2022–23 Mercer Bears men's basketball team
Appearance
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 14–19 (6–12 SoCon) |
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Home arena | Hawkins Arena |
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Furman † | 15 | - | 3 | .833 | 28 | - | 8 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 15 | - | 3 | .833 | 21 | - | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Greensboro | 14 | - | 4 | .778 | 20 | - | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 10 | - | 8 | .556 | 18 | - | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 8 | - | 10 | .444 | 12 | - | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 8 | - | 10 | .444 | 17 | - | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 7 | - | 11 | .389 | 18 | - | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 6 | - | 12 | .333 | 14 | - | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 5 | - | 13 | .278 | 10 | - | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 2 | - | 16 | .111 | 7 | - | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2023 SoCon tournament winner |
The 2022–23 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented Mercer University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fourth-year head coach Greg Gary, played their home games at Hawkins Arena in Macon, Georgia as a member of the Southern Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Bears finished the 2021–22 season 16–17, 8–10 in SoCon play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Western Carolina in the first round of the SoCon tournament,[1] before losing to Furman in the quarterfinals.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 3, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
LaGrange | W 107–56 | - |
Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 8, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at East Carolina | L 75–77 | 0–1 |
Williams Arena (4,610) Greenville, NC | |||||||
November 11, 2022* 5:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Milligan | W 118–64 | 1–1 |
Hawkins Arena (300) Macon, GA | |||||||
November 15, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Georgia State | L 83–85 OT | 1–2 |
GSU Convocation Center (1,607) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
November 19, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Winthrop | W 77–68 | 2–2 |
Hawkins Arena (964) Macon, GA | |||||||
November 21, 2022* 6:30 pm, ACCN |
at Florida State | L 72–81 | 2–3 |
Donald L. Tucker Center (4,454) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
November 25, 2022* 9:00 pm, BeTheBeast |
vs. Robert Morris Hostilo Community Classic |
W 72–66 | 3–3 |
Enmarket Arena (287) Savannah, GA | |||||||
November 26, 2022* 7:30 pm, BeTheBeast |
vs. Fairfield Hostilo Community Classic |
W 60–58 | 4–3 |
Enmarket Arena (302) Savannah, GA | |||||||
November 27, 2022* 5:00 pm, BeTheBeast |
vs. Towson Hostilo Community Classic |
L 60–70 | 4–4 |
Enmarket Arena (215) Savannah, GA | |||||||
December 2, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Kennesaw State | L 63–66 | 4–5 |
Hawkins Arena (958) Macon, GA | |||||||
December 6, 2022* 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
Middle Georgia State | W 100–62 | 5–5 |
Hawkins Arena (3,000) Macon, GA | |||||||
December 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Florida Gulf Coast | L 62–67 | 5–6 |
Alico Arena (2,103) Fort Myers, FL | |||||||
December 17, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Morehead State | W 79–52 | 6–6 |
Hawkins Arena (1,572) Macon, GA | |||||||
December 21, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Troy | W 82–79 | 7–6 |
Trojan Arena (2,081) Troy, AL | |||||||
SoCon regular season | |||||||||||
December 28, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Samford | L 69–78 | 7–7 (0–1) |
Pete Hanna Center (2,113) Homewood, AL | |||||||
December 31, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Chattanooga | L 51–80 | 7–8 (0–2) |
Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | |||||||
January 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Wofford | L 52–53 | 7–9 (0–3) |
Hawkins Arena (1,327) Macon, GA | |||||||
January 7, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Western Carolina | L 45–73 | 7–10 (0–4) |
Ramsey Center (1,137) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Furman | L 66–84 | 7–11 (0–5) |
Hawkins Arena (1,727) Macon, GA | |||||||
January 14, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at East Tennessee State | W 68–55 | 8–11 (1–5) |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,026) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at VMI | W 69–61 | 9–11 (2–5) |
Cameron Hall (550) Lexington, VA | |||||||
January 21, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UNC Greensboro | L 48–59 | 9–12 (2–6) |
Greensboro Coliseum (1,479) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
January 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
East Tennessee State | W 71–67 OT | 10–12 (3–6) |
Hawkins Arena (1,727) Macon, GA | |||||||
January 28, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at The Citadel | W 74–65 | 11–12 (4–6) |
McAlister Field House (1,171) Charleston, SC | |||||||
February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UNC Greensboro | L 49–69 | 11–13 (4–7) |
Hawkins Arena (2,572) Macon, GA | |||||||
February 4, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
VMI | W 80–54 | 12–13 (5–7) |
Hawkins Arena (3,107) Macon, GA | |||||||
February 8, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Samford | L 69–70 OT | 12–14 (5–8) |
Hawkins Arena (2,872) Macon, GA | |||||||
February 11, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Chattanooga | L 56–73 | 12–15 (5–9) |
McKenzie Arena (3,680) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
February 15, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Wofford | L 67–70 | 12–16 (5–10) |
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,022) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
February 18, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Western Carolina | L 68–71 | 12–17 (5–11) |
Hawkins Arena (2,164) Macon, GA | |||||||
February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Furman | L 67–70 | 12–18 (5–12) |
Timmons Arena (1,827) Greenville, SC | |||||||
February 25, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
The Citadel | W 72–50 | 13–18 (6–12) |
Hawkins Arena (2,573) Macon, GA | |||||||
SoCon tournament | |||||||||||
March 3, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(8) | vs. (9) The Citadel First Round |
W 66–41 | 14–18 |
Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC | ||||||
March 4, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(8) | vs. (1) Furman Quarterfinals |
L 58–73 | 14–19 |
Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Bears Earn Solid Win Against Western Carolina". Mercer University Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "Furman, Samford to meet in SoCon semis". Southern Conference. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mercer University Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "2022-23 Mercer Bears Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 22, 2022.