jan. 7 Samford H W 52-47 Jan. 11 Georgia A L 57-63 Jan. 13 Presbyterian A W 70-69 Jan. 14 Wofford A L 57-62 Jan. 17 Florida State A L 45-57 Jan. 18 Stetson A W 64-57 Jan. 24 Oglethorpe H W 125-54 Jan. 27 Tampa A L 72-75 Jan. 28 Florida Southern A W 85-66 Feb. 1 Florida State H W 69-61 Feb. 3 Miss. College A W 75-68 Feb. 4 Millsaps A W 81-37 Feb. 7 Oglethorpe A W 82-46 Feb. 10 Samford A W 52-45 Feb. 11 Troy State A W 93-84 Feb. 14 Tampa H W 60-58 Feb. 17 Stetson H W 62-57 Feb. 18 Georgia H L 60-69 Feb. 21 Presbyterian H W 87-65 Feb. 24 Troy State H W 95-74 Feb. 27 ! Millsaps N W 74-37 Feb. 28 ! Miss. College N W 80-62 Mar. 1 ! Florida Southern N L 55-59 Mar. 3 # Tampa A L 66-67 ! - Dixie Conference Tournament - Tallahasee, Fla. # - NAIB District 25 Tournament 1950-51 (16-9, 5-3 Dixie - 2nd) Dixie Conference Tournament Champions Head Coach: James Cowan

Dec. 4 Oglethorpe H W Dec. 9 Georgia A L Dec. 11 Florida State H L Jan. 4 Wofford H W Jan. 6 Samford H W Jan. 11 Coll. of Charleston A W Jan. 12 Presbyterian A L Jan. 13 Wofford A L Jan. 16 Florida Southern H L Jan. 20 Ga. Southern A L Jan. 23 Georgia H L Jan. 26 Rollins A W Jan. 27 Florida Southern A W Feb. 2 Samford A W Feb. 3 B’ham-Southern A L Feb. 9 B’ham-Southern H W Feb. 10 Ga. Southern H W Feb. 13 Coll. of Charleston H W Feb. 16 Millsaps H W Feb. 17 Florida State A L Feb. 20 Presbyterian H W Feb. 22 Oglethorpe A W Feb. 26 ! Oglethorpe H W Feb. 27 ! Florida Southern H W Feb. 28 ! Florida State H W ! - Dixie Conference Tournament, Macon, Ga.

75-38 51-64 52-55 69-49 71-60 85-52 62-69 69-74 41-66 44-69 58-60 59-57 53-52 58-56 59-71 62-53 61-59 75-49 87-68 64-69 75-66 86-42 74-39 72-47 69-65

1951-52 (19-10, 8-0 Dixie - 1st) Dixie Conference Champions Dixie Conference Tournament Champions Head Coach: Dan Nymicz

Nov. 28

B’ham-Southern

A L

69-76

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Nov. 30 Oglethorpe H W 90-35 Dec. 3 Georgia H W 66-61 Dec. 10 Piedmont H W 72-48 Dec. 12 Fort Jackson H W 79-57 Jan. 4 Wofford H W 77-70 Jan. 5 Samford H W 70-55 Jan. 7 Stetson A L 59-97 Jan. 8 Stetson A L 66-79 Jan. 11 Presbyterian A L 57-59 Jan. 12 Wofford A L 81-89 Jan. 15 Ga. Southern H L 83-101 Jan. 18 Rollins A W 61-59 Jan. 19 Florida Southern A W 59-53 Jan. 22 Georgia A W 63-48 Jan. 24 Oglethorpe A W 69-38 Jan. 26 Florida Southern H W 73-56 Jan. 29 Ga. Southern A L 82-92 Feb. 2 North Georgia H W 86-59 Feb. 9 Samford A W 84-76 Feb. 11 Millsaps A W 94-72 Feb. 12 Miss. College A W 63-57 Feb. 16 Piedmont A W 96-66 Feb. 19 Presbyterian H L 56-61 Feb. 21 Stetson H L 60-71 Feb. 22 Stetson H L 59-63 Feb. 25 ! Miss. College H W 100-64 Feb. 26 ! Millsaps H W 63-43 Feb. 27 ! Florida Southern H W 54-48 ! - Dixie Conference Tournament, Macon, Ga. 1952-53 (21-6, 5-0 Dixie - 1st) Dixie Conference Champions Head Coach: Dan Nymicz

Dec. 4 Furman H W 73-64 Dec. 5 Florida State H W 76-61 Dec. 9 Georgia A W 68-63 Dec. 13 Florida State A L 76-77 Jan. 5 B’ham-Southern H W 67-53 Jan. 8 Woff ord H W 68-59 Jan. 10 Presbyterian H W 63-55 Jan. 12 Rollins H W 93-70 Jan. 16 Presbyterian A W 79-76 Jan. 17 Wofford A W 85-72 Jan. 24 Stetson A L 68-77 Jan. 26 Rollins A W 75-68 Jan. 27 Florida Southern A W 82-70 Jan. 31 Ga. Southern A L 67-74 Feb. 2 Mississippi H W 78-40 Feb. 3 Southwestern H W 81-49 Feb. 4 Florida Southern H W 70-64 Feb. 7 Samford A W 85-80 Feb. 11 Furman A L 94-114 Feb. 13 Samford H W 86-68 Feb. 17 Ga. Southern H W 79-61 Feb. 19 Georgia H W 74-62 Feb. 21 Stetson H W 66-62 Feb. 23 ! Oglethorpe H W 65-54 Feb. 24 ! Florida Southern H W 77-65 Feb. 25 ! Samford H L 75-78 ! - Dixie Conference Tournament, Macon, Ga. 1953-54 (19-9, 6-1 Dixie - 2nd) Dixie Conference Tournament Champions NAIA District 25 Champions Head Coach: James Cowan

Dec. 5 Dec. 8 Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Jan. 7

Florida Southern Florida State Stetson Furman Wofford

H A H H H

W L W W W

93-73 70-72 67-54 89-76 72-61 97

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Dec. 6 Samford H W Dec. 8 Georgia A L Dec. 17 Chattanooga H W Jan. 8 Oglethorpe H W Jan. 9 B’ham-Southern A W Jan. 10 Samford A W Jan. 13 Presbyterian A W Jan. 14 Newberry A W Jan. 20 Auburn A L Jan. 23 Florida State A W Jan. 24 Stetson A W Jan. 30 Georgia H L Feb. 3 Florida State H W Feb. 5 Oglethorpe A W Feb. 13 Chattanooga A W Feb. 14 Jacksonville State A L Feb. 17 Auburn H W Feb. 20 Jacksonville State H W Feb. 23 Stetson H W Feb. 25 Presbyterian H W Feb. 26 Newberry H W Mar. 9 ! Hamline N L ! - NAIB Tournament, Kansas City, Mo.

Feb. 23 Newberry H W Feb. 28 ! Florida State N L ! - Dixie Conference Tournament

Year-by-Year y Records Jan. 9 Samford A W 76-62 Jan. 11 Millsaps A W 67-42 Jan. 12 Miss. College A L 70-82 Jan. 15 North Georgia H W 96-42 Jan. 18 Rollins H W 80-60 Jan. 20 Ga. Teachers A L 67-81 Jan. 23 Wofford A L 79-81 Jan. 25 Presbyterian A L 80-94 Jan. 28 Ga. Southern H W 63-48 Jan. 31 Florida State H W 70-63 Feb. 2 Oglethorpe H W 92-43 Feb. 5 Tampa A L 70-81 Feb. 6 Florida Southern A W 88-65 Feb. 8 Rollins A L 57-79 Feb. 11 Presbyterian H W 67-60 Feb. 13 Stetson A W 56-54 Feb. 18 Furman A L 49-93 Feb. 20 Samford H W 73-66 Feb. 22 ! Oglethorpe H W 96-49 Feb. 23 ! Florida Southern H W 90-58 Feb. 24 ! Samford H W 83-51 Feb. 27 # Rollins H W 88-62 Mar. 8 $ Arkansas Tech A L 72-100 ! - Dixie Conference Tournament, Macon, Ga. # - NAIA District 25 Championship, Macon, Ga. $ - NAIA National Tournament, Kansas City, Mo. 1954-55 (8-14)

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

Head Coach: James Cowan

Dec. 6 Oglethorpe A W 109-53 Dec. 8 Oglethorpe H W 91-44 Dec. 11 Georgia A L 75-95 Dec. 16 Samford A L 81-102 Jan. 6 Wofford H W 72-71 Jan. 11 Florida Southern H W 72-35 Jan. 14 Rollins A L 70-92 Jan. 15 Stetson A L 82-87 Jan. 17 Florida Southern A L 66-68 Jan. 21 Presbyterian A L 71-100 Jan. 22 Wofford A L 81-96 Jan. 26 Georgia H W 68-66 Jan. 29 Tampa H W 110-79 Feb. 1 Ga. Southern H L 63-71 Feb. 4 Rollins H L 61-66 Feb. 6 Stetson H L 74-81 Feb. 9 Presbyterian H L 80-82 Feb. 11 Spring Hill H L 73-84 Feb. 12 Samford H W 78-72 Feb. 15 Ga. Southern A L 62-86 Feb. 19 Millsaps H W 99-68 Feb. 28 ! Ga. Southern N L 79-96 ! - NAIA District 25 Tournament, Tallahasee, Fla. 1955-56 (10-12) Head Coach: James Cowan

Dec. 1 Dec. 7 Dec. 10 Dec. 15 Jan. 5 Jan. 7 Jan. 10 Jan. 14 Jan. 17 Jan. 20 Jan. 21 Jan. 27 Jan. 28 Jan. 30 Feb. 3 Feb. 6

Oglethorpe Georgia Applachian State Samford Wofford Oglethorpe North Georgia Samford Florida Southern Presbyterian Wofford Rollins Stetson Florida Southern Rollins Stetson 98

H A A A H A A H H A A A A A H H

W L W L W W W W W L L L L L W W

107-66 72-75 89-78 65-70 77-70 92-49 96-67 85-74 73-55 84-108 72-86 72-80 80-93 66-74 76-73 90-83

Feb. 8 Georgia H L 79-91 Feb. 9 Presbyterian H L 82-90 Feb. 11 Ga. Southern A L 94-121 Feb. 16 North Georgia H W 92-63 Feb. 20 Ga. Southern H L 80-114 Mar. 2 ! Stetson N L 91-118 ! - NAIA Distrcit 25 Tournament - Statesboro, Ga. 1956-57 (8-16) Head Coach: James Cowan (‘56), Robert Wilder (‘57)

Dec. 5 Georgia A L 77-88 Dec. 8 Ga. Southern A L 59-87 Dec. 10 Lipscomb H W 82-66 Dec. 14 Appalachian State H W 91-78 Dec. 17 Belmont A L 58-81 Dec. 18 Southwestern N L 82-93 Dec. 19 Christian Brothers A L 81-83 Jan. 4 Wofford H L 85-87 Jan. 9 Presbyterian H W 112-110(OT) Jan. 12 Samford H W 89-85 Jan. 14 Ga. Southern H L 81-89 Jan. 18 Presbyterian A L 68-100 Jan. 19 Wofford A L 69-103 Jan. 23 Georgia H W 91-71 Jan. 26 North Georgia H W 64-63 Feb. 1 Stetson H L 91-99 Feb. 9 Samford A L 77-91 Feb. 11 Rollins H W 104-78 Feb. 15 Rollins A W 77-64 Feb. 16 Stetson A L 72-116 Feb. 18 Tampa A L 61-96 Feb. 22 Tampa H L 79-82 Feb. 26 North Georgia A L 88-108 Mar. 1 ! Ga. Southern A L 68-104 ! - NAIA District 25 Tournament, Statesboro, Ga. 1957-58 (13-7) Head Coach: Robert Wilder

Dec. 4 Dec. 9 Jan. 3 Jan. 4 Jan. 7 Jan. 10 Jan. 14 Jan. 17 Jan. 18 Jan. 21 Jan. 24 Jan. 25 Feb. 1 Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Feb. 10 Feb. 14 Feb. 22 Feb. 25

Oglethorpe A W 63-51 Ga. Southern H W 74-68 Wofford H W 78-72 Belmont H W 83-79 Oglethorpe H W 57-53 Presbyterian H W 69-60 Georgia H W 76-69 Presbyterian A L 69-71 Wofford A L 77-94 Erskine H W 89-78 North Georgia A W 83-41 Ga. Southern A L 63-66 Stetson H W 76-70 Rollins A L 64-69 Stetson A W 78-76 Florida Southern A W 81-75 Rollins H L 60-72 Florida Southern H W 99-82 Erskine A L 61-84 ! Ga. Southern A L 66-75 ! - NAIA District 25 Tournament, Statesboro, Ga. 1958-59 (9-13) Head Coach: Robert Wilder

Dec. 4 Dec. 6 Dec. 9 Dec. 12 Dec. 13 Jan. 7 Jan. 10 Jan. 16 Jan. 17

Belmont Abbey North Georgia Presbyterian Florida Southern Oglethorpe Ga. Southern Georgia Florida Southern Tampa

H A H H H A H A A

L W L W W L W W L

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

68-80 96-60 74-79 68-64 57-39 63-98 66-62 92-76 70-74

Jan. 20 Erskine H W Jan. 23 Delta State H W Jan. 24 Rollins H L Jan. 30 North Georgia H W Jan. 31 Stetson H L Feb. 3 Georgia A L Feb. 7 Presbyterian A L Feb. 10 Ga. Southern H W Feb. 13 Rollins A L Feb. 14 Stetson A L Feb. 23 Oglethorpe A L Feb. 24 Erskine A L Feb. 27 ! Ga. Southern H L ! - NAIA District 25 Tournament, Macon, Ga.

