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
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)	3.0 !Jr	Tulsa, Oklahoma
1.5 !G	2	Panaggio, MattMatt Panaggio	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Daytona Beach, Florida
1.5 !G	3	Moore, TyreTyre Moore	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Charleston, South Carolina
3.5 !F	5	Lewis, JestinJestin Lewis	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Richmond, Virginia
1.5 !G	10	Nwamu, IkeIke Nwamu	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Greensboro, North Carolina
1.5 !G	11	Strawberry, JordanJordan Strawberry	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Santa Ana, California
1.5 !G	12	Mosser, JohnJohn Mosser	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Cary, North Carolina
3.5 !F	14	Hallice, T.J.T.J. Hallice	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Weddington, North Carolina
3.5 !F	15	Jelks, StephonStephon Jelks	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Marietta, Georgia
3.5 !F	20	Massey, ThomasThomas Massey	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Snellville, Georgia
3.5 !F	22	Moten, DariousDarious Moten	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Bowdon, Georgia
3.5 !F	23	Rivers, DemetreDemetre Rivers	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Goose Creek, South Carolina
1.5 !G	25	Brown, LawrenceLawrence Brown	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Kansas City, Missouri
3.5 !F	32	Bento, JamesJames Bento	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Houston, Texas
1.5 !G	34	Bryan, JibriJibri Bryan	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Savannah, Georgia
3.5 !F	52	Ney, NiklasNiklas Ney	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1.0 !Fr	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)

Spencer Wright (Central Oklahoma)
Doug Esleeck (North Carolina)
Jake Nelp (Colorado State)

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
11/14/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Piedmont	W 88–48	1–0	Hawkins Arena (3,500) Macon, GA
11/16/2014* 12:00 pm	at Seton Hall	L 47–63	1–1	Prudential Center (7,075) Newark, NJ
11/19/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Kennesaw State	W 74–66	2–1	Hawkins Arena (2,647) Macon, GA
11/23/2014* 6:00 pm	at Colorado State Great Alaska Shootout	L 62–75	2–2	Moby Arena (2,675) Fort Collins, CO
11/27/2014* 9:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. Rice Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals	W 77–71 ^OT	3–2	Alaska Airlines Center (2,366) Anchorage, AK
11/28/2014* 11:59 pm, CBSSN	vs. UC Santa Barbara Great Alaska Shootout semifinals	L 60–66 ^OT	3–3	Alaska Airlines Center (3,224) Anchorage, AK
11/29/2014* 9:00 PM, CBSSN	vs. Pacific Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game	L 48–55	3–4	Alaska Airlines Center (3,110) Anchorage, AK
12/02/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	St. Andrews	W 62–33	4–4	Hawkins Arena (1,527) Macon, GA
12/06/2014 4:00 pm, ESPN3	VMI	W 90–81	5–4 (1–0)	Hawkins Arena (2,327) Macon, GA
12/16/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Dartmouth	L 51–67	5–5	Hawkins Arena (2,430) Macon, GA
12/19/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Bethune-Cookman	W 67–46	6–5	Hawkins Arena (2,487) Macon, GA
12/22/2014* 7:00 pm, SECN	at Tennessee	L 54–64	6–6	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,093) Knoxville, TN
12/27/2014* 7:00 pm, SECN	at Georgia	L 77–86 ^3OT	6–7	Stegeman Coliseum (8,047) Athens, GA
12/30/2014* 8:00 pm, SECN	at Texas A&M	L 50–65	6–8	Reed Arena (7,052) College Station, TX
01/03/2015 5:00 pm	at UNC Greensboro	W 76–55	7–8 (2–0)	Greensboro Coliseum (1,943) Greensboro, NC
01/05/2015 7:00 pm	at VMI	W 85–75	8–8 (3–0)	Cameron Hall (977) Lexington, VA
01/08/2015 7:00 pm	at East Tennessee State	L 70–71	8–9 (3–1)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,621) Johnson City, TN
01/10/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3	The Citadel	W 74–51	9–9 (4–1)	Hawkins Arena (4,027^{[lower-alpha 1]}) Macon, GA
01/15/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Furman	W 67–64	10–9 (5–1)	Hawkins Arena (2,718) Macon, GA
01/17/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Samford	W 80–56	11–9 (6–1)	Hawkins Arena (3,672) Macon, GA
01/22/2015 7:00 pm	at Western Carolina	L 52–60	11–10 (6–2)	Ramsey Center (1,839) Cullowhee, NC
01/29/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Chattanooga	W 75–72 ^OT	12–10 (7–2)	Hawkins Arena (3,585) Macon, GA
01/31/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Wofford	L 46–49	12–11 (7–3)	Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,036) Spartanburg, SC
02/05/2015 6:00 pm	at The Citadel	W 76–53	13–11 (8–3)	McAlister Field House (1,946) Charleston, SC
02/07/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3	at Furman	W 74–68	14–11 (9–3)	Timmons Arena (1,877) Greenville, SC
02/12/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Western Carolina	L 54–58	14–12 (9–4)	Hawkins Arena (3,501) Macon, GA
02/14/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3	UNC Greensboro	W 55–50	15–12 (10–4)	Hawkins Arena (3,541) Macon, GA
02/19/2015 7:00 pm	at Chattanooga	L 61–74	15–13 (10–5)	McKenzie Arena (4,043) Chattanooga, TN
02/21/2015 7:00 pm	at Samford	W 62–61	16–13 (11–5)	Pete Hanna Center (1,683) Homewood, AL
02/26/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Wofford	L 72–76	16–14 (11–6)	Hawkins Arena (3,870) Macon, GA
02/28/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3	East Tennessee State	W 69–64	17–14 (12–6)	Hawkins Arena (3,817) Macon, GA
SoCon Tournament
03/07/2015 8:30 pm, ESPN3	vs. VMI Quarterfinals	W 89–61	18–14	U.S. Cellular Center (3,544) Asheville, NC
03/08/2015 8:30 pm, ESPN3	vs. Furman Quarterfinals	L 49–52	18–15	U.S. Cellular Center (5,545) Asheville, NC
College Basketball Invitational
03/18/2015* 7:00 pm	Stony Brook First round	W 72–70	19–15	Hawkins Arena (2,432) Macon, GA
03/23/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Louisiana–Monroe Quarterfinals	L 69–71	19–16	Hawkins Arena (2,677) Macon, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

↑ 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

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

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