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MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES MERCER BEARS WOFFORD TERRIERS
16-14 10-7 16-14 8-9 OVERALL SOCON OVERALL SOCON VS. Greg Gary 16-14 Jay McAuley 16-14 HEAD COACH RECORD AT MERCER HEAD COACH RECORD AT WOFFORD (FIRST SEASON) (1ST SEASON)
OVERALL 16-14 SoCon 10-7 GAME INFORMATION SCHEDULE H 8-6 | A 8-6 | N 0-2 OPENING TIPOFF The Mercer men's basketball team returns to Hawkins Date/Time: Saturday, Feb. 29 • 4:30 p.m. ET NOVEMBER Arena for the final time during the 2019-20 season on Location: Macon, Ga. • Hawkins Arena (3,500) Wed. 6 at St. John’s FS1 L, 79-109 Saturday. The Bears’ will honor their two seniors prior to Live Stats: MercerBears.com/LiveStats Fri. 8 Columbia International ESPN3 W, 84-76 the start of the contest. The Southern Conference match Twitter Updates: @MercerMBB Mon. 11 Kennesaw State ESPN+ W, 74-62 up is set to tipoff at 4:30 p.m. and will be aired on ESPN+, Tickets: Tickets.Mercer.edu Fri. 15 FGCU ESPN3 W, 84-68 100.9 The Creek FM and Sportsmic Radio with Rick Cam- Tues. 19 at Georgia Southern ESPN+ L, 88-98 eron on the call. Sat. 23 $ at UIC ESPN+ W, 72-68 SERIES INFORMATION Tues 26 $ at St. Bonaventure ESPN+ L, 51-56 ABOUT THE TERRIERS • Overall: Mercer trails 28-22 in the series Wofford enters the contest with the Bears with a record • Current Streak: W1 DECEMBER of 16-14 and 8-9 in Southern Conference play… The • Last Meeting: W, 70-68 (Feb. 12, 2020) Sun. 1 $ vs. Canisius CUSA.TV L, 66-76 Terriers are currently on a six game losing streak…. The Mon. 2 $ vs. Holy Cross CUSA.TV L, 67-81 last win for Wofford came on Feb. 5 at VMI… Wofford Sat. 7 Georgia State ESPN+ L, 61-73 is averaging 72.5 points per game and is shooting 45.8 Mon. 16 at UNCW FloHoops W, 72-63 percent from the floor… The Terriers are shooting 34.5 Fri. 20 * Furman ESPN3 L, 62-64 Sun. 22 Florida Atlantic ESPN+ L, 50-65 percent from the three-point line and are averaging TV INFORMATION Sat. 28 Milligan ESPN3 W, 104-52 9.5 made three-pointers per game…. Nathan Hoover leads the team in minutes played (33.7 per game) and Television: ESPN+ scoring (15.5 ppg)… Hover has started all 30 games Talent: Frank Malloy (play-by-play) JANUARY Tim Scarborough (analyst) Wed. 1 * at UNCG ESPN+ L, 63-72 Wofford has played this season… Storm Murphy follows Sat. 4 * Chattanooga ESPN+ L, 61-70 with 12.1 points per game. … Wofford has four players Sat. 11 * at Western Carolina ESPN+ L, 71-79 with 40 or more made three-pointers, led by Hoover Wed. 15 * VMI ESPN+ W, 73-62 with 75… Opponents are averaging 68.5 points per RADIO INFORMATION Sat. 18 * at Samford ESPN3 W, 90-75 game… Teams are shooting 44.0 percent from the floor Radio: 100.9 The Creek and Sportsmic Wed. 22 * Western Carolina ESPN+ W, 85-79 against the Terriers and are making 7.7 three-pointers Play-by-Play: Rick Cameron Sat. 25 * at VMI ESPN3 W, 69-66 per game… Wofford is led by first year head coach Jay Wed. 29 * at ETSU ESPN+ W, 71-55 McAuley.
FEBRUARY SERIES HISTORY STATISTICAL COMPARISON Sat. 1 * The Citadel ESPN3 W, 76-71 The Bears and Bulldogs meet for the 51st time in MERCER WOFFORD Wed. 5 * at Furman ESPN+ L, 57-79 program history on Saturday. Mercer trails 28-22 in the Scoring Average 72.6 72.5 Sat. 8 * ETSU ESPN+ L, 60-73 all-time series. The Bears won the previous matchup, Opp. Scoring Average 71.0 68.5 Wed. 12 * at Wofford ESPN+ W, 70-68 70-68, at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium. Sat. 15 * UNCG ESPN3 L, 55-67 Scoring Margin +1.6 +4.0 Wed. 19 * Samford ESPN+ W, 106-66 FG Percentage .452 .458 UP NEXT 3FG Percentage .356 .345 Sat. 22 * at Chattanooga ESPN3 W, 85-80 The Bears head to the 2020 SoCon Men’s Basketball Wed. 26 * at The Citadel ESPN3 W, 73-57 FT Percentage .726 .717 presented by General Shale. The single elimination tour- Sat. 29 * Wofford ESPN+ 4:30 pm. Rebounding Average 36.8 31.1 nament will be held at the Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Assists Per Game 14.5 13.5 Asheville, N.C. MARCH Steals Per Game 6.6 5.8 6-9 & SoCon Tournament ESPN+ TBA Turnovers Per Game 14.6 12.0
Schedule is subject to change MERCER PROBABLE STARTING FIVE All times Eastern Home games in bold $ Boca Raton Beach Classic * Southern Conference game
ROBERTSON GARY DIMITRIJEVIC STAIR BENDER MEDIA RELATIONS 1 Fr. | G 3 R-So. | G 5 Sr. | G 22 R-Sr. | G 25 R-Jr. | F Travis Rae MIN 21.0 MIN 32.4 MIN 34.3 MIN 34.6 MIN 19.2 Assistant Director for Media Relations PPG 6.4 PPG 11.6 PPG 17.1 PPG 14.9 PPG 7.1 e: [email protected] FG% 40.5% FG% 45.5% FG% 42.7% FG% 47.8% FG% 48.2% o: 478-301-5219 3FG% 39.0% 3FG% 38.7% 3FG% 37.0% 3FG% 35.0% 3FG% 0% c: 478-973-4355 AST 1.8 AST 2.1 AST 3.7 REB 9.2 REB 5.3 2019-20 MERCER MEN’S BASKETBALL
NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown / Previous School 1 Kamar Robertson G Fr. 6-2 160 Alpharetta, Ga. / Cambridge HS 2 Neftali Alvarez* G So. 6-2 165 Cantano, P.R. / Fairfield 3 Jeff Gary G R-So. 6-4 180 Austin, Texas / UNCW 4 Diego Rivera G Fr. 6-2 180 Miami, Fla. / Miami Christian School 5 Djordje Dimitrijevic G Sr. 6-2 180 Grdelica, Serbia / Western Nebraska 10 Daniel Love G So. 6-3 170 Orlando, Fla. / Dr. Phillips HS 12 Mitch Prendergast G R-So. 6-0 190 Dallas, Texas / Dallas Jesuit HS 13 Felipe Haase* F Jr. 6-9 250 Osorno, Chile / South Carolina 14 Victor Bafutto C R-So. 6-10 230 Brasilia, Brazil / Centro Educational Sigma 20 Ross Cummings G Sr. 6-3 180 Dickson, Tenn. / Creek Wood HS 22 Ethan Stair G R-Sr. 6-5 205 Hazel Green, Ala. / Hazel Green HS 23 James Glisson III F Fr. 6-6 210 Decatur, Ga. / Southwest DeKalb HS 25 Maciej Bender F Jr. 6-11 245 Warsaw, Poland / West Virginia 35 Patrick Urey F R-Fr. 6-6 210 Chattanooga, Tenn. / Baylor School