77-58 77-72 55-56 79-40 85-91 59-71 76-87 82-71 73-76 57-75 61-67 71-75 66-80

1959-60 (9-14) Head Coach: Robert Wilder

Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Dec. 5 Dec. 12 Dec. 17 Dec. 18 Jan. 11 Jan. 15 Jan. 16 Jan. 18 Jan. 23 Jan. 27 Jan. 29 Jan. 30 Feb. 2 Feb. 4 Feb. 5 Feb. 10 Feb. 12 Feb. 13 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 20

Catawba Presbyterian Belmont Abbey North Georgia Wheaton Sewanee Stetson Rollins Stetson Florida Southern Georgia Southern Valdosta State North Georgia Wofford Georgia Southern Erskine Rollins Presbyterian Newberry Wofford Valdosta State Erskine Newberry

H A A A A A H A A A A A H H H A H H A A H H H

L 41-45 W 73-68 L 63-77 W 89-72 L 63-72 L 64-70 W 90-81 L 61-62 L 55-102 L 77-83 L 72-100 L 65-69(OT) W 79-66 W 65-64 L 78-98 L 68-84 W 72-63 W 79-77 L 95-112 L 62-92 W 92-58 W 74-60 L 64-83

1960-61 (7-16) Head Coach: Robert Wilder

Dec. 1 Florida Southern A L 56-69 Dec. 3 North Georgia A W 87-56 Dec. 10 Tampa H W 85-82 Jan. 4 Georgia H L 74-87 Jan. 11 Erskine H L 66-71 Jan. 13 Rollins A W 88-64 Jan. 14 Stetson A L 58-79 Jan. 16 Chattanooga H L 70-83 Jan. 18 Presbyterian A L 54-61 Jan. 21 Southern Miss H L 47-61 Jan. 25 Georgia A L 46-66 Jan. 27 Spring Hill A L 79-83 Jan. 28 Southern Miss A L 55-96 Jan. 31 Georgia Southern H W 74-72(OT) Feb. 4 Rollins H L 70-71 Feb. 6 Stetson H L 59-88 Feb. 9 Presbyterian H W 80-73 Feb. 11 Spring Hill H W 94-90(OT) Feb. 13 Erskine A L 70-84 Feb. 15 Georgia Southern A L 63-71 Feb. 18 Florida Southern H W 70-61 Feb. 21 Chattanooga A L 79-93 Feb. 24 ! Stetson N L 80-83 ! - NAIA District 25 Tournament, Oglethorpe

Year-by-Year y Records 1961-62 (12-12) Head Coach: Robert Wilder

Dec. 1 Dec. 5 Dec. 9 Jan. 4 Jan. 6 Jan. 8 Jan. 11 Jan. 13 Jan. 15 Jan. 19 Jan. 20 Jan. 22 Jan. 25 Jan. 27 Jan. 31 Feb. 2 Feb. 3 Feb. 5 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 14 Feb. 17 Feb. 19 Feb. 22

LaGrange North Georgia Chattanooga Presbyterian LaGrange Stetson Erskine Tampa Florida Southern Tampa Stetson Rollins Georgia Southern Erskine Wofford North Georgia Chattanooga Georgia Florida Southern Rollins Wofford Presbyterian Georgia Southern Georgia

W 62-54 W 100-56 W 68-65 W 70-68 (OT) W 68-61 L 57-71 L 55-73 L 77-91 W 77-71 L 64-76 L 64-80 W 75-66 L 61-63 W 79-71 L 81-84 W 87-63 L 61-64 L 64-75 W 82-72 W 90-83 L 70-75 W 68-56 L 63-67 L 72-85

H H H A A A A H H A A H A H H H H A A H A H A A

W W W L W L L W W L L W W L W W L L L L L W W L

H A A A A H H A A H H A A

L 55-68 L 52-67 L 48-73 W 86-79 L 69-91 W 85-43 L 79-80 (OT) L 41-66 L 74-81 W 72-62 W 89-76 L 67-107 W 72-70

1962-63 (12-12) Head Coach: Robert Wilder

Nov. 30 Dec. 1 Dec. 7 Dec. 8 Dec. 28 Dec. 29 Jan. 5 Jan. 7 Jan. 9 Jan. 12 Jan. 15 Jan. 17 Jan. 19 Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Jan. 29 Feb. 2 Feb. 7 Feb. 9 Feb. 12 Feb. 16 Feb. 18 Feb. 21 Feb. 23

Rollins Florida Southern LaGrange Erskine Pfeiffer Catawba Wofford Stetson Florida Southern Chattanooga LaGrange Presbyterian Georgia Southern Tampa Rollins Wofford Chattanooga Stetson Florida Southern Georgia Southern Presbyterian Erskine Rollins Tampa

90-72 95-67 50-38 58-68 60-49 52-64 69-74 73-65 64-56 53-73 64-83 66-53 79-63 45-53 80-54 92-81 52-57 59-72 67-80 64-95 50-66 45-44 81-63 62-71

1963-64 (10-14) Head Coach: Robert Wilder

Dec. 3 Dec. 6 Dec. 14 Dec. 18 Dec. 19 Jan. 2 Jan. 4 Jan. 10 Jan. 11 Jan. 13 Jan. 17 Jan. 18 Jan. 24

Erskine Jacksonville N.C. State Pembroke St. Micheal’s Presbyterian LaGrange Presbyterian Wofford Stetson Jacksonville Georgia Southern Rollins

Tampa Wofford Rollins Georgia State Stetson Florida Southern Georgia Southern LaGrange Erskine Tampa Florida Southern

A H H H A A H H A H H

W L W W L L L L L W W

76-71 77-78 97-83 100-67 70-89 93-115 78-102 68-83 48-71 95-79 71-62

H H A A A A A A A H A A H H H H H H A A H H A A

L 71-73 W 90-82 L 87-115 L 77-85 L 76-83 L 73-78 (2OT) L 75-100 L 61-64 W 82-77 W 81-77 L 71-84 W 78-66 W 83-68 L 80-89 W 102-94 W 111-83 W 91-89 W 87-73 L 72-78 W 88-75 W 83-68 L 73-81 W 76-75 L 70-86

H H A H N N H A A A H A A H A H A A H A A H H

W W W L L W W L W L W L L W L W W L W W W L L

106-60 70-65 60-57 65-69 75-117 86-61 75-66 53-72 87-66 56-78 84-53 74-83 73-92 74-59 79-87 82-73 83-75 60-71 79-70 108-65 72-64 79-97 61-87

A W H W

99-67 94-75

1964-65 (12-12) Head Coach: Robert Wilder

Dec. 1 Dec. 5 Dec. 14 Dec. 16 Dec. 17 Jan. 1 Jan. 2 Jan. 6 Jan. 9 Jan. 11 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 23 Jan. 25 Jan. 27 Jan. 30 Feb. 3 Feb. 6 Feb. 12 Feb. 13 Feb. 20 Feb. 24 Feb. 27 Mar. 1

Jacksonville LaGrange Wofford Georgetown Coll. Wilmington Shorter Huntingdon LaGrange Jacksonville Stetson Georgia Southern Georgia State Fla. Presbyterian Carson-Newman Wofford Rollins Tampa Georgia State Stetson Rollins Florida Southern Georgia Southern Tampa Florida Southern

1965-66 (13-10) Head Coach: Robert Wilder

Dec. 1 Dec. 4 Dec. 6 Dec. 9 Jan. 7 Jan. 8 Jan. 12 Jan. 15 Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Jan. 25 Jan. 29 Jan. 31 Feb. 2 Feb. 5 Feb. 8 Feb. 11 Feb. 12 Feb. 15 Feb. 19 Feb. 22 Feb. 24 Feb. 28

West Georgia Stetson LaGrange Shorter Athens College Kentucky Southern Wofford Carson-Newman Rollins Florida Southern Georgia State Georgia Southern Wofford Rollins Jacksonville LaGrange Tampa Stetson Tampa Georgia State Shorter Georgia Southern Jacksonville

1966-67 (15-6) Head Coach: Robert Wilder

Dec. 1 Dec. 3

West Georgia Fla. Presbyterian

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Dec. 7 Jan. 7 Jan. 9 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 18 Jan. 21 Jan. 23 Jan. 28 Jan. 30 Feb. 1 Feb. 4 Feb. 8 Feb. 10 Feb. 13 Feb. 17 Feb. 18 Feb. 22 Feb. 25

LaGrange Stetson Florida Southern Wilmington Georgia State Georgia Southern Rollins Ga. Southewestern Tampa Georgia Tech Tampa Samford LaGrange Jacksonville Georgia State Rollins Stetson Georgia Southern Jacksonville

A H H H A A H H A A H H H A H A A H H

W W W W W L W W L L W L W L W W W W L

71-67 76-71 81-69 93-70 97-70 96-105 83-70 96-61 79-93 57-91 74-73 73-80 61-54 65-71 100-86 70-67 73-68 93-74 89-93

A A H A H H A A H H H A A H A A H H A A A H H

L L W L L W L L L L W L W W L L W W W W L W L

83-88 86-90 (OT) 65-53 64-85 90-94 98-81 86-90 76-82 80-86 66-79 69-67 78-90 80-79 82-57 73-79 74-87 73-70 76-68 105-79 87-73 62-83 65-61 67-93

L L W L L W W W W L W L L L W L W W W W W

63-73 80-82 92-87 81-84 86-101 80-70 73-59 76-71 85-67 74-99 95-66 59-67 71-76 90-103 97-54 67-74 88-74 83-76 90-76 85-71 97-93

1967-68 (9-14) Head Coach: Robert Wilder

Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 6 Dec. 14 Jan. 5 Jan. 6 Jan. 10 Jan. 16 Jan. 18 Jan. 20 Jan. 23 Jan. 26 Jan. 27 Jan. 30 Feb. 1 Feb. 3 Feb. 7 Feb. 10 Feb. 12 Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 20 Feb. 23

Hampden-Sydney Florida Southern LaGrange Jacksonville Huntingdon B’ham-Southern Georgia Southern LaGrange Carson-Newman Oglethorpe Georgia Southern Fla. Presbyterian Tampa Georgia State Oglethorpe Samford Rollins Steson Georgia State Rollins Stetson Tampa Jacksonville

1968-69 (14-12) Head Coach: Robert Wilder

Nov. 30 Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Dec. 19 Dec. 19 Jan. 3 Jan. 4 Jan. 9 Jan. 11 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 18 Jan. 21 Jan. 27 Jan. 30 Feb. 1 Feb. 6 Feb. 8 Feb. 10 Feb. 14 Feb. 15

Georgia State Stetson LaGrange New Haven Hampden-Sydney Fort Valley Georgia Southern Georgia State Florida Southern Oglethorpe Florida Georgia Tech Jacksonville Columbus LaGrange Carson-Newman Rollins Georgia Southern Columbus Rollins Stetson

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

H A A A A H A H H A A H A H H H H A A A A H H H

Jan. 25 Jan. 28 Jan. 31 Feb. 4 Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Feb. 13 Feb. 15 Feb. 19 Feb. 22 Feb. 24

Year-by-Year y Records Feb. 20 Feb. 22 Feb. 27

Jacksonville Oglethorpe Georgia Southern

L L L

80-102 56-71 67-68

L L L L W L L L W L L L W W L L L L W L L L L W

80-83 52-100 62-102 70-74 106-76 67-83 57-66 70-87 83-73 67-83 64-72 84-96 74-71 67-56 53-88 76-87 70-71 60-98 96-82 60-91 69-72 61-69 68-74 105-76

1969-70 (6-18) Head Coach: Robert Wilder

Dec. 1 Dec. 3 Dec. 9 Jan. 3 Jan. 5 Jan. 9 Jan. 10 Jan. 13 Jan. 16 Jan. 17 Jan. 20 Jan. 23 Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Jan. 31 Feb. 3 Feb. 5 Feb. 9 Feb. 14 Feb. 16 Feb. 21 Feb. 26 Feb. 28 Mar. 3

Ga. Southwestern #7 North Carolina #18 Jacksonville Georgia State LaGrange Fort Valley State Oglethorpe Oglethorpe Sewanee Samford Georgia Southern Rollins Fla. Presbyterian Belmont Abbey Carson-Newman LaGrange Rollins Georgia Southern Columbus Stetson Columbus Oglethorpe Stetson Georgia State

H A A A H H H A A A H A A H A A H A H A A H A H

1970-71 (14-9)

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

Head Coach: Dwayne Morrison

Dec. 1 Dec. 5 Dec. 9 Dec. 12 Jan. 4 Jan. 6 Jan. 8 Jan. 9 Jan. 13 Jan. 15 Jan. 16 Jan. 19 Jan. 23 Jan. 25 Feb. 1 Feb. 6 Feb. 9 Feb. 13 Feb. 15 Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Feb. 23 Feb. 26

Ga. Southwestern Clemson The Citadel Davidson LaGrange Oglethorpe Fort Valley State Georgia Southern Fla. Presbyterian LaGrange Stetson Florida Southern #6 Jacksonville Georgia Southern Southern Tech Georgia Southern Rollins Georgia State Southern Tech Rollins Stetson Oglethorpe Georgia State

H A A A A H H H H H H A H H A A H A H A A A H

W L W L L L W W W W W L L L W L W W W W L W W

81-78 46-61 73-70 50-80 69-76 69-70 90-60 60-53 73-58 61-54 73-53 79-87 76-93 71-79 103-85 66-86 84-77 (OT) 70-64 112-69 86-84 64-78 80-70 100-74

1971-72 (19-7) Head Coach: Dwayne Morrison

Dec. 1 Dec. 4 Dec. 6 Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Dec. 21 Jan. 3 Jan. 7 Jan. 8 Jan. 11 Jan. 15

East Tenn. State Augusta Georgia Southern West Florida LaGranage West Georgia West Georgia Texas Wesleyan Georgia Southern #12 Florida State Oglethorpe 100

A H A H H A H H H A H

L W W W W L W W W L L

58-65 74-73 73-71 74-71 74-68 78-81 95-78 105-75 102-84 78-96 75-76

Jan. 19 South Florida A W 93-88 Jan. 20 West Florida A W 83-79 Jan. 24 Southern Tech A W 91-77 Jan. 28 Augusta A W 94-88 (OT) Feb. 4 Fort Valley State H W 105-77 Feb. 4 Southern Tech H W 104-83 Feb. 7 Appalachian State H W 101-70 Feb. 10 Oglethorpe A W 95-62 Feb. 14 Chattanooga A W 86-80 Feb. 19 Missouri Western H W 89-81 Feb. 21 Pembroke State H W 79-67 Feb. 25 Jacksonville A L 77-90 Feb. 29 LaGrange A W 84-80 Mar. 9 ! Roanoke A L 72-78 Mar. 10 ! Florida Southern N L 83-85 ! - NCAA College Division Tournament - Roanoke, Va. 1972-73 (15-6) Head Coach: Dwayne Morrison

Dec. 2 Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 13 Dec. 16 Dec. 27 Dec. 28 Jan. 6 Jan. 8 Jan. 10 Jan. 13 Jan. 18 Jan. 20 Jan. 25 Jan. 31 Feb. 3 Feb. 8 Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 Mar. 3

Morehead State Southern Tech LaGrange #8 La.-Lafayette Fort Valley State Arkansas State Louisiana Tech Wis.-LaCrosse Wis.-Milwaukee Southern Illinois Arkansas State St. Bernard Chattanooga Lander Georgia Southern Southern Tech Furman Florida Tech South Florida Samford Florida State

