2013β14 Mercer Bears men's basketball team
2013β14 Mercer Bears men's basketball | |
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Atlantic Sun regular season coβchampions and Tournament champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32 | |
Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference |
2013β14 record | 27β9 (14β4 A-Sun) |
Head coach | Bob Hoffman (6th year) |
Assistant coach | Spencer Wright |
Assistant coach | Doug Esleeck |
Assistant coach | Jake Nelp |
Home arena | Hawkins Arena |
2013β14 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer β | 14 | β | 4 | .778 | 27 | β | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Gulf Coast | 14 | β | 4 | .778 | 22 | β | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC Upstate | 11 | β | 7 | .611 | 19 | β | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 10 | β | 8 | .556 | 19 | β | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lipscomb | 10 | β | 8 | .556 | 15 | β | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Florida | 10 | β | 8 | .556 | 16 | β | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 8 | β | 10 | .444 | 12 | β | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Kentucky* | 5 | β | 13 | .278 | 9 | β | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stetson | 5 | β | 13 | .278 | 7 | β | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kennesaw State | 3 | β | 15 | .167 | 6 | β | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
β 2014 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition |
The 2013β14 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 2013β14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by sixth 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 27β9, 14β4 in A-Sun play to win the regular season A-Sun championship, shared with Florida Gulf Coast. They defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the championship game of the A-Sun Tournament to be A-Sun Tournament champions and earn the conferences automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, they upset Duke in the second round before losing in the third round to Tennessee.
This was their last season as a member of the Atlantic Sun as they joined the Southern Conference in July 2014.
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Schedule
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
11/08/2013* 8:00 pm, LHN |
at Texas | L 73β76 | 0β1 |
Frank Erwin Center (8,108) Austin, TX | |||||||
11/13/2013* 7:00 pm |
Reinhardt | W 95β53 | 1β1 |
Hawkins Arena (1,872) Macon, GA | |||||||
11/16/2013* 3:00 pm |
Seton Hall | W 77β74 2OT | 2β1 |
Hawkins Arena (2,057) Macon, GA | |||||||
11/18/2013* 8:00 pm |
at Evansville | L 76β89 | 2β2 |
Ford Center (3,607) Evansville, IN | |||||||
11/20/2013* 2:30 pm |
vs. Johnson & Wales | W 109β56 | 3β2 |
Hawkins Arena (1,727) Macon, GA | |||||||
11/23/2013* 12:00 pm |
Yale | W 81β54 | 4β2 |
Hawkins Arena (3,500) Macon, GA | |||||||
11/26/2013* 7:00 pm |
at Ohio | L 67β76 | 4β3 |
Convocation Center (4,416) Athens, OH | |||||||
11/29/2013* 8:00 pm |
at Valapraiso | W 117β108 3OT | 5β3 |
AthleticsβRecreation Center (2,574) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
12/02/2013* 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Oklahoma | L 82β96 | 5β4 |
Lloyd Noble Center (9,363) Norman, OK | |||||||
12/07/2013* 3:00 pm |
Denver | W 64β63 OT | 6β4 |
Hawkins Arena (1,827) Macon, GA | |||||||
12/16/2013* 7:00 pm |
Alcorn State | W 70β44 | 7β4 |
Hawkins Arena (1,723) Macon, GA | |||||||
12/22/2013* 4:00 pm, CSS |
at Ole Miss | W 79β76 | 8β4 |
Tad Smith Coliseum (7,794) Oxford, MS | |||||||
12/27/2013* 7:00 pm |
St. Andrews (NC) | W 98β56 | 9β4 |
Hawkins Arena (2,117) Macon, GA | |||||||
12/30/2013 7:30 pm |
at Jacksonville | W 86β49 | 10β4 (1β0) |
Swisher Gymnasium (912) Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
01/01/2014 7:30 pm |
at North Florida | L 83β89 | 10β5 (1β1) |
UNF Arena (634) Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
01/04/2014 4:30 pm |
USC Upstate | W 62β60 OT | 11β5 (2β1) |
Hawkins Arena (3,031) Macon, GA | |||||||
01/06/2014 7:00 pm |
East Tennessee State | W 73β63 | 12β5 (3β1) |
Hawkins Arena (1,537) Macon, GA | |||||||
01/10/2014 7:00 pm, CSS |
Kennesaw State | W 83β46 | 13β5 (4β1) |
Hawkins Arena (3,372) Macon, GA | |||||||
01/16/2014 7:00 pm |
at Northern Kentucky | W 74β58 | 14β5 (5β1) |
The Bank of Kentucky Center (2,782) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
01/18/2014 4:30 pm, ESPN3 |
at Lipscomb | W 87β66 | 15β5 (6β1) |
Allen Arena (1,235) Nashville, TN | |||||||
01/23/2014 7:00 pm |
Florida Gulf Coast | W 68β55 | 16β5 (7β1) |
Hawkins Arena (3,500) Macon, GA | |||||||
01/25/2014 3:00 pm |
Stetson | W 87β49 | 17β5 (8β1) |
Hawkins Arena (3,472) Macon, GA | |||||||
01/31/2014 7:00 pm |
at East Tennessee State | W 90β77 | 18β5 (9β1) |
ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (3,350) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
02/02/2014 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at USC Upstate | L 61β80 | 18β6 (9β2) |
Hodge Center (706) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
02/07/2014 7:00 pm, CSS |
at Kennesaw State | W 75β68 | 19β6 (10β2) |
KSU Convocation Center (3,624) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
02/14/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Lipscomb | W 79β48 | 20β6 (11β2) |
Hawkins Arena (1,872) Macon, GA | |||||||
02/16/2014 2:00 pm |
Northern Kentucky | W 89β67 | 21β6 (12β2) |
Hawkins Arena (2,172) Macon, GA | |||||||
02/21/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Florida Gulf Coast | L 61β75 | 21β7 (12β3) |
Alico Arena (4,664) Fort Myers, FL | |||||||
02/23/2014 1:00 pm |
at Stetson | W 73β52 | 22β7 (13β3) |
Edmunds Center (1,015) DeLand, FL | |||||||
02/27/2014 7:00 pm |
North Florida | L 76β79 OT | 22β8 (13β4) |
Hawkins Arena (2,134) Macon, GA | |||||||
03/01/2014 1:00 pm |
Jacksonville | W 69β55 | 23β8 (14β4) |
Hawkins Arena (N/A) Macon, GA | |||||||
Atlantic Sun Tournament | |||||||||||
03/04/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Jacksonville Quarterfinals |
W 85β64 | 24β8 |
Hawkins Arena (N/A) Macon, GA | |||||||
03/06/2014 8:30 pm, CSS/ESPN3 |
USC Upstate Semifinals |
W 78β75 2OT | 25β8 |
Hawkins Arena (2,572) Macon, GA | |||||||
03/09/2014 2:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Florida Gulf Coast Championship |
W 68β60 | 26β8 |
Alico Arena (4,702) Fort Myers, FL | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
3/21/2014 12:15 pm, CBS |
#(14 MW) | vs. #8 (3 MW) Duke Second round |
W 78β71 | 27β8 |
PNC Arena (16,988) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
3/23/2014 6:10 pm, TNT |
#(14 MW) | vs. (11 MW) Tennessee Third round |
L 63β83 | 27β9 |
PNC Arena (18,712) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region MW=Midwest. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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