1 2020-21 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time Nov. 25 NORTH Macon, Ga. TBA Nov. 27 Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. TBA Nov. 30 GEORGIA STATE Macon, Ga. TBA Dec. 3 Elon Elon, N.C. TBA Dec. 6 MIDDLE GEORGIA STATE Macon, Ga. TBA Dec. 13 Georgia Southern Statesboro, Ga. TBA Dec. 16 Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. TBA Dec. 19 GA. SOUTHWESTERN STATE Macon, Ga. TBA Dec. 22 Kennesaw State Kennesaw, Ga. TBA Dec. 30 WOFFORD* Macon, Ga. TBA Jan. 2 Furman* Greenville, S.C. TBA Jan. 6 THE CITADEL* Macon, Ga. TBA Jan. 9 UNCG* Greensboro, N.C. TBA Jan. 13 Chattanooga* Chattanooga, Tenn. TBA Jan. 16 WESTERN CAROLINA* Macon, Ga. TBA Jan. 20 The Citadel* Charleston, S.C. TBA Jan. 23 VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE* Macon, Ga. TBA Jan. 27 SAMFORD* Macon, Ga. TBA Jan. 30 Wofford* Spartanburg, S.C. TBA Feb. 3 EAST TENNESSEE STATE* Macon, Ga. TBA Feb. 5 Virginia Military Institute* Lexington, Va. TBA Feb. 10 Samford* Birmingham, Ala. TBA Feb. 13 UNCG* Macon, Ga. TBA Feb. 17 East Tennessee State* Johnson City, Tenn. TBA Feb. 20 FURMAN* Macon, Ga. TBA Feb. 24 CHATTANOOGA* Macon, Ga. TBA Feb. 27 Western Carolina* Cullowhee, N.C. TBA Mar. 5 SoCon First Round Asheville, N.C. TBA Mar. 6 SoCon Quarterfinals Asheville, N.C. TBA Mar. 7 SoCon Semifinals Asheville, N.C. TBA Mar. 8 SoCon Championship Asheville, N.C. 7 p.m.

Schedule is subject to change All times Eastern HOME GAMES IN BOLD | ALL CAPS * - Game

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS 2020-21 Schedule ...... 2 General Table of Contents/Quick Facts ...... 3 Location...... Macon, Ga. Enrolment...... 8,700 Athletic Media Relations ...... 4 Founded ...... 1833 Voice of the Bears: Rick Cameron ...... 5 Nickname...... Bears Postseason Success ...... 6-7 Colors...... Orange and Black Head Coach Greg Gary ...... 8-9 Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Assistant Coach Bobby Kummer ...... 10 Conference...... Southern Assistant Coach Kim Lewis ...... 11 Arena (Capacity)...... Hawkins Arena (3,500) Assistant Coach DJ Byrd ...... 12 President...... Dr. William D. Underwood Alma Mater...... Oklahoma Baptist (1982) Director of Operations Luke Brenneman . . . . . 13 Athletics Director...... Jim Cole Support Staff ...... 14-15 Alma Mater...... Mercer (1993) 2020-21 Radio/TV Roster ...... 16 Athletics Phone...... (478) 301-4130 2020-21 Roster ...... 17 Deputy AD - Academic Affairs / SWA...... Sybil Blalock Kamar Robertson ...... 18 Senior Associate AD...... Brian Gerrity Neftali Alvarez ...... 20 Associate AD - External Operations...... Daniel Tate Assistant AD - Sports Medicine...... Amos Mansfield Jeff Gary ...... 22 Assistant Director of Media Relations...... Kraig Doremus Mitch Prendergast ...... 24 Assistant AD - Compliance...... John Peach Victor Bafutto ...... 26 Director of Operations...... Lee Walker Ross Cummings ...... 28 Faculty Athletics Representative...... Dr. Jeffery Hugdahl Felipe Haase ...... 30 Website...... www.MercerBears.com James Glisson III ...... 32 Maciej Bender ...... 34 Team Information Overall Record...... 17-15 Diego Rivera ...... 36 SoCon Record/Finish...... 11-7/4th Patrick Urey ...... 38 Home/Road/Neutral...... 9-6/8-6/0-3 Newcomers ...... 40 Starters returning/lost...... 2/3 2019-20 Southern Conference Year-in-Review . . 46 Total players returning/lost...... 11/4 Mercer Championship History ...... 48 Newcomers...... 6 Bears in the Pros (Current) ...... 50 Coaching Staff Former Pro Players ...... 51 Head Coach ...... Greg Gary Mercer Legend Sam Mitchell ...... 52 Record at Mercer/Years ...... 17-15 /2nd Retired Numbers ...... 54 Overall Record/Years as HC...... 33-59 MBB Years Coached...... 28 Assistant Coach ...... Bobby Kummer Assistant Coach...... Kim Lewis Assistant Coach ...... D.J. Byrd Phone ...... (478) 301-5211 Basketball Fax ...... (478) 301-5222

Media Relations Asst. Dir. of Media Relations (MBB Contact)...... Kraig Doremus Office Phone...... (478) 301-5218 Cell...... (678) 481-3724 E-mail...... [email protected] CREDITS Asst. Dir. of Media Relations...... Travis Rae The 2020-21 Mercer Men’s Basketball Media Guide is Office Phone...... (478) 301-5219 a publication of the Athletic Media Asst. Dir. Media Relations...... Steve Waldman Relations Department. Content and layout by Kraig Office Phone...... (478) 301-5209 Doremus. Photography courtesy of Mercer University Media Relations Graduate Assistant...... Jesika Moore Media Relations. Special thanks to members of the Cell Phone...... (813) 465-2205 Mercer University Marketing and Communications and men’s basketball offices.

3 MEDIA RELATIONS A Message to the Media The 2020-21 Mercer University Men’s Basketball Media Guide is intended to provide you with general information KRAIG DOREMUS about the Mercer men’s basketball team. This information Assistant Director of Media Relations should you in your coverage of the team throughout the season. Contact for: MBB, WSOC, XC/TF, MLAX Should you need additional information or assistance, please contact Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations and men’s basketball contact Kraig Doremus at (478) 301-5218 or (678) 481-3724 with any requests.

He can also be reached at [email protected] TRAVIS RAE Athletic Media Relations Office The athletic media relations office is located in Suite 135 Assistant Director of Media Relations on the first floor of the University . The Athletic Media Relations office maintains information on all current Contact for: FB, BASE, M/W TENNIS student-athletes and athletics staff, as well as historical data on former athletes. We will make every effort to service your needs in covering the men’s basketball team. Credential Requests The athletic media relations department will issue STEVE WALDMAN credentials to working press only. Credentials for home basketball games can be obtained by writing or calling Assistant Director of Media Relations the Athletic Media Relations Office. All credential requests should be made at least 24 hours in advance of the Contact for: MSOC, WBB, M/W GOLF, SB scheduled game. Practices As a general rule, all practices are open to the media and the public. There may be instances, however, when all or part of a practice session is closed. Please contact the Athletic Media Relations Office in advance if you plan on JESIKA MOORE attending a practice session so an escort can be made available. Graduate Assistant for Media Relations

Interview Policy Contact for: VB, BVB, WLAX Media interviews of players and coaches are encouraged, and every effort will be made to accommodate media requests. In-person interviews are preferred, but telephone interviews can be arranged through the athletic media relations office. Under no circumstances will student- athletes’ residence or phone numbers be supplied to the MEN’S BASKETBALL SOCIAL MEDIA media. Interviews www.facebook.com/mercerbasketball All interviews with Mercer student-athletes should be coordinated through the athletic media relations office. Players are generally available for interviews up to 30 minutes prior to the start of practice and directly afterward. @MercerMBB Contact Kraig Doremus for any requests pertaining to the players, assistant coaches or head coach Greg Gary. Post-game Interviews @Mercer_MBB Following a 10-minute “cooling-off” period, coaches and players from both teams will be made available to media members outside each team’s respective locker room. The MERCER ATHLETICS SOCIAL MEDIA athletic media relations office will poll the media prior to the end of the game to determine any player requests. Email Service www.facebook.com/mercerathletics Media outlets may request to be included on the broadcast fax and email lists to receive updates regarding Mercer men’s basketball. To be added, submit a request to @MercerBears [email protected].

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4 VOICE OF THE BEARS: RICK CAMERON Rick Cameron, the “Voice of the Bears,” is in his 15th year calling the radio play-by-play for Mercer as the full-time radio voice, with more than 700 Bears games under his belt. In addition to Mercer men’s hoops, Cameron also calls the action for Mercer football and select women’s basketball and games.

Cameron, who is also Mercer’s senior assistant vice president for marketing communications, returned to the broadcast booth for three men’s basketball games during the 2004-05 season after originally doing radio play-by- play in the late 1970s and 1980s.

Beginning with the 2006-2007 season, Cameron became the full-time “Voice of the Bears.” On Oct. 9, 2019, Cameron was announced as a member of the 2019 Mercer Athletics Hall of Fame. Prior to taking over the reigns of the radio broadcasts, Cameron was the public address announcer for the basketball teams.

Among his responsibilities with the marketing communications office are helping facilitate special events and serving as editor of This Week@Mercer, The Mercerian alumni magazine and the university commencement program. He also maintains the University web calendar.

This year, he’s in his second season as host of “The Greg Gary Coaches Show,” a one-hour show aired on the Mercer Sports Network each Monday evening during basketball season from Margaritas in Mercer Village.

Before coming to Mercer, Cameron was a publisher and editor of three newspapers in Georgia and Alabama for more than 15 years, winning awards from the Georgia Press Association for both editorial and sports articles. He began his career in radio in 1975, serving for seven years as a news editor, announcer, and sports announcer, including football and basketball play-by-play, at two stations in Georgia. His wife, Myra, serves as administrative/eligibility coordinator in the athletics department. They have two grown daughters and five grandchildren.

5 POSTSEASON SUCCESS The Bears have appeared in each of the four postseason tournaments at least one time since 2012, recording wins in the NCAA Tournament (2014), NIT (2013), CBI (2015, 2018) and capturing the CIT crown in 2012. The most famous victory came during the 2014 NCAA Tournament when Mercer knocked off Duke, 78-71, to advance to the third round.

Rachel Nichols interviews Mercer storms the court after beating No. 6 Duke Anthony White Jr. on CBS postgam e

Thousands gather for a watch party in Mercer village

Mercer’s CIT Championship rings

Kevin Canevari’s post-game Nae Nae dance goes viral Players celebrate after winning the 2014 ASUN Tournament to earn a trip to the NCAA Tourney

6 POSTSEASON SUCCESS

7 GREG GARY HEAD COACH • SECOND SEASON • TULANE ‘92

Greg Gary enters his second season at the helm of the Mercer men’s basketball program in 2020-21 after leading the Bears to a 17-15 record, including 11 victories in Southern The Gary File Conference play, in his first season. Birthdate: February 14, 1970 Gary was appointed head coach on March 26, 2019. He Birthplace: Anderson, Ind. was introduced as the program’s new leader at a formal High School: Anderson Highland, 1988 introductory press conference on April 3, 2019. College: Tulane, 1992 (B.S., Sport Mgt) Wife: Claudia By virtue of 17 wins in year one, Gary is tied for the most Daughters: Gabrielle, Logan, Alexandra and victories by a first-year head coach in Mercer men’s Brooklyn basketball program history. His first season in Macon saw Son: Nash several team and individual accomplishments – including a record 30 assists by the Bears in a 106-66 rout of Samford. Playing Experience His nephew, Jeff Gary, tied the Hawkins Arena record for made three-pointers in that same contest with eight. 1988: Aquinas College (Nashville, Tenn.) 1989-92: Tulane (New Orleans, La.) Gary led Mercer to six consecutive Southern Conference victories from January 15 – February 1, 2020, which was the program’s longest winning streak since 2017-18. On Coaching Experience February 4, the team was named the National Association 1993-97: Tulane (asst.) of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division I Team of the Week thanks to a win at ETSU and in Hawkins Arena against The 1997-98: McNeese State (asst.) Citadel. The Bears were the only team to defeat ETSU on its 1998-00: Tulane (asst.) home floor in 2019-20. 2000-04: (Fla.) (asst.) At season’s end, Mercer secured the No. 4 seed in the 2004-07: South Florida (asst.) Southern Conference tournament but bowed out to Western 2007-08: Duquesne (asst.) Carolina. Three players – Djordje Dimitrijevic, Ethan Stair and 2008-10: Centenary (head coach) Kamar Robertson – earned All-SoCon honors. Dimitrijevic also earned NABC Second Team District XXI recognition 2010-11: Duquesne (asst.) and was named a Second Team College Sports Information 2011-19: Purdue (asst.) Association of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-American, 2019-Present: Mercer (head coach) becoming the first Mercer men’s basketball player to accomplish such a feat since Will Emerson in 2006. Off the court, the Bears earned the NABC’s Team Academic Excellence Award, which was given to teams that had a 3.0 GPA or higher for the 2019-20 academic year. Three of Gary’s players - Dimitrijevic, Victor Bafutto and Mitch Prendergast - were named to the NABC’s Honor Court. A veteran coach entering his 28th year at the NCAA Division I level, Gary spent the eight seasons prior to his arrival in Macon working under at Purdue University. He helped the Boilermakers reach the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight in 2019 and make back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances in 2017 and 2018. 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 in scoring in two of his last three seasons with the nation’s second-most efficient offense. The Boilermakers led the Big Ten in three-point percentage and 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 during the 2016-17 campaign. During that season, Edwards made a jump from the power forward to position and led the team in assists while ranking second on the team in scoring and third in rebounding. 8 In 2014-15, Gary had a large impact on the development of Mathias, Rapheal Davis and and helped the Boilermakers to the NCAA Tournament for the first time 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, Davis averaged 12.2 points per game, a 5.3 points per game improvement from the previous season. He also improved his three-point shooting 13.2 percent from his freshman to his junior year. In 2012-13, Gary oversaw an influx of youth in the Boilermaker frontcourt and helped guide center A.J. Hammons through one of the finest freshman seasons in program history. Hammons earned Big Ten All-Freshman Team honors after finishing the season with averages of 10.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game. He led the Big Ten with an average of 2.3 blocks per contest in league play, and wrapped up the campaign ranked second on Purdue’s freshman charts in blocks (67), third in rebounds (204) and sixth in points (359). 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. Gary came to Purdue from two stints at Duquesne, where he spent the 2007-08 and 2010-11 seasons as an assistant coach, sandwiched around two seasons as head coach at Centenary. Gary resigned from his post at Centenary after the school announced in July 2009 that it would seek reclassification as an NCAA Division III member. A program that had won a total of 10 Summit League games in the four years prior to Gary’s arrival, Centenary posted nine league wins in his two seasons at the helm. Prior to arriving at Duquesne, Gary spent three seasons (2004-07) as an assistant coach at South Florida, helping the Bulls transition from Conference USA to the Big East. While in Tampa, Gary worked with big man Solomon Jones, who was drafted by the in 2006 and played parts of seven seasons in the NBA. Gary served as an assistant coach under Perry Clark at Miami from 2000-04, helping lead the Hurricanes to the NIT in 2001 and the NCAA Tournament in 2002. During his tenure at Miami, Gary aided in the development of former NBA players James Jones, John Salmons and Robert Hite. He also served as the `Canes’ academic coordinator. Gary spent six of his first seven years (1993-97, 1998-00) in the coaching industry at Tulane, helping guide his alma mater to the NCAA Tournament in 1995 and the NIT on four occasions. In his second stint with the Green Wave, he also served as the team’s recruiting coordinator and oversaw academics for the student-athletes. At Tulane, Gary coached three players – Jerald Honeycutt, Linton Johnson and Chris Owens – who spent time on NBA rosters. Gary served as an assistant coach at McNeese State for the 1997-98 campaign. After graduating from Anderson Highland High School in 1988 and spending a year at Aquinas College in Nashville, Tenn., Gary transferred to Tulane. He was a vital component in the revitalization of a program that was dropped in 1985 and reinstated in 1988, leading the Green Wave to the 1992 NCAA Tournament as a senior. Despite playing only three seasons in New Orleans, Gary finished his career as Tulane’s all-time leader in assists and now ranks fifth (370). He is second in career assist-to-turnover ratio (1.97). Gary and his teammates, including assistant coach Kim Lewis from the 1991-92 Green Wave team, the first in program history to make the NCAA Tournament, were inducted into the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame in April of 2020. A native of Anderson, Indiana, Gary was born on February 14, 1970. Gary earned a Bachelor of Science in Sport Management from Tulane in 1992. He and his wife, Claudia, have four daughters, Gabrielle, Logan, Alexandra and Brooklyn, and one son, Nash.

9 BOBBY KUMMER ASSISTANT COACH • SECOND SEASON • CHARLOTTE ‘96

Bobby Kummer was hired as an assistant coach on Greg Gary’s staff on April 17, 2019 and will begin year two with COACHING EXPERIENCE the and his 25th season at the NCAA Division 1996-98: Charlotte (asst.) I level for the 2020-21 season. 1998-04: Texas A&M (asst.) In year one as an assistant coach under Gary, Kummer was 2004-10: Charlotte (asst.) instrumental in helping the team win 17 games overall and 11 in the Southern Conference en route to securing the No. 2010-14: Appalachian State (asst.) 4 seed for the league tournament. The Detroit, Mich. native 2014-16: Lamar (asst.) was a driving force behind Mercer’s six-game winning streak 2016-19: Lamar (associate head coach.) from January 15 – February 1, 2020 which garnered the squad National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) 2019-Present: Mercer (asst.) Division I Team of the Week honors on February 4. Under Kummer’s mentorship, three players – Ethan Stair, Djordje Dimitrijevic and Kamar Robertson – earned All-SoCon honors. Dimitrijevic was also recognized by the NABC as a Second Team All-District XXI selection and a College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Second Team Academic All-American. Prior to Mercer, Kummer was on staff at Lamar for five years, the last three of which he held the title of associate head coach. He helped turn the Cardinals’ program from a Southland Conference bottom feeder to a conference title contender in a short span. After winning a total of seven games in the two seasons prior to his arrival, Lamar won 19-plus games in each of his last three seasons. Before arriving at Lamar, Kummer spent four seasons at Appalachian State, including three as the Mountaineers’ associate head coach. Kummer also spent time as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Charlotte, and Texas A&M. His coaching career began in 1996 at Charlotte, where he helped the 49ers reach two NCAA Tournaments. After his time at Texas A&M, Kummer returned to Charlotte for six seasons. An accomplished recruiter, Kummer has helped coach 20-plus all-conference selections, two conference players of the year, two conference defensive players of the year and two conference freshmen of the year and has been instrumental in signing five top-20 recruiting classes, of which nearly 40 players have gone on to sign professional contracts. A two-time team captain at Charlotte, Kummer guided the 49ers to a 1995 Metro Conference title and a trip to the 1995 NCAA Tournament. He graduated from Charlotte in 1996. THE BOBBY KUMMER FILE Birthdate: July 11, 1974 Hometown: Detroit, Mich. High School: Detroit Catholic Central College: Charlotte, 1996 Wife: Nicole

10 KIM LEWIS ASSISTANT COACH • SECOND SEASON • TULANE ‘94

Kim Lewis will begin his second season as an assistant coach at Mercer for the 2020-21 season. The 2020-21 campaign will be his 20th at the NCAA Division I level. He COACHING EXPERIENCE was hired on April 17, 2019. 1996-97: Tulane (volunteer asst.) 1997-99: Tulane (asst.) Lewis played a pivotal role in Mercer’s 17 wins in 2019-20, including six consecutive from January 15 – February 1, 2002-03: Xavier University of (asst.) 2020, which helped Mercer earn National Association of 2003-04: McNeese State (asst.) Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division I Team of the Week 2004-06: Northeastern (asst.) honors on February 4. 2006-08: Duquesne (asst.) The Bears won 11 Southern Conference contests and locked 2008-10: Tulane (asst.) up the No. 4 seed for the league tournament before bowing 2010-11: Texas A&M Corpus Christi (asst.) out in the quarterfinals. Three players – Djordje Dimitrijevic, 2011-13: Richmond (Dir. of Operations.) Ethan Stair and Kamar Robertson – earned All-SoCon honors. 2013-19: Richmond (asst.) Dimitrijevic was also honored by the NABC as a Second Team 2019-Present: Mercer (asst.) All-District XXI selection and a College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Second Team Academic All- America. Prior to Mercer, Lewis served on Richmond’s staff from 2011-19 with the last seven being as an assistant coach. The Spiders won 19-plus games in four different seasons during Lewis’ tenure, including 22 in 2016-17 when they made a run to the NIT semifinals. Before Richmond, Lewis was at Texas A&M - Corpus Christi where he spent one season as an assistant coach under his former Tulane coach Perry Clark. Lewis had two stints as an assistant coach at Tulane (2008-10 and 1997-99), spent two seasons at Duquesne (2006-08) and coached NBA Champions Linton Johnson at Tulane and Jose Barea at Northeastern. He also coached at Xavier University of Louisiana, McNeese State and Northeastern. Lewis was the Metro Conference Freshman of the Year at Tulane in 1990-91. He set the Tulane career record for steals (242) and is third in games played (125). In 125 games, Lewis scored 1,384 points, the 12th most in program history. As a sophomore, Lewis led the Green Wave in scoring with 15.4 points a game, helping the school to its first conference crown and its first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament which included a first round victory over St. John’s and a No. 14 national ranking. In April 2020, he was selected to the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame as a member of that 1991-92 squad. After advancing to the NIT as a junior, the Green Wave returned to the NCAA Tournament his senior season with a 23-10 record. In November 2014, Lewis was enshrined in the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame for his individual accomplishments. He won a championship at every level of his playing career from Varnado High School in Angie, La., to Tulane where he won a conference championship in 1991-92 to the professional leagues with Grindavik in , winning the Mjoris Cup and earning MVP honors. A native of Angie, La., Lewis earned a bachelor’s degree in Media Arts/Communications from Tulane in 1994. THE KIM LEWIS FILE Birthdate: Nov. 14, 1972 Hometown: Angie, La. High School: Varnado High School (Angie, La.) College: Tulane, 1994

11 DJ BYRD ASSISTANT COACH • SECOND SEASON • PURDUE ‘13

The 2020-21 season is D.J. Byrd’s second season as part of the Mercer Bears men’s basketball program and first as an assistant coach. COACHING EXPERIENCE 2014-15: North Montgomery HS (asst.) Byrd was elevated to assistant coach from Director of 2015-17: Franklin Community HS (asst.) Basketball Operations in late July 2020. 2017-19: Purdue (graduate manager) The Crawfordsville, Ind. native spent the 2019-200 as DOBO 2019-July 2020: Mercer (Dir. of Operations) and was in charge of all logistical aspects of the program July 30, 2020-Present: Mercer (asst.) including but not limited to travel arrangements, practice schedules, overseeing all undergraduate and graduate managers and ensuring that team needs were met.

Byrd spent the 2017-19 seasons as a graduate manager for the 2019 NABC National Coach of the Year, Matt Painter, at Purdue University. The Boilermakers won the 2019 regular season Big Ten Championship and had the school’s first NCAA Tournament Elite Eight appearance since the 1999-2000 season.

Before joining Purdue as a graduate assistant, Byrd was the head JV basketball coach and varsity assistant at Franklin Community High School from 2015-2017. He aided coach Brad Dickey and staff to back-to-back (2016, 2017) Mid-State Conference Championships and helped the team win the conference title outright (2017) for the first time since the 1986-1987 season.

During that same time at Franklin, he owned and operated RIMROC Basketball, an organization that provides Indiana youth with training opportunities, league games, tournaments and team camps. He also was the Director of Operations of Robbie Hummel Basketball Camps (2017, 2018) as well as Dakota Mathias Basketball Camps (2018).

Byrd returned to his alma-mater, North Montgomery High School, as a volunteer assistant coach for the 2014-2015 season. There he helped coach Joel Grindle and staff to a Montgomery County Championship and Sugar Creek Classic Championship. Byrd was able to coach his cousin, Grant Gayler, who earned a scholar- ship to play at Bethel College.

As a player, Byrd played the 2013-2014 season professionally in with the Kirchheim Knights in the Pro A League.

A former standout on the hardwood at Purdue, Byrd played in 130 career games, scoring 890 points and making 195 three-pointers, the ninth-most in a career in school history. Byrd was the Big Ten’s Sixth Man of the Year in 2012 and helped lead Purdue to three NCAA Tournaments as a player (2010, 2011, 2012). In 2010, Purdue won the regular season Big Ten Championship and went to the Sweet Sixteen before falling to the eventual NCAA National Champion Duke Blue Devils.

THE D.J. BYRD FILE Hometown: Crawfordsville, Ind. High School: North Montgomery, 2009 College: Bachelor of Science, Purdue 2013; Master of Science Purdue, 2019 Wife: Ashley

12 LUKE BRENNEMAN DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS • SECOND SEASON • PURDUE ‘16

Luke Brenneman enters his second year as a member of the Mercer men’s basketball staff and first as the Director of Operations. COACHING EXPERIENCE 2012-16: Purdue (mgr.) Before joining the staff at Mercer, Brenneman spent one 2016-18: Indiana State (graduate mgr.) year as an assistant coach at Goshen College. In that role, he 2018-19: Goshen High School (asst.) oversaw the team’s scouting and recruiting. He also managed player development through skill and video sessions. 2019-July 2020: Mercer (graduate mgr.) Aug. 2020-Present: Mercer (Dir of Operations) Prior to Goshen, Brenneman was the graduate manager video coordinator from 2016-18 for the Indiana State men’s basketball team. In that capacity, he coordinated video exchange, video content for recruiting, and assisted in scouting. He also aided in practice planning, team travel and summer camps.

Brenneman also spent four seasons as a student manager for the Purdue men’s basketball team. He graduated in 2016 from Purdue with a degree in Organizational Leadership.

The Rossville, Ind., native was the Boilermakers’ head student manager in 2015-16. He also holds a degree in Sport Management from Indiana State University which he earned in 2018.

THE LUKE BRENNEMAN FILE Hometown: Rossville, Ind. High School: North Montgomery, 2009 College: Bachelor of Science, Purdue 2016; Master of Science Indiana State, 2018

13 BEN GERALD GILLILAND FITCH GRADUATE MANAGER GRADUATE MANAGER FIRST SEASON • MINNESOTA ‘20 SECOND SEASON • KENTUCKY ‘17

Ben Gilliland, a native of Beloit, Wisc. comes to Mercer Gerald Fitch enters his second year as a graduate following two seasons as a student manger with the manager for the Mercer men’s basketball team. Golden Gophers’ men’s basketball program. Fitch, a Macon native, played high school basketball At Minnesota, Gilliland was responsible for creating at Westside High School. Following a standout career video edits and recording statistics and assisting in both scouting and recruiting efforts. at Westside, Fitch took his talents to Lexington, Ky., and played for the University of Kentucky Wildcats. He was instrumental in aiding the staff in preparing scouting reports on upcoming opponents and The four-year letter winner and four-year starter coordinating databases for a variety of items, appeared in 127 games for the Wildcats and scored including recruiting. Gilliland handled the Gophers’ 1,391 points over four years. His 1,391 points rank 24th recruiting graphics and was responsible for both in UK scoring history. Fitch made 199 three-pointers preparing and maintaining facilities and equipment for his career, which ranks fourth best in program related to the Minnesota men’s basketball team. history. Fitch ranks in the top-three of rebounding guards in Kentucky history. The Golden Gophers achieved a 37-30 record in Gilliland’s two seasons and earned an NCAA During his senior season, Fitch led the Wildcats in Tournament berth in 2019. The 10th-seeded Gophers knocked off seven seed Louisville to advance to the scoring as he averaged 16.2 points per game, where Round of 32 where they bowed out to Michigan State. he made 79 three-pointers the 12th best mark in a single season history. Prior to Minnesota, Gilliland was an assistant boys basketball coach at his alma mater, Beloit Turner Following his time at Kentucky, Fitch played in the High School, for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 campaigns. NBA from 2005-06. He assisted the on He successfully implemented offensive and defensive their journey in winning the NBA championship before principles and was in charge of the development of being traded to finish the season with the Houston the team’s forwards. Additionally, he served as the Rockets. primary contact for film exchange and summer camps. Fitch played professional basketball from 2005-19 The Beloit native spent the 2015-16 season as a with 21 teams in 21 countries. student assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater. While with the Warhawks, he assisted the coaching staff in developing recruiting reports Off the court, he is a motivational speaker speaking and conducting visits. In addition, he directed player engagements at various churches, high schools, workouts, managed film exchange and marketed the middle schools and non-profit organizations Warhawks’ various summer camps. throughout different countries pertaining to the importance of discipline in being a student-athlete Gilliland’s camp experience has taken him to both and overcoming obstacles. the collegiate and professional ranks. In addition to working camps for nine NCAA Division I basketball Fitch has also spent time working with K.O.K.O.S., a non- camps, he also worked with the NBA’s Milwaukee profit organization with an acronym which stands for Bucks. Keeping Our Kids Off The Streets. The organization’s After transferring from the University of Wisconsin- mission is mentoring and developing young children Whitewater, Gilliland received his Bachelor of Science in need. in Recreation Administration from the University of Minnesota in May of 2020. Fitch graduated from the University of Kentucky with a bachelor’s degree.

14 CHRISTIAN LANE FLOIRENDO TRUDO ASST. DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FIRST SEASON • FL SOUTHERN. ‘15 STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING SECOND SEASON • KANSAS ST ‘15

Christian Floirendo was hired on the sports medicine Lane Trudo was named Mercer’s assistant director staff in Sept. 2020. Floirendo came to Mercer from of strength & conditioning in the spring of 2019 and Purdue University, where he spent the previous five begins his second season working with Mercer men’s years. basketball.

During his time with as a Boilermaker, Floirendo was Before joining the Mercer staff, Trudo spent two the primary athletic training contact for swimming & years at Lamar University as the assistant strength diving, as well as the track & field programs. He also and conditioning coordinator. During his time at worked with football, men’s basketball and women’s Lamar, Trudo designed and implemented all aspects basketball. Floirendo’s time with Gary, who served as of training for men’s and women’s basketball and an assistant coach at Purdue, overlapped until April baseball. 2019. While working with those teams, he trained one All- American and saw the women’s basketball team win Floirendo’s first two years at Purdue were spent back-to-back Southland Conference regular season as a graduate assistant at the A. Córdova championships for the first time in school history. Recreational Sports Center, where he worked with He also assisted in the development of a ninth-round the men’s , men’s rugby and volleyball teams. draft pick in the 2018 MLB Draft and two draft picks In addition to working at the recreation center, he in 2019. was involved with the sports medicine staff in the athletics department, working with various teams, Before spending two years at Lamar, Trudo spent a including football, basketball, and swimming & diving. year and a half at William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Floirendo also covered U.S. Youth Soccer Tournaments Iowa. While at William Penn, Trudo helped train four in in 2016. men’s basketball All-Americans. He also oversaw two intern athletic performance coaches. A native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Floirendo received a Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training from In Iowa, Trudo spent a year as the head strength Florida Southern College in 2015 and a Master of and conditioning coach at Oskaloosa High School. He Science degree in Health & Kinesiology from Purdue in helped transform the culture of the football program that went 2-7 to 7-2 and an appearance in the state 2017. While at Florida Southern, he was a student intern playoffs. at Colorado State University, working with the football team in the fall of 2014. In between his sophomore and Trudo got his start in strength and conditioning while junior year at Florida Southern, Floirendo completed a an undergrad student at Kansas State. For two years, summer internship with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers he was a strength and condition volunteer assistant. of the North American Soccer League. During the summer of 2015, Trudo spent the summer working as an athletic performance intern with the University of Missouri. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the NSCA and a Level 1 Coach through USA Weightlifting. Trudo earned his Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Kansas State University in 2015 and his Masters of Business Leadership from William Penn in 2017.

15 2020-21 MERCER BASKETBALL TV/RADIO CHART

No. 0 No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 5 Leon Ayers III Kamar Robertson Neftali Alvarez Jeff Gary Drew Thomas 6-6 • Jr. • G 6-2 • So. • G 6-2 • R-So. • G 6-4 • R-Jr. • G 6-7 • Fr. • F Troy, Mich. Alpharetta, Ga. Cantano, P.R. Austin, Texas Smyrna, Ga.

No. 10 No. 11 No. 12 No. 14 No. 15 Shannon Grant Jovan Tucker Mitch Prendergast Victor Bafutto John Treanor 6-10 • Fr. • C 6-3 • Fr. • G 6-0 • R-Jr. • G 6-10 • Jr. • C 6-6 • Fr. • F Sylacauga, Ala. Atlanta, Ga. Dallas, Texas Brasilia, Brazil Atlanta, Ga.

No. 20 No. 22 No. 23 No. 25 No. 30 Ross Cummings Felipe Haase James Glisson III Maciej Bender Diego Rivera 6-3 • R-Sr. • G 6-9 • R-Jr. • F 6-6 • So. • F 6-11• R-Sr. • F 6-2 • So. • G Dickson, Tenn. Warsaw, Decatur, Ga. Warsaw, Poland Baymon, P.R.

No. 31 No. 35 Head Coach Jacksen Greco Patrick Urey Greg Gary 6-3 • Fr. • G 6-6 • R-So. • F 2nd Season Canton, Ga. Chattanooga, Tenn. Tulane ‘92. 16 2020-21 MERCER BASKETBALL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School / Previous School 2 Neftali Alvarez G R-So. 6-2 165 Cantano, P.R. / Miami Christian School / Fairfield 0 Leon Ayers III G Jr. 6-6 180 Troy, Mich. / Troy HS / Henry Ford College 14 Victor Bafutto C R-Jr. 6-10 230 Brasilia, Brazil / Centro Educational Sigma 25 Maciej Bender F R-Sr. 6-11 245 Warsaw, Poland / West Virginia 20 Ross Cummings G R-Sr. 6-3 180 Dickson, Tenn. / Creek Wood HS 3 Jeff Gary G R-Jr. 6-4 162 Austin, Texas / UNCW 23 James Glisson III F So. 6-6 210 Decatur, Ga. / Southwest DeKalb HS 10 Shannon Grant C Fr. 6-10 280 Sylacauga, Ala. / Sylacauga HS 31 Jacksen Greco G Fr. 6-3 150 Canton, Ga. / Sequoyah HS 22 Felipe Haase F R-Jr. 6-9 253 Osorno, / Miami Christian School / South Carolina 12 Mitch Prendergast G R-Jr. 6-0 190 Dallas, Texas / Dallas Jesuit HS 30 Diego Rivera G So. 6-2 180 Bayamon, P.R. / Miami Christian School 1 Kamar Robertson G So. 6-2 160 Alpharetta, Ga. / Cambridge HS 5 Drew Thomas F Fr. 6-7 185 Smyrna, Ga. / Campbell HS 15 John Treanor F Fr. 6-6 250 Roswell, Ga. / Marist School 11 Jovan Tucker G Fr. 6-3 175 Atlanta, Ga. / McEachern HS 35 Patrick Urey F R-So. 6-6 210 Chattanooga, Tenn. / Baylor School

NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School / Previous School 0 Leon Ayers III G Jr. 6-6 180 Troy, Mich. / Troy HS / Henry Ford College 1 Kamar Robertson G So. 6-2 160 Alpharetta, Ga. / Cambridge HS 2 Neftali Alvarez G R-So. 6-2 165 Cantano, P.R. / Miami Christian School / Fairfield 3 Jeff Gary G R-Jr. 6-4 162 Austin, Texas / UNCW 5 Drew Thomas F Fr. 6-7 185 Smyrna, Ga. / Campbell HS’ 10 Shannon Grant C Fr. 6-10 280 Sylacauga, Ala. / Sylacauga HS 11 Jovan Tucker G Fr. 6-3 175 Atlanta, Ga. / McEachern HS 12 Mitch Prendergast G R-Jr. 6-0 190 Dallas, Texas / Dallas Jesuit HS 14 Victor Bafutto C R-Jr. 6-10 230 Brasilia, Brazil / Centro Educational Sigma 15 John Treanor F Fr. 6-6 250 Roswell, Ga. / Marist School 20 Ross Cummings G R-Sr. 6-3 180 Dickson, Tenn. / Creek Wood HS 22 Felipe Haase F R-Jr. 6-9 253 Osorno, Chile / Miami Christian School / South Carolina 23 James Glisson III F So. 6-6 210 Decatur, Ga. / Southwest DeKalb HS 25 Maciej Bender F R-Sr. 6-11 245 Warsaw, Poland / West Virginia 30 Diego Rivera G So. 6-2 180 Bayamon, P.R. / Miami Christian School 31 Jacksen Greco G Fr. 6-3 150 Canton, Ga. / Sequoyah HS 35 Patrick Urey F R-So. 6-6 210 Chattanooga, Tenn. / Baylor School COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF Director of Operations: Luke Brenneman, 2nd season, Purdue ‘16 Head Coach: Greg Gary, 2nd season, Tulane ‘92 Graduate Assistant: Gerald Fitch, 2nd season, Kentucky ‘17 Assistant Coach: Bobby Kummer, 2nd season, Charlotte ‘96 Graduate Assistant: Ben Gilliland, 1st season, Minnesota ‘20 Assistant Coach: Kim Lewis, 2nd season, Tulane ‘94 Athletic Trainer,Christian Floirendo, 1st season, Florida Southern ‘15 Assistant Coach: DJ Byrd, 2nd season, Purdue ‘13 Strength & Conditioning: Lane Trudo, 2nd season, Kansas St. ‘13 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE ROSTER BY CLASS #2 – Neff-tal-ee Alvarez #22 – Fa-leep-ay Haas-ay Seniors - Bender, Cummings Sophomores - Alvarez, Glisson III, Rivera, Robertson, Urey #14 – Victor Bah-FOO-toe #25 – Magic Bender Juniors - Ayers III, Baffuto, Gary, Haase, Prendergast Freshmen - Grant, Greco, Thomas, Treanor, Tucker

ROSTER BY STATE/CITY ALABAMA (1) GEORGIA (6) MICHIGAN (1) TENNESSEE (2) Grant...... Sylacauga Robertson...... Alpharetta Ayers III...... Troy Urey...... Chattanooga Treanor...... Roswell Cummings...... Dickson BRAZIL (1) Tucker...... Atlanta POLAND (1) Baffuto...... Brasilia Greco...... Canton Bender...... Warsaw TEXAS (2) Thomas...... Smyrna J. Gary...... Austin CHILE (1) Glisson III...... Decatur PUERTO RICO (2) Prendergast...... Dallas Haase...... Osorno Rivera...... Bayamon Alvarez...... Cantano

17 1 KAMAR ROBERTSON 2019-20 at Mercer: Played in 28 games as a true freshman and started 17 ... Averaged 21.8 minutes per game ... Averaged 6.8 points and 3.1 rebounds per game ... Scored a career-high 17 points in the SoCon quarterfinals (Mar. 7) against Western Carolina ... Scored in double figures on eight occasions ... Made a career- best five three-pointers in just 15 minutes against Furman (Feb. 5) ... Set a career- high in rebounding with 11 boards against Chattanooga (Feb. 22) ... Also recorded his first double-double in the win over the Mocs ... Connected on 41 percent (62-of-150) of his shots ... Finished second on the team in three-point percentage (.403), going 27-of-67 from deep.

High School: Four-year starter at Cambridge High School (Milton, Ga.) ... 2018 Region 7-6A Player of the Year ... Two-time Region 7-6A First Team selection ... Earned all-state honors as a junior ... Averaged 22 points, six assists, five rebounds & two steals during prep career ... Led Cambridge to 44-12 record over final two seasons & reached GHSA second round as a senior. 6-2 | SO. | GUARD ALPHARETTA, GA. CAMBRIDGE HS 2019-20 Mercer Men's Basketball Page 1/13 Individual Game-by-Game as of Mar 30, 2020 All games CAREER HIGHS Points: 17, vs. WCU (3/27/20) 2019-20 SINGLE-GAME STATISTICS FGM: 7, vs. WCU (3/27/20) #1 ROBERTSON, Kamar Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds FGA: 12, at The Citadel (2/26/20) Opponent Date GS MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A T/O BLK STL PTS AVG 3FGM: 5, at Furman (2/5/20) at St. John's (NY) 11/06/2019 24:04 2-8 .250 1-2 .500 0-5 .000 0 1 1 1.0 4 4 4 1 0 5 5.0 Columbia Int'l 11/08/2019 15:58 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000 0 2 2 1.5 5 1 1 0 0 10 7.5 3FGA: 8, at Furman (2/5/20) Kennesaw St. 11/11/2019 * 28:24 1-6 .167 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000 2 1 3 2.0 4 5 2 1 3 8 7.7 at UIC 11/23/2019 06:34 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.5 3 0 0 0 0 2 6.3 FT made: 8, at UTC (2/22/20) at St. Bonaventure 11/26/2019 15:27 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0 0 0 1.2 2 1 0 0 0 2 5.4 FT attempts: 8, at UTC (2/22/20) vs Canisius 12/01/2019 08:00 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-2 .000 0 1 1 1.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.5 Georgia St. 12/07/2019 05:28 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.9 Rebounds: 11, at UTC (2/22/20) at UNCW 12/16/2019 07:07 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.9 2 1 3 0 1 0 3.4 Fla. Atlantic 12/22/2019 10:28 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.9 0 0 1 0 1 0 3.0 Assists: 6, at The Citadel (2/26/20) Milligan 12/28/2019 23:41 6-10 .600 4-4 1.000 0-0 .000 1 6 7 1.5 2 4 4 0 3 16 4.3 Blocks: 1, last at UTC (2/22/20) at UNC Greensboro 01/01/2020 12:23 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500 0 3 3 1.6 3 0 4 0 0 5 4.4 Chattanooga 01/04/2020 26:10 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0 4 4 1.8 4 2 1 0 1 6 4.5 Steals: 3, last vs. Milligan (12/28/19) at Western Caro. 01/11/2020 * 21:04 3-8 .375 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2 1 3 1.9 5 1 0 1 1 6 4.6 VMI 01/15/2020 * 20:51 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 2 1 3 2.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 4.4 Minutes: 37, vs. Wofford (2/27/20) at Samford 01/18/2020 * 26:04 3-5 .600 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000 0 1 1 1.9 4 3 4 0 0 10 4.7 Western Caro. 01/22/2020 * 27:08 2-5 .400 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.9 3 2 0 0 0 5 4.8 at VMI 01/25/2020 * 32:51 6-10 .600 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000 2 4 6 2.2 2 2 3 0 0 16 5.4 at ETSU 01/29/2020 * 24:40 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 2.2 2 3 3 0 0 8 5.6 2019-20 SEASON HIGHS The Citadel 02/01/2020 * 26:57 3-11 .273 2-6 .333 5-6 .833 2 2 4 2.3 4 6 2 0 2 13 5.9 Points: 17, vs. WCU (3/27/20) at Furman 02/05/2020 * 29:00 5-9 .556 5-8 .625 0-0 .000 2 0 2 2.3 4 0 2 0 0 15 6.4 ETSU 02/08/2020 * 13:28 0-4 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.2 5 2 3 0 1 0 6.1 FGM: 7, vs. WCU (3/27/20) at Wofford 02/12/2020 * 29:25 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 3-4 .750 2 5 7 2.5 4 1 0 0 1 5 6.0 UNC Greensboro 02/15/2020 * 32:01 3-6 .500 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 1 5 6 2.6 4 0 4 1 1 6 6.0 FGA: 12, at The Citadel (2/26/20) Samford 02/19/2020 * 12:42 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 3 3 2.6 3 2 0 0 1 2 5.9 3FGM: 5, at Furman (2/5/20) at Chattanooga 02/22/2020 * 34:56 4-7 .571 0-2 .000 8-8 1.000 2 9 11 3.0 3 3 1 1 1 16 6.3 at The Citadel 02/26/2020 * 29:12 3-12 .250 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 2 2 4 3.0 3 2 1 0 0 9 6.4 3FGA: 8, at Furman (2/5/20) Wofford 02/29/2020 * 36:49 2-9 .222 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000 1 6 7 3.1 2 2 3 0 1 7 6.4 vs Western Caro. 03/07/2020 * 29:36 7-10 .700 3-3 1.000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 3.1 4 1 4 0 1 17 6.8 FT made: 8, at UTC (2/22/20) Totals 17 610:29 62-150 .413 27-67 .403 39-53 .736 22 65 87 3.1 85 51 53 6 19 190 6.8 FT attempts: 8, at UTC (2/22/20) Player Averages Rebounds: 11, at UTC (2/22/20) Games Minutes/ Points/ 3FG Rebounds/ Assists/ Turnovers/ Assist/Turnover Steals/ Blocks/ FG Pct FT Pct Assists: 6, at The Citadel (2/26/20) Played game game Pct game game game ratio game game 28 21.8 6.8 41.3 40.3 73.6 3.1 1.8 1.9 1.0 0.7 0.2 Blocks: 1, last at UTC (2/22/20) Steals: 3, last vs. Milligan (12/28/19) Minutes: 37, vs. Wofford (2/27/20)