A H H A H H H H A A A H H H A A A H H A A

L W W L W W W W L W L W L W W W W W W W L

91-95 117-74 80-66 104-111 120-60 86-79 70-68 95-65 60-72 71-69 82-108 101-73 75-76 47-23 78-69 109-70 118-115 104-68 87-80 77-74 94-112

H H A A H H H H H H H H H H A A A H H A A H A A

W W L L W W W W W W W W W W L L W W L W L W L L

93-86 89-74 87-90 (OT) 85-101 78-64 73-67 75-68 86-73 90-89 104-80 81-71 93-66 94-84 109-91 88-111 83-94 102-85 99-73 67-73 104-77 62-87 87-86(2OT) 65-75 92-110

1973-74 (16-8) Head Coach: Joe Dan Gold

Dec. 1 Dec. 3 Dec. 5 Dec. 13 Dec. 22 Dec. 27 Dec. 28 Dec. 31 Jan. 4 Jan. 5 Jan. 10 Jan. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 19 Jan. 26 Jan. 28 Feb. 1 Feb. 6 Feb. 9 Feb. 13 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Feb. 25

Morehead State Hofstra Lousiana Tech South Florida Rider Wis.-Milwaukee Indiana State Delaware Va. Commonwealth Florida Southern Manhattan Georgia State LSU-New Orleans Hardin-Simmons Chattanooga Georgia Southern Georgia Tech St. Bernard Georgia Southern Georgia State LSU-New Orleans Samford Virginia Tech Va. Commonwealth

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

1974-75 (9-17) Head Coach: Bill Bibb

Nov. 30 Dec. 2 Dec. 7 Dec. 12 Dec. 14 Dec. 18 Dec. 21 Jan. 2 Jan. 4 Jan. 8 Jan. 11 Jan. 13 Jan. 16 Jan. 18 Jan. 20 Jan. 31 Feb. 1 Feb. 5 Feb. 8 Feb. 10 Feb. 15 Feb. 19 Feb. 22 Feb. 24 Feb. 26 Mar. 1

Georgia College N.C. A&T Tennessee Tech Southern Miss West Florida South Florida East Carolina Tennessee Tech Georgia Tech Georgia Southern Chattanooga Louisiana Tech West Florida Houston South Alabama Georgia Tech Samford Georgia State Va. Commonwealth Samford South Alabama Georgia Southern Va. Commonwealth Florida State Georgia State Memphis

H H H A A H A A H A H H H A A A A H A H H H H A A A

W 89-69 W 76-65 L 76-81 L 94-101 W 91-85 L 81-84 (OT) L 82-121 L 88-100 L 68-70 W 85-83 L 83-84 W 91-66 W 82-81 L 98-99 L 94-95 L 80-91 L 78-79 W 92-80 L 75-95 W 81-68 W 76-67 L 78-98 L 63-68 L 68-91 L 60-62 L 75-93

H H H H A A A N H N A H H H H A A A A H H H H H A

W W W W L L W L W W L L W W W W L L L W L W W W L

A H H H A H H H H H H

L 63-105 W 102-51 L 75-81 L 77-79 L 33-35 L 86-91 L 67-70 L 55-59 (OT) W 82-57 L 64-75 W 73-70

1975-76 (15-10) Head Coach: Bill Bibb

Nov. 29 Dec. 3 Dec. 6 Dec. 13 Dec. 16 Dec. 23 Dec. 26 Dec. 27 Dec. 29 Jan. 5 Jan. 6 Jan. 10 Jan. 14 Jan. 17 Jan. 19 Jan. 22 Jan. 24 Jan. 31 Feb. 4 Feb. 9 Feb. 12 Feb. 14 Feb. 17 Feb. 21 Feb. 28

Indiana State-E’ville Charleston So. Louisiana Tech Missouri Western Louisiana Tech Middle Tennessee Evansville Weber State Delaware Boston Stetson La.-Monroe Georgia Southern Georgia State S.C. State Samford South Alabama Georgia Southern Georgia State UNC-Wilmington South Alabama Samford East Carolina Southern Miss Florida State

72-65 95-71 73-72 69-59 90-95 72-83 81-80 71-78 77-75 92-79 47-58 57-69 86-73 81-73 80-78 (OT) 80-65 84-97 79-85 84-94 74-62 70-83 81-80 86-68 69-65 76-90

1976-77 (6-19) Head Coach: Bill Bibb

Nov. 27 Dec. 1 Dec. 4 Dec. 9 Dec. 11 Dec. 18 Dec. 22 Jan. 3 Jan. 6 Jan. 8 Jan. 12

Florida Ga. Southwestern Louisiana Tech Tennessee Tech Vanderbilt Evansville Ball State Middle Tennessee Culver-Stockton UNC-Wilmington Georgia State

Year-by-Year y Records Jan. 15 Jan. 17 Jan. 22 Jan. 24 Jan. 29 Jan. 31 Feb. 5 Feb. 9 Feb. 12 Feb. 14 Feb. 19 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Mar. 1

La.-Monroe Louisiana Tech Southern Miss Samford Georgia State Florida State Georgia Southern Tennesee Tech Samford Southern Miss Georgia College East Carolina UNC-Wilmington Georgia Southern

L 81-94 L 64-84 L 64-74 L 46-49 L 57-61 L 65-66 (OT) L 61-72 W 82-65 W 78-74 L 81-83 W 111-72 L 70-76 L 58-71 L 81-85

H H A H H H A A N N A H H H H A A A A A H A H A H H H

W 83-54 W 92-66 L 50-55 L 74-96 W 79-59 W 90-80 L 60-80 L 74-75 (2OT) L 51-59 L 83-85 (OT) L 79-83 W 72-60 W 77-41 L 73-75 W 76-73 L 62-65 W 80-79 W 64-55 W 82-77 L 70-73 W 88-61 L 65-66 W 92-78 W 77-74 W 79-56 W 68-64 W 92-75

H H H N N A A H H H H H A A A A H H A A H H

W W W W L W L W W W L W W W W L W W W W W W

1977-78 (16-11) Head Coach: Bill Bibb

Nov. 28 Dec. 1 Dec. 3 Dec. 7 Dec. 10 Dec. 15 Dec. 17 Dec. 19 Dec. 29 Dec. 30 Jan. 2 Jan. 7 Jan. 9 Jan. 11 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 20 Jan. 22 Jan. 28 Jan. 30 Feb. 4 Feb. 9 Feb. 13 Feb. 15 Feb. 18 Feb. 22 Feb. 25

Ga. Southwestern USC-Aiken Louisiana Tech Florida Presbyterian Tennessee Tech UNC-Wilmington Charleston So. Southern Illinois Murray State Ball State Louisiana Tech Fredonia State Southern Miss Georgia Southern Georgia State Samford Southern Miss Georgia Southern #3 North Carolina Charleston So. Stetson Samford Tennesee Tech Georgia State Stetson East Carolina

1978-79 (21-6) Head Coach: Bill Bibb

Nov. 25 Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 18 Dec. 21 Jan. 2 Jan. 4 Jan. 6 Jan. 13 Jan. 15 Jan. 18 Jan. 22 Jan. 25 Jan. 27 Jan. 31 Feb. 3 Feb. 8 Feb. 12 Feb. 17 Feb. 21

St. Leo USC-Aiken Presbyterian Western Carolina Florida Southern Charleston So. Morehead State Campbell Western Illinois Charleston So. Stetson UT-Arlington Tulane Samford Georgia State Southern Miss Georgia Southern Georgia State Middle Tennessee Georgia Southern Southern Miss Morehead State

99-57 110-81 112-68 83-71 70-72 96-57 67-81 75-50 94-82 76-61 75-82 106-70 68-67 63-52 68-62 85-103 85-74 98-80 64-61 (OT) 87-78 103-78 86-73

Feb. 24 Samford H Feb. 28 Stetson A Mar. 2 ! Oklahoma City N Mar. 3 ! La.-Monroe N ! - A-Sun Tournament (Monroe, La.)

W W W L

87-62 82-81 90-70 69-90

Mar. 6 # La.-Monroe N W 59-55 Mar. 7 # Houston Baptist N W 72-67 Mar. 12 $ Arkansas N L 67-73 ! - Cotton States Classic (Chattanooga, Tenn.) # - A-Sun Tournament (Shreveport, La.) $ - NCAA Midwest Regional (Austin, Texas)

1979-80 (16-12, 3-3 A-Sun - 3rd) 1981-82 (16-11, 8-8 A-Sun - 5th)

Head Coach: Bill Bibb

Nov. 30 Ole Miss A Dec. 3 Charleston So. H Dec. 6 Central Wesleyan H Dec. 15 Middle Tennessee H Dec. 18 Florida A Dec. 22 Middle Tennessee A Jan. 3 Louisiana-Monroe A Jan. 5 Evansville H Jan. 7 #6 North Carolina H Jan. 10 Fredonia State H Jan. 14 Georgia Southern H Jan. 17 Stetson A Jan. 19 Samford A Jan. 22 UT-Pan American A Jan. 26 Southern Miss A Jan. 30 Stetson H Feb. 2 Georgia State H Feb. 4 Georgia Southern A Feb. 7 Evansville A Feb. 9 Georgia State A Feb. 13 Houston Baptist H Feb. 16 Centenary H Feb. 18 Hardin-Simmons H Feb. 20 Tulane H Feb. 23 Southern Miss H Feb. 28 ! Samford A Feb. 29 ! La.-Monroe A Mar. 1 ! UT-Pan American A ! - A-Sun Tournament (Monroe, La.)

L W W L W L L W L W W L L L L W W L L W W W W W W W L W

43-63 90-67 85-62 62-63 69-67 63-81 77-78 61-59 (OT) 63-81 71-53 92-70 70-92 70-80 70-75 63-72 75-56 83-71 72-74 76-92 94-78 84-75 86-77 89-79 96-79 71-70 74-68 71-102 90-78

Head Coach: Bill Bibb

Nov. 28 UT-Pan American A Dec. 2 Spring Hill H Dec. 5 Stetson A Dec. 8 Mississippi A Dec. 12 Jacksonville H Dec. 14 Georgia State A Dec. 17 Fla. International H Dec. 23 Jacksonville A Jan. 2 Georgia State H Jan. 5 Hardin-Simmons H Jan. 9 Houston Baptist H Jan. 11 Ark.-Little Rock H Jan. 16 Georgia Southern A Jan. 18 Samford H Jan. 21 La.-Monroe A Jan. 23 Northwestern State A Jan. 27 Centenary H Jan. 30 Stetson H Feb. 6 Hardin-Simmons A Feb. 8 Ark.-Little Rock A Feb. 10 Georgia Southern H Feb. 13 Samford A Feb. 17 Northwestern State H Feb. 20 La.-Monroe H Feb. 25 Centenary A Feb. 27 Houston Baptist A Mar. 4 ! Northwestern State N ! - A-Sun Tournament (Monroe, La.)

W 77-74 W 73-46 W 75-72 L 38-50 W 83-81 L 58-60 W 89-55 W 65-62 W 75-67 W 72-52 W 60-50 L 67-70 (OT) L 63-71 W 68-61 L 75-97 L 86-98 W 74-64 W 77-76 (OT) L 63-68 L 33-41 W 67-57 W 70-67 (OT) W 86-81 L 65-66 W 78-75 L 68-75 (3OT) L 74-85

1980-81 (18-12, 10-4 A-Sun - 3rd)

1982-83 (13-15, 6-8 A-Sun - 5th)

A-Sun Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament Head Coach: Bill Bibb

Head Coach: Bill Bibb

Nov. 29 Dec. 2 Dec. 6 Dec. 10 Dec. 13 Dec. 15 Dec. 29 Dec. 30 Jan. 5 Jan. 8 Jan. 10 Jan. 13 Jan. 17 Jan. 20 Jan. 24 Jan. 28 Jan. 31 Feb. 5 Feb. 7 Feb. 12 Feb. 14 Feb. 16 Feb. 19 Feb. 21 Feb. 26 Feb. 28 Mar. 5

St. Leo #10 North Carolina Arkansas State Mississippi Columbus Georgia State ! SE Louisiana ! UT-Chattanooga UNC-Greensboro Centenary Ark.-Little Rock Tulane Georgia State Ark.-Little Rock Samford Arkansas State Stetson Charleston So. Georgia Southern Stetson Georgia Southern Samford Northwestern State Hardin-Simmons La.-Monroe Houston Baptist # Ark.-Little Rock

H A A H H A N A H H H A H A A H H H H A A H H H A A N

W 93-65 L 74-89 L 52-67 L 58-70 W 56-54 W 64-61 W 74-67 L 58-60 (OT) W 88-65 L 72-77 W 71-57 L 57-67 W 84-69 L 58-68 W 90-79 W 91-69 L 62-63 (OT) W 74-64 W 105-70 L 71-76 W 60-58 (OT) L 60-61 W 94-66 W 93-78 W 75-66 L 67-69 W 78-69

Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Nov. 29 Auburn A L 76-85 Dec. 1 Augusta H W 79-72 Dec. 7 Georgia State A L 77-82 Dec. 11 UT-Pan American H W 64-54 Dec. 15 Mississippi H L 40-48 Dec. 18 Coker H W 105-82 Dec. 20 UNC-Greensboro H W 63-52 Jan. 3 Hardin-Simmons A W 84-73 Jan. 5 Arkansas A L 62-83 Jan. 8 Stetson H W 81-80 Jan. 11 Samford H W 80-74 Jan. 15 Georgia Southern H W 52-48 (OT) Jan. 18 Stetson A L 73-74 Jan. 22 Northwestern State A L 61-65 Jan. 26 Centenary H L 65-68 Jan. 29 Houston Baptist H L 44-51 Jan. 31 Tennessee Tech A L 74-81 Feb. 3 Hardin-Simmons A W 75-64 Feb. 5 Ark.-Little Rock H L 62-71 Feb. 9 Georgia Southern A L 55-67 Feb. 12 Samford A L 60-61 (OT) Feb. 15 Ark.-Little Rock A L 68-70 Feb. 17 Northwestern State H W 90-74 Feb. 19 Tennessee Tech H W 78-67 Feb. 21 Georgia State H W 71-61 Feb. 24 Centenary A L 85-86 Feb. 26 Houston Baptist A W 91-82 Mar. 5 ! Centenary A L 95-96 (OT) ! - A-Sun Tournament (Shreveport, La. 101

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

A A A A A H H A H H H A A A

Year-by-Year y Records 1983-84 (14-14, 6-8 A-Sun)

$ - NCAA Tournament (Atlanta, Ga.)

