2011–12 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2024 2011–12 Mercer Bears Basketball Mercer Bears wordmark.svg 200 Atlantic Sun Conference A-Sun 27–11 13–5 Bob Hoffman 4th Spencer Wright Doug Esleeck Jake Nelp University Center CollegeInsider.com Tournament champions The 2011–12 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fourth year head coach Bob Hoffman, played their home games at the University Center and are members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 27–11, 13–5 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the semifinals of the Atlantic Sun Basketball tournament to Florida Gulf Coast.https://www.macon.com/sports/article28643980.html Sixth-seeded Florida Gulf Coast upsets host Mercer Michael A. Lough The Telegraph March 3, 2012 February 14, 2024 They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Tennessee State, Georgia State, Old Dominion, Fairfield, and Utah State to be the 2012 CIT Champions. Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 0 R.J. Miskimon Guard 6–2 190 Sophomore Fort Worth, Texas 1 Kymon Woods Guard 6–4 190 Freshman Gainesville, Georgia 2 Travis Smith Guard 6–3 185 Junior Johns Island, South Carolina 3 Kevin Canevari Guard 5–11 165 Sophomore Charlotte, North Carolina 5 Bud Thomas Forward 6–6 200 Sophomore Highlands Ranch, Colorado 14 T.J. Hallice Forward 6–9 205 Freshman Weddington, North Carolina 15 Justin Cecil Forward 6–8 225 Senior Lakeland, Florida 20 Jakob Gollon Forward 6–6 200 Sophomore Stevens Point, Wisconsin 21 Langston Hall Guard 6–4 180 Sophomore Atlanta, Georgia 22 Darious Moten Forward 6–6 195 Freshman Bowdon, Georgia 23 Chris Smith Guard 6–1 170 Junior Dublin, Georgia 32 Shaquille Harris Guard 6–2 190 Junior Americus, Georgia 34 Jibri Bryan Guard 6–3 180 Junior Savannah, Georgia 44 Marquisse Jackson Forward 6–5 183 Junior Bartlesville, Oklahoma 45 Monty Brown Center 6–11 250 Sophomore Liberty Mounds, Oklahoma 50 Paul Larsen Forward 6–7 220 Sophomore Mooresville, North Carolina 52 Daniel Coursey Forward 6–10 220 Sophomore Savannah, Georgia Schedule 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2011 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition 11/03/2011 7:30 am yes Georgia College University Center Macon, GA 1,473 58–57 |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/12/2011 3:00 pm yes yes Emory University Center Macon, GA NA 66–57 1–0 11/14/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Missouri 24 Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO CBE Classic 5,778 63–81 1–1 11/17/2011 3:30 pm yes yes Furman Timmons Arena Greenville, SC 1,269 66–46 2–1 11/21/2011 7:00 pm yes Sam Houston State University Center Macon, GA CBE Classic 1,537 60–38 3–1 11/22/2011 7:00 pm yes Niagara University Center Macon, GA CBE Classic 1,422 74–55 4–1 11/23/2011 7:00 pm yes South Dakota State University Center Macon, GA CBE Classic 1,568 61–74 4–2 12/01/2011 7:15 pm yes Lipscomb Allen Arena Nashville, TN 1,730 79–72 5–2 (1–0) 12/03/2011 4:15 pm yes Belmont Curb Event Center Nashville, TN 1,640 78–82 5–3 (1–1) 12/07/2011 8:00 pm yes yes Samford Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL 1,036 83–78 6–3 12/10/2011 7:00 pm yes Chattanooga University Center Macon, GA 1,795 67–56 7–3 12/18/2011 12:00 pm yes yes Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, NJ 6,502 77–80 OT 7–4 12/20/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 5,654 58–72 7–5 12/22/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Georgia Tech Arena at Gwinnett Center Duluth, GA 3,841 65–59 8–5 12/28/2011 7:30 pm yes yes Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 3,922 62–68 8–6 12/30/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Navy Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD 2,555 65–56 9–6 01/02/2012 7:30 pm Florida Gulf Coast University Center Macon, GA 2,075 76–54 10–6 (2–1) 01/04/2012 7:00 pm Stetson University Center Macon, GA 1,750 75–59 11–6 (3–1) 01/07/2012 7:00 pm yes East Tennessee State ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center Johnson City, TN 3,221 61–76 11–7 (3–2) 01/09/2012 7:30 pm yes USC Upstate G. 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Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 694 73–66 12–7 (4–2) 01/13/2012 7:00 pm Kennesaw State University Center Macon, GA 2,856 CSS 81–51 13–7 (5–2) 01/21/2012 2:00 pm North Florida University Center Macon, GA 2,951 69–58 14–7 (6–2) 01/23/2012 7:00 pm Jacksonville University Center Macon, GA 2,210 75–65 15–7 (7–2) 01/28/2012 3:15 pm yes Stetson Edmunds Center DeLand, FL 1,929 75–64 16–7 (8–2) 01/30/2012 7:00 pm yes Florida Gulf Coast Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL 1,738 75–66 17–7 (9–2) 02/04/2012 4:30 pm USC Upstate University Center Macon, GA 3,007 61–47 18–7 (10–2) 02/06/2012 7:00 pm East Tennessee State University Center Macon, GA 2,265 54–46 19–7 (11–2) 02/10/2012 7:00 pm yes Kennesaw State KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA 4,991 CSS 61–57 20–7 (12–2) 02/18/2012 3:30 pm yes Jacksonville Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL 1,111 75–81 20–8 (12–3) 02/20/2012 7:00 pm yes North Florida UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL 1,397 66–75 20–9 (12–4) 02/23/2012 7:30 pm Lipscomb University Center Macon, GA 2,450 63–54 21–9 (13–4) 02/25/2012 4:30 pm Belmont University Center Macon, GA NA 61–62 21–10 (13–5) |- !colspan=9| 2012 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament 02/29/2012 8:30 pm Lipscomb University Center Macon, GA Quarterfinals 2,621 ESPN3 61–53 22–10 03/02/2012 8:30 pm Florida Gulf Coast University Center Macon, GA Semifinals 3,497 ESPN3 58–62 22–11 |- !colspan=9| 2012 CIT 03/13/2012 7:00 pm yes Tennessee State University Center Macon, GA First Round 1,773 68–60 23–11 03/17/2012 4:00 pm yes Georgia State University Center Macon, GA Second Round 2,132 64–59 24–11 03/21/2012 7:00 pm yes yes Old Dominion Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA Quarterfinals 3,412 79–73 25–11 03/24/2012 7:00 pm yes yes Fairfield Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT Semifinals 1,557 64–59 26–11 03/28/2012 9:00 pm yes yes Utah State Smith Spectrum Logan, UT Championship Game 6,154 FCS Central 70–67 27–11 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:Mercer Bears men's basketball seasons Mercer Mercer Category:CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament championship seasons Mercer Bears Mercer Bears