18 19 2 NEFTALI ALVAREZ 2019-20 at Mercer: Sat out the 2019-20 season after transferring from Fairfield University.

2018-19 at Fairfield: Earned MAAC All-Rookie Team honors after an impressive freshman season at Fairfield ... Started all 30 games he played in & averaged a team-high 32 minutes per game ... Averaged 11.5 points, 3.7 rebounds & 3.3 assists Scored a season-best 23 points at New Hampshire (Dec. 22) ... Tallied double digits in scoring in nine straight games to open his college career ... Notched season- highs of eight rebounds vs. Wagner (Nov. 17) and seven assists at Iona (Jan. 5).

High School: Starred for Miami Christian School (Miami, Fla.) ... Led the team to a pair of 5A-1A state championship ... Netted a game-winning three-pointer as a junior to win one of those two state titles ... Averaged a double-double as a senior (27 points, 11 assists) ... Named 5A-1A Player of the Year as a senior. 6-2 | RS-SO. | GUARD CANTANO, P.R. FAIRFIELD

CAREER HIGHS (AT FAIRFIELD) Points: 23, at New Hampshire (12/22/18) 2019-20 SINGLE-GAME STATISTICS FGM: 9, at New Hampshire (12/22/18) FGA: 17, last at Niagara (2/17/19) Date Opponent MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% OR DR REB A STL BLK TO PF PTS 11/6/18 at Purdue 30 7 14 0.50 2 5 0.40 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 4 2 16 3FGM: 3 last vs. Manhattan (3/7/19) 11/10/18 at Bucknell 31 6 12 0.50 3 5 0.60 1 2 0.50 1 6 7 1 2 0 4 3 16 3FGA: 7, at New Hampshire (12/22/18) 11/13/18 LIU 40 3 7 0.43 0 3 0.00 6 9 0.67 0 2 2 4 0 0 3 3 12 11/17/18 Wagner 34 7 17 0.41 0 2 0.00 1 3 0.33 0 8 8 7 4 0 2 1 15 FT made: 6, vs. LIU (11/13/18) 11/23/18 Longwood 39 7 13 0.54 1 5 0.20 1 3 0.33 1 2 3 6 2 0 2 4 16 FT attempts : 9, vs. LIU (11/13/18) 11/24/18 at Seattle 25 7 15 0.47 2 4 0.50 0 1 0.00 1 3 4 3 0 0 3 3 16 Rebounds: 8, vs. Wagner (11/17/18) 11/25/18 Denver 35 6 15 0.40 1 4 0.25 0 0 3 2 5 7 2 0 4 3 13 12/1/18 at Army 31 5 15 0.33 1 6 0.17 3 4 0.75 0 2 2 3 4 0 4 4 14 Assists: 7, last at Iona (1/5/19) 12/6/18 Oakland 36 8 16 0.50 2 4 0.50 3 7 0.43 1 3 4 1 3 0 4 3 21 Blocks: 1, last vs. Marist (3/1/19) 12/9/18 at Old Dominion 26 2 6 0.33 0 3 0.00 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 4 12/16/18 at Boston College 21 0 3 0.00 0 1 0.00 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 4 1 0

Steals: 4, last at Army (12/1/19) 12/22/18 at New Hampshire 30 9 17 0.53 2 7 0.29 3 3 1.00 2 3 5 2 2 0 5 3 23 Minutes: 40, last vs. Manhattan (3/7/19) 1/3/19 Rider 27 2 5 0.40 1 3 0.33 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 0 7 0 5 1/5/19 at Iona 33 4 11 0.36 2 5 0.40 2 2 1.00 0 6 6 7 1 0 4 2 12 1/7/19 Niagara 26 5 8 0.63 0 1 0.00 5 6 0.83 0 6 6 2 2 0 4 2 15 2019-20 SEASON HIGHS 1/10/19 St. Peter's 28 1 4 0.25 0 3 0.00 0 0 1 4 5 2 2 0 4 0 2 1/13/19 at Quinnipiac 17 3 9 0.33 2 6 0.33 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 8 Points: N/A 1/17/19 at Monmouth 31 3 12 0.25 1 5 0.20 4 7 0.57 0 2 2 3 1 0 5 3 11 FGM: N/A 1/19/19 Canisius 31 4 9 0.44 1 3 0.33 2 4 0.50 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 5 11 1/24/19 Siena 30 4 12 0.33 0 2 0.00 2 4 0.50 2 5 7 2 2 0 3 2 10 FGA: N/A 1/27/19 Iona 40 5 14 0.36 0 3 0.00 1 4 0.25 2 5 7 3 0 0 1 0 11 3FGM: N/A 1/31/19 at Manhattan 34 2 7 0.29 0 2 0.00 0 0 0 2 2 5 2 0 2 1 4 3FGA: N/A 2/2/19 at Marist 35 4 11 0.36 0 5 0.00 3 4 0.75 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 0 11 2/4/19 at Siena 26 2 5 0.40 0 1 0.00 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 5 1 4 FT made: N/A 2/15/19 at Canisius 38 5 15 0.33 2 4 0.50 2 2 1.00 0 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 14 FT attempts: N/A 2/17/19 at Niagara 35 7 17 0.41 2 5 0.40 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 1 2 4 16 2/24/19 Manhattan 39 2 5 0.40 1 2 0.50 2 2 1.00 0 3 3 4 0 0 2 0 7 Rebounds: N/A 3/1/19 Marist 34 2 5 0.40 0 2 0.00 0 0 0 4 4 4 3 1 1 2 4 Assists: N/A 3/3/19 at St. Peter's 39 6 13 0.46 1 4 0.25 3 4 0.75 0 3 3 4 3 0 2 3 16 Blocks: N/A 3/7/19 Manhattan 40 7 14 0.50 3 6 0.50 1 2 0.50 0 5 5 1 0 0 5 1 18 30 Games 961 135 326 0.41 30 111 0.27 45 73 0.62 17 94 111 98 42 2 93 6 345 Steals: N/A Minutes: N/A

20 21 3 JEFF GARY 2019-20 at Mercer: Played in 22 contests with 20 starts ... Joined Ethan Stair and Djordje Dimitrijevic as one of three players to average more than 30 minutes per game ... Was third on the team in scoring with an average of 11.5 ppg ... Improved his points per game average by nearly a full point in Southern Conference play ... Scored in double figures in 13 games ... Poured in a career-high 32 points in a dominant win over Samford (Feb. 19) ... Tied a Hawkins Arena record with eight three-point field goals against Samford (Feb. 19) ... Missed just two shots from downtown in the win ... Set career-highs in points (32) and three-point field goals (8) in that game ... Finished the year third on the squad in three-point percentage ... Hit 39 percent (48-of-123) of his attempts ... Shot over 90 percent from the free throw line (19-of-21) ... Was one of three Bears to average more than two assists per game ... Had a 1.38:1 assist-to-turnover ratio ... Earned SoCon Player of the Week honors on Feb. 5.

