2011–12 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

2011–12 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
	† 2012 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner ; As of March 28, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Mercer Bears men's basketball
2011–12 Mercer Bears men's basketball
CollegeInsider.com Tournament champions
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
2011–12 record	27–11 (13–5 A-Sun)
Head coach	Bob Hoffman (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Spencer Wright; Doug Esleeck; Jake Nelp;
Home arena	University Center

The 2011–12 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fourth year head coach Bob Hoffman, played their home games at the University Center and are members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 27–11, 13–5 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the semifinals of the Atlantic Sun Basketball Tournament to Florida Gulf Coast. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Tennessee State, Georgia State, Old Dominion, Fairfield, and Utah State to be the 2012 CIT Champions.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	R.J. Miskimon	Guard	6–2	190	Sophomore	Fort Worth, Texas
1	Kymon Woods	Guard	6–4	190	Freshman	Gainesville, Georgia
2	Travis Smith	Guard	6–3	185	Junior	Johns Island, South Carolina
3	Kevin Canevari	Guard	5–11	165	Sophomore	Charlotte, North Carolina
5	Bud Thomas	Forward	6–6	200	Sophomore	Highlands Ranch, Colorado
14	T.J. Hallice	Forward	6–9	205	Freshman	Weddington, North Carolina
15	Justin Cecil	Forward	6–8	225	Senior	Lakeland, Florida
20	Jakob Gollon	Forward	6–6	200	Sophomore	Stevens Point, Wisconsin
21	Langston Hall	Guard	6–4	180	Sophomore	Atlanta, Georgia
22	Darious Moten	Forward	6–6	195	Freshman	Bowdon, Georgia
23	Chris Smith	Guard	6–1	170	Junior	Dublin, Georgia
32	Shaquille Harris	Guard	6–2	190	Junior	Americus, Georgia
34	Jibri Bryan	Guard	6–3	180	Junior	Savannah, Georgia
44	Marquisse Jackson	Forward	6–5	183	Junior	Bartlesville, Oklahoma
45	Monty Brown	Center	6–11	250	Sophomore	Liberty Mounds, Oklahoma
50	Paul Larsen	Forward	6–7	220	Sophomore	Mooresville, North Carolina
52	Daniel Coursey	Forward	6–10	220	Sophomore	Savannah, Georgia

