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6 Baylor
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93
78
79
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6 N. Carolina
93
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89
81
73
53
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10 Saint Joe's
2 Villanova
15 Milwaukee
Mar 20, 10:00 PM
Mar 20, 6:55 PM
75
14 N.C. Central
Mar 21, 10:06 PM
77
11 Providence
Mar 21, 7:20 PM
Mar 20, 5:02 PM
61
12 Harvard
Mar 20, 2:10 PM
66
9 Geo. Wash.
5 Cincinnati
Mar 21, 6:55 PM
59
71
16 Coast. Car.
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7 Connecticut Buffalo Mar 22, 9:40 PM
3 Iowa St.
6 N. Carolina San Antonio Mar 23, 5:15 PM
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81
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64
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Mar 18, 9:12 PM
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Mar 18, 6:40 PM
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70
1 Virginia
Mar 21, 9:50 PM
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7 Texas Milwaukee Mar 22, 5:15 PM
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4 Louisville
5 Saint Louis Orlando Mar 22, 2:45 PM
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1 Wichita St. St. Louis Mar 23, 2:45 PM
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15 American
2 Kansas
56
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83
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71
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Mar 20, 9:40 PM
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86
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Mar 20, 10:32 PM
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Mar 20, 7:20 PM
49
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Mar 21, 10:05 PM
37
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Mar 21, 7:25 PM
Mar 20, 12:40 PM
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69
Mar 21, 4:36 PM
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Mar 20, 3:10 PM
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Mar 21, 3:30 PM
60
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Mar 21, 12:40 PM
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Mar 20, 11:03 PM
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Mar 20, 7:55 PM
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3 Syracuse
Buffalo Mar 22, 7:10 PM
11 Dayton
4 UCLA
12 SF Austin San Diego Mar 23, 7:10 PM
9 Pittsburgh
Orlando Mar 22, 12:15 PM
1 Florida
10 Stanford
Mar 21, 1:40 PM
Mar 20, 2:53 PM
3 Syracuse
60
59
14 W. Michigan
11 Dayton
Mar 20, 12:15 PM
6 Ohio St.
13 Tulsa
Mar 21, 11:14 PM
59
75
5 VCU
Mar 21, 8:09 PM
77
9 Pittsburgh
Mar 20, 1:40 PM
55
48
8 Colorado
67
16 Albany
Mar 20, 4:11 PM
2012-13 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMEGUIDE NOTES 2014MERCER MERCER BASKETBALL NCAA A-Sun Regular Season Co-Champs | 2014 A-Sun Tournament Champs
NO. 14 MERCER BEARS
GAME DETAILS
(27-8, 14-4 A-Sun) Head Coach: Bob Hoffman Record at Mercer: 126-81 (6th season)
NO. 11 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS (23-12, 11-7 SEC) Head Coach: Cuonzo Martin Record at UT: 62-40 (3rd season)
2013-14 SCHEDULE Nov. 8 Nov. 13 Nov. 16 Nov. 18 Nov. 20 Nov. 23 Nov. 26 Nov. 29 Dec. 2 Dec. 7 Dec. 16 Dec. 22 Dec. 27 Dec. 30 Jan. 1 Jan. 4 Jan. 6 Jan. 10 Jan. 16 Jan. 18 Jan. 23 Jan. 25 Jan. 30 Feb. 1 Feb. 7 Feb. 13 Feb. 15 Feb. 21 Feb. 23 Feb. 27 March 1 March 4 March 6 March 9
Date ...................................................................March 23, 2014 Time............................................................................... 6:10 p.m. Location ................................................................ Raleigh, N.C. Venue .........................................................................PNC Arena Television................................................................................TBS Twitter ...........................................................@MercerMBB
MERCER PROBABLE STARTERS A-Sun Conference Player of the Year
A-Sun Conference Texas L, 76-73 All-Tournament Reinhardt W, 95-53 Team Seton Hall W, 77-74 (2OT) #Evansville L, 89-76 Johnson & Wales (NC) W, 109-56 ^Yale W, 81-54 #Ohio L, 76-67 #Valparaiso W, 117-108 (3OT) Oklahoma L, 96-82 Guard Denver W, 64-63 (OT) Point Guard #21 #15 Alcorn State W, 70-44 Langston Hall Anthony White Jr. Mississippi W, 79-76 6-4 • 180 • Sr. 6-3 • 185 • Sr. 14.6 ppg 8.4 ppg St. Andrews W, 98-56 3.1 rpg 2.5 rpg Jacksonville * W, 86-49 5.6 apg 1.1 apg North Florida L, 89-83 S.C. Upstate * W, 62-60 (OT) LAST GAME LAST GAME vs. Duke vs. Duke East Tennessee State * W, 73-63 (3/21/14): (3/21/14): Kennesaw State* W, 83-46 11 points 13 points Northern Kentucky * W, 74-58 3 rebounds 3 rebounds Lipscomb * W, 87-66 5 assists Florida Gulf Coast * W, 68-55 Stetson * W, 87-49 East Tennessee State * W, 90-77 No. Name Pos. Yr. HT USC Upstate * L, 80-61 1 Phillip Leonard G So. 6-2 Kennesaw State W, 75-68 2 Matt Panaggio G Fr. 6-3 Lipscomb * W, 79-48 3 Kevin Canevari G Sr. 5-11 Northern Kentucky W, 89-67 10 Ike Nwamu G So. 6-5 Florida Gulf Coast * L, 75-61 11 DJ Brooks PG Fr. 6-1 Stetson * W, 73-52 12 John Mosser G Fr. 6-4 North Florida* L, 79-76 (OT) 14 T.J. Hallice F Jr. 6-9 Jacksonville * W, 69-55 25 Lawrence Brown F Fr. 6-5 F Jr. 6-6 Jacksonville! W, 85-64 22 Darious Moten G So. 6-3 USC Upstate! W, 78-75 (2OT) 34 Jibri Bryan F Fr. 6-6 Florida Gulf Coast! W, 68-60 32 James Bento
March 21 Duke+ March 23 Tennessee+ All times eastern # - Ohio Classic ^ - Homecoming game * - Atlantic Sun game ! - Atlantic Sun Tournament + - NCAA Tournament
38th member of Mercer’s 1,000 Point Club
Guard #5 Bud Thomas 6-6 • 200 • Sr. 8.9 ppg 4.1 rpg 2.0 apg LAST GAME vs. Duke (3/21/14): 2 points 3 rebounds 5 assists
A-Sun Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year
A-Sun Conference Defensive Player of the Year
Center Forward #52 #20 Jakob Gollon Daniel Coursey 6-6 • 200 • Sr. 6-10 • 220 • Sr. 10.1 ppg 8.2 ppg 6.5 rpg 4.5 rpg 2.1 bpg 2.6 apg LAST GAME vs. Duke (3/21/14): 20 points 5 rebounds 2 assists 2 steals
LAST GAME vs. Duke (3/21/14): 17 points 4 rebounds 2 assists
MERCER RESERVES
W, 78-71 6:10 p.m.
45 Monty Brown
WT PPG RPG 200 4.1 1.4 185 165 1.5 0.5 205 8.2 2.9 180 210 0.3 0.9 205 2.8 2.4 210 195 4.9 1.8 180 3.7 1.7 195 0.3 0.8 C Sr. 6-11 250 4.5 2.3
APG LAST TIME OUT 0.5 1 minute vs. Duke DNP vs. Duke 1.7 1 assist vs. Duke 1.0 11 points, 2 rebounds vs. Duke DNP vs. Duke 0.1 DNP vs. Duke 0.2 3 minutes vs. Duke DNP vs. Duke 0.7 2 points, 1 rebound vs. Duke 0.5 3 rebounds, 1 assist vs. Duke 0.1 DNP vs. Duke 0.1 2 points vs. Duke
GAME COVERAGE RADIO: Mercer Sports Network (Rick Cameron) RADIO: WestwoodOne/NCAA Radio Network (Scott Graham & John Thompson) TELEVISION: CBS (Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore, Reggie Miller, Rachel Nichols)
TENNESSEE TALE OF THE TAPE
TENNESSEE MERCER 23-12 Overall Record 27-8 11-7 Conference Record 14-4 14-3 Home Record 17-1 4-7 Road Record 9-7 5-2 Neutral Record 1-0 71.9 PPG Scored 79.2 61.3 PPG Allowed 66.5 .449 FG % .478 .328 Three-point FG% .385 Quick Facts .717 Free Throw % .735 Location ...................................Knoxville, Tenn. 38.7 (+8.3) Reb. Per Game (Margin) 37.6 (+4.7) Founded .......................................................1794 10.7 Turnovers Per Game 11.8 Enrollment ............................................... 27,523 4.7 Blocks Per Game 4.1 Nickname ......................................... Volunteers - Ones To Watch Colors .................................. Orange and White Langston Hall Arena .................................Thompson-Boling Arena Jordan McRae 18.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg 14.6 ppg, 5.6 apg Affiliation .................................NCAA Division I Jarnell Stokes Daniel Coursey Conference..................................Southeastern 15.1 ppg, 10.5 rpg 10.1 ppg, 6.5 rpg President.................................. Dr. Joe DiPietro Jeronne Maymon Bud Thomas 8.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg Athletics Director ...................................Dave Hart 10.1 ppg, 8.3 apg Athletics Phone ......................(865) 974-1220 Web Site ..........................www.UTSports.com THE SERIES: Mercer leads the all-time series
VOLUNTEERS
Coaching Staff Head Coach .............................Cuonzo Martin Tennessee Record/Yrs. ....................... 62-40/3 Overall Record/Yrs.............................123-81/6 Associate Head Coach....................Tracey Webster Assistant Coach ................................Jon Harris Assistant Coach .........................Kent Williams Basketball Phone ...................(865) 974-2053
with Tennessee, 4-1, including a 75-67 win in the first round of the 2013 NIT at ThompsonBoling Arena. Prior to that matchup, the Bears and Vols had not faced off since December 28, 1993.
MERCER BEARS Quick Facts Location ......................................... Macon, Ga. Founded .....................................................1833 Enrollment ................................................8,200 Nickname ..................................................Bears Color ................................... Orange and Black Arena .........................Hawkins Arena (3,500) Affiliation .............................. NCAA Division I Conference ................................. Atlantic Sun President................. William D. Underwood Athletics Director ..............................Jim Cole Athletics Phone ....................(478) 301-2994 Web Site ................. www.MercerBears.com Coaching Staff Head Coach ..............................Bob Hoffman MU Record/Yrs ..................................126-81/6 Overall Record/Yrs. ....................526-251/23 Assoc. Head Coach ............Spencer Wright Assistant Coach .......................Doug Esleeck Assistant Coach .............................. Jake Nelp Dir. of Operations ..........Jonathan Howard Basketball Phone .................(478) 301-5211
SCOUTING TENNESSEE: Tennessee advanced to this year’s Round of 32 by virtue of an 86-67 win over UMASS on Friday in Raleigh. The Vols have won seven of their last eight and are 5-2 in Team Information Last Year’s Record .................................... 20-13 neutral site games this season. Team Information Conf. Record/Finish........................11-7/T-5th Starters Ret./Lost .......................................... 3/2 Letterwinners Ret./Lost ............................10/3
Tennessee is led offensively by the trio of Jordan McRae, Jarnell Stokes and Jeronne Maymon. McRae leads the group at 18.7 points per Program History game, while Stokes chips in 15.1 per game and First Season of DI Basketball......... 1908-09 All-Time Record..............................1,552-985 Maymon adds 10.1 per outing. NCAA Appearances (most recent) ..20 (2014) NIT Appearances (most recent). 13 (2013) Media Relations MBB Contact......................... Tom Satkowiak Office Phone..........................(865) 974-7501 E-mail ....................................tomsid@utk.edu Twitter ......................................... @Vol_Hoops
McRae and Stokes earned All-SEC first team honors this season while Josh Richardson landed an All-SEC Defensive team selection. Stokes leads the country in double-doubles, with 21 to his credit through 35 games. He ranks eighth nationally with 10.5 rebounds per game, while the team is third among Division I squads with a +8.3 rebound margin. Head coach Cuonzo Martin is 62-40 in three seasons as head coach of the Volunteers. He’s led the team to the postseason all three years and was named the Blue Ribbon SEC Co-Coach of the Year in 2012. TENNESSEE’S LAST TIME OUT: Stokes scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed 14 boards to lead the Vols in a rout of UMASS at PNC Arena on Friday. Maymon also notched a doubledouble with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Last Year’s Record ..................................24-12 Conf. Record/Finish .........................14-4/1st Starters Ret./Lost .........................................4/1 Letterwinners Ret./Lost ..........................11/3 Program History First Season of Basketball .............. 1906-07 All-Time Record.......................... 1,176-1,113 NCAA Appearances (most recent) ....3 (2014) NIT Appearances (most recent)....1 (2013) CBI Appearances (most recent) ............N/A CIT Appearances (most recent) ....1 (2012) Media Relations MBB Contact.............................. Andy Stabell Office Phone..........................(478) 301-5219 E-mail ...................... stabell_al@mercer.edu Twitter ........................................@MercerMBB
IF THE SLIPPER FITS: Mercer is the lowest seed remaining in this year’s NCAA tournament. The Bears are just the 18th No. 14 seed to defeat a No. 3 seed. Only two No. 14 seeds have advanced to the Sweet Sixteen - Cleveland State in 1986 and Chattanooga in 1997.
SEASON/CAREER TOTALS Season 24 13 18 14 14 13 4 5 5 3 -
Career 74 58 49 46 17 13 11 8 5 3 1
20+ Point Games BEATING THE RANKED: Mercer’s win over No. 6 Duke represented the program’s first win over a ranked team since since beating No. 23 USC on Nov. 10, Langston Hall Bud Thomas 2007. Ike Nwamu SEC SUCCESS: Including the win over Tennessee last season, the Bears are 3-1 Jakob Gollon against the SEC over the past two seasons with wins over Alabama, Tennessee Daniel Coursey Anthony White Jr. and Ole Miss. Darious Moten
13-14 11 3 2 2 1 1 1
Career 18 4 2 2 2 1 1
NO STRANGER TO POSTSEASON WINS: This is the 3rd consecutive postseason that Mercer has notched at least one postseason victory. The Bears went 1-1 in last year’s NIT, and in 2012 went 5-0 en route to winning the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
30+ Point Games Jakob Gollon Bud Thomas
13-14 1 1
Career 1 1
10+ Rebound Games Daniel Coursey Jakob Gollon Bud Thomas
13-14 6 2 2
Career 7 6 4
WE MEET AGAIN: Mercer and Tennessee met in the first round of last year’s NIT. The Bears, a No. 7 seed, won the game 75-67 against the Volunteers, a No. 2 seed, in Knoxville. HIGH MAJOR SUCCESS: Mercer’s win over Duke was head coach Bob Hoffman’s ninth win against high-major competition in six seasons with the Bears. He’s also led the team to wins over Alabama (twice), Auburn, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Tennessee, Ole Miss and Seton Hall.
WE’RE BACK: Mercer’s appearance in the NCAA Tournament is its first since 1985 and third in program history. In 1985, the Bears won the Trans America Athletic Conference and went on to drop a 65-58 decision to Georgia Tech in the first round. The Bears also went to the tournament in 1981.
Double-Digit Scoring Langston Hall Jakob Gollon Daniel Coursey Bud Thomas Anthony White, Jr. Ike Nwamu Monty Brown Jibri Bryan Darious Moten Phillip Leonard Kevin CanevarI
Double-Doubles 13-14 Career 5 6 WHERE IT STANDS: Mercer’s No. 14 seed is the highest seeding for an A-Sun Daniel Coursey 1 3 team since Belmont received a 13 seed in 2011. In 1985, Mercer was a 15 seed Langston Hall Jakob Gollon 1 3 and in 1981 Mercer was a 12 seed. Bud Thomas 1 TOP DOG: Langston Hall broke the Atlantic Sun career assist record on March 13-14 Career 4. Hall’s five assists against Duke gives him 627 career assists, besting the pre- 5+ Three-Point FG Games Langston Hall 5 10 vious record of 613 set by Napoleon Byrdsong of Centenary (1979-83). Bud Thomas 6 8 Anthony White Jr. 1 1 REPEATING HISTORY: Mercer’s captured A-Sun regular season Co-Champion Jibri Bryan 1 honors with win over Jacksonville on the final day of the regular season. The title is the team’s third regular season A-Sun championship in program history. Team Almanac The Bears were co-champions in 2003 and outright champs last year. Longest Winning Streak ................................................8 Longest Losing Streak ...................................................1 A-SUN HARDWARE: Mercer nearly swept the A-Sun specialty awards this Most Points Scored ...................................................117 season. Head coach Bob Hoffman was named Coach of the Year, Langston Hall Fewest Points Scored..................................................61 was named Player of the Year, Daniel Coursey was named Defensive Player of Most Points Allowed ..................................................108 the Year and Jakob Gollon was named Scholar Athlete of the Year. Fewest Points Allowed.................................................44 Average Points Scored .............................................79.2 Average Points Allowed ............................................66.5 THREE-HEADED MONSTER: Bud Thomas became the 38th member of Mercer’s 1,000-point club on Feb. 15, joining teammates Langston Hall and Jakob Gollon in the exclusive group. Mercer is one of just seven schools nationally to Individual Game Highs Most Points 37, J. Gollon, at Valparaiso (11/29/13) start three 1,000-point scorers. Most Rebounds 14, D. Coursey, at Kennesaw St. (2/7/14) Most Blocks 5, D. Coursey, vs. Reinhardt (11/13/13) WISE BEYOND HIS YEARS: Jakob Gollon will play in his 154th career game 5, D. Coursey, at Kennesaw St. (2/7/14) on Sunday, which is 2nd place all-time among NCAA career leaders in games Most Assists 11, L. Hall, vs. FGCU (1/23/14) played. Gollon was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA after sufferMost Steals 4, Langston Hall, at Kennesaw St. (2/7/14) ing medical hardships in his first two collegiate seasons. The record for games 4, Langston Hall, at Stetson (2/23/14) played is 157 by David Lighty (Ohio State, 2011).
BEARS BY THE NUMBERS 17-4, vs. Atlantic Sun teams 10-1, vs. Atlantic Sun teams at home 7-3, vs. Atlantic Sun teams away 11-1, In afternoon games 16-7, In night games 15-3, When scoring first 12-5, When opponent scores first 20-2, When leading at halftime 6-6, When trailing at halftime 1-0, When tied at halftime 23-1, Leading with 5:00 left 4-7, Trailing with 5:00 left 0-0, Tied with 5:00 left 5-2, In games decided by 3 points or less 5-2, In games decided by 4-10 points 17-4, In games decided by more than 10 points 0-0, In overtime games 0-0, When scoring 30-39 points 0-0, When scoring 40-49 points 0-0, When scoring 50-59 points 5-3, When scoring 60-69 points 10-3, When scoring 70-79 points 7-2, When scoring 80-89 points 3-0, When scoring 90+ points 2-0, When scoring 100+ points
TURNING HEADS: The Bears check in at No. 7 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 ranking. Mercer has been featured in the poll for 13 straight weeks and No. 7 is its highest ranking this year. Six of the top 7 teams in the MidMajor rankings won their first game in this year’s NCAA tournament. BODY OF WORK: Mercer tied program records with 23 overall wins and 14 conference wins during the regular season. The team’s 27th win on Friday tied the program record for wins in a season set by the 2011-12 edition of the Bears. A BENCHMARK TOTAL: Mercer’s win over Lipscomb on Feb. 13 established the Bears’ third-straight 20-win season. Prior to last year, Mercer had never had consecutive 20-win seasons. FIVE FOR FIGHTING: Mercer is the only team in the country to have started five seniors in every game. Only two other teams (Pacific, St. Louis) have started a lineup of five seniors. LEAVING HIS MARK: Langston Hall scored his 1,500th career point and dished his 600th career assist in the last week of the regular season. Hall is the only player in A-Sun history to have reached both of those marks. PERSONAL MILESTONES: Mercer’s first win of the year was Bob Hoffman’s 500th win as a collegiate head coach and 100th win at Mercer. Mercer’s game at Valparaiso on Nov. 29 was Hoffman’s 750th collegiate game coached. GOOD AT REJECTION: Daniel Coursey broke Mercer’s career block record on Jan. 23 and ranks 3rd in A-Sun history with 204 career rejections.
0-0, When allowing less than 40 points 5-0, When allowing 40-49 points 8-0, When allowing 50-59 points 7-0, When allowing 60-69 points 6-4, When allowing 70-79 points 0-3, When allowing 80-89 points 0-1, When allowing 90+ points 1-0, When allowing 100+ points
EXCELLENCE ACROSS THE BOARD: Mercer led the A-Sun in 12 statistical categories (scoring offense, scoring defense, scoring margin, field goal percentage, field goal percentage defense, 3-point FG percentage, 3-point FG percentage defense, rebounds allowed, rebound margin, blocked shots, assists, assist-toturnover ratio, and defensive rebounds).
0-0, When shooting less than 30% 1-3, When shooting 30-39% 11-5, When shooting 40-49% 15-0, When shooting 50% or better
PRETTY GOOD AT IT: Mercer went to overtime for the sixth time this season in the A-Sun semifinal win against USC Upstate. The Bears are 5-1 in overtime games this season, with wins over Seton Hall, Valparaiso, Denver and USC Upstate. The Bears are also 11-2 in their last 13 overtime games overall.
5-0, When opponents shoot less than 30% 9-1, When opponents shoot 30-39% 12-4, When opponents shoot 40-49% 0-3, When opponents shoot 50% or better
WINNING IN STYLE: Mercer’s 21 point win over Jacksonville in the quarterfinals on Feb. 23 was its 13th win by 20 or more points this season. Over the past five seasons, Mercer has won 32 games by 20 or more points.
23-1, When out-shooting opponents 4-7, When out-shot by opponents 0-0, When percentages are even 22-1, When out-rebounding opponents 5-7, When out-rebounded by opponents 0-0, When rebounds are even 10-3, When committing more turnovers 14-4, When committing less turnovers 3-1, When turnovers are even 4-1, in Sunday games 3-2, in Monday games 1-1, in Tuesday games 2-1, in Wednesday games 3-1, in Thursday games 7-2, in Friday games 7-0, in Saturday games
GOOD IN TIGHT SPACES: The Bears have won six games this season by five or less points. Under Bob Hoffman, Mercer is 32-24 in games decided by five points or less. NEW YEARS IS NOTABLE: Head coach Bob Hoffman is 51-15 after December 31 in the last three seasons. KEY RESERVES: Mercer is averaging 29.5 points off the bench this season. Ike Nwamu leads the reserves at 8.2 points per game. The Bears have scored 30 or more points off the bench 14 times this season. LOCK HIM UP: Mercer announced a one-year extension to Bob Hoffman’s contract on Dec. 13. The one-year add-on keeps him in Orange and Black through the 2017-18 season.
EXPERIENCE COUNTS: Mercer is the 4th most experienced team in the country, as ranked by Statsheet.com. The metric takes into account the average class year per minute played. BACK TOGETHER AGAIN: Langston Hall, Daniel Coursey, Jakob Gollon and Bud Thomas have started 103 games together in their Mercer careers. This year, they are joined by Anthony White Jr. to form an all-senior starting five. SENIOR DAY SUBS: Mercer seniors Kevin Canevari and Monty Brown were inserted into the starting lineup for Senior Day against Jacksonville. Langston Hall - who had started all 132 games of his career - gave up his starting spot for his classmate Canevari. HOME COURT ADVANTAGE: Mercer is 47-5 at home since the start of the 2011-12 season. BOUNCING BACK: Mercer is 25-5 after a loss over the last three seasons. The last time Mercer lost back-to-back games was the final game of the 2012-13 season (at BYU) and the first game of the 2013-14 season (at Texas). MOVE OVER: Langston Hall hit 2 3’s on Feb. 21 to become the program’s all-time leader in 3-pointers made. Hall has drained 253 3-pointers in his career, besting the old mark of 242 set by James Florence (2006-10). GETTING AHEAD: Mercer had at least a 15-point lead in 12 of its 18 conference games this year and a 30-point lead in five league games. SHARP SHOOTING: Bud Thomas’ nine 3-pointers at Lipscomb on Jan. 18 was a program single-game record. Thomas nearly accomplished the feat less than two weeks later, drilling eight 3-pointers at ETSU (1/31). BECOMING ROUTINE: Mercer had an eight-game winning streak from Jan. 4-31, marking the third season in a row that head coach Bob Hoffman and company have had a winning streak of at least eight games in conference play. HIGHLIGHT FACTORY: Sophomore Ike Nwamu landed the No. 6 spot on SportsCenter’s Top-10 segment after cramming a fast-break windmill dunk in Mercer’s win over Kennesaw State on Jan. 10. A MODEL OF EFFICIENCY: Mercer’s 68.9% field goal percentage at Jacksonville on Dec. 30 was a program single-game record. The previous best was 63.9%, set against Jacksonville on Jan. 23, 2012. The Bears were 18-of-20 (90%) from the field in the second half, just shy of the NCAA record for a half set by North Carolina against Virginia in 1978. GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND: Jakob Gollon scored a careerhigh 37 points in Mercer’s triple overtime win at Valparaiso. The effort marked Mercer’s highest single-game scoring total since James Florence scored 38 against USC Upstate on Feb. 26, 2009.
Opponent at Texas Reinhardt Seton Hall at Evansville Johnson & Wales Yale at Ohio at Valparaiso at Oklahoma vs. Denver vs. Alcorn St. at Ole Miss vs. St. Andrews at Jacksonville at North Florida vs. USC Upstate vs. ETSU vs. Kennesaw State. at Northern Kentucky at Lipscomb vs. FGCU vs. Stetson at ETSU at Upstate at Kennesaw State vs. Lipscomb vs. Northern Kentucky at FGCU at Stetson vs. North Florida vs. Jacksonville vs. Jacksonville vs. USC Upstate at FGCU vs. Duke
LEADS AND DEFICITS Result L, 76-73 W, 95-53 W, 77-74 (2OT) L, 89-76 W, 109-56 W, 81-54 L, 76-67 W, 117-108 (3OT) L, 96-82 W, 64-63 (OT) W, 70-44 W, 79-76 W, 98-56 W, 86-49 L, 89-83 W, 62-60 (OT) W, 73-63 W, 83-46 W, 74-58 W, 87-66 W, 68-55 W, 87-49 W, 90-77 L, 80-61 W, 75-68 W, 79-48 W, 89-67 L, 75-61 W, 73-52 L, 79-76 (OT) W, 69-55 W, 85-64 W, 78-75 (2OT) W, 68-60 W, 78-71
Largest Lead 9 (9:44, 2nd) 46 (6:33, 2nd) 4 (2:58, 2OT) 8 (6:33, 1st) 59 (3:52, 2nd) 29 (0:38, 2nd) 9 (10:10, 1st) 9 (0:16, 3OT) 2 (17:36, 1st) 7 (13:45, 2nd) 32 (3:14, 2nd) 16 (19:02, 2nd) 44 (0:52, 2nd) 39 (2:26, 2nd) 2 (19:42, 1st) 5 (11:41, 1st) 15 (18:06, 2nd) 42 (1:47, 2nd) 20 (3:00, 2nd) 29 (17:58, 2nd) 20 (6:47, 2nd) 45 (3:59, 2nd) 17 (11:07, 2nd) 5 (16:54, 1st) 8 (11:03, 1st) 38 (9:23, 2nd) 34 (11:05, 2nd) 3 (18:05, 1st) 26 (2:20, 2nd) 12 (1:40, 1st) 18 (15:21, 2nd) 27 (00:51, 2nd) 8 (10:08, 2nd) 18 (0:07, 1st) 10 (0:04, 2nd)
Largest Deficit 12 (3:53, 1st) 12 (7:55, 1st) 15 (2:09, 2nd) 20 (13:17, 2nd) 15 (2:55, 1st) 31 (16:21, 2nd) 5 (14:27, 1st) 7 (6:44, 2nd) 3 (18:21, 1st) 2 (15:36, 1st) 28 (6:10, 2nd) 7 (4:32, 1st) 14 (14:06, 1st) 4 (18:27, 1st) 2 (19:09, 1st) 4 (14:41, 1st) 2 (19:38, 1st) 5 (17:04, 1st) 20 (3:05, 1st) 3 (19:36, 2nd) 20 (2:26, 2nd) 1 (19:45 1st) 4 (00:20, OT) 4 (15:041, 1st) 5 (13:27, 1st) 1 (18:51, 1st) 7 (5:03, 1st)
SPECIALTY STATS
PP- Points in Paint | POT - Points off Turnovers 2nd - Second chance points | FB - Fast break points BP - Points off the bench
Opponent at Texas Reinhardt Seton Hall at Evansville Johnson & Wales Yale at Ohio at Valparaiso at Oklahoma vs. Denver vs. Alcorn state at Ole Miss vs. St. Andrews at Jacksonville at North Florida vs. USC Upstate vs. ETSU vs. KSU at NKU at Lipscomb vs. FGCU vs. Steston at ETSU vs. USC Upstate at KSU vs. Lipscomb vs. Northern Kentucky at FGCU at Stetson vs. North Florida vs. Jacksonville vs. Jacksonville vs. USC Upstate at FGCU vs. Duke
Mercer/Opponent PP POT 20/26 13/13 64/19 20/2 24/32 19/21 30/34 13/14 56/12 10/5 20/30 11/11 26/28 15/17 42/50 20/7 34/28 9/22 28/26 4/12 30/18 15/8 32/36 17/8 36/22 14/12 34/18 17/12 32/32 18/11 24/16 10/10 20/26 8/16 24/20 33/4 30/14 17/11 32/14 12/22 31/28 14/9 30/16 14/14 34/34 11/15 30/24 20/28 36/36 18/4 28/8 17/6 18/20 19/20 26/28 12/11 40/24 16/14 36/40 20/15 28/18 23/11 39/16 22/11 12/29 15/11 26/40 16/13 26/10 18/7
2nd 8/10 21/13 10/15 12/17 24/3 7/7 10/20 16/12 17/17 14/9 4/13 11/14 19/2 4/13 18/16 11/8 12/12 14/3 10/11 13/2 6/7 11/2 17/14 13/12 14/7 11/9 16/6 14/15 10/4 11/8 7/7 12/5 19/12 15/10 2/23
FB 3/7 12/4 4/4 4/2 20/4 12/6 6/0 10/2 6/8 0/4 6/2 4/6 10/4 17/6 0/9 2/0 0/6 8/4 0/6 4/2 9/14 2/4 10/14 6/13 4/2 9/0 5/6 0/4 8/8 11/9 2/4 3/8 0/7 4/8 7/5
BP 22/22 48/27 17/9 19/11 72/16 37/9 28/15 28/28 49/14 12/5 14/21 41/17 62/25 30/7 67/24 24/20 38/13 35/19 15/26 9/12 20/7 40/22 23/29 33/13 23/31 37/22 23/27 23/23 29/13 20/22 31/10 17/9 19/18 13/11 15/23
RECORD BY STARTING LINEUP L. Hall, A. White Jr, B. Thomas, J. Gollon, D. Coursey K. Canevari, A. White Jr., B. Thomas, J. Gollon. M. Brown
26-8 1-0
THE LAST TIME ... A Mercer Player Had: 20 points or more 25 points or more 30 points or more 10 rebounds or more 15 rebounds or more 8 assists or more 5 steals or more 5 blocks or more a double-double A Mercer Opponent Had: 20 points or more 25 points or more 35 points or more 10 rebounds or more 15 rebounds or more 8 assists or more 5 steals or more 5 blocks or more a double-double
MU A-SUN RANKINGS**
20, Jakob Gollon vs. Duke (3/21/14) 29, Anthony White Jr. (3/4/14) 31, Bud Thomas at Lipscomb (1/18/14) 14, Daniel Coursey, at Kennesaw State (2/7/14) 15, Daniel Emerson vs. Jacksonville (3/5/10) 10, Langston Hall vs. Jacksonville (3/4/14) 5, Langston Hall at Florida State (12/2/12) 5, Daniel Coursey, at Kennesaw State (2/7/14) 10 pts./11 rebounds, Jakob Gollon at ETSU (1/31/14)
Figure 79.3 66.4 +12.9 .732 .476 .400 .385 .298 37.9 32.8 +5.2 4.2 16.4 6.0 +0.79 1.4 11.6 26.3 .710 .345 8.1
23, Quinn Cook, Duke (3/21/14) 25, Torrey Craig, USC Upstate (2/2/14) 31, LaVonte Dority, Valpo (11/29/13) 11, Amile Jefferson, Duke (3/21/14) 15, Travis Mckie, Wake Forest (11/19/12) 9, Javan Felix, Texas (11/8/13) 5, Fuquan Edwin, Seton Hall (11/16/12) 5, Josh Nicholas, Alcorn State (12/16/12) Atlantic Sun - Individual Rankings 17 pts/11 rebs, Ricardo Glenn, Upstate (3/6/14) Category Player Rank Figure
Mercer: Scored 90 points 90, at ETSU (1/31/14) Allowed 90 points 96, at Oklahoma (12/2/13) Scored 100 points 117, at Valparaiso (11/29/13) Allowed 100 points 108, at Valparaiso (11/29/13) Scored less than 50 points 46, at Northern Kentucky (1/24/13) Allowed less than 50 points 48, vs. Lipscomb (2/14/14) Shot 50 percent or better 55.6% (25-of-45) vs. Duke (3/21/14) Shot 35 percent or below 34.4% (21-61) at FGCU (2/21/14) Grabbed 50 or more rebounds 56, vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/13) Forced 25 or more turnovers 27, vs. FGCU (1/14/08) Had four players in double-figures at FGCU (3/9/14) Had five players in double-figures vs. Duke (3/21/14) Won in overtime 78-75 (2OT) vs. USC Upstate (3/6/14) Lost in overtime 79-76 (OT) vs. UNF (2/27/14)
TEAM NATIONAL RANKINGS (TOP 100)* Category Won-Lost Percentage Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Field-Goal Percentage Field-Goal Percentage Defense Three-Pt Field Goals Per Game Three-Pt Field Goal Percentage Three-Pt FG Defense Free-Throw Percentage Rebound Margin Assists Per Game Assist Turnover Ratio Total Blocks Total Assists Total Rebounds Free Throws Made 3-pt Field Goal Attempts Total 3-point FGM
Atlantic Sun - Team Category Rank Scoring Offense 1st Scoring Defense 1st Scoring Margin 1st Free Throw Pct. 2nd Field Goal Pct. 1st FG Pct. Defense 1st 3-Pt. FG Pct. 1st 3-Pt. FG Pct. Def. 1st Rebounds Per Game 2nd Rebounds Allowed 1st Rebound Margin 1st Blocked Shots 1st Assists 1st Steals 5th Turnover Margin 3rd Asst./TO Ratio 1st Offensive Rebounds 4th Defensive Rebounds 2nd Def. Reb. % 2nd Off. Reb. % 2nd 3-Pt. FG Per Game 2nd
Rank 24th 23rd 81st 10th 22nd 26th 30th 37th 21st 45th 30th 10th 25th 81st 6th 19th 61st 31st 15th
Figure 77.1% 79.2 66.5 +12.7 47.7% 39.9% 8.1 38.4 30.4 73.5% +4.9 16.4 +1.39 143 575 1,319 575 734 282
Scoring
L. Hall D. Coursey Rebounding D. Coursey FG% D. Coursey Assists L. Hall J. Gollon FT% L. Hall Steals L. Hall 3-PT FG% A. White Jr. L. Hall B. Thomas 3-PT FG Made L. Hall B. Thomas Blocks D. Coursey A-TO Ratio L. Hall Minutes Played L. Hall Offensive Rebounds D. Coursey Defensive Rebounds D. Coursey Minutes Played L. Hall
6th 25th 6th 2nd 1st 13th 2nd 2nd 3rd 8th 9th 3rd 9th 1st 4th 6th 5th 8th 6th
14.7 9.9 6.6 .576 5.6 2.6 .857 1.5 .423 .392 .391 2.4 1.9 2.1 2.3 31.8 2.3 4.3 31.9
INDV. NATIONAL RANKINGS (TOP 100)* Category FT percentage Assists per game Total assists Assist-to-turnover radio Blocks per game Total Blocks 3-point FG attempts 3-point FGM
Player L. Hall L. Hall L. Hall L. Hall D. Coursey D. Coursey L. Hall L. Hall
Rank 58th 27th 15th 58th 66th 51st 73rd 54th
Figure 85.5% 5.6 195 +2.32 2.03 71 211 83
* National rankings as of latest NCAA report (3/21/14) ** A-Sun rankings through A-Sun tourney (3/9/14)
NATIONAL POLLS AP TOP 25
USA TODAY COACHES POLL
Team Record Points Team 1. Florida (50) 32-2 1,610 1. Florida (26) 2. Wichita State (15) 34-0 1,571 2. Wichita State (6) 3. Virginia 28-6 1,430 3. Louisville 4. Arizona 30-4 1,422 4. Virginia 5. Louisville 29-5 1,412 5. Arizona 6. Villanova 28-4 1,231 6. Duke 7. Michigan 25-8 1,162 7. Villanova 8. Duke 26-8 1,121 8. Michigan 9. Iowa State 26-7 1,055 9. Iowa State 10. Kansas 24-9 1,045 10. Kansas 11. Michigan State 26-8 950 11. San Diego State 12. Wisconsin 26-7 892 12. Syracuse 13. San Diego State 29-4 890 13. Michigan State 14. Syracuse 27-5 757 14. Cincinnati 15. Cincinnati 27-6 720 15. Wisconsin 16. Creighton 26-7 658 16. Creighton 17. New Mexico 27-6 623 17. New Mexico 18. Connecticut 26-8 503 18. North Carolina 19. North Carolina 23-9 424 19. Connecticut 20. UCLA 26-8 413 20. Oklahoma 21. Oklahoma 23-9 265 21. Saint Louis 22. Ohio State 25-9 167 22. Kentucky 23. Baylor 24-11 148 23. UCLA 24. VCU 26-8 140 24. Ohio State 25. Saint Louis 26-6 131 25. VCU OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Memphis 101, Gonzaga 83, Kentucky 77, Stephen F. Austin 46, Harvard 30, Saint Joseph’s 14, Texas 13, Oregon 8, Providence 6, Massachusetts 3, Tennessee 2, Western Michigan 1, North Carolina Central 1
Record 32-2 34-0 29-5 28-6 30-4 26-8 28-4 25-8 26-7 24-9 29-4 27-5 26-8 27-6 26-7 26-7 27-6 23-9 26-8 23-9 26-6 24-10 26-8 25-9 26-8
Points 794 774 717 696 679 609 604 563 492 487 482 399 394 390 387 333 314 239 215 127 107 103 101 91 63
COLLEGEINSIDER MID-MAJOR TOP 25 Opponent Record Points 1. Wichita State (31) 34-0 775 2. Stephen F. Austin 31-2 735 3. Gonzaga 28-6 704 4. North Dakota State 25-6 677 5. Harvard 26-4 656 6. Delaware 25-9 590 7. Mercer 26-8 550 8. Toledo 27-6 516 9. Georgia State 25-8 473 10. Western Michigan 23-9 468 11. Manhattan 25-7 457 12. Green Bay 24-6 441 13. BYU 23-11 385 14. NC Central 28-5 379 15. Indiana State 23-10 368 16. New Mexico State 26-9 315 17. Iona 22-12 258 18. Belmont 24-9 250 19. Eastern Kentucky 24-9 229 20. UC Irvine 23-11 189 21. Louisiana-Lafayette 23-11 129 22. Saint Mary’s 22-11 110 23. UC Santa Barbara 21-9 86 24. Weber State 19-11 69 25. San Francisco 21-11 52
Conference Missouri Valley Southland West Coast Summit Ivy League Colonial Atlantic Sun Mid-American Sun Belt Mid-American Metro Atlantic Horizon West Coast MEAC Missouri Valley WAC Metro Atlantic Ohio Valley Ohio Valley Big West Sun Belt West Coast Big West Big Sky West Coast
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: IPFW 24, Milwaukee 20, American 16, Boston University 15, Ohio 14, Cleveland 61, Gonzaga 50, Baylor 41, Pittsburgh 26, State 13, Vermont 13, Akron 12, Davidson 11, Western Texas 15, Stephen F. Austin 13, Saint JoKentucky 11, Wofford 11, Radford 9, Coastal Carolina seph’s 10, Southern Methodist 8, Nebraska 8, Utah Valley 8, Eastern Michigan 6, Missouri State 6, Buffalo 5, Stony Brook 5, William & Mary 3, Albany 1, 6, Providence 3, Southern Miss 2, Harvard Canisius 1, Sam Houston State 1. 2, George Washington 1, Tulsa 1, Iowa 1 OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Memphis
TODAY’S MATCHUP IN THE RANKINGS Source Last Update Mercer Rank Tennessee Rank
ESPN RPI
REALTIME RPI
(ESPN.com) 3/22/14 83 41
(realtimerpi.com) (kenpom.com) (bbstate.com) (warrennolan.com) 3/22/14 3/22/14 3/22/14 3/22/14 80 81 29 70 42 7 65 36
KENPOM
BBSTATE
WARREN NOLAN
A-SUN SCHEDULE
CONFERENCE UPDATE
Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 USC Upstate 79, ETSU 73
A-SUNConference STANDINGS Saturday, March 1, 2014 Lipscomb 83, Stetson 76 Mercer 69, Jacksonville 55 FGCU 92, Northern Kentucky 72 North Florida 87, Kennesaw State 77 Tuesday, March 4, 2014 #2 Mercer 85, #7 Jacksonville 64 #1 FGCU 77, #8 Stetson 55 #3 USC Upstate 80, #6 North Florida 74 #4 ETSU 89, #5 Lipscomb 88 Thursday, March 6, 2014 #1 FGCU 69, #4 ETSU 64 #2 Mercer 78, #3 USC Upstate 75 (2OT) Sunday, March 9, 2014 # 2 Mercer 68, # 1 FGCU 60 Tuesday, March 18, 2014 ETSU 79, Chattanooga 66 .............................. CIT 1st Round - Johnson City, Tenn. ............................ Final #1 Florida State 58, #8 FGCU 53 ................. NIT 1st Round - ESPN2 - Tallahassee, Fla. ................... Final Wednesday, March 19, 2014 Towson 63, USC Upstate 60 Friday, March 21, 2014 #14 Mercer 78, #3 Duke 71 (NCAA) Towson 83, ETSU 77 (CIT) Sunday, March 23, 2014 #14 Mercer vs #11 Tennessee ...................6:10 p.m.
Team No. 1 FGCU No. 2 Mercer No. 3 USC Upstate No. 4 ETSU No. 5 Lipscomb No. 6 North Florida No. 7 Jacksonville Northern Kentucky No. 8 Stetson Kennesaw State
Overall W-L 22-13 27-8 19-15 19-16 15-15 16-16 12-18 9-21 7-24 6-25
W-L 14-4 14-4 11-7 10-8 10-8 10-8 8-10 5-13 5-13 3-15
A-SUN ALL-CONFERENCE Player of the Year: Langston Hall, Mercer Defensive Player of the Year: Daniel Coursey, Mercer Freshman of the Year: Dallas Moore, North Florida Newcomer of the Year: Jalen Riley, ETSU Coach of the Year: Bob Hoffman, Mercer First Team All-Atlantic Sun Pos. Name G Rashawn Rembert G Brett Comer G Bernard Thompson PG Langston Hall F Torrey Craig
School ETSU FGCU FGCU Mercer USC Upstate
CL Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr.
Hometown Tampa, Fla. Winter Park, Fla. Conyers, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Great Falls, S.C.
Second Team All-Atlantic Sun Pos. Name F Chase Fieler G Jarvis Haywood G Keith McDougald F Travis Wallace F Ricardo Glenn
School FGCU Jacksonville Jacksonville North Florida USC Upstate
CL Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr.
Hometown Parkersburg, W.Va. Charlotte, N.C. Jacksonville, Fla. Marietta, Ga. Augusta, Ga.
Atlantic Sun All-Freshmen Team Pos. Name School *G J.C. Hampton Lipscomb *G Dallas Moore North Florida G A.J. Merriweather ETSU G Josh Williams Lipscomb F Brian Pegg Stetson
Hometown Gainesville, Ga. St. Petersburg, Fla. Jackson, Tenn. Jackson, Miss. Clearwater, Fla.
A-SUN WEEKLY AWARDS Date Player of the Week Newcomer of the Week 11/11 Ty Greene (USC Upstate) J.C. Hampton (Lipscomb) 11/18 Chase Fieler (FGCU) Ike Nwamu (Mercer) 11/25 Jalen Billups (NKU) Marcel White (Jacksonville) 12/2 Jakob Gollon (Mercer) Dallas Moore (UNF) 12/9 Martin Smith (Lipscomb) A.J. Merriweather (ETSU) 12/16 Brett Comer (FGCU) Jordan Jackson (NKU) 12/23 Langston Hall (Mercer) Jalen Riley (ETSU) 12/30 Jalen Riley (ETSU) Vince Martin (Jacksonville) 1/6 Travis Wallace (UNF) Jordan Jackson (NKU) 1/13 Keith McDougald (Jacksonville) Josh Williams (Lipscomb) 1/20 Bud Thomas (Mercer)/Travis Wallace (UNF) Brian Pegg (Stetson) 1/27 Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard (ETSU) Josh Williams (Lipscomb) 2/3 Ricardo Glenn (USC Upstate) J.C. Hampton (Lipscomb) 2/10 Brett Comer (FGCU) Jalen Riley (ETSU) 2/17 Langston Hall (Mercer) Josh Williams (Lipscomb) 2/24 Jarvis Haywood (Jacksonville) Jamail Jones (FGCU) 3/2 Ricardo Glenn (USC Upstate) Dallas Moore (UNF)/Josh Williams
Mercer Numercical Roster No. Name 1 2 3 5 10 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 25 32 34 45 52
Pos. Ht.
Phillip Leonard Matt Panaggio Kevin Canevari Bud Thomas Ike Nwamu D.J. Brooks John Mosser T.J. Hallice Anthony White Jr. Jakob Gollon Langston Hall Darious Moten Lawrence Brown James Bento Jibri Bryan Monty Brown Daniel Coursey
G G G F G G G F G F PG F G F G C F
So. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. So. Sr. Sr.
Cl. Wt.
Hometown/Previous School
6-2 6-3 5-11 6-6 6-5 6-1 6-4 6-9 6-2 6-6 6-4 6-6 6-5 6-6 6-3 6-11 6-10
Tulsa, Okla./Union HS Undecided Daytona Beach, Fla. / Worcester Academy Business Charlotte, N.C. / Lake Norman HS Business Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Regis Jesuit HS Business Greensboro, N.C. / Westchester Country Day Undeclared Simpsonville, S.C./Hillcrest HS Undecided Cary, N.C. / Green Hope HS Undecided Weddington, N.C. / Fishburne Military School Business Indianapolis, Ind. / Pike HS Communications Stevens Point, Wis. / Stevens Point HS Educational Leadership (Grad.) Atlanta, Ga. / Chamblee HS Business Bowdon, Ga. / Bowdon HS Engineering Kansas City, Mo. / The Barstow School Engineering Houston, Texas / Woodlands Christian Academy Undecided Savannah, Ga. / Benedictine Military School Economics Liberty Mounds, Okla. / The Hotchkiss School Economics/Pre-Physical Therapy Savannah, Ga. / Benedictine Military School Biology
200 185 165 200 205 180 210 205 170 200 180 195 210 195 180 250 220
Major
Head Coach: Bob Hoffman (Oklahoma Baptist, 1979), Sixth season Associate Head Coach: Spencer Wright (Oklahoma Baptist, 1995), Sixth season Assistant Coach: Doug Esleeck (UNC-Chapel Hill, 2005), Fourth season Assistant Coach: Jake Nelp (Colorado State, 2001), Fourth season Director of Basketball Operations: Jonathan Howard, Third season
p Mercer Alphabetical Roster No. 32 11 25 45 34 3 52 20 21 14 1 12 22 10 2 5 15
Name James Bento D.J. Brooks Lawrence Brown Monty Brown Jibri Bryan Kevin Canevari Daniel Coursey Jakob Gollon Langston Hall T.J. Hallice Phillip Leonard John Mosser Darious Moten Ike Nwamu Matt Panaggio Bud Thomas Anthony White Jr.
