2012–13 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

2012–13 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
	† 2013 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner ; As of March 29, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll; *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition

Mercer Bears men's basketball
2012–13 Mercer Bears men's basketball
Atlantic Sun regular season champions
NIT, Second round
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
2012–13 record	24–12 (14–4 A-Sun)
Head coach	Bob Hoffman (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Spencer Wright; Doug Esleeck; Jake Nelp;
Home arena	Hawkins Arena

The 2012–13 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fifth year head coach Bob Hoffman, played their home games at Hawkins Arena on the university's Macon, Georgia campus and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 24–12, 14–4 in A-Sun play to win the regular season conference championship. They advanced to the championship game of the Atlantic Sun Tournament where they lost to Florida Gulf Coast. As a regular season conference champions who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the 2013 NIT where they defeated Tennessee in the first round before losing in the second round to BYU.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
2	Travis Smith	Guard	6–3	185	Senior	Johns Island, South Carolina
3	Kevin Canevari	Guard	5–11	165	Junior	Charlotte, North Carolina
5	Bud Thomas	Forward	6–6	200	Junior	Highlands Ranch, Colorado
14	T.J. Hallice	Forward	6–9	205	Sophomore	Weddington, North Carolina
15	Anthony White, Jr.	Guard	6–2		Junior	Indianapolis, Indiana
20	Jakob Gollon	Forward	6–6	200	Junior	Stevens Point, Wisconsin
21	Langston Hall	Guard	6–4	180	Junior	Atlanta, Georgia
22	Darious Moten	Forward	6–6	195	Sophomore	Bowdon, Georgia
23	Chris Smith	Guard	6–1	170	Senior	Dublin, Georgia
25	Lawrence Brown	Guard	6–5		Freshman	Kansas City, Missouri
34	Jibri Bryan	Guard	6–3	180	Sophomore	Savannah, Georgia
44	Marquisse Jackson	Forward	6–5	183	Senior	Bartlesville, Oklahoma
45	Monty Brown	Center	6–11	250	Junior	Liberty Mounds, Oklahoma
52	Daniel Coursey	Forward	6–10	220	Junior	Savannah, Georgia

