2012–13 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

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 year)
Assistant coach	Spencer Wright
Assistant coach	Doug Esleeck
Assistant coach	Jake Nelp
Home arena	Hawkins Arena

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
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

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	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/10/2012*		Sewanee	W 65–36	1–0	Hawkins Arena (3,497)
11/12/2012*		Oglethorpe	W 70–25	2–0	Hawkins Arena (1,572)
11/16/2012*		vs. George Mason (Paradise Jam)	L 49–52	2–1	Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
11/17/2012*		vs. UIC (Paradise Jam)	L 36–62	2–2	Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
11/19/2012*		vs. Wake Forest (Paradise Jam)	L 71–74	2–3	Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
11/25/2012*		Furman	W 73–46	3–3	Hawkins Arena (2,272)
11/28/2012*		at #25 New Mexico	L 58–76	3–4	The Pit (13,561)
12/02/2012*		at Florida State	W 61–56	4–4	Donald L. Tucker Center (6,088)
12/05/2012*		at Denver	L 40–69	4–5	Magness Arena (1,341)
12/08/2012*		Alabama A&M	W 65–46	5–5	Hawkins Arena (2,261)
12/16/2012*		at Chattanooga	W 63–53	6–5	McKenzie Arena (2,408)
12/18/2012*		at Georgia	L 49–58	6–6	Stegeman Coliseum (8,650)
12/22/2012*		at Alabama	W 66–59	7–6	Coleman Coliseum (10,243)
12/31/2012		Stetson	W 70–64	8–6 (1–0)	Hawkins Arena (2,427)
01/02/2013		Florida Gulf Coast	W 77–70 ^OT	9–6 (2–0)	Hawkins Arena (2,742)
01/05/2013		at Kennesaw State	L 75–83	9–7 (2–1)	KSU Convocation Center (1,981)
01/10/2013		at North Florida	W 66–47	10–7 (3–1)	UNF Arena (1,753)
01/12/2013		at Jacksonville	L 47–49	10–8 (3–2)	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (1,272)
01/17/2013		East Tennessee State	W 78–59	11–8 (4–2)	Hawkins Arena (2,672)
01/19/2013		USC Upstate	W 82–74	12–8 (5–2)	Hawkins Arena (2,734)
01/24/2013		at Northern Kentucky	L 46–63	12–9 (5–3)	The Bank of Kentucky Center (3,086)
01/26/2013		at Lipscomb	W 71–65	13–9 (6–3)	Allen Arena (2,926)
02/01/2013		at Kennesaw State	W 66–42	14–9 (7–3)	KSU Convocation Center (3,072)
02/07/2013		Jacksonville	W 67–64 ^OT	15–9 (8–3)	Hawkins Arena (2,372)
02/09/2013		North Florida	W 64–44	16–9 (9–3)	Hawkins Arena (3,207)
02/14/2013		at USC Upstate	W 70–59	17–9 (10–3)	G. B. Hodge Center (611)
02/16/2013		at East Tennessee State	W 71–54	18–9 (11–3)	ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,127)
02/21/2013		Lipscomb	W 83–58	19–9 (12–3)	Hawkins Arena (2,727)
02/23/2013		Northern Kentucky	W 63–46	20–9 (13–3)	Hawkins Arena (3,527)
02/28/2013		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 57–60	20–10 (13–4)	Alico Arena (3,586)
03/02/2013		at Stetson	W 77–65	21–10 (14–4)	Edmunds Center (924)
2013 Atlantic Sun Tournament
03/06/2013		Lipscomb (Quarterfinals)	W 82–48	22–10	Hawkins Arena (3,527)
03/08/2013		USC Upstate (Semifinals)	W 72–64	23–10	Hawkins Arena (3,527)
03/09/2013		Florida Gulf Coast (Championship Game)	L 75–88	23–11	Hawkins Arena (3,494)
2013 NIT
03/20/2013*	#(7)	at (2) Tennessee (First round)	W 75–67	24–11	Thompson–Boling Arena (4,468)
03/25/2013*	#(7)	at (3) BYU (Second round)	L 71–90	24–12	Marriott Center (12,929)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is Seed within Region.

References

Mercer Bears men's basketball

Venues	Porter Gym (1937–2004) Hawkins Arena (2004–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

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