Pos. F G G C G G F F PG F G G F G G F G
Ht. Cl. Wt. Fr. 6-6 195 Fr. 6-1 180 So. 6-5 210 Sr. 6-11 250 So. 6-3 180 Sr. 5-11 165 Sr. 6-10 220 Sr. 6-6 200 Sr. 6-4 180 Jr. 6-9 205 So. 6-2 200 Fr. 6-4 210 Jr. 6-6 195 So. 6-5 205 Fr. 6-3 185 Sr. 6-6 200 Sr. 6-2 170
Hometown/Previous School Major Houston, Texas / Woodlands Christian Academy Undecided Simpsonville, S.C./Hillcrest HS Undecided Kansas City, Mo. / The Barstow School Engineering Liberty Mounds, Okla. / The Hotchkiss School Economics/Pre-Physical Therapy Savannah, Ga. / Benedictine Military School Economics Charlotte, N.C. / Lake Norman HS Business Savannah, Ga. / Benedictine Military School Biology Stevens Point, Wis. / Stevens Point HS M.Ed. Educational Leadership Atlanta, Ga. / Chamblee HS Business Weddington, N.C. / Fishburne Military School Business Tulsa, Okla./Union HSt Undecided Cary, N.C. / Green Hope HS Undecided Bowdon, Ga. / Bowdon HS Engineering Greensboro, N.C. / Westchester Country Day Undeclared Daytona Beach, Fla. / Worcester Academy Business Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Regis Jesuit HS Business Indianapolis, Ind. / Pike HS Communications
Pronunciation Guide 34 JIBRI Bryan ...................................................jib-BREE 3 Kevin CANEVARI ........................can-uh-VARR-ee 52 Daniel COURSEY ....................................CORE-see 20 Jake GOLLON ........................................ GAHL-uhn 14 T.J. HALLICE .....................................................hal-iss 12 John Mosser .............................................Mow-sure
head coach
BOB HOFFMAN
SIXTH SEASON OKLAHOMA BAPTIST ‘79
•2014 A-Sun Coach of the Year •2013 A-Sun Coach of the Year
• Signed on as Mercer head coach on March 27, 2008 • Named 2013 & 2014 Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year • 526 wins as a head coach and 126 wins at Mercer • Guided Mercer to program’s first outright Atlantic Sun regular season title in 2012-13 • Led Mercer to 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament Title • Presided over program record 27-win season in 2011-12 • 9 high-major wins in 6 seasons at Mercer- wins over Auburn, Alabama (2x), Georgia Tech, Florida State, Seton Hall, Ole Miss & Duke • 99 wins in first five seasons with Mercer, the highest winning total during any five-year span in program history • Achieved back-to-back 20-win 3-straight seasons, a first for Mercer men’s basketball • 51-15 record after the New Year in last three seasons
Hoffman Year-by-Year Southern Nazarene (Women) Year ........................................................ ........................................... W-L 1987-88 .........................................................................................21-11 1988-89 ........................................................................................... 36-2 1989-90 ........................................................................................... 31-3 Three Seasons .................................................................88-16 (.846) Oklahoma Baptist Year ................................................................................................... W-L 1990-91 .........................................................................................15-17 1991-92 .........................................................................................16-17 1992-93 .......................................................................................... 34-4 1993-94 .......................................................................................... 30-7 1994-95 .......................................................................................... 28-6 1995-96 .......................................................................................... 29-7 1996-97 ........................................................................................... 36-4 1997-98 ........................................................................................... 24-9 1998-99 ........................................................................................... 31-7 Nine Seasons ................................................................243-78 (.757) Texas Pan-Am Year .................................................................................................... W-L 1999-00 .........................................................................................12-16 2000-01 .........................................................................................12-17 2001-02 ........................................................................................... 21-9 2002-03 .........................................................................................10-20 2003-04 .........................................................................................14-14 Five Seasons ....................................................................69-76 (.542) Mercer Year .................................................................................................... W-L 2008-09 .........................................................................................17-15 2009-10 .........................................................................................16-17 2010-11 .........................................................................................15-18 2011-12 .........................................................................................27-11 2012-13 .........................................................................................24-12 2013-14 ........................................................................................... 27-8 Six Seasons ...................................................................126-82 (.606) Career Head Coaching Record 23 Seasons ..................................................................526-251 (.677)
AAWARDS WARDS & HONORS HONORS 2014 Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year Fellowship of Christian Athletes John Lotz “Barnabas” Award winner 2013 Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year 2009 Collegeinsider.com Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year 2006 Selected to coach in the ABA All-Star Game 2004 Inducted into the Oklahoma Basketball Hall of Fame Collegeinsider.com Independent Coach of the Year 2002 Collegeinsider.com Independent Coach of the Year 2001 Inducted into the Oklahoma Baptist University Hall of Fame 1997 Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year 1996 Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year 1993 Named Basketball Times Small College Coach of the Year Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year NAIA District 9 Coach of the Year 1989 NAIA National Coach of the Year Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year NAIA District 9 Coach of the Year
PHILLIP LEONARD
#1
SOPHOMORE GUARD TULSA, OKLA. UNION HS
2013-14 • Scored a season-high 19 vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20) • 10+ points in three games • 12 points at Oklahoma (12/2) in return to home state 2012-13 (Northern Oklahoma Tonkawa College) • Started all 31 games • Led the Mavs to a 27-4 record • Averaged 7.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists per game • Shot 50.7% from the field • Scored 18 points in the final game of the year against Eastern Oklahoma State College (3/6).
CAREER HIGHS Points: ........................................19, vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/13) FG Made: ...................................6, vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/13) FG Att: .......................................... 9, vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/13) 3-Point FGs:...............................................1, 4x, vs. Denver (12/7/13) 3-Point FGA:.................................. 3, 3x, vs. St. Andrews (12/27/13) FT Made: ......................................................7, at Oklahoma (12/2/13) FT Att:.........................................14, vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/13) Rebounds: .................................... 6, 2x, vs. St. Andrews (12/27/13) Assists ...................................................3, vs. St. Andrews (12/27/13) Blocks: ................................................................................................... N/A Steals: ....................................................2, vs. St. Andrews (12/27/13) Minutes: ..............................................22, at Jacksonville (12/30/13)
HIGH SCHOOL •Three varsity letters for coach Rudy Garcia at Union HS • Led Union to an unblemished 29-0 record and the 6A state championship as a senior • Also competed as a member of the Union Select AAU team under coach Loyd Hudson PERSONAL • Born September 30, 1993 in Lawton, Oklahoma • Son of Phillip and Cynthia Leonard • Also recruited by North Texas and UC-Riverside
2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent
Date
at Texas REINHARDT SETON HALL at University of Evansv JOHNSON & WALES YALE at Ohio at Valparaiso at Oklahoma DENVER ALCORN STATE at Ole Miss ST. ANDREWS at Jacksonville at North Florida USC UPSTATE ETSU KENNESAW STATE at Northern Kentucky at Lipscomb FGCU STETSON at ETSU at USC Upstate LIPSCOMB NORTHERN KENTUCKY at FGCU at Stetson JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE vs Duke Totals
11/08/13 11/13/13 11/16/13 11/18/13 11/20/13 11/23/13 11/26/13 11/29/13 12/02/13 12/7/13 12/16/13 12/22/13 12/27/13 12/30/13 01/01/14 1/4/14 1/6/14 1/10/14 1/16/14 01/18/14 1/23/14 1/25/14 1/31/14 02/02/14 2/14/14 2/16/14 02/21/14 2/23/14 3/1/14 3/4/14 3/21/14
gs
min
Total fg-fga
0
17 16 12 8 17 13 8 10 16 17 6 13 19 22 15 6 4 7 5 3 2 11 0 8 5 4 6 3 4 8 1 286
2-3 3-8 2-5 1-3 6-9 0-2 1-3 1-2 2-4 1-2 0-0 2-6 4-7 1-3 1-4 0-0 1-1 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-4 1-5 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-0 36-82
pct
3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct
.667 .375 .400 .333 .667 .000 .333 .500 .500 .500 .000 .333 .571 .333 .250 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .250 .200 .000 .667 .000 .000 .000 .000 .439
0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 1-3 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-3 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-3 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-18
.000 .000 .000 .000 .333 .000 .500 .000 .333 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .222
Free throws ft-fta pct
off
5-7 3-4 0-0 1-3 6-14 3-4 0-0 2-2 7-9 2-6 0-2 3-4 3-6 6-7 0-4 0-0 3-3 1-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-3 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 52-86
1 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 15
.714 .750 .000 .333 .429 .750 .000 1.000 .778 .333 .000 .750 .500 .857 .000 .000 1.000 .500 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .500 .000 .605
Rebounds def tot
0 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 28
1 2 1 0 6 3 1 1 3 2 2 1 6 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 43
avg
pf
a t/o blk
1.0 2 1 0 1.5 1 0 0 1.3 2 0 4 1.0 0 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 2.2 1 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 1.9 1 1 1 2.0 1 1 0 2.0 4 0 2 2.0 0 0 1 1.9 1 0 0 2.2 1 3 0 2.4 3 1 1 2.4 4 2 0 2.3 0 0 1 2.1 1 0 0 2.0 0 2 0 1.9 0 0 0 1.8 2 0 2 1.7 0 0 1 1.6 0 0 0 1.6 1 0 0 1.6 1 1 1 1.6 0 1 1 1.5 1 1 0 1.5 2 0 0 1.4 0 0 1 1.4 0 1 0 1.4 1 0 0 1.4 0 0 0 1.4 32 17 16
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
stl
pts
avg
0 9 0 9 0 4 0 3 1 19 1 3 0 3 0 4 0 12 1 5 0 0 0 7 2 11 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 128
9.0 9.0 7.3 6.3 8.8 7.8 7.1 6.8 7.3 7.1 6.5 6.5 6.8 6.9 6.6 6.2 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.1
CAREER STATS Season
gp-gs
min/avg
Total fg-fga
pct
3-Point fg-fga
pct
2013-14 TOTAL
31-0 31-0
286/9.2 286/9.2
36-82 36-82
.439 .439
4-18 4-18
.222 .222
F-Throws ft-fta pct
52-86 52-86
.605 .605
off
Rebounds def tot
avg
pf
fo
ast
to
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
15 15
28 28
1.4 1.4
32 32
0 0
17 17
16 16
0 0
6 6
128 4.1 128 4.1
43 43
CAREER HIGHS
KEVIN CANEVARI #3
Points: ................................................10, vs. Oglethorpe (11/12/12) FG Made: ............................................. 4, vs. Oglethorpe (11/12/12) FG Att: .................................................. 5, vs. Oglethorpe (11/12/12) 3-Point FGs: .................................... 2, 4x, at North Florida (1/1/14) 3-Point FGA: ............................................3, 6x, vs. USC Upstate (3/8/13) FT Made: .........................................2, 10x, vs. Jacksonville (3/4/14) FT Att: ...............................................2, 12x, vs. Jacksonville (3/4/14) Rebounds: .................................................. 3, 4x, at Ohio (11/26/13) Assists: .................................................6, vs. St. Andrews (12/27/13) Blocks: ...................................................................................................N/A Steals: ................................................... 5, vs. Oglethorpe (11/12/12) Minutes: ........................................... 22, vs. St. Andrews (12/27/13)
SENIOR GUARD CHARLOTTE, N.C. LAKE NORMAN HS
2013-14 • Tied career-high with 3 rebounds at Ohio (11/26) • Career-high 6 assists vs. St. Andrews (12/27) • Scored in 5-straight games between 12/27-1/6
2010-11 • Competed in 30 games, averaging 5.4 minutes • Dished 19 assists on the year
2012-13 • Played in all 36 games, averaging 10.2 minutes • Registered multiple assists in nine games • Set career-highs in points scored (10), three-point field goals made (2) and steals (5) in Mercer’s
HIGH SCHOOL • A 2010 graduate of Lake Norman High School • Played his junior and senior seasons at LNHS, where he was a two-time team MVP, as well as earning all-conference, all-county and all-area accolades • Led LNHS to the North Carolina state 4A championship as a senior in 2010 … • Graduated as the school’s all-time assists leader
2011-12 • Saw action in 34 games as a backup point guard • Averaged 4.6 minutes, 0.6 assists and 0.6 points per appearance • Named an A-Sun All-Academic Honoree.
PERSONAL • Son of Kevin Canevari and Aggie Canevari • Born on December 6, 1991 in Long Island, N.Y. • Has three older sisters
2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent
Date
gs
min
Total fg-fga
at Texas REINHARDT SETON HALL at University of Evansv JOHNSON & WALES YALE at Ohio at Valparaiso at Oklahoma DENVER ALCORN STATE at Ole Miss ST. ANDREWS at Jacksonville at North Florida USC UPSTATE ETSU KENNESAW STATE at Northern Kentucky at Lipscomb FGCU STETSON at ETSU at USC Upstate at Kennesaw State LIPSCOMB NORTHERN KENTUCKY at FGCU at Stetson NORTH FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE USC UPSTATE at FGCU vs Duke Totals
11/08/13 11/13/13 11/16/13 11/18/13 11/20/13 11/23/13 11/26/13 11/29/13 12/02/13 12/7/13 12/16/13 12/22/13 12/27/13 12/30/13 01/01/14 1/4/14 1/6/14 1/10/14 1/16/14 01/18/14 1/23/14 1/25/14 1/31/14 02/02/14 02/07/14 2/14/14 2/16/14 02/21/14 2/23/14 02/27/14 3/1/14 * 3/4/14 3/6/14 3/9/14 3/21/14 1
8 14 11 8 17 9 14 3 11 7 9 3 22 10 16 6 12 10 7 8 3 12 5 8 7 13 15 7 8 5 10 5 6 5 6 320
0-1 2-3 0-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 2-3 1-1 2-5 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-3 0-1 1-2 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 17-41
pct
.000 .667 .000 .000 .500 .000 1.000 .000 .333 .000 .000 .000 .667 1.000 .400 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .333 .000 .500 .667 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .415
3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct
0-0 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 1-1 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-3 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 11-22
.000 .500 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .667 1.000 .667 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .333 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500
Free throws ft-fta pct
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 8-8
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 1.000
off
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Rebounds def tot
1 2 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
1 2 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
avg
pf
a t/o blk
1.0 0 1 2 1.5 1 5 1 1.0 0 0 0 1.0 0 2 0 1.2 1 2 1 1.0 0 2 1 1.3 1 3 0 1.3 0 1 1 1.1 3 3 0 1.0 0 1 2 0.9 1 0 0 0.8 0 0 1 0.8 1 6 0 0.7 2 1 2 0.8 1 1 0 0.8 0 1 0 0.8 0 2 1 0.8 1 4 0 0.7 0 2 1 0.8 2 2 1 0.7 1 0 0 0.7 1 3 1 0.7 0 1 0 0.7 1 1 1 0.6 0 0 0 0.6 0 3 0 0.6 0 2 2 0.6 3 2 0 0.6 0 2 1 0.6 0 1 0 0.6 0 2 0 0.6 1 1 1 0.5 0 1 0 0.5 0 1 0 0.5 0 1 0 0.5 21 60 20
stl
pts
avg
0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
0 5 0 0 3 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 6 3 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 2 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 53
0.0 2.5 1.7 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5
CAREER STATS Season
gp-gs
min/avg
Total fg-fga
pct
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 TOTAL
30-0 34-0 36-0 35-1 135-1
162/5.4 158/4.6 367/10.2 320/9.1 1007/7.5
6-15 7-16 15-44 17-41 45-116
.400 .438 .341 .415 .388
3-Point fg-fga
2-8 3-11 8-25 11-22 24-66
pct
F-Throws ft-fta pct
off
Rebounds def tot
avg
pf
fo
ast
to
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
.250 .273 .320 .500 .364
2-4 .500 4-5 .800 8-8 1.000 8-8 1.000 22-25 .880
3 4 6 2 15
8 12 19 16 55
0.4 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.5
22 18 21 21 82
0 19 0 19 0 31 0 60 0 129
19 19 24 20 82
0 0 0 0 0
8 10 28 15 61
16 21 46 53 136
11 16 25 18 70
0.5 0.6 1.3 1.5 1.0
BUD THOMAS
CAREER HIGHS
#5
Points: .........................................................31, at Lipscomb (1/18/14) FG Made:.....................................................11, at Lipscomb (1/18/14) FG Att: .........................................................18, at Lipscomb (1/18/14) 3-Point FGs: ................................................. 9,at Lipscomb (1/18/14) 3-Point FGA: ..............................................15, at Lipscomb (1/18/14) FT Made: ....................................................... 7, vs. Lipscomb (3/3/11) FT Att: ...........................................................10, vs. Lipscomb (3/3/11) Rebounds: ................................... 10, 4x, vs. Alcorn State (12/1613) Assists: ........................................................6, 4x, at Stetson (2/23/14) Blocks: ..............................................2, 13x, vs. Jacksonville (3/1/14) Steals: ........................................................5, 2x, at Fairfield (3/24/12) Minutes: .........................................42, 2x, vs. USC Upstate (3/6/14)
SENIOR GUARD CH H, C OLO. OL O. HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLO. REGIS JESUIT HS
2013-14 • Scored 1,000th career point on Feb. 15, 2014 • Career-high 31 points at Lipscomb (1/18) • Hit program single-game record 9 3’s at Lipscomb (1/18) • 13 games with 10+ points, 2 games with 25+ points • 2 games with 10+ rebounds
2010-11 •Saw court time in all 33 of Mercer’s games • Averaged 19.7 minutes, 4.2 points, and 2.6 rebounds per game • Posted five double figure scoring efforts • Led or tied for the team lead in rebounds twice
2012-13 • Started all 36 games, averaging 27.7 minutes, 7.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game • Ranked 11th in the conference in assists per game • Reached double-figure scoring 12 times, including a career-high 20 point showing in the A-Sun semifinals • Registered at least one assist in 34 of 36 games • Named to A-Sun All-Tournament team. 2011-12 • Averaged 8.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game • Ranked 14th among A-Sun players in FG% (50.4%) • Led or tied for the team lead in scoring 7 games, rebounding 8 games • Scored in double figures 15 times and had five assists 5 times • Named an A-Sun All-Academic Honoree.
HIGH SCHOOL •A 2010 graduate of Regis Jesuit High School • Led Regis Jesuit to back-to-back Colorado state 5A championships •Was Colorado’s 5A Mr. Basketball in both 2009 & 2010 by the Denver Post •Named Colorado’s Gatorade Player of the Year twice PERSONAL • Son of John and Sarah Koslosky • Born April 22, 1992 in Wisconsin • Has one brother and two sisters • Business major
2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent
Date
gs
min
at Texas REINHARDT SETON HALL at University of Evansv JOHNSON & WALES YALE at Ohio at Valparaiso at Oklahoma DENVER ALCORN STATE at Ole Miss ST. ANDREWS at Jacksonville at North Florida USC UPSTATE ETSU KENNESAW STATE at Northern Kentucky at Lipscomb FGCU STETSON at ETSU at USC Upstate at Kennesaw State LIPSCOMB NORTHERN KENTUCKY at FGCU at Stetson NORTH FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE USC UPSTATE at FGCU vs Duke Totals
11/08/13 11/13/13 11/16/13 11/18/13 11/20/13 11/23/13 11/26/13 11/29/13 12/02/13 12/7/13 12/16/13 12/22/13 12/27/13 12/30/13 01/01/14 1/4/14 1/6/14 1/10/14 1/16/14 01/18/14 1/23/14 1/25/14 1/31/14 02/02/14 02/07/14 2/14/14 2/16/14 02/21/14 2/23/14 02/27/14 3/1/14 3/4/14 3/6/14 3/9/14 3/21/14
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24 16 42 24 13 26 18 43 28 42 31 18 13 5 9 27 15 29 31 35 32 21 35 23 33 25 21 24 14 32 33 32 42 27 30 913
Total fg-fga
1-6 8-9 6-10 1-5 2-4 3-8 1-4 9-14 4-8 2-7 3-6 2-5 1-3 1-2 1-3 1-4 0-1 7-14 5-9 11-18 3-11 6-11 10-17 1-6 7-12 3-8 4-8 1-3 1-4 2-7 5-7 6-11 2-8 0-6 1-4 121-263
pct
3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct
.167 0-4 .000 .889 2-3 .667 .600 5-9 .556 .200 1-3 .333 .500 0-2 .000 .375 3-7 .429 .250 0-2 .000 .643 5-8 .625 .500 3-6 .500 .286 0-4 .000 .500 0-3 .000 .400 1-3 .333 .333 0-2 .000 .500 0-0 .000 .333 0-1 .000 .250 1-3 .333 .000 0-1 .000 .500 5-10 .500 .556 3-6 .500 .611 9-15 .600 .273 3-10 .300 .545 1-4 .250 .588 8-14 .571 .167 0-4 .000 .583 2-6 .333 .375 1-5 .200 .500 3-4 .750 .333 1-2 .500 .250 0-2 .000 .286 0-3 .000 .714 2-2 1.000 .545 6-10 .600 .250 1-6 .167 .000 0-5 .000 .250 0-2 .000 .460 66-171 .386
Free throws ft-fta pct
off
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 3-3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-13
2 1 3 1 2 3 0 5 5 2 2 4 1 3 4 1 5 6 0 4 4 1 1 2 3 2 5 0 10 10 0 10 10 0 5 5 2 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 2 2 1 5 6 0 4 4 0 4 4 2 1 3 1 2 3 1 7 8 0 3 3 2 4 6 0 4 4 0 3 3 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 4 4 1 2 3 0 9 9 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 3 3 23 119 142
.000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .385
Rebounds def tot
pts
avg
3.0 4 3 1 1 0 2 3.0 0 1 1 0 0 18 3.7 1 2 1 0 2 17 3.8 5 0 3 0 0 3 3.8 2 2 1 0 0 5 4.2 1 3 0 2 0 10 4.1 4 0 2 1 0 2 3.9 4 4 0 1 3 23 4.0 3 3 1 0 0 11 4.6 4 3 1 1 1 4 5.1 1 3 2 1 1 6 5.1 3 2 1 0 1 5 5.0 0 3 0 0 0 2 4.7 0 1 1 0 0 2 4.4 0 0 1 0 0 2 4.3 2 0 2 0 1 3 4.2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4.3 0 2 1 0 1 19 4.3 1 3 1 1 2 16 4.3 3 2 2 0 0 31 4.2 4 0 2 0 1 9 4.1 1 3 0 0 1 13 4.3 0 0 1 1 0 28 4.3 0 1 2 0 1 2 4.3 3 2 0 0 1 16 4.3 2 2 0 0 2 7 4.3 0 1 0 0 0 11 4.2 2 0 0 0 1 3 4.1 4 6 1 0 0 2 4.1 3 3 2 0 0 4 4.1 3 5 0 2 1 12 4.2 2 1 0 1 2 18 4.2 1 3 1 0 0 5 4.1 2 1 0 1 0 0 4.1 1 5 0 0 0 2 4.1 66 70 32 13 22 313
2.0 10.0 12.3 10.0 9.0 9.2 8.1 10.0 10.1 9.5 9.2 8.8 8.3 7.9 7.5 7.2 6.8 7.4 7.9 9.1 9.0 9.2 10.0 9.7 10.0 9.8 9.9 9.6 9.4 9.2 9.3 9.6 9.4 9.1 8.9 8.9
avg
pf
a t/o blk
stl
CAREER STATS Season
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 TOTAL
min/avg
Total fg-fga
pct
33-15 616/18.7 38-38 1199/31.6 36-36 998/27.7 35-35 913/26.1 142-124 3726/26.2
48-112 121-240 105-238 121-263 395-853
.429 .504 .441 .460 .463
gp-gs
3-Point fg-fga
14-58 31-96 48-148 66-171 159-473
pct
.241 .323 .324 .386 .336
F-Throws ft-fta pct
29-43 53-84 17-36 5-13 104-176
off
.674 24 .631 45 .472 35 .385 23 .591 127
Rebounds def tot
avg
62 128 128 119 437
2.6 40 4.6 65 4.5 74 4.1 66 4.0 245
86 173 163 142 564
pf
fo
ast
to
1 30 28 1 79 73 2 94 37 1 70 32 5 273 170
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
9 28 139 18 46 326 20 39 275 13 22 313 60 135 1053
4.2 8.6 7.6 8.9 7.4
IKE NWAMU
CAREER HIGHS
#10
Points: ......................................................... 24, at Ole Miss (12/22/13) FG Made:........................................................9, at Ole Miss (12/22/13) FG Att: ......................................................... 16, at Ole Miss (12/22/13) 3-Point FGs: ...................................... 2, 4x vs. USC Upstate (3/6/14) 3-Point FGA: ......................................................... 4, at Texas (11/8/13) FT Made: ...................................................8, at Valparaiso (11/29/13) FT Att: ...................................................... 10, at Valparaiso (11/29/13) Rebounds: ..................................................7, vs. Lipscomb (2/14/14) Assists: .........................................6, vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/13) Blocks: .......................................................2, at Valparaiso (11/29/13) Steals: .............................................................. 3, vs. Stetson (1/25/14) Minutes: ................................................35, vs. USC Upstate (1/4/14)
SOPHOMORE GUARD C.. GREENSBORO, N.C. UNTTR UN RY DAY DAY DA WESTCHESTER COUNTRY
2013-14 • Career-high 24 points at Ole Miss (12/22) • 10+ points in 13 games this year • Named A-Sun Newcomer of the Week on 11/18 • Dunk vs. Kennesaw St. landed No. 6 spot on Sportcenter Top-10
HIGH SCHOOL • Attended Asheboro High School as a freshman before transferring to Westchester Country Day for his final three seasons • Helped lead Westchester Country Day to the No. 27 ranking in the nation his senior season • Named the 2A state Player of the Year as a senior after the team finished 30-9 overall • Earned all-state prestige as a senior while being named a Ball-isLife All-American
2012-13 • Sat out the season due to NCAA Division I transfer rules. 2011-12 (CLEVELAND STATE) • Saw action in 27 games while a member of the Cleveland St. • Averaged 6.1 minutes and 2.1 points per game • Shot 43.8% from three-point range on the year • Helped the team capture an NIT berth.
PERSONAL • Born on June 3, 1993 in Los Angeles, California • Son of Anita and Harold Nwamu • Has three sisters, Uju (23), Oby (17) and Isi (13) and a brother, Biosa (9).
2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent
Date
at Texas REINHARDT SETON HALL at University of Evansv JOHNSON & WALES YALE at Ohio at Valparaiso at Oklahoma DENVER ALCORN STATE at Ole Miss ST. ANDREWS at Jacksonville at North Florida USC UPSTATE ETSU KENNESAW STATE at Northern Kentucky at Lipscomb FGCU STETSON at ETSU at USC Upstate at Kennesaw State LIPSCOMB NORTHERN KENTUCKY at FGCU at Stetson NORTH FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE USC UPSTATE at FGCU vs Duke Totals
11/08/13 11/13/13 11/16/13 11/18/13 11/20/13 11/23/13 11/26/13 11/29/13 12/02/13 12/7/13 12/16/13 12/22/13 12/27/13 12/30/13 01/01/14 1/4/14 1/6/14 1/10/14 1/16/14 01/18/14 1/23/14 1/25/14 1/31/14 02/02/14 02/07/14 2/14/14 2/16/14 02/21/14 2/23/14 02/27/14 3/1/14 3/6/14 3/9/14 3/21/14
gs
min
Total fg-fga
0
21 19 26 17 22 16 25 29 15 3 13 31 17 16 26 35 27 24 19 5 23 15 11 12 16 17 15 18 21 7 4 20 20 23 628
2-8 .250 5-9 .556 4-6 .667 2-6 .333 3-5 .600 3-5 .600 6-8 .750 3-6 .500 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 9-16 .563 2-2 1.000 4-5 .800 7-14 .500 4-10 .400 3-9 .333 5-10 .500 4-6 .667 0-2 .000 1-4 .250 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 1-3 .333 1-4 .250 5-9 .556 4-6 .667 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667 1-6 .167 4-5 .800 91-188 .484
pct
3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct
0-4 0-2 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-1 2-3 1-1 1-2 2-4 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-2 0-2 2-3 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-2 1-2 19-43
Free throws ft-fta pct
.000 1-2 .000 3-3 1.000 1-2 1.000 3-5 .000 7-8 .000 4-6 1.000 2-2 .000 8-10 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 5-6 .500 5-7 .000 5-6 1.000 0-0 .667 4-6 1.000 4-4 .500 2-3 .500 4-7 .000 1-2 .000 0-0 .000 4-7 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 5-6 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .667 1-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 1.000 2-2 .000 2-2 .500 2-2 .442 78-105
.500 1.000 .500 .600 .875 .667 1.000 .800 .000 .000 .833 .714 .833 .000 .667 1.000 .667 .571 .500 .000 .571 .000 .500 .000 .500 .833 .000 .500 1.000 .000 .000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .743
off
0 3 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 25
Rebounds def tot
5 3 3 1 3 5 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 1 1 3 6 1 1 4 2 0 2 1 1 74
5 6 6 1 4 5 0 3 1 1 1 2 4 2 2 2 5 3 4 2 6 5 1 1 3 7 1 3 4 3 0 2 2 2 99
avg
pf
a t/o blk
5.0 1 2 0 5.5 1 1 3 5.7 1 0 4 4.5 3 2 0 4.4 2 6 1 4.5 2 0 1 3.9 2 0 4 3.8 5 5 1 3.4 1 1 1 3.2 0 1 1 3.0 1 0 2 2.9 5 1 2 3.0 0 1 1 2.9 3 2 3 2.9 2 1 2 2.8 1 1 2 2.9 3 2 4 2.9 3 1 1 3.0 1 0 1 3.0 0 0 4 3.1 3 3 2 3.2 0 0 0 3.1 2 0 2 3.0 1 0 1 3.0 1 1 3 3.2 2 2 1 3.1 2 0 2 3.1 2 0 2 3.1 1 0 2 3.1 2 0 3 3.0 0 0 1 3.0 1 1 0 2.9 2 0 1 2.9 2 0 1 2.9 58 34 59
stl
pts
avg
1 1 5 0 0 13 1 1 10 0 2 8 0 0 13 1 0 10 0 0 15 2 2 14 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 24 0 1 9 0 2 9 0 1 20 1 0 13 1 0 9 0 2 16 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 3 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 1 1 3 0 0 11 0 1 11 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 4 0 1 11 9 22 279
5.0 9.0 9.3 9.0 9.8 9.8 10.6 11.0 10.2 9.2 8.8 10.1 10.0 9.9 10.6 10.8 10.6 10.9 10.8 10.3 10.1 10.0 9.6 9.2 8.8 8.8 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.5 8.3 8.3 8.1 8.2 8.2
CAREER STATS Season
gp-gs
min/avg
Total fg-fga
pct
2013-14 TOTAL
34-0 34-0
628/18.5 628/18.5
91-188 91-188
.484 .484
3-Point fg-fga
19-43 19-43
pct
.442 .442
F-Throws ft-fta pct
off
Rebounds def tot
avg
pf
fo
ast
to
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
78-105 78-105
25 25
74 74
2.9 2.9
58 58
2 2
34 34
59 59
9 9
22 22
279 8.2 279 8.2
.743 .743
99 99
JOHN MOSSER
CAREER HIGHS
#12
Points: ..........................................2, vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/13) FG Made:................................................................................................N/A FG Att: ................................................... 3, vs. St. Andrews (12/27/13) 3-Point FGs: .........................................................................................N/A 3-Point FGA: ........................................ 1, 4x, vs. Lipscomb (2/14/14) FT Made: .....................................2, vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/13) FT Att: ...............................................2, 2x, at Jacksonville (12/30/13) Rebounds ............................................. 3, vs. St. Andrews (12/27/13) Assists: .............................................1, vs. Kennesaw State (1/10/14) Blocks: ...................................................................................................N/A Steals: ....................................................................................................N/A Minutes: ...................................................4, 3x, vs. Stetson (1/25/14)
FRESHMAN GUARD CARY, N.C. GREEN HOPE HS
2013-14 • First career rebound vs. Reinhardt (11/13) • First career points vs. JWU (11/20) • First assist vs. Kennesaw State (1/10/14) • Season-high 3 rebounds vs. St. Andrews (12/27) HIGH SCHOOL • Played four years of varsity basketball at John Green at Green Hope High School • Tabbed as an All-Conference player in his junior and senior year • Named All-District as a senior while leading Green Hope to the league championship PERSONAL • Born on December 4, 1994 in Apex, North Carolina • Son of Bev and John Mosser • Has two sisters, Brandi (16) and Kaylie (13)
2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent
Date
REINHARDT JOHNSON & WALES YALE ST. ANDREWS at Jacksonville KENNESAW STATE STETSON at ETSU LIPSCOMB Totals
11/13/13 11/20/13 11/23/13 12/27/13 12/30/13 1/10/14 1/25/14 1/31/14 2/14/14
gs
min
0
4 4 1 2 1 1 4 0 1 18
Total fg-fga
0-2 0-1 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-7
3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct
pct
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-4
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
Free throws ft-fta pct
0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4
.000 1.000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .750
off
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Rebounds def tot
2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7
2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 8
avg
pf
a t/o blk
2.0 2.0 1.3 1.8 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
stl
pts
avg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
0.0 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
CAREER STATS Season
2013-14 TOTAL
gp-gs
min/avg
Total fg-fga
pct
3-Point fg-fga
pct
9-0 9-0
18/2.0 18/2.0
0-7 0-7
.000 .000
0-4 0-4
.000 .000
F-Throws ft-fta pct
3-4 3-4
.750 .750
off
1 1
Rebounds def tot
7 7
8 8
avg
pf
fo
ast
to
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
0.9 0.9
1 1
0 0
1 1
1 1
0 0
0 0
3 0.3 3 0.3
T.J. HALLICE
#14
CAREER HIGHS Points: ............................................9, 2x, vs. Wake Forest (11/19/12) FG Made: ............................................4, 4x, vs. Jacksonville (3/4/14) FG Att: .................................. 6, 2x, vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/13) 3-Point FGs: ........................................1, 4x, at Kennesaw State (1/5/13) 3-Point FGA: .......................................2, 4x, at Kennesaw State (1/5/13) FT Made: .............................................5, vs. Wake Forest (11/19/12) FT Att: ................................ 6, 2x, vs. Northern Kentucky (2/16/14) Rebounds: .......................... 8, 2x, vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/13) Assists: ...................................................... 3, vs. USC Upstate (3/8/13) Blocks: ......................................... 3, vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/13) Steals: .........................................................3, vs. Jacksonville (2/7/13) Minutes: ............................................. 30, at North Florida (1/10/13)
JUNIOR FORWARD C. C. WEDDINGTON, N.C. RY Y SSCHOOL CHOO CH CHOO OOLL FISHBURNE MILITARY
2013-14 • 4 crucial OT points in Mercer’s A-Sun semifinal vs. Upstate (3/6/14) • Career-high three blocks vs. JWU (11/20) • 3-of-3 FG’s for eight total points vs. St. Andrews (12/27)
2011-12 • Played in all 38 of Mercer’s games, averaging 4.1 minutes High School • Played a fifth prep year at Fishburne Military School in Virginia • A 2010 graduate of Matrolina Christian Academy • Was coached by his father, Tim Hallice • Averaged 19.3 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game as a junior and senior • Team won state 2A title his sophomore season
2012-13 • Played in all 36 games while averaging 14.7 minutes • Led the team with a .538 field goal percentage • Grabbed five or more rebounds on six occasions, including a career-high eight boards in Mercer’s NIT win at Tennessee • Pulled down at least one rebound in 33 of 36 games • Registered career scoring high with nine high in points in the season opener against Sewanee (11/10)
Personal • Born January 25, 1992 in Indianapolis, Ind. • Son of Tim and Robin Hallice • Has three older sisters
2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME , Opponent
Date
at Texas REINHARDT SETON HALL at University of Evansv JOHNSON & WALES YALE at Ohio at Valparaiso at Oklahoma DENVER ALCORN STATE at Ole Miss ST. ANDREWS at Jacksonville at North Florida USC UPSTATE ETSU KENNESAW STATE at Northern Kentucky at Lipscomb FGCU STETSON at ETSU at USC Upstate at Kennesaw State LIPSCOMB NORTHERN KENTUCKY at FGCU at Stetson NORTH FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE USC UPSTATE at FGCU vs Duke Totals
11/08/13 11/13/13 11/16/13 11/18/13 11/20/13 11/23/13 11/26/13 11/29/13 12/02/13 12/7/13 12/16/13 12/22/13 12/27/13 12/30/13 01/01/14 1/4/14 1/6/14 1/10/14 1/16/14 01/18/14 1/23/14 1/25/14 1/31/14 02/02/14 02/07/14 2/14/14 2/16/14 02/21/14 2/23/14 02/27/14 3/1/14 3/4/14 3/6/14 3/9/14 3/21/14
gs
min
Total fg-fga
0
16 18 6 18 15 11 22 5 9 21 9 6 19 5 16 15 11 11 15 16 5 17 12 13 3 11 19 7 10 9 2 18 12 1 3 406
0-1 1-2 0-1 4-5 4-6 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-1 3-4 1-3 0-1 3-3 0-1 3-3 2-2 0-1 0-2 2-2 3-3 0-1 0-2 2-4 2-2 0-0 2-3 2-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-5 2-2 0-0 0-1 41-69
pct
.000 .500 .000 .800 .667 .000 .333 .000 .000 .750 .333 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .500 1.000 .000 .667 .667 .000 .000 .000 .000 .800 1.000 .000 .000 .594
3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct
0-0 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-6
.000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .167
Free throws ft-fta pct
off
0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 2-2 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 4-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 16-31
2 2 0 2 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 3 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 39
.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .400 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .667 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .667 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .516
Rebounds def tot
4 2 0 2 5 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 5 1 2 1 1 3 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 45
6 4 0 4 8 3 1 0 3 2 0 5 5 1 3 2 1 5 2 4 1 3 4 3 1 3 3 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 84
avg
pf
6.0 0 5.0 2 3.3 0 3.5 2 4.4 2 4.2 2 3.7 1 3.3 1 3.2 1 3.1 0 2.8 0 3.0 0 3.2 1 3.0 2 3.0 5 2.9 1 2.8 4 2.9 1 2.9 0 3.0 2 2.9 0 2.9 0 2.9 1 2.9 5 2.8 0 2.8 0 2.9 2 2.8 1 2.7 0 2.6 1 2.6 0 2.6 2 2.5 2 2.5 1 2.4 1 2.4 43
stl
pts
avg
1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 18 13 10
0 5 0 8 8 2 2 0 0 7 2 0 8 0 6 4 0 2 4 8 0 0 5 4 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 8 4 0 0 99
0.0 2.5 1.7 3.3 4.2 3.8 3.6 3.1 2.8 3.2 3.1 2.8 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8
a t/o blk
CAREER STATS Season
gp-gs
min/avg
Total fg-fga
pct
3-Point fg-fga
pct
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 TOTAL
38-0 156/4.1 36-0 536/14.9 35-0 406/11.6 109-0 1098/10.1
6-25 43-80 41-69 90-174
.240 .538 .594 .517
0-4 3-12 1-6 4-22
.000 .250 .167 .182
F-Throws ft-fta pct
6-14 21-44 16-31 43-89
.429 .477 .516 .483
off
Rebounds def tot
13 19 30 55 39 45 82 119
32 85 84 201
pf
fo
ast
to
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
0.8 21 2.4 63 2.4 43 1.8 127
0 2 2 4
8 27 8 43
9 24 18 51
4 16 13 33
3 9 10 22
18 110 99 227
avg
0.5 3.1 2.8 2.1
ANTHONY WHITE, JR.