Head Coach: Bill Bibb

Nov. 30 Flagler H W 72-59 Dec. 3 Georgia State H W 73-66 Dec. 6 Stetson A L 76-91 Dec. 9 Alcorn State N W 103-101 Dec. 10 Southern Illinois A L 71-84 Dec. 14 Auburn H L 63-65 Dec. 17 NC Wesleyan H W 83-53 Dec. 19 Mississippi A L 64-82 Dec. 21 Bethune-Cookman H W 71-62 Jan. 5 Northwestern State H W 81-65 Jan. 7 Centenary H W 95-82 Jan. 12 Samford A L 78-81 Jan. 14 Ark.-Little Rock A L 73-75 (2OT) Jan. 18 Stetson H L 68-70 Jan. 21 Georgia Southern A W 57-54 Jan. 26 Houston Baptist H L 50-55 Jan. 28 Hardin-Simmons H L 62-65 (OT) Feb. 2 Northwestern State A L 70-75 Feb. 4 Centenary A L 68-70 Feb. 9 Samford H W 82-78 Feb. 11 Ark.-Little Rock H W 86-78 Feb. 15 Georgia State A W 97-87 Feb. 18 Georgia Southern H W 72-68 Feb. 22 Georgia College H W 104-72 Feb. 25 Hardin-Simmons A L 68-71 Feb. 27 Houston Baptist A L 57-73 Mar. 3 ! Georgia Southern A W 80-77 Mar. 8 # Samford A L 80-84 ! - A-Sun Tournament (Stateboro, Ga.) # - A-Sun Tournament (Houston, Texas) 1984-85 (22-9, 10-4 A-Sun)

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

A-Sun Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament Head Coach: Bill Bibb

Nov. 28 Augusta H W 84-72 Dec. 1 Georgia College H W 74-62 Dec. 4 Stetson A W 89-71 Dec. 8 Auburn A L 69-70 Dec. 13 Augusta A W 91-57 Dec. 19 Bethune-Cookman H W 75-60 Dec. 22 Tennessee Tech H W 81-76 Dec. 28 Stanford N W 90-72 Dec. 29 Texas A L 68-69 Jan. 5 Georgia Southern A W 71-60 Jan. 7 Fredonia State H W 74-47 Jan. 10 Samford A L 69-76 Jan. 12 Georgia State A W 93-82 Jan. 17 Hardin-Simmons H W 88-73 Jan. 19 Houston Baptist H L 57-58 Jan. 21 Stetson H L 53-61 Jan. 24 Centenary A W 73-58 Jan. 26 Ark.-Little Rock A W 74-66 Jan. 30 Florida A&M H W 83-72 Feb. 2 Georgia Southern H W 75-64 Feb. 7 Samford H W 92-80 Feb. 9 Georgia State H W 81-62 Feb. 14 Hardin-Simmons A L 67-70 Feb. 16 Houston Baptist A W 90-77 Feb. 21 Centenary H W 93-69 Feb. 23 Ark.-Little Rock H L 72-79 Feb. 25 Florida A&M A L 87-100 Mar. 2 ! Centenary H W 74-70 (OT) Mar. 7 # Houston Baptist N W 69-65 Mar. 8 # Ark.-Little Rock N W 105-96 Mar. 15 $ Georgia Tech N L 58-65 ! - A-Sun Tournament (Macon, Ga.) # - A-Sun Tournament (Statesboro, Ga.) 102

1985-86 (15-14, 6-8 A-Sun) Head Coach: Bill Bibb

Nov. 23 Georgia College H W 74-61 Nov. 26 Florida Tech H W 78-65 Nov. 30 Stetson A L 72-75 Dec. 2 Central Florida A W 81-67 Dec. 6 UT-Chattanooga A W 61-59 Dec. 7 Georgia Southern N L 52-54 Dec. 10 Bethune-Cookman H W 53-52 Dec. 14 Alabama A L 49-92 Dec. 19 Augusta A L 55-57 (OT) Dec. 21 Tennessee Tech A L 55-66 Jan. 4 Georgia Southern H W 61-56 Jan. 9 Samford H L 73-74 (OT) Jan. 11 Georgia State H W 97-75 Jan. 16 Centenary A W 85-73 Jan. 18 Ark.-Little Rock A L 76-91 Jan. 23 Hardin-Simmons H L 47-68 Jan. 25 Houston Baptist H L 55-61 Jan. 28 Stetson H W 67-53 Feb. 1 Georgia Southern A W 62-55 Feb. 6 Samford A L 64-74 Feb. 8 Georgia State A W 70-66 Feb. 13 Centenary H W 73-72 Feb. 15 Ark.-Little Rock H L 56-57 Feb. 17 Augusta H W 76-45 Feb. 20 Hardin-Simmons A L 63-77 Feb. 22 Houston Baptist A L 77-87 Feb. 25 Central Florida H L 69-62 Mar. 1 ! Hardin-Simmons A W 70-61 Mar. 6 # Ark.-Little Rock A L 66-81 ! - A-Sun Tournament (Hardin-Simmons) # - A-Sun Tournament (Little Rock, Ark.) 1986-87 (12-16, 7-11 A-Sun) Head Coach: Bill Bibb

Nov. 29 UNC-Greensboro H W 65-45 Dec. 1 Bethune-Cookman A W 84-73 Dec. 5 Western Kentucky A L 67-98 Dec. 6 Murray State N W 51-50 Dec. 10 Augusta A L 61-67 Dec. 13 Bethune-Cookman H W 71-56 Dec. 15 Florida Tech H W 76-68 Dec. 18 Georgia State H W 78-71 Jan. 3 Stetson H L 56-57 Jan. 5 Georgia Southern H L 54-55 Jan. 8 Centenary H W 85-78 Jan. 10 Houston Baptist H W 60-57 (OT) Jan. 15 Samford A W 68-61 Jan. 17 Ark.-Little Rock A L 71-90 Jan. 22 Hardin-Simmons H L 105-107 (2OT) Jan. 24 UT-San Antonio H W 88-77 Jan. 26 Augusta H L 56-59 Jan. 31 Georgia State A L 60-64 Feb. 2 South Florida A L 53-70 Feb. 4 Stetson A L 65-71 Feb. 7 Georgia Southern A L 64-69 Feb. 12 Centenary A L 70-74 Feb. 14 Houston Baptist A L 70-89 Feb. 19 Samford H W 89-67 Feb. 21 Ark.-Little Rock H L 63-65 Feb. 26 Hardin-Simmons A W 75-73 Feb. 28 UT-San Antonio A L 71-84 Mar. 5 ! Stetson N L 68-75 ! - A-Sun Tournament (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1987-88 (15-14, 8-10 A-Sun) Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Head Coach: Bill Bibb

Dec. 1 Fort Valley State H W Dec. 5 Clemson A L Dec. 9 Augusta H W Dec. 12 Mississippi State A L Dec. 16 Auburn A L Dec. 19 Florida Tech H W Dec. 21 Augusta A W Dec. 28 Long Island N W 85-71 Dec. 29 Central Connecticut A W Jan. 2 Georgia State H W Jan. 7 Stetson A L Jan. 9 Georgia Southern A L Jan. 14 Centenary H W Jan. 16 Houston Baptist H W Jan. 21 Samford A L Jan. 23 Ark.-Little Rock A W Jan. 28 Hardin-Simmons H L Jan. 30 UT-San Antonio H W Feb. 6 Georgia State A W Feb. 11 Stetson H W Feb. 13 Georgia Southern H W Feb. 18 Centenary A L Feb. 20 Houston Baptist A L Feb. 27 Ark.-Little Rock H L Feb. 29 Samford H W Mar. 3 Hardin-Simmons A L Mar. 5 UT-San Antonio A L Mar. 10 ! Hardin-Simmons N W Mar. 11 ! Georgia Southern N L ! - A-Sun Tournament (Daytona Beach, Fla.)

110-64 68-103 71-68 50-66 48-80 80-78 71-64 76-68 84-75 67-79 58-70 75-73 75-58 70-73 77-59 75-77 78-77 80-78 86-74 63-60 83-90 57-69 78-84 68-64 78-80 85-108 57-52 52-60

1988-89 (14-14, 9-9 A-Sun) Head Coach: Bill Bibb

Nov. 30 Fort Valley State H W 97-56 Dec. 3 Auburn A L 66-87 Dec. 7 Augusta H W 87-80 Dec. 10 Mississippi State N L 63-74 Dec. 13 Shorter H W 80-47 Dec. 17 Georgia State H W 90-89 (OT) Dec. 19 Augusta A W 81-70 Dec. 28 Georgetown N L 55-80 Dec. 29 Rider N L 73-75 Jan. 5 Stetson A L 64-81 Jan. 7 Georgia Southern A L 78-81 Jan. 12 Hardin-Simmons H L 43-46 Jan. 14 UT-San Antonio H W 77-72 Jan. 19 Centenary A L 65-74 Jan. 21 Houston Baptist A L 72-87 Jan. 26 Samford H W 69-68 Jan. 28 Ark.-Little Rock H L 82-103 Jan. 31 Georgia Southern H L 61-66 Feb. 6 Stetson H W 83-76 Feb. 9 UT-San Antonio A L 78-80 Feb. 11 Hardin-Simmons A W 79-77 (OT) Feb. 16 Houston Baptist H W 80-73 Feb. 18 Centenary H W102-92 (2OT) Feb. 23 #19 Ark.-Little Rock A W 75-72 Feb. 25 Samford A W 57-55 Feb. 28 Armstrong State H W 61-54 Mar. 4 Georgia State A L 76-94 Mar. 7 ! Centenary N L 74-76 ! - A-Sun Tournament (Little Rock, Ark.) 1989-90 (7-20, 2-14 A-Sun) Head Coach: Brad Siegfried

Nov. 24 Nov. 28 Dec. 1

Va. Commonwealth A L Covenant H W Baylor A L

60-79 87-71 58-100

Year-by-Year y Records Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 11 Dec. 13 Dec. 16 Jan. 6 Jan. 11 Jan. 13 Jan. 18 Jan. 20 Jan. 25 Jan. 27 Jan. 31 Feb. 3 Feb. 8 Feb. 10 Feb. 15 Feb. 17 Feb. 22 Feb. 24 Feb. 28 Mar. 3

U.S. International UNC-Asheville Drake Long Island Georgia Augusta Centenary Georgia State Hardin-Simmons UT-San Antonio Ark.-Little Rock Samford Georgia Southern Stetson Georgia State Miami UT-San Antonio Hardin-Simmons Samford Ark.-Little Rock Stetson Georgia Southern LaGrange Centenary

N H A N A H A H H H A A H H H A A A H H A A H H

W 55-53 L 59-74 L 48-85 W 70-69 L 57-85 W 64-58 L 56-87 W 65-53 L 53-56 L 52-71 L 48-65 L 57-64 L 50-71 L 58-68 W 77-67 L 47-53 L 71-87 L 65-69 L 51-57 L 70-82 L 70-78 L 79-84 (OT) W 94-74 L 91-99

1990-91 (2-25, 1-13 A-Sun) Head Coach: Brad Siegfried

83-100 64-92 65-72 72-84 74-111 50-117 69-74 48-99 69-88 51-75 67-103 72-66 67-72 60-96 66-71 54-83 61-98 51-58 68-87 61-55 40-54 55-68 64-78 50-55 79-91 63-91 55-77

1991-92 (11-18, 7-9 A-Sun) Head Coach: Bill Hodges

Nov. 26 Nov. 30 Dec. 3 Dec. 6 Dec. 7 Dec. 9 Dec. 14 Dec. 19 Dec. 21 Dec. 28 Jan. 2

Georgia Furman North Georgia Colorado Long Island Butler UT-Chattanooga Georgia State Tulane Georgia Tech St. Bonaventure

A A H A N A H H A A H

L 64-84 L 74-85 W 98-62 L 61-78 W 103-71 L 73-96 W 73-69 L 78-79 (OT) L 56-82 L 67-97 L 63-73

L L W W L L W L L W W L L L W W W L

70-80 55-73 81-65 80-66 64-78 75-90 81-58 78-87 54-56 61-59 83-73 75-77 66-71 74-81 76-66 79-66 98-72 68-75

W L W W W L L L L L W W L W L L W W L L W W W W L L L

82-60 48-82 88-80 98-66 81-78 46-87 58-77 69-87 66-68 52-70 77-69 81-68 55-56 73-58 82-89 79-88 64-61 75-70 57-58 71-89 98-77 93-82 93-84 74-69 61-62 65-67 87-94

1992-93 (13-14, 7-5 A-Sun) Head Coach: Bill Hodges

Dec. 1 Dec. 5 Dec. 7 Dec. 12 Dec. 14 Dec. 18 Dec. 20 Dec. 30 Jan. 2 Jan. 4 Jan. 7 Jan. 9 Jan. 11 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 23 Jan. 28 Jan. 30 Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 11 Feb. 13 Feb. 15 Feb. 18 Feb. 20 Feb. 25 Feb. 27

Brewton-Parker LSU Valdosta State Fort Valley State Central Florida Iowa State Illinois Clemson South Carolina Tulane Georgia State Samford Charleston SE Louisiana Centenary Georgia Florida Int’l Stetson Georgia State Samford SE Louisiana Centenary Central Florida UNC-Asheville Charleston Florida Int’l Stetson

H A H H A A A A A H H H H A A A H H A A H H H A A A A

1993-94 (5-24, 3-14 A-Sun) Head Coach: Bill Hodges

Nov. 27 Nov. 30 Dec. 4 Dec. 6 Dec. 11 Dec. 17 Dec. 18 Dec. 28 Dec. 30 Jan. 3 Jan. 8 Jan. 10 Jan. 13 Jan. 15 Jan. 20 Jan. 22 Jan. 27

St. Louis North Georgia Shorter Tulane Georgia Tech Hawaii Texas State Tennessee Missouri Georgia State Charleston Clemson Stetson Central Florida SE Louisiana Centenary Samford

A H H A A A N A A H H H A A H H A

L 52-86 W 73-72 W 76-60 L 52-85 L 69-86 L 67-92 L 51-69 L 45-67 L 50-78 L 60-70 W 74-64 L 71-88 L 63-67 W 67-58 L 59-67 L 81-90 L 81-86 (OT)

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Jan. 29 Florida Int’l A L Feb. 5 Charleston A L Feb. 10 Central Florida H L Feb. 12 Stetson H L Feb. 14 Alabama A L Feb. 17 Centenary A L Feb. 19 SE Louisiana A L Feb. 21 Butler H L Feb. 24 Samford H W Feb. 26 Florida Int’l H L Feb. 28 Georgia State A L Mar. 5 ! Central Florida A L ! - A-Sun Tournament (Orlando, Fla.)