* - Sitting out the 2019-20 season due to NCAA transfer rules
BROADCAST ROSTER
Kamar Robertson Neftali ALVAREZ Jeff GARY Diego RIVERA Djordje DIMITRIJEVIC Daniel LOVE Mitch PRENDERGAST Felipe HAASE G / 6-2 / 160 G / 6-2 / 165 G / 6-4 / 180 G / 6-2 / 180 G / 6-2 / 180 G / 6-3 / 170 G / 6-0 / 190 F / 6-9 / 253 1 Fr. 2 So. 3 R-So. 4 Fr. 5 Sr. 10 So. 12 R-So. 13 Jr. Alpharetta, Ga. Cantano, P.R. Austin, Texas Miami, Fla. Grdelica, Serbia Orlando, Fla. Dallas, Texas Osorno, Chile
Victor BAFUTTO Ross CUMMINGS Ethan STAIR James GLISSON III Maciej BENDER Patrick UREY C / 6-10 / 230 G / 6-3 / 180 G / 6-4 / 205 F / 6-6 / 210 F / 6-11 / 255 F / 6-6 / 210 14 R-So. 20 Sr. 22 R-Sr. 23 Fr. 25 R-Jr. 35 R-Fr. Brasilia, Brazil Dickson, Tenn. Hazel Green, Ala. Decatur, Ga. Warsaw, Poland Chattanooga, Tenn.
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #2 – Neff-tal-ee Alvarez #5 – Georgie Duh-mee-tree-ee-vich #13 – Fa-leep-ay Haas-ay #14 – Victor Bah-FOO-toe #25 – Magic Bender
Greg GARY Bobby KUMMER Kim LEWIS Juan CARDONA D.J. BYRD Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Basketball Operations First Season First Season First Season First Season First Season Tulane, 1992 Charlotte, 1996 Tulane, 1994 Middle Georgia, 1996 Purdue, 2013
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LAST TIME OUT QUICK FACTS The Mercer men's basketball team won its sixteenth game of the season on Wednesday evening with a 73-57 vic- MERCER UNIVERSITY tory over The Citadel in McAlister Fieldhouse.Ethan Stair collected a career-high 23 rebounds in the game. He is the Location Macon, Ga. first Bear (16-14, 10-7 SoCon) to grab 20 or more rebounds in a game since Daniel Emerson pulled down 20 against Enrollment 8,667 Founded 1833 Campbell on Jan. 3, 2009. With the 23 rebounds, Stair increased his total to 277 this season, which is the eighth most Nickname Bears in a single season for the Bears. Djordje Dimitrijevic led the Bears with 15 points. He went 1-4 on three-pointers and Colors Orange and Black has now hit a three-pointer in 27 straight games, the longest streak in the Southern Conference. Besides rebound- Affilliation NCAA Division I ing, Stair added 14 points and Jeff Gary rounded out the double-figure scorers with 12 points. Conference Southern Arena (Capacity) Hawkins Arena (3,500) DIMITRIJEVIC THREE-POINT STREAK President Dr. William D. Underwood Athletics Director Jim Cole Athletics Phone (478) 301-4130 Djordje Dimitrijevic made a three-pointer against The Citadel and now has hit a three-pointer in 27 straight games. This is the longest streak in the SoCon. Matt Ryan of Chattanooga, who has made a three-pointer in 19 straight COACHING STAFF games, holds the second-longest streak in the SoCon for made three-pointers. Head Coach Greg Gary Record at Mercer/Years 16-14 / 1st Player (School) Streak Assistant Coach Bobby Kummer Assistant Coach Kim Lewis Djordje Dimitrijevic (Mercer) 27 Assistant Coach Juan Cardona Matt Ryan (Chattanooga) 19 Basketball Phone (478) 301-5211 Fletcher Abee (Citadel) 16 Nathan Hoover (Wofford) 16 BASKETBALL HISTORY First year of basketball 1906-07 GARY NAMED SOCON PLAYER OF THE WEEK Number of seasons 107 All-Time Record 1,259-1,192 Conference Regular Season Titles (Last) 7 (2014) On Tuesday, Jeff Gary was named the Southern Conference Player of the Week. For games played Feb. 18-24, Gary Conference Tournament Titles (Last) 3 (2014) averaged 24.5 points per game and shot 69.2 percent from the floor. He hit a career-high eight three-pointers in the NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last) 3 (2014) win against Samford last Wednesday. The eight three-pointers tied a Hawkins Arena record. Over the two games for NCAA Record 1-3 the Bears, Gary was 12-of-18 on three-pointers. NIT Appearances (Last) 1 (2013) NIT Record 1-1 CollegeInsider.com Tournament Appearances 2 (2016) CAREER-DAY FOR STAIR CIT Record 5-1 College Basketball Invitational Appearances 2 (2018) The Bears’ Ethan Stair had a career-day on Wednesday. He recorded a career-high 23 rebounds in the win at The CBI Record 2-2 Citadel. The 23 rebounds are a SoCon high this season, and it is only the second 20-plus rebound game of the season. His previous career-high was 16 rebounds, which was set at UNCW. Stair has had 11 double-figure rebound MEDIA RELATIONS Assistant Director for Media Relations (MBB Contact) Travis Rae games this season. The last time a Bear had a 20 rebound game was Jan. 3, 2009 when Daniel Emerson collected 20 Office Phone (478) 301-5219 rebounds vs. Campbell. Cell (478) 973-4355 E-mail [email protected] STAIR CLIMING UP THE SCORING RANKS
Ethan Stair joined the 1,000-point club in in Birmingham, Ala. on Jan. 18 when the Bears defeated Samford, 90-75. He now has 1,150 points in his career and is sits at No. 24 in program history. In the contest against The Citadel on Wednesday, Stair passed increased two spots and moved into the 22nd spot on the all-time leading scorers list for Mercer. Below are the players he is looking to catch over the next few games. James Florence, who played for the Bears from 2006-10, is the all-time leading scorer as he scored 2,286 points. Florence is the only 2,000-point scorer in Mercer history.