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/10/2012* 4:00 PM		Sewanee	W 65–36	1–0	Hawkins Arena (3,497) Macon, GA
11/12/2012* 7:00 PM		Oglethorpe	W 70–25	2–0	Hawkins Arena (1,572) Macon, GA
11/16/2012* 2:30 PM, CBSSN		vs. George Mason Paradise Jam	L 49–52	2–1	Sports and Fitness Center (N/A) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/17/2012* 2:30 PM		vs. UIC Paradise Jam	L 36–62	2–2	Sports and Fitness Center (N/A) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/19/2012* 2:30 PM		vs. Wake Forest Paradise Jam	L 71–74	2–3	Sports and Fitness Center (N/A) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/25/2012* 7:00 PM		Furman	W 73–46	3–3	Hawkins Arena (2,272) Macon, GA
11/28/2012* 9:00 PM		at No. 25 New Mexico	L 58–76	3–4	The Pit (13,561) Albuquerque, NM
12/02/2012* 2:00 PM, ESPN3		at Florida State	W 61–56	4–4	Donald L. Tucker Center (6,088) Tallahassee, FL
12/05/2012* 7:00 PM		at Denver	L 40–69	4–5	Magness Arena (1,341) Denver, CO
12/08/2012* 7:00 PM		Alabama A&M	W 65–46	5–5	Hawkins Arena (2,261) Macon, GA
12/16/2012* 3:00 PM		at Chattanooga	W 63–53	6–5	McKenzie Arena (2,408) Chattanooga, TN
12/18/2012* 11:30 AM		at Georgia	L 49–58	6–6	Stegeman Coliseum (8,650) Athens, GA
12/22/2012* 2:00 PM, ESPN3		at Alabama	W 66–59	7–6	Coleman Coliseum (10,243) Tuscaloosa, AL
12/31/2012 4:30 PM		Stetson	W 70–64	8–6 (1–0)	Hawkins Arena (2,427) Macon, GA
01/02/2013 7:30 PM		Florida Gulf Coast	W 77–70 ^OT	9–6 (2–0)	Hawkins Arena (2,742) Macon, GA
01/05/2013 2:30 PM, ESPN3		at Kennesaw State	L 75–83	9–7 (2–1)	KSU Convocation Center (1,981) Kennesaw, GA
01/10/2013 7:00 PM		at North Florida	W 66–47	10–7 (3–1)	UNF Arena (1,753) Jacksonville, FL
01/12/2013 3:30 PM		at Jacksonville	L 47–49	10–8 (3–2)	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (1,272) Jacksonville, FL
01/17/2013 7:00 PM, ESPN3		East Tennessee State	W 78–59	11–8 (4–2)	Hawkins Arena (2,672) Macon, GA
01/19/2013 4:30 PM		USC Upstate	W 82–74	12–8 (5–2)	Hawkins Arena (2,734) Macon, GA
01/24/2013 7:00 PM		at Northern Kentucky	L 46–63	12–9 (5–3)	The Bank of Kentucky Center (3,086) Highland Heights, KY
01/26/2013 7:30 PM, ESPN3		at Lipscomb	W 71–65	13–9 (6–3)	Allen Arena (2,926) Nashville, TN
02/01/2013 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Kennesaw State	W 66–42	14–9 (7–3)	KSU Convocation Center (3,072) Kennesaw, GA
02/07/2013 7:00 PM		Jacksonville	W 67–64 ^OT	15–9 (8–3)	Hawkins Arena (2,372) Macon, GA
02/09/2013 4:30 PM		North Florida	W 64–44	16–9 (9–3)	Hawkins Arena (3,207) Macon, GA
02/14/2013 9:00 PM, ESPN3		at USC Upstate	W 70–59	17–9 (10–3)	G. B. Hodge Center (611) Spartanburg, SC
02/16/2013 4:00 PM		at East Tennessee State	W 71–54	18–9 (11–3)	ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,127) Johnson City, TN
02/21/2013 7:00 PM		Lipscomb	W 83–58	19–9 (12–3)	Hawkins Arena (2,727) Macon, GA
02/23/2013 4:30 PM		Northern Kentucky	W 63–46	20–9 (13–3)	Hawkins Arena (3,527) Macon, GA
02/28/2013 7:30 PM		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 57–60	20–10 (13–4)	Alico Arena (3,586) Fort Myers, FL
03/02/2013 3:15 PM		at Stetson	W 77–65	21–10 (14–4)	Edmunds Center (924) DeLand, FL
2013 Atlantic Sun Tournament
03/06/2013 8:30 PM, CSS/ESPN3		Lipscomb Quarterfinals	W 82–48	22–10	Hawkins Arena (3,527) Macon, GA
03/08/2013 5:30 PM, CSS		USC Upstate Semifinals	W 72–64	23–10	Hawkins Arena (3,527) Macon, GA
03/09/2013 12:00 PM, ESPN2		Florida Gulf Coast Championship Game	L 75–88	23–11	Hawkins Arena (3,494) Macon, GA
2013 NIT
03/20/2013* 8:00 PM, ESPNU	(7)	at (2) Tennessee First round	W 75–67	24–11	Thompson–Boling Arena (4,468) Knoxville, TN
03/25/2013* 9:00 PM, ESPNEWS/ESPN3	(7)	at (3) BYU Second round	L 71–90	24–12	Marriott Center (12,929) Provo, UT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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2012–13 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Mercer	14	–	4	.778	24	–	12	.667
Florida Gulf Coast †	13	–	5	.722	26	–	11	.703
Stetson	11	–	7	.611	15	–	16	.484
USC Upstate	9	–	9	.500	16	–	17	.485
Jacksonville	9	–	9	.500	14	–	18	.438
Northern Kentucky*	9	–	9	.500	11	–	16	.407
North Florida	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
East Tennessee State	8	–	10	.444	10	–	22	.313
Lipscomb	7	–	11	.389	12	–	18	.400
Kennesaw State	2	–	16	.111	3	–	27	.100

† 2013 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner As of March 29, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition