2023–24 Mercer Bears men's basketball team
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 16–17 (8–10 SoCon) |
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Home arena | Hawkins Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Greensboro | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 4 | – | 28 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 SoCon tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented Mercer University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fifth-year head coach Greg Gary, played their home games at Hawkins Arena in Macon, Georgia as a member of the Southern Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Bears finished the 2022–23 season 14–19, 6–12 in SoCon play, to finish in eighth place. They defeated The Citadel in the first round of the SoCon tournament,[1] before losing to Furman in the quarterfinals.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Clark Atlanta | L 64–71 | 0–1 |
Hawkins Arena (1,272) Macon, GA | |||||||
November 9, 2023* 8:00 pm |
at Chicago State | W 66–61 | 1–1 |
Jones Convocation Center (233) Chicago, IL | |||||||
November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Morehead State | L 66–74 | 1–2 |
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,455) Morehead, KY | |||||||
November 17, 2023* 8:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ |
at No. 22 Alabama Emerald Coast Classic campus site game |
L 67–98 | 1–3 |
Coleman Coliseum (10,300) Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||||
November 24, 2023* 12:00 pm |
vs. Tennessee State Emerald Coast Classic semifinals |
W 60–59 | 2–3 |
The Arena at NFSC (100) Niceville, FL | |||||||
November 25, 2023* 1:30 pm |
vs. Western Michigan Emerald Coast Classic championship |
L 66–72 | 2–4 |
The Arena at NFSC (150) Niceville, FL | |||||||
December 1, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ |
at Georgia | L 69–80 | 2–5 |
Stegeman Coliseum (5,694) Athens, GA | |||||||
December 6, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
South Alabama | L 62–83 | 2–6 |
Hawkins Arena (3,207) Macon, GA | |||||||
December 9, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Georgia State | W 64–60 | 3–6 |
Hawkins Arena (1,527) Macon, GA | |||||||
December 16, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Florida Gulf Coast | W 70–65 | 4–6 |
Hawkins Arena (1,009) Macon, GA | |||||||
December 19, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Queens | W 84–65 | 5–6 |
Hawkins Arena (839) Macon, GA | |||||||
December 21, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Thomas | W 98–75 | 6–6 |
Hawkins Arena (437) Macon, GA | |||||||
December 29, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Talladega | W 74–50 | 7–6 |
Hawkins Arena (1,257) Macon, GA | |||||||
SoCon regular season | |||||||||||
January 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at East Tennessee State | L 69–80 | 7–7 (0–1) |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,529) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at VMI | W 86–64 | 8–7 (1–1) |
Cameron Hall (322) Lexington, VA | |||||||
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Wofford | L 73–74 | 8–8 (1–2) |
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,150) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Western Carolina | L 52–64 | 8–9 (1–3) |
Hawkins Arena (3,227) Macon, GA | |||||||
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Chattanooga | L 60–74 | 8–10 (1–4) |
Hawkins Arena (1,872) Macon, GA | |||||||
January 20, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Samford | L 80–87 | 8–11 (1–5) |
Pete Hanna Center (2,516) Homewood, AL | |||||||
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at The Citadel | L 66–68 | 8–12 (1–6) |
McAlister Field House (1,283) Charleston, SC | |||||||
January 27, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UNC Greensboro | W 70–64 | 9–12 (2–6) |
Greensboro Coliseum (1,686) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
East Tennessee State | L 49–54 | 9–13 (2–7) |
Hawkins Arena (2,163) Macon, GA | |||||||
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
VMI | W 90–69 | 10–13 (3–7) |
Hawkins Arena (2,438) Macon, GA | |||||||
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Furman | W 78–69 | 11–13 (4–7) |
Hawkins Arena (1,989) Macon, GA | |||||||
February 10, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at West Carolina | L 46–79 | 11–14 (4–8) |
Ramsey Center (2,588) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
February 14, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Wofford | L 60–73 | 11–15 (4–9) |
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,762) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Samford | W 88–84 | 12–15 (5–9) |
Hawkins Arena (2,901) Macon, GA | |||||||
February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
The Citadel | W 87–78 | 13–15 (6–9) |
Hawkins Arena (1,514) Macon, GA | |||||||
February 24, 2024 4:30 pm, ESPN+ |
UNC Greensboro | W 86–72 | 14–15 (7–9) |
Hawkins Arena (2,772) Macon, GA | |||||||
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Chattanooga | L 75–84 | 14–16 (7–10) |
McKenzie Arena (3,054) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
March 2, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Furman | W 82–75 | 15–16 (8–10) |
Timmons Arena (2,457) Greenville, SC | |||||||
SoCon tournament | |||||||||||
March 8, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(8) | vs. (9) The Citadel First Round |
W 84–76 | 16–16 |
Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC | ||||||
March 9, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(8) | vs. (1) Samford Quarterfinals |
L 57–70 | 16–17 |
Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Cover, Amanda (2023-03-03). "Bears Roll Past The Citadel in Tournament Opener". Mercer University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ Cover, Amanda (2023-03-04). "Mercer Succumbs to Furman Second-Half Comeback". Mercer University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mercer University Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "2023-24 Mercer Bears Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2023.