1,000 Point Scorers (No. 17-22) Rk. Name Pts 17. Peter Geter 1,206 18. Jordan Strawberry 1,200 19. Scott Bailey 1,197 20. Robert Belloir 1,155 21. Jakob Gollon 1,153 22. Ethan Stair 1,150
STAIR DOES IT AGAIN!
For the 11th time this season, Ethan Stair picked up a double-double. In the win at The Citadel, Stair recorded his 11th double-double of the season. He picked up the double-double in the first half of the game and finished with 14 points and 23 rebounds. His 11 double-doubles are the second most in the SoCon this season. GREG GARY COACH’S SHOW
The final Greg Gary Coach’s Show is set for Monday, March 2nd at Margaritas in Mercer Village from 6 to 7 p.m. The coach’s show will be streamed on Sportsmic Radio and the Mercer Men’s Basketball Facebook page.
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SOUTHERN CONFERENCE STAIR CLIMBS THE SINGLE SEASON REBOUNDING RANKS
PRESEASON POLL (COACHES) Senior Ethan Stair has collected 277 rebounds during the 2019-20 season. He currently is ranked eighth in program history. He is seven rebounds away from tying Woodrow Richardson for sixth place. Below are the players Stair is Rank Team (1st-Place Votes) Total looking to catch. 1. ETSU (8) 80 2. UNCG (2) 74 3. Furman 61 Season Rebounding 4. Wofford 52 Rk. Name Rebounds 5. Samford 48 5. Jim Hearn 291 6. Chattanooga 41 6. Woodrow Richardson 284 7. Western Carolina 38 7. Steve Moody 283 8. Mercer 29 8. Ethan Stair 277 9. The Citadel 16 10. VMI 11 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE IN A SEASON PRESEASON POLL (MEDIA) This season the Bears have three players with 40 or more three-pointers made. Djordje Dimitrijevic leads the way Rank Team (1st-Place Votes) Total with 64 three-pointers made, while senior Ethan Stair follows with 57. Each is a single season career-high. The 1. ETSU (20) 286 tenth most three-pointers made in a season is 71 by Reggie Titus during the 1987-88 season. Dimitrijevic is seven 2. UNCG (6) 264 three-pointers away from tying for 10th. E.J. Kusnyer has the school record 107 made three-pointers in a single 3. Furman (4) 245 season. 4. Wofford 216 5. Samford 169 BEARS THREE-POINT SHOOTING 6. Chattanooga 128 7. Western Carolina 117 8. Mercer 115 Redshirt sophomore Jeff Gary hit eight three-pointers in the win over Samford. He finished one off tying the school 9. The Citadel 70 record. Earlier this season, seniors Ethan Stair and Djordje Dimitrijevic each hit six three-pointers in a contest. Stair 10. VMI 40 accomplished this feat at Georgia Southern (11/19), while Dimitrijevic did this twice, against VMI (1/15) and Samford (1/18). The school record for most three-pointers hit in a game is nine, which was accomplished by Bud Thomas PRESEASON ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE TEAM against Lipscomb during the 2013-14 season. Name Cl. Pos. School Bo Hodges Jr. G ETSU TOP THREE-POINT SHOOTING SEASONS Jeromy Rodriguez R-Sr. F ETSU Daivien Williamson So. G ETSU With one regular season contest remaining the Bears have hit 231 three-pointers. This is the seventh most Jordan Lyons Sr. G Furman Ross Cummings Sr. G Mercer three-pointers made in a single season in school history. The most three-pointers made in a single season was 290 James Dickey R-Sr. F UNCG during the 2013-14 season. Below are the top six three point season marks. How high can the 2019-20 team climb? Isaiah Miller Jr. G UNCG Josh Sharkey Sr. G Samford Single Season Three-point Field Goals Made Carlos Dotson Sr. F WCU Rk. 3-Pt. FGM Year Nathan Hoover Sr. G Wofford 1. 290 2013-14 2. 288 2017-18 2019-20 PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR 3. 274 2009-10 Isaiah Miller Jr. G UNCG 4. 265 2012-13 5. 264 2011-12 6. 232 2008-09 7. 231 2019-20 SINGLE GAME SOCON SCORING LEADERS
SINGLE GAME SOCON SCORING LEADERS The Bears’ Djordje Dimitrijevic scored 34 points on Jan. 11 against Western Carolina. The 34 points are the fourth-highest single-game total in the Southern Conference. Jordan Lyons (Furman) scored 40 points at VMI. Below are the top five SoCon scorers this season.