55-69 51-82 79-85 71-80 63-88 73-89 56-78 61-81 77-64 71-90 67-75 68-90

1994-95 (15-14, 8-8 A-Sun) Head Coach: Bill Hodges

Nov. 28 St. Leo H W 86-80 Dec. 3 Georgia H L 71-81 Dec. 5 Clemson A L 51-70 Dec. 10 Indiana State A W 81-74 Dec. 12 Butler A W 74-59 Dec. 17 Missouri A L 73-74 Dec. 19 Illinois A L 66-90 Dec. 28 North Georgia H W 91-73 Jan. 7 Charleston A W 69-64 Jan. 9 Campbell A W 77-57 Jan. 12 Centenary H W 107-101 Jan. 14 SE Louisiana H L 78-102 Jan. 19 Central Florida A W 82-79 (OT) Jan. 21 Florida Int’l A W 86-76 (OT) Jan. 26 Charleston H L 70-73 Jan. 28 Georgia State H L 71-88 Jan. 30 Samford H L 73-77 Feb. 2 Florida Atlantic A L 66-69 Feb. 4 Stetson A W 87-82 Feb. 9 SE Louisiana A L 78-87 Feb. 11 Stetson H L 79-92 Feb. 13 Florida Atlantic H W 95-58 Feb. 16 Georgia State A L 66-84 Feb. 18 Samford A W 94-90 Feb. 23 Florida Int’l H W 73-70 Feb. 25 Central Florida H L 90-92 Mar. 2 ! Centenary N W 90-88 Mar. 3 ! Georgia State N W 81-71 Mar. 4 ! Fla. International N L 57-68 ! - A-Sun Tournament (Orlando, Fla.) 1995-96 (15-14, 7-9 A-Sun) Head Coach: Bill Hodges

Nov. 24 Nov. 25 Nov. 29 Dec. 2 Dec. 6 Dec. 13 Dec. 16 Dec. 19 Dec. 21 Dec. 31 Jan. 4 Jan. 6 Jan. 11 Jan. 13 Jan. 18 Jan. 20 Jan. 25 Jan. 27 Feb. 1 Feb. 3

Western Carolina New Mexico North Georgia Wofford Wofford Augusta Alabama Indiana State Georgia Minnesota Charleston Campbell Florida Atlantic Florida Int’l UCF Stetson Jacksonville State Samford Centenary SE Louisiana

N A H H A H A H A A A A H H A H A A H H

W L W W W W L W L L L L L L W W W W W L

87-83 72-107 97-78 76-58 68-56 91-67 73-100 71-64 68-95 56-92 65-98 57-60 59-67 59-67 67-65 77-67 99-95 63-58 89-66 62-78 103

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Nov. 28 Furman H L Nov. 30 Marshall A L Dec. 1 Texas A&M N L Dec. 3 UNC-Asheville A L Dec. 6 Central Florida A L Dec. 8 Georgia H L Dec. 10 Ohio H L Dec. 13 Memphis A L Dec. 17 UT-Chattanooga A L Dec. 31 Augusta A L Jan. 2 South Carolina A L Jan. 5 Butler H W Jan. 10 Samford A L Jan. 12 Ark.-Little Rock A L Jan. 19 Georgia Southern H L Jan. 21 Stetson H L Jan. 26 Georgia State A L Jan. 31 Centenary A L Feb. 2 UT-San Antonio A L Feb. 7 Samford H W Feb. 9 Ark.-Little Rock H L Feb. 14 Stetson A L Feb. 16 Georgia Southern A L Feb. 25 Georgia State H L Feb. 28 Centenary H L Mar. 2 UT-San Antonio H L Mar. 5 ! UT-San Antonio N L ! - A-Sun Tournament (DeLand, Fla.)

Jan. 9 Georgia State A Jan. 11 Samford A Jan. 16 SE Louisiana H Jan. 18 Centenary H Jan. 20 Florida State A Jan. 25 Georgia Southern H Jan. 30 Florida Int’l A Feb. 1 Stetson A Feb. 8 Samford H Feb. 10 South Carolina H Feb. 13 SE Louisiana A Feb. 15 Centenary A Feb. 19 UNC-Asheville H Feb. 22 Georgia Southern A Feb. 27 Florida Int’l H Feb. 29 Stetson H Mar. 5 ! Fla. International N Mar. 6 ! Georgia State A ! - A-Sun Tournament (Atlanta, Ga.)

Year-by-Year y Records Feb. 5 Georgia State A W 96-90 (OT) Feb. 8 Centenary A L 77-87 Feb. 10 SE Louisiana A L 88-94 Feb. 17 Georgia State H L 66-74 Feb. 22 Samford H L 71-78 Feb. 24 Jacksonville State H W 78-69 Feb. 29 ! Centenary N W 72-61 Mar. 1 ! Fla. International N W 101-76 Mar. 2 ! Central Florida N L 77-86 ! - A-Sun Tournament (DeLand, Fla.) 1996-97 (3-23, 1-15 A-Sun) Head Coach: Bill Hodges

Nov. 23 Dec. 2 Dec. 6 Dec. 7 Dec. 14 Dec. 17 Dec. 19 Dec. 31 Jan. 2 Jan. 4 Jan. 9 Jan. 11 Jan. 16 Jan. 18 Jan. 23 Jan. 25 Jan. 30 Feb. 1 Feb. 3 Feb. 6 Feb. 8 Feb. 10 Feb. 15 Feb. 18 Feb. 20 Feb. 22

Brewton-Parker North Georgia Long Beach State Cornell Georgia Southern Western Carolina Missouri Minnesota Charleston Campbell Florida Atlantic Florida Int’l UCF Stetson Jacksonville State Samford Centenary SE Louisiana Georgia State Centenary SE Louisiana Wofford Wofford Georgia State Samford Jacksonville State

H H N N A H A A H H A A H A H H A A H H H H A A A A

L 60-76 W 93-90 (OT) L 45-76 L 39-67 L 58-73 L 84-93 L 63-90 L 53-94 L 64-88 L 56-88 L 64-81 L 69-78 L 60-77 L 67-75 L 61-69 L 72-75 (OT) L 61-95 L 58-74 L 72-80 W 77-69 L 71-84 W 77-75 L 72-97 L 57-82 L 76-96 L 44-78

1997-98 (5-21, 2-14 A-Sun)

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

Head Coach: Mark Slonaker

Nov. 13 Piedmont H Nov. 17 Winthrop H Nov. 20 Georgia A Nov. 24 Furman H Nov. 29 Kansas State A Dec. 1 North Georgia H Dec. 3 Coastal Carolina A Dec. 7 Western Carolina A Dec. 9 Georgia Southern H Dec. 21 Duke A Jan. 3 Central Florida H Jan. 5 Stetson H Jan. 7 Florida Atlantic H Jan. 10 Florida Int’l A Jan. 15 Centenary A Jan. 17 Troy State A Jan. 22 Samford H Jan. 24 Jacksonville State H Jan. 31 Charleston A Feb. 2 Campbell A Feb. 7 Georgia State A Feb. 12 Troy State H Feb. 14 Centenary H Feb. 17 Georgia State H Feb. 19 Jacksonville State A Feb. 21 Samford A 1998-99 (8-18, 5-11 A-Sun) 104

W W L L L W L L L L L L L L L L W W L L L L L L L L

91-67 86-75 58-78 65-76 60-89 82-76 63-68 65-71 71-72 64-126 72-82 64-76 55-56 68-83 59-82 67-71 70-53 97-82 47-67 59-63 70-84 74-75 64-77 57-73 80-86 59-81

Head Coach: Mark Slonaker

Nov. 13 Nov. 16 Nov. 19 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 Dec. 5 Dec. 9 Dec. 19 Dec. 29 Dec. 30 Jan. 2 Jan. 4 Jan. 7 Jan. 9 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 19 Jan. 23 Jan. 25 Feb. 1 Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 13 Feb. 15 Feb. 18 Feb. 20

Georgia Winthrop Kentucky Wake Forest Coastal Carolina Covenant Furman UNC-Asheville Wichita State Miss. Valley State Jacksonville State Samford Jacksonville State Samford Troy State Campbell Georgia State Stetson Jacksonville Centenary Central Florida Florida Atlantic Jacksonville Stetson Troy State Georgia State

A A A A H H A H A N A H H A A H H A A H A A H H H A

L 61-96 L 63-96 L 51-82 L 66-81 W 77-73 W 71-62 L 67-68 W 64-59 L 43-83 L 63-71 W 80-73 (OT) L 59-72 W 66-63 L 58-80 W 81-65 L 56-59 L 76-86 L 67-85 L 44-71 L 52-55 L 64-69 W 92-83 L 61-65 L 43-60 W 90-89 L 44-74

Nov. 29 South Carolina A Dec. 2 Central Florida H Dec. 4 Stetson A Dec. 6 Savannah State H Dec. 9 Georgia Southern H Dec. 12 Western Carolina A Dec. 20 Arizona State A Dec. 23 New Mexico A Dec. 30 Harvard H Jan. 4 Florida Atlantic H Jan. 6 Troy State A Jan. 11 Samford A Jan. 13 Jacksonville State A Jan. 18 Georgia State H Jan. 20 Campbell H Jan. 22 Jacksonville A Jan. 27 Georgia State A Jan. 29 Campbell H Feb. 1 Stetson H Feb. 3 Jacksonville H Feb. 8 Florida Atlantic A Feb. 10 Central Florida A Feb. 17 Troy State H Feb. 22 Jacksonville State H Feb. 24 Samford H Mar. 1 ! Stetson N ! - A-Sun Tournament (Atlanta, Ga.)

1999-2000 (12-21, 7-11 A-Sun)

2001-02 (6-23, 4-16 A-Sun)

Head Coach: Mark Slonaker

Nov. 19 Georgia Tech A L 79-91 Nov. 22 Toccoa Falls H W 108-67 Nov. 26 Arkansas N L 54-71 Nov. 27 Hawaii-Hilo A W 68-64 Nov. 28 Rhode Island N L 59-65 Dec. 4 Florida Atlantic A W 92-73 Dec. 6 Stetson H L 74-77 Dec. 8 Georgia Southern A L 68-73 Dec. 18 Arkansas A L 60-85 Dec. 21 Western Carolina H L 78-85 Dec. 23 Georgia A L 54-88 Dec. 28 Utah State A L 55-74 Dec. 29 Idaho State N L 73-80 Jan. 2 UNC-Asheville A W 82-73 Jan. 5 Central Florida A L 77-93 Jan. 8 Troy State A L 66-69 Jan. 13 Jacksonville State H L 65-69 Jan. 15 Samford H L 51-63 Jan. 20 Campbell A W 76-74 Jan. 22 Georgia State A L 51-66 Jan. 25 Jacksonville H W 72-70 (2OT) Jan. 29 Campbell H L 50-53 Jan. 31 Georgia State H L 53-68 Feb. 3 Jacksonville A L 65-68 (OT) Feb. 5 Stetson A W 86-74 Feb. 10 UCF H W 67-65 Feb. 12 Florida Atlantic H W 58-57 Feb. 19 Troy State H W 69-68 Feb. 24 Samford A L 57-61 Feb. 26 Jacksonville State A L 79-80 (OT) Mar. 3 ! Jacksonville N W 55-48 Mar. 4 ! Troy State N W 79-75 Mar. 5 ! UCF N L 79-84 ! - A-Sun Tournament (Jacksonville, Fla.) 2000-01 (13-15, 10-8 A-Sun) Head Coach: Mark Slonaker

Nov. 20 Nov. 25

Auburn UNC-Asheville

A W H L

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

92-88 60-76

Nov. 16 Nov. 17 Nov. 23 Nov. 24 Nov. 25 Nov. 29 Dec. 1 Dec. 6 Dec. 8 Dec. 20 Dec.. 28 Dec. 30 Jan. 2 Jan. 7 Jan. 10 Jan. 12 71-81 Jan. 17 Jan. 19 Jan. 23 Jan. 26 Jan. 28 Feb. 2 Feb. 4 Feb. 7 Feb. 11 Feb. 14 Feb. 16 Feb. 21 Feb. 23

L 57-71 W 69-68 W 80-76 (OT) W 101-66 L 77-92 W 66-63 L 42-59 L 62-69 L 51-65 L 77-78 L 72-83 W 67-58 (OT) L 64-71 L 81-87 W 78-60 L 69-72 L 77-86 W 66-62 W 81-72 L 55-68 W 70-69 W 82-74 L 56-61 W 70-60 W 72-60 L 67-71

Howard Minnesota Hawaii S.C. State LSU Samford Jacksonville State Georgia State Georgia Southern Fort Valley State Iowa South Carolina Campbell Belmont Florida Atlantic Central Florida

N A N N N H H A A H A A A A H H

L 68-76 (OT) L 59-80 L 72-89 W 72-61 L 54-84 L 60-69 W 71-53 L 79-90 L 69-92 W 61-52 L 43-77 L 52-88 L 76-77 (OT) L 65-87 L 73-94 L

Jacksonville Stetson Troy State Jacksonville Stetson UCF Florida Atlantic Belmont Troy State Georgia State Campbell Jacksonville State Samford

A A A H H A A H H H H A A

L 62-75 L 71-76 L 65-71 L 58-74 L 55-58 L 53-86 L 71-72 W 81-68 W 72-71 L 74-82 W 88-85 (OT) L 68-95 L 49-69

2002-03 (23-6, 14-2 A-Sun) Atlantic Sun Conference Champions Head Coach: Mark Slonaker

Nov. 23 Nov. 27 47-83 Nov. 29 61-90

Elon Florida State

A W A L

Iowa State

A L

79-67

Year-by-Year y Records Dec. 2 Reinhardt H Dec. 5 Georgia Southern H Dec. 10 Morris Brown A Dec. 19 Harvard A Jan. 2 Savannah State A Jan. 4 Stetson A Jan. 6 Jacksonville A Jan. 11 Florida Atlantic H Jan. 13 Central Florida H Jan. 17 Troy State A Jan. 20 UNC-Asheville A Jan. 23 Samford A Jan. 27 Belmont H Jan. 30 Campbell A Feb. 1 Gardner-Webb A Feb. 6 Jacksonville State H Feb. 8 Georgia State H Feb. 13 Morris Brown H Feb. 15 Troy State H Feb. 17 Savannah State H Feb. 20 Florida Atlantic A Feb. 22 Central Florida A Feb. 27 Jacksonville H Mar. 1 Stetson H Mar. 6 ! Jacksonville N Mar. 7 ! Central Florida N ! - A-Sun Tournament (Atlanta, Ga.)

W W W L W W W W W L W W L W W W W W W W W W W W W L

85-62 80-72 89-67 76-84 84-66 86-72 71-68 86-79 85-63 61-89 86-62 74-68 67-69 77-62 76-64 84-78 88-80 90-83 83-80 97-72 87-72 69-66 73-63 101-84 73-57 59-79

Head Coach: Mark Slonaker

2004-05 (16-12, 11-9 A-Sun) Head Coach: Mark Slonaker

Albany State Maryland Georgia Southern Stetson Jacksonville

H A H A A

W 74-60 L 67-93 W103-94 (2OT) W 89-76 W 71-67

2007-08 (11-19, 6-10 A-Sun)

Nov. 22 Georgia Southern A L 79-98 Dec. 1 Savannah State H W 88-63 Dec. 3 Campbell A L 80-86 Dec. 5 Gardner-Webb A L 58-67 (OT) Dec. 18 Oklahoma State A L 61-97 Dec. 22 Colorado A L 74-117 Dec. 29 Howard # N L 74-78 Dec. 30 Maine # N L 64-72 Jan. 2 Jacksonville H W 90-81 Jan. 4 North Florida H W 77-71 Jan. 7 Florida Atlantic A L 80-91 Jan. 11 Belmont A L 60-96 Jan. 14 Lipscomb A L 66-83 Jan. 19 Kennesaw State H L 57-63 Jan. 21 East Tennessee St H L 81-104 Jan. 24 Stetson A W 82-81 (OT) Jan. 28 Kennesaw State A W 77-70 Jan. 30 East Tennessee St A L 81-84 Feb. 2 Belmont H L 72-78 Feb. 4 Lipscomb H L 66-83 Feb. 7 Florida Atlantic H W 74-73 Feb. 10 Stetson H L 72-73 Feb. 13 Savannah State A W 77-60 Feb. 17 Jacksonville A W 93-90 (OT) Feb. 19 North Florida A W 77-71 Feb. 23 Gardner-Webb H L 67-77 Feb. 25 Campbell H L 69-71 Mar. 3 ! Lipscomb N L 62-78 # - Dr Pepper Classic at UT-Chattanooga ! - A-Sun Championship, Johnson City, Tenn.

Nov. 10 No. 18 Southern Cal A W 96-81 Nov. 13 Alabama H L 83-90 Nov. 16 Harvard A L 73-91 Nov. 18 Boston College A L 73-56 Nov. 24 Loyola Marymount H L 92-97 (OT) Nov. 26 Georgia Southern A L 69-80 Dec. 3 Charleston Southern A W 93-92 Dec. 5 Furman H W 75-59 Dec. 8 Sewanee H W 76-62 Dec. 19 Auburn A L 59-68 Dec. 29 #College of Charleston A L 74-84 Dec. 30 #South Carolina State N W 76-73 Jan. 2 VMI H L 99-102 Jan. 5 Kennesaw State A W 77-75 (OT) Jan. 10 UNF H W 89-68 Jan. 12 Jacksonville H L 70-72 Jan. 17 Florida Gulf Coast A W 99-77 Jan. 19 Stetson A L 74-76 Jan. 24 Lipscomb H W 84-82 Jan. 26 Belmont H L 82-93 Feb. 1 ETSU A L 79-85 Feb. 3 USC Upstate A L 49-75 Feb. 7 Gardner-Webb A L 71-84 Feb. 9 Campbell H W 75-70 Feb. 14 Florida Gulf Coast H W 76-74 (OT) Feb. 16 Stetson H L 73-75 Feb. 21 Jacksonville A L 87-96 (OT) Feb. 23 UNF A L 61-70 Feb. 29 Kennesaw State H L 61-65 Mar. 5 ! Jacksonville N L 57-65 # - Jim ‘N Nick’s Cougar Classic at CofC ! - A-Sun Championship, Nashville, Tenn.

2006-07 (13-17, 8-10 A-Sun)

2008-2009 (17-15, 11-9 A-Sun)

Head Coach: Mark Slonaker

Head Coach: Bob Hoffman

Nov. 12 Nov. 14 Nov. 18 Nov. 27 Nov. 30 Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Dec. 7 Dec. 9

#9 Wisconsin Savannah State Emory Georgia Southern East Tennesse St. Kennesaw State Charleston Southern Ft. Valley State VMI

A A H H H H H H A

L 48-72 L 61-71 W 89-71 L 59-61 L 70-76 W 84-77 (OT) W 78-59 W 79-74 W 105-103

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Nov. 14 Nov. 16 Nov. 19 Nov. 22 Nov. 25 Nov. 28 Nov. 29 Dec. 2 Dec. 5

Piedmont Alabama Auburn Ga. Tech Dayton Texas Southern% Chicago State% USC Upstate ETSU

H A A H A

W 89-63 W 72-69 W 78-74 L 76-82 (OT) L 53-71 W 71-68 W 88-77 H W 74-64 H L 61-81 105

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Nov. 15 Ohio N W 67-64 Nov. 16 Xavier A L 58-72 Nov. 17 Illinois-Chicago N L 64-75 Nov. 26 #12 Illinois A L 61-93 Nov. 28 Iowa State A L 64-87 Dec. 1 Georgia Southern A L 78-88 Dec. 4 Lipscomb H W 88-80 Dec. 6 Belmont H W 72-70 Dec. 9 Fort Valley State H W 94-77 Dec. 17 Elon H W 80-63 Dec. 27 Alabama A L 44-101 Jan. 3 Florida Atlantic A L 72-90 Jan. 5 UCF A L 56-60 Jan. 8 Gardner-Webb H W 72-56 Jan. 10 Campbell H W 92-86 Jan. 16 Georgia State A L 66-79 Jan. 19 Troy State H L 66-82 Jan. 22 Stetson A L 68-77 Jan. 24 Jacksonville A L 83-88 (OT) Jan. 27 Georgia State H W 73-55 Jan. 30 Stetson H W 76-62 Feb. 1 Jacksonville H W 75-62 Feb. 8 Troy State A L 77-81 Feb. 12 Campbell A L 66-69 Feb. 14 Gardner-Webb A L 77-85 Feb. 19 UCF H L 58-83 Feb. 21 Florida Atlantic H W 85-79 Feb. 26 Belmont A L 70-81 Feb. 28 Lipscomb A W 88-77 Mar. 4 ! Belmont A L 63-71 ! - A-Sun Championship, Nashville, Tenn.

Dec. 21 Oregon State A L 62-93 Dec. 23 #21 Oregon A L 64-84 Dec. 30 Furman A L 69-83 Jan. 2 Stetson H W 84-63 Jan. 7 Belmont A L 47-72 Jan. 9 Lipscomb A L 68-89 Jan. 13 Campbell H W 94-93 Jan. 15 Gardner-Webb H W 85-74 Jan. 18 Jacksonville A L 77-87 Jan. 20 North Florida A W 77-58 Jan. 24 Savannah State H W 68-64 Jan. 26 Stetson A W 78-66 Feb. 1 Lipscomb H L 50-62 Feb. 3 Belmont H L 77-84 Feb. 8 Gardner-Webb A L 68-69 Feb. 10 Campbell A W 81-80 Feb. 16 Jacksonville H L 97-101 (OT) Feb. 18 North Florida H W 69-59 Feb. 22 Kennesaw State A L 51-87 Feb. 24 East Tennessee St. A L 89-112 Mar. 1 ! Lipscomb N L 49-85 ! - A-Sun Championship, Johnson City, Tenn. Head Coach: Mark Slonaker

2005-06 (9-19, 7-13 A-Sun) Head Coach: Mark Slonaker

2003-04 (12-18, 9-11 A-Sun)

Nov. 20 Nov. 23 Nov. 29 Dec. 2 Dec. 4

Dec. 7 Ft. Valley State H W 89-66 Dec. 22 Ohio State A L 77-102 Dec. 30 Savannah State A W 98-81 Jan. 3 Florida Atlantic H L101-104 (3OT) Jan. 5 UCF H W 80-71 Jan. 8 Belmont A L 73-74 Jan. 10 Lipscomb A W 82-73 Jan. 13 Campbell H W 90-72 Jan. 15 Gardner-Webb H W 74-69 Jan. 21 Troy A L 70-97 Jan. 23 Georgia State A L 61-72 Jan. 28 Georgia State H L 60-65 Jan. 31 Troy H W 105-101 Feb. 3 Campbell A W 83-77 Feb. 5 Gardner-Webb A L 72-81 Feb. 8 Savannah State H W 94-62 Feb. 11 Lipscomb H L 64-69 Feb. 13 Belmont H L 63-65 Feb. 17 UCF A L 65-79 Feb. 19 Florida Atlantic A W 107-88 Feb. 25 Stetson H W 74-73 Feb. 27 Jacksonville H W 88-61 Mar. 3 ! UCF N L 68-81 ! - A-Sun Championship, Nashville, Tenn.

Year-by-Year y Records Dec. 17 Oklahoma State A L 74-104 Dec. 20 UCLA A L 56-79 Dec. 22 LMU Lions A W 75-52 Dec. 31 Iowa State A L 49-67 Jan. 3 Campbell A L 57-72 Jan. 9 Jacksonville A L 59-80 Jan. 11 UNF A W 75-62 Jan. 16 FGCU H W 88-63 Jan. 18 Stetson H W 101-98 (OT) Jan. 24 Lipscomb A L 68-84 Jan. 26 Belmont A L 82-86 (OT) Jan. 29 Kennesaw State H W 88-75 Feb. 2 Campbell H L 73-92 Feb. 5 Kennesaw State A W 75-56 Feb. 7 Jacksonville H W 72-71 Feb. 9 UNF H W 74-55 Feb. 14 FGCU A W 82-75 Feb. 16 Stetson A W 88-80 (OT) Feb. 20 Lipscomb H L 67-88 Feb. 22 Belmont H W 89-83 Feb. 26 USC Upstate A L 90-93 (OT) Feb. 28 ETSU A L 81-103 Mar. 5 !Belmont N L 64-65 ! - A-Sun Championship, Nashville, Tenn. 2009-2010 (16-17, 10-10 A-Sun)

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

Head Coach: Bob Hoffman

Nov. 13 #Bucknell N W 89-80 Nov. 14 #Bryant N W 80-56 Nov. 15 #Providence A L 77-79 Nov. 18 Fisk H W 110-45 Nov. 21 Florida St. H L 50-89 Nov. 27 Georgia Tech A L 74-85 Dec. 3 Lipscomb H L 89-98 Dec. 5 Belmont H L 90-94 (OT) Dec. 10 Piedmont H W 87-62 Dec. 21 Vanderbilt A L 59-99 Dec. 23 Alabama A L 71-90 Dec. 29 Charlotte A L 80-91 Jan. 2 Jacksonville A W 75-74 Jan. 4 North Florida A W 84-79 Jan. 7 Campbell H W 82-73 Jan. 9 East Tennessee St. H W 83-78 Jan. 14 USC Upstate A W 60-57 Jan. 22 Stetson A L 69-76 Jan. 24 Florida Gulf Coast A L 70-71 Jan. 27 Kennesaw State H L 69-71 Jan. 30 Stetson H W 91-57 Feb. 1 Florida Gulf Coast H W 78-72 Feb. 4 Kennesaw State A L 63-66 Feb. 8 USC Upstate H W 83-69 Feb. 12 Campbell A L 63-69 Feb. 14 East Tennessee St. A W 82-77 Feb. 18 North Florida H W 77-67 Feb. 20 Jacksonville H L 64-76 Feb. 25 Belmont A L 73-77 Feb. 27 Lipscomb A L 73-85 Mar. 4 !Belmont H W 87-81 Mar. 5 !Jacksonville H W 66-63 Mar. 6 !East Tennessee St. H L 66-72 # - World Vision Invitational, Providence, R.I. ! – A-Sun Championship, Macon, Ga. 2010-11 (15-18, 11-9 A-Sun) Head Coach: Bob Hoffman

Nov.12 Nov.14 Nov.20 Nov. 23

Oglethorpe #UTEP Harvard at Florida St. 106

H A H A

W L L L

67-44 87-74 75-69 79-55

Nov. 26 #vs. Western Caro. N W Nov. 27 #at William & Mary A L Nov. 28 #vs. Gardner-Webb N L Dec. 2 Belmont A L Dec.4 Lipscomb A L Dec. 10 Navy H W Dec. 23 Georgia H L Dec. 30 Charlotte H L Dec. 31 Georgia Tech A L Jan. 3 East Tenn. St. H L Jan. 5 S.C. Upstate H W Jan. 10 Campbell A L Jan. 14 Stetson A L Jan. 16 Fla. Gulf Coast A W Jan. 20 Jacksonville H W Jan. 22 North Fla. H L Jan. 25 Kennesaw St. A W Jan. 29 S.C. Upstate A W Jan. 31 East Tenn. St. A L Feb. 5 Campbell H W Feb. 10 Stetson H W Feb. 12 Fla. Gulf Coast H W Feb.15 Kennesaw St. H W Feb.18 North Fla. A W Feb.20 Jacksonville A L Feb.24 Belmont H L Feb. 26 Lipscomb H W Mar. 3 !Lipscomb H W Mar.4 !Belmont H L # - Legends Classic game ! – Atlantic Sun Tournament, Macon, Ga.

71-66 57-52 78-65 89-67 77-65 73-68 56-53 64-63 87-78 62-61 70-59 80-74 79-72 50-47 70-68 74-64 78-70 65-53 82-75 63-45 72-62 74-61 57-55 78-75 74-68 75-64 68-67 73-63 80-72

2011-12 (27-11, 13-5 A-Sun) CollegeInsider.com Tournament Champions Head Coach: Bob Hoffman

Nov.12 Nov.14 Nov.17 Nov. 21 Nov. 22 Nov. 23 Dec. 1 Dec. 3 Dec. 7 Dec.10 Dec. 18 Dec. 20 Dec. 22 Dec. 28 Dec. 30 Jan. 2 Jan. 4 Jan. 7 Jan. 9 Jan. 13 Jan. 21 Jan. 23 Jan. 28 Jan.30 Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 10 Feb. 18 Feb. 20 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Feb. 29 Mar. 2 Mar. 13

Emory #Missouri Furman #Sam Houston St. #Niagara #South Dakota St. Lipscomb Belmont Samford Chattanooga Seton Hall Georgia Georgia Tech Tulsa Navy Fla. Gulf Coast Stetson East Tenn. St. S.C. Upstate Kennesaw St. North Fla. Jacksonville Stetson Fla. Gulf Coast S.C. Upstate East Tenn. St. Kennesaw St. Jacksonville North Fla. Lipscomb Belmont !Lipscomb !Florida Gulf Coast ^Tennessee St.