CAREER HIGHS
#15
Points: ..................................................... 29, vs. Jacksonville (3/4/14) FG Made: ................................................ 11, vs. Jacksonville (3/4/14) FG Att: ..................................................... 15, vs. Jacksonville (3/4/14) 3-Point FGs: ...........................................................5, vs. Stetson (1/25/14) 3-Point FGA: ............................................6, 2x, at USC Upstate (2/2/14) FT Made: .........................................................4, 6x, at FGCU (3/9/14) FT Att: ............................................................5, 2x, vs. Duke (3/21/14) Rebounds: ................................................7, vs. Jacksonville (3/4/14) Assists: ............................................................ 5, 2x, at ETSU (1/31/14) Blocks: ...................................... 1, 4x, vs. Kennesaw State (1/10/14) Steals: ................................................................3, 2x, at FGCU (3/9/14) Minutes: ............................................41, vs. North Florida (2/27/14)
SENIOR GUARD D.. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. PIKE HS m •A-Sun All-Tournamentt Team
2013-14 • Career-high 29 points in A-Sun quarterfinal vs. JU (3/4) • 10+ points in 12 games this season • 3rd in A-Sun with 42.3% 3-pt FG percentage
HIGH SCHOOL • Three-year letterwinner at Pike High School while playing for Greg Nunley • Helped lead the team to a Sectional Championship in 2009 • Also played for his father in AAU basketball
2012-13 • Led Mercer newcomers in minutes (10.6) & points per game (4.1) • Reached double-figures three times, including a season-high 15 point showing against Lipscomb (2/21)
PERSONAL • Anthony Leroy White, Jr. was born in Bloomington, Indiana on July 29, 1992 • Son of Vernada and Anthony White Sr. •Has two sisters, Dynasty (25) and Alana (23)
2010-12 (Lake Land College) • Played two seasons at Lake Land College in Mattoon, Illinois • Poured in 637 points in two seasons • Average 15.0 points per game • Led Lakers to a 22-10 record and a conference championship
2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent
Date
gs
min
Total fg-fga
at Texas REINHARDT SETON HALL at University of Evansv JOHNSON & WALES YALE at Ohio at Valparaiso at Oklahoma DENVER ALCORN STATE at Ole Miss ST. ANDREWS at Jacksonville at North Florida USC UPSTATE ETSU KENNESAW STATE at Northern Kentucky at Lipscomb FGCU STETSON at ETSU at USC Upstate at Kennesaw State LIPSCOMB NORTHERN KENTUCKY at FGCU at Stetson NORTH FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE USC UPSTATE at FGCU vs Duke Totals
11/08/13 11/13/13 11/16/13 11/18/13 11/20/13 11/23/13 11/26/13 11/29/13 12/02/13 12/7/13 12/16/13 12/22/13 12/27/13 12/30/13 01/01/14 1/4/14 1/6/14 1/10/14 1/16/14 01/18/14 1/23/14 1/25/14 1/31/14 02/02/14 02/07/14 2/14/14 2/16/14 02/21/14 2/23/14 02/27/14 3/1/14 3/4/14 3/6/14 3/9/14 3/21/14
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 35
8 18 22 22 11 16 14 21 9 19 24 16 15 24 20 21 13 8 21 28 14 18 28 21 24 21 27 24 28 41 27 30 35 32 22 742
1-4 .250 1-3 3-5 .600 1-2 1-4 .250 0-2 3-7 .429 2-5 4-6 .667 1-2 1-4 .250 1-3 1-2 .500 0-1 0-4 .000 0-0 1-5 .200 0-3 1-4 .250 1-3 4-7 .571 2-3 1-4 .250 0-2 0-2 .000 0-0 5-7 .714 2-3 0-2 .000 0-1 3-8 .375 2-5 2-7 .286 2-6 0-1 .000 0-1 2-4 .500 1-3 6-8 .750 3-3 1-4 .250 0-0 5-7 .714 5-6 5-8 .625 2-4 5-14 .357 1-6 1-6 .167 1-4 1-4 .250 1-3 4-4 1.000 2-2 2-5 .400 2-4 5-9 .556 2-6 5-9 .556 1-4 2-7 .286 0-4 11-15 .733 3-3 4-7 .571 4-5 5-9 .556 1-2 4-6 .667 2-2 99-209 .474 46-106
pct
3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct
.333 .500 .000 .400 .500 .333 .000 .000 .000 .333 .667 .000 .000 .667 .000 .400 .333 .000 .333 1.000 .000 .833 .500 .167 .250 .333 1.000 .500 .333 .250 .000 1.000 .800 .500 1.000 .434
Free throws ft-fta pct
off
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-3 0-0 0-1 8-10 2-2 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 3-4 4-4 0-0 4-4 1-2 1-1 2-2 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1 4-4 0-0 4-5 3-5 51-64
0 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 23
.000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .800 1.000 .000 .750 .000 .000 .750 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .750 1.000 .000 1.000 .500 1.000 1.000 .000 .750 .000 .000 .500 .000 1.000 .000 .800 .600 .797
Rebounds def tot
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 2 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 4 2 4 0 2 6 2 2 3 1 5 5 0 2 64
0 2 1 0 2 0 1 6 2 2 4 1 2 4 3 2 2 1 2 2 0 4 3 4 0 2 6 3 3 4 1 7 6 2 3 87
avg
pf
pts
avg
0 0 3 0 0 7 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 1 12 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 8 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 13 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 8 1 1 0 0 0 8 0 3 19 0 1 2 0 1 19 0 1 13 0 0 12 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 13 0 1 6 0 1 12 0 2 12 0 1 4 0 0 29 0 0 12 0 3 15 0 0 13 1 18 295
3.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 6.4 5.8 5.3 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.9 5.6 5.2 5.9 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.4 5.6 6.3 6.0 6.6 6.9 7.1 7.0 6.9 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.4 7.3 8.0 8.1 8.3 8.4 8.4
a t/o blk
0.0 2 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 1.0 2 1 0 0.8 1 1 0 1.0 0 0 1 0.8 1 0 0 0.9 1 0 0 1.5 3 1 1 1.6 2 0 2 1.6 1 1 1 1.8 1 1 0 1.8 2 2 0 1.8 1 5 0 1.9 2 3 0 2.0 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 1.9 0 0 0 1.9 1 1 2 2.0 1 4 1 1.9 3 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 2.0 1 5 1 2.1 2 0 0 2.0 4 1 0 2.0 2 3 0 2.1 2 3 0 2.2 1 0 1 2.2 1 2 3 2.3 3 0 2 2.2 2 0 2 2.4 4 1 0 2.5 0 1 1 2.5 1 0 1 2.5 3 0 1 2.5 53 38 20
stl
CAREER STATS Season
gp-gs
min/avg
Total fg-fga
2012-13 2013-14 TOTAL
35-0 371/10.6 35-35 742/21.2 70-35 1113/15.9
46-122 99-209 145-331
pct
.377 .474 .438
3-Point fg-fga
23-65 46-106 69-171
pct
.354 .434 .404
F-Throws ft-fta pct
off
Rebounds def tot
avg
pf
fo
ast
to
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
30-36 51-64 81-100
11 23 34
25 64 89
1.0 2.5 1.8
31 53 84
1 0 1
12 38 50
17 20 37
3 1 4
7 18 25
145 4.1 295 8.4 440 6.3
.833 .797 .810
36 87 123
JAKOB GOLLON
#20
CAREER HIGHS Points: ..................................................... 37, at Valparaiso (11/29/13) FG Made: ................................................ 11, at Valparaiso (11/29/13) FG Att: ..................................................... 17, at Valparaiso (11/29/13) 3-Point FGs: ................................................3, 3x, vs. Upstate (3/6/14) 3-Point FGA: ................................................. 8, at Georgia (12/18/12) FT Made: ................................................ 12, at Valparaiso (11/29/13) FT Att: ...................................................... 13, at Valparaiso (11/29/13) Rebounds: ........................................................... 13, vs. ETSU (2/6/12) Assists: ...............................................9, at Brigham Young (3/25/13) Blocks: ...............................................2, 5x, vs. Kennesaw St. (2/1/13) Steals: ........................................................7, at Jacksonville (2/18/12) Minutes: ................................................. 51, at Valparaiso (11/29/13)
S SENIOR FORWARD SSTEVENS POINT, WIS. S. SSTEVENS POINT HS Year ear •A-Sun Scholar Athlete of the Y
2013-14 • Scored career-high 37 points at Valpo (11/29) • 3rd career double-double (10pts, 11rebs) at ETSU (1/31) • 10+ points in 13 games • Scored 1,000th career point vs. Kennesaw State (1/10/14
2010-11 • Played in all 33 of Mercer’s games, averaging 16.1 minutes • Finished the year with averages of 4.2 points and 3.0 rebounds • Set a season-high with 19 points in the A-Sun semifinal (3/4) 2009-10 • Played in nine games, averaging 4.3 minutes per appearance
2012-13 • Preseason All-Conference player by A-Sun coaches • Named an Atlantic Sun Academic All-Conference performer • Selected to Capital One Academic All-District IV first team • One of five Division I members of the NABC Allstate Good Works team • Led the team and ranked 18th in A-Sun in rebounds per game (5.0) • Scored 10 or more 18 times
2008-09 Redshirted due to injury. HIGH SCHOOL • Averaged 19 points, 10 rebounds and three assists during prep career for coach Dan Fink’s Stevens Point Area High School Panthers • Helped lead the Panthers to a 19-3 record, named first-team all-state • Also earned honorable mention all-state honors in football
2011-12 • Started all 38 of Mercer’s averaging 10.5 ppg, 5.9 rpg and 3.3 apg • Recorded the fifth-best free throw percentage (82.9%) in program history, ranking 2nd among A-Sun players •Also ranked among the A-Sun leaders in scoring average (24th), rebounding average (8th), assists per game (10th), steals per game (7th – 1.6), assist-to-turnover ratio (11th – 1.1)
PERSONAL • Born on Nov. 7, 1989 • Son of Gerald and Debra Gollon • Has one sister and a brother. Jordan plays volleyball for Mercer
2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent
Date
gs
min
Total fg-fga
at Texas REINHARDT SETON HALL at University of Evansv JOHNSON & WALES YALE at Ohio at Valparaiso at Oklahoma DENVER ALCORN STATE at Ole Miss ST. ANDREWS at Jacksonville at North Florida USC UPSTATE ETSU KENNESAW STATE at Northern Kentucky at Lipscomb FGCU STETSON at ETSU at USC Upstate at Kennesaw State LIPSCOMB NORTHERN KENTUCKY at FGCU at Stetson NORTH FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE USC UPSTATE at FGCU vs Duke Totals
11/08/13 11/13/13 11/16/13 11/18/13 11/20/13 11/23/13 11/26/13 11/29/13 12/02/13 12/7/13 12/16/13 12/22/13 12/27/13 12/30/13 01/01/14 1/4/14 1/6/14 1/10/14 1/16/14 01/18/14 1/23/14 1/25/14 1/31/14 02/02/14 02/07/14 2/14/14 2/16/14 02/21/14 2/23/14 02/27/14 3/1/14 3/4/14 3/6/14 3/9/14 3/21/14
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 35
25 15 33 32 14 25 26 51 20 38 29 36 12 22 22 28 22 26 23 32 23 17 30 23 20 17 21 21 27 28 28 22 28 28 33 897
4-8 0-0 3-7 4-4 2-2 4-7 0-1 11-17 1-4 6-12 4-7 3-9 2-2 1-2 1-3 1-7 0-1 1-6 2-2 3-5 2-8 0-1 5-10 2-6 1-5 2-4 3-4 2-9 3-4 3-7 5-12 2-5 5-14 4-12 5-9 97-216
pct
.500 .000 .429 1.000 1.000 .571 .000 .647 .250 .500 .571 .333 1.000 .500 .333 .143 .000 .167 1.000 .600 .250 .000 .500 .333 .200 .500 .750 .222 .750 .429 .417 .400 .357 .333 .556 .449
3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct
Free throws ft-fta pct
off
2-5 0-0 1-3 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 3-4 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-4 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-4 1-2 3-7 1-4 1-3 20-55
0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 1-1 3-4 12-13 2-3 2-3 3-3 4-5 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0 1-2 1-1 3-4 1-3 2-2 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-10 5-5 4-7 3-4 9-9 72-93
0 2 2 1 1 2 1 5 6 2 5 7 1 1 2 1 3 4 1 2 3 1 6 7 1 3 4 3 5 8 1 4 5 3 4 7 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 1 2 2 3 5 2 3 5 2 1 3 0 4 4 2 10 12 1 4 5 1 1 2 4 7 11 2 2 4 2 1 3 0 3 3 1 2 3 1 3 4 1 2 3 3 1 4 2 3 5 0 4 4 1 4 5 2 4 6 0 5 5 47 112 159
.400 .000 .333 1.000 .000 .500 .000 .750 .333 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .500 .429 .250 .333 .364
.000 .000 .000 .667 .000 1.000 .750 .923 .667 .667 1.000 .800 1.000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .500 1.000 .750 .333 1.000 .000 .750 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .600 1.000 .571 .750 1.000 .774
Rebounds def tot
avg
pf
a t/o blk
2.0 2 2 3 2.0 0 4 2 3.3 2 1 5 4.3 2 4 1 3.8 2 2 0 3.8 4 1 1 3.7 3 4 2 4.1 4 7 4 4.1 2 1 3 4.5 4 6 1 4.5 1 5 1 4.8 1 1 4 4.4 0 1 1 4.4 0 6 4 4.2 4 0 2 4.3 4 2 1 4.3 2 4 3 4.2 1 1 0 4.2 3 1 1 4.6 3 2 3 4.6 1 2 2 4.5 1 4 1 4.8 1 7 3 4.8 1 2 4 4.7 3 2 1 4.6 1 2 0 4.6 2 3 2 4.5 1 2 2 4.5 3 1 0 4.5 3 1 1 4.5 2 3 1 4.5 4 1 1 4.5 2 0 2 4.5 3 3 0 4.5 1 2 1 4.5 73 90 63
stl
pts
avg
0 2 10 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 1 11 0 0 4 0 0 10 0 2 3 0 1 37 0 0 5 0 1 14 1 0 11 0 2 10 0 0 6 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 5 1 0 9 0 1 5 0 0 2 0 2 10 0 3 8 0 0 2 0 1 4 1 1 8 0 2 4 1 1 6 0 2 6 0 1 18 0 3 10 0 1 17 0 0 12 0 2 20 6 35 286
10.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.4 7.0 6.4 10.3 9.7 10.1 10.2 10.2 9.8 9.3 8.8 8.5 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.7 7.6 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.4 7.7 7.8 8.2 8.2
CAREER STATS Season
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 TOTAL
min/avg
Total fg-fga
pct
2-0 8/4.0 9-0 39/4.3 33-2 532/16.1 38-38 1209/31.8 36-36 1048/29.1 35-35 897/25.6 153-111 3733/24.4
1-2 5-11 42-89 137-289 108-279 97-216 390-886
.500 .455 .472 .474 .387 .449 .440
gp-gs
3-Point fg-fga
pct
1-1 1.000 0-2 .000 9-28 .321 27-69 .391 32-104 .308 20-55 .364 89-259 .344
F-Throws ft-fta pct
0-0 0-0 45-58 97-117 63-75 72-93 277-343
off
.000 0 .000 3 .776 30 .829 60 .840 50 .774 47 .808 190
Rebounds def tot
avg
1 7 69 163 131 112 483
0.5 0 1.1 5 3.0 73 5.9 101 5.0 74 4.5 73 4.4 326
1 10 99 223 181 159 673
pf
fo
ast
to
0 0 2 0 1 1 2 17 34 3 125 117 1 86 78 0 90 63 6 319 295
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
0 0 3 2 1 10 9 25 138 13 60 398 11 40 311 6 35 286 41 161 1146
1.5 1.1 4.2 10.5 8.6 8.2 7.5
LANGSTON HALL
CAREER HIGHS
#21
Points: ..............................25, 3x, vs. Northern Kentucky (2/16/14) FG Made:............................................. 9, 2x, at Jacksonville (2/7/13) FG Att: .................................................................. 19, vs. UNF (2/27/14) 3-Point FGs: ............................. 8, vs. Northern Kentucky (2/16/14) 3-Point FGA: ...........................................13, vs. Northern Kentucky (2/16/13) FT Made: .......................................... 11, 2x, at Evansville (11/18/13) FT Att: .......................................................... 12, 3x, at Ohio (11/26/13) Rebounds: ...........................................................9, vs. ETSU (1/17/13) Assists: .............................................................. 11, vs. FGCU (1/23/14) Blocks: ..................................................... 2, 3x, vs. Lipscomb (3/6/13) Steals: ...................................................... 5, at Florida State (12/2/12) Minutes: ................................................. 54, at Valparaiso (11/29/13)
SENIOR GUARD ATLANTA, GA. CHAMBLEE HS •A-Sun Player of the Year •A-Sun Tournament MVP
2010-11 • 33 games, averaging 33.3 minutes per game • Finished the year with averages of 8.2 points, 3.6 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game • Named to the Atlantic Sun All-Conference freshman team … • Ranked among A-Sun leaders in assists per game (3rd), steals per game (12th – 1.3), three-point field goal percentage (6th – 39.7%), three-point field goals per game (12th – 1.64), assist-to-turnover ratio (2nd – 1.72), and average minutes played (7th)
2013-14 • Broke A-Sun career assist record in semifinals vs. Upstate (3/6) • 20+ points in 11 games, 10+ assists 4 games this year • Career-high 25 points 3x - at Evansville, at Jacksonville, vs. NKU • Hit game winning 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds left at Ole Miss 2012-13 • Preseason All-Conference • CollegeInsider.com Preseason Mid-Major All-American • Earned 2nd team All-Conference recognition • CollegeInsider.com A-Sun MVP • Scored in double figures 19 times, 7 or more assists 8 times • Ranked 39th nationally with a 2.28 assist-to-turnover ratio • Averaged 5.0 assists per game, ranking 64th among DI players • Shot 84.8% from the free throw line, ranking 49th nationally • Scored 1,000th career point in A-Sun semifinal vs. USC Upstate (3/8)
HIGH SCHOOL • A 2010 graduate of Chamblee High School • All-state honorable mention • No. 165 ranked point guard by ESPN PERSONAL • Son of Frederick and Alda Hall • Born on Nov. 1, 1991 in Atlanta, Ga. • Has one older brother
2011-12 • Named an Atlantic Sun All-Conference first team selection • Named a NABC All-District second team member • Named the CIT Tournament MVP • 1 of 20 players invited to NBA All-Star Chris Paul’s Elite Guard Camp
2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent
Date
gs
at Texas REINHARDT SETON HALL at University of Evansv JOHNSON & WALES YALE at Ohio at Valparaiso at Oklahoma DENVER ALCORN STATE at Ole Miss ST. ANDREWS at Jacksonville at North Florida USC UPSTATE ETSU KENNESAW STATE at Northern Kentucky at Lipscomb FGCU STETSON at ETSU at USC Upstate at Kennesaw State LIPSCOMB NORTHERN KENTUCKY at FGCU at Stetson NORTH FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE USC UPSTATE at FGCU vs Duke Totals
11/08/13 11/13/13 11/16/13 11/18/13 11/20/13 11/23/13 11/26/13 11/29/13 12/02/13 12/7/13 12/16/13 12/22/13 12/27/13 12/30/13 01/01/14 1/4/14 1/6/14 1/10/14 1/16/14 01/18/14 1/23/14 1/25/14 1/31/14 02/02/14 02/07/14 2/14/14 2/16/14 02/21/14 2/23/14 02/27/14 3/1/14 3/4/14 3/6/14 3/9/14 3/21/14
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Total fg-fga
min
32 17 32 32 12 30 33 54 32 45 31 37 14 29 24 39 32 29 33 31 37 22 36 35 36 25 26 33 32 39 32 * 35 * 45 * 34 * 35 34 1120
pct
3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct
Free throws ft-fta pct
7-16 .438 5-10 .500 3-4 1-6 .167 0-2 .000 0-0 6-15 .400 1-3 .333 11-12 6-17 .353 2-7 .286 11-12 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000 2-2 6-11 .545 3-6 .500 0-0 6-15 .400 2-5 .400 10-12 2-16 .125 2-9 .222 2-2 2-7 .286 1-5 .200 2-2 7-12 .583 2-5 .400 0-0 5-9 .556 3-5 .600 0-0 4-10 .400 4-8 .500 5-6 5-7 .714 5-7 .714 2-2 8-12 .667 5-7 .714 4-5 1-8 .125 0-1 .000 2-2 2-11 .182 2-8 .250 1-3 3-9 .333 3-8 .375 10-10 5-8 .625 1-4 .250 3-6 7-15 .467 3-7 .429 3-3 2-9 .222 1-6 .167 0-0 4-11 .364 3-8 .375 7-7 1-5 .200 1-4 .250 2-3 2-7 .286 2-6 .333 6-6 1-7 .143 1-6 .167 1-3 5-17 .294 3-9 .333 7-8 7-12 .583 6-10 .600 0-0 8-13 .615 8-13 .615 1-1 3-12 .250 2-8 .250 8-10 5-9 .556 2-4 .500 4-4 7-19 .368 2-6 .333 8-8 1-7 .143 0-3 .000 7-8 0-4 .000 0-3 .000 3-5 6-12 .500 3-8 .375 6-6 6-11 .545 2-6 .333 1-2 3-5 .600 1-2 .500 4-5 146-366 .399 83-211 .393 136-159
.750 .000 .917 .917 1.000 .000 .833 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .833 1.000 .800 1.000 .333 1.000 .500 1.000 .000 1.000 .667 1.000 .333 .875 .000 1.000 .800 1.000 1.000 .875 .600 1.000 .500 .800 .855
off
Rebounds def tot
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 14
0 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 4 4 2 2 3 3 4 5 3 3 2 3 5 5 2 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 5 5 2 2 4 6 1 1 1 2 4 4 1 1 5 5 4 6 1 1 4 4 3 4 6 7 3 3 96 110
avg
pf
pts
avg
0 2 22 0 0 2 0 1 24 0 1 25 0 1 8 0 1 15 0 1 24 0 2 8 0 1 7 0 0 16 0 2 13 0 0 17 0 0 17 0 3 25 1 1 4 0 0 7 0 1 19 1 3 14 0 2 20 0 1 5 0 2 18 1 3 5 1 2 12 1 3 4 0 4 20 0 2 20 0 0 25 0 3 16 0 4 16 0 2 24 0 0 9 0 2 3 0 1 21 0 1 15 0 0 11 5 52 511
22.0 12.0 16.0 18.3 16.2 16.0 17.1 16.0 15.0 15.1 14.9 15.1 15.2 15.9 15.1 14.6 14.9 14.8 15.1 14.6 14.8 14.3 14.2 13.8 14.0 14.3 14.7 14.7 14.8 15.1 14.9 14.5 14.7 14.7 14.6 14.6
a t/o blk
1.0 3 1.5 0 1.7 4 1.8 5 2.2 0 2.2 1 2.3 1 2.6 1 2.7 2 2.7 0 2.9 1 3.0 3 3.1 1 3.1 2 3.0 1 2.9 0 3.0 3 2.9 0 2.9 1 2.8 2 2.8 1 2.9 1 2.9 2 3.0 3 2.9 4 2.9 1 2.9 0 2.9 2 2.9 1 3.0 0 3.0 0 3.0 1 3.0 0 3.1 2 3.1 1 3.1 50
5 1 6 0 5 4 3 4 4 2 10 5 3 1 9 2 5 2 2 4 8 2 6 4 3 0 6 3 4 4 9 4 3 2 6 0 5 2 10 2 11 2 9 0 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 2 8 1 3 0 4 5 4 2 4 2 10 4 6 4 3 2 5 3 195 84
avg
pf
fo
3.1 71 3.4 73 3.1 47 3.1 50 3.2 241
0 0 0 1 1
stl
CAREER STATS Season
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 TOTAL
gp-gs
33-33 38-38 31-31 35-34 137-136
Total fg-fga
pct
1098/33.3 91-243 1320/34.7 131-348 966/31.2 107-250 1120/32.0 146-366 4504/32.9 475-1207
.374 .376 .428 .399 .394
min/avg
3-Point fg-fga
54-136 69-191 47-130 83-211 253-668
pct
.397 .361 .362 .393 .379
F-Throws ft-fta pct
33-46 103-136 89-105 136-159 361-446
.717 .757 .848 .855 .809
off
Rebounds def tot
16 86 9 120 19 77 14 96 58 379
102 129 96 110 437
ast
to
117 68 160 101 155 68 195 84 627 321
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
11 43 269 8 50 434 11 32 350 5 52 511 35 177 1564
8.2 11.4 11.3 14.6 11.4
DARIOUS MOTEN
CAREER HIGHS
#22
Points: ....................................................21, at North Florida (1/1/14) FG Made: ................................................. 8, at North Florida (1/1/14) FG Att: ....................................................10, at North Florida (1/1/14) 3-Point FGs: ............................................ 2, at North Florida (1/1/14) 3-Point FGA: ........................................... 3, at North Florida (1/1/14) FT Made: ..................................... 4, 2x, at Kennesaw State (2/7/14) FT Att: ..................................................7, at Kennesaw State (2/7/14) Rebounds: .............................................. 7, at North Florida (1/1/14) Assists: .................................................. 3, vs. Oglethorpe (11/12/12) Blocks: ...................................................... 2, 3x, vs. Steston (1/25/14) Steals: ...............................................................1, 7x, vs. UNF (2/27/14) Minutes: ...................................................21, vs. Lipscomb (2/14/14)
JUNIOR FORWARD BOWDON, GA. BOWDON HS
2013-14 • 10+ points in 5 games • Career-high 19 minutes vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20) • Set career-high with 21 points at North Florida (1/1)
2010-11 • Redshirted and did not play HIGH SCHOOL • A 2010 graduate of Bowden High School • Earned four varsity letters • Named all-state as a senior, as well as earning the Region and Area Player of the Year awards
2012-13 • Played in 32 games, averaging 5.0 minutes per game • Scored in 14 games, including five or more points in five games
PERSONAL • Son of Brian Moten and LaKeicia Denison • Born August 9, 1992 in Carrollton, Ga. • The oldest of four children in family • Mother & father played college basketball at West Georgia
2011-12 • Saw action in 23 games, logging an average of two minutes per appearance
2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent
Date
at Texas REINHARDT SETON HALL at University of Evansv JOHNSON & WALES YALE at Ohio at Valparaiso at Oklahoma DENVER ALCORN STATE ST. ANDREWS at Jacksonville at North Florida USC UPSTATE ETSU KENNESAW STATE at Northern Kentucky at Lipscomb FGCU STETSON at ETSU at USC Upstate at Kennesaw State LIPSCOMB NORTHERN KENTUCKY at FGCU at Stetson NORTH FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE USC UPSTATE at FGCU vs Duke Totals
11/08/13 11/13/13 11/16/13 11/18/13 11/20/13 11/23/13 11/26/13 11/29/13 12/02/13 12/7/13 12/16/13 12/27/13 12/30/13 01/01/14 1/4/14 1/6/14 1/10/14 1/16/14 01/18/14 1/23/14 1/25/14 1/31/14 02/02/14 02/07/14 2/14/14 2/16/14 02/21/14 2/23/14 02/27/14 3/1/14 3/4/14 3/6/14 3/9/14 3/21/14
gs
min
Total fg-fga
0
2 14 13 10 19 11 10 4 14 1 10 17 16 16 11 11 7 6 8 13 15 14 15 16 21 16 12 12 10 12 18 19 13 8 414
0-0 2-4 0-1 0-1 1-3 3-3 0-1 1-2 3-3 0-0 1-2 3-6 0-1 8-10 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-2 0-1 2-3 6-6 2-2 4-6 3-6 5-7 3-4 0-4 3-4 2-3 2-4 2-7 1-6 2-4 1-2 63-111
pct
.000 .500 .000 .000 .333 1.000 .000 .500 1.000 .000 .500 .500 .000 .800 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .667 1.000 1.000 .667 .500 .714 .750 .000 .750 .667 .500 .286 .167 .500 .500 .568
3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct
0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-2 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-1 7-24
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .667 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 1.000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .292
Free throws ft-fta pct
off
0-0 0-0 1-4 0-0 4-4 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 3-6 0-0 1-2 2-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 2-4 1-2 4-7 3-4 3-4 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 2-2 1-1 0-0 34-54
0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 26
.000 .000 .250 .000 1.000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .500 .000 .500 1.000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .500 .500 .571 .750 .750 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 .630
Rebounds def tot
0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 34
0 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 7 1 2 1 2 1 2 4 1 2 2 4 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 60
avg
pf
a t/o blk
0.0 0 1 0 0 2.5 0 2 0 0 2.3 0 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 1.8 1 2 1 1 1.7 1 1 1 1 1.4 0 1 1 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 1.2 1 2 0 0 1.1 1 0 2 0 1.1 0 1 2 0 1.2 1 0 1 0 1.2 0 1 0 0 1.6 0 1 0 0 1.6 0 1 0 0 1.6 1 0 0 2 1.6 1 1 0 0 1.6 0 0 0 1 1.6 0 0 0 0 1.6 0 0 1 0 1.7 1 0 0 2 1.7 1 2 0 1 1.7 5 0 1 0 1.7 1 0 1 0 1.8 3 1 2 0 1.9 1 1 1 1 1.9 2 0 1 0 1.8 1 0 1 1 1.8 1 1 2 0 1.8 0 1 1 1 1.8 1 1 0 0 1.8 2 2 0 0 1.8 4 0 0 0 1.8 1 0 0 0 1.8 32 25 19 11
stl
pts
avg
0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 7 0 1 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 2 1 8 0 0 1 21 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 15 0 6 0 10 0 10 1 13 0 9 0 0 0 6 1 4 0 5 0 6 0 4 0 5 0 2 5 167
0.0 2.0 1.7 1.3 2.2 3.0 2.7 2.6 3.0 2.7 2.6 3.1 2.8 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.6 4.1 4.2 4.5 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.9
CAREER STATS Season
gp-gs
min/avg
Total fg-fga
pct
3-Point fg-fga
pct
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 TOTAL
23-0 32-0 34-0 89-0
46/2.0 161/5.0 414/12.2 621/7.0
2-11 15-29 63-111 80-151
.182 .517 .568 .530
0-3 1-4 7-24 8-31
.000 .250 .292 .258
F-Throws ft-fta pct
1-3 17-22 34-54 52-79
.333 .773 .630 .658
off
Rebounds def tot
avg
pf
fo
ast
to
blk
stl
5 13 26 44
0 12 34 46
0.2 0.8 1.8 1.0
3 11 32 46
0 0 1 1
1 8 25 34
3 9 19 31
2 4 11 17
0 2 5 7
5 25 60 90
Scoring pts avg
5 48 167 220
0.2 1.5 4.9 2.5
JAMES BENTO
CAREER HIGHS
#32
Points: ..........................................2, vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/13) FG Made: .....................................1, vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/13) FG Att: ..........................................4, vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/13) 3-Point FGs: ..........................................................................................N/A 3-Point FGA: .........................................................................................N/A FT Made: ...............................................................................................N/A FT Att: .....................................................................................................N/A Rebounds: ................................................2, 2x, vs. Steston (1/25/14) Assists: ......................................................1, at North Florida (1/1/14) Blocks: ....................................................................................................N/A Steals: ....................................................................................................N/A Minutes: ....................................................4, 3x, vs. Steston (1/25/14)
FRESHMAN FORWARD HOUSTON, TEXAS STTIA IAN N AC A ACAD CAD AD. D WOODLANDS CHRISTIAN ACAD.
2013-14 • 2 rebounds in collegiate debut vs. Reinhardt (11/13) • First career points vs. JWU (11/20) • First assist at North Florida (1/1) HIGH SCHOOL • Played football, basketball and baseball at Woodlands Christian Academy, earning four varsity letters in both basketball and baseball • Collected Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) All-District honors in all four seasons and three TAPPS All-State selections • Also earned a TAPPS All-Tournament nod and District 7-3A MVP honors after averaging 20.6 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.1 blocks, 2.2 assists, and 2.6 steals per game as a senior • Led Woodlands Christian Academy to a pair of state championships
PERSONAL • Full name is James Kirby Bento • Born on June 28, 1994 in Laguna Hills, California • Son of Teri and Joe Bento • Has three brothers (Joseph – 23, Jack – 16, Josh – 9) and a sister Jessica (21)
2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent
Date
REINHARDT JOHNSON & WALES YALE ST. ANDREWS at Jacksonville at North Florida KENNESAW STATE STETSON at ETSU at USC Upstate LIPSCOMB at FGCU Totals
11/13/13 11/20/13 11/23/13 12/27/13 12/30/13 01/01/14 1/10/14 1/25/14 1/31/14 02/02/14 2/14/14 02/21/14
gs
min
0
4 4 1 2 1 3 1 4 0 1 2 1 24
Total fg-fga
0-1 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-6
pct
3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct
.000 .250 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .333
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
Free throws ft-fta pct
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
off
2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Rebounds def tot
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 5
2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 9
avg
pf
a t/o blk
2.0 1.5 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8
0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
stl
pts
avg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
0.0 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
CAREER STATS Season
gp-gs
min/avg
Total fg-fga
pct
3-Point fg-fga
pct
2013-14 TOTAL
12-0 12-0
24/2.0 24/2.0
2-6 2-6
.333 .333
0-0 0-0
.000 .000
F-Throws ft-fta pct
0-0 0-0
.000 .000
off
4 4
Rebounds def tot
5 5
9 9
avg
pf
fo
ast
to
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
0.8 0.8
5 5
0 0
1 1
0 0
0 0
0 0
4 0.3 4 0.3
JIBRI BRYAN
CAREER HIGHS
#34
Points: .........................................................19, at Missouri (11/14/11) FG Made: ...................................................... 7, at Missouri (11/14/11) FG Att: .........................................................11, at Missouri (11/14/11) 3-Point FGs: ................................................. 5, at Missouri (11/14/11) 3-Point FGA: ...................................7, vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/13) FT Made: ....................................................... 6, at North Florida (1/1/14) FT Att: ........................................................6, at North Florida (1/1/14) Rebounds: ..................................9, vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/13) Assists: .........................................4, vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/13) Blocks: ................................................1, 3x, vs. Seton Hall (11/16/13) Steals: ............................................................ 3, at Missouri (11/14/11) Minutes: ................................... 25, vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/13)
SOPHOMORE GUARD SAVANNAH, GA. ARY Y SSCHOOL CHOOL CH OO OL BENEDICTINE MILITARY
2013-14 • Career-highs in rebounds, assists and minutes played vs. J&W (11/20) • 10+ points 5 times this season • Season-high 16 points vs. ETSU (1/6)
2010-11 • Redshirted and did not play HIGH SCHOOL • A 2010 graduate of Benedictine Military School • Second team allstate, second team all-city and first team all-region honors and a trip to the North-South All-Star Game as a senior • Led team to regular season regional title and advance to the Sweet 16 of state tournament as a senior
2012-13 •Played 19 games while battling injury • Shot 45.5% from three-point range, connecting on 15-of-33 shots • Scored double figures twice, including 14 points against Wake Forest in the Paradise Jam (11/19)
PERSONAL • Son of Tyrone and Karen Byron • Born August 24, 1992 in Savannah, Ga. • Has one older brother
2011-12 • Played in 6 games before suffering a season ending injury • Averaged 13.0 minutes, 5.2 points and 3.2 rebounds in his six games • Scored a team-high 19 points on 5-of-6 shooting from three-point range at No. 25 Missouri (11/14)
2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent
Date
at Texas REINHARDT SETON HALL at University of Evansv JOHNSON & WALES YALE at Ohio at Valparaiso at Oklahoma DENVER ALCORN STATE at Ole Miss ST. ANDREWS at Jacksonville at North Florida USC UPSTATE ETSU KENNESAW STATE at Northern Kentucky at Lipscomb FGCU STETSON at ETSU at USC Upstate at Kennesaw State LIPSCOMB NORTHERN KENTUCKY at FGCU at Stetson NORTH FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE USC UPSTATE at FGCU vs Duke Totals
11/08/13 11/13/13 11/16/13 11/18/13 11/20/13 11/23/13 11/26/13 11/29/13 12/02/13 12/7/13 12/16/13 12/22/13 12/27/13 12/30/13 01/01/14 1/4/14 1/6/14 1/10/14 1/16/14 01/18/14 1/23/14 1/25/14 1/31/14 02/02/14 02/07/14 2/14/14 2/16/14 02/21/14 2/23/14 02/27/14 3/1/14 3/4/14 3/6/14 3/9/14 3/21/14
gs
min
Total fg-fga
0
9 16 3 11 25 12 7 4 11 1 6 2 19 13 10 2 18 12 5 9 9 16 5 16 6 13 12 10 13 11 10 9 2 0 4 331
2-5 .400 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 0-2 .000 4-10 .400 4-6 .667 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 2-7 .286 2-3 .667 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 6-8 .750 2-9 .222 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1 1.000 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 39-105 .371
pct
3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct
Free throws ft-fta pct
off
2-4 1-4 0-1 0-1 2-7 3-4 1-3 0-0 1-5 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-5 1-2 2-4 0-1 2-4 2-5 0-0 0-0 1-1 2-5 1-2 1-4 0-0 1-2 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 25-73
0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 3-4 0-0 3-4 0-3 6-6 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 4-4 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 25-37
0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13
.500 .250 .000 .000 .286 .750 .333 .000 .200 .000 .000 .000 .200 .500 .500 .000 .500 .400 .000 .000 1.000 .400 .500 .250 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .342
.000 .250 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .750 .000 .750 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .500 .000 1.000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .676
Rebounds def tot
0 5 0 0 7 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 46
0 5 0 0 9 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 4 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 4 1 3 4 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 3 59
avg
pf
a t/o blk
0.0 1 1 2 2.5 3 0 0 1.7 0 0 0 1.3 4 0 1 2.8 1 4 2 2.3 1 0 0 2.0 3 0 1 1.9 1 0 1 1.9 1 0 0 1.8 0 0 0 1.8 4 0 1 1.7 1 0 0 1.7 1 1 0 1.9 1 0 2 1.9 3 0 0 1.8 0 0 0 1.8 1 1 1 1.7 3 0 0 1.6 0 0 0 1.6 0 1 1 1.7 0 1 2 1.6 2 2 3 1.6 1 1 0 1.7 2 1 1 1.6 0 0 0 1.7 2 1 1 1.8 2 1 0 1.8 2 0 0 1.8 1 0 1 1.8 2 0 0 1.8 2 0 1 1.8 0 0 2 1.7 0 0 0 1.6 0 0 0 1.7 0 1 0 1.7 45 16 23
stl
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
pts
avg
0 6 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 10 2 11 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 0 5 0 12 0 0 0 16 0 6 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 12 0 3 2 6 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 9 128
6.0 5.0 3.3 2.5 4.0 5.2 4.9 4.3 4.4 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.9 4.0 4.5 4.3 4.9 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7
CAREER STATS Season
gp-gs
min/avg
Total fg-fga
pct
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 TOTAL
5-0 19-0 35-0 59-0
78/15.6 187/9.8 331/9.5 596/10.1
11-26 18-52 39-105 68-183
.423 .346 .371 .372
3-Point fg-fga
7-14 15-33 25-73 47-120
pct
.500 .455 .342 .392
F-Throws ft-fta pct
2-3 8-14 25-37 35-54
.667 .571 .676 .648
off
Rebounds def tot
avg
pf
fo
ast
to
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
6 3 13 22
12 32 46 90
3.6 1.8 1.7 1.9
11 17 45 73
0 1 0 1
3 2 16 21
4 10 23 37
1 1 1 3
3 9 9 21
31 59 128 218
18 35 59 112
6.2 3.1 3.7 3.7
MONTY BROWN
CAREER HIGHS
#45
Points: ........................................................16, at Oklahoma (12/2/13) FG Made: .....................................................6, at Oklahoma (12/2/13) FG Att: .................................................10, 2x, at Oklahoma (12/2/13) 3-Point FGs: ..........................................................................................N/A 3-Point FGA: .........................................................................................N/A FT Made: ............................................................9, vs. Stetson (1/4/12) FT Att: ............................................................... 10, vs. Stetson (1/4/12) Rebounds: .........................................8, 2x, vs. Reinhardt (11/13/13) Assists: ....................................................... 2, 2x, vs. Belmont (3/4/11) Blocks: ..................................................... 5, vs. North Florida (2/9/13) Steals: ...................................................... 2, 2x, vs. Stetson (12/31/12) Minutes: ............................................22, vs. Georgia State (3/17/12)
SENIOR CENTER O OKLA KLA A. LIBERTY MOUNDS, OK OKLA. CHO HOO HO OL THE HOTCHKISS SCHOOL
2010-11 • Saw court time in 24 games, made 10 starts • Posted season averages of 1.5 points and 1.0 rebounds per game
2013-14 • Tied career-high with 8 rebounds vs. Reinhardt (11/13) • 10+ points in 3 games • Career-high 16 points at Oklahoma (12/2) in return to home state
HIGH SCHOOL • A 2010 graduate of The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn. • Led team to the Tri-State championship as a senior •At LMHS, led his team to Frisco Conference championship, earning conference MVP and top defensive player awards
2012-13 • Appeared in all 36 games, made 5 starts • Played 10 or more minutes in all but eight games • Cracked double figures twice, including a career-high 14 point output against Furman (11/25) • Shot 70.4% from the free throw line
PERSONAL • Son of Dan and Jana Brown • Born November 29, 1990 in Tulsa, Oklahoma • Has an older sister and younger brother
2011-12 • Played in all 38 games, making one start • Averaged 11.6 minutes, 4.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per game • Led or tied for the team lead in rebounds four times • Scored in double figures on five occasions
2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent
Date
gs
min
Total fg-fga
at Texas REINHARDT SETON HALL at University of Evansv JOHNSON & WALES YALE at Ohio at Valparaiso at Oklahoma DENVER ALCORN STATE at Ole Miss ST. ANDREWS at Jacksonville USC UPSTATE ETSU KENNESAW STATE at Northern Kentucky at Lipscomb FGCU STETSON at ETSU at USC Upstate at Kennesaw State LIPSCOMB NORTHERN KENTUCKY at FGCU at Stetson NORTH FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE USC UPSTATE at FGCU vs Duke Totals
11/08/13 11/13/13 11/16/13 11/18/13 11/20/13 11/23/13 11/26/13 11/29/13 12/02/13 12/7/13 12/16/13 12/22/13 12/27/13 12/30/13 1/4/14 1/6/14 1/10/14 1/16/14 01/18/14 1/23/14 1/25/14 1/31/14 02/02/14 02/07/14 2/14/14 2/16/14 02/21/14 2/23/14 02/27/14 3/1/14 * 3/4/14 3/6/14 3/9/14 3/21/14 1
9 14 14 3 16 10 5 17 19 2 5 17 17 15 4 3 10 6 1 8 13 12 14 10 11 3 11 13 10 11 1 7 9 4 324
0-0 4-8 1-1 0-0 3-3 2-3 1-1 3-6 6-10 0-1 0-0 4-4 5-6 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 3-4 1-1 2-2 2-4 3-4 3-4 0-1 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 0-0 0-2 1-1 0-0 55-81
pct
.000 .500 1.000 .000 1.000 .667 1.000 .500 .600 .000 .000 1.000 .833 1.000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .750 1.000 1.000 .500 .750 .750 .000 .667 .667 .667 .667 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .679
3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
Free throws ft-fta pct
off
2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-0 2-2 4-4 0-0 2-2 2-2 2-2 0-0 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-2 4-5 6-6 1-2 0-0 1-2 3-4 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 2-2 42-54
0 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 0 29
.500 .000 .000 .000 .750 .000 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 .500 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .800 1.000 .500 .000 .500 .750 .750 .000 .000 .000 1.000 1.000 .778
Rebounds def tot
2 5 2 1 3 2 0 4 4 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 50
2 8 2 1 4 2 0 7 7 0 1 3 6 3 1 0 3 0 0 2 1 3 1 2 5 0 2 2 2 3 0 1 5 0 79
avg
pf
a t/o blk
2.0 3 5.0 4 4.0 3 3.3 0 3.4 0 3.2 0 2.7 1 3.3 3 3.7 4 3.3 1 3.1 1 3.1 0 3.3 3 3.3 1 3.1 3 2.9 0 2.9 1 2.8 1 2.6 2 2.6 2 2.5 2 2.5 2 2.5 2 2.5 3 2.6 2 2.5 3 2.4 1 2.4 2 2.4 0 2.4 1 2.4 0 2.3 1 2.4 1 2.3 1 2.3 54
0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 25 13
pts
avg
0 2 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 9 0 4 0 2 0 8 1 16 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 12 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 5 1 8 0 12 0 7 0 0 0 5 0 7 0 7 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 152
2.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 4.2 4.2 3.9 4.4 5.7 5.1 4.8 5.3 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.1 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.5
stl
y CAREER, STATS Season
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 TOTAL
min/avg
Total fg-fga
pct
3-Point fg-fga
pct
24-10 138/5.8 38-1 442/11.6 36-5 422/11.7 34-1 324/9.5 132-17 1326/10.0
12-28 64-110 49-113 55-81 180-332
.429 .582 .434 .679 .542
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000
gp-gs
F-Throws ft-fta pct
12-21 51-78 57-81 42-54 162-234
off
Rebounds def tot
.571 9 16 .654 31 63 .704 46 46 .778 29 50 .692 115 175
25 94 92 79 290
pf
fo
ast
to
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
1.0 25 2.5 70 2.6 73 2.3 54 2.2 222
0 2 2 0 4
6 14 7 43 9 29 4 25 26 111
8 20 21 13 62
0 2 9 2 13
36 179 155 152 522
avg
1.5 4.7 4.3 4.5 4.0
DANIEL COURSEY #52
CAREER HIGHS Points: .............................................. 20, 2x, vs. Reinhardt (11/13/13) FG Made: ............................................9, 2x, vs. Reinhardt (11/13/13) FG Att: ........................................................ 14, at Alabama (12/22/12) 3-Point FGs: .........................................................................................N/A 3-Point FGA: ........................................................................................ N/A FT Made: ..............................................8, vs. Tennessee St. (3/13/12) FT Att: ...................................................10, at North Florida (2/20/12) Rebounds: .......................................14, at Kennesaw State (2/7/14) Assists: ...............................................3, 2x, vs. Seton Hall (11/16/13) Blocks: ......................................................6, 2x, vs. Belmont (2/25/12) Steals: .................................................................... 4, vs. ETSU (1/17/13) Minutes: ................................................ 36, vs. Seton Hall (11/16/13)
SENIOR CENTER SAVANNAH, GA. ARY SSCHOOL CHOOL CHOO CH OO OL BENEDICTINE MILITARY yer of tthe he Ye Year earr •A-Sun Defensive Player
2013-14 • 10+ points in 18 games • 5 double-doubles (at Texas, vs. Denver, vs. USC Upstate, vs. FGCU, vs. JU) • Tied career-high 20 points vs. Reinhardt (11/13) • Broke program career block record vs. FGCU (1/23)
2010-11 • Earned playing time in 18 games, averaging 2.3 minutes per appearance HIGH SCHOOL • A 2010 graduate of Benedictine Military School • As a senior, was first team all-region and second team all-city • Averaged 6.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in his senior season • Set a state record for blocks in a single game with 18 • Team won the regional title and made it to the Sweet 16 round of the state playoffs
2012-13 • A-Sun Preseason Defensive Player of the Year • Shot 71% from the free throw line • 53.4% FG percentage ranked 8th best in A-Sun • Led the team in scoring four times, including a career-high 20 point output in Mercer’s win at Alabama (12/22) • Reached the 100-block mark for his career at Denver • Scored 10 or more on 10 occasions
PERSONAL • Son of James and Amy Coursey • Born May 11, 1992 in Savannah, Georgia • Has one sister and one brother, both older and who are twins . • Brother (Stephen) and sister (Anna) also both attended Mercer • Sister Anna was four-year letterwinner on Mercer’s volleyball team
2011-12 • Averaged 19.6 minutes, 8.2 points and 4.2 rebounds • Set a program record for single season blocks (88) • 2nd highest FG% percentage (62.0%) in school history • Season FG% and block totals best in A-Sun • 2.32 blocks per game ranked 31st in Division I basketball • Scored in double figures 16 times
2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent
Date
gs
min
at Texas REINHARDT SETON HALL at University of Evansv JOHNSON & WALES YALE at Ohio at Valparaiso at Oklahoma DENVER ALCORN STATE at Ole Miss ST. ANDREWS at Jacksonville at North Florida USC UPSTATE ETSU KENNESAW STATE at Northern Kentucky at Lipscomb FGCU STETSON at ETSU at USC Upstate at Kennesaw State LIPSCOMB NORTHERN KENTUCKY at FGCU at Stetson NORTH FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE USC UPSTATE at FGCU vs Duke Totals
11/08/13 11/13/13 11/16/13 11/18/13 11/20/13 11/23/13 11/26/13 11/29/13 12/02/13 12/7/13 12/16/13 12/22/13 12/27/13 12/30/13 01/01/14 1/4/14 1/6/14 1/10/14 1/16/14 01/18/14 1/23/14 1/25/14 1/31/14 02/02/14 02/07/14 2/14/14 2/16/14 02/21/14 2/23/14 02/27/14 3/1/14 3/4/14 3/6/14 3/9/14 3/21/14
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
29 15 36 15 11 19 18 34 16 29 27 21 12 21 23 31 32 25 29 24 31 15 12 11 29 18 21 26 19 33 27 22 34 31 31 827
* * * * 34
Total fg-fga
pct
6-11 .545 9-11 .818 5-8 .625 4-8 .500 2-2 1.000 3-4 .750 3-8 .375 6-11 .545 3-6 .500 5-9 .556 5-7 .714 1-3 .333 4-8 .500 6-6 1.000 3-7 .429 7-11 .636 3-7 .429 4-6 .667 5-9 .556 6-9 .667 7-11 .636 4-6 .667 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 4-7 .571 4-6 .667 4-5 .800 4-10 .400 4-7 .571 5-13 .385 7-10 .700 3-4 .750 2-5 .400 3-9 .333 7-12 .583 151-262 .576
3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
Free throws ft-fta pct
off
pts
avg
2-4 2-5 0-0 2-2 4-4 0-0 2-2 1-1 0-0 5-5 3-3 2-2 3-4 0-0 2-3 2-3 2-3 3-4 0-0 2-3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-1 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-2 0-0 7-8 3-5 53-74
6 5 11 11.0 4 0 1 2 0 14 4 4 8 9.5 1 0 0 5 1 20 2 4 6 8.3 5 3 2 2 0 10 3 3 6 7.8 5 0 2 1 0 10 1 3 4 7.0 0 0 0 1 0 8 1 6 7 7.0 5 0 3 2 1 6 2 6 8 7.1 5 0 1 1 0 8 2 2 4 6.8 5 0 1 1 0 13 3 0 3 6.3 0 0 2 0 0 6 3 8 11 6.8 5 0 0 3 0 15 1 6 7 6.8 1 0 0 4 0 13 1 2 3 6.5 4 0 1 2 0 4 4 2 6 6.5 1 1 0 1 1 11 1 6 7 6.5 3 0 1 4 0 12 0 5 5 6.4 4 0 0 2 0 8 2 8 10 6.6 4 1 0 2 0 16 2 7 9 6.8 2 0 0 1 1 8 6 2 8 6.8 3 0 0 1 0 11 4 2 6 6.8 2 1 0 3 0 10 4 8 12 7.1 3 2 1 1 0 14 1 11 12 7.3 2 0 0 4 3 14 2 1 3 7.1 3 2 3 1 0 8 2 0 2 6.9 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 6.6 2 0 0 1 0 2 3 11 14 6.9 3 0 0 5 0 9 1 1 2 6.7 4 0 2 2 0 8 0 5 5 6.7 3 0 1 2 0 9 2 3 5 6.6 4 0 1 2 0 9 3 4 7 6.6 3 0 2 0 1 8 2 4 6 6.6 4 0 0 3 1 10 4 7 11 6.7 2 0 2 2 1 15 2 1 3 6.6 4 1 0 3 1 8 2 4 6 6.6 5 1 1 4 0 4 3 4 7 6.6 2 1 0 3 1 13 0 4 4 6.5 4 2 2 0 0 17 79 150 229 6.5 111 15 29 71 12 355
14.0 17.0 14.7 13.5 12.4 11.3 10.9 11.1 10.6 11.0 11.2 10.6 10.6 10.7 10.5 10.9 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.9 11.0 10.9 10.6 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.9 10.1 10.0 9.8 9.9 10.1 10.1
COURSEY, Daniel
.500 .400 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .750 .000 .667 .667 .667 .750 .000 .667 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 1.000 .250 .000 .000 .500 1.000 .000 .875 .600 .716
Rebounds def tot
avg
pf
a t/o blk
stl
CAREER STATS Season
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 TOTAL
min/avg
Total fg-fga
pct
3-Point fg-fga
pct
18-0 41/2.3 38-37 745/19.6 34-31 635/18.7 35-34 827/23.6 125-102 2248/18.0
2-12 129-208 103-193 151-262 385-675
.167 .620 .534 .576 .570
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000
gp-gs
F-Throws ft-fta pct
0-1 53-87 49-69 53-74 155-231
off
Rebounds def tot
.000 4 1 .609 64 97 .710 47 82 .716 79 150 .671 194 330
5 161 129 229 524
pf
fo
ast
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
0.3 4 4.2 106 3.8 94 6.5 111 4.2 315
0 3 2 7 12
2 2 1 16 51 88 6 46 44 15 29 71 39 128 204
1 12 14 12 39
4 311 255 355 925
avg
to
0.2 8.2 7.5 10.1 7.4
Mercer University Basketball Mercer Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 21, 2014) All games Overall record: 27-8 Conf: 14-4 Home: 17-1 Away: 9-7 Neutral: 1-0 Player
gp-gs
21 52 05 15 10 20 22 45 01 34 14 03 12 32
HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. NWAMU, Ike GOLLON, Jakob MOTEN, Darious BROWN, Monty LEONARD, Phillip BRYAN, Jibri HALLICE, TJ CANEVARI, Kevin MOSSER, John BENTO, James Team Total.......... Opponents......
