2020–21 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2021 SoCon Tournament winner ;

2020–21 Mercer Bears men's basketball
2020–21 Mercer Bears men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
2020–21 record	18–11 (8–9 SoCon)
Head coach	Greg Gary (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Bobby Kummer; Kim Lewis; D.J. Byrd;
Home arena	Hawkins Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

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

Greg Gary (Tulane)

Assistant coach(es)

Bobby Kummer (Charlotte)
Kim Lewis (Tulane)
D.J. Byrd (Purdue)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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[]

^ https://mercerbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2020-21

[1] ttps://mercerbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2020-21

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2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t	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