2018-19 at Casper: Enrolled at NJCAA-level Casper College as a sophomore. 6-3 | RS-JR. | GUARD 2017-18 at UNCW: Collected six points and three rebounds in CAA semifinals AUSTIN, TEXAS vs. Northeastern ... Scored nine points off bench vs. Elon ... Celebrated birthday with career-high six rebounds at Northeastern ... Made third career start vs. NU UNCW and played career-high 35 minutes ... Had seven points, two rebounds and two assists at Towson ... Reached double figures for the third time with 11 points on 4-of-4 FG’s vs. Drexel ... Posted career highs for assists (4) vs. Greensboro ... Poured in career-high 13 points in 29 minutes vs. Howard ... Contributed 12 points CAREER HIGHS (* AT UNCW) on 5-of-10 shooting at LSU ... Scored five points and grabbed three rebounds at Points: 32, vs. Samford (2/19/20) ECU ... Grabbed two rebounds in Savannah Invitational vs. Loyola-Chicago ... Scored FG made: 12, vs. Samford (2/19/20) two points in 10 minutes vs. Campbell ... Had seven points and three assists vs NCWC in collegiate debut on Nov. 11, 2017. FG attempts: 16, vs. Samford (2/19/20) 3FG made: 8, vs. Samford (2/19/20) High School: Played senior season at Sand Creek High School in Colorado Springs 3FG attempts: 10, vs. Samford(2/19/20) and collected 18.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals for Coach Rob Hawkins ... Three-star recruit by Future150.com ... Led Sand Creek to No. 1 ranking in 4A FT made: 5, vs. WCU (1/22/20) classification ... First-team all-conference selection ... Academic all-conference FT attempts: 6, vs. WCU (1/22/20) pick ... Attended Stephen F. Austin High School in Austin, Texas during his junior Rebounds: 6, at NU (2/3/18)* year, earning Texas 6A First-Team All-Conference honors … Ranked No. 5 prospect Assists: 6 at VMI (1/25/20) in Central Texas by Texas Top 100. 2019-20 Mercer Men's Basketball Blocks: 1, last vs. Samford (2/19/20) Page 2/13 Individual Game-by-Game as of Mar 30, 2020 Steals: 3, vs. FAU (12/22/19) All games Minutes: 40, at UTC (2/22/20) 2019-20 SINGLE-GAME STATISTICS

#3 GARY, Jeff 2019-20 SEASON HIGHS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date GS MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A T/O BLK STL PTS AVG Points: 32, vs. Samford (2/19/20) at UNCW 12/16/2019 35:16 4-11 .364 2-8 .250 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 1 1 2 0 0 10 10.0 FG made: 12, vs. Samford (2/19/20) Furman 12/20/2019 * 36:50 5-9 .556 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 1 2 3 2.0 2 1 3 0 0 13 11.5 Fla. Atlantic 12/22/2019 * 33:09 3-7 .429 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000 0 1 1 1.7 2 4 1 0 3 7 10.0 FG attempts: 16, vs. Samford (2/19/20) Milligan 12/28/2019 * 19:42 5-9 .556 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.5 1 1 1 0 0 12 10.5 at UNC Greensboro 01/01/2020 * 37:27 4-7 .571 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.6 2 1 2 0 0 9 10.2 3FG made: 8, vs. Samford (2/19/20) Chattanooga 01/04/2020 * 31:30 2-10 .200 0-5 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.3 3 1 0 0 1 4 9.2 3FG attempts: 10, vs. Samford(2/19/20) at Western Caro. 01/11/2020 * 35:58 2-10 .200 0-5 .000 4-4 1.000 2 1 3 1.6 0 2 1 0 1 8 9.0 VMI 01/15/2020 * 36:09 4-9 .444 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 0 4 4 1.9 1 4 3 0 1 11 9.3 FT made: 5, vs. WCU (1/22/20) at Samford 01/18/2020 35:27 5-13 .385 1-7 .143 2-2 1.000 1 2 3 2.0 0 1 2 1 0 13 9.7 Western Caro. 01/22/2020 * 35:59 6-9 .667 3-4 .750 5-6 .833 1 1 2 2.0 1 1 2 0 0 20 10.7 FT attempts: 6, vs. WCU (1/22/20) at VMI 01/25/2020 * 39:23 4-10 .400 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000 1 1 2 2.0 2 6 0 0 0 11 10.7 Rebounds: 4, last at The Citadel (2/26/20) at ETSU 01/29/2020 * 23:25 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 3 10.1 The Citadel 02/01/2020 * 34:04 5-11 .455 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0 3 3 2.1 2 0 2 0 1 12 10.2 Assists: 6 at VMI (1/25/20) at Furman 02/05/2020 * 16:00 2-6 .333 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 2.0 0 0 2 0 1 6 9.9 ETSU 02/08/2020 * 26:06 3-6 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1 2 3 2.1 4 2 2 0 0 7 9.7 Blocks: 1, vs. Samford (2/19/20) at Wofford 02/12/2020 * 34:57 3-9 .333 3-7 .429 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 2.1 3 1 0 0 1 11 9.8 Steals: 3, vs. FAU (12/22/19) UNC Greensboro 02/15/2020 * 30:39 5-12 .417 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.1 4 3 2 0 1 14 10.1 Samford 02/19/2020 * 33:14 12-16 .750 8-10 .800 0-0 .000 0 4 4 2.2 0 5 0 1 1 32 11.3 Minutes: 40, at UTC (2/22/20) at Chattanooga 02/22/2020 * 40:00 6-10 .600 4-8 .500 1-2 .500 0 3 3 2.2 3 3 0 0 0 17 11.6 at The Citadel 02/26/2020 * 34:14 4-10 .400 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 0 4 4 2.3 1 2 2 0 2 12 11.6 Wofford 02/29/2020 * 37:01 5-7 .714 4-6 .667 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.2 2 5 1 0 1 14 11.7 vs Western Caro. 03/07/2020 * 35:58 3-10 .300 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 0 3 3 2.3 2 1 4 0 1 7 11.5 Totals 20 722:27 93-204 .456 48-123 .390 19-21 .905 7 43 50 2.3 40 47 34 2 16 253 11.5

Player Averages Games Minutes/ Points/ 3FG Rebounds/ Assists/ Turnovers/ Assist/Turnover Steals/ Blocks/ FG Pct FT Pct Played game game Pct game game game ratio game game 22 32.8 11.5 45.6 39.0 90.5 2.3 2.1 1.5 1.4 0.7 0.1

22 23 12 MITCH PRENDERGAST

2019-20 at Mercer: Played in 12 games ... Started games vs. St. John’s (Nov. 6), Columbia International (Nov. 8) and UNCW (Dec. 16) ... Averaged 2.8 points and 0.6 rebounds in 9.4 minutes per game ... Season-high of 22 minutes came against the Red Storm in the season opener ... Scored 13 points in 20 minutes in a rout of Milligan College (Dec. 28) ... Hit 5-of-9 shots including three triples ... Shot 40 percent (12-of-30) from the floor ... Connected on 9-of-25 (36 percent) three- pointers.

2018-19 at Mercer: Did not play.

2017-18 at Mercer: Redshirted. High School: Co-Captain his senior year at Dallas Jesuit College Prep ... Averaged 18.5 points per game during his senior season ... Led Dallas Jesuit to the Regional Finals for the first time in school history ... Earned North Texas All-Region honors 6-0 | RS-JR. | GUARD his senior season ... Named to the Mextroplex 24 All-Star game his senior season ... Named to the Faith 7 Texas vs. Oklahoma All-Star Game his senior year. DALLAS, TEXAS DALLAS JESUIT HS

CAREER HIGHS Points: 13, vs. Milligan (12/28/19) FG made: 5, vs. Milligan (12/28/19) FG attempts: 9 vs. Milligan (12/28/19) 3FG made: 3, vs. Milligan (12/28/19) 3FG attempts: 6, vs. Milligan (12/28/19) FT made: N/A FT attempts: 1, vs. CIU (11/8/20) Rebounds: 2, last vs. VMI (1/15/20) Assists: 3 vs. Milligan (12/28/19) 2019-20 Mercer Men's Basketball Blocks: N/A Page 6/13 Individual Game-by-Game as of Mar 30, 2020 Steals: 3, vs. Milligan (12/28/19) All games Minutes: 22, at St. John’s (11/6/19) 2019-20 SINGLE-GAME STATISTICS