35-34 1120 32.0 146-366 .399 35-34 827 23.6 151-262 .576 35-35 913 26.1 121-263 .460 35-35 742 21.2 99-209 .474 34-0 628 18.5 91-188 .484 35-35 897 25.6 97-216 .449 34-0 414 12.2 63-111 .568 34-1 324 9.5 55-81 .679 31-0 286 9.2 36-82 .439 35-0 331 9.5 39-105 .371 35-0 406 11.6 41-69 .594 35-1 320 9.1 17-41 .415 9-0 18 2.0 0-7 .000 12-0 24 2.0 2-6 .333 35 35
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game Score by Periods Mercer Opponents
min
Total 3-Point avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
##
7250 7250
MER 2773 79.2 +12.7 958-2006 .478 282-733 .385 8.1 575-782 .735 16.4 1317 37.6 +4.7 574 16.4 414 11.8 +0.9 1.4 208 5.9 143 4.1 42889 18-2383 -
1st 2nd 1287 1382 1021 1217
83-211 0-0 66-171 46-106 19-43 20-55 7-24 0-0 4-18 25-73 1-6 11-22 0-4 0-0
958-2006 .478 282-733 785-1969 .399 230-758
OPP 2327 66.5 785-1969 .399 230-758 .303 6.6 527-761 .693 15.1 1151 32.9 414 11.8 445 12.7 0.9 199 5.7 109 3.1 59486 16-3718 1-0
OT OT2 OT3 54 34 16 54 28 7
Totals 2773 2327
.393 .000 .386 .434 .442 .364 .292 .000 .222 .342 .167 .500 .000 .000
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
136-159 53-74 5-13 51-64 78-105 72-93 34-54 42-54 52-86 25-37 16-31 8-8 3-4 0-0
.855 .716 .385 .797 .743 .774 .630 .778 .605 .676 .516 1.000
.750 .000
.385 575-782 .735 .303 527-761 .693
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Date 11/08/13 11/13/13 11/16/13 11/18/13 11/20/13 11/23/13 11/26/13 11/29/13 12/02/13 12/7/13 12/16/13 12/22/13 12/27/13 12/30/13 01/01/14 1/4/14 1/6/14 1/10/14 1/16/14 01/18/14 1/23/14 1/25/14 1/31/14 02/02/14 02/07/14 2/14/14 2/16/14 02/21/14 2/23/14 02/27/14 3/1/14 3/4/14 3/6/14 3/9/14 3/21/14
off
14 79 23 23 25 47 26 29 15 13 39 2 1 4 58 398 383
Rebounds def tot
96 150 119 64 74 112 34 50 28 46 45 16 7 5 73 919 768
110 229 142 87 99 159 60 79 43 59 84 18 8 9 131 1317 1151
avg
Opponent at Texas REINHARDT SETON HALL at University of Evansv JOHNSON & WALES YALE at Ohio at Valparaiso at Oklahoma DENVER ALCORN STATE at Ole Miss ST. ANDREWS at Jacksonville at North Florida USC UPSTATE ETSU KENNESAW STATE at Northern Kentucky at Lipscomb FGCU STETSON at ETSU at USC Upstate at Kennesaw State LIPSCOMB NORTHERN KENTUCKY at FGCU at Stetson NORTH FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE USC UPSTATE at FGCU vs Duke
* = Conference game
pf dq
a
to blk stl
3.1 50 1 195 84 5 6.5 111 7 15 29 71 4.1 66 1 70 32 13 2.5 53 0 38 20 1 2.9 58 2 34 59 9 4.5 73 0 90 63 6 1.8 32 1 25 19 11 2.3 54 0 4 25 13 1.4 32 0 17 16 0 1.7 45 0 16 23 1 2.4 43 2 8 18 13 0.5 21 0 60 20 0 0.9 1 0 1 1 0 0.8 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 37.6 645 14 574 414 143 32.9 683 - 414 445 109
L W Wo2 L W W L Wo3 L Wot W W W W L Wot W W W W W W W L W W W L W Lot W W Wo2 W W
pts
avg
511 355 313 295 279 286 167 152 128 128 99 53 3 4
14.6 10.1 8.9 8.4 8.2 8.2 4.9 4.5 4.1 3.7 2.8 1.5 0.3 0.3
208 2773 199 2327
79.2 66.5
52 12 22 18 22 35 5 2 6 9 10 15 0 0
Score 73-76 95-53 77-74 76-89 109-56 81-54 67-76 117-108 82-96 64-63 70-44 79-76 98-56 86-49 83-89 62-60 73-63 83-46 74-58 87-66 68-55 87-49 90-77 61-80 75-68 79-48 89-67 61-75 73-52 76-79 69-55 85-64 78-75 68-60 78-71
Att. 8108 1872 2057 3607 1727 3500 4416 2574 9363 1827 1723 7794 2117 912 634 3031 1537 3372 2782 1235 3500 3472 3350 706 3624 1872 2172 4664 1015 2134 2572 1832 2572 4702 0
Phillip Leonard
1
G • 6-2 • So. • Tulsa, Okla.
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
FG%
3FG%
FT%
9.2 6.6 9.2
4.1 2.4 4.1
1.4 0.8 1.4
0.5 0.6 0.5
.439 .440 .439
.222 .000 .222
.605 .696 .605
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
FG%
3FG%
FT%
9.1 9.0 7.5
1.5 1.7 1.0
0.5 0.4 0.5
1.7 1.7 1.0
.415 .455 .388
.500 .500 .364
1.000 1.000 .880
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
FG%
3FG%
FT%
26.1 24.7 26.2
8.9 10.0 7.4
4.1 3.4 4.2
2.0 1.7 1.9
.460 .476 .463
.386 .424 .336
.385 .429 .591
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
FG%
3FG%
FT%
18.5 17.3 18.5
8.2 7.0 8.2
2.9 3.0 2.9
1.0 0.7 1.0
.484 .448 .484
.442 .522 .442
.743 .667 .743
‘13-14 ‘13-14 ASUN CAREER
Kevin Canevari
3 5 10 12 14
‘13-14 ‘13-14 ASUN CAREER
G • 5-11 • Sr. • Charlotte, N.C.
Bud Thomas ‘13-14 ‘13-14 ASUN CAREER
20
Ike Nwamu ‘13-14 ‘13-14 ASUN CAREER
John Mosser ‘13-14 ‘13-14 ASUN CAREER
‘13-14 ‘13-14 ASUN CAREER
‘13-14 ‘13-14 ASUN CAREER
PTS
REB
AST
FG%
3FG%
FT%
2.0 1.4 2.0
0.3 0.2 0.3
0.9 0.2 0.9
0.1 0.2 0.1
.000 .000 .000
.000 .000 .000
.750 .500 .750
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
FG%
3FG%
FT%
11.6 10.9 10.1
2.8 2.5 2.1
2.4 2.2 1.8
0.2 0.2 0.4
.594 .581 .517
.167 .000 .182
.516 .529 .483
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
FG%
3FG%
FT%
21.2 22.7 15.9
8.4 8.8 6.3
2.5 2.6 1.8
1.1 1.3 0.7
.474 .474 .463
.434 .415 .336
.797 .800 .591
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
FG%
3FG%
FT%
25.6 23.9 24.4
8.2 5.5 7.5
4.5 4.6 4.4
2.6 2.5 2.1
.449 .385 .440
.364 .294 .344
.774 .645 .808
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
FG%
3FG%
FT%
32.0 31.7 32.9
14.6 14.6 11.4
3.1 2.9 3.2
5.6 5.7 4.6
.399 .377 .394
.393 .381 .379
.855 .851 .809
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
FG%
3FG%
FT%
12.2 12.8 7.0
4.9 6.3 2.5
1.8 2.2 1.0
0.7 0.6 0.4
.568 .652 .530
.292 .462 .258
.630 .568 .658
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
FG%
3FG%
FT%
3.2
0.6
0.7
0.2
.444
1.000
.500
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
2.0 1.6 2.0
0.3 0.3 0.3
0.8 0.8 0.8
MIN
PTS
9.5 10.6 10.1
• 2x All-Conference at Green Hope HS • Led Green Hope to conference championship • 2 rebounds in collegiate debut (11/18)
F • 6-9 • Jr. • Weddington, N.C.
22 25 32 34 45 52
• 3 blocks vs. Lipscomb on 3/6/13 • 1st-team All-State as a senior in HS • Career-high 8 pts. vs. Oglethorpe 11/12/12
F • 6-6 • Fr. • Houston, Texas FG% 3FG%
FT%
0.1 0.1 0.1
.333 1.000 .333
.000 .000 .000
.000 .000 .000
REB
AST
FG%
3FG%
FT%
3.7 4.1 3.7
1.7 1.8 1.9
0.5 0.5 0.4
.371 .431 .372
.342 .394 .392
.676 .708 .648
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
FG%
3FG%
FT%
9.5 9.1 10.0
4.5 4.2 4.0
2.3 1.8 2.2
0.1 0.2 0.2
.679 .714 .542
.000 .000 .000
.778 .700 .692
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
FG%
3FG%
FT%
23.6 23.7 18.0
10.1 9.7 7.4
6.5 6.9 4.2
0.4 0.3 0.3
.576 .588 .570
.000 .000 .000
.716 .556 .671
Jibri Bryan
• 3-sport athlete at Woodlands Christian Acad. • 3x TAPPS All-state selection • Two rebounds in collegiate debut (11/18)
G • 6-3 • So. • Savannah, Ga.
Monty Brown
• Scored 10+ points 5 games this year • Career-high 19 pts. at Missouri (11/14/12) • 11 points in 12 minutes vs. Yale (11/23)
C • 6-11 • Sr. • Liberty Mounds, Okla.
Daniel Coursey ‘13-14 ‘13-14 ASUN CAREER
• Career-high 21 points at UNF (1/1) • 10+ points in 5 games • 4th on team with .569 FG percentage
G • 6-5 • So. • Kansas City, Mo.
James Bento
‘13-14 ‘13-14 ASUN CAREER
• A-Sun Conference Player of the Year • 1st in A-Sun history for career assists (622) • 20+ points in 11 games this year
F • 6-6 • Jr. • Bowdon, Ga.
‘13-14 ‘13-14 ASUN CAREER
‘13-14 ‘13-14 ASUN CAREER
• A-Sun Scholar Athlete of the Year • Started every game since start of ‘11-12 • Career-high 37 points at Valpo (11/29)
G • 6-4 • Sr. • Atlanta, Ga.
Lawrence Brown
‘13-14 ‘13-14 ASUN CAREER
• 10+ points in 13 games • Career-high 29 points in quarterfinals (3/4) • 39.5% career 3-point shooter
F • 6-6 • Sr. • Stevens Point, Wisc.
Darious Moten ‘13-14 ‘13-14 ASUN CAREER
• Played every game since start of ‘11-12 • Career-high 8 rebounds at Tennessee 3/20/13 • Tied season-high with 8 points vs. JU (3/4)
G • 6-2 • Sr. • Indianapolis, Ind.
Jakob Gollon ‘13-14 ‘13-14 ASUN CAREER
• Transfer from Cleveland State • Career-high 24 points at Ole Miss (12/22) • 10+ points in 12 games this year
G • 6-4 • Fr. • Cary, N.C.
MIN
T.J. Hallice
‘13-14 ‘13-14 ASUN CAREER
• Scored 1,000th career point on Feb. 16 • 46 career double-digit scoring games • Career-high 31 points at Lipscomb (1/18)
G • 6-5 • So. • Greensboro, N.C.
Langston Hall
21
• Career-high 5 assists vs. Reinhardt (11/13) • Played in 73-straight games • Career-high 10 pts. vs. Oglethorpe, 11/12/12
F • 6-6 • Sr. • Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Anthony White, Jr.
15
• Season-high 19 points vs. JWU (11/20) • Junior College transfer • Led JUCO team to 27-4 record last year
• Played every game since start of ‘11-12 • Started first 5 games of ‘12-13 • Career-high 16 pts. at Oklahoma 12/2/13
C • 6-10 • Sr. • Savannah, Ga. • A-Sun Defensive Player of the Year • 4th A-Sun history for career blocks (204) • 10+ points in 17 games this year
GAME
1
GAME
2
Texas 76, Mercer 73 Nov. 8, 2013 AusƟn, Texas Erwin Center
Mercer 95, Reinhardt 53 Nov. 13, 2013 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena
AUSTIN, Texas – A game of wild swings saw Mercer trail by as many as 12 and lead by as many as nine, but in the end it was Texas that came away with a 76-73 victory in Friday night’s men’s basketball opener at the Erwin Center. Senior point guard Langston Hall led all scorers with 22 points in the loss.
MACON, Ga. – Head coach Bob Hoffman registered the 500th win of his head coaching career on Wednesday evening, leading the Mercer men’s basketball team to a 95-53 victory over Reinhardt at Hawkins Arena.
Mercer dropped its season opener for the first time since 2006 while Texas won its first game for the 12th-straight year.
The win was also Hoffman’s 100th at Mercer and pulled the team to 1-1 on the season. Reinhardt dropped its second straight and fell to 3-4 overall.
“Our guys were right there,” Mercer head coach Bob Hoffman said. “We went for a stretch in the second half when we didn’t execute, and that kills you in a game like this.” Hall booked his 22 points on 7-of-16 shooting from the field and 5-of-10 aim from three point range. He also added five assists to move into second place among Mercer’s all-time career assist leaders (437). “Langston was aggressive,” Hoffman said. “I thought he was special tonight. Everybody played well. We’ve got a lot of guys that can play.” Seniors Daniel Coursey and Jakob Gollon joined him in doublefigures, registering 14 and 10 points, respectively. Coursey also collected 11 rebounds and two blocks to mark his second career double-double.
Eleven of Mercer’s 14 suited players reached the scoring column as the Bears topped the 90-point barrier for the first time since January 30, 2010. Senior Daniel Coursey paced the Bears’ offense with 20 points in 15 minutes while also collecting eight rebounds, five blocks and a steal. Senior Bud Thomas was eight-of-nine from the field on his way to 18 points in 16 minutes of work. Sophomore Ike Nwamu also reached double figures, tallying 13 points, six boards and an assist off the bench. Mercer got layups on three of its first four possessions, but back-to-back threes for the Eagles knotted the score at 6-6 three minutes in. At the 14:27 juncture the Eagles trailed by only four when a Coursey dunk ignited a 23-2 Mercer run that put the Bears ahead 36-11 with eight minutes to play before half. The Bears were never threatened from that point on, eventually going ahead by as many as 46 in the second half.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Reinhardt vs Mercer 11/13/13 7 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Texas 11/08/13 7 p.m at Austin, Texas (Erwin Center)
Reinhardt 53 • 3-4
Mercer 73 • 0-1 ##
Player
20
GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. HALL, Langston LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
52 05 15 21 01 03 10 14 22 34 45
FG % 1st Half: 13-32 40.6% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-16 18.8% FT % 1st Half: 7-14 50.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f c g g g
4-8 6-11 1-6 1-4 7-16 2-3 0-1 2-8 0-1 0-0 2-5 0-0
2-5 0-0 0-4 1-3 5-10 0-0 0-0 0-4 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0
0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 3-4 5-7 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4
0 2 2 2 6 5 11 4 2 1 3 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 5 5 1 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 3 1 4 5 25-63 10-30 13-21 13 24 37 22
2nd half: 12-31 38.7% 2nd half: 7-14 50.0% 2nd half: 6-7 85.7%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
10 14 2 3 22 9 0 5 0 0 6 2
2 0 3 0 5 1 1 2 1 1 1 0
Min
3 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 1
0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
73 17 13
4
7 200
Game: 25-63 39.7% Game: 10-30 33.3% Game: 13-21 61.9%
25 29 24 8 32 17 8 21 16 2 9 9
Deadball Rebounds 5
##
Player
21 44 02 04 10 01 05 11 12 22 23 24 55
SWINT, Wayne PORTER, Matt WOOD, Quinton ROACH, Tareek RENO, Tanner DENNIS, Easton THOMAS, Larricus ZACHARY, Justin JONES, Duncan COOPER, Josh HUGHLEY, Ira REID, William JOSEPH, Luke Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 7-32 3FG % 1st Half: 4-21 FT % 1st Half: 4-4
##
Player
10
Holmes, Jonathan Ridley, Cameron Taylor, Isaiah Holland, Demarcus Felix, Javan Yancy, Kendal Croaker, Damarcus Lammert, Connor Walker, Martez Ibeh, Prince Team Totals
55 01 02 03 00 05 21 24 44
FG % 1st Half: 12-24 50.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% FT % 1st Half: 9-14 64.3%
f c g g g
4-8 3-7 4-10 3-8 4-14 1-1 2-2 4-6 1-2 0-1
2-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-5 0-0 2-2 1-2 1-2 0-0
26-59
7-15
1-2 2-4 9-14 1-2 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3
0 1 1 1 4 7 11 3 0 3 3 3 3 5 8 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 6 8 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 2 17-28 13 27 40 18
2nd half: 14-35 40.0% 2nd half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd half: 8-14 57.1%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
11 8 17 7 11 2 6 9 3 2
0 0 2 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Min
2 1 3 2 3 0 1 0 1 0
0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
76 14 13
7
4 200
Game: 26-59 44.1% Game: 7-15 46.7% Game: 17-28 60.7%
21 27 29 30 32 12 3 20 14 12
Deadball Rebounds 7,1
Officials: Bert Smith, Jeb Hartness, Marques Pettigrew Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Texas-None. Attendance: 8108 Turnstile - 4,018 Score by periods Mercer Texas
28
1st
2nd
Total
36 39
37 37
73 76
21.9% 19.0% 100.0
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 5 3-8 1-6 0-1 1 2 3 1 2-14 0-7 2-2 2 1 3 0 2-7 2-5 0-0 0 2 2 1 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-9 0-2 1-2 2 1 3 2 1-3 1-1 0-0 0 3 3 0 1-1 1-1 2-2 1 1 2 1 2-4 1-3 3-3 2 1 3 2 0-3 0-2 0-2 0 1 1 0 2-6 1-5 0-0 0 2 2 1 2-6 0-0 1-1 0 2 2 4 7 0 7 18-68 8-35 9-13 17 18 35 19
2nd half: 11-36 30.6% 2nd half: 4-14 28.6% 2nd half: 5-9 55.6%
TP 4 7 6 6 3 0 1 3 5 8 0 5 5
A TO Blk Stl 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
53
9 12
2
Min 23 25 28 23 18 2 13 7 6 17 12 11 15
7 200
Game: 18-68 26.5% Game: 8-35 22.9% Game: 9-13 69.2%
Deadball Rebounds 0
Mercer 95 • 1-1
Texas 76 • 1-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f g g g
##
Player
20 52 05 15 21 01 03 10 12 14 22 32 34 45
GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. HALL, Langston LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike MOSSER, John HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BENTO, James BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 23-40 57.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% FT % 1st Half: 5-10 50.0%
f f g g g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 9-11 0-0 2-5 4 4 8 1 8-9 2-3 0-0 1 2 3 0 3-5 1-2 0-0 2 0 2 1 1-6 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 3-8 0-1 3-4 2 0 2 1 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 5-9 0-2 3-3 3 3 6 1 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 1-2 1-2 2-2 2 2 4 2 2-4 0-0 0-0 3 2 5 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 1-6 1-4 1-4 0 5 5 3 4-8 0-0 0-0 3 5 8 4 0 7 7 39-74 6-19 11-18 23 37 60 14
2nd half: 16-34 47.1% 2nd half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd half: 6-8 75.0%
TP 0 20 18 7 2 9 5 13 0 5 4 0 4 8
A TO Blk Stl 4 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
95 20 11
6
Min 15 15 16 18 17 16 14 19 4 18 14 4 16 14
3 200
Game: 39-74 52.7% Game: 6-19 31.6% Game: 11-18 61.1%
Deadball Rebounds 1
Officials: Jason Baker, Clyde Owens, Jeb Hartiness Technical fouls: Reinhardt-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 1872
Points MER UT
In Paint 20 26
Off T/O 13 13
2nd Fast Chance Break 8 3 10 7
Bench 22 22
Score by periods Reinhardt Mercer
@MercerMBB NCAA Tournament Guide
1st
2nd
Total
22 55
31 40
53 95
Points REIN MER
In Paint 19 64
Off T/O 2 20
2nd Fast Chance Break 13 4 21 12
Bench 27 48
GAME
3
GAME
4
Mercer 77, Seton Hall 74 (2OT) Nov. 16, 2013 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena
Evansville 89, Mercer 76 Nov. 18, 2013 Evansville, Ind. Ford Center
MACON, Ga. – Mercer head men’s basketball coach Bob Hoffman added another signature win to his resume on Saturday, guiding the Bears through two overtimes of thrilling action in a 77-74 win over Seton Hall at Hawkins Arena.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Mercer senior point guard Langston Hall scored a career-high 25 points and the Bears led by three at halftime, but a potent Evansville offense turned in 51 second-half points to earn an 89-76 win on Monday at the Ford Center.
Senior guard Langston Hall was honored for scoring his 1,000th point in a pregame ceremony and promptly went out and scored a team-high 24 points despite being sidelined with early foul trouble. Hall also finished with five assists, two rebounds and a steal while going 11-of-12 from the free throw line.
Hall’s 25 points came on the heels of a 24-point effort against Seton Hall, marking the first time the Atlanta, Ga. native has scored 20 or more in back-to-back games. On Monday, his line featured 11-of-12 shooting at the free throw line, two assists and two rebounds.
Senior guard Bud Thomas (17 points), senior center Daniel Coursey (10 points) and sophomore guard Ike Nwamu (10 points) also reached double-figure scoring totals.
Seniors Jakob Gollon and Daniel Coursey joined him in double –figure scoring, tallying 11 and 10 points, respectively. Gollon added seven rebounds and four assists in 32 minutes while Coursey snatched six rebounds and blocked a shot before fouling out with nearly seven minutes to play.
In the second overtime, another Edwin driving layup gave the Pirates a 71-69 lead, but senior forward Jakob Gollon canned a three with 1:07 to play that put Mercer back in front. The Bears wouldn’t surrender the edge from then on, as Hall swished fourstraight free throws in the final minute to help Mercer seal the victory. Thomas was five-of-nine from three point range and added five rebounds, two steals and two assists. Nwamu added six rebounds, a block and a steal to go along with his 10 points. Coursey paired his 10 points with six boards, three assists and a pair of blocks.
Mercer 76 • 2-2
Seton Hall 74 • 2-1
Player
02
MOBLEY, Brandon GIBBS, Sterling TEAGUE, Eugene OLIVER, Brian EDWIN, Fuquan MAAYAN, Tom KARLIS, Haralds HARRIS, Hakeem SINA, Jaren AUDA, Patrik GERAMIPOOR, Aaron Team Totals
04 21 22 23 01 13 15 30 33 50
FG % 1st Half: 10-25 40.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% FT % 1st Half: 7-13 53.8%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
* 3-6 * 2-7 * 2-5 * 1-5 * 15-25 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-4 1-2 2-2 26-59
1-3 1-3 0-0 1-5 2-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-0 5-20
2-2 4-8 5-10 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0
0 1 1 2 1 5 6 5 4 8 12 2 0 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 2 3 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 4 17-30 12 26 38 22
2nd half: 10-22 45.5% 2nd half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd half: 6-8 75.0%
OT: OT: OT:
6-12 2-6 4-9
50.0% 33.3% 44.4%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
9 9 9 3 35 0 0 0 0 5 4
1 4 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0
2 4 2 4 3 4 0 0 1 3 0
74 11 23
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 1 5 3 1 1 0 3 0
Min
25 23 41 29 41 29 5 4 19 29 5
1 15 250
Game: 26-59 44.1% Game: 5-20 25.0% Game: 17-30 56.7%
Deadball Rebounds 4,1
Mercer 77 • 2-1 ##
Player
20
GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. HALL, Langston LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
52 05 15 21 01 03 10 14 22 34 45
FG % 1st Half: 12-25 48.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f c g g g
3-7 5-8 6-10 1-4 6-15 2-5 0-2 4-6 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-1
1-3 0-0 5-9 0-2 1-3 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0
28-61
8-22
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 11-12 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0
1 5 6 2 2 4 6 5 0 5 5 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 1 4 13-18 10 25 35 20
2nd half: 11-27 40.7% 2nd half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd half: 3-4 75.0%
OT: 5-9 55.6% OT: 1-1 100.0 OT: 10-14 71.4%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
7 10 17 2 24 4 0 10 0 1 0 2
1 3 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Min
5 2 1 0 4 4 0 4 0 0 0 1
1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
77 13 21
6
6 250
Game: 28-61 45.9% Game: 8-22 36.4% Game: 13-18 72.2%
33 36 42 22 32 12 11 26 6 13 3 14
Deadball Rebounds 3,2
Officials: Matt Potter, Doug Shows, Tony Green Technical fouls: Seton Hall-None. Mercer-TEAM. Attendance: 2057 Score by periods Seton Hall Mercer
Mercer cut the deficit to two (62-60) midway through the half but could never complete the comeback. The Purple Aces shot 61.9% (13-of-21) during the period to withstand Mercer’s efforts.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs University of Evansv 11/18/13 7:05 p.m. at Ford Center, Evansville, Ind.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Seton Hall vs Mercer 11/16/13 3 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena
##
Two minutes into the second half, Coursey was called for an offensive foul and slammed the ball in frustration. He was whistled for another infraction, and the series fueled a 10-0 Evansville charge that put the hosts ahead 53-46 with 16:26 to go.
1st
2nd
OT
OT2
Total
28 27
28 29
9 9
9 12
74 77
Points SHU MER
In Paint 32 24
Off T/O 21 19
2nd Fast Chance Break 15 4 10 4
Bench 9 17
##
Player
05
THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel WHITE, Anthony Jr. HALL, Langston LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
20 52 15 21 01 03 10 14 22 34 45
FG % 1st Half: 14-25 56.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-10 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 8-10 80.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f c g g
1-5 4-4 4-8 3-7 6-17 1-3 0-0 2-6 4-5 0-1 0-2 0-0
1-3 1-1 0-0 2-5 2-7 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0
25-58
7-21
0-0 2-3 2-2 0-0 11-12 1-3 0-0 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2 2 4 5 2 5 7 2 3 3 6 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 19-25 10 18 28 28
2nd half: 11-33 33.3% 2nd half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd half: 11-15 73.3%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
3 11 10 8 25 3 0 8 8 0 0 0
0 4 0 1 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 0
3 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 76 14 13
Min
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0
1
6 200
Game: 25-58 43.1% Game: 7-21 33.3% Game: 19-25 76.0%
24 32 15 22 32 8 8 17 18 10 11 3
Deadball Rebounds 2
University of Evansv 89 • 3-0 ##
Player
12
Wing, Adam Mockevicius, Egidiju Gibson, Duane Balentine, D.J. Simmons, Blake Sawvell, Ryan Brown, Jaylon Moore, Jaylon Team Totals
55 04 31 50 00 03 10
FG % 1st Half: 14-29 48.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f c g g g
5-6 3-7 6-9 7-16 1-2 1-3 3-5 1-2
3-4 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0
2-2 2-2 11-12 14-15 1-2 0-0 1-4 0-1
27-50
4-10
31-38
2nd half: 13-21 61.9% 2nd half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd half: 24-29 82.8%
0 2 2 4 1 7 8 4 2 5 7 2 0 3 3 2 0 3 3 4 1 3 4 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 3 2 2 4 9 27 36 23
TP
A TO Blk Stl
15 8 23 29 3 2 7 2
3 1 6 0 4 1 2 0
Min
3 1 1 2 2 2 0 0
0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
89 17 11
3
3 200
Game: 27-50 54.0% Game: 4-10 40.0% Game: 31-38 81.6%
33 19 33 38 23 16 19 19
Deadball Rebounds 3
Officials: Rick Hartzell, Kelly Self, Rick Randall Technical fouls: Mercer-COURSEY, Daniel. University of Evansv-None. Attendance: 3607 Score by periods Mercer University of Evansv
1st
2nd
Total
41 38
35 51
76 89
Last FG - MER 2nd-01:14, UE 2nd-03:18.
@MercerMBB NCAA Tournament Guide
Points MER UE
In Paint 30 34
Off T/O 13 14
2nd Fast Chance Break 12 4 17 2
Score tied - 7 times.
29
Bench 19 11
GAME
5
GAME
6
Mercer 109, J&W 56 Nov. 18, 2013 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena
MACON, Ga. – Every active Mercer men’s basketball player scored and grabbed at least one rebound as the team broke the century mark for the first time in over four years on Wednesday in a 10956 win over Johnson and Wales at Hawkins Arena. Sophomore Phillip Leonard led the way for the Bears with a season-high 19 points in the win. Leonard shot 6-of-9 from the field while also collecting six rebounds, an assist and a steal in the win. He was joined in double-figure scoring by sophomore Ike Nwamu (13 points), senior Anthony White Jr. (12 points) and sophomore Jibri Bryan (10 points). All 14 suited players scored at least two points as the Bears registered their highest offensive total since beating Fisk 110-45 on November 18, 2009. Of Mercer’s 109 points, 72 came off the bench while 56 were scored in the paint, 24 were earned on second chance opportunities and 20 were scored on the fast break. The Bears hit 32 free throws, finishing just three short of tying the program record set on November 24, 2007 against Loyola Marymount. The Bears also came up three free throw attempts shy of tying the program record of 46 set in the same game. Mercer opened the game on an 11-0 run and never trailed en route to the win. The Bears would eventually go ahead by as many as 59 in the second half before closing the books on the evening.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Johnson & Wales vs Mercer 11/20/13 7 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena
Player
00 10 23 25 40 02 11 21 22 30 31
DeQuincey Bennett Hursel Forbes Duane Chisholm Kindrick Anderson Adarius Davis Bobby Scriven Clarence Ellis Kyle Cooper Neko Burson Haywood Jackson Omar Nuboer Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 8-34 3FG % 1st Half: 5-21 FT % 1st Half: 7-11
23.5% 23.8% 63.6%
* * * * *
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 6-17 5-13 0-0 0 2 2 5 2-8 1-4 2-4 1 1 2 2 2-8 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 5 3-14 2-9 2-2 0 2 2 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 5 0-5 0-3 2-3 1 2 3 2 2-7 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 1 1 3 1-1 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 18-64 11-37 9-13 7 13 20 26
2nd half: 10-30 33.3% 2nd half: 6-16 37.5% 2nd half: 2-2 100.0
TP 17 7 6 10 0 2 4 3 2 2 3
A TO Blk Stl 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
56
9
5
1
Min 36 25 22 36 15 10 18 4 12 9 13
5 200
Game: 18-64 28.1% Game: 11-37 29.7% Game: 9-13 69.2%
Deadball Rebounds 3,1
Mercer 109 • 3-2 ##
Player
05 15 20 21 52 01 03 10 12 14 22 32 34 45
THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike MOSSER, John HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BENTO, James BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 18-28 64.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% FT % 1st Half: 19-25 76.0%
* * * * *
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 2-4 0-2 1-2 1 3 4 2 5 2 1 0 0 13 4-6 1-2 3-3 1 1 2 0 12 0 1 0 1 11 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 14 2-2 2-2 2-2 0 4 4 0 8 4 2 0 1 12 2-2 0-0 4-4 1 3 4 0 8 0 0 1 0 11 6-9 1-3 6-14 3 3 6 1 19 1 0 0 1 17 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 17 3-5 0-1 7-8 1 3 4 2 13 6 1 0 0 22 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 4-6 0-0 0-0 3 5 8 2 8 0 1 3 0 15 1-3 0-1 4-4 0 1 1 1 6 2 1 1 0 19 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 4-10 2-7 0-0 2 7 9 1 10 4 2 0 1 25 3-3 0-0 3-4 1 3 4 0 9 1 0 1 0 16 2 1 3 35-59 7-21 32-43 17 39 56 12 109 24 10 6 4 200
2nd half: 17-31 54.8% 2nd half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd half: 13-18 72.2%
Game: 35-59 59.3% Game: 7-21 33.3% Game: 32-43 74.4%
Deadball Rebounds 4,1
Officials: Art Vaulk, Marty McEackern, Rusty Phillips Technical fouls: Johnson & Wales-Adarius Davis. Mercer-None. Attendance: 1727 Score by periods Johnson & Wales Mercer
30
1st
2nd
Total
28 59
28 50
56 109
Points JOHNSO MER
In Paint 12 56
Nov. 23, 2013 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena
MACON, Ga. – Senior point guard Langston Hall registered the third double-double of his career and five Mercer men’s basketball players reached double figure scoring totals in a 81-54 Homecoming Game victory over Yale on Saturday afternoon at Hawkins Arena. Hall’s team-high 15 points paired with 10 assists as he helped engineer a Mercer scoring attack that shot 54.7% (14-of-25) from the field in the win. Hall’s 10 helpers tied a career-high and came in conjunction with two rebounds and a steal in 30 minutes of work. Mercer got off to a quick start early on, using a pair of threepointers by Hall to take an 8-3 lead with 17:38 left in the first half. Yale hung around, however, utilizing a 7-2 run capped by a baby hook in the lane by sophomore Justin Sears to make the score 14-11 with 12:43 remaining in the first half. Both teams continued to trade baskets as the half was winding down until Thomas got the last laugh, drilling a deep straightaway three-pointer as the buzzer sounded to give Mercer a 41-28 lead going into the intermission. Hall picked up where he left off after a strong first half, scoring Mercer’s first five points of the second half to put the Bears up by 17. From that point forward the Bears maintained a sizable lead, never letting the Bulldogs closer than 12 points the rest of the way to secure their second-straight wire-to-wire win.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Yale vs Mercer 11/23/13 12 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena
Johnson & Wales 56 • 3-6 ##
Mercer 81, Yale 54
Off T/O 5 10
2nd Fast Chance Break 3 4 24 20
Yale 54 • 2-3 ## 01 12 20 22 35 03 04 10 11 21 23 25 34 42 44
Player
Dallier, Anthony Cotton, Armani Duren, Javier Sears, Justin Sherrod, Brandon Flowers, J.T. Montague, Jack Bedart-Ghani, Khaliq Pritchard, Jesse Victor, Nick Salafia, Isaiah Edwards, AJ Childs-Klein, Will Townsend, Matt Downey, Sam Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 9-25 3FG % 1st Half: 1-6 FT % 1st Half: 9-13
36.0% 16.7% 69.2%
## 05 15 20 21 52 01 03 10 12 14 22 32 34 45
Player
THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike MOSSER, John HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BENTO, James BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 15-28 53.6% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-12 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 1-4 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 2-6 0-2 1-2 0 2 2 0 4-10 1-4 4-5 0 2 2 1 9-18 0-0 5-7 4 4 8 2 0-2 0-0 1-2 2 1 3 5 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 2 2 0 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 1-3 0-1 1-4 1 3 4 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 20-52 2-12 12-21 8 17 25 17
2nd half: 11-27 40.7% 2nd half: 1-6 16.7% 2nd half: 3-8 37.5%
Mercer 81 • 4-2 * * * * *
A TO Blk Stl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
54
7 11
Min 19 23 31 32 14 3 11 2 5 18 5 2 4 25 6
1 12 200
Game: 20-52 38.5% Game: 2-12 16.7% Game: 12-21 57.1%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 3-8 3-7 1-2 1 5 6 1 1-4 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 4-7 1-2 1-1 1 3 4 4 6-11 3-6 0-0 0 2 2 1 3-4 0-0 0-0 1 6 7 5 0-2 0-0 3-4 2 1 3 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3-5 0-0 4-6 0 5 5 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 3 3 2 3-3 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 4-6 3-4 0-0 0 0 0 1 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 3 1 4 29-53 12-23 11-15 8 29 37 19
2nd half: 14-25 56.0% 2nd half: 6-11 54.5% 2nd half: 6-8 75.0%
TP 3 5 13 23 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4
Deadball Rebounds 4,1
TP A TO Blk Stl 10 3 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 10 1 1 0 0 15 10 5 0 1 6 0 3 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 81 18 14
7
Min 26 16 25 30 19 13 9 16 1 11 11 1 12 10
5 200
Game: 29-53 54.7% Game: 12-23 52.2% Game: 11-15 73.3%
Deadball Rebounds 2
Officials: Pat Evans, John Hampton, Tony Henderson Technical fouls: Yale-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 3500 Score by periods Yale Mercer
Bench 16 72
* * * * *
1st
28 41
2nd
26 40
Last FG - YALE 2nd-00:17, MER 2nd-01:18. Largest lead - YALE None, MER by 29 2nd-00:38.
@MercerMBB NCAA Tournament Guide
Total
54 81
Points YALE MER
In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break 30 11 7 6 20 11 7 12 Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.
Bench 9 37
GAME
7
GAME
8
Ohio 76, Mercer 67 Nov. 26, 2013 Athens, Ohio ConvocaƟon Center
Mercer 117, Valparaiso 108 (3OT) Nov. 29, 2013 Valparaiso, Ind. AthleƟcs RecreaƟon Center
ATHENS, Ohio – Senior point guard Langston Hall cracked the 20-point barrier for the fourth time this season, but his effort couldn’t stop Ohio from erasing a nine-point deficit en route to a 76-67 victory over the Mercer men’s basketball team on Tuesday night at the Convocation Center.
VALPARAISO, Ind. – Senior point guard Langston Hall broke Mercer’s career record for assists and seniors Jakob Gollon and Bud Thomas each booked career-high scoring totals as Mercer mounted a furious comeback to beat Valparaiso 117-108 in triple overtime on Friday evening at the Athletics Recreation Center.
Hall came into the night six assists short of setting Mercer’s career record, but finished three short of achieving the goal. He also grabbed three rebounds while scoring his 24 points on 6-of15 shooting from the field and 10-of-12 shooting from the free throw line.
Mercer erased a 15-point deficit to claim its first road win of the year and improve to 5-3 overall. Valparaiso saw a four-game home winning streak snapped and fell to 4-4.
After Ohio scored first, the Bears ripped off a 12-3 run to take an early 12-5 lead. Ohio scored the game’s next four points to close within three, but T.J. Hallice converted an old-fashioned threepoint play to give the Bears back a seven point buffer. Mercer eventually went ahead by as much as nine before Ohio began a 14-3 run to take the lead back with under six minutes left in the period. The Bobcats opened the second half with five unanswered and ultimately went ahead by 20 with 13:17 to play. Ohio finished with 18 offensive rebounds and an overall 42-30 advantage on the glass. The Bobcats parlayed those 18 offensive rebounds into a 20-10 advantage in second chance scoring.
05
THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel WHITE, Anthony Jr. HALL, Langston LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
20 52 15 21 01 03 10 14 22 34 45
FG % 1st Half: 11-24 45.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f f g g
1-4 0-1 3-8 1-2 6-15 1-3 1-1 6-8 1-3 0-1 1-4 1-1
0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 2-5 1-2 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-1 1-3 0-0
0-0 3-4 2-2 0-1 10-12 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0
22-51
5-16
18-24
2nd half: 11-27 40.7% 2nd half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 13-16 81.3%
0 4 4 4 1 2 3 3 2 6 8 5 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 6 8 22 30 23
TP
A TO Blk Stl
2 3 8 2 24 3 2 15 2 1 3 2
0 4 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 0
Min
2 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 2
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
67 11 14
2
5 200
Game: 22-51 43.1% Game: 5-16 31.3% Game: 18-24 75.0%
18 26 18 14 33 8 14 25 22 10 7 5
Deadball Rebounds 3
Ohio 76 • 5-1 ##
Player
05
NDOUR, Maurice JOHNSON, Ricardo SMITH, Jon KELLOGG, Nick TAYLOR, Stevie WILLIS, JAVAREZ HALL, T.J. WILKINS, Travis CAMPBELL, Antonio Team Totals
20 21 15 22 03 13 24 33
FG % 1st Half: 9-27 33.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% FT % 1st Half: 19-20 95.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f f g g
7-12 0-4 7-12 3-6 2-8 0-4 2-5 1-6 0-1
2-3 0-0 0-0 2-3 1-5 0-2 0-3 0-3 0-1
22-58
5-20
3 8 11 1 2 2 4 3 7 2 9 4 0 1 1 3 2 2 4 3 2 3 5 1 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 27-32 18 24 42 20
2nd half: 13-31 41.9% 2nd half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd half: 8-12 66.7%
7-8 3-4 2-2 4-4 2-4 2-2 7-8 0-0 0-0
TP
A TO Blk Stl
23 3 16 12 7 2 11 2 0
1 1 0 2 4 2 2 0 0
2 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 76 12 10
Min
1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
3
4 200
Game: 22-58 37.9% Game: 5-20 25.0% Game: 27-32 84.4%
33 27 34 25 24 15 21 18 3
Deadball Rebounds 1
1st
2nd
Total
30 39
37 37
67 76
Last FG - MER 2nd-00:19, OHIO 2nd-01:06. Largest lead - MER by 9 1st-10:10, OHIO by 20 2nd-13:17.
Points MER OHIO
##
Player
05
THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel WHITE, Anthony Jr. HALL, Langston LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
20 52 15 21 01 03 10 14 22 34 45
FG % 1st Half: 9-25 36.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 13-15 86.7%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f 9-14 f 11-17 f 6-11 g 0-4 g 2-16 1-2 0-0 3-6 0-0 1-2 0-0 3-6
5-8 3-4 0-0 0-0 2-9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
TP
A TO Blk Stl
0-1 12-13 1-1 8-10 2-2 2-2 0-0 8-10 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2
1 1 2 4 23 4 0 1 6 7 4 37 7 4 2 2 4 5 13 0 1 2 4 6 3 8 1 1 1 4 5 1 8 9 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 5 14 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 4 7 3 8 0 2 3 3 6 36-78 10-21 35-41 15 28 43 28 117 28 14
2nd half: 16-30 53.3% 2nd half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd half: 8-9 88.9%
OT: 11-23 47.8% OT: 3-5 60.0% OT: 14-17 82.4%
Min
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
3 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
4
9 275
Game: 36-78 46.2% Game: 10-21 47.6% Game: 35-41 85.4%
43 51 34 21 54 10 3 29 5 4 4 17
Deadball Rebounds 2
Valparaiso 108 • 4-4 ##
Player
23
ADEKOYA, Jubril PETERS, Alec GUEYE, Moussa DORITY, LaVonte WILLIAMS, Lexus COLEMAN, Jordan CAPOBIANCO, Bobby YEO, Clay FERNANDEZ, Vashil Team Totals
25 10 04 15 02 05 11 14
FG % 1st Half: 17-29 58.6% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% FT % 1st Half: 7-7 100.0
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f c g g
3-6 8-17 1-3 7-14 6-11 0-1 8-15 1-6 1-1
0-1 3-9 0-0 3-6 3-8 0-0 0-3 0-2 0-0
35-74
9-29
TP
0-0 3-4 4-4 14-15 0-0 0-0 7-8 1-1 0-0
A TO Blk Stl
1 2 3 3 6 2 2 2 7 9 4 22 5 2 3 3 6 5 6 0 3 0 5 5 0 31 6 5 1 3 4 2 15 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 9 10 5 23 2 2 2 0 2 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 29-32 11 31 42 29 108 19 20
2nd half: 8-23 34.8% 2nd half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd half: 14-16 87.5%
OT: 10-22 45.5% OT: 2-8 25.0% OT: 8-9 88.9%
Min
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
0
6 275
Game: 35-74 47.3% Game: 9-29 31.0% Game: 29-32 90.6%
34 49 20 52 51 8 38 13 10
Deadball Rebounds 3
Officials: Steven Skiles, Jerry Heater, Mike Brya Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Valparaiso-None. Attendance: 2574
Officials: Todd Von Sossan, Rod Mrakovich, Larry Martin Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Ohio-None. Attendance: 4416 Score by periods Mercer Ohio
The game featured 23 lead changes and 17 tie scores and marked the first triple overtime game for Mercer in nearly 10 years. Mercer’s win was its third-straight in overtime games and improved the team to 7-1 in the last eight overtime contests.
Mercer 117 • 5-3
Mercer 67 • 4-3
Player
Entering the game needing just three assists to set the record, Hall broke the mark at the 9:44 of the first half on his way to nine assists in the win. The nine helpers brought his career total to 477, surpassing the previous record of 470 set by 1986 graduate Elston Harris.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Valparaiso 11/29/13 7:05 p.m. at Valparaiso, Ind. (ARC)
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Ohio 11/26/13 7 pm at Athens, Ohio - Convocation Center
##
Gollon had his best game collegiate game, scoring 37 points on 11-of-17 shooting to go along with seven rebounds, seven assists and a steal. Thomas scored 12 of his career-high 23 points in overtime while also collecting four assists, three steals and two rebounds.
In Paint 26 28
Off T/O 15 17
2nd Fast Chance Break 10 6 20 0
Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 2 times.
Bench 28 15
Score by periods Mercer Valparaiso
1st
2nd
OT
OT2
OT3
Total
33 45
45 33
13 13
10 10
16 7
117 108
Last FG - MER OT3-01:00, VALPO OT3-02:01. Largest lead - MER by 9 OT3-00:16, VALPO by 15 1st-02:55.
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Points MER VALPO
In Paint 42 50
Off T/O 21 7
2nd Fast Chance Break 16 10 12 2
Score tied - 17 times. Lead changed - 23 times.