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2011* 7:30 AM	Georgia College	W 58–57		University Center (1,473) Macon, GA
Regular Season
11/12/2011* 3:00 PM	at Emory	W 66–57	1–0	University Center (NA) Macon, GA
11/14/2011* 7:00 PM	at No. 24 Missouri CBE Classic	L 63–81	1–1	Mizzou Arena (5,778) Columbia, MO
11/17/2011* 3:30 PM	at Furman	W 66–46	2–1	Timmons Arena (1,269) Greenville, SC
11/21/2011* 7:00 PM	Sam Houston State CBE Classic	W 60–38	3–1	University Center (1,537) Macon, GA
11/22/2011* 7:00 PM	Niagara CBE Classic	W 74–55	4–1	University Center (1,422) Macon, GA
11/23/2011* 7:00 PM	South Dakota State CBE Classic	L 61–74	4–2	University Center (1,568) Macon, GA
12/01/2011 7:15 PM	at Lipscomb	W 79–72	5–2 (1–0)	Allen Arena (1,730) Nashville, TN
12/03/2011 4:15 PM	at Belmont	L 78–82	5–3 (1–1)	Curb Event Center (1,640) Nashville, TN
12/07/2011* 8:00 PM	at Samford	W 83–78	6–3	Pete Hanna Center (1,036) Homewood, AL
12/10/2011* 7:00 PM	Chattanooga	W 67–56	7–3	University Center (1,795) Macon, GA
12/18/2011* 12:00 PM	at Seton Hall	L 77–80 ^OT	7–4	Prudential Center (6,502) Newark, NJ
12/20/2011* 7:00 PM	at Georgia	L 58–72	7–5	Stegeman Coliseum (5,654) Athens, GA
12/22/2011* 7:00 PM	at Georgia Tech	W 65–59	8–5	Arena at Gwinnett Center (3,841) Duluth, GA
12/28/2011* 7:30 PM	at Tulsa	L 62–68	8–6	Reynolds Center (3,922) Tulsa, OK
12/30/2011* 7:00 PM	at Navy	W 65–56	9–6	Alumni Hall (2,555) Annapolis, MD
01/02/2012 7:30 PM	Florida Gulf Coast	W 76–54	10–6 (2–1)	University Center (2,075) Macon, GA
01/04/2012 7:00 PM	Stetson	W 75–59	11–6 (3–1)	University Center (1,750) Macon, GA
01/07/2012 7:00 PM	at East Tennessee State	L 61–76	11–7 (3–2)	ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center (3,221) Johnson City, TN
01/09/2012 7:30 PM	at USC Upstate	W 73–66	12–7 (4–2)	G. B. Hodge Center (694) Spartanburg, SC
01/13/2012 7:00 PM, CSS	Kennesaw State	W 81–51	13–7 (5–2)	University Center (2,856) Macon, GA
01/21/2012 2:00 PM	North Florida	W 69–58	14–7 (6–2)	University Center (2,951) Macon, GA
01/23/2012 7:00 PM	Jacksonville	W 75–65	15–7 (7–2)	University Center (2,210) Macon, GA
01/28/2012 3:15 PM	at Stetson	W 75–64	16–7 (8–2)	Edmunds Center (1,929) DeLand, FL
01/30/2012 7:00 PM	at Florida Gulf Coast	W 75–66	17–7 (9–2)	Alico Arena (1,738) Fort Myers, FL
02/04/2012 4:30 PM	USC Upstate	W 61–47	18–7 (10–2)	University Center (3,007) Macon, GA
02/06/2012 7:00 PM	East Tennessee State	W 54–46	19–7 (11–2)	University Center (2,265) Macon, GA
02/10/2012 7:00 PM, CSS	at Kennesaw State	W 61–57	20–7 (12–2)	KSU Convocation Center (4,991) Kennesaw, GA
02/18/2012 3:30 PM	at Jacksonville	L 75–81	20–8 (12–3)	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (1,111) Jacksonville, FL
02/20/2012 7:00 PM	at North Florida	L 66–75	20–9 (12–4)	UNF Arena (1,397) Jacksonville, FL
02/23/2012 7:30 PM	Lipscomb	W 63–54	21–9 (13–4)	University Center (2,450) Macon, GA
02/25/2012 4:30 PM	Belmont	L 61–62	21–10 (13–5)	University Center (NA) Macon, GA
2012 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
02/29/2012 8:30 PM, ESPN3	Lipscomb Quarterfinals	W 61–53	22–10	University Center (2,621) Macon, GA
03/02/2012 8:30 PM, ESPN3	Florida Gulf Coast Semifinals	L 58–62	22–11	University Center (3,497) Macon, GA
2012 CIT
03/13/2012* 7:00 PM	Tennessee State First Round	W 68–60	23–11	University Center (1,773) Macon, GA
03/17/2012* 4:00 PM	Georgia State Second Round	W 64–59	24–11	University Center (2,132) Macon, GA
03/21/2012* 7:00 PM	at Old Dominion Quarterfinals	W 79–73	25–11	Ted Constant Convocation Center (3,412) Norfolk, VA
03/24/2012* 7:00 PM	at Fairfield Semifinals	W 64–59	26–11	Alumni Hall (1,557) Faifield, CT
03/28/2012* 9:00 PM, FCS Central	at Utah State Championship Game	W 70–67	27–11	Smith Spectrum (6,154) Logan, UT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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2011–12 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Belmont†	16	–	2	.889	27	–	8	.771
Mercer	13	–	5	.722	27	–	11	.711
USC Upstate	13	–	5	.722	21	–	13	.618
East Tennessee State	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
North Florida	10	–	8	.556	16	–	16	.500
Florida Gulf Coast	8	–	10	.444	15	–	17	.469
Lipscomb	8	–	10	.444	13	–	18	.419
Jacksonville	6	–	12	.333	8	–	22	.267
Stetson	6	–	12	.333	9	–	20	.310
Kennesaw State	0	–	18	.000	3	–	28	.097

† 2012 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner As of March 28, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll