2018–19 Mercer Bears men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by 11th-year head coach Bob Hoffman, played their home games at Hawkins Arena on the university's Macon, Georgia campus as fifth-year members of the Southern Conference.
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Conference | Southern Conference |
2018–19 record | 11–20 (6–12 SoCon) |
Head coach | Bob Hoffman (11th season) |
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Home arena | Hawkins Arena |
2018–19 Southern Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Wofford † | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Greensboro | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 7 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 SoCon Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
The Bears finished the 2017–18 season 19–15, 11–7 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament to Wofford. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Grand Canyon in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to North Texas.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 6, 2018* 8:00 pm |
at UAB | L 67–75 | 0–1 |
Bartow Arena (3,185) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Piedmot | W 105–52 | 1–1 |
Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | |||||||
Nov 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Georgia State | L 60–62 | 1–2 |
GSU Sports Arena (1,579) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UT Martin | W 77–60 | 2–2 |
Hawkins Arena (2,705) Macon, GA | |||||||
Nov 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Maryland Eastern Shore | W 80–42 | 3–2 |
Hawkins Arena (2,589) Macon, GA | |||||||
Nov 24, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra |
at NC State | L 74–78 | 3–3 |
PNC Arena (12,828) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Brewton–Parker | W 90–65 | 4–3 |
Hawkins Arena (2,374) Macon, GA | |||||||
Dec 1, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at The Citadel | L 69-79 | 4–4 (0–1) |
McAlister Field House (765) Charleston, SC | |||||||
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm |
at Florida Atlantic | L 64–68 | 4–5 |
FAU Arena (1,492) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
Dec 8, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Georgia Southern | L 74–89 | 4–6 |
Hawkins Arena (3,272) Macon, GA | |||||||
Dec 18, 2018* 8:00 pm, SECN |
at Florida | L 63–71 | 4–7 |
O'Connell Center (8,043) Gainesville, FL | |||||||
Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UNC Wilmington | W 77–73 | 5–7 |
Hawkins Arena (2,219) Macon, GA | |||||||
Dec 29, 2018* 1:30 pm |
vs. Harvard | L 67–71 | 5–8 |
State Farm Arena (2,504) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Furman | L 58–71 | 5–9 (0–2) |
Timmons Arena (1,753) Greenville, SC | |||||||
Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Wofford | L 74–78 | 5–10 (0–3) |
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,681) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Western Carolina | W 84–80 | 6–10 (1–3) |
Hawkins Arena (2,521) Macon, GA | |||||||
Jan 12, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ |
East Tennessee State | L 68–72 OT | 6–11 (1–4) |
Hawkins Arena (3,227) Macon, GA | |||||||
Jan 17, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Chattanooga | L 70–73 | 6–12 (1–5) |
McKenzie Arena (3,769) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
Jan 19, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Samford | W 93–87 | 7–12 (2–5) |
Pete Hanna Center (1,391) Homewood, AL | |||||||
Jan 24, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
VMI | W 88–68 | 8–12 (3–5) |
Hawkins Arena (2,376) Macon, GA | |||||||
Jan 26, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UNC Greensboro | L 81–88 | 8–13 (3–6) |
Greensboro Coliseum (2,928) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Wofford | L 67–76 | 8–14 (3–7) |
Hawkins Arena (2,517) Macon, GA | |||||||
Feb 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Furman | L 63–74 | 8–15 (3–8) |
Hawkins Arena (3,027) Macon, GA | |||||||
Feb 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
The Citadel | L 61–67 | 8–16 (3–9) |
Hawkins Arena (2,185) Macon, GA | |||||||
Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Western Carolina | W 74–65 | 9–16 (4–9) |
Ramsey Center (1,203) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
Feb 16, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at East Tennessee State | L 69–88 | 9–17 (4–10) |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,146) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Samford | W 65–62 | 10–17 (5–10) |
Hawkins Arena (1,727) Macon, GA | |||||||
Feb 23, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Chattanooga | W 74–69 | 11–17 (6–10) |
Hawkins Arena (3,227) Macon, GA | |||||||
Feb 28, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at VMI | L 71–84 | 11–18 (6–11) |
Cameron Hall (833) Lexington, VA | |||||||
Mar 2, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ |
UNC Greensboro | L 47–74 | 11–19 (6–12) |
Hawkins Arena (1,406) Macon, GA | |||||||
SoCon Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 8–11, 2019 8:30 pm, ESPN3 |
(6) | vs. (3) Furman First round |
L 74–85 | 11–20 |
U.S. Cellular Center (2,916) Asheville, NC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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References
- "Mercer University Athletics". mercerbears.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
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