Name (Team) Points Opponents (Date) Jordan Lyons (Furman) 40 at VMI (1/1/20) Greg Parham (VMI) 36 The Citadel (2/8/20) Josh Sharkey (Samford) 35 vs. Chattanooga (1/29/20) Djordje Dimitrijevic (Mercer) 34 at Western Carolina (1/11/20) Jordan Lyons (Furman) 33 at Alabama (11/19/19) Jordan Lyons (Furman) 33 at Western Carolina (2/8/20) SOCON CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2020 Ingles SoCon Men's Basketball Championship presented by General Shale will be held March 6-9 at Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville in Asheville, North Carolina. The 2020 edition of the tournament is the 100th for the nation's oldest collegiate conference basketball tournament. FOLLOW THE BEARS
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SOUTHERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS MID-MAJOR RANKINGS (as of Feb. 24th, 2020) Conference Overall COLLEGE INSIDER RK TEAM REC PTS PRV CONFERENCE Team W-L Pct. H A ST W-L Pct. H A N ST 1. Gonzaga (30) 27-2 774 1 West Coast ETSU 15-2 .882 7-1 8-1 W8 26-4 .867 15-1 11-3 0-0 W8 2. ETSU 25-4 713 2 Southern 3. BYU (1) 23-7 705 7 West Coast Furman 14-3 .824 7-1 7-2 W2 24-6 .800 13-1 10-5 1-0 W2 4. Yale 20-6 642 5 Ivy League 5. Liberty 26-3 641 6 ASUN UNCG 13-4 .765 7-2 6-2 L1 23-7 .767 14-4 9-3 0-0 L1 6. Saint Mary's 23-6 627 4 West Coast 7. Northern Iowa 23-5 600 3 Missouri Valley WCU 10-7 .588 5-4 5-3 W2 18-10 .643 10-4 8-6 0-0 W2 8. Stephen F. Austin 24-3 544 9 Southland Mercer 10-7 .588 4-4 6-3 W3 16-14 .533 8-6 8-6 0-2 W3 9. UNCG 23-6 516 10 Southern 10. New Mexico State 22-6 486 11 Western Athletic Chattanooga 9-8 .529 4-4 5-4 W1 18-12 .600 9-4 7-8 2-0 W1 11. Furman 23-6 484 8 Southern 12. Akron 21-6 423 14 Mid-American Wofford 8-9 .471 5-4 3-5 L6 16-14 .533 10-5 6-9 0-0 L6 13. Hofstra 22-7 347 15 Colonial Samford 3-14 .176 1-7 2-7 L3 9-22 .290 6-8 3-14 0-0 L3 14. Wright State 24-6 334 12 Horizon 15. Vermont 22-7 332 13 America East VMI 3-14 .176 1-8 2-6 L2 8-22 .267 5-10 2-11 1-1 L2 16. Belmont 22-7 317 16 Ohio Valley 17. Bowling Green 20-7 202 18 Mid-American The Citadel 0-17 .000 0-9 0-8 L17 6-22 .214 3-11 3-11 0-0 L17 18. Little Rock 19-9 182 21 Sun Belt 19. Murray State 20-8 170 17 Ohio Valley 20. South Dakota State 22-8 149 23 Summit 21. Austin Peay 19-10 138 19 Ohio Valley 22. Colgate 22-7 135 24 Patriot 23. Loyola Chicago 19-10 98 20 Missouri Valley 24. Harvard 18-7 97 25 Ivy League SOUTHERN CONFERENCE 25. Montana 17-10 65 NR Big Sky UPCOMING SCHEDULE OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: UC Irvine 49, Texas State 48, Feb. 29 (Saturday) Northern Colorado 45, Pacific 39, Georgia State 27, San Fran- *Western Carolina at ETSU, 4 p.m. ESPN+ cisco 25, William & Mary 23, Radford 22, Winthrop 17, Boston *The Citadel at Furman, 4 p.m. Nexstar/ESPN+ University 15, Bradley 15, Merrimack 11, Buffalo 7, Northern Kentucky 7, North Dakota State 5, Stony Brook 3, North Florida *Wofford at Mercer, 4:30 p.m. ESPN+ 2, Delaware 1, Eastern Illinois 1, Indiana State 1, Kent State 1, *UNCG at Chattanooga, 4:30 p.m. ESPN+ Saint Peter's 1, Siena 1, UMBC 1. *VMI at Samford, 5 p.m. ESPN3
MERCER GAME NOTES • 5 2019-20 MERCER MEN’S BASKETBALL RECORD BREAKDOWN THE LAST TIME... Overall 16-14 A Mercer Player Had: Home 8-6 Road 8-6 20 points or more 21, Djordje Dimitrijevic, Samford (2/19/20) Neutral 0-2 21, James Glission III Samford (2/19/20) Overtime 0-0 32, Jeff Gary, Samford (2/19/20) SoCon 10-7 25 points or more 32, Jeff Gary, Samford (2/19/20) SoCon Home 4-4 SoCon Road 6-3 30 points or more 32, Jeff Gary, Samford (2/19/20) 10 rebounds or more 23, Ethan Stair, at The Citadel (2/26/20) In afternoon games 7-6 15 rebounds or more 23, Ethan Stair, at The Citadel (2/26/20) In night games 9-8 8 assists or more 10, Djordje Dimitrijevic, Samford (2/19/20) When scoring first 7-6 5 steals or more 6, Djordje Dimitrijevic, at Georgia Southern (11/19/19) When opponent scores first 9-8 5 blocks or more 5, Andrew Fishler vs. Radford (11/22/16) When leading at halftime 14-1 a double-double Ethan Stair (14 pts, 23 rebs), at The Citadel (2/26/20) When trailing at halftime 2-12 When tied at halftime 0-1 Leading with 5:00 left 16-2 A Mercer Opponent Had: Trailing with 5:00 left 0-12 20 points or more 20, David Jean-Baptiste, at Chattanooga (2/22/20) Tied with 5:00 left 0-0 25 points or more 31, Isaiah Miller, at UNCG (1/1/20) In games decided by 3 points or less 2-1 30 points or more 31, Isaiah Miller, at UNCG (1/1/20) In games decided by 4-10 points 6-6 10 rebounds or more 11, Jalen Dupree, Samford (2/19/20) In games decided by more than 10 points 8-7 15 rebounds or more 20, James Dickey, UNCG (2/15/20) 5 steals or more 9, Isaiah Miller, at UNCG (1/1/20) When scoring 30-39 points 0-0 When scoring 40-49 points 0-0 5 blocks or more 5, Kevarrius Hayes, at Florida (12/18/18) When scoring 50-59 points 0-4 a double-double Jalen Dupree(17 pts, 11 reb), Samford (2/19/20) When scoring 60-69 points 1-7 When scoring 70-79 points 8-2 Mercer: When scoring 80-89 points 4-1 When scoring 90+ points 1-0 Scored 90 points 106, Samford (2/19/20) When scoring 100+ points 2-0 Allowed 90 points 98, at Georgia Southern (11/19/19) Scored 100 points 106, Samford (2/19/20) When allowing less than 40 points 0-0 Allowed 100 points 109, at St. John's (11/6/19) When allowing 40-49 points 0-0 When allowing 50-59 points 3-1 Scored less than 50 points 47, UNCG (3/2/19) When allowing 60-69 points 8-3 Allowed less than 50 points 42, Maryland Eastern Shore (11/20/18) When allowing 70-79 points 4-7 Shot 50 percent or better 50.0 % (31-62), at Chattanooga (2/22/20) When allowing 80-89 points 1-1 Shot 35 percent or below 33.3% (20-60), at Furman (2/5/20) When allowing 90+ points 0-1 When allowing 100+ points 0-1 Shot 80+ percent from FT line 85.7 % (12-14), The Citadel (2/1/20) Shot 90+ percent from FT line 90.0 % (18-20), Western Carolina (1/22/20) When shooting less than 30% 0-0 Made 20+ free throws 21, at Western Carolina (1/11/20) When shooting 30-39% 2-8 When shooting 40-49% 6-4 Made 10+ 3-point field goals 14, Samford (2/19/20) When shooting 50% or better 8-2 Grabbed 50 or more rebounds 52, The Citadel (2/26/20) Grabbed 60 or more rebounds 60, vs. The Citadel (2/6/16) When opponents shoot less than 30% 0-0 Forced 25 or more turnovers 27, Milligan (12/28/19) When opponents shoot 30-39% 7-2 When opponents shoot 40-49% 7-6 Had four players in double-figures at Chattanooga (2/22/20) When opponents shoot 50% or better 2-6 Had five players in double-figures at Chattanooga (2/22/20) Had six players in double-figures Milligan (12/28/19) When out-shooting opponents 12-5 Won in overtime 75-71 (OT) Chattanooga (1/15/18) When out-shot by opponents 4-9 When percentages are even 0-0 Lost in overtime 72-68 (OT) ETSU (1/12/19) When out-rebounding opponents 13-6 When out-rebounded by opponents 3-8 When rebounds are even 0-0 When committing more turnovers 6-10 When committing less turnovers 9-2 When turnovers are even 1-2
Sunday 0-2 Monday 2-1 Tuesday 0-2 Wednesday 6-3 Thursday 0-0 Friday 2-1 Saturday 6-6
White uniforms 8-8 Black uniforms 8-6
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HEAD COACH GREG The Gary File GARY Birthdate: February 14, 1970 FIRST SEASON Birthplace: Anderson, Ind. TULANE, 1992 High School: Anderson Highland, 1988 College: Tulane, 1992 (B.S., sport management) Wife: Claudia Daughters: Gabrielle, Logan, Alexandra and Brooklyn Son: Nash Greg Gary was named Mercer University’s men’s basketball head coach on March 26, 2019. He was introduced as the program’s Playing Experience new leader at a formal introductory press conference on April 1988: Aquinas College (Nashville, Tenn.) 3, 2019. 1989-92: Tulane (New Orleans, La.)
