2020–21 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Mercer Bears men's basketball team will represent Mercer University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team will be led by second-year head coach Greg Gary (basketball)Greg Gary, and play their home games at Hawkins Arena in Macon, Georgia as a member of the Southern Conference.

2020–21 Mercer Bears men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2020–21 record10–7 (3–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bobby Kummer
  • Kim Lewis
  • D.J. Byrd
Home arenaHawkins Arena
2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wofford93 .750  126  .667
UNC Greensboro83 .727  136  .684
East Tennessee State73 .700  117  .611
Furman63 .667  126  .667
Chattanooga55 .500  145  .737
VMI55 .500  109  .526
Mercer46 .400  117  .611
The Citadel37 .300  107  .588
Samford26 .250  69  .400
Western Carolina19 .100  811  .421
2021 SoCon Tournament winner
As of February 8, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2019–20 season 17–15, 11–7 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament to Western Carolina.

Roster

2020–21 Mercer Bears men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Leon Ayers III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Troy, Michigan
G 1 Kamar Robertson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)160 lb (73 kg) So Alpharetta, Georgia
G 2 Neftali Alvarez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) RS So Cataño, Puerto Rico
G 3 Jeff Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Austin, Texas
F 5 Drew Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Smyrna, Georgia
C 10 Shannon Grant 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)280 lb (127 kg) Fr Sylacauga, Alabama
G 11 Jovan Tucker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
G 12 Mitch Prendergast 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Dallas, Texas
C 14 Victor Bafutto 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Brasília, Brazil
F 15 John Treanor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Roswell, Georgia
G 20 Ross Cummings 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Dickson, Tennessee
F 22 Felipe Haase 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)253 lb (115 kg) RS Jr Osorno, Chile
F 23 James Glisson III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Decatur, Georgia
F 25 Maciej Bender 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr Warsaw, Poland
G 30 Diego Rivera 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Bayamón, Puerto Rico
G 31 Jackson Greco 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)150 lb (68 kg) Fr Canton, Georgia
F 35 Patrick Urey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS So Chattanooga, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 16, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Georgia W 79–48  1–0
Hawkins Arena (727)
Macon, GA
November 27, 2020*
8:00 p.m., FSS
at Georgia Tech W 83–73  2–0
McCamish Pavilion (1,200)
Atlanta, GA
November 30, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia State W 86–69  3–0
Hawkins Arena (672)
Macon, GA
December 5, 2020*
10:00 a.m., ESPN+
Columbia International W 88–62  4–0
Hawkins Arena (478)
Macon, GA
December 6, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Wesleyan W 96–85  5–0
Hawkins Arena (727)
Macon, GA
December 13, 2020*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Georgia Southern W 77–75  6–0
Hanner Fieldhouse (459)
Statesboro, GA
December 16, 2020*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Georgia State L 81–88  6–1
GSU Sports Arena (907)
Atlanta, GA
December 19, 2020*
2:00 p.m.
Georgia Southwestern Canceled Hawkins Arena 
Macon, GA
December 22, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kennesaw State W 81–71  7–1
KSU Convocation Center (341)
Kennesaw, GA
December 29, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
Wofford L 65–78  7–2
(0–1)
Hawkins Arena (946)
Macon, GA
January 2, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Furman L 80–83  7–3
(0–2)
Timmons Arena (250)
Greenville, SC
January 13, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Chattanooga L 80–83  7–4
(0–3)
McKenzie Arena (0)
Chattanooga, TN
January 16, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Carolina W 78–76  8–4
(1–3)
Hawkins Arena (1,027)
Macon, GA
January 20, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at The Citadel W 83–63  9–4
(2–3)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, SC
January 23, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
VMI W 83–80  10–4
(3–3)
Hawkins Arena (927)
Macon, GA
January 27, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UNC Greensboro L 68–81  10–5
(3–4)
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
January 30, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wofford L 69–72  10–6
(3–5)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium 
Spartanburg, SC
February 3, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
East Tennessee State L 64–70  11–7
(3–6)
Hawkins Arena (927)
Macon, GA
February 6, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Samford Hawkins Arena 
Macon, GA
February 10, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Samford Pete Hanna Center 
Homewood, AL
February 13, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UNC Greensboro Hawkins Arena 
Macon, GA
February 17, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at East Tennessee State Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN
February 20, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Furman Hawkins Arena 
Macon, GA
February 22, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
The Citadel Hawkins Arena 
Macon, GA
February 24, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Chattanooga Hawkins Arena 
Macon, GA
February 27, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Carolina Ramsey Center 
Cullowhee, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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