2020–21 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

2020–21 Mercer Bears men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record18–11 (8–9 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bobby Kummer
  • Kim Lewis
  • D.J. Byrd
Home arenaHawkins Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Greensboro † 13 – 5   .722 21 – 9   .700
Wofford 12 – 5   .706 15 – 9   .625
Furman 10 – 5   .667 16 – 9   .640
Chattanooga 9 – 7   .563 18 – 8   .692
East Tennessee State 8 – 7   .533 13 – 12   .520
VMI 7 – 7   .500 13 – 12   .520
Mercer 8 – 9   .471 18 – 11   .621
The Citadel 5 – 11   .313 13 – 12   .520
Western Carolina 4 – 13   .235 11 – 16   .407
Samford 2 – 9   .182 6 – 13   .316
† 2021 SoCon tournament winner

The 2020–21 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team were led by second-year head coach Greg Gary, and played their home games at Hawkins Arena in Macon, Georgia as a member of the Southern Conference.

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2019–20 season 17–15, 11–7 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to Western Carolina.

Roster

2020–21 Mercer Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Leon Ayers III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Troy, Michigan
G 1 Kamar Robertson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Alpharetta, Georgia
G 2 Neftali Alvarez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS So Cataño, Puerto Rico
G 3 Jeff Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Austin, Texas
F 5 Drew Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Smyrna, Georgia
C 10 Shannon Grant 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Fr Sylacauga, Alabama
G 11 Jovan Tucker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
G 12 Mitch Prendergast 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Dallas, Texas
C 14 Victor Bafutto 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Brasília, Brazil
F 15 John Treanor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Roswell, Georgia
G 20 Ross Cummings 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Dickson, Tennessee
F 22 Felipe Haase 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 253 lb (115 kg) RS Jr Osorno, Chile
F 23 James Glisson III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Decatur, Georgia
F 25 Maciej Bender 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr Warsaw, Poland
G 30 Diego Rivera 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Bayamón, Puerto Rico
G 31 Jackson Greco 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Canton, Georgia
F 35 Patrick Urey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Chattanooga, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 16, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		North Georgia W 79–48  1–0
 Hawkins Arena (727)
Macon, GA
November 27, 2020*
8:00 p.m., FSS 		at Georgia Tech W 83–73  2–0
 McCamish Pavilion (1,200)
Atlanta, GA
November 30, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia State W 86–69  3–0
 Hawkins Arena (672)
Macon, GA
December 5, 2020*
10:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		Columbia International W 88–62  4–0
 Hawkins Arena (478)
Macon, GA
December 6, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Wesleyan W 96–85  5–0
 Hawkins Arena (727)
Macon, GA
December 13, 2020*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgia Southern W 77–75  6–0
 Hanner Fieldhouse (459)
Statesboro, GA
December 16, 2020*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgia State L 81–88  6–1
 GSU Sports Arena (907)
Atlanta, GA
December 19, 2020*
2:00 p.m. 		Georgia Southwestern Canceled Hawkins Arena 
Macon, GA
December 22, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kennesaw State W 81–71  7–1
 KSU Convocation Center (341)
Kennesaw, GA
December 29, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Wofford L 65–78  7–2
(0–1) 		Hawkins Arena (946)
Macon, GA
January 2, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Furman L 80–83  7–3
(0–2) 		Timmons Arena (250)
Greenville, SC
January 13, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Chattanooga L 80–83  7–4
(0–3) 		McKenzie Arena (0)
Chattanooga, TN
January 16, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Carolina W 78–76  8–4
(1–3) 		Hawkins Arena (1,027)
Macon, GA
January 20, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at The Citadel W 83–63  9–4
(2–3) 		McAlister Field House 
Charleston, SC
January 23, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		VMI W 83–80  10–4
(3–3) 		Hawkins Arena (927)
Macon, GA
January 27, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UNC Greensboro L 68–81  10–5
(3–4) 		Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
January 30, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Wofford L 69–72  10–6
(3–5) 		Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium 
Spartanburg, SC
February 3, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		East Tennessee State L 64–70  10–7
(3–6) 		Hawkins Arena (927)
Macon, GA
February 6, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Samford W 89–82  11–7
(4–6) 		Hawkins Arena 
Macon, GA
February 10, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Samford W 77–70  12–7
(5–6) 		Pete Hanna Center 
Homewood, AL
February 13, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UNC Greensboro L 74–77  12–8
(5–7) 		Hawkins Arena 
Macon, GA
February 17, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at East Tennessee State W 71–64  13–8
(6–7) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN
February 20, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Furman L 60–70  13–9
(6–8) 		Hawkins Arena 
Macon, GA
February 22, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		The Citadel W 88–52  14–9
(7–8) 		Hawkins Arena 
Macon, GA
February 24, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Chattanooga W 81–77  15–9
(8–8) 		Hawkins Arena 
Macon, GA
February 27, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Western Carolina L 61–85  15–10
(8–9) 		Ramsey Center 
Cullowhee, NC
SoCon tournament
March 5, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (10) Samford
First Round 		W 87–59  16–10
 Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
March 6, 2021
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (2) Wofford
Quarterfinals 		W 62–61  17–10
 Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
March 7, 2021
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (6) VMI
Semifinals 		W 73–59  18–10
 Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
March 8, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN 		(7) vs. (1) UNC Greensboro
Championship 		L 61–69  18–11
 Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule".