2018–19 Mercer Bears men's basketball team
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The 2018–19 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by 11th-year head coach Bob Hoffman, played their home games at Hawkins Arena on the university's Macon, Georgia campus as fifth-year members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record11–20 (6–12 SoCon)
Headcoach
- Bob Hoffman (11th season)
Assistant coaches
- Jarred Merrill
- Paul Mrozik
- Philip Pearson
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 11–20 (6–12 SoCon) |
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| Home arena | Hawkins Arena |
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| No. 19 Wofford † | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Greensboro | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 7 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Bears finished the 2017–18 season 19–15, 11–7 in SoCon play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to Wofford.[1] They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Grand Canyon in the first round[2] before losing in the quarterfinals to North Texas.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| November 6, 2018* 8:00 p.m. |
at UAB | L 67–75 | 0–1 |
Bartow Arena (3,185) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| November 9, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Piedmont | W 105–52 | 1–1 |
Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | |||||||
| November 13, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Georgia State | L 60–62 | 1–2 |
GSU Sports Arena (1,579) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
| November 16, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UT Martin | W 77–60 | 2–2 |
Hawkins Arena (2,705) Macon, GA | |||||||
| November 20, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Maryland Eastern Shore | W 80–42 | 3–2 |
Hawkins Arena (2,589) Macon, GA | |||||||
| November 24, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ACCN Extra |
at NC State | L 74–78 | 3–3 |
PNC Arena (12,828) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
| November 27, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Brewton–Parker | W 90–65 | 4–3 |
Hawkins Arena (2,374) Macon, GA | |||||||
| December 1, 2018 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at The Citadel | L 69-79 | 4–4 (0–1) |
McAlister Field House (765) Charleston, SC | |||||||
| December 5, 2018* 7:00 p.m. |
at Florida Atlantic | L 64–68 | 4–5 |
FAU Arena (1,492) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
| December 8, 2018* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Georgia Southern | L 74–89 | 4–6 |
Hawkins Arena (3,272) Macon, GA | |||||||
| December 18, 2018* 8:00 p.m., SECN |
at Florida | L 63–71 | 4–7 |
O'Connell Center (8,043) Gainesville, FL | |||||||
| December 21, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UNC Wilmington | W 77–73 | 5–7 |
Hawkins Arena (2,219) Macon, GA | |||||||
| December 29, 2018* 1:30 p.m. |
vs. Harvard | L 67–71 | 5–8 |
State Farm Arena (2,504) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
| January 3, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Furman | L 58–71 | 5–9 (0–2) |
Timmons Arena (1,753) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| January 5, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Wofford | L 74–78 | 5–10 (0–3) |
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,681) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| January 10, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Western Carolina | W 84–80 | 6–10 (1–3) |
Hawkins Arena (2,521) Macon, GA | |||||||
| January 12, 2019 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
East Tennessee State | L 68–72 OT | 6–11 (1–4) |
Hawkins Arena (3,227) Macon, GA | |||||||
| January 17, 2019 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Chattanooga | L 70–73 | 6–12 (1–5) |
McKenzie Arena (3,769) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
| January 19, 2019 3:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Samford | W 93–87 | 7–12 (2–5) |
Pete Hanna Center (1,391) Homewood, AL | |||||||
| January 24, 2019 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
VMI | W 88–68 | 8–12 (3–5) |
Hawkins Arena (2,376) Macon, GA | |||||||
| January 26, 2019 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UNC Greensboro | L 81–88 | 8–13 (3–6) |
Greensboro Coliseum (2,928) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
| January 31, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Wofford | L 67–76 | 8–14 (3–7) |
Hawkins Arena (2,517) Macon, GA | |||||||
| February 2, 2019 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Furman | L 63–74 | 8–15 (3–8) |
Hawkins Arena (3,027) Macon, GA | |||||||
| February 9, 2019 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
The Citadel | L 61–67 | 8–16 (3–9) |
Hawkins Arena (2,185) Macon, GA | |||||||
| February 14, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Western Carolina | W 74–65 | 9–16 (4–9) |
Ramsey Center (1,203) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
| February 16, 2019 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at East Tennessee State | L 69–88 | 9–17 (4–10) |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,146) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
| February 21, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Samford | W 65–62 | 10–17 (5–10) |
Hawkins Arena (1,727) Macon, GA | |||||||
| February 23, 2019 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Chattanooga | W 74–69 | 11–17 (6–10) |
Hawkins Arena (3,227) Macon, GA | |||||||
| February 28, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at VMI | L 71–84 | 11–18 (6–11) |
Cameron Hall (833) Lexington, VA | |||||||
| March 2, 2019 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
UNC Greensboro | L 47–74 | 11–19 (6–12) |
Hawkins Arena (1,406) Macon, GA | |||||||
| SoCon tournament | |||||||||||
| March 8–11, 2019 8:30 p.m., ESPN3 |
(6) | vs. (3) Furman First round |
L 74–85 | 11–20 |
U.S. Cellular Center (2,916) Asheville, NC | ||||||
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