31
Bench 28 28
GAME
9
Oklahoma 96, Mercer 82 Dec. 2, 2013 Norman, Okla. Lloyd Noble Center
NORMAN, Okla. – Oklahoma native Monty Brown scored a career-high 16 points to lead a collection of 11 Mercer players in the scoring column as the men’s basketball team dropped a 96-82 decision to Oklahoma on Monday night at the Lloyd Noble Center. Brown scored his 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field while adding seven rebounds, a block and a steal in 19 minutes of work. He was joined in double-figure scoring by fellow Oklahoma native Phillip Leonard (12 points) and Bud Thomas (11 points). Mercer led 10-8 at the first media timeout before the Sooners came out of the break and blitzed Mercer with a 16-0 run to stake a 24-10 lead with 12:19 to go before halftime. Later, Brown scored a pick-and-roll layup and Jibri Bryan nailed a three from the wing to get Mercer within eight (32-24) with less than seven minutes to go before half. A quick 5-0 retort by the Sooners got their lead back to 13, and the teams played even the rest of the way to send Mercer to the locker room behind 45-32. The Sooners came out of the dressing room red hot, using an 18-0 surge to take their biggest lead of the game at 63-32 with 16:21 remaining. Brown scored 14 of his points after that point to lead a group of Mercer reserves that beat the Sooners 50-33 in the final 16 minutes of play. Leonard scored nine of his points during that stretch. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Oklahoma 12/02/13 8 p.m. at Norman, Okla. (Lloyd Noble Center)
Player
05
THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel WHITE, Anthony Jr. HALL, Langston LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
20 52 15 21 01 03 10 14 22 34 45
FG % 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-14 28.6% FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f f g g
4-8 1-4 3-6 1-5 2-7 2-4 1-3 2-5 0-1 3-3 2-6 6-10
3-6 1-3 0-0 0-3 1-5 1-3 1-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-5 0-0
27-62
8-28
0-0 2-3 0-0 2-2 2-2 7-9 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 4-4
3 2 5 3 1 3 4 2 3 0 3 0 0 2 2 2 0 3 3 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 4 7 4 1 2 3 20-23 14 23 37 21
2nd half: 14-33 42.4% 2nd half: 4-14 28.6% 2nd half: 18-21 85.7%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
11 5 6 4 7 12 5 4 0 6 6 16
3 1 0 0 5 1 3 1 1 2 0 0
Min
1 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
82 17 12
1
2 200
Game: 27-62 43.5% Game: 8-28 28.6% Game: 20-23 87.0%
28 20 16 9 32 16 11 15 9 14 11 19
Deadball Rebounds 0
Oklahoma 96 • 6-1 ##
Player
00
Spangler, Ryan Clark, Cameron Woodard, Jordan Cousins, Isaiah Hield, Buddy Booker, Frank Hornbeak, Je'lon Neal, Tyler Cole, C.J. Bennett, D.J. Team Totals
21 10 11 24 01 05 15 25 31
FG % 1st Half: 18-32 56.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% FT % 1st Half: 5-5 100.0
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f g g g
7-10 7-13 2-4 3-9 6-11 1-2 0-4 2-3 0-1 2-2
1-2 2-4 1-2 2-3 2-5 1-2 0-3 1-1 0-0 0-0
5-7 3-3 8-10 2-2 6-6 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
30-59 10-22 26-30 2nd half: 12-27 44.4% 2nd half: 6-11 54.5% 2nd half: 21-25 84.0%
5 8 13 3 0 3 3 3 0 3 3 4 0 3 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 2 9 24 33 21
TP
A TO Blk Stl
20 19 13 10 20 5 0 5 0 4
2 1 6 1 2 1 2 2 0 0
1 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0
96 17
8
1
8 200
Game: 30-59 50.8% Game: 10-22 45.5% Game: 26-30 86.7%
Min
29 28 25 29 32 15 20 12 3 7
Deadball Rebounds 1
Officials: Paul Janssen, David Hall, Andrew Walton Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Oklahoma-None. Attendance: 9363 Estimated Attendance: 3,232 Score by periods Mercer Oklahoma
32
1st
2nd
Total
32 45
50 51
82 96
Points MER OU
In Paint 34 28
10
Mercer 64, Denver 63 (OT) Dec. 7, 2013 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena
MACON, Ga. – Senior Jakob Gollon grabbed an offensive rebound and scored a layup with 12 seconds left in overtime to lift the Mercer men’s basketball team to a 64-63 win over Denver on Saturday at Hawkins Arena. Senior Langston Hall paced Mercer offensively with 16 points while his classmate Daniel Coursey registered his second doubledouble of the year with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Gollon’s game winning bucket capped his evening with 14 points, eight rebounds, six assists and a steal. With 1:33 to go, Mercer led by one when Denver’s Brett Olson dished to Cam Griffin for a slicing layup and a 52-51 Denver lead. That advantage held until the 14 second mark, when Coursey grabbed an offensive board under the hoop and slammed the putback to give Mercer a 53-52 edge. With less than two minutes to play in the overtime the teams were deadlocked at 60-60, marking the 13th tie score of the afternoon. Denver’s Jalen Love nailed a 30-footer to put the Pioneers ahead by three and Hall responded with a jumper to bring Mercer within one at 63-62. Denver turned it over with 20 seconds left, but Hall’s jumper with 16 seconds left was off the mark. Gollon grabbed the loose ball under the hoop and went back up for the game winner with 12 seconds to go. On the final possession, Love missed a three with four seconds left and senior Bud Thomas secured the rebound to seal the victory.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Denver vs Mercer 12/7/13 3 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena
Mercer 82 • 5-4 ##
GAME
Off T/O 9 22
2nd Fast Chance Break 17 6 17 8
Denver 63 • 2-5 ##
Player
03
Love, Jalen Olson, Brett Griffin, Cam Udofia, Chris Byrd, Marcus Rucker, Bryant Bernstine, Drick Engesser, Nate Team Totals
23 30 34 35 21 32 33
FG % 1st Half: 9-25 3FG % 1st Half: 2-11 FT % 1st Half: 4-7
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
* * * * *
22-56 36.0% 18.2% 57.1%
2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:
1-5 1-5 1-1 0-1 3-8 0-0 0-1 1-2
1-2 5-6 1-4 5-11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
7-23
12-23
9-24 4-10 7-15
37.5% 40.0% 46.7%
OT: OT: OT:
0 2 2 3 0 4 4 4 3 3 6 4 2 3 5 1 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 8 19 27 18 4-7 1-2 1-1
57.1% 50.0% 100.0
TP
A TO Blk Stl
4 10 14 21 9 0 0 5
1 4 5 2 0 1 1 0
63 14
0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 6
Min
0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0
1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0
5
7 225
Game: 22-56 39.3% Game: 7-23 30.4% Game: 12-23 52.2%
34 39 40 42 34 11 15 10
Deadball Rebounds 6,2
Mercer 64 • 6-4 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
##
Player
05
THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
15 20 21 52 01 03 10 14 22 34 45
FG % 1st Half: 9-22 3FG % 1st Half: 1-5 FT % 1st Half: 3-7
40.9% 20.0% 42.9%
* * * * *
2-7 1-4 6-12 7-12 5-9 1-2 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-1 0-1
0-4 1-3 0-1 2-5 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0
25-52
4-15
0 10 10 4 0 2 2 1 3 5 8 4 1 2 3 0 3 8 11 5 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 10-17 11 31 42 20
2nd half: 11-22 50.0% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 6-9 66.7%
0-1 0-0 2-3 0-0 5-5 2-6 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
OT: OT: OT:
5-8 0-1 1-1
62.5% 0.0% 100.0
TP
A TO Blk Stl
4 3 14 16 15 5 0 0 7 0 0 0
3 1 6 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
1 1 1 4 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 64 15 15
Min
1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
6
3 225
Game: 25-52 48.1% Game: 4-15 26.7% Game: 10-17 58.8%
42 19 38 45 29 17 7 3 21 1 1 2
Deadball Rebounds 2
Officials: Brian Shey, Marty McEachern, Steven Devine Technical fouls: Denver-None. Mercer-TEAM. Attendance: 1827 Score by periods Denver Mercer
Bench 49 14
1-7 2-7 6-11 8-16 3-8 0-1 0-2 2-4
1st
2nd
OT
Total
24 22
29 31
10 11
63 64
Last FG - DEN OT-01:20, MER OT-00:12. Largest lead - DEN by 5 1st-14:27, MER by 7 2nd-13:45.
@MercerMBB NCAA Tournament Guide
Points DEN MER
In Paint 26 28
Off T/O 12 4
2nd Fast Chance Break 9 4 14 0
Score tied - 13 times. Lead changed - 12 times.
Bench 5 12
GAME
11
Mercer 70, Alcorn State 44 Dec. 16, 2013 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena
MACON, Ga. – A balanced scoring attack and stingy defense powered the Mercer men’s basketball team to a 70-44 win over Alcorn State on Monday evening at Hawkins Arena. Four of Mercer’s starting five reached double figure scoring totals as Anthony White Jr., Langston Hall and Daniel Coursey all recorded 13 points and Jakob Gollon added 11 points. Bud Thomas grabbed 10 rebounds for the second-straight game to go along with six points. Alcorn State dropped its sixth-straight game and fell to 3-7 overall. The Braves were limited to just 24.2% (15-of-62) field goal shooting and 15% (3-of-20) three-point shooting on the evening. Mercer’s defense was sharp in the early going, holding Alcorn State to just 1-of-9 shooting from the floor in the opening seven minutes while opening up a 15-2 lead. The Braves retaliated with seven unanswered points to get back within six midway through the half, and eventually closed within four (22-18) with 3:05 to go before the half. A driving layup for Darious Moten and a three pointer for Hall pushed the hosts lead back to nine before Alcorn State scored the final basket of the period to go into the break trailing 27-20. Mercer came out the break with renewed defensive intensity and held the visitors scoreless on six-straight possessions to fuel a 9-0 charge. From there, the Bears would push the lead to as 32 before the final buzzer.
GAME
12
OXFORD, Miss. – Sophomore guard Ike Nwamu scored a career-high 24 points and senior Langston Hall nailed the game winning three with 0.6 seconds left in the Mercer men’s basketball team’s thrilling 79-76 win over Ole Miss on Sunday at Tad Smith Coliseum. Mercer never trailed in the first half and ultimately went ahead by 16 in the opening minute of the second half. Seeing the game slip away, Ole Miss head coach Andy Kennedy called a timeout to quell Mercer’s momentum. His tactic worked, and the Rebels began a methodical 36-13 run over the next 12:18 to go ahead by seven (67-60) with 6:44 to play. With the crowd now stoked to a fever pitch, Nwamu put Mercer on his back and scored Mercer’s next 10 points to quiet the building and put Mercer back in front. His surge accounted for an overall 10-2 Mercer run and saw the Bears lead 70-69 with four minutes to play. With 24 seconds to play, Mercer led 74-73 when Nwamu was whistled for an off-ball foul. The infraction sent Ole Miss senior Marshall Henderson – a 78.6% free throw shooter – to the line for two. He missed both and Ole Miss intentionally fouled Hall. Hall hit both of his shots and Ole Miss raced the other way. Henderson came off a screen and buried a deep three to tie the game with 13 seconds left. Mercer inbounded and elected to not call timeout as the clock dwindled. Hall crossed over at the key and drained the game winning three with just 0.6 seconds to go. An Ole Miss desperation heave at the buzzer was no good.
Mercer 79 • 8-4
Alcorn State 44 • 3-7 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
Player
10
Hampton, Devontae Luckett, LeAntwan Vance, Marquis Brown, Octavius Nicholas, Josh Hunt, Tyrel Oakley, Twann Evans, Anthony Raquil, Stephan Myles, Marius Thomas, George Team Totals
15 30 35 40 00 02 05 21 23 24
FG % 1st Half: 9-30 3FG % 1st Half: 0-7 FT % 1st Half: 2-3
30.0% 0.0% 66.7%
* * * * *
0-0 9-24 0-5 0-6 0-4 0-1 4-12 0-3 0-2 1-3 1-2
0-0 0-4 0-1 0-4 0-0 0-0 2-8 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2
15-62
3-20
2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:
6-32 3-13 9-15
0-0 4-6 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-2 3-4 0-0 1-2 0-2 0-0
0 1 1 0 2 0 2 3 4 4 8 2 2 3 5 1 1 3 4 4 0 1 1 2 2 2 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 6 11-18 17 18 35 20
18.8% 23.1% 60.0%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
0 22 0 1 0 2 13 0 1 2 3
0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44
1 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 12
##
Player
Min
05
4 35 24 24 26 14 24 8 8 22 11
20
THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel WHITE, Anthony Jr. HALL, Langston LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike HALLICE, TJ BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
0 0 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0
0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
8
6 200
Game: 15-62 24.2% Game: 3-20 15.0% Game: 11-18 61.1%
Deadball Rebounds 2
Mercer 70 • 7-4 ##
Player
05
THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
15 20 21 52 01 03 10 14 22 34 45
FG % 1st Half: 12-26 46.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% FT % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0%
3-6 4-7 4-7 5-9 5-7 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-3 1-2 0-1 0-0
0-3 2-3 0-0 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0
23-44
5-12
0-0 3-4 3-3 0-0 3-3 0-2 0-0 5-6 0-0 0-0 3-4 2-2 19-24
2nd half: 11-18 61.1% 2nd half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd half: 17-19 89.5%
0 10 10 1 2 2 4 1 1 4 5 1 0 5 5 1 1 6 7 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 35 39 12
TP
A TO Blk Stl
6 13 11 13 13 0 0 5 2 2 3 2
3 1 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 70 18 14
1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7
1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Min
31 24 29 31 27 6 9 13 9 10 6 5
4 200
Game: 23-44 52.3% Game: 5-12 41.7% Game: 19-24 79.2%
Deadball Rebounds 4
Officials: J.B. Caldwell, Tim Gattis, Glenn Tuitt Technical fouls: Alcorn State-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 1723 Score by periods Alcorn State Mercer
1st
2nd
Total
20 27
24 43
44 70
Last FG - ALCNM 2nd-01:13, MER 2nd-03:14. Largest lead - ALCNM None, MER by 32 2nd-03:14.
Points ALCNM MER
52 15 21 01 03 10 14 34 45
FG % 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% FT % 1st Half: 14-17 82.4%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f f g g
2-5 3-9 1-3 1-4 4-10 2-6 0-1 9-16 0-1 0-1 4-4
1-3 0-3 0-0 0-2 4-8 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-0
26-60
6-20
0-0 4-5 2-2 0-0 5-6 3-4 0-0 5-7 0-0 0-0 2-2
0 5 5 3 3 4 7 1 1 2 3 4 0 1 1 2 2 2 4 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 5 3 8 21-26 15 24 39 20
2nd half: 13-31 41.9% 2nd half: 5-13 38.5% 2nd half: 7-9 77.8%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
5 10 4 2 17 7 0 24 0 0 10
2 1 0 2 6 0 0 1 0 0 0
Min
1 4 1 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 0
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
79 12 13
3
4 200
Game: 26-60 43.3% Game: 6-20 30.0% Game: 21-26 80.8%
18 36 21 16 37 13 3 31 6 2 17
Deadball Rebounds 4
Ole Miss 76 • 8-3
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
* * * * *
Dec. 22, 2013 Oxford, Miss. Tad Smith Coliseum
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Ole Miss 12/22/13 3 PM at Oxford, Miss./Tad Smith Coliseum
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Alcorn State vs Mercer 12/16/13 7 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena
##
Mercer 79, Ole Miss 76
In Paint 18 30
Off T/O 8 15
2nd Fast Chance Break 13 2 4 6
Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.
Bench 21 14
##
Player
13
Perez,Anthony Cox,Demarco White,LaDarius Henderson,Marshall Summers,Jarvis Millinghaus,Derrick Saiz,Sebastian Jones,Aaron Team Totals
04 10 22 32 03 11 34
FG % 1st Half: 11-27 40.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-15 26.7% FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f c g g g
1-2 3-7 2-3 5-16 8-11 1-9 2-4 5-9
1-2 0-0 0-1 4-14 2-3 0-4 0-0 0-0
27-61
7-24
0-2 3-4 4-6 4-7 3-3 1-1 0-0 0-0
0 2 2 2 4 2 6 3 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 4 1 1 2 4 0 3 3 1 7 4 11 2 2 4 6 1 0 0 0 15-23 15 20 35 19
2nd half: 16-34 47.1% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 12-19 63.2%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
3 9 8 18 21 3 4 10
0 1 2 3 2 6 0 0
Min
3 1 2 4 1 0 1 1
0 2 0 1 1 0 2 3
1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
76 14 13
9
4 200
Game: 27-61 44.3% Game: 7-24 29.2% Game: 15-23 65.2%
18 22 24 31 28 23 20 34
Deadball Rebounds 3
Officials: Antinio Petty, Mike Nance, Chuck Jones Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Ole Miss-Henderson,Marshall. Attendance: 7794 Score by periods Mercer Ole Miss
1st
2nd
Total
41 29
38 47
79 76
Last FG - MER 2nd-00:02, UM 2nd-00:13. Largest lead - MER by 16 2nd-19:02, UM by 7 2nd-06:44.
@MercerMBB NCAA Tournament Guide
Points MER UM
In Paint 32 36
Off T/O 17 8
2nd Fast Chance Break 11 4 14 6
Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 4 times.
33
Bench 41 17
GAME
13
Mercer 98, St. Andrews 56 Dec. 27, 2013 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena
GAME
14
Mercer 86, Jacksonville 49 Dec. 30, 2013 Jacksonville, Fla. Swisher Gymnasium
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men’s basketball team placed four players in double figures and senior guard Langston Hall broke another milestone as the Bears raced past St. Andrews 98-56 Tuesday evening at Hawkins Arena in the final non-conference game of the year.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Mercer men’s basketball team set a program single-game record by shooting 68.9% (31-of-45) from the field while dispatching Jacksonville 86-49 in its Atlantic Sun Conference opener on Monday night at Swisher Gymnasium.
Hall stole the show in the early going, knocking three-pointers on four straight possessions and hitting five treys in a four-minute span to give Mercer an early 19-8 advantage.
Mercer became just the 11th Division I team to record a shooting percentage of 68.9% or better this season and shot an eyepopping 18-of-20 (90%) from the floor in the second half. The Bears were 5-of-5 from three-point range in the second half and 10-of-16 (62.5%) beyond the arc for the game.
Hall continued to shine with 10:21 left in the first half when the guard dished out his second assist of the game and 500th of his career when Daniel Coursey scooped home a layup to give the Bears a 27-10 lead. He became just the 12th player in Atlantic Sun Conference history to reach 500 assists. Hall entered the game ranked No. 29 in the country in total assists. Mercer continued to pull away from there with a 16-2 run, fueled by a pair of three-pointers by senior Kevin Canevari to make the score 43-14 with 5:35 remaining in the first half. St. Andrews managed to cut Mercer’s lead down to 22, but an emphatic dunk by junior TJ Hallice sent the Bears into halftime with a 55-27 advantage. The Bears continued to pour it on in the second half, leading by as many as 44 points before picking up a 42-point win.
Senior point guard Langston Hall tied a career-high with 25 points in the win while senior Anthony White Jr. (15 points) and senior Daniel Coursey (12 points) joined him in double figure scoring. Jacksonville led 12-11 midway through the first half before Hall got hot, nailing three treys in less than three minutes to help Mercer go ahead 24-16. Later in the stanza, Mercer was up 29-21 when the Dolphins began an 8-2 charge to get within two. With momentum shifting, Hall came up with a key steal in the backcourt and got it to White Jr. on the fast break. After being fouled, White Jr.’s free throws started a 10-0 Mercer run that saw the visitors take a 41-29 to the break. The Bears executed flawlessly in the second half, hitting their first 14 field goals while racing out to a 36-point lead midway through the period. Mercer would ultimately go ahead by as many as 39 before settling on the 86-49 win.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics St. Andrews vs Mercer 12/27/13 7 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Jacksonville 12/30/13 7:00 PM at Jacksonville, Fla. - Swisher Gym
St. Andrews 56 • 1-8 ##
Player
21 24 00 01 55 02 04 05 11 12 33 34
PITTMAN, Nathaniel ZJACIC, Marko SMITH, Aaron BANNER, Jibri CANTADORE, Nate JONES, David SHERROD, Kristofer WOULARD, Derrick WATSON, Jamal WOOD, Michael GARY, Titus BOWEN, Charles Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 11-27 40.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-13 23.1% FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%
f f g g g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 5 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 2 2 0 6-10 3-4 0-0 1 0 1 2 3-5 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 2-7 1-6 0-0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 0 2-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 3 3-5 1-3 0-0 1 2 3 1 2-9 0-3 2-3 0 2 2 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0-5 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 3-4 0-0 2-3 0 1 1 4 0 2 2 1 23-54 5-23 5-7 2 15 17 20
2nd half: 12-27 44.4% 2nd half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd half: 3-3 100.0
Mercer 86 • 10-4 (1-0 A-Sun) TP 2 3 15 6 5 0 4 7 6 0 0 8
A TO Blk Stl 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
56 11
9
2
Min 24 6 27 27 16 17 12 15 20 10 16 10
1 200
Game: 23-54 42.6% Game: 5-23 21.7% Game: 5-7 71.4%
Deadball Rebounds 1
##
Player
20 52 05 15 21 01 03 10 12 14 22 32 34 45
GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. HALL, Langston LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike MOSSER, John HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BENTO, James BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 20-36 55.6% 3FG % 1st Half: 7-16 43.8% FT % 1st Half: 8-12 66.7%
f f g g g
2nd half: 13-23 56.5% 2nd half: 1-6 16.7% 2nd half: 16-21 76.2%
TP 6 11 2 0 17 11 6 9 0 8 8 0 8 12
A TO Blk Stl 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
98 24
7
1
Min 12 12 13 15 14 19 22 17 2 19 17 2 19 17
6 200
Game: 33-59 55.9% Game: 8-22 36.4% Game: 24-33 72.7%
Deadball Rebounds 3
Officials: Doug Sirmons, J.B. Caldwell, Rusty Phillips Technical fouls: St. Andrews-TEAM 2. Mercer-None. Attendance: 2117 Score by periods St. Andrews Mercer
34
1st
2nd
Total
27 55
29 43
56 98
Points SAU MER
In Paint 24 46
Player
05
THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike MOSSER, John HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BENTO, James BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
15 20 21 52 01 03 10 12 14 22 32 34 45
FG % 1st Half: 13-25 52.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% FT % 1st Half: 10-12 83.3%
Mercer 98 • 9-4 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 2-2 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 4-8 0-0 3-4 4 2 6 1 1-3 0-2 0-0 2 2 4 0 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 5-7 5-7 2-2 0 4 4 1 4-7 0-3 3-6 1 5 6 1 2-3 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 2-2 0-0 5-6 1 3 4 0 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 0 3-3 0-0 2-5 0 5 5 1 3-6 0-1 2-2 2 0 2 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2-7 1-5 3-4 1 1 2 1 5-6 0-0 2-2 3 3 6 3 1 2 3 33-59 8-22 24-33 17 30 47 11
##
Off T/O 12 14
2nd Fast Chance Break 2 4 19 10
1-2 5-7 1-2 8-12 6-6 1-3 1-1 4-5 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 2-3 2-2
0-0 2-3 0-1 5-7 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0
0-0 3-4 0-0 4-5 0-0 6-7 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-0
31-45 10-16 14-21 2nd half: 18-20 90.0% 2nd half: 5-5 100.0 2nd half: 4-9 44.4%
0 1 1 0 1 3 4 2 1 3 4 0 0 3 3 2 1 6 7 3 0 4 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 1 1 2 3 1 0 3 3 4 35 39 19
TP
A TO Blk Stl
2 15 2 25 12 8 3 9 1 0 0 0 5 4
1 3 6 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
Min
1 0 4 3 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 0
0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
86 21 17
4
6 200
Game: 31-45 68.9% Game: 10-16 62.5% Game: 14-21 66.7%
5 24 22 29 21 22 10 16 1 5 16 1 13 15
Deadball Rebounds 2
Jacksonville 49 • 4-8 (0-1 A-Sun) ##
Player
00
DAWSON, Javon MARTIN, Vince HAYWOOD, Jarvis MCDOUGALD, Keith SLAWSON, RJ BOGUS, Jeremy WHITE, Marcel HOLDER, J.R. HUNT, Sam ALDERMAN, Tyler Team Totals
05 11 21 33 01 13 15 22 44
FG % 1st Half: 11-32 34.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% FT % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
* * * * *
4-12 2-8 4-12 2-7 2-6 0-1 0-3 1-2 0-4 1-4
1-2 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-3 0-0
16-59
1-17
1 2 3 4 0 2 2 1 0 4 4 1 1 1 2 4 5 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 3 2 2 0 2 16-20 12 15 27 18
2nd half: 5-27 18.5% 2nd half: 0-9 0.0% 2nd half: 10-13 76.9%
4-4 4-4 2-3 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 2-2 0-0
TP
A TO Blk Stl
13 8 10 7 4 0 0 3 2 2
1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
2 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
49
9 10
3
7 200
Game: 16-59 27.1% Game: 1-17 5.9% Game: 16-20 80.0%
Min
26 32 33 18 15 3 23 8 17 25
Deadball Rebounds 1
Officials: Marc Ellerd, Patrick Evans, Steve Divine Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Jacksonville-None. Attendance: 912 Score by periods Mercer Jacksonville
Bench 25 62
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
* * * * *
1st
2nd
Total
41 29
45 20
86 49
Last FG - MER 2nd-02:26, JU 2nd-02:12. Largest lead - MER by 39 2nd-02:26, JU by 2 1st-15:36.
@MercerMBB NCAA Tournament Guide
Points MER JU
In Paint 34 18
Off T/O 17 12
2nd Fast Chance Break 4 17 13 6
Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 4 times.
Bench 30 7
GAME
15
North Florida 89, Mercer 83 Jan. 1, 2014 Jacksonville, Fla. UNF Arena
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Junior forward Darious Moten’s career-high 21-point effort wasn’t enough to stop North Florida from claiming an 89-83 win over a shorthanded Mercer men’s basketball team on Wednesday night at UNF Arena. Mercer saw its fivegame winning streak snapped and fell to 10-5 (1-1 A-Sun) while UNF improved to 8-7 (2-0 A-Sun). Moten shot 8-of-10 from the field while also collecting a careerhigh seven rebounds in only 16 minutes of work. Sophomore Ike Nwamu topped the 20-point mark for the second time this season, netting 20 on 7-of-14 shooting from the floor to go along with two rebounds, an assist and a steal. UNF employed their best shooting performance against Division I competition this season, hitting 27-of-50 (54%) from the field in the win. The Ospreys were especially adept from three-point range, canning 10-of-19 attempts. Already playing without injured senior center Monty Brown, Mercer was forced to fit senior guard Bud Thomas with a facemask after he sustained a broken nose against Jacksonville on Monday night. Thomas was hit across the face just 17 seconds into play on Wednesday evening and limited to just nine minutes of action thereafter.
GAME
16
MACON, Ga. – Senior center Daniel Coursey’s 16-point, 10-rebound double-double, game-winning bucket and game-saving last-second block on USC Upstate’s Torrey Craig led the Mercer men’s basketball team to a 62-60 overtime win on Saturday at Hawkins Arena. Coursey shot 7-of-11 from the field while adding an assist and a block to his double-double performance. Sophomore Ike Nwamu added 13 points, two rebounds and an assist while senior Langston Hall registered nine assists and seven points. With 1:02 to play in overtime, the game was deadlocked for the ninth time at 60-60 when Coursey got the ball in the paint and missed on a seven-foot jumper. Coursey attacked the glass, grabbed the rebound and scored while being fouled. His ensuing free throw was off the mark and USC Upstate regained possession. USC Upstate junior Ty Greene missed a three pointer with 42 seconds left and Coursey tracked down the rebound. On the other end, Mercer senior Jakob Gollon went in for a layup with six seconds on the clock and missed, sending Craig the other way with the ball. Craig bobbled the ball momentarily at midcourt and Coursey raced back to defend the hoop. With one second left, Craig released a floater that Coursey pinned against the glass to secure the win.
Mercer 79 • 8-4
Alcorn State 44 • 3-7 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
Player
10
Hampton, Devontae Luckett, LeAntwan Vance, Marquis Brown, Octavius Nicholas, Josh Hunt, Tyrel Oakley, Twann Evans, Anthony Raquil, Stephan Myles, Marius Thomas, George Team Totals
15 30 35 40 00 02 05 21 23 24
FG % 1st Half: 9-30 3FG % 1st Half: 0-7 FT % 1st Half: 2-3
30.0% 0.0% 66.7%
* * * * *
0-0 9-24 0-5 0-6 0-4 0-1 4-12 0-3 0-2 1-3 1-2
0-0 0-4 0-1 0-4 0-0 0-0 2-8 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2
15-62
3-20
2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:
6-32 3-13 9-15
0-0 4-6 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-2 3-4 0-0 1-2 0-2 0-0
0 1 1 0 2 0 2 3 4 4 8 2 2 3 5 1 1 3 4 4 0 1 1 2 2 2 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 6 11-18 17 18 35 20
18.8% 23.1% 60.0%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
0 22 0 1 0 2 13 0 1 2 3
0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44
1 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 12
##
Player
Min
05
4 35 24 24 26 14 24 8 8 22 11
20
THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel WHITE, Anthony Jr. HALL, Langston LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike HALLICE, TJ BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
0 0 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0
0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
8
6 200
Game: 15-62 24.2% Game: 3-20 15.0% Game: 11-18 61.1%
Deadball Rebounds 2
Mercer 70 • 7-4 ##
Player
05
THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
15 20 21 52 01 03 10 14 22 34 45
FG % 1st Half: 12-26 46.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% FT % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0%
3-6 4-7 4-7 5-9 5-7 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-3 1-2 0-1 0-0
0-3 2-3 0-0 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0
23-44
5-12
0-0 3-4 3-3 0-0 3-3 0-2 0-0 5-6 0-0 0-0 3-4 2-2 19-24
2nd half: 11-18 61.1% 2nd half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd half: 17-19 89.5%
0 10 10 1 2 2 4 1 1 4 5 1 0 5 5 1 1 6 7 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 35 39 12
TP
A TO Blk Stl
6 13 11 13 13 0 0 5 2 2 3 2
3 1 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 70 18 14
1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7
1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Min
31 24 29 31 27 6 9 13 9 10 6 5
4 200
Game: 23-44 52.3% Game: 5-12 41.7% Game: 19-24 79.2%
Deadball Rebounds 4
Officials: J.B. Caldwell, Tim Gattis, Glenn Tuitt Technical fouls: Alcorn State-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 1723 Score by periods Alcorn State Mercer
1st
2nd
Total
20 27
24 43
44 70
Last FG - ALCNM 2nd-01:13, MER 2nd-03:14. Largest lead - ALCNM None, MER by 32 2nd-03:14.
Points ALCNM MER
52 15 21 01 03 10 14 34 45
FG % 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% FT % 1st Half: 14-17 82.4%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f f g g
2-5 3-9 1-3 1-4 4-10 2-6 0-1 9-16 0-1 0-1 4-4
1-3 0-3 0-0 0-2 4-8 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-0
26-60
6-20
0-0 4-5 2-2 0-0 5-6 3-4 0-0 5-7 0-0 0-0 2-2
0 5 5 3 3 4 7 1 1 2 3 4 0 1 1 2 2 2 4 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 5 3 8 21-26 15 24 39 20
2nd half: 13-31 41.9% 2nd half: 5-13 38.5% 2nd half: 7-9 77.8%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
5 10 4 2 17 7 0 24 0 0 10
2 1 0 2 6 0 0 1 0 0 0
Min
1 4 1 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 0
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
79 12 13
3
4 200
Game: 26-60 43.3% Game: 6-20 30.0% Game: 21-26 80.8%
18 36 21 16 37 13 3 31 6 2 17
Deadball Rebounds 4
Ole Miss 76 • 8-3
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
* * * * *
Jan. 4, 2014 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Ole Miss 12/22/13 3 PM at Oxford, Miss./Tad Smith Coliseum
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Alcorn State vs Mercer 12/16/13 7 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena
##
Mercer 62, USC Upstate 60
In Paint 18 30
Off T/O 8 15
2nd Fast Chance Break 13 2 4 6
Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.
Bench 21 14
##
Player
13
Perez,Anthony Cox,Demarco White,LaDarius Henderson,Marshall Summers,Jarvis Millinghaus,Derrick Saiz,Sebastian Jones,Aaron Team Totals
04 10 22 32 03 11 34
FG % 1st Half: 11-27 40.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-15 26.7% FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f c g g g
1-2 3-7 2-3 5-16 8-11 1-9 2-4 5-9
1-2 0-0 0-1 4-14 2-3 0-4 0-0 0-0
27-61
7-24
0-2 3-4 4-6 4-7 3-3 1-1 0-0 0-0
0 2 2 2 4 2 6 3 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 4 1 1 2 4 0 3 3 1 7 4 11 2 2 4 6 1 0 0 0 15-23 15 20 35 19
2nd half: 16-34 47.1% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 12-19 63.2%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
3 9 8 18 21 3 4 10
0 1 2 3 2 6 0 0
Min
3 1 2 4 1 0 1 1
0 2 0 1 1 0 2 3
1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
76 14 13
9
4 200
Game: 27-61 44.3% Game: 7-24 29.2% Game: 15-23 65.2%
18 22 24 31 28 23 20 34
Deadball Rebounds 3
Officials: Antinio Petty, Mike Nance, Chuck Jones Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Ole Miss-Henderson,Marshall. Attendance: 7794 Score by periods Mercer Ole Miss
1st
2nd
Total
41 29
38 47
79 76
Last FG - MER 2nd-00:02, UM 2nd-00:13. Largest lead - MER by 16 2nd-19:02, UM by 7 2nd-06:44.
@MercerMBB NCAA Tournament Guide
Points MER UM
In Paint 32 36
Off T/O 17 8
2nd Fast Chance Break 11 4 14 6
Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 4 times.
35
Bench 41 17
GAME
17
GAME
18
Mercer 73, ETSU 63 Jan. 6, 2014 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena
MACON, Ga. – Senior Langston Hall and sophomore Jibri Bryan combined for 35 points to help the Mercer men’s basketball team overcome a slow start and down East Tennessee State, 73-63 on Monday night at Hawkins Arena. Mercer misfired on its first five field goal attempts and committed three turnovers in the opening six minutes as the Buccaneers raced out to an early 15-1 advantage. The Bears finally got some offense going as Hall was fouled on a three-point attempt at the 13:48 juncture and canned all three free throws. Bryan kept things rolling with a driving layup on the next possession, and later a Daniel Coursey layup got Mercer within eight at the second media break of the game. Later in the half, an emphatic block by sophomore Ike Nwamu halted a fast break attempt and senior Anthony White Jr. and Hall swished three pointers on each of the next two possessions to cap a 17-3 Mercer run and knot the game at 18-18. The Buccaneers went back up 23-18 before Mercer exploded for another surge, this time to the tune of a 19-6 advantage over the final 7:02 of the half to take a 37-29 lead to the break.
Mercer 83, Kennesaw St. 46 Jan. 10, 2014 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men’s basketball team is off to its best start in Atlantic Sun Conference play in over a decade following an 83-46 win over Kennesaw State at Hawkins Arena on Friday evening. Senior Bud Thomas scored a game-high 18 points and senior Jakob Gollon scored his 1,000th career point to help the Bears improve to 13-5 (4-1 A-Sun) with the win. Mercer forced Kennesaw State (4-14, 1-4 A-Sun) into 20 turnovers while only giving the ball away twice in the runaway victory. Mercer’s win was its seventh win by 20 or more points this season and marked the 26th win by 20 or more during the Bob Hoffman era. Thomas collected his 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the field and 5-of-10 aim from beyond the arc. The senior also notched six rebounds, two assists and a steal in his first game playing without a face mask after suffering a broken nose against Jacksonville on Jan. 30. Mercer placed four players in double figures for the eighth time this season as sophomore Ike Nwamu (16 points), senior Langston Hall (14 points) and senior Daniel Coursey (11 points) added to the brunt of the Bears’ scoring attack.
ETSU used an 18-5 run charge to get within two at 53-51 with 7:50 to play in the game. From there, the Mercer defense clamped down and held the Bucs to only one field goal over the next five minutes of play to put the game out of reach. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics ETSU vs Mercer 1/6/14 7:00 pm at Hawkins Arnea - Macon, Ga.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Kennesaw State vs Mercer 1/10/14 7:05 pm at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena
ETSU 63 • 8-7, 1-1 A-Sun
Player
01
McCLAIN, Petey REMBERT, Rashawn MERRIWEATHER, A.J. HARRIS, Hunter GADSDEN-GILLIARD, K HARRIS, Devin RILEY, Jalen BANKS, Isaac WILSON, Lester PODERIS, Lukas Team Totals
04 13 20 35 02 05 10 15 34
FG % 1st Half: 9-27 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 FT % 1st Half: 9-11
Kennesaw State 46 • 4-14, 1-4 A-Sun
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
##
33.3% 22.2% 81.8%
* * * * *
0-2 2-10 7-13 7-10 2-7 2-2 2-8 0-0 1-6 0-0
0-1 2-6 0-1 0-0 0-3 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-2 0-0
23-58
4-17
2-2 2-2 6-11 0-2 2-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2 2 4 3 1 2 3 0 4 5 9 4 2 1 3 5 0 4 4 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 4 13-21 14 21 35 24
2nd half: 14-31 45.2% 2nd half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 4-10 40.0%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
2 8 20 14 6 4 7 0 2 0
3 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 0
Min
1 1 2 1 2 0 3 0 0 0
0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0
63 13 10
3
6 200
Game: 23-58 39.7% Game: 4-17 23.5% Game: 13-21 61.9%
20 40 35 33 27 4 17 2 15 7
Deadball Rebounds 2
Player
05
THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
15 20 21 52 01 03 10 14 22 34 45
FG % 1st Half: 11-24 45.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-10 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 10-14 71.4%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
* * * * *
0-1 2-7 0-1 3-9 3-7 1-1 1-1 3-9 0-1 1-1 6-8 0-0
0-1 2-6 0-0 3-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0
0-0 2-2 0-0 10-10 2-3 3-3 2-2 2-3 0-2 1-2 2-2 1-2
20-46
8-21
25-31
2nd half: 9-22 40.9% 2nd half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd half: 15-17 88.2%
0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 3 5 2 0 4 4 3 2 7 9 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 3 5 3 0 1 1 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 9 27 36 17
TP
A TO Blk Stl
0 8 0 19 8 5 4 9 0 3 16 1
0 0 4 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
Min
1 0 3 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 0
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0
0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
73 12 13
6
4 200
Game: 20-46 43.5% Game: 8-21 38.1% Game: 25-31 80.6%
15 13 22 32 32 4 12 27 11 11 18 3
Deadball Rebounds 2
Officials: Bret Smith, Mike Nance, Clyde Owens Technical fouls: ETSU-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 1537 Score by periods ETSU Mercer
1st
2nd
Total
29 37
34 36
63 73
Last FG - ETSU 2nd-00:05 MER 2nd-01:20
36
Player
03 05 11 24 45 01 04 13 21 23 32 50
LOVE, Delbert MORENA, Bernard HAMILTON, Myles COLEMAN, Orlando OSEMHEN, Andrew PRUITT, Nigel BROWN, Yonel MONTGOMERY, Jordan DREES, Kris WOZNIAK, Tanner BYERS, Charlie KOUASSI, Willy Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 6-17 3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 FT % 1st Half: 0-0
35.3% 28.6% 0.0%
* * * * *
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 2-6 1-4 6-7 0 7 7 2 2-5 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 3-7 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 4 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 1 2-4 0-0 0-2 0 3 3 4 1-4 1-3 2-2 0 0 0 1 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 4 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 3 3 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2 2-3 0-0 2-5 0 2 2 4 1 3 4 16-37 4-12 10-17 3 25 28 23
2nd half: 10-20 50.0% 2nd half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd half: 10-17 58.8%
TP 11 4 6 2 4 5 3 3 0 0 2 6 46
A TO Blk Stl Min 4 2 0 0 33 0 6 1 0 28 1 1 0 0 21 0 2 0 0 19 0 0 1 0 23 0 1 0 1 16 1 3 0 0 13 0 1 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 12 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 10 1 1 2 0 15 1 9 20 4 1 200
Game: 16-37 43.2% Game: 4-12 33.3% Game: 10-17 58.8%
Deadball Rebounds 3
Mercer 83 • 13-5, 4-1 A-Sun
Mercer 73 • 12-5, 3-1 A-Sun ##
##
Points ETSU MER
In Paint 26 20
Off T/O 16 8
2nd Fast Chance Break 12 6 12 0
Bench 13 38
##
Player
05 15 20 21 52 01 03 10 12 14 22 32 34 45
THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike MOSSER, John HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BENTO, James BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 10-31 32.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 9-10 90.0%
* * * * *
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 7-14 5-10 0-0 1 5 6 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 1-6 1-2 1-2 2 1 3 1 5-8 1-4 3-6 0 2 2 0 4-6 0-0 3-4 6 2 8 3 2-2 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 5-10 2-4 4-7 0 3 3 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0-2 0-0 2-2 2 3 5 1 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2-9 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 28-62 11-27 16-25 14 21 35 15
2nd half: 18-31 58.1% 2nd half: 7-15 46.7% 2nd half: 7-15 46.7%
TP 19 0 4 14 11 5 0 16 0 2 2 2 6 2
A TO Blk Stl 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 6 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
83 18
2
Min 29 8 26 29 25 7 10 24 1 11 7 1 12 10
5 10 200
Game: 28-62 45.2% Game: 11-27 40.7% Game: 16-25 64.0%
Deadball Rebounds 4,1
Officials: James Barker, Ron Groover, Lee Cassell Technical fouls: Kennesaw State-HAMILTON, Myles. Mercer-BRYAN, Jibri. Attendance: 3372 Kennesaw State's #24 Orlando Coleman was ejected from the game in the 2nd half Score by periods Kennesaw State Mercer
1st
2nd
Total
14 33
32 50
46 83
Last FG - KSU 2nd-00:35, MER 2nd-00:48. Largest lead - KSU by 4 1st-18:27, MER by 42 2nd-01:47.
Score tied - 2 times
@MercerMBB NCAA Tournament Guide
Points KSU MER
In Paint 20 24
Off T/O 4 33
2nd Fast Chance Break 3 4 14 8
Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 3 times.
Bench 19 35
GAME
19
Mercer 74, N. Kentucky 58 Jan. 16, 2014 Highland Heights, Ky. Bank of Kentucky Center
GAME
20
Mercer 87, Lipscomb 66 Jan. 18, 2014 Nashville, Tenn. Allen Arena
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Senior Langston Hall booked his sixth 20-plus point scoring total of the season to power the Mercer men’s basketball team to a 74-58 win over Northern Kentucky at The Bank of Kentucky Center on Thursday night.
MACON, Ga. - Senior point guard Langston Hall drilled six 3-pointers and the men’s basketball team held Lipscomb to 24.6 % (14-of-57) shooting from the field in a 79-48 rout of the Bisons at Hawkins Arena on Friday night.
Seniors Bud Thomas and Daniel Coursey joined Hall in double figures, scoring 16 and 10 respectively. Thomas’ night was highlighted by 3-of-6 shooting from 3-point range while Coursey paired his points with six rebounds and three blocks. The three rejections leave Coursey just two short of breaking Wesley Duke’s program record of 173 career blocks.
Mercer reached the 20-win mark for the third-straight season, improving to 20-6 overall while staying atop the Atlantic Sun standings with an 11-2 record. Lipscomb dropped its second-straight game and fell to 11-14 (6-8 A-Sun).
Hall collected 20 points on 7-of-15 shooting from the floor while also tallying five assists, two steals and a pair of rebounds. The effort was Hall’s 13th career 20-plus point game. Mercer trailed 19-17 before clamping down on the defensive end and holding the Norse without a field goal for nearly six minutes of game time. The renewed defensive intensity resulted in a 15-1 Mercer run that lasted 5:59 of game time and put the visitors on top by 12. The Norse hung around until the 13:37 mark of the second half, when the Bears began another assault, this time a 7-0 quick strike in just 1:24 to put Mercer back in front by 18. From there, Mercer’s lead would range between 14-20 points before the final buzzer.
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
05
THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel WHITE, Anthony Jr. HALL, Langston LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
20 52 15 21 01 03 10 14 22 34 45
FG % 1st Half: 14-24 58.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3%
f f f g g
5-9 2-2 5-9 2-4 7-15 0-1 0-0 4-6 2-2 0-2 0-0 0-0
3-6 0-0 0-0 1-3 3-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0
3-3 1-1 0-0 3-4 3-3 2-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0
27-50
7-17
13-17
2nd half: 13-26 50.0% 2nd half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd half: 8-11 72.7%
0 4 4 1 0 4 4 3 4 2 6 2 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 5 9 22 31 10
TP
A TO Blk Stl
16 5 10 8 20 2 0 9 4 0 0 0
3 1 1 1 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
74 14
8
6
4 200
Game: 27-50 54.0% Game: 7-17 41.2% Game: 13-17 76.5%
Min
31 23 29 21 33 5 7 19 15 6 5 6
Deadball Rebounds 2
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
Player
21
BILLUPS, Jalen JACKSON, Jordan WHITE, Tyler JOHNSON, Todd MONACO, Anthony FLOURNOY, Jack CAMPS, Daniel GIESLER, Jake MURRAY, Cole COLE, Deontae DANOS, Dean Team Totals
02 10 23 33 01 15 20 25 35 44
FG % 1st Half: 8-24 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 FT % 1st Half: 3-4
33.3% 36.4% 75.0%
c g g g g
2-6 2-5 6-13 2-8 0-0 2-3 1-3 2-3 2-5 1-2 1-2
0-0 1-1 1-6 2-8 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-2 2-5 1-1 0-1
1-2 1-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
21-50
9-25
7-9
2nd half: 13-26 50.0% 2nd half: 5-14 35.7% 2nd half: 4-5 80.0%
1 1 2 3 1 3 4 1 1 1 2 1 0 5 5 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 3 2 1 3 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 9 16 25 15
TP
A TO Blk Stl
5 6 13 8 0 5 4 6 6 3 2
0 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
2 3 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
58
9 11
1
6 200
Game: 21-50 42.0% Game: 9-25 36.0% Game: 7-9 77.8%
Min
21 28 38 28 11 14 16 18 12 6 8
Deadball Rebounds 0
Officials: Jerry Heater, James Barker, Patrick Evans Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Northern Kentucky-None. Attendance: 2782 Score by periods Mercer Northern Kentucky
1st
2nd
Total
38 23
36 35
74 58
Last FG - MER 2nd-03:00, NKU 2nd-00:04. Largest lead - MER by 20 2nd-03:00, NKU by 2 1st-19:09.
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Player
20
GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. HALL, Langston LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
52 05 15 21 01 03 10 14 22 34 45
FG % 1st Half: 18-31 58.1% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% FT % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f 3-5 c 6-9 g 11-18 g 6-8 g 2-9 0-0 0-0 0-2 3-3 0-1 0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0 9-15 3-3 1-6 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
3-4 2-3 0-1 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 1-2 0-0
31-55 13-25 12-17 2nd half: 13-24 54.2% 2nd half: 10-15 66.7% 2nd half: 5-9 55.6%
TP
2 10 12 3 4 8 12 3 0 4 4 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 9 33 42 20
A TO Blk Stl
9 2 14 2 31 2 19 4 5 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Min
3 1 2 1 2 2 1 4 1 0 1 0
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
87 23 18
2
5 200
Game: 31-55 56.4% Game: 13-25 52.0% Game: 12-17 70.6%
32 24 35 28 31 3 8 5 16 8 9 1
Deadball Rebounds 1
Lipscomb 66 • 7-12, 2-6 A-Sun
Northern Kentucky 58 • 7-12, 3-4 A-Sun ##
The Orange and Black dominated inside, outscoring the visitors 28-8 in the paint while also winning the rebounding battle 41-31.
Mercer 87 • 15-5, 6-1 A-Sun
Mercer 74 • 14-5, 5-1 A-Sun
Player
Mercer’s 27-point halftime lead quickly grew to 31 at the start of the second half as Hall dished assists to senior Daniel Coursey and senior Jakob Gollon for back-to-back dunks in the opening minute of the second half. The game was never in doubt during the period, as the Bears’ lead ranged from as little as 28 to as many as 38 before the final buzzer.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Lipscomb 01/18/14 4:00 p.m. at Nashville, Tenn. - Allen Arena
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Northern Kentucky 1/16/14 7 p.m. at Highland Heights, Ky.
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The Bears nailed five 3-pointers in the opening 7:23 of the game to break open a 25-9 lead by the second media timeout. Mercer’s long range assault coupled with a stellar defensive effort that saw the hosts limit Lipscomb to just 4-of-28 (14.3%) shooting in the first period.
Points MER NKU
In Paint 30 14
Off T/O 17 11
2nd Fast Chance Break 10 0 11 6
Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 5 times.
Bench 15 26
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Player
52
SMITH, Malcolm SANKEY, Khion WILLIAMS, Josh BUTLER, J.J. HAMPTON, J.C. MILLER, Cam SANDERSON, Carter GREENE, Dylan JOHNSON, Chad Team Totals
00 02 05 22 01 03 15 20
FG % 1st Half: 7-27 25.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-13 23.1% FT % 1st Half: 10-14 71.4%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f g g g g
1-6 7-12 3-11 0-2 5-12 0-0 3-10 0-1 0-1
0-1 5-9 2-7 0-0 5-11 0-0 0-5 0-0 0-1
8-12 0-1 0-0 1-2 1-2 0-0 4-5 0-0 2-2
19-55 12-34 16-24 2nd half: 12-28 42.9% 2nd half: 9-21 42.9% 2nd half: 6-10 60.0%
0 1 1 3 1 7 8 3 3 5 8 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 3 7 19 26 17
TP
A TO Blk Stl
10 19 8 1 16 0 10 0 2
1 1 2 3 1 2 1 0 0
Min
0 2 3 2 1 1 1 0 0
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
66 11 10
1
7 200
Game: 19-55 34.5% Game: 12-34 35.3% Game: 16-24 66.7%
22 30 31 26 37 9 28 4 13
Deadball Rebounds 4
Officials: Freddie Williams, Arthur Vaulk, Valdimar Voyard-Tadal Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Lipscomb-BUTLER, J.J.. Attendance: 1235 Score by periods Mercer Lipscomb
1st
2nd
Total
46 27
41 39
87 66
Last FG - MER 2nd-02:18, LIP 2nd-00:11. Largest lead - MER by 29 2nd-17:58, LIP None.
