2015–16 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

2015–16 Mercer Bears men's basketball

Challenge in Music City Champions
Conference	Southern Conference
2015–16 record	18–6 (8–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Bob Hoffman (8th year)
Assistant coach	Doug Esleeck
Assistant coach	Jarred Merrill
Assistant coach	Jason Eaker
Home arena	Hawkins Arena

2015–16 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Chattanooga	12	–	2	.857	23	–	4	.852
Furman	11	–	4	.733	17	–	11	.607
East Tennessee State	10	–	4	.714	17	–	10	.630
Wofford	10	–	5	.667	14	–	14	.500
Mercer	8	–	6	.571	18	–	9	.667
Western Carolina	6	–	8	.429	11	–	16	.407
UNC Greensboro	6	–	8	.429	10	–	17	.370
The Citadel	3	–	11	.214	10	–	17	.370
Samford	3	–	12	.200	12	–	16	.429
VMI	2	–	11	.154	7	–	17	.292

† 2016 SoCon Tournament winner As of February 13, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represents Mercer University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by eighth year head coach Bob Hoffman, play their home games at Hawkins Arena on the university's Macon, Georgia campus and are second year members of the Southern Conference.

Murder of Jibri Bryan

Jibri Bryan, a sixth-year senior, was shot and killed on February 2, 2016. He was found with a gunshot wound to the head in the driver's seat of a Chevy Monte Carlo parked in a convenience store in Macon, Georgia. Bryan played in six games in the 2015–16 season due to a knee injury, averaging 7.8 points per game. Jarvis Clinton Miller has been charged in the murder of Bryan after attempting to flee from the crime scene. In a statement, Mercer coach Bob Hoffman said, "Jibri Bryan was a special young man who was a great contributor to our team and did everything that was asked of him.^[1]

Roster

2015–16 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
3.5 !F	0	Ringer, DesmondDesmond Ringer	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	2.0 !So	McDonough, Georgia
1.5 !G	1	Leonard, PhillipPhillip Leonard	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Tulsa, Oklahoma
1.5 !G	2	Stowe, JaylenJaylen Stowe	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Harrisburg, North Carolina
1.5 !G	3	Moore, TyreTyre Moore	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Charleston, South Carolina
3.5 !F	5	Lewis, JestinJestin Lewis	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Richmond, Virginia
1.5 !G	11	Strawberry, JordanJordan Strawberry	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Santa Ana, California
3.5 !F	15	Jelks, StephonStephon Jelks	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Marietta, Georgia
3.5 !F	20	Kilby, CoryCory Kilby	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Ada, Oklahoma
1.5 !G	22	Stair, EthanEthan Stair	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hazel Green, Alabama
3.5 !F	23	Rivers, DemetreDemetre Rivers	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Goose Creek, South Carolina
1.5 !G	25	Brown, LawrenceLawrence Brown	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Kansas City, Missouri
3.5 !F	32	Bento, JamesJames Bento	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Houston, Texas
1.5 !G	34	Bryan, JibriJibri Bryan	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Savannah, Georgia
3.5 !F	52	Ney, NiklasNiklas Ney	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	2.0 !So	Berlin, Germany
5.0 !C	55	Fishler, AndrewAndrew Fishler	85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Cumming, Georgia

Head coach

Bob Hoffman (Oklahoma Baptist)

Assistant coach(es)

Doug Esleeck (North Carolina)
Jarred Merrill (Oklahoma Christian)
Jason Eaker (Texas–Pan American)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm	Allen	W 96–70	1–0	Hawkins Arena (3,201) Macon, GA
11/16/2015* 7:00 pm	George Mason	W 69–60	2–0	Hawkins Arena (2,427) Macon, GA
11/19/2015* 7:00 pm	Alabama State	W 70–49	3–0	Hawkins Arena (3,437) Macon, GA
11/23/2015* 7:00 pm	at Davidson	L 71–77	3–1	John M. Belk Arena (3,861) Davidson, NC
11/26/2015* 8:00 pm, ASN	vs. Tulane Challenge in Music City	W 71–61	4–1	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (350) Nashville, TN
11/27/2015* 6:00 pm	vs. Appalachian State Challenge in Music City	W 71–70	5–1	Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN
11/29/2015* 7:00 pm, ASN	vs. Western Michigan Challenge in Music City	W 68–65	6–1	Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm	Hiwassee Challenge in Music City	W 82–47	7–1	Hawkins Arena (2,172) Macon, GA
12/05/2015* 4:30 pm	Alcorn State	W 68–43	8–1	Hawkins Arena (2,963) Macon, GA
12/15/2015* 9:00 pm, SECN	at Auburn	L 71–78	8–2	Auburn Arena (8,033) Auburn, AL
12/19/2015* 8:00 pm	vs. Arkansas North Little Rock Showcase	W 69–66 ^OT	9–2	Verizon Arena (9,120) North Little Rock, AR
12/22/2015* 9:00 pm, ESPNU	at Ohio State	L 44–64	9–3	Value City Arena (11,460) Columbus
12/30/2015* 2:00 pm	at Kennesaw State	W 76–73	10–3	KSU Convocation Center (1,903) Kennesaw, GA
01/02/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3	Samford	W 69–50	11–3 (1–0)	Hawkins Arena (3,715) Macon, GA
01/05/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Chattanooga	L 62–74	11–4 (1–1)	McKenzie Arena (3,361) Chattanooga, TN
01/09/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at The Citadel	W 91–80	12–4 (2–1)	McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
01/14/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Furman	W 69–65	13–4 (3–1)	Hawkins Arena (3,672) Macon, GA
01/16/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3	Wofford	W 70–69 ^OT	14–4 (4–1)	Hawkins Arena (4,502) Macon, GA
01/21/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at East Tennessee State	L 63–65 ^OT	14–5 (4–2)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,003) Johnson City, TN
01/24/2016 1:00 pm	at Western Carolina Postponed from 1/23/16	L 80–86 ^2OT	14–6 (4–3)	Ramsey Center (1,112) Cullowhee, NC
01/28/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	VMI	W 73–58	15–6 (5–3)	Hawkins Arena (2,693) Macon, GA
01/30/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3	UNC Greensboro	W 81–67	16–6 (6–3)	Hawkins Arena (4,032) Macon, GA
02/01/2016 8:00 pm	at Samford	W 85–70	17–6 (7–3)	Pete Hanna Center (1,263) Homewood, AL
02/06/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3	The Citadel	W 88–72	18–6 (8–3)	Hawkins Arena (4,772) Macon, GA
02/08/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Chattanooga			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
02/11/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Wofford			Benjamin Johnson Arena Spartanburg, SC
02/13/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3	at Furman			Timmons Arena Greenville, SC
02/18/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Western Carolina			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
02/20/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3	East Tennessee State			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
02/25/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at VMI			Cameron Hall Lexington, VA
02/28/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at UNC Greensboro			Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
SoCon Tournament
03/06/2016– 03/09/2016	vs.			U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ "Officials charge man in murder of Mercer's Jibri Bryan; gunman at large". ESPN. February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
↑ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule - Mercer". Mercerbears.com. Retrieved 2016-02-11.

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