2014–15 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

2014–15 Mercer Bears men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
Conference Southern Conference
2014–15 record 19–16 (12–6 SoCon)
Head coach Bob Hoffman (7th year)
Assistant coach Spencer Wright
Assistant coach Doug Esleeck
Assistant coach Jake Nelp
Home arena Hawkins Arena
2014–15 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Wofford † 16 – 2   .889     28 – 7   .800
Chattanooga 15 – 3   .833     22 – 10   .688
Mercer 12 – 6   .667     19 – 16   .543
Western Carolina 9 – 9   .500     15 – 17   .469
East Tennessee State 8 – 10   .444     16 – 14   .533
VMI 7 – 11   .389     11 – 19   .367
Samford 6 – 12   .333     13 – 19   .406
The Citadel 6 – 12   .333     11 – 19   .367
UNC Greensboro 6 – 12   .333     11 – 22   .333
Furman 5 – 13   .278     11 – 22   .333
† 2015 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by seventh year head coach Bob Hoffman, played their home games at Hawkins Arena on the university's Macon, Georgia campus and were first year members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 19–16, 12–6 in SoCon play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SoCon Tournament where they lost to Furman. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Stony Brook in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Louisiana–Monroe.

Roster

2014–15 Mercer Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 0 Ringer, DesmondDesmond Ringer style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 255 lb (116 kg) So McDonough, Georgia
G 1 Leonard, PhillipPhillip Leonard style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Tulsa, Oklahoma
G 2 Panaggio, MattMatt Panaggio style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Daytona Beach, Florida
G 3 Moore, TyreTyre Moore style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Charleston, South Carolina
F 5 Lewis, JestinJestin Lewis style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Richmond, Virginia
G 10 Nwamu, IkeIke Nwamu style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Greensboro, North Carolina
G 11 Strawberry, JordanJordan Strawberry style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Santa Ana, California
G 12 Mosser, JohnJohn Mosser style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) So Cary, North Carolina
F 14 Hallice, T.J.T.J. Hallice style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Weddington, North Carolina
F 15 Jelks, StephonStephon Jelks style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Marietta, Georgia
F 20 Massey, ThomasThomas Massey style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Snellville, Georgia
F 22 Moten, DariousDarious Moten style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Bowdon, Georgia
F 23 Rivers, DemetreDemetre Rivers style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Goose Creek, South Carolina
G 25 Brown, LawrenceLawrence Brown style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) So Kansas City, Missouri
F 32 Bento, JamesJames Bento style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 195 lb (88 kg) So Houston, Texas
G 34 Bryan, JibriJibri Bryan style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Savannah, Georgia
F 52 Ney, NiklasNiklas Ney style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Berlin, Germany
C 55 Brown, MontyMonty Brown style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Cumming, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

[1]

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/14/2014* Piedmont W 88–48  1–0 Hawkins Arena (3,500)
11/16/2014* at Seton Hall L 47–63  1–1 Prudential Center (7,075)
11/19/2014* Kennesaw State W 74–66  2–1 Hawkins Arena (2,647)
11/23/2014* at Colorado State
(Great Alaska Shootout)		 L 62–75  2–2 Moby Arena (2,675)
11/27/2014* vs. Rice
(Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals)		 W 77–71 OT 3–2 Alaska Airlines Center (2,366)
11/28/2014* vs. UC Santa Barbara
(Great Alaska Shootout semifinals)		 L 60–66 OT 3–3 Alaska Airlines Center (3,224)
11/29/2014* vs. Pacific
(Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game)		 L 48–55  3–4 Alaska Airlines Center (3,110)
12/02/2014* St. Andrews W 62–33  4–4 Hawkins Arena (1,527)
12/06/2014 VMI W 90–81  5–4 (1–0) Hawkins Arena (2,327)
12/16/2014* Dartmouth L 51–67  5–5 Hawkins Arena (2,430)
12/19/2014* Bethune-Cookman W 67–46  6–5 Hawkins Arena (2,487)
12/22/2014* at Tennessee L 54–64  6–6 Thompson–Boling Arena (13,093)
12/27/2014* at Georgia L 77–86 3OT 6–7 Stegeman Coliseum (8,047)
12/30/2014* at Texas A&M L 50–65  6–8 Reed Arena (7,052)
01/03/2015 at UNC Greensboro W 76–55  7–8 (2–0) Greensboro Coliseum (1,943)
01/05/2015 at VMI W 85–75  8–8 (3–0) Cameron Hall (977)
01/08/2015 at East Tennessee State L 70–71  8–9 (3–1) Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,621)
01/10/2015 The Citadel W 74–51  9–9 (4–1) Hawkins Arena (4,027[lower-alpha 1])
01/15/2015 Furman W 67–64  10–9 (5–1) Hawkins Arena (2,718)
01/17/2015 Samford W 80–56  11–9 (6–1) Hawkins Arena (3,672)
01/22/2015 at Western Carolina L 52–60  11–10 (6–2) Ramsey Center (1,839)
01/29/2015 Chattanooga W 75–72 OT 12–10 (7–2) Hawkins Arena (3,585)
01/31/2015 at Wofford L 46–49  12–11 (7–3) Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,036)
02/05/2015 at The Citadel W 76–53  13–11 (8–3) McAlister Field House (1,946)
02/07/2015 at Furman W 74–68  14–11 (9–3) Timmons Arena (1,877)
02/12/2015 Western Carolina L 54–58  14–12 (9–4) Hawkins Arena (3,501)
02/14/2015 UNC Greensboro W 55–50  15–12 (10–4) Hawkins Arena (3,541)
02/19/2015 at Chattanooga L 61–74  15–13 (10–5) McKenzie Arena (4,043)
02/21/2015 at Samford W 62–61  16–13 (11–5) Pete Hanna Center (1,683)
02/26/2015 Wofford L 72–76  16–14 (11–6) Hawkins Arena (3,870)
02/28/2015 East Tennessee State W 69–64  17–14 (12–6) Hawkins Arena (3,817)
SoCon Tournament
03/07/2015 vs. VMI
(Quarterfinals)		 W 89–61  18–14 U.S. Cellular Center (3,544)
03/08/2015 vs. Furman
(Quarterfinals)		 L 49–52  18–15 U.S. Cellular Center (5,545)
College Basketball Invitational
03/18/2015* Stony Brook
(First round)		 W 72–70  19–15 Hawkins Arena (2,432)
03/23/2015* Louisiana–Monroe
(Quarterfinals)		 L 69–71  19–16 Hawkins Arena (2,677)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
  1. ↑ The attendance of 4,027 at Hawkins Arena set a new record at the facility, eclipsing the previous mark of 3,500 set twice in 2013–14.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://mercerbears.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/schedule
  2. ↑ "Record Crowd on Hand as Men’s Basketball Downs The Citadel, 74-51". Mercer Bears. January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2015.