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Points MER LIP
In Paint 32 14
Off T/O 12 22
2nd Fast Chance Break 13 4 2 2
Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.
37
Bench 9 12
GAME
21
GAME
22
Mercer 68, FGCU 55 Jan. 23, 2014 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena
MACON, Ga. – Seniors Langston Hall and Daniel Coursey both booked double-double efforts to power the Mercer men’s basketball team to a sensational 68-55 win over Florida Gulf Coast in front of a sold-out Hawkins Arena crowd on Thursday evening. Mercer’s sixth-straight win elevated the team to 16-5 (7-1 A-Sun) on the year and puts the Bears in sole possession of first place in the Atlantic Sun Conference standings. Florida Gulf Coast (12-9, 6-2 A-Sun) fell a game behind Mercer with their second-straight road loss. Coursey’s fifth double-double of the year featured 14 points and 12 rebounds in addition to four blocks and three steals. With his four rejections, Coursey’s career block total jumped to 176, surpassing Wesley Duke for the program career record. Coursey’s historic night also featured another career milestone, as the Savannah native scored his 800th point in the win. Hall was in outstanding command of the Mercer offense, dishing a career-high 11 assists while netting 18 points. His efforts helped Mercer outshoot FGCU 41.4%-35% from the floor in the win, marking the sixth-straight game Mercer has outshot its opponent.
Mercer 87, Stetson 49 Jan. 25, 2014 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men’s basketball team flexed its muscles early, hitting 17 of its first 21 shots en route to a thorough 87-49 dispatching of Stetson on Saturday afternoon at Hawkins Arena. Mercer’s red-hot start saw the Bears go ahead by 20 less than seven minutes into the game on the way to their seventhstraight win. Mercer (17-5, 8-1 A-Sun) maintained its position at the top of the Atlantic Sun standings with the win, while Steston saw its three-game winning streak snapped and fell to 6-15 (4-5 A-Sun). The Bears also remained unbeaten in 12 home games and ran its record to 42-4 in their last 46 games at Hawkins Arena. Senior guard Anthony White Jr. tied a career-high scoring effort with 19 points and played a key role in Mercer’s lightning fast start. White Jr. drilled three treys in the first six minutes of play before closing his night with 5-of-6 shooting from 3-point range to go along with four rebounds, an assist and a steal. Joining White Jr. in double figures were junior Darious Moten (15 points), senior Bud Thomas (13 points) and sophomore Jibri Bryan (12 points). As a team, Mercer shot better than 50% from the floor for the ninth time this season, converting 31-of-54 (57.4%) field goal attempts on Saturday. While Mercer’s offense attack was nearly flawless in the opening minutes, the defensive effort was almost as impressive. The Bears held the Hatters to 1-of-13 shooting from the floor at the start to quickly erase any thoughts of an upset.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics FGCU vs Mercer 1/23/14 7:05 pm at Hawkins Arena - Macon, Ga.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Stetson vs Mercer 1/25/14 3:05 pm at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena Stetson 49 • 6-15, 4-5 A-Sun
FGCU 55 • 12-9, 6-2 A-Sun ##
Player
00
COMER, Brett THOMPSON, Bernard JONES, Jamail McKNIGHT, Eric FIELER, Chase HICKS, Nate CVJETICANIN, Filip GRAF, Dajuan Team Totals
02 05 12 20 01 15 35
FG % 1st Half: 12-27 44.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 0-5 0.0% FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
* * * * *
5-13 6-18 0-4 2-3 6-15 0-0 1-4 1-3
0-3 0-6 0-0 0-0 1-5 0-0 0-3 0-0
21-60
1-17
2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:
9-33 1-12 8-11
0-1 9-10 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4
2 3 5 5 2 3 5 4 0 1 1 0 1 8 9 2 3 7 10 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 12-16 10 28 38 18
27.3% 8.3% 72.7%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
10 21 0 4 13 0 2 5
4 0 1 1 2 0 0 1
4 2 0 1 3 0 1 4
0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0
0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2
55
9 15
4
6 200
Game: 21-60 35.0% Game: 1-17 5.9% Game: 12-16 75.0%
Min
29 37 28 30 33 7 18 18
Deadball Rebounds 2
Player
05
THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
15 20 21 52 01 03 10 14 22 34 45
FG % 1st Half: 13-28 46.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-13 38.5% FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
* * * * *
3-11 1-4 2-8 4-11 7-11 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-1 2-3 1-1 3-4
3-10 0-0 0-4 3-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-1 0-0
24-58
8-25
TP
2 1 3 4 0 0 0 3 1 4 5 1 0 3 3 1 1 11 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 6 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 3 12-20 10 30 40 17
2nd half: 11-30 36.7% 2nd half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd half: 9-16 56.3%
0-1 0-0 1-3 7-7 0-1 0-0 0-0 4-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1
A TO Blk Stl
9 0 2 0 5 2 18 11 14 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 5 0 3 1 6 0
2 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 1
68 17 13
0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
1st
2nd
Total
28 34
27 34
55 68
Last FG - FGCU 2nd-01:14, MER 2nd-01:48. Largest lead - FGCU by 4 1st-14:41, MER by 20 2nd-06:47.
38
SMITH, Kentwan GREEN, Willie MILLER, Hunter GRAHAM, Aaron PEGG, Brian ANDREWS, Raymone GLASFORD, B.J. SOLANKE, Leke BARAL, Glenn SIKORA, Kyle Team Totals
03 10 11 41 01 04 23 33 40
FG % 1st Half: 9-25 3FG % 1st Half: 1-8 FT % 1st Half: 5-6
36.0% 12.5% 83.3%
Min
##
Player
32 14 23 37 31 2 3 23 5 13 9 8
05
THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike MOSSER, John HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BENTO, James BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
5 10 200
Game: 24-58 41.4% Game: 8-25 32.0% Game: 12-20 60.0%
Deadball Rebounds 4,1
* * * * *
2-6 4-11 0-3 2-4 2-5 3-9 1-5 1-1 2-5 0-0 17-49
2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:
0-2 0-0 0-3 2-4 0-0 1-4 1-4 0-0 2-4 0-0
2-2 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-2
6-21
9-14
8-24 5-13 4-8
33.3% 38.5% 50.0%
1 3 4 2 3 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 13 19
TP
A TO Blk Stl
0 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 0
6 10 0 6 5 9 5 2 6 0
2 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0
4 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 1 1
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
9
49
9 13
2
3 200
Game: 17-49 34.7% Game: 6-21 28.6% Game: 9-14 64.3%
Min
22 26 26 24 28 27 19 10 14 4
Deadball Rebounds 2
15 20 21 52 01 03 10 12 14 22 32 34 45
FG % 1st Half: 19-31 61.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 7-12 58.3% FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
* * * * *
6-11 5-7 0-1 1-5 4-6 2-2 0-0 3-7 0-0 0-2 6-6 0-0 3-6 1-1
1-4 5-6 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-5 0-0
1 2 3 1 0 4 4 1 1 1 2 1 0 5 5 1 2 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 3 4 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 2 4 6 31-54 11-22 14-16 11 28 39 13
2nd half: 12-23 52.2% 2nd half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd half: 10-11 90.9%
0-0 4-4 2-2 2-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 4-4 0-0
TP
A TO Blk Stl
13 19 2 5 8 4 0 7 0 0 15 0 12 2
3 1 4 9 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Min
0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1
0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1 1 0 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
87 24 11
5
9 200
Game: 31-54 57.4% Game: 11-22 50.0% Game: 14-16 87.5%
21 18 17 22 15 11 12 15 4 17 15 4 16 13
Deadball Rebounds 1,1
Officials: Rusty Phillips, Jason Baker, Tony Turner Technical fouls: Stetson-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 3472
Officials: Tony Greene, Anthony Jordan, Tony Henderson Technical fouls: FGCU-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 3500 Score by periods FGCU Mercer
Player
02
Mercer 87 • 17-5, 8-1 A-Sun
Mercer 68 • 16-5, 7-1 A-Sun ##
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
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Points FGCU MER
In Paint 28 31
Off T/O 9 14
2nd Fast Chance Break 7 14 6 9
Score tied - 5 times. Lead changed - 3 times.
Bench 7 20
Score by periods Stetson Mercer
1st
2nd
Total
24 49
25 38
49 87
Last FG - STET 2nd-00:34, MER 2nd-02:48. Largest lead - STET by 2 1st-19:38, MER by 45 2nd-03:59.
@MercerMBB NCAA Tournament Guide
Points STET MER
In Paint 16 30
Off T/O 14 14
2nd Fast Chance Break 2 4 11 2
Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 1 time.
Bench 22 40
GAME
23
GAME
24
Mercer 90, ETSU 77 Jan. 31, 2014 Johnson City, Tenn. MSHA AthleƟc Center
USC Upstate 80, Mercer 61 Feb. 2, 2014 Spartanburg, S.C. G.B. Hodge Center
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Senior Bud Thomas unleashed a dizzying barrage of 3-pointers over the East Tennessee State zone defense to power the Mercer men’s basketball team to a 90-77 win at the MSHA Athletic Center on Friday evening.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Mercer men’s basketball team registered its lowest shooting percentage of the season and saw its eightgame winning streak snapped in an 80-61 loss to USC Upstate at the Hodge Center on Sunday afternoon.
Thomas drilled eight three-balls, including four in a three-minute stretch to close the first half en route to a game-high 28 points. The effort left the senior from Highlands Ranch, Colorado just one short of tying his own program record for single-game 3-pointers, set earlier this season at Lipscomb.
Mercer’s first loss since Jan. 1 dropped the team to 18-6 (9-2 A-Sun) while USC Upstate extended its winning streak to four-straight with the win. Senior Anthony White Jr. led Mercer with 12 points in the losing effort.
As a team, Mercer canned 14 3-pointers, outdueling ETSU in a battle that saw the teams combine for 46 3-point attempts. The 14 makes left Mercer just one short of tying the team singlegame record, achieved most recently in 2008-09 against USC Upstate. Senior Jakob Gollon registered the third double-double of his career and first of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds in the win. Gollon nearly finished with a triple-double, also handing out seven assists on the evening. Gollon’s strong night on the glass helped Mercer dominate the undersized ETSU squad 38-24 on the boards. Thomas was close to a double-double as well, grabbing eight rebounds of his own.
05
THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel WHITE, Anthony Jr. HALL, Langston LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike MOSSER, John HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BENTO, James BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
20 52 15 21 01 03 10 12 14 22 32 34 45
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f 10-17 f 5-10 f 2-4 g 5-8 g 2-7 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-4 2-2 0-0 1-2 2-2
1 7 8 0 4 7 11 1 2 0 2 4 1 2 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 32-58 14-27 12-19 13 25 38 16
FG % 1st Half: 16-25 64.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 12-17 70.6% FT % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0%
8-14 0-0 0-0 2-4 2-6 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0
0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 6-6 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-2
2nd half: 16-33 48.5% 2nd half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd half: 11-17 64.7%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
Min
28 10 4 13 12 0 3 1 0 5 6 0 3 5
0 7 0 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2
35 30 12 28 36 0+ 5 11 0+ 12 14 0+ 5 12
1 3 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
90 22 10
3
6 200
Game: 32-58 55.2% Game: 14-27 51.9% Game: 12-19 63.2%
Deadball Rebounds 6
ETSU 77 • 11-11, 4-5 A-Sun Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
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Player
13
MERRIWEATHER, A.J. HARRIS, Hunter GADSDEN-GILLIARD, K McCLAIN, Petey REMBERT, Rashawn RILEY, Jalen BANKS, Isaac WILSON, Lester PODERIS, Lukas Team Totals
20 35 01 04 05 10 15 34
FG % 1st Half: 10-29 34.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-12 41.7% FT % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7%
f f f g g
2-6 5-10 0-6 3-5 7-12 6-13 0-1 5-7 0-0
0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 4-7 2-4 0-0 2-4 0-0
28-60
8-19
2 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 5 13-18 10 14 24 16
2nd half: 18-31 58.1% 2nd half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd half: 7-11 63.6%
5-6 2-3 1-2 1-1 1-2 1-2 0-0 2-2 0-0
TP
A TO Blk Stl
9 12 1 7 19 15 0 14 0
3 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1
2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
77 10
7
3
6 200
Game: 28-60 46.7% Game: 8-19 42.1% Game: 13-18 72.2%
Min
27 35 26 29 37 19 4 19 4
Deadball Rebounds 2
Officials: Vladamir Voyard-Tadal, James Barker, Chuck Jones Technical fouls: Mercer-None. ETSU-GADSDEN-GILLIARD, K.. Attendance: 3350 ETSU's Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard with a technical foul with 3:44 in second half Score by periods Mercer ETSU
1st
2nd
Total
45 31
45 46
90 77
Last FG - MER 2nd-00:27, ETSU 2nd-00:35. Largest lead - MER by 17 2nd-11:07, ETSU by 5 1st-17:04.
Points MER ETSU
Moten finished with 10 points and two rebounds while senior Langston Hall booked four points, six rebounds, four assists, three steals and a block. The win was USC Upstate’s first against Mercer since Feb. 26, 2009. Despite the loss, Mercer clinched a spot in the Atlantic Sun Tournament by virtue of East Tennessee State’s win over Kennesaw State.
Mercer 61 • 18-6, 9-2 A-Sun
Mercer 90 • 18-5, 9-1 A-Sun
Player
White Jr. netted his team-high 12 points on 5-of-14 aim while also collecting four rebounds. USC Upstate senior center Ricardo Glenn notched his fourth-straight double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds while his classmate Torrey Craig tallied a game-high 25 points.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs USC Upstate 02/02/14 2:00 p.m. at Spartanburg, S.C. - Hodge Center
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs ETSU 1/31/14 7:00pm at MSHA Athletic Center (Johnson City, TN)
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Mercer struggled offensively, shooting just 21-of-60 (35%) from the floor and 5-of-23 from 3-point range while USC Upstate hit 22-of-50 attempts from the field and got 30 points at the free throw line.
In Paint 34 34
Off T/O 11 15
2nd Fast Chance Break 17 10 14 14
Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 1 time.
Bench 23 29
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Player
05
THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel WHITE, Anthony Jr. HALL, Langston LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BENTO, James BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
20 52 15 21 01 03 10 14 22 32 34 45
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f f g g
FG % 1st Half: 10-30 33.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% FT % 1st Half: 8-12 66.7%
1-6 2-6 1-2 5-14 1-7 1-4 0-0 0-2 2-2 4-6 0-0 2-7 2-4
0-4 1-1 0-0 1-6 1-6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-4 0-0
21-60
5-23
0-0 3-4 0-0 1-1 1-3 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 4-5
0 3 3 0 2 2 4 1 0 1 1 2 0 4 4 2 2 4 6 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 3 5 1 1 2 5 0 1 1 0 3 1 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 1 14-20 15 20 35 26
2nd half: 11-30 36.7% 2nd half: 3-14 21.4% 2nd half: 6-8 75.0%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
2 8 2 12 4 5 0 0 4 10 0 6 8
1 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 4 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2
61 10 16
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
1 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1
Min
23 23 11 21 35 8 8 12 13 15 1 16 14
3 12 200
Game: 21-60 35.0% Game: 5-23 21.7% Game: 14-20 70.0%
Deadball Rebounds 1,1
USC Upstate 80 • 13-10, 6-4 A-Sun ##
Player
12
GLENN, Ricardo CRAIG, Torrey MAXEY, Jodd MAWUENYEGA, Karim MILLER, Fred CUTHBERTSON, Josh STEPHENS, ShunQuez BLESSING, Mario BUCHANAN, Michael Team Totals
23 24 03 32 10 15 31 44
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f 3-4 f 10-18 f 2-5 g 1-4 g 1-5 1-4 1-2 3-7 0-1 22-50
FG % 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-14 21.4% FT % 1st Half: 15-21 71.4%
0-0 3-7 0-0 0-3 1-4 0-3 0-1 2-5 0-0 6-23
11-14 2-4 6-6 4-5 6-6 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-4
6 8 14 2 1 4 5 3 4 3 7 4 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 5 5 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 30-40 14 29 43 19
2nd half: 9-21 42.9% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 15-19 78.9%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
17 25 10 6 9 2 2 8 1
2 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 1
Min
5 3 3 1 2 0 0 3 0
1 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1
1 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 1
80 12 17
7
8 200
Game: 22-50 44.0% Game: 6-23 26.1% Game: 30-40 75.0%
32 34 19 17 27 17 21 25 8
Deadball Rebounds 3
Officials: Arthur Vaulk, Jeremy Mosier, Clyde Owens Technical fouls: Mercer-TEAM. USC Upstate-None. Attendance: 706 Score by periods Mercer USC Upstate
1st
2nd
Total
30 44
31 36
61 80
Last FG - MER 2nd-01:08, UPST 2nd-02:00. Largest lead - MER by 5 1st-16:54, UPST by 20 1st-03:05.
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Points MER UPST
In Paint 30 24
Off T/O 20 28
2nd Fast Chance Break 13 6 12 13
Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 2 times.
39
Bench 33 13
GAME
25
Mercer 75, Kennesaw State 68 Feb. 7, 2014 Kennesaw, Ga. KSU ConvocaƟon Center
KENNESAW, Ga. – An emotionally charged showdown of Georgia’s two Atlantic Sun men’s basketball teams went down to the wire on Friday, and Mercer executed down the stretch to come away with a 75-68 win over Kennesaw State at the KSU Convocation Center. Four Mercer players reached double figures in the win, led by senior point guard Langston Hall’s 20-point performance. Senior Bud Thomas added 16 points in the win while senior Monty Brown and junior Darious Moten added 12 and 10, respectively. After battling through three lead changes in the second half, Mercer found itself trailing 66-64 with 3:25 to play. Moten got the ball and powered his way to the hoop for a missed layup, but kept fighting and scored the put-back with three yellow jerseys draped all over him. Moten’s old-fashioned 3-point play gave Mercer a 67-66 lead - an advantage the Bears wouldn’t surrender the rest of the way. Moten’s play changed the momentum of the game, silencing a rabid crowd and putting the hosts on their heels. From that point on, the Bears clamped down on defense and held the Owls scoreless for the next 2:52 while securing the win. Moten was paramount when it mattered, scoring five of his 10 points and grabbing a rebound in the final three minutes. Thomas’ 16-point performance leaves the Highlands Ranch, Colorado native just 11 points shy of reaching the 1,000 point plateau. Thomas also registered six rebounds, two assists and a steal in the win. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Kennesaw State 02/07/14 7:00 p.m. at Kennesaw, Ga. (KSU Convocation Center)
05
THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel WHITE, Anthony Jr. HALL, Langston CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
20 52 15 21 03 10 14 22 34 45
FG % 1st Half: 9-26 3FG % 1st Half: 3-11 FT % 1st Half: 8-10
34.6% 27.3% 80.0%
f f f g g
Player
05
MORENA, Bernard COLEMAN, Orlando KOUASSI, Willy LOVE, Delbert HAMILTON, Myles PRUITT, Nigel BROWN, Yonel RUCKER, Nate WOZNIAK, Tanner Team Totals
24 50
7-12 1-5 4-7 1-6 5-17 0-0 0-2 0-0 3-6 0-1 3-4
2-6 0-0 0-0 1-4 3-9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0
24-60
6-21
0-0 0-0 1-2 2-2 7-8 0-0 1-2 0-0 4-7 0-0 6-6
2 4 6 3 2 1 3 3 3 11 14 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 3 5 21-27 13 25 38 22
2nd half: 15-34 44.1% 2nd half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd half: 13-17 76.5%
03 11 01 04 12 23
FG % 1st Half: 10-26 38.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-6 16.7% FT % 1st Half: 8-10 80.0%
3-5 5-9 1-1 2-10 2-4 2-7 5-6 2-6 1-4
0-1 0-1 0-0 0-3 1-2 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-2
2-6 0-0 0-0 6-6 2-2 3-6 2-3 4-5 1-1
23-52
2-13
20-29
2nd half: 13-26 50.0% 2nd half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd half: 12-19 63.2%
1st
2nd
Total
29 29
46 39
75 68
Last FG - MER 2nd-02:18, KSU 2nd-00:08. Largest lead - MER by 8 1st-11:03, KSU by 3 2nd-18:36.
40
The Bears nailed five 3-pointers in the opening 7:23 of the game to break open a 25-9 lead by the second media timeout. Mercer’s long range assault coupled with a stellar defensive effort that saw the hosts limit Lipscomb to just 4-of-28 (14.3%) shooting in the first period. Mercer’s 27-point halftime lead quickly grew to 31 at the start of the second half as Hall dished assists to senior Daniel Coursey and senior Jakob Gollon for back-to-back dunks in the opening minute of the second half. The game was never in doubt during the period, as the Bears’ lead ranged from as little as 28 to as many as 38 before the final buzzer. The Orange and Black dominated inside, outscoring the visitors 28-8 in the paint while also winning the rebounding battle 41-31. Hall’s eighth 20-plus point performance combined with four assists, two steals and a pair of rebounds. Junior forward Darious Moten joined Hall in double figures, netting 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting to go along with four rebounds, an assist and a steal.
Player
33 20 29 24 36 7 16 3 16 6 10
35 52 00 02 22 01 03 05 10 15 20 21
SMITH, Martin SMITH, Malcolm SANKEY, Khion WILLIAMS, Josh HAMPTON, J.C. MILLER, Cam SANDERSON, Carter BUTLER, J.J. DENNY, Talbott GREENE, Dylan JOHNSON, Chad SMITH, Charles Team Totals
16 2 9 5 20 0 1 0 10 0 12
2 2 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0
0 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 0
0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0
75 10
8
6
6 200 Deadball Rebounds 2
1 3 4 4 2 4 6 2 0 4 4 5 1 0 1 3 1 1 2 2 1 5 6 1 0 3 3 3 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 6 9 27 36 21
TP
A TO Blk Stl
8 10 2 10 7 8 12 8 3
0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 1
2 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 0
0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1
68
7 12
3
5 200
Game: 23-52 44.2% Game: 2-13 15.4% Game: 20-29 69.0%
Min
18 30 21 31 22 14 25 27 12
Deadball Rebounds 4
FG % 1st Half: 4-28 3FG % 1st Half: 3-14 FT % 1st Half: 5-6
14.3% 21.4% 83.3%
f f g g g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 0-4 0-3 0-0 1 0 1 2 0-6 0-1 2-2 1 2 3 1 0-4 0-3 1-2 0 1 1 4 6-13 2-6 0-0 1 5 6 0 3-10 3-7 0-0 0 5 5 2 2-3 2-3 3-4 1 0 1 0 2-8 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1-5 0-1 3-6 4 1 5 4 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-2 1 3 4 0 4 1 5 14-57 9-29 11-18 14 19 33 15
2nd half: 10-29 34.5% 2nd half: 6-15 40.0% 2nd half: 6-12 50.0%
TP 0 2 1 14 9 9 6 0 5 0 2 0
A TO Blk Stl 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
48 11 11
4
Min 18 27 17 29 23 9 12 7 23 10 15 10
3 200
Game: 14-57 24.6% Game: 9-29 31.0% Game: 11-18 61.1%
Deadball Rebounds 4,1
Mercer 79 • 20-6 (11-2 ASun) ##
Player
05 15 20 21 52 01 03 10 12 14 22 32 34 45
THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike MOSSER, John HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BENTO, James BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 16-28 57.1% 3FG % 1st Half: 7-15 46.7% FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%
* * * * *
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 3-8 1-5 0-0 0 4 4 2 1-4 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 2 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 1 7-12 6-10 0-0 1 1 2 1 4-6 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 4 1-5 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1-3 1-2 5-6 1 6 7 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2-3 0-0 0-1 2 1 3 0 5-7 0-0 3-4 2 2 4 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 2 3-4 0-0 1-2 2 3 5 2 2 2 4 30-60 10-24 9-13 13 28 41 19
2nd half: 14-32 43.8% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 5-7 71.4%
TP 7 3 4 20 8 2 0 8 0 4 13 0 3 7
A TO Blk Stl 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
79 19 11
7
Min 25 21 17 25 18 5 13 17 1 11 21 2 13 11
6 200
Game: 30-60 50.0% Game: 10-24 41.7% Game: 9-13 69.2%
Deadball Rebounds 1,4
Officials: Jerry Heater, Jeb Hartness, Anthony Jordan Technical fouls: Lipscomb-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 1872
Officials: Doug Sirmons, Antonio Petty, Mike Nance Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Kennesaw State-None. Attendance: 3624 Score by periods Mercer Kennesaw State
Mercer reached the 20-win mark for the third-straight season, improving to 20-6 overall while staying atop the Atlantic Sun standings with an 11-2 record. Lipscomb dropped its secondstraight game and fell to 11-14 (6-8 A-Sun).
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A TO Blk Stl
Game: 24-60 40.0% Game: 6-21 28.6% Game: 21-27 77.8%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f c g g
MACON, Ga. - Senior point guard Langston Hall drilled six 3-pointers and the men’s basketball team held Lipscomb to 24.6 % (14-of-57) shooting from the field in a 79-48 rout of the Bisons at Hawkins Arena on Friday night.
Min
TP
Kennesaw State 68 • 4-21, 1-11 A-Sun ##
Feb. 14, 2014 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena
Lipscomb 48 • 11-14 (6-8 ASun)
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
Player
26
Mercer 79, Lipscomb 48
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Lipscomb vs Mercer 2/14/14 7 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena
Mercer 75 • 19-6, 10-2 A-Sun ##
GAME
Points MER KSU
In Paint 36 36
Off T/O 18 4
2nd Fast Chance Break 14 4 7 2
Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 9 times.
Bench 23 31
Score by periods Lipscomb Mercer
1st
2nd
Total
16 43
32 36
48 79
Last FG - LIP 2nd-02:17, MER 2nd-03:06. Largest lead - LIP None, MER by 38 2nd-09:23.
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Points LIP MER
In Paint 8 28
Off T/O 6 17
2nd Fast Chance Break 10 0 11 9
Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 0 times.
Bench 22 37
GAME
27
Mercer 89, N. Kentucky 67 Feb. 16, 2014 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena
MACON, Ga. – Senior guard Bud Thomas scored his 1,000th career point and the Mercer men’s basketball team set a program single-game record with 16 made 3-pointers in an 89-67 victory over Northern Kentucky on Sunday at Hawkins Arena. Mercer (21-6, 12-2 A-Sun) won its third-straight game and preserved an unbeaten 14-0 record at home this year while Northern Kentucky lost is seventh-straight and fell to 8-19 (4-11 A-Sun). Thomas reached the milestone at the 2:09 mark of the first half, fittingly by burying a 3-pointer on the wing. His triple was just one of 11 made by the Bears in the first half on 16 total attempts. Senior guard Langston Hall hit five 3’s himself in the first period on his way to tying a personal single-game scoring record with 25 points. The Atlanta native paired his 25 points with eight assists and four rebounds while only surrendering one turnover. Senior Anthony White Jr. got in on the act as well, nailing both of his 3-point shots while booking 13 points, six rebounds and three assists. Senior Jakob Gollon, senior Kevin Canevari and sophomore Ike Nwamu also made 3’s on Sunday. For the game, Mercer shot 16-of-27 from beyond the arc while registering a 58.8% (30-of-51) field goal percentage. The effort marked the 11th time this season that the Orange and Black have shot 50% of better from the field.
01
FLOURNOY, Jack JACKSON, Jordan CAMPS, Daniel MURRAY, Cole DANOS, Dean ROSENWINKEL, Matt WHITE, Tyler GIESLER, Jake BILLUPS, Jalen MONACO, Anthony COLE, Deontae Team Totals
02 15 25 44 05 10 20 21 33 35
FG % 1st Half: 10-23 43.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-12 41.7% FT % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
* * * * *
0-2 4-8 5-11 4-6 1-1 1-1 5-14 0-3 2-4 0-0 1-3
0-2 0-1 0-1 2-4 1-1 1-1 3-8 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2
0-0 3-5 4-6 2-2 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0
23-53
8-21
13-18
2nd half: 13-30 43.3% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 8-11 72.7%
0 1 1 0 1 4 5 1 0 3 3 4 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 7 17 24 19
TP
A TO Blk Stl
0 11 14 12 3 3 16 0 5 0 3
0 3 6 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 1
0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
67 16
9
1
6 200
Game: 23-53 43.4% Game: 8-21 38.1% Game: 13-18 72.2%
Min
2 30 35 32 11 15 30 7 13 13 12
Deadball Rebounds 1
Player
05
THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
15 20 21 52 01 03 10 14 22 34 45
FG % 1st Half: 18-25 72.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 11-16 68.8% FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
* * * * *
4-8 4-4 3-4 8-13 4-5 0-0 1-3 1-4 2-3 3-4 0-2 0-1
3-4 2-2 1-1 8-13 0-0 0-0 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0
0-0 3-4 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-6 3-4 0-0 0-0
30-51 16-27 13-17 2nd half: 12-26 46.2% 2nd half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd half: 8-9 88.9%
0 3 3 0 0 6 6 2 1 2 3 2 0 4 4 0 0 5 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 2 2 4 1 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 7 27 34 18
TP
A TO Blk Stl
11 13 8 25 9 0 3 3 8 9 0 0
1 3 3 8 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 0
Min
0 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 2
0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0
89 22 11
6
5 200
Game: 30-51 58.8% Game: 16-27 59.3% Game: 13-17 76.5%
21 27 21 26 21 4 15 15 19 16 12 3
Deadball Rebounds 1
Officials: Bart Lenox, James Hicks, Tony Turner Technical fouls: Northern Kentucky-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 2172 Score by periods Northern Kentucky Mercer
1st
2nd
Total
30 52
37 37
67 89
Last FG - NKU 2nd-00:20, MER 2nd-00:32. Largest lead - NKU None, MER by 34 2nd-11:05.
Points NKU MER
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Senior point guard Langston Hall scored a game-high 16 points, but the men’s basketball team was outrebounded 48-29 and shot a season-low 34.4 percent in a 75-61 loss to Florida Gulf Coast in front a record Alico Arena crowd of 4,633 on Friday night. Mercer 21-7 (12-3 A-Sun) saw its three-game winning streak snapped while Florida Gulf Coast won the sixth game in its last seven outings and jumped to 18-10 (12-3 A-Sun). The Bears and the Eagles are now tied atop the A-Sun standing with just three games to play. With a FGCU-promoted white-out in effect, the Bears and Eagles gave the patrons a terrific showing for the majority of the game, as neither team could gain more than a seven-point separation in the first 32 minutes. The turning point came as the Eagles broke away from a twopoint game with a 15-1 surge that elapsed 3:36 of game time. The run was capped by an Eric McKnight jam that sent the Alico Arena crowd into a frenzy and put the hosts ahead 59-41 with 4:51 to play. The Bears battled hard in the final minutes, but couldn’t close the gap any closer than 14. Mercer’s season low shooting percentage yielded just 61 points, tying its Feb. 2 loss at USC Upstate for the lowest offensive output of the year. The Bears were outmatched on the glass for just the second time in the last 12 games.
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Player
05 15 20 21 52 01 03 10 14 22 32 34 45
THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BENTO, James BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 8-28 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 FT % 1st Half: 4-8
* * * * *
28.6% 25.0% 50.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 2 2-5 2-4 0-0 1 2 3 1 2-9 0-1 0-0 1 3 4 1 3-12 2-8 8-10 0 1 1 2 4-10 0-0 1-4 2 3 5 4 2-3 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 2 0-1 0-1 2-2 1 0 1 3 5-9 0-2 1-2 2 1 3 2 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0-4 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 2 2-3 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 1 3 1 4 21-61 5-20 14-22 12 17 29 24
2nd half: 13-33 39.4% 2nd half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 10-14 71.4%
TP 3 6 4 16 9 5 2 11 0 0 0 0 5 61
A TO Blk Stl Min 0 0 0 1 24 0 1 0 1 24 2 2 0 2 21 3 0 0 3 33 0 1 2 0 26 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 0 18 1 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 1 1 0 0 11 1 9 9 2 7 200
Game: 21-61 34.4% Game: 5-20 25.0% Game: 14-22 63.6%
Deadball Rebounds 2
FGCU 75 • 18-10, 12-3
Mercer 89 • 21-6 (12-2 ASun) ##
Feb. 21, 2014 Fort Myers, Fla. Alico Arena
Mercer 61 • 21-7, 12-3
Northern Kentucky 67 • 8-19 (4-11 ASun)
Player
28
FGCU 75, Mercer 61
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs FGCU 02/21/14 6:00 PM at Alico Arena (Fort Myers, FL)
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Northern Kentucky vs Mercer 2/16/14 2 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena
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GAME
In Paint 20 18
Off T/O 20 19
2nd Fast Chance Break 6 6 16 5
Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 0 times.
Bench 27 23
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Player
00 02 05 12 20 01 04 15 21 22 24 35
COMER, Brett THOMPSON, Bernard JONES, Jamail McKNIGHT, Eric FIELER, Chase HICKS, Nate SHOON, Armand CVJETICANIN, Filip ALLEN, TeJai BOYLE, Kevin BLAKE, Marcus GRAF, Dajuan Team Totals
* * * * *
FG % 1st Half: 10-28 35.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% FT % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 5-11 1-2 4-9 2 3 5 2 1-6 0-2 5-6 1 5 6 2 4-10 1-3 2-5 3 10 13 0 2-4 0-0 1-2 1 4 5 2 5-7 1-2 3-4 3 2 5 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 6 8 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3-6 1-4 2-3 0 2 2 2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0-2 0-2 4-4 0 0 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2-3 1-2 2-2 0 0 0 3 2 2 4 23-50 5-17 24-37 14 34 48 18
2nd half: 13-22 59.1% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 20-30 66.7%
TP 15 7 11 5 14 2 0 9 1 4 0 7
A TO Blk Stl 4 5 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
75
9 13
2
Min 34 28 33 22 21 16 1 21 1 4 1 18
1 200
Game: 23-50 46.0% Game: 5-17 29.4% Game: 24-37 64.9%
Deadball Rebounds 9
Officials: Marc Ellard (R), Chuck Jones, Bret Smith Technical fouls: Mercer-None. FGCU-None. Attendance: 4664 Score by periods Mercer FGCU
1st
2nd
Total
23 26
38 49
61 75
Last FG - MER 2nd-00:11, FGCU 2nd-02:26. Largest lead - MER by 3 1st-18:05, FGCU by 20 2nd-02:26.
@MercerMBB NCAA Tournament Guide
Points MER FGCU
In Paint 26 28
Off T/O 12 11
2nd Fast Chance Break 14 0 15 4
Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 4 times.
41
Bench 23 23
GAME
29
GAME
30
Mercer 73, Stetson 52 Feb. 23, 2014 DeLand, Fla. Edmunds Center
DELAND, Fla. – The final Atlantic Sun regular season meeting between the conference’s two longest tenured schools started out as a slugfest, but an extended run helped the Mercer men’s basketball team run away from the Hatters in a 73-52 victory at the Edmunds Center on Saturday. Four Mercer players reached double figure scoring in the win, highlighted by Langston Hall’s 16 points. With the triumph, Mercer jumped to 22-7 (13-3 A-Sun) on the year while Stetson dropped its fourth-straight game and fell to 7-21 (5-11 A-Sun). The Orange and Black are guaranteed at least a share of the Atlantic Sun regular season championship with two wins in the final two regular season games. A knock-down, drag-out first half saw the lead change 13 times before the Bears closed with a 9-0 run in the final 2:34 of the period to take a 35-27 halftime lead. The surge was keyed by Jibri Bryan, who grabbed a defensive rebound and raced the other way for an and-one layup at the 1:34 juncture. Mercer continued the run out of the break, as Hall drilled a pair of 3-pointers to start a 17-2 charge that put the Bears ahead 5229 with 12:29 to play. Mercer took the wind out of Stetson’s sails at the defensive end, forcing the Hatters into 0-of-10 shooting and four turnovers during the stretch. The total run amounted to a 26-2 charge by the Bears that spanned 11:12 of game time. The Hatters could never recover, cutting the margin to less than 20 just twice more before time expired. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Stetson 2/23/14 1:00 p.m. at DeLand, Fla. (Edmunds Center)
Player
05
THOMAS, Bud GOLLON, Jakob COURSEY, Daniel WHITE, Anthony Jr. HALL, Langston LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
20 52 15 21 01 03 10 14 22 34 45
FG % 1st Half: 12-20 60.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% FT % 1st Half: 8-10 80.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f f g g
1-4 3-4 4-7 5-9 5-9 0-0 1-2 4-6 0-0 3-4 1-2 2-3
0-2 0-0 0-0 2-6 2-4 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-2 1-1 3-4
29-50
6-16
9-12
2nd half: 17-30 56.7% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 1-2 50.0%
0 2 2 4 1 2 3 3 3 4 7 3 1 2 3 1 0 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 8 27 35 17
TP
A TO Blk Stl
2 6 8 12 16 0 2 11 0 6 3 7
6 1 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 2 3 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 1
73 15 18
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
0 1 1 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
Min
14 27 19 28 32 3 8 21 10 12 13 13
3 10 200
Game: 29-50 58.0% Game: 6-16 37.5% Game: 9-12 75.0%
Deadball Rebounds 1
Stetson 52 • 7-22, 5-12 A-Sun ##
Player
03
GREEN, Willie PEGG, Brian ANDREWS, Raymone MILLER, Hunter GRAHAM, Aaron SMITH, Kentwan GLASFORD, B.J. SOLANKE, Leke BARAL, Glenn SIKORA, Kyle Team Totals
41 01 10 11 02 04 23 33 40
FG % 1st Half: 12-32 37.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% FT % 1st Half: 1-3 33.3%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f g g g
7-17 3-10 2-7 2-4 0-4 5-5 0-7 0-0 0-2 1-1
2-4 1-3 1-5 1-3 0-3 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-1 0-0
0-0 2-3 2-2 2-2 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1
20-57
5-22
7-11
2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:
8-25 3-12 6-8
32.0% 25.0% 75.0%
4 3 7 1 4 1 5 1 0 3 3 3 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 12 15 27 15
TP
A TO Blk Stl
16 9 7 7 0 11 0 0 0 2
0 0 5 6 0 1 0 0 0 0
1 2 3 3 2 3 0 0 1 0
52 12 15
0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
2 1 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 0
Min
36 26 29 31 25 17 12 3 9 12
3 11 200
Game: 20-57 35.1% Game: 5-22 22.7% Game: 7-11 63.6%
Deadball Rebounds 2
Officials: Brian Shey, Lee Cassell, Glen Tuitt Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Stetson-None. Attendance: 1015 Score by periods Mercer Stetson
1st
2nd
Total
35 27
38 25
73 52
Last FG - MER 2nd-02:20, STET 2nd-00:00. Largest lead - MER by 26 2nd-02:20, STET by 1 1st-19:45.
42
Points MER STET
Feb. 27, 2014 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena
MACON, Ga. – Mercer senior point guard Langston Hall scored a game-high 24 points, but North Florida rallied from a late deficit to emerge with a 79-76 overtime win at Hawkins Arena on Thursday evening. With a chance to win on the final possession, Hall found senior Jakob Gollon on the baseline, but Gollon’s shot was blocked as time expired and the teams went to overtime. With 1:10 to play in the overtime period, UNF had assumed a 7473 lead when an off-ball foul sent Mercer sophomore Jibri Bryan to the free throw line. Bryan hit 1-of-2 attempts to tie the game, but once again Nesbitt responded with a layup on the other end to put the visitors on top. Hall misfired on a long three, and UNF sophomore Beau Beech got the rebound and skipped it ahead to Nesbit for a fast break dunk and a four-point lead with 20 seconds to play. Mercer got back within striking distance as Hall drove for a layup and UNF senior forward Charles McRoy hit 1-of-2 free throws with 14 seconds on the clock. The Bears had a golden chance to tie with six seconds left, as White Jr. got a good look on the wing. White Jr.’s shot was off the mark and the ball went over the backboard for a dead ball defensive rebound. Just when it seemed Mercer had been beaten, junior forward Darious Moten stole the inbounds pass and called timeout with 2.5 seconds to play. The final play wasn’t meant to be, as senior Bud Thomas had the ball slip through his hands on Mercer’s inbounds pass.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics North Florida vs Mercer 02/27/14 7 p.m. at Macon, Ga. (Hawkins Arena)
Mercer 73 • 22-7, 13-3 A-Sun ##
North Florida 79, Mercer 76 (OT)
In Paint 40 24
Off T/O 16 14
2nd Fast Chance Break 10 8 4 8
North Florida 79 • 15-15, 9-8 A-Sun ##
Player
01
WALLACE, Travis BEECH, Beau McROY, Charles MOORE, Dallas DAVENPORT, Chris NESBITT, Jalen BRENNAN, Sean WILSON, Devin DANIELS, Demarcus BANKS, Romelo Team Totals
02 05 14 35 00 03 04 32 33
FG % 1st Half: 10-26 38.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7%
8-12 4-8 2-4 5-12 1-5 6-7 0-0 0-0 1-6 1-4
0-0 3-7 1-3 2-4 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-5 0-0
2-3 4-4 1-2 1-1 3-6 5-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
28-58
7-21
16-22
2nd half: 14-26 53.8% 2nd half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd half: 8-11 72.7%
OT: OT: OT:
3 4 7 3 0 4 4 3 1 1 2 0 1 4 5 2 2 8 10 5 1 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 2 0 3 3 9 29 38 20 4-6 0-1 2-4
66.7% 0.0% 50.0%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
18 15 6 13 5 18 0 0 2 2
2 2 2 3 3 4 0 0 0 0
Min
3 2 2 5 2 1 0 0 3 1
1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
79 16 19
3
8 225
Game: 28-58 48.3% Game: 7-21 33.3% Game: 16-22 72.7%
36 33 25 37 28 33 3 4 17 9
Deadball Rebounds 3
Mercer 76 • 22-8, 13-4 A-Sun ##
Player
05
THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
15 20 21 52 03 10 14 22 34 45
FG % 1st Half: 13-27 48.1% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 7-10 70.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
* * * * *
2-7 5-9 3-7 7-19 5-13 2-3 0-2 0-0 2-3 1-2 2-3
0-3 1-4 0-0 2-6 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
29-68
4-14
0 4 4 3 1 3 4 3 3 1 4 3 2 4 6 0 2 4 6 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 14-18 12 24 36 19
2nd half: 14-33 42.4% 2nd half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd half: 4-4 100.0
0-0 1-2 0-0 8-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 3-4
OT: OT: OT:
2-8 0-3 3-4
25.0% 0.0% 75.0%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
4 12 6 24 10 5 0 0 4 4 7
3 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
2 2 1 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 1
76 10 13
0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
Min
32 41 28 39 33 5 7 9 10 11 10
3 11 225
Game: 29-68 42.6% Game: 4-14 28.6% Game: 14-18 77.8%
Deadball Rebounds 2
Officials: Bart Lenox, Darryl Smith, Tony Greene Technical fouls: North Florida-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 2134 Score by periods North Florida Mercer
Bench 29 13
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
* * * * *
1st
2nd
OT
Total
30 35
39 34
10 7
79 76
Last FG - UNF OT-00:20, MER OT-00:15. Largest lead - UNF by 4 OT-00:20, MER by 12 1st-01:40.
Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 13 times.
@MercerMBB NCAA Tournament Guide
Points UNF MER
In Paint 40 36
Off T/O 15 20
2nd Fast Chance Break 8 9 11 11
Score tied - 9 times. Lead changed - 13 times.
Bench 22 20
GAME
31
Mercer 69, Jacksonville 55 March 1, 2014 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena
GAME
32
Mercer 85, Jacksonville 64 A-Sun Tournament Quarterfinal March 4, 2014 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena
MACON, Ga. – On a day in which the most successful senior class in Mercer men’s basketball history was honored, the group reaffirmed their championship pedigree by clinching Atlantic Sun regular season co-championship honors with a 69-55 win over Jacksonville on Saturday at Hawkins Arena.
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Senior point guard Langston Hall scored a game-high 16 points, but the men’s basketball team was outrebounded 48-29 and shot a season-low 34.4 percent in a 75-61 loss to Florida Gulf Coast in front a record Alico Arena crowd of 4,633 on Friday night.
Mercer closed its season at 23-8 (14-4 A-Sun), tying Florida Gulf Coast for first place in the league standings.
Mercer 21-7 (12-3 A-Sun) saw its three-game winning streak snapped while Florida Gulf Coast won the sixth game in its last seven outings and jumped to 18-10 (12-3 A-Sun). The Bears and the Eagles are now tied atop the A-Sun standing with just three games to play.
Senior Jakob Gollon led all scorers with 18 points in the win in the while his classmate Daniel Coursey booked his fifth doubledouble of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Senior Langston Hall dished the 600th assist of his career on Saturday and moved into second place in Atlantic Sun history with 603 assists. Mercer finished 14-4 in league play for the second-straight season to capture the program’s third regular season A-Sun title. The Bears were also co-champions in 2003 and outright champs last season. Mercer’s 14 conference wins equaled last seasons’ ledger for the most conference wins in program history. The Bears’ 23 wins tied the 2002-03 edition of the Bears for most regular season victories. Mercer’s seven-member senior class was honored postgame prior to cutting down the nets at Hawkins Arena. Over the last four seasons, the team has posted an 89-49 overall record including three-straight 20-win seasons.
With a FGCU-promoted white-out in effect, the Bears and Eagles gave the patrons a terrific showing for the majority of the game, as neither team could gain more than a seven-point separation in the first 32 minutes. The turning point came as the Eagles broke away from a twopoint game with a 15-1 surge that elapsed 3:36 of game time. The run was capped by an Eric McKnight jam that sent the Alico Arena crowd into a frenzy and put the hosts ahead 59-41 with 4:51 to play. The Bears battled hard in the final minutes, but couldn’t close the gap any closer than 14. Mercer’s season low shooting percentage yielded just 61 points, tying its Feb. 2 loss at USC Upstate for the lowest offensive output of the year. The Bears were outmatched on the glass for just the second time in the last 12 games. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Jacksonville vs Mercer 3/4/14 7:05 pm at Hawkins Arena - Macon, Ga.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Jacksonville vs Mercer 3/1/14 1 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena
Jacksonville 64 • 12-18
Jacksonville 55 • 12-17 (8-10ASun) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
##
Player
00
DAWSON, Javon MARTIN, Vince HAYWOOD, Jarvis MCDOUGALD, Keith SLAWSON, RJ WHITE, Marcel HOLDER, J.R. HUNT, Sam MURRAY, Josh Team Totals
05 11 21 33 13 15 22 34
FG % 1st Half: 8-24 3FG % 1st Half: 2-11 FT % 1st Half: 3-7
33.3% 18.2% 42.9%
* * * * *
4-5 3-9 3-10 3-7 3-8 0-3 4-8 0-0 0-0
1-1 3-7 3-6 0-3 0-1 0-2 1-3 0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0 4-6 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0
20-50
8-23
7-11
2nd half: 12-26 46.2% 2nd half: 6-12 50.0% 2nd half: 4-4 100.0
2 3 5 3 1 5 6 1 1 1 2 5 0 3 3 3 2 6 8 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 2 6 11 23 34 22
TP
A TO Blk Stl
9 9 13 8 6 0 10 0 0
2 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Min
5 1 5 5 2 1 2 0 0
0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
55 12 21
2
6 200
Game: 20-50 40.0% Game: 8-23 34.8% Game: 7-11 63.6%
35 34 31 32 30 10 19 3 6
Deadball Rebounds 2
Player
03
CANEVARI, Kevin THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. GOLLON, Jakob BROWN, Monty LEONARD, Phillip NWAMU, Ike HALLICE, TJ HALL, Langston MOTEN, Darious BRYAN, Jibri COURSEY, Daniel Team Totals
05 15 20 45 01 10 14 21 22 34 52
FG % 1st Half: 15-28 53.6% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
* * * * *
0-0 5-7 2-7 5-12 2-3 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-7 2-4 0-0 7-10
0-0 2-2 0-4 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 1-2 0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0 0-1 6-10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 7-8 0-0 0-0 1-2
25-51
5-15
14-22
2nd half: 10-23 43.5% 2nd half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd half: 14-22 63.6%
0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 0 1 1 2 2 3 5 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 7 11 2 0 1 1 9 20 29 12
TP
A TO Blk Stl
1st
2nd
Total
21 32
34 37
55 69
Last FG - JU 2nd-01:15, MER 2nd-01:29. Largest lead - JU None, MER by 18 2nd-15:21.
