2012–13 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2024 Basketball 2012–13 Mercer Bears Mercer Bears wordmark.svg 200 Atlantic Sun Conference A-Sun 24–12 14–4 Bob Hoffman 5th Spencer Wright Doug Esleeck Jake Nelp Hawkins Arena Atlantic Sun regular season champions NIT Second round The 2012–13 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fifth year head coach Bob Hoffman, played their home games at Hawkins Arena on the university's Macon, Georgia campus and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 24–12, 14–4 in A-Sun play to win the regular season conference championship. They advanced to the championship game of the Atlantic Sun tournament where they lost to Florida Gulf Coast.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/330682382 Florida Gulf Coast wins Atlantic Sun final to earn NCAA tournament bid ESPN March 9, 2013 February 14, 2024 As a regular season conference champions who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the 2013 NIT where they defeated Tennessee in the first round before losing in the second round to BYU. Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 2 Travis Smith Guard 6–3 185 Senior Johns Island, South Carolina 3 Kevin Canevari Guard 5–11 165 Junior Charlotte, North Carolina 5 Bud Thomas Forward 6–6 200 Junior Highlands Ranch, Colorado 14 T.J. Hallice Forward 6–9 205 Sophomore Weddington, North Carolina 15 Anthony White, Jr. Guard 6–2 Junior Indianapolis, Indiana 20 Jakob Gollon Forward 6–6 200 Junior Stevens Point, Wisconsin 21 Langston Hall Guard 6–4 180 Junior Atlanta, Georgia 22 Darious Moten Forward 6–6 195 Sophomore Bowdon, Georgia 23 Chris Smith Guard 6–1 170 Senior Dublin, Georgia 25 Lawrence Brown Guard 6–5 Freshman Kansas City, Missouri 34 Jibri Bryan Guard 6–3 180 Sophomore Savannah, Georgia 44 Marquisse Jackson Forward 6–5 183 Senior Bartlesville, Oklahoma 45 Monty Brown Center 6–11 250 Junior Liberty Mounds, Oklahoma 52 Daniel Coursey Forward 6–10 220 Junior Savannah, Georgia Schedule 2012-13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2012 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/10/2012 4:00 pm yes Sewanee Hawkins Arena Macon, GA 3,497 65–36 1–0 11/12/2012 7:00 pm yes Oglethorpe Hawkins Arena Macon, GA 1,572 70–25 2–0 11/16/2012 2:30 pm yes yes George Mason Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI Paradise Jam N/A CBSSN 49–52 2–1 11/17/2012 2:30 pm yes yes UIC Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI Paradise Jam N/A 36–62 2–2 11/19/2012 2:30 pm yes yes Wake Forest Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI Paradise Jam N/A 71–74 2–3 11/25/2012 7:00 pm yes Furman Hawkins Arena Macon, GA 2,272 73–46 3–3 11/28/2012 9:00 pm yes yes New Mexico 25 The Pit Albuquerque, NM 13,561 58–76 3–4 12/02/2012 2:00 pm yes yes Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL 6,088 ESPN3 61–56 4–4 12/05/2012 7:00 pm yes yes Denver Magness Arena Denver, CO 1,341 40–69 4–5 12/08/2012 7:00 pm yes Alabama A&M Hawkins Arena Macon, GA 2,261 65–46 5–5 12/16/2012 3:00 pm yes yes Chattanooga McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN 2,408 63–53 6–5 12/18/2012 11:30 am yes yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 8,650 49–58 6–6 12/22/2012 2:00 pm yes yes Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 10,243 ESPN3 66–59 7–6 12/31/2012 4:30 pm Stetson Hawkins Arena Macon, GA 2,427 70–64 8–6 (1–0) 01/02/2013 7:30 pm Florida Gulf Coast Hawkins Arena Macon, GA 2,742 77–70 OT 9–6 (2–0) 01/05/2013 2:30 pm yes Kennesaw State KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA 1,981 ESPN3 75–83 9–7 (2–1) 01/10/2013 7:00 pm yes North Florida UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL 1,753 66–47 10–7 (3–1) 01/12/2013 3:30 pm yes Jacksonville Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL 1,272 47–49 10–8 (3–2) 01/17/2013 7:00 pm East Tennessee State Hawkins Arena Macon, GA 2,672 ESPN3 78–59 11–8 (4–2) 01/19/2013 4:30 pm USC Upstate Hawkins Arena Macon, GA 2,734 82–74 12–8 (5–2) 01/24/2013 7:00 pm yes Northern Kentucky The Bank of Kentucky Center Highland Heights, KY 3,086 46–63 12–9 (5–3) 01/26/2013 7:30 pm yes Lipscomb Allen Arena Nashville, TN 2,926 ESPN3 71–65 13–9 (6–3) 02/01/2013 7:00 pm yes Kennesaw State KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA 3,072 ESPN3 66–42 14–9 (7–3) 02/07/2013 7:00 pm Jacksonville Hawkins Arena Macon, GA 2,372 67–64 OT 15–9 (8–3) 02/09/2013 4:30 pm North Florida Hawkins Arena Macon, GA 3,207 64–44 16–9 (9–3) 02/14/2013 9:00 pm yes USC Upstate G. 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Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 611 ESPN3 70–59 17–9 (10–3) 02/16/2013 4:00 pm yes East Tennessee State ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center Johnson City, TN 2,127 71–54 18–9 (11–3) 02/21/2013 7:00 pm Lipscomb Hawkins Arena Macon, GA 2,727 83–58 19–9 (12–3) 02/23/2013 4:30 pm Northern Kentucky Hawkins Arena Macon, GA 3,527 63–46 20–9 (13–3) 02/28/2013 7:30 pm yes Florida Gulf Coast Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL 3,586 57–60 20–10 (13–4) 03/02/2013 3:15 pm yes Stetson Edmunds Center DeLand, FL 924 77–65 21–10 (14–4) |- !colspan=9| 2013 Atlantic Sun tournament 03/06/2013 8:30 pm Lipscomb Hawkins Arena Macon, GA Quarterfinals 3,527 CSS/ESPN3 82–48 22–10 03/08/2013 5:30 pm USC Upstate Hawkins Arena Macon, GA Semifinals 3,527 CSS 72–64 23–10 03/09/2013 12:00 pm Florida Gulf Coast Hawkins Arena Macon, GA Championship Game 3,494 ESPN2 75–88 23–11 |- !colspan=9| 2013 NIT 03/20/2013 8:00 pm yes yes 7 Tennessee 2 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN First round 4,468 ESPNU 75–67 24–11 03/25/2013 9:00 pm yes yes 7 BYU 3 Marriott Center Provo, UT Second round 12,929 ESPNEWS/ESPN3 71–90 24–12 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:Mercer Bears men's basketball seasons Mercer Mercer Mercer Bears Mercer Bears