A veteran coach with 26 years at the NCAA Division I level, Gary Coaching Experience spent the previous eight seasons working under Matt Painter 1993-97: Tulane (asst.) at Purdue University. He helped the Boilermakers reached the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight last season and consecutive 1997-98: McNeese State (asst.) Sweet 16 appearances in 2017 and 2018. 1998-00: Tulane (asst.) 2000-04: Miami (Fla.) (asst.) “When we set out to look for a new head coach, we recognized 2004-07: South Florida (asst.) Greg early in the process as someone we were confident in 2007-08: Duquesne (asst.) leading our men’s basketball program,” said Director of Athletics 2008-10: Centenary (head coach) Jim Cole at the time of Gary’s hire. “Greg not only stood out for his proven background and style of play, but for the role he has 2010-11: Duquesne (asst.) played as a mentor to student-athletes throughout his career 2011-19: Purdue (asst.) as well as his commitment to growing them into leaders off 2019-Present: Mercer (head coach) the court. We’re so happy for Greg, his wife, Claudia, and his children – Gabrielle, Logan, Alexandra, Brooklyn and Nash – to be joining our Mercer Family.” Gary has made 16 postseason appearances as a college assistant and player, reaching the NCAA Tournament nine times. His on-court focus for the Boilermakers centered on the development of their wing and post players. Calling Purdue’s offensive sets, Gary helped Purdue lead the Big Ten Conference in scoring in two of the last three seasons with the nation’s second-most efficient offense. The Boilermakers led the Big Ten in three-point percentage and free throw percentage while ranking second nationally in assists per game during the 2016-17 season. Gary’s guidance was significant in the improvement of Purdue standouts Vincent Edwards, Ryan Cline and Dakota Mathias three seasons ago. Edwards made a jump from the power forward to small forward position and led the team in assists while ranking second on the team in scoring and third in rebounding. In 2014-15, Gary had a large impact on the development of Rapheal Davis, Mathias and Kendall Stephens, helping the Boilermakers to their first NCAA Tournament since 2012. Gary’s tutelage helped Davis become the Big Ten’s best defensive player, while also improving his offensive game. In Big Ten games only, Davis averaged 12.2 points per game, a 5.3 points per game improvement from his sophomore to his junior season. He has also improved his three-point shooting 132 points from his freshman (.250) to his junior year (.382). Gary’s first season in West Lafayette was a successful one, as he helped guide the Boilers to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth year in a row. Forward Robbie Hummel was named an honorable mention All-American and received first-team All-Big Ten recognition after leading Purdue in scoring, rebounds and blocked shots. Hummel was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the 2012 NBA Draft, becoming one of 12 players to be drafted by an NBA franchise or spend time on an NBA roster after receiving Gary’s guidance.
MERCER GAME NOTES • 7 2019-20 MERCER MEN’S BASKETBALL THE STAT CREW SYSTEM Mercer Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 26, 2020) 2019-20 OVERALLAll games STATS
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 16-14 8-6 8-6 0-2 CONFERENCE 10-7 4-4 6-3 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 6-7 4-2 2-3 0-2
Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 05 Djordje Dimitrijevic 28-28 959 34.2 156-365 .4 2 7 64-173 .3 7 0 102-121 .8 4 3 15 100 115 4.1 64 1 103 77 0 44 478 17.1 22 Ethan Stair 30-30 1039 34.6 164-343 .4 7 8 57-163 .3 5 0 61-71 .8 5 9 60 217 277 9.2 74 2 67 56 7 35 446 14.9 03 Jeff Gary 20-18 648 32.4 85-187 .4 5 5 43-111 .3 8 7 19-21 .9 0 5 7 39 46 2.3 36 0 41 29 2 14 232 11.6 20 Ross Cummings 6-1 139 23.2 19-41 .4 6 3 11-24 .4 5 8 8-8 1.000 1 11 12 2.0 11 0 11 13 1 5 57 9.5 25 Maciej Bender 30-26 577 19.2 94-195 .4 8 2 0-0 .0 0 0 26-58 .4 4 8 51 108 159 5.3 72 2 32 55 32 7 214 7.1 01 Kamar Robertson 26-15 545 21.0 53-131 .4 0 5 23-59 .3 9 0 37-51 .7 2 5 20 58 78 3.0 79 3 48 46 6 17 166 6.4 23 James Glisson III 30-9 516 17.2 81-157 .5 1 6 2-17 .1 1 8 27-43 .6 2 8 42 51 93 3.1 47 0 31 27 10 17 191 6.4 10 Daniel Love 30-12 577 19.2 57-138 .4 1 3 10-29 .3 4 5 23-34 .6 7 6 29 66 95 3.2 70 2 54 46 3 29 147 4.9 14 Victor Bafutto 29-4 271 9.3 48-95 .5 0 5 0-1 .0 0 0 13-25 .5 2 0 31 43 74 2.6 56 0 10 30 13 4 109 3.8 30 Luke Hamilton 7-0 87 12.4 10-24 .4 1 7 6-18 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 4 9 13 1.9 7 0 2 3 0 1 26 3.7 12 Mitch Prendergast 12-3 113 9.4 12-30 .4 0 0 9-25 .3 6 0 0-1 .0 0 0 2 5 7 0.6 14 1 5 4 0 6 33 2.8 04 Diego Rivera 19-1 210 11.1 17-47 .3 6 2 6-27 .2 2 2 10-13 .7 6 9 6 11 17 0.9 14 0 17 9 1 5 50 2.6 35 Patrick Urey 25-3 319 12.8 8-24 .3 3 3 0-2 .0 0 0 14-22 .6 3 6 11 42 53 2.1 23 0 15 20 5 13 30 1.2 Team 33 32 65 22 Total...... 