2011–12 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

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 year)
Assistant coach	Spencer Wright
Assistant coach	Doug Esleeck
Assistant coach	Jake Nelp
Home arena	University Center

	Conf				Overall
2011–12 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
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

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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/03/2011*	Georgia College	W 58–57		University Center (1,473)
Regular Season
11/12/2011*	at Emory	W 66–57	1–0	University Center (NA)
11/14/2011*	at #24 Missouri (CBE Classic)	L 63–81	1–1	Mizzou Arena (5,778)
11/17/2011*	at Furman	W 66–46	2–1	Timmons Arena (1,269)
11/21/2011*	Sam Houston State (CBE Classic)	W 60–38	3–1	University Center (1,537)
11/22/2011*	Niagara (CBE Classic)	W 74–55	4–1	University Center (1,422)
11/23/2011*	South Dakota State (CBE Classic)	L 61–74	4–2	University Center (1,568)
12/01/2011	at Lipscomb	W 79–72	5–2 (1–0)	Allen Arena (1,730)
12/03/2011	at Belmont	L 78–82	5–3 (1–1)	Curb Event Center (1,640)
12/07/2011*	at Samford	W 83–78	6–3	Pete Hanna Center (1,036)
12/10/2011*	Chattanooga	W 67–56	7–3	University Center (1,795)
12/18/2011*	at Seton Hall	L 77–80 ^OT	7–4	Prudential Center (6,502)
12/20/2011*	at Georgia	L 58–72	7–5	Stegeman Coliseum (5,654)
12/22/2011*	at Georgia Tech	W 65–59	8–5	Arena at Gwinnett Center (3,841)
12/28/2011*	at Tulsa	L 62–68	8–6	Reynolds Center (3,922)
12/30/2011*	at Navy	W 65–56	9–6	Alumni Hall (2,555)
01/02/2012	Florida Gulf Coast	W 76–54	10–6 (2–1)	University Center (2,075)
01/04/2012	Stetson	W 75–59	11–6 (3–1)	University Center (1,750)
01/07/2012	at East Tennessee State	L 61–76	11–7 (3–2)	ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center (3,221)
01/09/2012	at USC Upstate	W 73–66	12–7 (4–2)	G. B. Hodge Center (694)
01/13/2012	Kennesaw State	W 81–51	13–7 (5–2)	University Center (2,856)
01/21/2012	North Florida	W 69–58	14–7 (6–2)	University Center (2,951)
01/23/2012	Jacksonville	W 75–65	15–7 (7–2)	University Center (2,210)
01/28/2012	at Stetson	W 75–64	16–7 (8–2)	Edmunds Center (1,929)
01/30/2012	at Florida Gulf Coast	W 75–66	17–7 (9–2)	Alico Arena (1,738)
02/04/2012	USC Upstate	W 61–47	18–7 (10–2)	University Center (3,007)
02/06/2012	East Tennessee State	W 54–46	19–7 (11–2)	University Center (2,265)
02/10/2012	at Kennesaw State	W 61–57	20–7 (12–2)	KSU Convocation Center (4,991)
02/18/2012	at Jacksonville	L 75–81	20–8 (12–3)	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (1,111)
02/20/2012	at North Florida	L 66–75	20–9 (12–4)	UNF Arena (1,397)
02/23/2012	Lipscomb	W 63–54	21–9 (13–4)	University Center (2,450)
02/25/2012	Belmont	L 61–62	21–10 (13–5)	University Center (NA)
2012 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
02/29/2012	Lipscomb (Quarterfinals)	W 61–53	22–10	University Center (2,621)
03/02/2012	Florida Gulf Coast (Semifinals)	L 58–62	22–11	University Center (3,497)
2012 CIT
03/13/2012*	Tennessee State (First Round)	W 68–60	23–11	University Center (1,773)
03/17/2012*	Georgia State (Second Round)	W 64–59	24–11	University Center (2,132)
03/21/2012*	at Old Dominion (Quarterfinals)	W 79–73	25–11	Ted Constant Convocation Center (3,412)
03/24/2012*	at Fairfield (Semifinals)	W 64–59	26–11	Alumni Hall (1,557)
03/28/2012*	at Utah State (Championship Game)	W 70–67	27–11	Smith Spectrum (6,154)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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