H A A H H H A A A H A A A A A H H H A H H H A A H H A A A H H H H H

W L W W W L W L W W L L W L W W W L W W W W W W W W W L L W L W L W

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

66-57 81-63 66-46 60-38 74-55 74-61 79-72 82-78 83-78 67-56 80-77 72-58 65-59 68-62 65-56 76-54 75-59 76-61 73-66 81-51 69-58 75-65 75-64 75-66 61-47 54-46 61-57 81-75 75-66 63-54 62-61 61-53 62-58 68-60

Mar. 17 ^Georgia St. H W Mar. 21 ^Old Dominion A W Mar. 24 ^Fairfield A W Mar. 28 ^Utah St. A W # - CBE Classic Game ! – Atlantic Sun Tournament, Macon, Ga. ^ - CollegeInsider.com Tournament Game

64-59 79-73 64-59 70-67

2012-13 (24-12, 14-4 A-Sun) A-Sun Regular Season Champions NIT Round of 16 Head Coach: Bob Hoffman

Nov. 10 Sewanee H W 65-36 Nov. 12 Oglethorpe H W 70-25 Nov. 16 #George Mason N L 52-49 Nov. 17 #Ill.-Chicago N L 62-36 Nov. 19 #Wake Forest N L 74-71 Nov. 25 Furman H W 73-46 Nov. 28 New Mexico A L 76-58 Dec. 2 Florida St. A W 61-56 Dec. 5 Denver A L 69-40 Dec. 8 Alabama A&M H W 65-46 Dec. 16 Chattanooga H W 63-53 Dec. 18 Georgia A L 58-49 Dec. 22 Alabama A W 66-59 Dec. 31 Stetson H W 70-64 Jan. 2 Fla. Gulf Coast H W 77-70 (ot) Jan. 5 Kennesaw St. A L 83-75 Jan. 10 North Fla. A W 66-47 Jan. 12 Jacksonville A L 49-47 Jan. 17 East Tenn. St. H W 78-59 Jan. 19 S.C. Upstate H W 82-74 Jan. 24 Northern Ky. A L 63-46 Jan. 26 Lipscomb A W 71-65 Feb. 1 Kennesaw St. H W 66-42 Feb. 7 Jacksonville H W 67-64 (ot) Feb. 9 North Florida H W 64-44 Feb. 14 S.C. Upstate A W 70-59 Feb. 16 East Tenn. St. A W 71-54 Feb. 21 Lipscomb H W 83-58 Feb. 23 Northern Ky. H W 63-46 Feb. 28 Fla. Gulf Coast A L 60-57 Mar. 2 Stetson A W 77-65 Mar. 6 !Lipscomb H W 82-48 Mar. 8 !S.C. Upstate H W 72-64 Mar. 9 !Fla. Gulf Coast H L 88-75 Mar. 20 ^Tennessee A W 75-67 Mar. 25 ^Brigham Young A L 90-71 # - Paradise Jam, St. Thomas, VI ! – Atlantic Sun Tournament, Macon, Ga. ^ - National Invitation Tournament Game

Year-by-Year y Records N/A N/A 1-6 3-5 8-5 14-4 5-6 4-9 4-9 N/A 3-3 4-4 N/A 4-5 N/A 17-7 & 16-10 & 22-6 & 14-6 16-8 11-8 13-3 20-5 10-4 11-4 N/A 6-7 6-6 3-14 5-12 4-6 10-4 5-10 6-13 N/A 16-9 N/A 16-9 17-5! 15-8 19-7! 16-9 19-10 ^% 21-6 ^ 19-9 %?! 8-14 10-12 8-16 + 13-7 9-13 9-14 7-16 12-12 12-12 10-14 12-12 13-10 15-6 9-14 14-12 6-18 14-9 19-7

Not Available Not Available C. C. McClure Homes Maxon C.C. “Doc ” Stroud C.C. “Doc ” Stroud C.C. “Doc ” Stroud J.J. Scully J.J. Scully Not Available J.C. Clements Charles Morgan Not Available J.C. Clements Not Available John Cody John Cody M.P. Gilliam M.P. Gilliam John M. King Bernie Moore Bernie Moore Oscar Long Lake Russell Smokey Harper Did not field a team Lake Russell Lake Russell Jimmy Slocum Jimmy Slocum Lake Russell Lake Russell Lake Russell Jimmy Daugherty Did not field a team Cliff Snow Did not field a team James Cowan James Cowan James Cowan James Cowan James Cowan Dan Nymicz Dan Nymicz James Cowan James Cowan James Cowan James Cowan/Robert Wilder Robert Wilder Robert Wilder Robert Wilder Robert Wilder Robert Wilder Robert Wilder Robert Wilder Robert Wilder Robert Wilder Robert Wilder Robert Wilder Robert Wilder Robert Wilder Dwayne Morrison Dwayne Morrison

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 2008-0 9 2009-1 0 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

15-6 16-8 9-17 15-10 6-19 16-11 21-6 16-12 18-12 *$ 16-11 13-15 14-14 22-9 *$ 15-14 12-16 15-14 14-14 7-20 2-25 11-18 13-14 5-24 15-14 15-14 3-23 5-21 8-18 12-21 13-15 6-23 23-6 # 12-18 16-12 9-19 13-17 11-19 17-15 16-17 15-18 27-11@ 24-12#>

Dwayne Morrison Jo Dan Gold Bill Bibb Bill Bibb Bill Bibb Bill Bibb Bill Bibb Bill Bibb Bill Bibb Bill Bibb Bill Bibb Bill Bibb Bill Bibb Bill Bibb Bill Bibb Bill Bibb Bill Bibb Brad Siegfried Brad Siegfried Bill Hodges Bill Hodges Bill Hodges Bill Hodges Bill Hodges Bill Hodges Mark Slonaker Mark Slonaker Mark Slonaker Mark Slonaker Mark Slonaker Mark Slonaker Mark Slonaker Mark Slonaker Mark Slonaker Mark Slonaker Mark Slonaker Bob Hoffman Bob Hoffman Bob Hoffman Bob Hoffman Bob Hoffman

+- James Cowan coached nine games in 1956-57, with a 2-7 record $ - NCAA Tournament Appearance > - National Invitation Tournament Appearance # - A-Sun Regular Season Champions * - A-Sun Tournament Champions @ - CollegeInsider.com Tournament Champions ^- Dixie Conference Champions %- Dixie Conference Tournament Champions ? - NAIA District 25 Champions ! - NAIA National Tournament Appearance & - SIAA Tournament Champions

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

107

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

1906-07 1907-08 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- 2 9 1929- 3 0 1930- 3 1 1931-32 1932- 33 1933- 34 1934- 35 1935- 36 1935- 37 1937- 38 1938- 39 1939- 40 1940-44 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

Coaching g Records BY WINS

BY ORDER C.C. McClure Homes Maxon C.C. “Doc” Stroud J.J. Scully J.C. Clements Charles Morgan John Cody M.P. Gilliam John M. King Bernie Moore Oscar Long Lake Russell Smokey Harper Jimmy Slocum Jimmy Daugherty Cliff Snow James Cowan Dan Nymicz

Rank

1-6 3-5 27-15 8-18 7-8

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

4-4 23-19 36-12 16-8 24-11 20-5 Rank 41-37 1. 2. 11-4 3. 8-26 4. 5. 6-13 6. 16-9 103-80 40-16 147-168 48-22 16-8 222-194 9-45 62-107 128-189 99-73

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

Robert Wilder Dwayne Morrison Joe Dan Gold Bill Bibb Brad Siegfried Bill Hodges Mark Slonaker Bob Hoffman

1906-07 1907-08 1908-09 1910-11 1910-13 1913-15 1916-17 1919-20 1917-18 1921-23 1923-25 1925-26 1926-28 1928-29 1929-30 1932-34 1930-31 1934-36 1936-39 1939-40 1944-45 1946-51 1951-53 1953-57 1957-70 1970-73 1973-74 1974-89 1989-91 1991-97 1997-2008 2008-Present

108

Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Coach

Bill Bibb Robert Wilder Mark Slonaker James Cowan Bob Hoffman Bill Hodges Dwayne Morrison Lake Russell Dan Nymicz M.P. Gilliam

Wins

222 147 128 103 99 62 48 41 40 36

BY WINNING PERCENTAGE Coach

Wins

Dwayne Morrison C.C. “Doc” Stroud Bob Hoffman C.C. McClure James Cowan Bill Bibb

.686 .643 .576 .571 .563 .534

All-Time Roster Shaddean Aaron Mark Adamson Ross Alacqua Ray Allen Jackie Anderson John Anderson Brad Arthur Bobby Ash

2004-08 1997-99 2002-07 1957-58 1958-60 1964-65 2001-02 1963-64

Kevin Canevari Bob Caldwell Everett Callaway Lance Carter

1968-72 1986-90 1946-47 2001-03 1956-60 2002-03 1947-49 1961-65 1988-90 1966-69 1993-95 1974-75 2013-Present 1957-58 1974-75 1978-81 1946-47 1954-56 1948-50 1977-79 1989-93 1981-84 1969-70 2000-01 1954-57 1954-55 1990-92,93-95 1969-73 1994-96 2013-Present 1993-94 1973-76 2003-06 1952-53 1998-00 1990-93 2012-Present 1996-97 2010-Present 1951-52 2010-Present 1949-51 1981-83

2010-Present 1949-50 1985-87 1995-96

W.D. Dooly Kenny Daugherty Alec Davis Evans Davis Flo Davis Greg Davis Justin Davis Steve Davis Gideon Dial Bill Dismuke Charlie Dixon Mayes Dobbins Sam Dolan Brian Dranzik Jesse Duckworth Wesley Duke Joe Dulick Roger Dunaway Tom Dykes

Jason Ealing Frank Edwards Jay Eiche Reggie Elliott Michael Ellis Daniel Emerson Scott Emerson Will Emerson Roderick English Tony Etchison

1957-59 1949-52 2010-12 1983-85 1955-56 1966-67 1962-63 1964-67 2000-02 1947-51 1955-56 1959-63 1972-76 1949-51 2004-05 1973-75 2007-11 1973-75 2010-Present 1965-66 1956-57 2001-02 1947-49 1969-73 1955-56 1963-64 1977-78 1983-85

1947-48 1976-80 1958-59 1997-99 1988-90 1985-87 2007-08 1997-99 1946-48 1946-47 1971-73 1946-50 2004-08 1989-90 1949-50 1999-05 1959-62 1964-65 1946-47

1996-97 1958-62 1975-79 1994-96 2007-2009 20091999-04 2001-06 1970-71 1991-92,93-96

Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Abel Etienne Joe Everett Bill Exum Larry Falls Scott Farley Marc Farnell Bill Finch Woodrow Fincher Ray Flanders James Florence Shane Franks Mark Frederiksen Richard Fritch

1994-95 1973-76, 77-78 1961-63

1969-72 1991-93,94-96 1986-88 1957-59 1963-64 1946-48 20071995-96 1988-89 1959-61

G Edgar Gallops Gus Garcsar Terry Garrett Tony Gattis Pete Geter Hugh Gibson Jesse Glouser Michael Goldberg Russell Golden Jakob Gollon Isaac Gordon Bruce Gordy Bob Graham Jim Graham Robert Graham Bob Green Ledon Green Mike Green Bill Groover Doug Guthrie

Langston Hall Mark Hall T.J. Hallice Micalvin Hammonds Bobby Hansen Dennis Hanson Leonard Hardin Ray Hardman Bill Harris David Harris Doug Harris Elston Harris Melvin Harris Sandy Harris Shaquille Harris Wallace Harris Jim Hearn Steve Hendrickson Calvin Henry Lloyd Hensley Jim Hildebrandt Chris Hill

1952-53 1960-61 1972-74 1979-83 1983-87 1955-56 1946-47 1990-94 1997-99 2009-Present 2006-07 1968-72 1952-55 1967-71 1955-57 1952-55 1992-96 1971-73 1954-56 1983-85

2010-Present 2007-11 2011-Present 2003-07 2000-04 1973-75 1970-74 1960-62 1950-51 1950-51 1956-60 1982-86 2001-02 1961-65 2011-12 1952-54 1961-64 1974-77 2006-2009 1959-60 1967-68 1999-01 109

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Marvin Bailey Scott Bailey Talmadge Bailey Clarence Baker Ray Banks Bert Barnes Dilmas Barnett Don Baxter Mark Baynes Robert Belloir Jeff Belmer Roy Bennett James Bento Olaf Bergwall Don Bethel Brad Bibb Hoyt Biggers John Binns Harold Bivins Stanley Black Chad Boggan Tony Bolds Bruce Boler Ryan Boles Roger Bolton Toof Boone Adam Bowling Monnie Brabham Victor Bristol DJ Brooks Kevin Brooks Andre Brown Andrew Brown Bob E. Brown Earnest Brown Kenny Brown Lawrence Brown Leroy Brown Monty Brown Duke Bryan Jibri Bryan Bob Burks Darryl Burton

Norman Carter Glenn Cassell Justin Cecil Eric Chambers Maynard Chambers Walter Chandler Jim Chapman Richard Childs John Chvatal Lamar Clements Pete Clements Butch Clifton Phil Cochran Tom Colquitt Damitrius Coleman Willie Cooper BeJay Corley Chip Coulter Daniel Coursey Glenn Cowart Lamont Craft Ahmad Crawford Quincy Crawford Eddie Creech W.P. (Bud) Culbreth Frank Cunningham Tracey Curtis Keith Czapla

All-Time Roster Kenny Hill Jimmy Hines Royce Hobbs Hugh Hodges Vasil Hoffich Darius Hogans Eddie Holland Otis Holloway Tim Holloway Justin Howard James Hughes John Hughes Bill Hull John Hulsey Craig Hunt

Lloyd Industrious

Eric Jackson Marquisse Jackson Jay January John Jewett Louis Johnson Mark Johnson Tommy Johnson Travis Johnson David Jones Eddie Jones William Jones

1996-97 1949-50 1953-54 1954-55 1951-54 2009-10 2000-01 1985-86 1986-87 1999-03 1951-55 1951-55 1951-52 1951-52 1993-94

I J

1991-92

1985-89 2008-11 2001-04 1950-54 1967-68 1997-98 1956-60 1980-82 1970-74 1979-81 1985-86

Mercer Records Review Bears Coaches Preview

K Larry Keller Joe Kenis Mike Kennedy John Kinman Aulbert Kinsaul Melvin Kinslow Rodney Kirtz Dan Kniffen E.J. Kusnyer