30 6000 804-1777 .4 5 2 231-649 .3 5 6 340-468 .7 2 6 312 792 1104 36.8 567 11 436 437 80 197 2179 72.6 Opponents...... 30 6000 754-1750 .4 3 1 222-695 .3 1 9 400-605 .6 6 1 289 687 976 32.5 480 - 383 381 77 213 2130 71.0
TEAM STATISTICS MER OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 2179 2130 11/6/19 at St. John's L 79-109 3354 Points per game 72.6 71.0 11/08/19 COLUMBIA INT'L W 84-76 2027 Scoring margin +1.6 - 11/11/19 KENNESAW ST. W 74-62 2373 FIELD GOALS-ATT 804-1777 754-1750 11/15/19 FGCU W 84-68 2613 Field goal pct .4 5 2 .4 3 1 11/19/19 at Ga. Southern L 88-98 1421 3 POINT FG-ATT 231-649 222-695 11/23/19 at UIC W 72-68 1276 3-point FG pct .3 5 6 .3 1 9 11/26/19 at St. Bonaventure L 51-56 3218 3-pt FG made per game 7.7 7.4 12/1/19 vs Canisius L 66-76 1114 FREE THROWS-ATT 340-468 400-605 12/2/19 vs Holy Cross L 67-81 1122 Free throw pct .7 2 6 .6 6 1 12/07/19 GEORGIA ST. L 61-73 1564 F-Throws made per game 11.3 13.3 12/16/19 at UNCW W 72-63 2423 REBOUNDS 1104 976 * 12/20/19 FURMAN L 62-64 3172 Rebounds per game 36.8 32.5 12/22/19 FLA. ATLANTIC L 50-65 1932 Rebounding margin +4.3 - 12/28/19 MILLIGAN W 104-52 1528 ASSISTS 436 383 * 01/01/20 at UNC Greensboro L 63-72 2374 Assists per game 14.5 12.8 * 01/04/20 CHATTANOOGA L 61-70 3326 TURNOVERS 437 381 * 01/11/20 at Western Caro. L 71-79 2296 Turnovers per game 14.6 12.7 * 01/15/20 VMI W 73-62 2457 Turnover margin -1.9 - * 01/18/20 at Samford W 90-75 763 Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 1.0 * 01/22/20 WESTERN CARO. W 85-79 2572 STEALS 197 213 * 01/25/20 at VMI W 69-66 2400 Steals per game 6.6 7.1 * 01/29/20 at ETSU W 71-55 4608 BLOCKS 80 77 * 02/01/20 THE CITADEL W 76-71 4072 Blocks per game 2.7 2.6 * 02/05/20 at Furman L 57-79 1854 ATTENDANCE 37052 33779 * 02/08/20 ETSU L 60-73 3472 Home games-Avg/Game 14-2647 14-2253 * 02/12/20 at Wofford W 70-68 1298 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 2-1118 * 02/15/20 UNC GREENSBORO L 55-67 2972 * 02/19/20 SAMFORD W 106-66 2972 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals * 02/22/20 at Chattanooga W 85-80 3146 Mercer 996 1183 2179 * 02/26/20 at The Citadel W 73-57 1112 Opponents 991 1139 2130 * = Conference game
8 • MERCER GAME NOTES 2019-20 MERCER MEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 STATISTICAL COMPARISON
THE STAT CREW SYSTEM Mercer Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Feb 26, 2020) All games
Opponent 1st 2nd Score Mar Total FG FG Pct 3-Pointers 3FG Pct Free Throws FT Pct Rebounds Assist T/Over Block Steal Fouls St. John's 38/59 41/50 79-109 (30) 26-66/38-76 .394/.500 12-28/8-19 .429/.421 15-24/25-31 .625/.806 41/42 (1) 16/16 24/9 2/7 4/11 28/21 COLUMBIA INT'L 37/32 47/44 84-76 +8 33-68/26-58 .485/.448 5-16/13-31 .313/.419 13-18/11-16 .722/.688 40/26 +14 13/13 8/12 1/1 6/4 21/17 KENNESAW ST. 31/19 43/43 74-62 +12 22-60/19-60 .367/.317 8-22/5-14 .364/.357 22-27/19-27 .815/.704 40/39 +1 16/9 18/20 6/2 10/5 24/22 FGCU 46/27 38/41 84-68 +16 32-60/22-57 .533/.386 6-15/7-21 .400/.333 14-15/17-22 .933/.773 35/25 +10 15/13 18/21 3/4 9/10 19/16 Ga. Southern 46/48 42/50 88-98 (10) 31-59/37-64 .525/.578 9-18/12-29 .500/.414 17-22/12-18 .773/.667 33/27 +6 16/20 16/11 0/4 8/12 16/17 UIC 33/23 39/45 72-68 +4 26-65/23-55 .400/.418 8-22/11-33 .364/.333 12-21/11-16 .571/.688 49/31 +18 21/15 11/13 0/5 8/7 16/17 St. Bonaventure 20/27 31/29 51-56 (5) 20-52/18-52 .385/.346 6-19/4-16 .316/.250 5-11/16-19 .455/.842 33/36 (3) 11/11 12/11 4/4 2/2 18/14 Canisius 34/38 32/38 66-76 (10) 24-59/29-57 .407/.509 5-20/3-15 .250/.200 13-20/15-20 .650/.750 31/37 (6) 13/17 13/13 1/2 9/8 19/20 Holy Cross 39/38 28/43 67-81 (14) 27-60/31-59 .450/.525 5-19/8-23 .263/.348 8-13/11-14 .615/.786 30/38 (8) 12/12 10/10 0/1 4/4 13/14 GEORGIA ST. 18/31 43/42 61-73 (12) 20-57/27-57 .351/.474 5-14/9-18 .357/.500 16-23/10-14 .696/.714 38/23 +15 12/14 18/12 4/7 7/8 17/21 UNCW 37/35 35/28 72-63 +9 26-64/24-58 .406/.414 11-32/5-18 .344/.278 9-11/10-24 .818/.417 44/37 +7 18/14 15/13 1/2 6/8 20/16 FURMAN 30/30 32/34 62-64 (2) 25-54/26-60 .463/.433 8-22/8-25 .364/.320 4-6/4-9 .667/.444 32/28 +4 18/12 13/9 6/1 4/7 11/12 FLA. ATLANTIC 21/31 29/34 50-65 (15) 19-53/21-50 .358/.420 3-17/7-27 .176/.259 9-12/16-23 .750/.696 25/41 (16) 10/13 17/19 1/2 12/8 23/17 MILLIGAN 51/37 53/15 104-52 +52 41-79/22-55 .519/.400 14-26/3-18 .538/.167 8-12/5-12 .667/.417 43/23 +20 21/14 15/27 5/2 17/9 13/11 UNC Greensboro 25/43 38/29 63-72 (9) 25-47/26-62 .532/.419 6-10/8-23 .600/.348 7-11/12-22 .636/.545 35/31 +4 6/5 24/12 0/2 6/17 18/13 CHATTANOOGA 25/35 36/35 61-70 (9) 24-52/24-57 .462/.421 4-17/6-23 .235/.261 9-10/16-23 .900/.696 30/34 (4) 9/11 10/6 2/1 3/5 22/12 Western Caro. 30/36 41/43 71-79 (8) 24-63/22-51 .381/.431 2-19/9-18 .105/.500 21-24/26-35 .875/.743 35/38 (3) 4/11 12/16 4/2 10/5 25/17 VMI 27/38 46/24 73-62 +11 26-50/25-58 .520/.431 11-29/9-26 .379/.346 10-12/3-7 .833/.429 37/24 +13 19/16 18/14 3/1 5/5 12/11 Samford 51/32 39/43 90-75 +15 34-61/22-54 .557/.407 12-25/6-14 .480/.429 10-14/25-30 .714/.833 35/28 +7 15/6 17/14 7/1 8/6 24/17 WESTERN CARO. 39/33 46/46 85-79 +6 29-60/29-58 .483/.500 9-22/11-30 .409/.367 18-20/10-14 .900/.714 33/31 +2 15/15 10/11 4/2 6/4 15/16 VMI 28/25 41/41 69-66 +3 25-54/26-74 .463/.351 11-22/10-39 .500/.256 8-11/4-9 .727/.444 38/44 (6) 11/16 13/6 5/3 2/7 15/17 ETSU 36/34 35/21 71-55 +16 27-42/22-60 .643/.367 4-11/3-22 .364/.136 13-21/8-18 .619/.444 37/25 +12 14/12 20/11 4/1 3/6 20/18 THE CITADEL 31/22 45/49 76-71 +5 28-55/26-48 .509/.542 8-19/9-22 .421/.409 12-14/10-20 .857/.500 31/24 +7 14/15 16/18 1/1 10/11 16/14 Furman 24/39 33/40 57-79 (22) 20-60/28-49 .333/.571 7-27/11-28 .259/.393 10-14/12-24 .714/.500 41/29 +12 11/19 18/12 2/5 6/10 17/16 ETSU 22/31 38/42 60-73 (13) 20-56/24-48 .357/.500 5-20/5-15 .250/.333 15-22/20-28 .682/.714 35/31 +4 12/9 16/12 2/2 5/10 25/19 Wofford 32/37 38/31 70-68 +2 24-54/23-61 .444/.377 7-24/8-31 .292/.258 15-20/14-19 .750/.737 32/35 (3) 16/8 7/8 0/1 4/2 18/19 UNC GREENSBORO 22/29 33/38 55-67 (12) 23-62/24-65 .371/.369 7-30/4-18 .233/.222 2-5/15-28 .400/.536 44/45 (1) 17/13 21/12 3/1 7/7 24/13 SAMFORD 47/32 59/34 106-66 +40 44-72/24-66 .611/.364 14-27/4-21 .519/.190 4-8/14-17 .500/.824 36/39 (3) 30/15 7/14 5/2 9/4 19/11 Chattanooga 38/29 47/51 85-80 +5 31-62/26-60 .500/.433 8-24/9-29 .333/.310 15-19/19-28 .789/.679 39/34 +5 17/11 6/6 1/1 3/3 24/19 The Citadel 38/21 35/36 73-57 +16 28-71/20-61 .394/.328 11-33/7-29 .333/.241 6-8/10-18 .750/.556 52/31 +21 14/8 14/9 3/7 4/8 15/13
Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category
MERCER GAME NOTES • 9 2019-20 MERCER MEN’S BASKETBALL
19-20 Season Highs Career High 16 (at Chattanooga, 2/22/20)...... Points...... 16 (3x last at Chattanooga, 2/22/20) 5 (Furman, 2/5/20)...... 3-FG...... 5 (Furman, 2/5/20) 11 (at Chattanooga, 2/22/20)...... Rebounds...... 11 (at Chattanooga, 2/22/20) 6 (The Citadel, 2/1/20)...... Assists...... 6 (The Citadel, 2/1/20) 1 (at Chattanooga, 2/22/20)...... Blocks...... 1 (6x last at Chattanooga, 2/22/20) No. 1 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Steals...... 3 (2x last Milligan, 12/28/19) Kamar Robertson 34 (at Chattanooga, 2/22/20)...... Minutes...... 34 (at Chattanooga, 2/22/20) 6-2 • Fr. • G Alpharetta, Ga.
19-20 Season Highs Career High 32 (Samford, 2/19/20)...... Points...... 32 (Samford, 2/19/20) 8 (Samford, 2/19/20)...... 3-FG...... 8 (Samford, 2/19/20) 4 (at The Citadel, 2/26/20)...... Rebounds...... 6 (at Northeastern, 2/3/18)* 6 (at VMI, 1/25/20)...... Assists...... 6 (at VMI, 1/25/20) 1 (Samford, 2/19/20)...... Blocks...... 1 (2x last Samford, 2/19/20)) 3 (FAU, 12/22/19)...... Steals...... 3 (FAU, 12/22/19) No. 3 40 (at Chattanooga, 2/22/20)...... Minutes...... 40 (at Chattanooga, 2/22/20) Jeff Gary *Career highs from time at UNCW 6-4 • Jr. • G Austin, Texas
19-20 Season Highs Career High 13 (The Citadel, 2/1/20)...... Points...... 13 (The Citadel, 2/1/20) 3 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... 3-FG...... 3 (at St. John's, 11/6/19) 2 (UNCG, 2/15/20)...... Rebounds...... 2 (5x last UNCG, 2/15/20) 3 (Columbia International, 11/8/19).....Assists...... 3 (Columbia International, 11/8/19) 1 (at The Citadel, 2/26/20)...... Blocks...... 1 (at The Citadel, 2/26/20) 2 (The Citadel, 2/1/20)...... Steals...... 2 (The Citadel, 2/1/20) No. 4 23 (The Citadel, 2/1/20)...... Minutes...... 23 (The Citadel, 2/1/20) Diego Rivera 6-2 •Fr. • G Miami, Fla.