DAWSON, Javon MARTIN, Vince HAYWOOD, Jarvis MCDOUGALD, Keith SLAWSON, RJ BOGUS, Jeremy BELL, Marcellous WHITE, Marcel HOLDER, J.R. HUNT, Sam MURRAY, Josh Team Totals
05 11 21 33 01 10 13 15 22 34
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
* * * * *
4-7 4-11 5-9 3-8 1-4 0-0 1-2 1-2 1-3 0-2 0-0
0-0 4-7 2-4 2-6 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0
1-3 5-6 3-6 2-4 2-3 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
20-48 10-21 14-24
FG % 1st Half: 11-23 47.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0%
0 12 4 18 4 0 2 0 9 5 0 15
2 5 0 3 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0
Min
##
Player
10 33 27 28 11 4 4 2 32 12 10 27
05
THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel LEONARD, Phillip CANEVARI, Kevin HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 2
0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
69 16 11
5
4 200
Game: 25-51 49.0% Game: 5-15 33.3% Game: 14-22 63.6%
Deadball Rebounds 2,1
2nd half: 9-25 36.0% 2nd half: 7-12 58.3% 2nd half: 11-19 57.9%
1 8 9 2 0 2 2 2 3 2 5 3 0 1 1 1 2 4 6 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 22 30 18
TP
A TO Blk Stl
9 17 15 10 4 0 4 3 2 0 0
2 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Min
3 2 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
64 13 14
5
3 200
Game: 20-48 41.7% Game: 10-21 47.6% Game: 14-24 58.3%
34 36 28 28 24 2 2 16 21 4 5
Deadball Rebounds 3
15 20 21 52 01 03 14 22 34 45
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
* 6-11 * 11-15 * 2-5 * 0-4 * 3-4 0-3 0-0 4-5 2-7 0-2 0-0
6-10 3-3 1-2 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-0
0-0 4-4 5-5 3-5 2-2 1-2 2-2 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-0
28-56 10-21 19-23
FG % 1st Half: 14-30 46.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7% FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%
2nd half: 14-26 53.8% 2nd half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd half: 16-19 84.2%
TP
0 9 9 2 2 5 7 4 0 4 4 4 0 4 4 1 2 1 3 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 9 27 36 20
A TO Blk Stl
Min
18 1 29 1 10 1 3 10 8 1 1 0 2 1 8 0 6 1 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
85 16
8
4
9 200
Game: 28-56 50.0% Game: 10-21 47.6% Game: 19-23 82.6%
32 30 22 35 22 8 5 18 18 9 1
Deadball Rebounds 1
Officials: Jerry Heater, Lee Cassell, Antinio Petty Technical fouls: Jacksonville-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 1832
Officials: Chuck Jones, Alan Cosby, Freddie Williams Technical fouls: Jacksonville-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 2572 Score by periods Jacksonville Mercer
Player
00
Mercer 85 • 24-8
Mercer 69 • 23-8 (14-4 ASun) ##
##
Points JU MER
In Paint 18 28
Off T/O 11 23
2nd Fast Chance Break 7 4 7 2
Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.
Bench 10 31
Score by periods Jacksonville Mercer
1st
2nd
Total
28 37
36 48
64 85
Last FG - JU 2nd-00:02, MER 2nd-01:40. Largest lead - JU by 4 1st-15:01, MER by 27 2nd-00:51.
@MercerMBB NCAA Tournament Guide
Points JU MER
In Paint 16 39
Off T/O 11 22
2nd Fast Chance Break 5 8 12 3
Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 2 times.
43
Bench 9 17
GAME
33
Mercer 78, USC Upstate 75 (2OT) A-Sun Tournament Semifinal March 6, 2014 Macon, Ga. Hawkins Arena
MACON, Ga. – On a day in which the most successful senior class in Mercer men’s basketball history was honored, the group reaffirmed their championship pedigree by clinching Atlantic Sun regular season co-championship honors with a 69-55 win over Jacksonville on Saturday at Hawkins Arena. Mercer closed its season at 23-8 (14-4 A-Sun), tying Florida Gulf Coast for first place in the league standings. Senior Jakob Gollon led all scorers with 18 points in the win in the while his classmate Daniel Coursey booked his fifth doubledouble of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Senior Langston Hall dished the 600th assist of his career on Saturday and moved into second place in Atlantic Sun history with 603 assists. Mercer finished 14-4 in league play for the second-straight season to capture the program’s third regular season A-Sun title. The Bears were also co-champions in 2003 and outright champs last season. Mercer’s 14 conference wins equaled last seasons’ ledger for the most conference wins in program history. The Bears’ 23 wins tied the 2002-03 edition of the Bears for most regular season victories. Mercer’s seven-member senior class was honored postgame prior to cutting down the nets at Hawkins Arena. Over the last four seasons, the team has posted an 89-49 overall record including three-straight 20-win seasons.
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
12
GLENN, Ricardo CRAIG, Torrey MAXEY, Jodd BLESSING, Mario MILLER, Fred MAWUENYEGA, Karim GREENE, Ty STEPHENS, ShunQuez OLUMUYIWA, Babatund BUCHANAN, Michael Team Totals
23 24 31 32 03 05 15 34 44
FG % 1st Half: 12-26 46.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% FT % 1st Half: 4-4 100.0
* * * * *
5-8 8-17 3-4 2-6 3-9 1-2 5-14 1-5 0-0 0-1
0-0 4-9 0-0 0-4 0-2 0-0 3-8 1-1 0-0 0-0
28-66
8-24
7-8 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
3 8 11 3 0 1 1 4 3 5 8 5 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 3 6 9 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 11-14 11 28 39 17
2nd half: 12-30 40.0% 2nd half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd half: 1-2 50.0%
OT: OT: OT:
4-10 1-4 6-8
40.0% 25.0% 75.0%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
Player
05
THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
15 20 21 52 03 10 14 22 34 45
FG % 1st Half: 10-26 38.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-13 46.2% FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%
17 24 6 4 6 2 13 3 0 0
2 0 2 2 6 0 4 0 0 0
3 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
75 16
9
4
5 250
Game: 28-66 42.4% Game: 8-24 33.3% Game: 11-14 78.6%
Four starters scored double figures in Sunday’s finale, led by Hall and White Jr.’s 15-point performances. Senior Daniel Coursey added 13 while Gollon chipped in 12. Early on the game was knotted at 13-13 before the Bears rattled off an energy-packed 20-2 run to assume an 18-point lead with seven seconds to go before halftime. Mercer disarmed FGCU’s weapons during the surge, holding the Eagles to just two points for an 8:36 stretch while silencing the home crowd. FGCU would get back within three with 2:29 to play, but Hall swished a pull-up jumper and Coursey canned two free throws to put the game out of reach.
Player
05
THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
40 42 30 31 38 6 37 19 5 2
20
Deadball Rebounds 1
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
##
21 52 03 10 14 22 34 45
FG % 1st Half: 12-30 40.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0%
* * * * *
0-6 5-9 4-12 6-11 3-9 0-2 1-6 0-0 2-4 0-0 1-1
0-5 1-2 1-4 2-6 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0
22-60
4-20
0-0 4-5 3-4 1-2 7-8 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-2
1 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 2 4 6 3 1 6 7 2 3 4 7 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 1 3 4 7 20-24 18 22 40 18
2nd half: 10-30 33.3% 2nd half: 1-10 10.0% 2nd half: 14-16 87.5%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
Min
0 15 12 15 13 0 4 0 5 0 4
1 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
27 32 28 34 31 5 20 1 13 0+ 9
68
9
0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 7
1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
4
5 200
Game: 22-60 36.7% Game: 4-20 20.0% Game: 20-24 83.3%
Deadball Rebounds 3
FGCU 60 • 22-12 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
* * * * *
2-8 4-7 5-14 6-12 2-5 0-0 2-3 2-2 1-6 1-2 0-2
0 2 2 1 1 5 6 0 1 4 5 2 1 3 4 0 2 4 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 7 10 25-61 14-31 14-18 11 27 38 14
2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:
1-6 4-5 3-7 3-8 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-2 1-1 0-0
9-23 5-11 8-8
0-0 0-0 4-7 6-6 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-0
39.1% 45.5% 100.0
OT: OT: OT:
1st
2nd
OT
OT2
Total
31 29
29 31
6 6
9 12
75 78
Last FG - UPST OT2-00:30, MER OT2-00:49. Largest lead - UPST by 5 1st-13:27, MER by 8 2nd-10:08.
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Mercer (26-8) exacted revenge on the same FGCU team that had eliminated the Bears from title contention the last two seasons. Senior point guard Langston Hall was named tournament MVP, while his classmates Jakob Gollon and Anthony White Jr. earned All-Tournament team selections.
15
6-12 3-7 3-6
50.0% 42.9% 50.0%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
5 12 17 21 4 0 8 4 4 3 0
3 1 0 6 1 1 1 0 2 0 0
1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
78 15
9
4
3 250
Game: 25-61 41.0% Game: 14-31 45.2% Game: 14-18 77.8%
Min
42 35 28 45 34 6 20 12 19 2 7
Deadball Rebounds 1,2
Officials: Doug Shows, Brian Shey, Pat Evans Technical fouls: USC Upstate-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 2572 Score by periods USC Upstate Mercer
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Mercer men’s basketball team turned the lights out on Florida Gulf Coast early and withstood numerous Eagle comeback attempts to capture the Atlantic Sun tournament championship by a 68-60 margin at Alico Arena on Sunday afternoon. Mercer’s win punched the team’s ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1985.
Min
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A-Sun Tournament Final March 9, 2014 Fort Myers, Fla. Alico Arena
Mercer 68 • 26-8
USC Upstate 75 • 19-12
Player
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Mercer 68, FGCU 60
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs FGCU 3/9/14 2 p.m. at Alico Arena - Fort Myers, Fla.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics USC Upstate vs Mercer 3/6/14 8:30 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena
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GAME
Points UPST MER
In Paint 29 12
Off T/O 11 15
2nd Fast Chance Break 12 7 19 0
Score tied - 14 times. Lead changed - 12 times.
Bench 18 19
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
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Player
00
COMER, Brett THOMPSON, Bernard JONES, Jamail McKNIGHT, Eric FIELER, Chase HICKS, Nate CVJETICANIN, Filip GRAF, Dajuan Team Totals
02 05 12 20 01 15 35
FG % 1st Half: 5-24 3FG % 1st Half: 0-7 FT % 1st Half: 7-11
20.8% 0.0% 63.6%
* * * * *
5-16 6-15 3-10 1-2 5-7 3-4 1-1 0-3
1-5 0-4 0-4 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-1
24-58
2-16
0 2 2 1 3 2 5 4 3 2 5 2 0 2 2 5 4 5 9 5 3 4 7 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 3 3 0 1 1 10-18 15 21 36 20
2nd half: 19-34 55.9% 2nd half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd half: 3-7 42.9%
3-6 2-3 0-0 0-2 3-4 0-0 2-3 0-0
TP
A TO Blk Stl
14 14 6 2 13 6 5 0
5 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Min
3 0 2 0 4 1 1 1
0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
60 10 12
4
2 200
Game: 24-58 41.4% Game: 2-16 12.5% Game: 10-18 55.6%
37 24 27 19 30 21 21 21
Deadball Rebounds 5
Officials: Mike Nance (R), James Barker, Ron Groover Technical fouls: Mercer-None. FGCU-None. Attendance: 4702 Atlantic Sun Championship Final #1 FGCU v. #2 Mercer Score by periods Mercer FGCU
1st
2nd
Total
33 17
35 43
68 60
Last FG - MER 2nd-00:26, FGCU 2nd-00:05. Largest lead - MER by 18 1st-00:07, FGCU by 1 1st-18:51.
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In Paint 26 40
Off T/O 16 13
2nd Fast Chance Break 15 4 10 8
Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 1 time.
Bench 13 11
GAME
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NCAA Tournament Second Round March 21, 2014 Raleigh, N.C. PNC Arena
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics USC Upstate vs Mercer 3/6/14 8:30 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - Hawkins Arena USC Upstate 75 • 19-12
Player
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GLENN, Ricardo CRAIG, Torrey MAXEY, Jodd BLESSING, Mario MILLER, Fred MAWUENYEGA, Karim GREENE, Ty STEPHENS, ShunQuez OLUMUYIWA, Babatund BUCHANAN, Michael Team Totals
23 24 31 32
RALEIGH, N.C. – In what may be described as one of the biggest upsets in recent NCAA Tournament history, the No. 14 seeded Mercer men’s basketball team made all the plays down the stretch to capture a 78-71 win over No. 3 seeded Duke in the second round of the Midwest Regional on Friday afternoon at PNC Arena.
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
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03 05 15 34 44
FG % 1st Half: 12-26 46.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% FT % 1st Half: 4-4 100.0
* * * * *
5-8 8-17 3-4 2-6 3-9 1-2 5-14 1-5 0-0 0-1
0-0 4-9 0-0 0-4 0-2 0-0 3-8 1-1 0-0 0-0
28-66
8-24
7-8 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
3 8 11 3 0 1 1 4 3 5 8 5 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 3 6 9 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 11-14 11 28 39 17
2nd half: 12-30 40.0% 2nd half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd half: 1-2 50.0%
OT: OT: OT:
4-10 1-4 6-8
40.0% 25.0% 75.0%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
17 24 6 4 6 2 13 3 0 0
2 0 2 2 6 0 4 0 0 0
3 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
75 16
9
4
5 250
Game: 28-66 42.4% Game: 8-24 33.3% Game: 11-14 78.6%
Min
40 42 30 31 38 6 37 19 5 2
Deadball Rebounds 1
Mercer 78 • 25-8
Mercer (27-8) ended the game on an 18-8 run to capture its first NCAA Tournament win in the 108-year history of the men’s basketball program.
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Player
05
THOMAS, Bud WHITE, Anthony Jr. GOLLON, Jakob HALL, Langston COURSEY, Daniel CANEVARI, Kevin NWAMU, Ike HALLICE, TJ MOTEN, Darious BRYAN, Jibri BROWN, Monty Team Totals
15 20 21 52
The Bears became just the eighteenth No. 14 seed to ever knock off a No. 3 seed in the history of the NCAA Tournament and now advance to face 11th-seeded Tennessee Volunteers. Mercer’s last meeting with Tennessee came in the 2013 NIT, when the Bears knocked off the Vols 75-67 in Knoxville. Senior Jakob Gollon paced five Bears in double figures with 20 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field and a perfect 9-for-9 showing from the free throw line. Joining him were senior Daniel Coursey (17), senior Anthony White Jr. (13) and senior Langston Hall (11).
03 10 14 22 34 45
FG % 1st Half: 10-26 38.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-13 46.2% FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
* * * * *
2-8 4-7 5-14 6-12 2-5 0-0 2-3 2-2 1-6 1-2 0-2
0 2 2 1 1 5 6 0 1 4 5 2 1 3 4 0 2 4 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 7 10 25-61 14-31 14-18 11 27 38 14
2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:
1-6 4-5 3-7 3-8 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-2 1-1 0-0
9-23 5-11 8-8
0-0 0-0 4-7 6-6 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-0
39.1% 45.5% 100.0
OT: OT: OT:
6-12 3-7 3-6
50.0% 42.9% 50.0%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
5 12 17 21 4 0 8 4 4 3 0
3 1 0 6 1 1 1 0 2 0 0
1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
78 15
9
4
3 250
Game: 25-61 41.0% Game: 14-31 45.2% Game: 14-18 77.8%
Min
42 35 28 45 34 6 20 12 19 2 7
Deadball Rebounds 1,2
Officials: Doug Shows, Brian Shey, Pat Evans Technical fouls: USC Upstate-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 2572 Score by periods USC Upstate Mercer
1st
2nd
OT
OT2
Total
31 29
29 31
6 6
9 12
75 78
Last FG - UPST OT2-00:30, MER OT2-00:49. Largest lead - UPST by 5 1st-13:27, MER by 8 2nd-10:08.
Points UPST MER
In Paint 29 12
Off T/O 11 15
2nd Fast Chance Break 12 7 19 0
Bench 18 19
Score tied - 14 times. Lead changed - 12 times.
Mercer shot 56 percent (25-of-45) from the field in the contest and handed out 16 assists in comparison to just eight turnovers. The Bears also dominated in the paint, outscoring the Blue Devils 26-10 on the inside. The Bears’ 27 wins equals the program record win total set by the 2011-12 edition of the team. Duke entered the game ranked No. 6 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll, thus establishing Mercer’s first win against a ranked opponent since topping No. 23 USC on November 10, 2007. Mercer trailed by six with 3:21 to play in the first half before a pair of Ike Nwamu free throws sparked a 10-3 surge that put the Bears ahead with 51 seconds to go in the half. The final bucket in the stretch was delivered by Gollon, who squared up for a 3-pointer and a 34-33 Mercer edge. Duke freshman phenom Jabari Parker closed the half’s scoring with a jumper, but by then the packed-out section of Mercer supporters had been stoked into hysteria. Out of the half, Mercer’s collection put together an 11-5 run that continued to fuel the orange-clad group of supporters. Duke returned fire with five unanswered points to knot the game once again at 45-45. With less than five minutes to go, Duke had gone up by five once again before Coursey got his patented hook shot to fall and White Jr. drilled a 3-pointer from the wing to knot the game at 63 apiece. The momentum continued to swing towards Mercer as the Bears reeled off six more unanswered points to go ahead by six with less than a minute to play. Mercer’s defense held the Blue Devils scoreless for over four minutes during the surge. With the game still very much in doubt down the stretch, Mercer combined for 12-of-14 free throw shooting in the final two minutes to seal the victory. Game time for Sunday’s Round of 32 matchup with Tennessee is set for 6:10 p.m. and will be nationally telecast on TNT. @MercerMBB NCAA Tournament Guide
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Championship p p History y Basketball has a long-standing legacy at Mercer University. The first edition of Mercer cagers hit the hardwood over 100 years ago in 1906-07 and tipped off what would be a successful history of championship teams. The Mercer men’s basketball program has won in each conference that it has been a member of, dating back to the 1920s when the school was a member of the forerunner of the SEC, the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA).
1923-24 SIAA Champions
1921-22 SIAA Champions The Bears claimed back-to-back-to-back SIAA championships in 1922, 1923 and 1924.
Mercer posted an overall record of 17-7 in 1921-22 and closed out the campaign by winning five of its last six contests to capture the SIAA title. The Bears defeated Centre, Kentucky, Chattanooga and Georgia Tech en route to taking the crown. North Carolina defeated Mercer, 40-26, in the NIT tournament. The following season the Bears were 16-10 and captured the 1924 title with a 22-6 record. Mercer topped Millsaps, Louisiana College, Mississippi College and Centre in the 1924 SIAA Tournament, claiming its third consecutive conference title. In1948, Mercer joined the Dixie Conference as one of nine charter members. The basketball program faced the likes of Florida State, Howard, Lambuth, Millsaps, Mississippi College, Oglethorpe, Stetson and Tampa during its stint in the conference. Mercer claimed its lone Dixie Conference championship in 1951 with a 16-9 overall record. Mercer would remain competitive throughout the next three decades but would wait three decades to experience championship success as a member of the Atlantic Sun. The 1980-81 squad was led by Atlantic Sun “Player of the Year,” Benton Wade. 1950-51 The Bears finished the regular season third in the conference and were facing Dixie Conference Champions an uphill battle in the A-Sun tournament, held in Shreveport, La. Mercer proved to be up to the challenge downing Arkansas-Little Rock, Louisiana-Monroe and Houston Baptist in the championship game to capture the conference title and the school’s first ever berth in the NCAA tournament. Mercer faced the Southwest Conference’s Arkansas Razorbacks in the first round of the “Big Dance.” Despite a courageous effort by the lower-seeded Bears, the Razorbacks prevailed, 73-67. In 2003, the Bears were back on top of the Atlantic Sun thanks to a phenominal turnaround season orchestrated by head coach Mark Slonaker. The 2002-03 Bears posted a 23-6 record after finishing 6-23 the year before. The 17-game turnaround in one season was the largest in NCAA Division I history. Also, for the first time in the school’s 24-year affiliation with the A-Sun, it was the first regular season basketball title that Mercer had ever 2002-03 won. After going 5-2 in the first seven conference games of the season, the A-Sun Regular Season Bears rattled off 11 consecutive wins to close the regular season. The strong Co-Champions finish gave Mercer a number one seed in the conference tournament, but the Bears lost a heart-breaker to UCF in the conference tournament semifinals to end the season. For the first time in school history, Mercer was ranked in the mid-major Top 25. Head coach Mark Slonaker was honored with the Jim Phelan Award as the national “Coach of the Year” and was also named the Atlantic Sun “Coach of the Year.” In 2012, head coach Bob Hoffman added his name to the list of Mercer coaches with to lead the Orange and Black to a championship. Mercer smashed a multitude of program records on its way to a 21-10 record during the 2011-12 regular season and the No. 2 seed the A-Sun tournament. Despite suffering a heartbreaking 62-58 defeat to Florida Gulf Coast in the 46
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Championship p p History y seminfinals, the Bears rallied to win five-straight games in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Mercer’s historic postseason run was puntuated by the team’s championship victory at Utah State, where the Bears downed an Aggie team that had won 100 of its previous 106 games at the renown Dee Glen Smith Spectrum by a 7067 margin. Mercer’s CIT Championship established the first postseason title in the history of the Atlantic Sun Conference, while etching the team’s 27-11 overall record in atop the program’s charts as the most successfull campaign in history. One year later, Hoffman brought Mercer back to championship glory as the team ripped off a 14-4 Atlantic Sun record and captured the program’s first outright claim to the A-Sun Regular Season Championhip. The Bears solidified the title in the final conference game of the year, downing Stetson in DeLand by a 77-65 margin. The team would go on to fall to eventual NCAA Sweet-16 particpant Florida Gulf Coast on the A-Sun Final, and advanced to the National Invitation Tournament Round of 16 by virtue of a road win at Tennessee. 2012-13 A-Sun Regular Season Champions
Four years of striving for the very best came to fruition for Coach Hoffman and his seven-member senior class following Mercer’s 68-60 triumph over Florida Gulf Coast in the title game of the 2014 Atlantic Sun Championship. The title sent the Bears to the Big Dance for just the third time in program history and the first time since Mercer legend Sam Mitchell guided the Bears to the NCAA Tournament in 1985. Starting the season with a target on their backs after being picked to win the league by a handful of outlets, Mercer never wavered. The Bears knocked off two more high-major opponents with wins over Seton Hall and Ole Miss. The Bears would ultimately finish the season with a gaudy 26-8 overall record and a share of the A-Sun Conference regular season title. Postseason accolades were aplenty for Mercer as Hoffman was named the A-Sun Coach of the Year, senior Langston Hall was named the A-Sun Conference Player of the Year, senior Daniel Coursey was named 2013-14 the A-Sun Defensive Player of the Year and senior Jakob Gollon was voted the A-Sun Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Several personal A-Sun Regular Season Co-Champions A-Sun Tournament Champions milestones were also set by members of Mercer’s senior class. Gollon and senior guard Bud Thomas each scored their 1,000th career points, Coursey set the all-time Mercer blocks record and Hall broke the all-time A-Sun Conference assist record.
NCAA History y Prior to this season, two Mercer men’s basketball teams have qualified for the NCAA Tournament:
1984-85
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Mercer Records SCORING Points Per Game Career No. Name
1. T2. T2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Tommy Mixon Teko Wynder Norman Carter James Florence Glenn Wilkes Jud Roberts Reggie Elliott Sam Mitchell Kenny Brown Robert Belloir
Avg. (GP)
22.5 (105 games) 20.5 (24 games) 20.5 (40 games) 19.2 (119 games) 18.3 (95 games) 18.3 (93 games) 18.1 (56 games) 17.7 (112 games) 17.2 (82 games) 17.0 (68 games)
Years
1951-55 1974-75 1957-59 2006-10 1946-50 1965-69 1994-96 1981-85 1990-93 1966-69
Points Scored Season No. Name
No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. T23. T23. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. T34. T34. 36. 37. 38.
Points
Year
1. Sam Mitchell 774 1984-85 2. James Florence 666 2008-09 3. Reggie Elliott 656 1995-96 4. Earl Walker 597 1984-85 5. Jud Roberts 577 1968-69 James Florence (2006-10) hit this shot on Dec. 29, 2009 at Charlotte to become the Bears’ all-time scoring leader 6. Kenny Brown 575 1992-93 7. Tommy Mixon 566 1954-55 1,000-POINT CLUB: Mercer’s All-Time Scoring Leaders 8. Chance Solomon 560 1994-95 559 1983-84 Name YEARS G PTS PER YR POINTS TOTAL AVG 9. Sam Mitchell 556 1991-92 James Florence 2006-10 119 539-531-666-550 2,286 19.2 10. Shaun Thompson Sam Mitchell 1982-85 112 192-461-559-774 1,986 17.7 Tommy Mixon 1952-55 105 269-395-571-566 1,801 17.2 Points Per Game Season PPG Year Scott Emerson 2000-04 113 501-459-95-423-275 1,753 15.5 No. Name 25.7 1954-55 Glenn Wilkes 1947-50 95 228-390-487-633 1,738 18.3 1. Tommy Mixon 25.0 1984-85 Jud Roberts 1966-69 93 280-357-485-577 1,699 18.3 2. Sam Mitchell 24.2 1949-50 Tony Gattis 1980-83 110 206-469-389-551 1,615 14.7 3. Glenn Wilkes 22.6 1995-96 Langston Hall 2010137 269-434-350-511 1,564 11.4 4. Reggie Elliott 22.2 1968-69 Leonard Hardin 1971-74 93 373-374-370-438 1,555 16.7 5. Jud Roberts 6. Kenny Brown 22.1 1992-93 Kenny Brown 1991-93 82 317-515-575 1,407 17.2 21.5 1983-84 Billy Smith 1971-74 94 200-413-327-420 1,360 14.5 7. Sam Mitchell 21.3 1955-56 Stewart Reese 1976-79 94 88-362-427-471 1,348 14.3 8. Cary Moore 9. Glenn Wilkes 21.2 1948-49 Woodrow Richardson 1955-58 87 170-396-381-319 1,266 14.6 21.1 1967-68 Aleem Muhammad 1999-03 116 156-158-498-449 1,261 10.9 10. Jud Roberts Richard Reid 1951-54 109 149-381-373-343 1,246 11.4 Bruce Gordy 1969-72 98 345-369-220-293 1,227 12.5 Scoring Average: Team Single Season 1972-73 Pete Geter 1984-87 115 179-140-409-478 1,206 10.5 1. 88.9 (21 games) 2. 86.9 (24 games) 1973-74 Scott Bailey 1987-90 106 56-144-458-539 1,197 11.3 3. 85.5 (26 games) 1971-72 Robert Belloir 1967-69 68 310-352-493 1,155 17.0 4. 83.6 (27 games) 1978-79 Jakob Gollon 2008152 3-10-138-398-311-266 1,126 7.4 5. 82.5 (22 games) 1955-56 Wesley Duke 2000-05 116 9-225-270-315-322 1,141 9.8 6. 80.9 (26 games) 1974-75 Brian Mills 2008-11 128 136-208-258-536 1,138 8.9 7. 80.8 (24 games) 1964-65 Ledon Green 1993-96 105 87-239-251-545 1,122 10.7 8. 80.8 (26 games) 1968-69 Jack Scott 1970-73 84 234-327-382-179 1,122 13.4 9. 80.1 (28 games) 2004-05 Chris Moore 1984-87 105 49-121-454-496 1,120 10.7 T10. 79.4 (24 games) 1956-57 Kenny Daugherty 1977-80 105 178-257-338-345 1,118 10.6 T10. 79.4 (26 games) 1949-50 Shaddean Aaron 2005-08 105 41-133-460-481 1,115 11.5 Jerry Thruston 1975-77 76 338-356-405 1,099 14.5 Scoring Total: Team Single Season Bob Reeves 1962-66 82 64-248-466-319 1,097 13.4 1. 2,695 (34 games) 2013-14 Tony Bolds 1982-84 83 267-291-527 1,085 13.1 2. 2,589 (38 games) 2011-12 Steve Moody 1964-67 92 274-179-311-300 1,064 11.6 3. 2,514 (33 games) 2009-10 Bud Thomas 2010141 139-326-275-313 1,053 7.5 4. 2,417 (31 games) 1984-85 Will Emerson 2002-06 114 122-164-437-327 1,050 9.2 5. 2,392 (32 games) 2008-09 Jim Hearn 1962-64 72 249-325-460 1,034 14.4 6 2,371 (36 games) 2012-13 Reggie Elliott 1994-96 56 378-656 1,034 18.5 7. 2,285 (30 games) 2007-08 Rodney Kirtz 1998-01 108 108-131-300-486 1,025 9.5 8. 2,271 (29 games) 2002-03 Donnie Veal 1958-61 84 35-177-416-395 1,023 12.2 9. 2,262 (29 games) 1994-95 Dartez Talbott 1979-81 82 238-411-365 1,014 12.4 10. 2,259 (33 games) 1999-00 48
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Mercer Records Year-By-Year Leaders: Points Scored Year Player Pts Avg 1946-47 Tom Dykes 385 15.4 1947-48 Glenn Wilkes 390 18.6 1948-49 Glenn Wilkes 487 21.2 1949-50 Glenn Wilkes 633 24.3 1950-51 Lamar Clements 528 21.1 1951-52 Richard Reid 381 13.1 1952-53 Tommy Mixon 395 14.6 1953-54 Tommy Mixon 571 21.1 1954-55 Tommy Mixon 566 25.7 1955-56 Cary Moore 468 21.3 1956-57 Robert Graham 461 19.2 1957-58 Norman Carter 368 19.4 1958-59 Norman Carter 450 21.4 1959-60 Donnie Veal 416 18.1 1960-61 Donnie Veal 395 17.2 1961-62 Joe Dulick 372 15.5 1962-63 Jim Hearn 325 13.5 1963-64 Jim Hearn 460 19.2 1964-65 Bob Reeves 466 19.4 1965-66 Bob Reeves 319 13.9 1966-67 Jud Roberts 357 17.0 1967-68 Jud Roberts 485 21.1 1968-69 Jud Roberts 577 22.2 1969-70 Bruce Gordy 369 15.4 1970-71 Leonard Hardin 373 17.0 1971-72 Billy Smith 413 15.9 1972-73 Leonard Hardin 370 17.6 1973-74 Leonard Hardin 438 18.3 1974-75 Teko Wynder 491 20.5 1975-76 Steve Hendrickson 402 16.1 1976-77 Jerry Thruston 405 16.2 1977-78 Stewart Reese 427 15.8 1978-79 Stewart Reese 471 17.4 1979-80 Benton Wade 424 15.1 1980-81 Tony Gattis 469 16.2 1981-82 Tony Gattis 389 14.4 1982-83 Tony Gattis 551 20.4 1983-84 Sam Mitchell 559 21.5 1984-85 Sam Mitchell 774 25.0 1985-86 Chris Moore 454 16.2 1986-87 Chris Moore 496 17.7 1987-88 Ben Wilson 539 18.6 1988-89 Scott Bailey 458 16.4 1989-90 Scott Bailey 539 20.0 1990-91 Mike Smith 379 14.0 1991-92 Shaun Thompson 556 19.2 1992-93 Kenny Brown 575 22.1 1993-94 Will Tuttle 377 13.0 1994-95 Chance Solomon 560 19.3 1995-96 Reggie Elliott 636 21.9 1996-97 Bruce Simms 395 15.2 1997-98 Mark Johnson 344 13.2 1998-99 Earnest Brown 315 12.6 1999-00 Scott Emerson 501 15.2 2000-01 Rodney Kirtz 486 17.4 2001-02 Aleem Muhammad 498 17.2 2002-03 Aleem Muhammad 449 15.5 2003-04 Delmar Wilson 335 13.4 2004-05 Will Emerson 437 15.6 2005-06 Andrew Brown 435 15.5 2006-07 James Florence 539 19.3 2007-08 James Florence 531 19.0 2008-09 James Florence 667 20.8 2009-10 James Florence 550 17.7 2010-11 Brian Mills 536 16.2 2011-12 Langston Hall 434 11.4 2012-13 Travis Smith 502 13.9 2013-14 Langston Hall 511 14.6
FIELD GOALS Team Single Game Records No. Game
Year
Field Goals Made 45
vs. Texas-Arlington
1978-79
Field Goals Attempted 91
vs. Southern Miss
1978-79
Field Goal Percentage .700
vs. Southeastern La.
Individual Single Game Records No. Player Game
1980-81 Year
Field Goals Made 16
Tony Gattis
vs. Arkansas State
1980-81
Field Goals Attempted 28
James Florence
vs. USC Upstate
2008-09
*since joining the Atlantic Sun Conference
Field Goals Made Season 1. Sam Mitchell 294 2. Earl Walker 256 3. Jud Roberts 248 4. Glenn Wilkes 241 5. Shaun Thompson 238 T6. Tony Gattis 229 T6. James Florence 229 8. Reggie Elliot 226 9. Tony Bolds 222 10. Sam Mitchell 219
1984-85 1984-85 1968-69 1949-50 1991-92 1982-83 2006-07 1995-96 1983-84 1983-84
Field Goals Attempted Season 1. Lamar Clements 577 2. Sam Mitchell 570 3. Reggie Elliot 555 4. James Florence 547 5. Tommy Mixon 516 6. James Florence 507 7. Glenn Wilkes 505 8. Jud Roberts 497 9. Shaun Thompson 480 10. Teko Wynder 472
1950-51 1984-85 1995-96 2008-09 1954-55 2007-08 1949-50 1968-69 1991-92 1974-75
Field Goals Made Career 1. Sam Mitchell 768 2. James Florence 744 3. Jud Roberts 694 4. Glenn Wilkes 684 5. Leonard Hardin 683 6. Tony Gattis 677 7. Tommy Mixon 676 8. Scott Emerson 663 9. Stewart Reese 547 10. Billy Smith 503
1981-85 2006-10 1965-69 1946-50 1970-74 1979-83 1951-55 1999-04 1975-79 1970-74
Field Goals Attempted Career 1. James Florence 1,918 2. Tommy Mixon 1,596 3. Leonard Hardin 1,520 4. Sam Mitchell 1,500 5. Glenn Wilkes 1,470 6. Jud Roberts 1,423 7. Scott Emerson 1,271 8. Richard Reid 1,240 9. Jack Scott 1,239 10. Tony Gattis 1,234
2006-10 1951-55 1970-74 1981-85 1946-50 1965-69 1999-04 1950-54 1969-73 1979-83
Field Goal Percentage Career (min.350made) 1. Benton Wade .587 1979-81 2. Tony Gattis .549 1979-83 3. Tony Bolds .548 1981-84 4. Wesley Duke .543 1999-05 5. Jerry Thurston .541 1974-77 6. Donnie Woods .532 1990-94 T7. Scott Bailey .522 1986-89 T7. Scott Emerson .522 1999-04 9. Sam Mitchell .512 1981-85 10. Chris Moore .501 1983-87
Field Goal Percentage Season (min. 100 made) 1. Daniel Coursey .620 2011-12 2. Mel Randell .632 1984-85 3. Travis Johnson .601 1981-82 4. Benton Wade .594 1980-81 5. Jeff Belmer .590 1994-95 6. Tony Gattis .583 1981-82 7. Benton Wade .580 1979-80 8. Tony Gattis .578 1980-81 9. Wesley Duke .573 1999-05 10. Scott Bailey .572 1988-89
Benton Wade is the all-time FG percentage leader. He led the Bears in that category his junior and senior seasons.
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Mercer Records Year-By-Year Leaders: Field Goal Pct. Year Player Pct FGM-FGA 1954-55 James Hughes .461 53-115 1955-56 Cary Moore .534 164-307 1956-57 Robert Graham .445 195-438 1957-58 Norman Carter .465 155-333 1958-59 Norman Carter .440 186-423 1959-60 Donnie Veal .470 175-372 1960-61 Joe Dulick .538 78-145 1961-62 Ray Hardman .506 134-265 1962-63 Butch Clifton .442 117-265 1963-64 Jim Hearn .440 194-441 1964-65 Jack Manton .516 114-221 1965-66 Jack Manton .484 103-213 1966-67 Tom Mitchell .479 104-217 1967-68 Jud Roberts .509 194-381 1968-69 Jud Roberts .499 248-497 1969-70 Jim Graham .464 111-239 1970-71 Monnie Brabham .554 82-148 1971-72 Monnie Brabham .466 62-133 1972-73 Mike Green .519 68-131 1973-74 Andre Brown .521 111-213 1974-75 Andre Brown .533 96-180 1975-76 Jerry Thruston .573 160-279 1976-77 Jerry Thruston .545 163-299 1977-78 Joe Everette .522 131-251 1978-79 Robert Miles .552 160-290 1979-80 Benton Wade .580 166-286 1980-81 Benton Wade .594 180-303 1981-82 Travis Johnson .601 119-198 1982-83 Tony Bolds .563 117-208 1983-84 Tony Bolds .565 222-393 1984-85 Melvin Randall .632 148-234 1985-86 Chris Moore .503 179-356 1986-87 Chris Moore .527 203-385 1987-88 Scott Bailey .526 51-97 1988-89 Scott Bailey .572 147-257 1989-90 Scott Bailey .534 186-348 1990-91 Mike Kennedy .474 55-116 1991-92 Donny Woods .554 97-175 1992-93 Donny Woods .613 84-137 1993-94 Donny Woods .514 113-220 1994-95 Jeff Belmer .590 118-200 1995-96 Scott Farley .494 127-257 1996-97 Mark Adamson .491 55-112 1997-98 Mark Adamson .547 133-243 1998-99 Terry Lawyer .557 68-122 1999-00 Scott Emerson .522 194-372 2000-01 Wesley Duke .494 79-160 2001-02 Justin Howard .509 142-279 2002-03 Wesley Duke .592 90-152 2003-04 Bobby Hansen .549 56-102 2004-05 Wesley Duke .573 106-185 2005-06 Brian Pfohl .573 63-110 2006-07 Brian Pfohl .574 74-129 2007-08 Brian Pfohl .566 141-249 2008-09 Calvin Henry .503 82-163 2009-10 Brian Mills .587 98-167 2010-11 Brandon Moore .482 93-193 2011-12 Daniel Coursey .620 129-208 2012-13 TJ Hallice .538 43-80 2013-14 Monty Brown .679 55-81
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Field Goals Made – Team Season 1. 961 (31 games) 1984-85 2. 958 (35 games) 2013-14 3. 911 (26 games) 1971-72 4. 899 (38 games) 2011-12 5. 894 (24 games) 1973t-74 6. 881 (27 games) 1978-79 7. 873 (30 games) 1980-81 8. 871 (26 games) 1974-75 9. 849 (26 games) 1968-69 T10. 848 (28 games) 1979-80 T10. 848 (29 games) 1951-52 Field Goals Attempted - Team 1. 2123 (26 games) 1971-72 2. 2007 (33 games) 1999-00 3. 2006 (35 games) 2013-14 4. 1968 (38 games) 2011-12 5. 1941 (24 games) 1973-74 6. 1912 (30 games) 2007-08 7. 1894 (32 games) 2008-09 8. 1893 (26 games) 1974-75 9. 1891 (21 games) 1972-73 10. 1871 (27 games) 1978-79 Field Goal Percentage – Team Season 1. .635 (741-1167) 1985-86 2. .524 (838-1598) 1983-84 3. .522 (961-1842) 1984-85 4. .504 (738-1463) 1981-82 5. .501 (873-1742) 1980-81 6. .500 (805-1610) 1982-83 7. .499 (848-1700) 1979-80 8. .496 (814-1642) 1975-76 9. .483 (735-1523) 1988-89 10. .473 (729-1542) 1976-77
Robert Belloir, who played four years for the Atlanta Braves, holds the fourth best season free throw percentage at .832 (1968-69).
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FREE THROWS Team Single Game Records No. Game
Year
Free Throws Made 38
vs. Georgia State
1978-79
Free Throws Attempted 51
vs. Alcorn State
1983-84
Free Throw Percentage .950
vs. Stetson
1981-82
Free Throws Made (both teams) 64
at Valparaiso
2013-14
Free Throws Attempted (both teams) 79
at Kennesaw State
Individual Single Game Records No. Player Game
2012-13 Year
Free Throws Made 21
Tom Mixon
vs. Millsaps
1954-55
Free Throws Made Season 1. Sam Mitchell 186 2. Tommy Mixon 176 3. Scott Bailey 164 4. Scott Bailey 161 5. James Florence 158 6. Daniel Emerson 155 7. Reggie Elliot 150 T8 . Glenn Wilkes 148 T8. Tommy Mixon 148 10. James Florence 147
1984-85 1954-55 1988-89 1989-90 2006-07 2009-10 1995-96 1949-50 1953-54 2009-10
Free Throws Attempted Season 1. Sam Mitchell 248 2. Scott Bailey 218 3. Cary Moore 214 4. Tommy Mixon 214 5. Scott Bailey 213 6. James Florence 212 7. Daniel Emerson 210 8. James Florence 203 9. James Florence 197 10. Reggie Elliot 188
1984-85 1988-89 1955-56 1954-55 1989-90 2008-09 2009-10 2006-07 2009-10 1995-96
Free Throw Percentage Season (min. 50 made) 1. Travis Smith .898 2. Michael Ellis .863 3. Langston Hall .848 4. Morris Thompson .844 5. Dartez Talbott .840 6. Mark Johnson .836 7. Robert Belloir .832 8. Chris Hill .824 9. Tommy Mixon .822 10. Shaddean Aaron .820
2012-13 2008-09 2012-13 1981-82 1980-81 1997-98 1968-69 1999-00 1954-55 2007-08
Mercer Records FREE THROWS (cont.) Free Throws Made Career 1. James Florence 556 2. Glenn Wilkes 470 3. Sam Mitchell 450 4. Tommy Mixon 449 5. Wesley Duke 382 6. Scott Bailey 381 7. Langston Hall 361 8. Scott Emerson 349 9. Kenny Brown 338 10. Jud Roberts 311
2006-10 1946-50 1981-85 1951-55 1999-05 1986-89 20101999-04 1990-93 1965-69
Free Throws Attempted Career 1. James Florence 768 2006-10 2. Glenn Wilkes 641 1946-50 3. Sam Mitchell 590 1981-85 4. Tommy Mixon 575 1951-55 5. Wesley Duke 550 1999-05 6. Scott Bailey 522 1986-89 7. Scott Emerson 492 1999-04 8. Kenny Brown 451 1990-93 9. Bud Roberts 435 1965-69 10. Richard Reid 427 1950-54 Free Throws Percentage Career (min. 175 made)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Dartez Talbott Donnie Veal Tommy Mixon Kenny Daugherty Sam Mitchell Chris Moore Reggie Elliot Kenny Brown Stewart Reese Shaddean Aaron
.804 .787 .781 .777 .763 .761 .758 .749 .747 .745
1978-81 1957-61 1951-55 1977-80 1981-85 1983-87 1994-96 1990-93 1975-79 2004-08
Year-By-Year Leaders: Free Throw %
Year 1946-47 1947-48 1948-49 1949-50 1950-51 1951-52 1952-53 1953-54 1954-55 1955-56 1956-57 1957-58 1958-59 1959-60 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79
Player Tom Dykes Glenn Wilkes Glenn Wilkes Glenn Cassell Lamar Clements Bobby Wilder Tommy Mixon Tommy Mixon Tommy Mixon Woodrow Richardson Roger Bolton Norman Carter Bill Finch Donnie Veal Joe Dulick Joe Dulick Butch Clifton Don Baxter Bob Reeves Steve Moody Jud Roberts Jud Roberts Robert Belloir Bruce Gordy Leonard Hardin Bruce Gordy Billy Smith Leonard Hardin Teko Wynder Steve Hendrickson Stewart Reese Kenny Daugherty Kenny Daughtery
Pct. FTM-FTA .623 71-114 .687 112-163 .694 109-157 .814 57-70 .644 94-146 .674 89-132 .763 87-114 .785 139-177 .822 176-214 .689 104-151 .765 91-119 .773 58-75 .798 71-89 .776 66-85 .777 73-94 .748 98-131 .708 68-96 .753 70-93 .732 82-112 .733 55-75 .779 81-104 .740 97-131 .832 99-119 .798 67-84 .735 61-83 .682 73-107 .607 51-84 .690 60-87 .713 77-108 .796 78-98 .782 68-87 .803 57-71 .805 66-82
1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
Dartez Talbott Dartez Talbott Morris Thompson Sam Mitchell Sam Mitchell Sam Mitchell Pete Geter Pete Geter Ben Wilson Scott Bailey Scott Bailey Scott Waller Kenny Brown Kenny Brown Terry Young Chance Solomon Reggie Elliott Bruce Simms Mark Johnson Earnest Brown Chris Hill Scott Emerson Aleem Muhammad Delmar Wilson Scott Emerson Wesley Duke Ross Alacqua Ross Alacqua Shaddean Aaron Michael Ellis Brian Mills Jakob Gollon Jakob Gollon Travis Smith Langston Hall
.792 .840 .844 .784 .781 .750 .750 .764 .691 .752 .756 .739 .753 .770 .810 .806 .798 .775 .836 .750 .824 .800 .724 .816 .765 .728 .917 .909 .820 .863 .746 .776 .829 .898 .855
99-125 89-106 81-96 105-134 121-155 186-248 75-100 107-140 123-178 164-218 161-213 51-69 137-182 124-161 51-63 129-160 150-188 107-138 51-61 54-72 75-91 100-125 89-123 62-76 52-68 110-151 44-48 40-44 91-111 63-73 50-67 45-58 97-117 114-127 132-154
Free Throws Made – Team Season 1. 608 (26 games) 1949-50 2. 602 (28 games) 1953-54 3. 575 (35 games) 2013-14 4. 568 (33 games) 2009-10 5. 557 (27 games) 1952-53 6. 549 (25 games) 1950-51 7. 532 (33 games) 2010-11 8. 528 (32 games) 2008-09 9. 527 (38 games) 2011-12 10. 506 (24 games) 1956-57 Free Throws Attempted – Team Season 1. 1012 (26 games) 1949-50 2. 906 (28 games) 1953-54 3. 866 (25 games) 1950-51 4. 835 (27 games) 1952-53 5. 808 (33 games) 2009-10 6. 754 (34 games) 2013-14 7. 778 (21 games) 1947-48 8. 760 (23 games) 1948-49 9. 747 (25 games) 1946-47 T10. 734 (32 games) 2008-09 T10. 734 (38 games) 2011-12
Free Throw Percentage – Team Season 1. .753 (492-653) 2012-13 2. .722 (402-557) 1951-52 2. .719 (528-734) 2008-09 3. .718 (527-734) 2011-12 4. .717 (375-523) 1963-64 T5. .715 (495-692) 1978-79 T5. .715 (484-679) 2006-07 6. .713 (318-446) 1976-77 T8. .710 (493-694) 1954-55 T8. .710 (304-428) 1958-59 9. .704 (495-703) 1984-85 10. .703 (568-808) 2009-10 @MercerMBB NCAA Tournament Guide
Dartez Talbot shot .840 from the charity stripe in Mercer’s 1981 championship season.