1981-82 1982-84 1989-93 1971-72 1946-50 1955-57 1997-01 1977-78 2008-10

L John LaPish Paul Larsen Terry Lawyer Phillip Leonard David Lewis Jim Lindsey Lehman Lindsey Jeff Linville Jerry Lisle Harry Lockhart Curtis Lockridge Wilfred Louigene Joe Lowe

110

1969-71 2010-12 1998-99 2013-Present 1977-79 1951-52 1953-54 1975-79 1955-56 1951-52 1960-61 1985-86 1953-56

M Jack Manton Mac Marchman Tommy Marshall A.J. Martin Tommy Martin Larry Mashburn David Matthews Bryan Maynard Korey McCray Tyler McCurry John McGriff Donny McLendon Jesse McMillan Attrice Meeks Richard Miles Robert Miles Ron Miller Tim Miller Brian Mills James Milton R.J. Miskimon Sam Mitchell Tom Mitchell Tommy Mixon David Mock Steve Moody Cary Moore Chris Moore Oscar Moore Rodney Mosley John Mosser Darious Moten Aleem Muhammad Bob Murdock Joe Murray

J.W. Naftel Bill Naylor Charles Newton Ken Nixon Ronnie Nixon Byron Norris Ike Nwamu

Mark Odom James Odoms Jim Ogden Lindsay Orr Chris Ott Bruce Otto

Matt Panaggio Maurice Parks L.W. Parr Chuck Pauldo

1962-63,64-66 1947-49 1947-48 2006-07 1958-59 1958-59 2000-04 1984-85 1997-01 2001-05 1955-58 2002-03 1997-00 1989-90 1955-56 1977-79 1987-88 1972-73 20071958-62 2009-11 1981-85 1965-69 1951-55 1975-77 1963-67 1954-56 1983-87 1988-90 1978-82 2013-Present 2010-Present 1998-03 1946-49 1955-56

1986-88 1964-68 1962-66 1969-72 1997-98 1964-66 2012-Present

1992-95 2003-05 1963-64 1972-74 1997-99 1967-68

2013-Present 1990-91 1946-47 1982-83

Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

Bill Pearce Ray Pearson Bob Pender Marcus Pender Hrvoje Pervan Brian Pfohl Chris Phillips John Pat Pickles Marcus Poole Doug Porter David Posey Dylan Poston Yauun Pounds Gene Powell

1960-62 1962-64 1946-48 1948-49 2006-07 2004-08 1987-89 1999-01 1974-75 1967-70 1957-58 2012-13 1990-93 1956-57

R Melvin Randall Silas Read Viviano Reaves Ken Redmond Bob Reeder Stewart Reese Bob Reeves Richard Reid Rob Renfroe Maynard Reynolds Thomas Rhodes Woodrow Richardson Dennis Roberts Jud Roberts William F. Roberts Ryan Robinson Thurlester Robinson John Rogers Jay Ross

Josh Sagester Bobby Satterfield Greg Schroeder Bert Schwartz Jack Scott Irvin Seeman Larney Shakur Elijah Shaw W.L. Shepard Bob Shuler Bruce Simms Danny Skinner Jacob Skogen Kevin Skurka Michael Slonaker Billy Smith Ches Smith Chris Smith Max Smith Mike Smith Travis Smith Hugh Snow Chance Solomon Bob Sparks

1981-85 1957-58 1980-81 1968-70 1948-51 1975-79 1961-63,64-66 1950-54 1990-91 1947-48,50-51 1964-65 1954-58 1979-80 1965-69 1952-53 1993-96 1996-97 1986-88 1976-80

1999-01 1950-51 1973-74 1950-54 1969-73 1967-68 2008-09 1975-77 1957-59 1946-48 1997-98 1975-76 2003-05 1995-97 2002-07 1970-74 1947-48 2009-13 1955-58 1990-92 2011-13 1946-48 1992-93,94-95 1951-52

All-Time Roster Steve Spears James Spivey Isaac Stallworth Sidiki Straub Bryan Stephens Baxter Stewart Charles Stewart Rudy Stewart Jeff Stingel Nick Strickland Jay Stroman William F. Sutton

Dartez Talbott Marvin Tarpley Chuck Taylor David Taylor Dwayne Taylor Geary Taylor Terry Teague Bud Thomas Morris Thompson Shaun Thompson Seabe Thornton Richard Thornton Jerry Thruston Jim Tippett Reggie Titus Leroy Turner Will Tuttle Newman Tye

Benton Wade Andrew Walker Brendan Walker Earl Walker Rick Walker Spencer Walker Scott Waller Reggie Washington Montavious Waters Nathan Webb William Webb P.J. Wells Noel West Spears Westbrook Charles Weston Anthony White, Jr.

1978-81 1959-60 1983-84 1966-68 1987-89 1973-75 1979-83 2010-Present 1980-82 1991-93 1968-69 1947-48 1974-77 1965-66 1987-89 1974-76 1993-95 1962-63

Frank Whiteley Vernon Whitney David Wilbanks Tommy Day Wilcox Bobby Wilder Glenn Wilkes Danny Williams David Williford Ben Wilson Delmar Wilson Emory Wilson Donny Woods Kymon Woods Billy Woodward Torris Woolfolk Ed Wright Teko Wynder

Bill Yoast Donnie Young Terry Young

Vladimir Zujovic

1956-57,58-59 1975-76 1965-66 1961-65 1950-52 1946-50 1976-77 1958-59 1986-88 2002-04 1949-53 1990-94 2011-12 1950-51 1999-00 1948-49 1974-75

1948-49 1951-54 1992-94

1999-01

1985-89 1984-85 1957-61 1952-53 1946-47 1999-02 1976-78

Preview Coaches Bears Review Records Mercer

Tracy Vaughn Barry Veal Donnie Veal Inman Veal Jim Veber Jay Vickers Brad Voegerl

1983-84 1959-61 1997-99 20091976-77 1946-48 1963-65 1948-50 1990-91,92-94 1951-52 1987-91 1946-48

1979-81 2000-05 2006-10 1983-85 1977-81 1949-51 1988-92 1988-89 2006-07 1949-51 1959-60 1982-83 1998-03 1966-68 1964-67 2012-Present Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide

111

ATHLETICS TRADITION

Mercer History Mercer University is a longstanding member of NCAA Division I athletics. The school is a founding member of the Atlantic Sun Conference, for which 16 of its 17 intercollegiate teams will compete during the 2013-14 academic year. Mercer first fielded an athletic team in January 1892, when its football team played the University of Georgia in Athens. It was the first college football game played in the state and one of the first in the Southeast. Mercer, in the fall of that year, would defeat Georgia Tech in its first football game ever. The Mercer football team will play its 2013 campaign as a member of the Pioneer Football League – the nation’s only nonscholarship NCAA Football Championship Subdivision conference. In 2014, football is included in the entire athletic department’s shift into the Southern Conference. Only men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse and sand volleyball will continue competition in the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Mission Statement The mission of the Mercer University Athletic Department is to develop well-rounded student-athletes academically, athletically and socially. The program is committed to integrity, sportsmanship and equal opportunity for all students and staff.

Academics Mercer athletes are true “student-athletes” with emphasis placed equally on performance in the classrooms as well as on the playing fields or courts. In the 2012-13 academic year, 70 percent of Mercer student-athletes were named Atlantic Sun All-Academic selections, while Will Betts (men’s soccer) and Derrek Workman (baseball) were named first team Academic All-Americans.

Hall of Fame The Mercer Athletic Hall of Fame now consists of 140 members. These men and women made invaluable contributions to the University either participating as a student-athlete, coach or in some other athletic-related capacity.

THE MERCER EXPERIENCE... A

s one of America’s oldest and most distinctive institutions of higher learning, Mercer University’s mission is to teach, to learn, to create, to discover, to inspire, to empower and to serve. In fulfilling this mission, the University supports undergraduate, graduate and professional learning, as well as basic research and its application in service to others. Founded by Baptists in 1833, Mercer is an independent university that remains grounded in a tradition that embraces freedom of the mind and spirit, cherishes the equal worth of every individual and commits to serving the needs of humankind. With more than 8,300 students enrolled in 12 schools and colleges on campuses in Macon, Atlanta and Savannah, Mercer has a strong presence in Georgia. However, its more than 68,000 alumni are making important contributions to their professions and communities around the world. Mercer is consistently ranked among the nation’s leading institutions by such publications as U.S. News & World Report, which named the University the No. 1 value in the South in 2012 and No. 6 on its list of “up-and-coming” schools.

CAMPUS LIFE Even with its picturesque setting, the spirit of Mercer is not in the grandeur of its buildings, but in the graciousness of its people - a friendly, family-like community of faculty, staff and students who strive for excellence in all that they do. The University offers a wealth of fascinating experiences and activities both in and outside the classroom. From academic clubs and honor societies, to performing arts and special interest groups, to 16 national fraternities and sororities on campus, students can choose from more than 80 on-campus organizations to discover new talents and interests and to gain important leadership skills they will need for life after college.

RESIDENCE LIFE The benefits of campus living are numerous - the development of life-long friendships, a sense of community, enhancing campus involvement and higher academic performance. For many new students this is the first time they have lived away from home and the community that develops on campus and in residence halls becomes a second family. All freshman and sophomores (first-year and/or transfer students) are required to live on campus, with the exception of married students, students above the age of 21, students with children and/or students who live at home with a parent or guardian within reasonable commuting distance. In each of Mercerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residence halls, safety comes first and foremost. The exterior doors are locked at all times and students use their identification cards to gain access into their residence hall. resi re side denc ncee ha hall ll..

MERCER VILLAGE The typical space of on interior of the comm The LoŌs a e of the apartments on in t Mercer Vil lage.

The LoŌs at Mercer Village provides beauƟful, apartment-style living adjacent to campus.

tore is le books nd also b o N & es ea The Barnin Mercer Villag gear to r d e e c t r Me loca lenty of stocks p ur school spirit! show yo

Mercer Village has fa a place-to-be in Mac st become College Hill Corridor on’s project!

ACADEMIC DIVISIONS College of Liberal Arts (Macon): The oldest of the University’s academic units, the College remains the cornerstone of Mercer’s educational programs. The College offers an array of baccalaureate programs in the humanities, fine arts, sciences and social sciences. Walter F. George School of Law (Macon): Founded in 1873, Mercer’s Law School is one of the oldest law schools in the United States and the first in the state of Georgia accredited by the American Bar Association. Its innovative Woodruff Curriculum — which focuses on ethics and practical skills — earned the Gambrell Professionalism Award from the A.B.A. for its “depth of excellence.” Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics (Macon, Atlanta, Douglas County, Savannah): The School offers undergraduate and graduate (B.B.A., M.B.A.) degrees in Macon and Atlanta, the M.B.A. in Savannah and the B.B.A. degree in Douglas County. The School holds the highest level of accreditation for business education by AACSB International — the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. School of Engineering (Macon): Mercer’s innovative and academically challenging engineering-related programs provide students with a comprehensive education, featuring a solid foundation in mathematics and sciences, a core engineering curriculum, a range of courses in engineering specialties and a strong emphasis on communication technologies. The School of Engineering marked its 25th anniversary in 2010 and continues to be ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top three master’s degree-level engineering schools in the Southeast. Tift College of Education (Macon, Atlanta, Savannah, Regional Academic Centers): The College prepares more professional educators than any other private college or university in Georgia. It offers baccalaureate and graduate degrees. Guided by the conceptual framework of the “Transforming Educator,” Tift College is dedicated to preparing effective teachers and educational leaders who aspire to grow professionally throughout their careers, while also seeking to transform the lives of students. James and Carolyn McAfee School of Theology (Atlanta): Established in 1996, the School brings Jesse Mercer’s founding vision of providing students with a classical and theological education full circle as it prepares students for the ministry.

ing-centered gateways of information resources through robust collections and innovative, technology-rich patron services to support the educational endeavors of the University community. Mercer University Press (Macon): Since its establishment in 1979, Mercer Press has published more than 1,200 titles, generally in the areas of Southern history, philosophy, religion and regional studies. The Press holds membership in the Association of American University Presses. Mercer Engineering Research Center (MERC) (Warner Robins): Founded in 1987, MERC provides engineering research services to private industries and government agencies, including the Department of Defense. Since its inception, MERC has exceeded $300 million in contract revenue. Mercer Health Sciences Center School of Medicine (Macon, Atlanta, Savannah, Columbus): The School was established in 1982 to educate physicians and health professionals to meet the primary care and health care needs of rural and medically underserved areas of Georgia. The School of Medicine currently operates two four-year campuses. Following their second year, students participate in core clinical clerkships at the School’s primary teaching hospitals: Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon, Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah, and The Medical Center and St. Francis Hospital in Columbus.

Quick Facts

Founded 1833 President William D. Underwood Enrollment (Fall 2012) 8341 Total | 4427 Undergraduate 2148 Graduate | 1766 Professional Alumni 68,000 Overall Operating Budget $202,184,065 Number of Faculty & Staff 1,568

College of Continuing and Professional Studies (Macon, Atlanta, Regional Academic Centers): The College offers undergraduate and graduate programs to working adults seeking professional advancement or transition and leadership roles in and beyond their communities. The College provides students with distinctive, multidisciplinary programs that integrate theory and practice, liberal learning and professional education, and knowledge and experience. Townsend School of Music (Macon): The School is nationally recognized for its artist faculty, award-winning students, wide range of performance ensembles and state-of-the-art facilities. Specialized music programs include the Townsend-McAfee Institute for Graduate Church Music Studies and the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings. Division of Library Services (Macon, Atlanta, Savannah, Regional Academic Centers): The mission of Mercer’s libraries is to serve as learn-

College of Pharmacy (Atlanta): For more than a century, the College has maintained a tradition of excellence and a national reputation for producing leaders in the health care profession and has made notable contributions to the fields of pharmacy and health sciences. Mercer is ranked as the No. 4 private pharmacy school in the United States and among the top private and public pharmacy schools. Georgia Baptist College of Nursing (Macon, Atlanta): Nationally recognized Georgia Baptist College of Nursing, the oldest nursing program in Georgia, is grounded in its heritage of educating students to provide superior nursing care. All undergraduate nursing students are members of the National Student Nurses Association, thus providing them with superior leadership and professional development opportunities.

College of Health Professions (Macon, Atlanta): The College of Health Professions became operational in 2013. The new College is composed of three departments: Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant Studies and Public Health. The College offers the doctoral-level physical therapy program, the master’s-level physician assistant program, and the master’s-level public health program. The Department of Physical Therapy offers an Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy residency program and a Neurological Physical Therapy residency program. The Department of Physician Assistant Studies offers an Advanced Cardiology residency program.