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19-20 Season Highs Career High 34 (Western Carolina, 1/11/20)...... Points...... 34 (Western Carolina, 1/11/20) 6 (at Samford, 1/18/20)...... 3-FG...... 6 (2x last at Samford, 1/18/20) 10 (Kennesaw State, 11/11/19)...... Rebounds...... 10 (Kennesaw State, 11/11/19) 10 (Samford, 2/19/20)...... Assists...... 10 (2x last Samford, 2/19/20) 0...... Blocks...... 2 (UNCW, 12/21/18) 6 (at Georgia Southern, 11/19/19)...... Steals...... 6 (at Georgia Southern, 11/19/19) No. 5 40 (at Chattanooga, 2/22/20)...... Minutes...... 40 (2x last at Chattanooga, 2/22/20) Djordje Dimitrijevic 6-2 • Sr. • G Grdelica, Serbia
19-20 Season Highs Career High 16 (FGCU, 11/15/19)...... Points...... 16 (FGCU, 11/15/19) 2 (VMI, 1/15/20)...... 3-FG...... 2 (VMI, 1/15/20) 8 (ETSU, 2/8/20)...... Rebounds...... 8 (2x last ETSU, 2/8/20) 5 (VMI, 1/15/20)...... Assists...... 5(3x last VMI, 1/15/20) 1 (ETSU, 2/8/20)...... Blocks...... 1(4x last ETSU, 2/8/20) 2 (The Citadel, 2/1/20)...... Steals...... 2 (11x last The Citadel, 2/1/20) No. 10 35 (vs. Canisius, 12/1/19)...... Minutes...... 35 (vs. Canisius, 12/1/19) Daniel Love 6-3 • So. • G Orlando, Fla.
19-20 Season Highs Career High 13 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Points...... 13 (Milligan, 12/28/19) 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... 3-FG...... 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19) 2 (VMI, 1/15/20)...... Rebounds...... 2 (2x last VMI, 1/15/20) 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Assists...... 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19) 0...... Blocks...... N/A 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Steals...... 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19) No. 12 22 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... Minutes...... 22 (at St. John's, 11/6/19) Mitch Prendergast 6-0 • R-So. • G Dallas, Texas
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19-20 Season Highs Career High 14 (Georgia State, 12/7/19)...... Points...... 14 (Georgia State, 12/7/19) 0...... 3-FG...... N/A 12 (Milligan, 12/28/19) ...... Rebounds...... 12 (Milligan, 12/28/19) 2 (UNCG, 2/15/20)...... Assists...... 2 (2x last UNCG, 2/15/20) 2 (Kennesaw State, 11/11/19)...... Blocks...... 4 (UNCG, 3/2/19) 2 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Steals...... 2 (Milligan, 12/28/19) No. 14 18 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Minutes...... 19 (at ETSU, 2/16/19) Victor Bafutto 6-10 • R-So. • C Brasilia, Brazil
19-20 Season Highs Career High 16 (at Georgia Southern, 11/19/19)...... Points...... 37 (Chattanooga, 2/23/19) 4 (Kennesaw State, 11/11/19)...... 3-FG...... 8 (2x last Chattanooga, 2/23/19) 4 (FAU, 12/22/19)...... Rebounds...... 7 (at Western Carolina, 2/14/19) 4 (at UIC, 11/23/19)...... Assists...... 5 (at Chattanooga, 1/17/19) 1 (FAU 12/22/19)...... Blocks...... 1 (3x last FAU 12/22/19)) 2 (FAU, 12/22/19)...... Steals...... 2 (3x last FAU, 12/22/19) No. 20 33 (at UIC, 11/23/19)...... Minutes...... 42 (ETSU, 1/12/19) Ross Cummings 6-3 • Sr. • G Dickson, Tenn.
19-20 Season Highs Career High 28 (at Georgia Southern, 11/19/19)...... Points...... 28 (at Georgia Southern, 11/19/19) 6 (at Georgia Southern, 11/19/19)...... 3-FG...... 6 (at Georgia Southern, 11/19/19) 23 (at The Citadel, 2/26/20)...... Rebounds...... 23 (at The Citadel, 2/26/20) 6 (VMI, 1/15/20)...... Assists...... 6 (VMI, 1/15/20) 2 (at ETSU, 1/29/20)...... Blocks...... 2 (at ETSU, 1/29/20) 4 (at Samford, 1/18/20) ...... Steals...... 5 (VMI, 1/24/19) No. 22 40 (at Wofford, 2/12/20)...... Minutes...... 41 (ETSU, 1/12/19) Ethan Stair 6-4 • R-Sr. • G Hazel Green, Ala.
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19-20 Season Highs Career High 21 (Samford, 2/19/20)...... Points...... 21 (Samford, 2/19/20) 1 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... 3-FG...... 1 (2x last Milligan, 12/28/19) 9 (Columbia International, 11/8/19). Rebounds...... 9 (Columbia International, 11/8/19) 4 (at UIC, 11/23/19)...... Assists...... 4 (at UIC, 11/23/19) 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Blocks...... 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19) 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Steals...... 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19) No. 23 30 (FGCU, 11/15/19)...... Minutes...... 30 (FGCU, 11/15/19) James Glisson III 6-6 • Fr. • F Decatur, Ga.
19-20 Season Highs Career High 19 (Furman, 12/20/19)...... Points...... 19 (Furman, 12/20/19) 0...... 3-FG...... 1 (Miss. Valley, 11/14/16)* 13 (Western Carolina, 1/11/20)...... Rebounds...... 13 (Western Carolina, 1/11/20) 3 (UNCG, 2/15/20)...... Assists...... 3 (4x last UNCG, 2/15/20) 4 (Samford, 2/19/20)...... Blocks...... 4 (2x last Samford, 2/19/20) 1 (Samford, 2/19/20)...... Steals...... 3 (TCU, 2/12/18)* 33 (Western Carolina, 1/11/20)...... Minutes...... 33 (2x last Western Carolina, 1/11/20) No. 25 Maciej Bender *Career highs from his previous two years at West Virginia 6-11• Jr. • F Warsaw, Poland
19-20 Season Highs Career High 5 (Georgia State, 12/7/19)...... Points...... 5 (Georgia State, 12/7/19) N/A...... 3-FG...... N/A 7 (Georgia State, 12/7/19)...... Rebounds...... 7 (Georgia State, 12/7/19) 5 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Assists...... 5 (Milligan, 12/28/19) 2 (Georgia State, 12/7/19)...... Blocks...... 2 (Georgia State, 12/7/19) 3 (vs. Canisius, 12/1/19)...... Steals...... 3 (vs. Canisius, 12/1/19) No. 35 34 (vs. Holy Cross, 12/2/19)...... Minutes...... 34 (vs. Holy Cross, 12/2/19) Patrick Urey 6-6 • R-Fr. • F Chattanooga, Tenn.
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