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Mercer Records 3-POINT SHOOTING
3-Point Field Goals Made Career 1. Langston Hall 253 2010Team Single Game Records 242 2006-10 No. Game Year 2. James Florence 3. E.J. Kusnyer 190 2008-10 3-Pt. FG Made 4. Bud Thomas 159 201016 at Northern Kentucky 2013-14 5. Reggie Titus 158 1987-89 3-Pt. FG Attempted 145 2002-07 35 vs. Belmont 2008-09 6. Ross Alacqua 7. James Odoms 135 2003-05 3-Pt. FG Percentage (min 10 made) 8. Mark Hall 130 2007-11 .667 vs. Campbell 2005-06 9. Aleem Muhammed 123 1998-03 10. Rodney Kirtz 121 1997-01 Individual Single Game Records No. Player Game Year 3-Point Field Goals Attempted Career 3-Pt. FG Made 819 2006-10 9 Bud Thomas at Lipscomb 2013-14 1. James Florence 2. Langston Hall 668 20103-Pt. FG Attempted 487 2008-10 16 James Florence vs. Stetson 2007-08 3. E.J. Kusnyer 4. Bud Thomas 473 20103-Pt. FG Percentage 5. Rodney Kirtz 443 1997-01 .875 Jeff Smith, 7-8 vs. Stetson 2009-10 6. Ross Alacqua 407 2002-07 7. Aleem Muhammed 364 1998-03 8. Mark Hall 356 2007-11 3-Point Field Goals Made Season 345 1997-01 1. E.J. Kusnyer 107 2009-10 T9. Korey McCray 345 1987-89 2. Reggie Titus 87 1988-89 T9. Reggie Titus T3. E.J. Kusnyer 83 2008-09 T3. Langston Hall 83 2013-14 3-Point Field Goals Percentage - Career .458 1987-89 5. Justin Cecil 82 2011-12 1. Reggie Titus .432 2011-12 6. James Odoms 76 2004-05 2. Travis Smith .408 1999-01 7. Travis Smith 74 2012-13 3. Josh Sagester .405 2003-05 8. Reggie Titus 71 1987-88 4. James Odoms 5. Kenny Brown .394 1990-93 9. Langston Hall 69 2001-12 E.J. Kusnyer .390 2008-10 T10. James Florence 67 2007-08 6. Chris Hill .384 1999-01 T10. Kenny Brown 67 1992-93 7. 8. Dwayne Taylor .383 1987-89 9. Ross Alacqua .373 2002-07 3-Point Field Goals Attempted Season .372 2010-Present 1. E.J. Kusnyer 274 2009-10 10. Langston Hall 2. James Florence 242 2007-08 T3. James Florence 226 2008-09 3-Point Field Goals Ma de Team - Season 2013-14 T3. Justin Cecil 226 2011-12 1. 277 (34 games) 2009-10 5. E.J. Kusnyer 213 2008-09 2. 274 (33 games) 2012-13 T6. James Odoms 212 2004-05 3. 265 (36 games) 4. 264 (38 games) 2011-12 T6. Terry Young 212 1993-94 5. 232 (32 games) 2008-09 8. Langston Hall 209 2013-14 2004-05 9. Mark Johnson 197 1997-98 T6. 227 (28 games) 2003-04 10. Reggie Titus 193 1988-89 T6. 227 (30 games) 8. 212 (33 games) 2010-11 1999-00 3-Point Field Goal Percentage - Season 9. 205 (33 games) 2002-03 1. James Odoms .488 2003-04 10. 195 (29 games) 2. Reggie Titus .467 1987-88 3. Reggie Titus .451 1988-89 3-Point FG’s Attempted Team – Season 2009-10 4. Josh Sagester .443 2000-01 1. 785 (33 games) 2012-13 5. Kenny Brown .438 1992-93 2. 746 (36 games) 2013-14 6. Travis Smith .433 2012-13 3. 733 (35 games) 2011-12 7. Travis Smith .429 2011-12 4. 730 (38 games) 5. 701 (32 games) 2008-09 8. Ron Miller .408 1987-88 2004-05 9. Dwayne Taylor .398 1988-89 6. 660 (28 games) 2010-11 10. Langston Hall .397 2010-11 7. 642 (33 games) 8. 637 (33 games) 1999-00 9. 611 (30 games) 2003-04 10. 567 (30 games) 2007-08
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3-Point FG Percentage Team – Season 1. .420 (142-338) 1988-89 2. .401 (155-387) 1987-88 3. .379 (195-515) 2002-03 4. .372 (227-611) 2003-04 5. .365 (76-208) 1991-92 6. .364 (120-330) 1992-93 7. .362 (264-730) 2011-12 8. .349 (274-785) 2009-10 9. .345 (165-478) 2000-01 10. .344 (227-660) 2004-05
REBOUNDS Team Single Game Records No. Game Most Rebounds 86 vs. Florida Tech
Year 1972-73
Individual (Since Joining the A-Sun) No. Player Game Year Most Rebounds 28 Lamar Clements vs. Florida State 1950-51 Rebounds Season 1. Daniel Emerson 2. Scott Farley 3. Daniel Emerson 4. Steve Moody 5. Jim Hearn 6. Woodrow Richardson 7. Steve Moody 8. Scott Emerson 9. Benton Wade 10. Woodrow Richardson
385 349 343 317 291 284 283 275 264 264
2009-10 1994-95 2008-09 1965-66 1962-63 1955-56 1963-64 1999-00 1980-81 1956-57
Rebounds Per Game Season 1. Steve Moody 13.8 (23 games) 1965-66 2. Woodrow Richardson 12.9 (22 games) 1955-56 3. Jim Hearn 12.1 (24 games) 1962-63 T4. Daniel Emerson 12.0 (32 games) 2009-10 T4. Scott Farley 12.0 (29 games) 1995-96 6. Steve Moody 11.8 (24 games) 1963-64 T7. Billy Smith 11.5 (26 games) 1971-72 T7. Woodrow Richardson 11.5 (23 games) 1956-57 T9. Bill Naylor 11.0 (23 games) 1965-66 T9. Billy Smith 11.0 (21 games) 1972-73 Team Rebounds Season 1. 1431 2. 1357 3. 1317 4. 1313 5. 1307 6. 1301 7. 1258 8. 1255 9. 1234 10. 1231
1971-72 1999-00 2013-14 2011-12 1995-96 1994-95 2008-09 1978-79 1993-94 1968-69
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REBOUNDS (cont.) Rebounds Career 1. Steve Moody 2. Scott Emerson 3. Scott Farley 4. Tony Gattis 5. Daniel Emerson 6. Jim Hearn 7. Donald Baxter 8. Sam Mitchell 9. Wesley Duke 10. Jakob Gollon
1058 930 765 732 728 704 703 703 687 673
1963-67 1999-04 1991-95 1979-83 2008-10 1961-64 1961-65 1981-85 1999-05 2008-
Rebounds Per Game Career 1. Steve Moody 11.5 (92 games) 2. Daniel Emerson 11.4 (64 games) 3. Bill Naylor 10.3 (59 games) 4. Billy Smith 10.0 (94 games) T5. Woodrow Richardson 9.8 (87 games) T5. Jim Hearn 9.8 (72 games) 7. Norman Carter 9.7 (40 games) 8. Mark Adamson 9.1 (50 games) 9. Benton Wade 8.8 (58 games) 10. Andre Brown 8.7 (69 games)
1963-67 2008-10 1965-68 1970-74 1954-58 1961-64 1957-59 1997-99 1979-99 1979-81
Team Single Game Records No. Game Most Blocks 12 vs. Florida Gulf Coast Individual No. Player Most Blocks 9 Calvin Henry
Year 2008-09
Game
Year
vs. Florida Gulf Coast 2008-09
Blocked Shots - Season 1. Daniel Coursey 88 2. Daniel Coursey 71 3. Scott Farley 72 4. Wesley Duke 65 5. Scott Farley 59 T6. Calvin Henry 58 T6. Calvin Henry 58 8. Justin Howard 49 9. Chris Moore 44 10. Wesley Duke 41
2011-12 2013-14 1995-96 2002-03 1994-95 2007-08 2008-09 2001-02 1986-87 2003-04
Blocked Shot Average Season (min. 20 games)
In 1988, an undersized Ben Wilson snatched down 216 rebounds, 7.4 per game, to lead the Bears.
Year-By-Year Leaders: Rebounds Year Player Reb. Avg 1954-55 Bob Green 130 6.2 1955-56 Woodrow Richardson 284 12.9 1956-57 Woodrow Richardson 264 11.5 1957-58 Norman Carter 194 10.2 1958-59 Norman Carter 192 9.1 1959-60 Douglas Harris 172 7.5 1960-61 Frank Edwards 198 8.6 1961-62 Jim Hearn 193 8.0 1962-63 Jim Hearn 291 12.1 1963-64 Steve Moody 283 11.8 1964-65 Don Baxter 244 10.6 1965-66 Steve Moody 317 13.8 1966-67 Steve Moody 221 10.5 1967-68 Bill Naylor 218 9.5 1968-69 Marvin Bailey 229 8.8 1969-70 Monnie Brabham 169 7.0 1970-71 Leonard Hardin 186 8.5 1971-72 Billy Smith 300 11.5 1972-73 Billy Smith 231 11.0 1973-74 Billy Smith 263 11.0 1974-75 Jerry Thruston 244 9.4 1975-76 Leroy Turner 185 7.4 1976-77 Jerry Thruston 182 7.3 1977-78 Stanley Black 194 7.2 1978-79 Robert Miles 227 8.4 1979-80 Benton Wade 244 8.7 1980-81 Benton Wade 264 8.8 1981-82 Travis Johnson 169 6.3 1982-83 Darryl Burton 217 7.8
1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
Tony Bolds Sam Mitchell Chris Moore Chris Moore Ben Wilson Scott Bailey Scott Bailey Donny Woods Shaun Thompson Shaun Thompson Donny Woods Scott Farley Scott Farley Ryan Robinson Mark Adamson Mark Adamson Scott Emerson Scott Emerson Justin Howard Scott Emerson Wesley Duke Will Emerson Will Emerson Shaddean Aaron Calvin Henry Daniel Emerson Daniel Emerson Brian Mills Jakob Gollon Jakob Gollon Daniel Coursey
204 255 250 244 216 206 258 144 188 152 184 236 349 178 238 219 275 211 244 255 188 210 190 177 232 343 385 199 223 181 229
7.3 8.2 8.9 8.7 7.4 7.4 9.6 5.3 6.5 5.6 6.3 8.1 12.0 7.1 9.5 8.8 8.3 7.5 8.4 9.1 6.3 7.5 6.8 6.1 7.7 10.7 12.0 6.0 5.9 5.0 6.5
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Calvin Henry Scott Farley Daniel Coursey Wesley Duke Scott Farley Calvin Henry Justin Howard Chris Moore Wesley Duke Wesley Duke
2.6 (22 games) 2.5 (29 games) 2.3 (38 games) 2.2 (29 games) 2.0 (29 games) 1.9 (30 games) 1.7 (29 games) 1.6 (28 games) 1.4 (30 games) 1.4 (28 games)
2008-09 1995-96 2011-12 2002-03 1994-95 2007-08 2001-02 1986-87 2003-04 2004-05
Blocked Shots – Team Season 1. 180 2011-12 2. 165 2007-08 3. 160 1994-95 4. 145 2012-13 5. 143 2013-14 6. 138 2006-07 T7. 127 1995-96 T7. 127 2002-03 9. 118 1992-93 10. 114 2000-01 Blocked Shots Average – Team Season 1. 5.8 (32 games) 2008-09 T2. 5.5 (30 games) 2007-08 T2. 5.5 (29 games) 1994-95 4. 4.7 (38 games) 2011-12 5. 4.6 (30 games) 2006-07 T6. 4.4 (29 games) 2002-03 T6. 4.4 (29 games) 1995-96 T6. 4.4 (27 games) 1992-93 9. 4.1 (28 games) 2000-01 10. 4.0 (36 games) 2012-13
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ASSISTS
Team Single Game Records Blocked Shots Career Game 1. Daniel Coursey 204 2010- No. 2. Wesley Duke 173 1999-05 Most Assists at Valparaiso 3. Scott Farley 162 1991-93,94-96 28 4. Calvin Henry 154 2006-09 5. Justin Howard 101 1999-03 Individual Game 6. Scott Emerson 95 1999-04 No. Player 7. Donny Woods 93 1990-94 Most Assists 8. Brian Mills 83 2007-10 14 Damitrius Coleman vs. Jacksonville 9. Chris Moore 79 1983-87 10. Sam Dolan 70 2004-08 Assists Season 1. Damitrius Coleman 224 2. Elston Harris 197 Blocked Shot Average Career 3. Everett Callaway 196 (min. 50 games) 195 1. Calvin Henry 2.3 (66 games) 2006-09 4. Langston Hall 160 T2. Wesley Duke 1.5 (88 games) 1999-01,02-04 5. Langston Hall 6. Clarence Baker 157 T2. Scott Farley 1.5 (110 games) 1991-93,94-96 7. Elston Harris 156 4. Mark Adamson 1.1 (50 games) 1997-99 155 T5. Brian Mills 0.9 (95 games) 2007-10 8. Langston Hall 152 T5. Justin Howard 0.9 (108 games) 1999-03 9. Keith Czapla 10. James Florence 142 T7. Scott Emerson 0.8 (113 games) 1999-04 T7. Donny Woods 0.8 (112 games) 1990-94 T7. Jeff Belmer 0.8 (52 games) 1993-95 Assists Per Game T7. Chris Moore 0.8 (105 games) 1983-87 1. Damitrius Coleman 8.0 (28 games) 2. Everett Callaway 7.3 (27 games) 3. Elston Harris 6.4 (31 games) 5.4 (29 games) Year-By-Year Leaders: Blocked Shots T4. Clarence Baker 5.4 (29 games) Year Player Blks. Block Avg. T4. Elston Harris 5.1 (30 games) 1985-86 Chris Moore 35 1.3 6. Keith Czapla 5.0 (31 games) 1986-87 Chris Moore 44 1.6 7. Langston Hall 4.6 (31 games) 1987-88 Eric Jackson 10 0.4 8. James Florence 4.3 (29 games) 1988-89 Eric Jackson 17 0.6 9. Reggie Elliott 4.2 (28 games) 1989-90 Brian Dranzik 16 0.6 T10. Elston Harris 4.2 (38 games) 1990-91 Kenny Brown 19 0.7 T10. Langston Hall 1991-92 Donny Woods 20 0.7 1992-93 Scott Farley 28 1.0 Assists – Team Season 1984-85 1993-94 Donny Woods 38 1.3 1. 635 2013-14 1994-95 Scott Farley 59 2.0 2. 574 2011-12 1995-96 Scott Farley 72 2.5 3. 519 2012-13 1996-97 Mark Adamson 19 0.8 4. 516 1986-87 1997-98 Mark Adamson 23 0.9 5. 494 2002-03 1998-99 Mark Adamson 30 1.2 6. 492 1983-84 1999-00 Scott Emerson 38 1.2 7. 484 1991-92 2000-01 Wesley Duke 26 0.9 8. 481 2004-05 2001-02 Justin Howard 49 1.7 9. 477 1985-86 2002-03 Wesley Duke 65 2.2 10. 473 2003-04 Wesley Duke 41 1.4 2004-05 Wesley Duke 40 1.4 Assists Average – Team Season 1984-85 2005-06 Sam Dolan 26 1.1 1. 20.5 (31 games) 1986-87 2006-07 Calvin Henry 38 2.7 2. 17.6 (28 games) 1983-84 2007-08 Calvin Henry 58 1.9 3. 17.3 (28 games) 2004-05 2008-09 Calvin Henry 58 2.6 T4. 17.0 (28 games) 2002-03 2009-10 Brian Mills 40 1.2 T4. 17.0 (29 games) 1991-92 2010-11 Brandon Moore 23 1.1 T6. 16.6 (29 games) 1985-86 2011-12 Daniel Coursey 88 2.3 7. 16.3 (29 games) 1992-93 2012-13 Daniel Coursey 44 1.3 8. 15.4 (27 games) 2009-10 2013-14 Daniel Coursey 71 2.1 T9. 15.0 (33 games) T9. 15.0 (28 games) 1988-89
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Assists - Career 1. Langston Hall 2. Elston Harris 3. James Florence 4. Korey McCray 5. Everett Callaway 6. Pete Geter 7. Keith Czapla 8. Clarence Baker 9. Damitrius Coleman T10. Donny Woods T10. Kenny Brown
627 541 436 344 266 262 257 239 224 209 209
Assists Per Game Career 1. Damitrius Coleman 8.0 (28 games) 2. Everett Callaway 4.8 (55 games) 3. Keith Czapla 4.4 (58 games) 4. Clarence Baker 4.2 (57 games) 5. Elston Harris 4.1 (115 games) 6. James Florence 3.7 (119 games) 7. Reggie Elliott 3.5 (56 games) 8. Chris Phillips 3.2 (57 games) T9. Korey McCray 3.1 (112 games) T9. Mike Smith 3.1 (55 games) Year-By-Year Leaders: Assists Year Player Assists 1954-55 John Hughes 38 1955-56 Cary Moore 40 1956-57 Melvin Kinslow 44 1965-66 Jack Manton 49 1983-84 Elston Harris 117 1984-85 Elston Harris 197 1985-86 Elston Harris 156 1986-87 Everett Callaway 196 1987-88 Chris Phillips 80 1988-89 Chris Phillips 104 1989-90 Flo Davis 97 1990-91 Mike Smith 88 1991-92 Kenny Brown 92 1992-93 Kenny Brown t74 1992-93 Shaun Thompson t74 1993-94 Will Tuttle 77 1994-95 Reggie Elliott 69 1995-96 Reggie Elliott 126 1996-97 Bruce Simms 80 1997-98 Korey McCray 75 1998-99 Korey McCray 74 1999-00 Korey McCray 92 2000-01 Korey McCray 103 2001-02 Clarence Baker 82 2002-03 Clarence Baker 157 2003-04 Tyler McCurry 55 2004-05 Damitrius Coleman 224 2005-06 Andrew Brown 57 2006-07 James Florence 91 2007-08 James Florence 84 2008-09 James Florence 119 2009-10 James Florence 142 2010-11 Langston Hall 117 2011-12 Langston Hall 160 2012-13 Langston Hall 155 2013-14 Langston Hall 195
20101982-86 2006-10 1997-01 1985-87 1983-87 1983-85 2001-03 2004-05 1990-94 1990-93 2004-05 1985-87 1983-85 2001-03 1982-86 2006-10 1994-96 1987-89 1997-01 1990-92
A/G 1.7 1.8 1.8 2.1 4.2 6.4 5.4 7.3 2.8 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.2 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6 4.3 3.1 2.9 3.0 2.8 3.7 2.9 5.4 2.2 8.0 2.0 3.3 3.0 3.7 4.6 3.5 4.2 5.0 5.6
Mercer Records STEALS Team Single Game Records No. Game Most Steals 20 vs. Savannah STate
Steals - Career Year 1. Langston Hall 2. James Florence 2004-05 3. Jakob Gollon 4. Kenny Brown Individual 5. Bud Thomas No. Player Game Year 6. Rodney Kirtz Most Steals 7. Reggie Elliott 7 James Florence vs. Campbell 2008-09 8. Aleem Muhammad 7 Damitrius Coleman vs. Savannah St. 2004-05 T9. Donny Woods 7 Jakob Gollon at Jacksonville 2011-12 T9. Yauun Pounds Steals - Season 1. Damitrius Coleman 2. James Florence 3. Elston Harris 4. Reggie Elliott 5. Jakob Gollon T6. Kenny Brown T6. Reggie Elliott T8. Eric Jackson T8. Kenny Brown 10. James Florence
80 72 68 62 60 57 57 56 56 54
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1. T2. T2. T4. T4. T6. T6. T6. 9. 10.
Damitrius Coleman 2.8 (28 games) Elston Harris 2.3 (29 games) Reggie Elliott 2.3 (27 games) Kenny Brown 2.2 (26 games) James Florence 2.2 (32 games) Eric Jackson 2.0 (28 games) Reggie Elliott 2.0 (29 games) Kenny Brown 2.0 (29 games) James Florence 1.8 (28 games) James Florence 1.7 (31 games)
Steals – Team Season 1. 265 2. 259 3. 254 4. 243 5. 239 6. 233 7. 223 8. 214 9. 205 10. 199
2004-05 1985-86 1994-95 1992-93 2008-09 1988-89 1995-96 1991-92 2007-08 2009-10 2004-05 2011-12 1999-00 2010-11 2012-13 1985-86 1992-93 1991-92 2013-14 2009-10
Steals Average – Team Season 1. 9.5 (28 games) 2004-05 2. 8.3 (27 games) 1992-93 3. 8.0 (29 games) 1985-86 4. 7.7 (33 games) 1999-00 T5. 7.4 (33 games) 2010-11 T5. 7.4 (26 games) 1998-99 T5. 7.4 (29 games) 1991-92 8. 7.0 (26 games) 1997-98 9. 6.8 (38 games) 2011-12
177 168 159 147 135 134 119 107 105 105
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1. 2. 3. 4. T5. T5. T5. T5.
Reggie Elliott 2.1 (56 games) 1994-96 James Florence 1.9 (119 games) 2006-10 Kenny Brown 1.8 (82 games) 1990-93 Yauun Pounds 1.4 (77 games) 1990-93 Langston Hall 1.2 (102 games) 2010-Present Rodney Kirtz 1.2 (108 games) 1997-01 Delmar Wilson 1.2 (53 games) 2002-04 Clarence Baker 1.2 (57 games) 2001-03
Year-By-Year Leaders: Steals Year Player Pts 1985-86 Elston Harris 68 1986-87 Everett Callaway 28 1987-88 Reggie Titus 32 1988-89 Eric Jackson 56 1989-90 Flo Davis 42 1990-91 Mike Smith 37 1991-92 Kenny Brown 57 1992-93 Kenny Brown 56 1993-94 Will Tuttle 41 1994-95 Reggie Elliott 62 1995-96 Reggie Elliott 57 1996-97 Bruce Simms 49 1997-98 Mark Johnson 37 1998-99 Earnest Brown 29 1999-00 Rodney Kirtz 46 2000-01 Rodney Kirtz 44 2001-02 Aleem Muhammad 37 2002-03 Clarence Baker 43 2003-04 Delmar Wilson 38 2004-05 Damitrius Coleman 80 2005-06 Montavious Waters 28 2006-07 James Florence 47 2007-08 James Florence 49 2008-09 James Florence 72 2009-10 James Florence 54 2010-11 Langston Hall 43 2011-12 Jakob Gollon 60 2012-13 Jakob Gollon 40 2013-14 Langston Hall 52
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Mercer Records Since Joining g A-Sun ((1978-79)) TEAM - GAME RECORDS Category
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Opponent
Most points scored Most points in one half Most points combined Most points by opponent Most field goals made Most field goals attempted Highest field goal percentage Most free throws made Most free throws attempted Most free throws made (both teams) Most free throws attempted (both teams) Best free throw percentage Most rebounds Most personal fouls
117 70 225 126 45 91 .700 38 51 64 79 .950 62 32
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Year
2013-14 1986-87 2013-14 1997-98 1978-79 1978-79 1980-81 1978-79 1983-84 2013-14 2012-13 1981-82 2006-07 2012-13
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Best record Most wins Most losses Most consecutive wins Most consecutive losses Most consecutive home wins
27-11 27 25 12 17 15 15 10 2,589 83.6 961 1968 .524 568 808 .753 1357 43.9 722
2011-12 2011-12 1990-91 2002-03 1996-97 2012-13 2011-12 1980-81 2011-12 1978-79 1984-85 2011-12 1983-84 2009-10 2009-10 2012-13 1999-00 1979-80 2011-12
Most points Highest point average Most field goals made Most field goals attempted Highest field goal percentage Most free throws made Most free throws attempted Best free throw percentage Most rebounds Best rebound average Most personal fouls
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Season
No.
Player
Most points Most FG made Most FG attempted Scoring average Highest FG pct. Most FT made Most FT attempted Highest FT pct. Most consec. FT Most rebounds Rebounding avg. Most assists Most 3-FG made Most 3-FG attempted Most blocked shots
774 294 570 25.0 .620 186 248 .898 34 349 12.0 224 87 242 88
Sam Mitchell Sam Mitchell Sam Mitchell Sam Mitchell Daniel Coursey Sam Mitchell Sam Mitchell Travis Smith Dartez Talbot Scott Farley Scott Farley Damitrius Coleman Reggie Titus James Florence Daniel Coursey
1984-85 1984-85 1984-85 1984-85 2011-12 1984-85 1984-85 2012-13 1980-81 1995-96 1995-96 2004-05 1993-94 2007-08 2011-12
2,286 768 1,918 19.2 .587 556 768 .871
James Florence Sam Mitchell James Florence James Florence Benton Wade James Florence James Florence Travis Smith
2006-10 1981-85 2006-10 2006-10 1979-81 2006-10 2006-10 2011-13
930 11.3 627 253 819 204
Scott Emerson Daniel Emerson Langston Hall Langston Hall James Florence Daniel Coursey
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After 6 years, Mercer’s Gollon NCAA-tourney bound By TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. — After four years of college, Mercer forward Jakob Gollon had a bachelor’s degree in communications. After five years, he added a master’s degree in educational leadership. And after six years, he’s going to the NCAA tournament. Gollon has taken a path unlike any other to the Big Dance. No one in Division I men’s basketball history has ever played more games without getting to the NCAA tournament, a distinction Gollon was unaware of, doesn’t particularly want and after next week he will no longer have. He’s played in 152 games over his six seasons, the first two ending prematurely because of injuries. His final season will end in the NCAA’s thanks to Mercer’s win over Florida Gulf Coast in Sunday’s Atlantic Sun Conference championship game, and six years ago, even Gollon couldn’t have envisioned that he would ever reach college basketball’s biggest stage.
ing halted with not just more issues with the left foot but new ones with his right knee. And after being told that the rehabilitation from surgery on both his knee and foot — that one being termed a reconstruction — would be eight arduous months, Gollon figured his playing days were done. “You hear all the horror stories about guys that get hurt and get cut because I wasn’t one of coach Hoffman’s recruits,” Gollon said. “I thought it was by some special graces that he even wanted me around.” He’s played in every one of Mercer’s 141 games since, averaging 7.9 points and being part of 92 wins in that span. Teammates gave him the ultimate tip of the cap after Sunday’s A-Sun title game win; he was the one who got to leave the court at FGCU with the championship net hanging from his neck. After six years, he more than earned that privilege. “By the time that final surgery finished up, I was just about to start that third season,” Gollon said. “Since then I haven’t missed a game. It hasn’t been easy.”
“It’s been a saga,” Gollon said. That’s quite an understatement. Gollon’s tale really begins as a high school junior in Stevens Point, Wis., where he broke his left foot. Surgery, which included the need for a 4½-inch screw, didn’t do the job completely. Unbeknownst to him at the time, everything from bone spurs to stress fractures were adding to his pain. “My foot was basically breaking down at all different angles,” Gollon said. “There’s kind of a chain reaction effect when you have a bad surgery.” Then his college plans looked in doubt after Mercer chose to not renew the contract of coach Mark Slonaker in 2008 — and Slonaker was the coach who recruited Gollon. But after a meeting with Bob Hoffman, who was hired to replace Slonaker, Gollon decided he still wanted to attend Mercer. “Jake was recruited, I didn’t recruit him, I got the job, I went to see him and talk to him,” Hoffman said. “He decided to stay and we decided he would be a good fit for how we play.” The saga hardly ends there.
He found out by the time that his undergraduate work ended that he would get both the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons of eligibility restored, which allowed him to chart both his academic and athletic path. Hoffman likes to joke that Gollon should be a doctoral candidate by now, but many of the classes he would have to be taking this year are in Atlanta, about a 90-minute drive each way from Mercer’s campus in Macon, Ga. Since Gollon doesn’t have his own car, that made commuting less than feasible while working around basketball. So instead, the self-proclaimed “kind of a sucker, a softie for fine arts” has stuck around campus, studying things like poetry. “Hey, I like stuff like that,” said Gollon, who has also written columns for his hometown newspaper. So he knows what makes a good story. And he knows that wrapping up this six-year odyssey in the NCAA tournament is a pretty solid ending. “It’s going to be exciting,” Gollon said. Copyright The Associated Press
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A class above: Seniors have lifted Mercer’s program By MICHAEL A. LOUGH The Macon Telegraph They come from as close as metro Atlanta and Savannah and as far away as Oklahoma and Colorado, Wisconsin and Indiana, and they range in height from 5-foot-11 to 6-11. One has been on campus since the summer of 2008, another having arrived less than two years ago. Only two of the seven knew each other before gathering in the middle of the state for their education and college basketball. Time is precious for the members of the most successful senior class in Mercer sports history as teammates, in large part culminating Saturday with senior day ceremonies after the regularseason finale against Jacksonville. And with seven seniors who all contribute and play quality minutes, it won’t be an average senior day. The class is large, the class is diverse, the class is together, and the class has been remarkably successful. And it appears to have been almost effortless. “We don’t have the top athletes in the country, but we have kids that are willing to be coached,” center Monty Brown said a few days ago. “Even at the end of the season, (players) are willing to come in ... after an off day in the middle of February. And we’re going to start off practice doing ball-handling, doing 5-on-0, working on passing, working on footwork, which we have done all year, and just relentlessly being willing to be coached and change and adapt to whatever we need to do as teammates, too, for each other.” Each arrived with a different resume, from a recruiting steal to projects to a walk-on. They are 3.0 GPA students or better, with one having graduated and another getting his diploma early this summer. Three have passed the 1,000-point scoring mark, and another might pass 900. The collection is the winningest class in Bears basketball and has wins over Seton Hall, Mississippi, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Tennessee and Alabama, an 88-49 record so far. This group led the program to its first national postseason win and tournament championship, and these seven have, to a large extent, set an athletics department standard as well as put Mercer on the college sports map. And this class, more than anything else, has made Hawkins Arena a tough place for opponents, having lost there only 13 times in four years. It has been a good run for “Big Weird,” “Tian,” “Kev Jacks,” “Grampa,” “Bug,” “Buddington Carroll Thomas” and the “Golden Child.” The time will come to think about all that, but not yet. Saturday’s regular-season finale, the first game of the A-Sun tournament Tuesday, and perhaps more, come first. The week took on a different tone with the Bears’ 79-76 over58
time loss Thursday to North Florida, a chance to all but seal the home-court advantage for the conference tournament slipping away thanks to Florida Gulf Coast’s loss minutes earlier to Lipscomb. Pressure weighs on the team that lost its best chance, heretofore, to reach the NCAA tournament a year ago on its home floor as the top seed and is all but expected to make up for it this year, primarily because of the large senior class. Spend a few minutes with each, and you’d never know that. The road to Mercer For AAU teammates and Georgia high schoolers Langston Hall and Daniel Coursey, getting to Mercer was a fairly uncomplicated process. For the others, not so much. Brown was set to go to Harvard, but he was reluctant because of the cost of attending a school that offered no athletics scholarships. He worked with a friend of Bears head coach Bob Hoffman, and a phone call about other topics led to Mercer getting a center from Oklahoma. Kevin Canevari was invited to walk on at Mercer and UNC Asheville but came to Mercer with then-teammate Paul Larsen, who transferred after the 2011-12 season and is closing out a quality career at Division II USC Aiken. Bud Thomas was among Colorado’s Class 5A “Mr. Basketball” for two years but was fairly overlooked, also considering Buffalo, Evansville and Northern Colorado. He liked the chance to play early and the momentum from Mercer’s run to the A-Sun tournament championship game a year earlier. Assistant coach Doug Esleeck established contact with midwesterner Anthony White Jr. after a few camps between White’s freshman and sophomore years at Lake Land junior college in Illinois. White visited Florida A&M and just drove up to Macon to check out Mercer. It didn’t take long, and he was ready to commit before leaving town. Nobody’s path to senior day approaches that of Jake Gollon. He was signed out of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, by former head coach Mark Slonaker in the fall of 2007, which was the sophomore season of Mercer guard James Florence. “Part of the reason I came was because I had this opportunity to play with Flo, who was a freshman All-American the year before, and Danny Emerson was coming out of redshirt from transferring,” Gollon said. “Brian Mills was a good player. They had pieces all over, so I thought from the start that we were gonna have a great team.” But those hopes didn’t develop, and Slonaker’s contract wasn’t renewed in the spring of 2008, leaving Gollon’s future in doubt. Hoffman retained Gollon, who had broken his foot as a junior in high school. More foot problems and surgery erased Gollon’s first two years at Mercer, but he received a redshirt year and a
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them crap about it.”
Meanwhile, the Mercer careers of Florence and Emerson ended with Gollon hardly on the court with them. In the process, he watched and learned the new system and new players, like Hall.
Turning it around
“I met him and a couple other guys we signed; I just kinda had this feeling,” said Gollon, whose leadership skills grew while he was sidelined. “I knew that I was going to be here for four more years, and I had been here for so long already.” Fresh faces brought a new outlook. “All those new guys that came in -- like this senior class, obviously the guys that came in after that -- just accepted that’s the way it was,” he said of a program attitude change. “When they came in, we just decided we were going to be good; we were going to be tough.” Three seasons of 20-plus wins later ... “Somewhere down the line, we just started doing things different,” Gollon said. “Every day, we’d break (huddles) down with ‘Championship’ instead of ‘Bears.’ Just kind of a positive mindset, like a forward-looking approach. “We just started doing things the right way, and everyone bought into it.” The video champion Little inspires greater debate than who of the seniors is the video game whiz. And there’s little agreement between Thomas, White and Canevari. OK, no agreement. Thomas: “Me. Yeah. ... I’m the best sports video player. Make sure you ask Kevin about that.” White: “Me. Bud would say it’s him, but it’s not. Kev would say it’s him, but it’s not.” Canevari: “Oh, me, no doubt me. Bud and Anthony, they think that they’re the best. ... They work hard, but they can’t mess with me in any of the games. Anthony’s the best at ‘Halo,’ though, but that’s about it. Everything else -- ‘FIFA,’ ‘Madden’ and ‘Mario Super Smash Brothers’ -- it’s definitely me.” White: “I’m easily the best ‘Call of Duty’ player. ‘First Person Shooter,’ I’m the best at that. And I would say I’m the best at ‘FIFA 2,’ but then Bud and Kev would say that I’m not. At the end of the day, I’d say I’m the best video player.” Thomas: “We’re so competitive, me and (Canevari). Everything. We compete non-stop. We’ve actually kept a tally of ‘FIFA,’ the video game. All four years, we’ve been here. Every game we’ve played, we wrote down. I think it’s up over at least 500 games over the past four years. I’m beating him in that, so that’s pretty good.” Hall: “I watch them play and laugh and talk about them all the time. I walk in the room and somebody’s losing, I’m gonna give
A home overtime win over Jacksonville and loss four games later at East Tennessee State in January of 2011 began the program’s metamorphosis. Guard Jeff Smith tore an ACL while celebrating at the end of Mercer’s 70-68 overtime win over the Dolphins. Then athletic forward Brandon Moore went down with a knee injury early in what ended up an 82-75 loss at ETSU. Before that, Brown and Coursey were part of different discussions about redshirting. Both were surprised they weren’t. “Obviously it was very sad, but when Brandon Moore hurt his knee with a season-ending injury, I had to come in and take his place in the starting position,” Brown said. “So they actually ended up needing me.” Hall was already in charge and remembers that stretch. “With (Moore and Smith), we were still one of the more talented teams in the conference,” he said. “But when they got hurt, we saw, like, ‘Man, we have (Brian) Mills,’ who is very talented. But then we had just other players that worked hard, like Mark Hall. And then Bud was a freshman, I was a freshman, Jake came in as a redshirt redshirt freshman. We weren’t really as talented anymore, so we had to do things a different way.” Mercer won five straight after Moore’s injury, beat Lipscomb in the A-Sun tournament opener and lost by eight to Belmont in the A-Sun semifinals, ending a 15-18 season with 11 singledigit losses, including by three points to Georgia at Hawkins Arena. “That year was really a turning point for us,” Gollon said. “We beat some good teams. We were close to Georgia; we should have beat them. From that point forward, we had a core of guys that knew how to play the right way, and we just kept working hard at it and added some new pieces here and there. “Guys have really just kind of fit in where we needed them to, unselfishly have done their part.” Relentless The class formed the foundation of a program that plays, simply, quality basketball, focusing on communication, defense and sharing the basketball. Part of being a good teammate is, of course, occasionally being brutal with your other teammates. With laughter, the seniors unload on each other. Gollon on Coursey: “He wears Sperrys with tall white socks and athletic shorts. I mean, who does that? He’s like a combination. He went to a military school, but he’s like a combination of Savannah beach boy/military-like kid.” White on Hall: “He’s really lazy. Nobody knew. He’s really lazy. All he does is ... or just laying in his bed. I’m surprised he doesn’t have bedsores by now. That’s really how much he lays in his bed. It’s funny, because sometimes, as soon as we walk in, like, I will go, if he went in first, I will come in, shut the
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door, probably look in the refrigerator and go to my room. And I look, and he’s in his bed already, covers over him, on his iPad or on his phone. I’m like, ‘Dude, you have anything else better to do?’ ” Hall on White: “I remember Ant lost to Ike (Nwamu) in ‘FIFA,’ and Ike was running around the room happy, and he was, ‘All right, Phillip (Leonard) is coming over, we’re gonna play (NBA) 2K.’ (Ant) was like, ‘No one’s playing ‘2K’ until we play again in ‘FIFA.’ It was his Xbox. ‘No one’s playing the Xbox until you play me again ... I’ll just stay in my room with the Xbox, y’all can just sit out here in the living room. No one’s playing again until you play me.’ ” Gollon on White: “I call him Bug. One, because he’s got this big old head on this skinny little body. He looks like an ant.” White on Gollon: “Something’s always hurting on him, no matter if it’s intentional or not.” Thomas on Canevari: “I could see Kevin getting famous for something stupid, and the whole world loving it. We’ve always told him, if he had his own reality show with a camera following him 24/7 ...” Canevari, the unifier
Hall said. “And Coach Hoffman is too, because he knows it’s a big senior class, and this is what we’ve been working for the last three years. So it’s a lot of pressure on us. “Then Kevin, he lightens the moment up, probably every day. It lightens the moment, and we come out and just play free.” Clear eyes, full hearts That phrase comes from the TV show about football, “Friday Night Lights” but fits this group. The chemistry that developed during the freshman year is familiar to some -- Gollon and White said this is what they’re used to -- but rare with such a large class. Coursey pointed out that no matter what happens, disagreements are non-existent. “It’s hard not to get frustrated with the people and get upset with people and hold it against them off the court, but nobody does that on the team,” he said. “No one gets mad at each other, even if they have a bad game, or even if somebody lost the game for us because they did something dumb. “Everybody leaves it on the court and doesn’t hold it against each other.”
Among the diverse group, consensus is rare. But that Canevari is the comedian, the mood-lightener, the singer, the impersonator gets no debate, from his pregame “Kev Jacks” dance about an hour before tipoff or firing off a zinger. Laughter accompanies his presence. Gollon: “Kevin is by far the life of the party. I mean, he is without a doubt one of the most entertaining people that any of us have ever met. When we go out in public, it’s a fight between comical and embarrassing, because you never know what Kevin is gonna do and who he’s gonna put on the spot or what he’s gonna do. But it’s ... it’s good.”
The chemistry among this group isn’t necessarily about a trip to the Virgin Islands, visiting Ground Zero or spending time in Europe. And it most likely won’t change much if the Bears trade their high tops for NCAA dancing shoes. Much of life as a college athlete is lived on a huge 45-foot long, 15,000-pound bus.
Thomas: “He’s the just goofball of just everybody. It’s been probably the most entertaining four years of my life, just being around him. I told my friends and parents about how funny he is. Then they meet him, and he puts on this serious act like he’s some cool guy.”
“If you look around, after we won a big game, or even if we’re just riding to the airport, everybody’s happy, everybody’s smiling,” said White, the newest of the old guys. “Just how well we get along, all of us. It’s always fun. Nobody’s ever down or yelling at each other. A lot of us like to play video games. I look at ... all of us sitting around the TV, talking crazy to the two people playing. Somebody picks one side, somebody else pick the other side and go at it the whole time. The whole time.
Coursey: “I’ve roomed with him the past two years. It’s probably been the funniest two years of my life.”
“I think really that’s one of our best moments, sitting around and being who we are.”
Canevari was given a basketball scholarship this year, and his role on the team is not defined by numbers as the backup to Hall. “Maybe it’s after a loss; maybe it’s after long day of traveling and practice, a joke can really turn things around,” Brown said of the best man at his wedding this summer to former Mercer volleyball player Emerald Phillips. “And Kevin is the culprit of the joke or leading it on, providing some definite relief from sometimes the day-to-day monotony of college basketball.” Hall is well aware of Canevari’s underrated impact. “I definitely value it, because everyone’s serious about the game; everyone’s serious about trying to win championships,” 60
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Mercer’s Hall a born leader By MICHAEL A. LOUGH The Macon Telegraph Mercer’s Hall is all about making his teammates, and his team, better Little Langston Hall was in the second grade, and his elementary school was holding a talent show. For his performance, he would play the piano. “He came out with a Kobe Bryant jersey on and a basketball,” said his mother, Alda. “He sat at the piano and played his piece.”
Daniel Coursey was an AAU teammate of Hall’s, and he didn’t necessarily foresee the future the way it has played out. “I was like, ‘Yeah, Lang is like a really good player; he’s definitely Division I,’ ” Coursey said. “And then it was really freshman year here when he started and was playing well.” He watched Hall get bigger and stronger as well as sharper.
But the basketball was really the instrument in Langston Hall’s life, as his family knew even back then, and he has pretty much mastered its use. Hall and his Mercer teammates welcome Jacksonville to Hawkins Arena on Tuesday for the second time in only a few days as the A-Sun tournament begins. And with it is one of the final home appearances for one of the best basketball players in Mercer history.
“I mean, Lang is huge for our team,” Coursey said. “I don’t think we would be at all the same teams that we are now without Lang. I mean, he runs everything for us.”
It’s good thing he never took to the piano.
Hall has been with little debate the biggest key in Mercer’s run of three straight 20-win seasons, including one outright and one shared A-Sun regularseason championship, the CollegeInsider.com Tournament title and a 1-1 record in the NIT.
“He said he was going to be a pianist or a basketball player,” Alda Hall said. “He played piano through middle school, but it wasn’t because he wanted to. ‘You have to do something else, you can’t be solely focused on basketball.’”
And it is with Hall in charge that Mercer has beaten or threatened powerconference programs. But watching him is to have little idea if the Bears are playing Oglethorpe or Oklahoma.
Nice try, Mom. Hall did play some baritone through middle school, and so ended his musical career.
Nothing about the game is taken for granted by the gym rat.
“Nothing now but basketball,” he said with a laugh. Indeed. Hall has set records at Mercer and led the Bears to unprecedented heights with his on-court and off-court leadership, as well as his calm. On Monday, Hall was named the A-Sun’s player of the year. What one sees while watching Hall on the court -- cool and smooth, almost maddeningly so for opponents, in charge and unflappable -- has been part of his makeup for his long as his parents, Frederick and Alda, can remember. He is the sum of their parts. There is a discipline and respect for time, part of a work ethic, from his father and the ability to cultivate and maintain relationships from his mother. The public Langston Hall is unfailingly polite, verbally efficient, and more mature than the average 22-year-old. A senior day gathering three days ago is evidence of the private part, his mother’s influence. Langston is three years younger than brother Doug, but he grew up hanging out with his brother’s crowd. Age gaps are huge during teen years, and Alda warned her youngest. “ ‘Langston, you know, Doug and Kyle and those (boys) are going to stop letting you hang out with them because you’re going to be too young,’ ” she said. “ ‘Don’t be offended by that, don’t be hurt by that.’ Well, it never happened.’ ” The friendships remain strong a decade later.
His junior season of high school at Chamblee, he hit a game-winning shot to beat Tucker, a team the Bulldogs hadn’t topped in a while. The next day, he was reluctantly part of a school group that attended the inauguration of President Barack Obama. “When I figured out I had a game that day, ‘I’m not going,’ ” Hall said. “(His mother) basically made me go.” And the morning of departure at the Atlanta airport? Applause from schoolmates for the shot the night before. “Yeah, a little bit,” he said with a sheepish smile. “Nothing too major. They were pretty happy for me.” And he quickly got over missing a game. “It turned out to be a great experience,” Hall said. “Very cold, but a great experience.” The Halls saw Mercer’s 14-building Cecil B. Day campus in Atlanta regularly, and they thought that was the Mercer campus that was recruiting Langston. Obviously, they found out otherwise. Hall’s mother had sights set on the Ivy League, Air Force or Navy for Langston, among others. For Langston, however, playing at a service academy was out. For that, he apologized to his father, a Vietnam vet. Jacksonville went hard after him, as did North Florida and then-new head coach Matthew Driscoll.
“All but one of them was there (Saturday),” she said of senior day. “They’ve all graduated college, going to graduate school and going to dental school and all sorts of things. But they were all there, the first game he played as a Mercer Bear and they were all there, but one, for his final (regular-season) home game as a Mercer Bear.” His cold-blooded ability to remain calm is what ended up winning the Mississippi game earlier this season, for example. Hall dribbled downcourt in the final seconds, and head coach Bob Hoffman called for a timeout and, fortunately, Hall didn’t see it before Hoffman changed his mind. “I saw that we weren’t very organized, which we weren’t,” Hoffman said. “But (Mississippi) wasn’t, either. So Langston took that, which he always has the freedom to do, and saw that as an opportunity, that discombobulation as an opportunity and a great job of stepping up and taking the shot.” And Hall hit the game-winner with less than a second left. “When he has the ball in his hands,” Hoffman said, “we all feel comfortable.”
“We begged him,” Driscoll said. “We got into his house. We wanted him so bad because of the character he is.” Driscoll watched last week as Hall was honored before the North Florida game for setting the Mercer assists record earlier in the season. “The award the he got really exemplifies who he is,” Driscoll said. “Not for the assists, but the plate, because he is a true servant.” In the end, Hoffman’s sales pitch was simple, about a dream. Four years later, hopes have pretty much become reality, led by the 22-year-old who will leave Mercer hardly any different than when he arrived. “I think he’s almost exactly the same,” Hoffman said. “That’s the great, great uniqueness of who he is. All of the things he has accomplished, and he has not changed how he handles himself or how treats others. “He’s a fun-loving guy that’s an unbelievable leader. I tongue in cheek say he might be our governor, he might be a president, but whatever he does, he can lead, and everybody will be excited about him being the leader.”
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