#12 PRENDERGAST, Mitch 2019-20 SEASON HIGHS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date GS MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A T/O BLK STL PTS AVG Points: 13, vs. Milligan (12/28/19) at St. John's (NY) 11/06/2019 * 21:42 2-3 .667 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 5 1 2 0 0 6 6.0 FG made: 5, vs. Milligan (12/28/19) Columbia Int'l 11/08/2019 * 20:14 1-5 .200 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 1 1 2 1.0 4 0 0 0 1 2 4.0 Kennesaw St. 11/11/2019 01:25 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.7 FG attempts: 9 vs. Milligan (12/28/19) vs Holy Cross 12/02/2019 18:00 1-5 .200 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.8 0 0 0 0 1 3 2.8 3FG made: 3, vs. Milligan (12/28/19) Georgia St. 12/07/2019 03:45 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.6 0 1 0 0 1 3 2.8 at UNCW 12/16/2019 * 08:21 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 3 2.8 3FG attempts: 6, vs. Milligan (12/28/19) Milligan 12/28/2019 20:18 5-9 .556 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.4 1 3 1 0 3 13 4.3 VMI 01/15/2020 04:25 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 0.6 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.8 FT made: N/A at Samford 01/18/2020 00:35 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.3 FT attempts: 1, vs. CIU (11/8/20) The Citadel 02/01/2020 02:36 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 at Furman 02/05/2020 05:00 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.7 Rebounds: 2, last vs. VMI (1/15/20) Samford 02/19/2020 04:58 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.8 Assists: 3 vs. Milligan (12/28/19) Totals 3 111:19 12-30 .400 9-25 .360 0-1 .000 2 5 7 0.6 14 5 4 0 6 33 2.8 Blocks: N/A Player Averages Games Minutes/ Points/ 3FG FT Rebounds/ Assists/ Turnovers/ Assist/Turnover Steals/ Blocks/ Steals: 3, vs. Milligan (12/28/19) FG Pct Played game game Pct Pct game game game ratio game game Minutes: 22, at St. John’s (11/6/19) 12 9.3 2.8 40.0 36.0 0.0 0.6 0.4 0.3 1.3 0.5 0.0

24 25 14 VICTOR BAFUTTO

2019-20 at Mercer: Played in 31 games with four starts ... Played 281 minutes (9.1 mpg) ... Shot 50. 5 percent (50-of-99) from the floor ... Averaged 3.6 points and 2.5 rebounds per contest ... Scored a career-high 14 points against Georgia State (Dec. 8) ... Recorded his first collegiate double-double with 13 points and a career-high 12 rebounds in a win over Milligan (Dec. 28) ... Played a career-high 20 minutes in the SoCon Quarterfinals against Western Carolina (Mar. 7).

2018-19 at Mercer: Averaged 8.9 minutes in 17 games played during first year of collegiate competition ... Chipped in 2.8 points and 2.1 rebounds per game for the Bears ... Shot .477 (21-of-44) from the field ... Led the team with 28 blocked shots ... Scored a career-best 13 points in a win at Western Carolina (Feb. 14) ... Saw a season-best 19 minutes vs. Brewton-Parker (Nov. 27) & at ETSU (Feb. 16).

2017-18 at Mercer: Redshirted. 6-10 | RS-JR. | CENTER BRASILIA, BRAZIL CENTRO EDUCATIONAL

CAREER HIGHS Points: 14, vs. Ga. State (12/7/19) 2019-20 Mercer Men's Basketball Page 7/13 FG made: 6, last vs. Milligan (12/28/19) Individual Game-by-Game as of Mar 30, 2020 FG attempts: 15, vs. Milligan (12/28/19) All games 3FG made: N/A 2019-20 SINGLE-GAME STATISTICS 3FG attempts: 1 vs. The Citadel (2/1/20) #14 BAFUTTO, Victor FT made: 4, vs. Ga. State (12/7/19) Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date GS MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A T/O BLK STL PTS AVG FT attempts: 6, vs. Piedmont (11/9/18) at St. John's (NY) 11/06/2019 * 06:39 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 Rebounds: 12, vs. Milligan (12/28/19) Columbia Int'l 11/08/2019 07:15 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 2 1.0 Kennesaw St. 11/11/2019 10:38 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 2 2 4 1.7 1 0 2 2 0 2 1.3 Assists: 2, last vs. UNCG (2/15/20) FGCU 11/15/2019 12:44 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 2 4 6 2.8 2 0 3 1 0 6 2.5 at Ga. Southern 11/19/2019 02:51 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.4 Blocks: 4, last vs. UNCG (3/2/19) at St. Bonaventure 11/26/2019 15:06 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 2 0 2 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 4 2.7 Steals: 2, vs. Milligan (12/28/19) vs Canisius 12/01/2019 17:00 5-8 .625 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 1 3 4 2.4 2 0 3 0 1 12 4.0 vs Holy Cross 12/02/2019 08:00 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.1 3 0 2 0 0 2 3.8 Minutes: 20, vs. WCU (3/7/20) Georgia St. 12/07/2019 17:58 5-9 .556 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 1 2 3 2.2 3 1 2 0 0 14 4.9 at UNCW 12/16/2019 * 07:35 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 1-1 1.000 1 0 1 2.1 4 1 1 0 0 5 4.9 Furman 12/20/2019 02:05 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.9 2 0 0 1 0 0 4.5 Fla. Atlantic 12/22/2019 13:46 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 4 2 6 2.3 4 1 1 0 0 4 4.4 2019-20 SEASON HIGHS Milligan 12/28/2019 * 18:30 6-15 .400 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 4 8 12 3.0 3 1 2 1 2 13 5.1 at UNC Greensboro 01/01/2020 * 08:33 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.9 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.7 Points: 14, vs. Ga. State (12/7/19) Chattanooga 01/04/2020 09:52 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.8 2 0 2 1 0 2 4.5 FG made: 6, vs. Milligan (12/28/19) at Western Caro. 01/11/2020 04:39 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.6 2 0 2 0 0 0 4.3 VMI 01/15/2020 04:19 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 FG attempts: 15, vs. Milligan (12/28/19) at Samford 01/18/2020 10:39 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 2 0 2 2.4 1 0 0 1 0 6 4.1 Western Caro. 01/22/2020 08:51 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.3 1 0 0 1 0 2 4.0 3FG made: N/A at VMI 01/25/2020 07:33 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.2 2 0 2 1 0 2 3.9 3FG attempts: 1 vs. The Citadel (2/1/20) at ETSU 01/29/2020 10:31 5-5 1.000 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 1 2 3 2.2 2 2 2 1 1 10 4.2 The Citadel 02/01/2020 11:15 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2 3 5 2.4 2 0 0 1 0 4 4.2 FT made: 4, vs. Ga. State (12/7/19) at Furman 02/05/2020 11:00 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 4 5 2.5 2 1 2 1 0 2 4.1 FT attempts: 4, vs. Ga. State (12/7/19) ETSU 02/08/2020 14:54 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3 0 3 2.5 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.9 at Wofford 02/12/2020 03:18 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.4 2 0 1 0 0 2 3.8 Rebounds: 12, vs. Milligan (12/28/19) UNC Greensboro 02/15/2020 10:32 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 3 3 6 2.5 1 2 1 1 0 5 3.9 Samford 02/19/2020 10:26 3-8 .375 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 1 5 6 2.7 2 1 0 0 0 6 4.0 Assists: 2, last vs. UNCG (2/15/20) at Chattanooga 02/22/2020 03:15 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.6 4 0 0 0 0 0 3.8 Blocks: 2, vs. KSU (11/11/19) at The Citadel 02/26/2020 02:31 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 2.6 1 0 0 0 0 2 3.8 Wofford 02/29/2020 04:25 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 2.5 0 0 0 0 1 2 3.7 Steals: 2, vs. Milligan (12/28/19) vs Western Caro. 03/07/2020 06:01 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 2.5 3 0 1 0 0 2 3.6 Minutes: 20, vs. WCU (3/7/20) Totals 4 282:41 50-99 .505 0-1 .000 13-25 .520 33 44 77 2.5 59 10 31 13 5 113 3.6 Player Averages Games Minutes/ Points/ 3FG Rebounds/ Assists/ Turnovers/ Assist/Turnover Steals/ Blocks/ FG Pct FT Pct Played game game Pct game game game ratio game game 31 9.1 3.6 50.5 0.0 52.0 2.5 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.4

26 27 20 ROSS CUMMINGS

2019-20 at Mercer: Named Preseason All-SoCon but was limited to six games (one start) before being shutdown due to injury ... Averaged 23.4 minutes per game ... Made his lone start of 2019-20 at Georgia Southern (Nov. 19) ... Scored a season-high 16 points ... Scored in double figures in three of his six games ... Shot 60 percent or better from three-point range against Kennesaw State (Nov. 11) and Furman (Dec. 20) ... Dished out a season-high four assists against in back-to-back ... games – against Georgia Southern and UIC (Nov. 23).

2018-19 at Mercer: Earned All-SoCon honors after a breakout junior campaign ... Led Mercer and ranked sixth in SoCon with 17.4 points per game ... Stepped up in SoCon action, scoring 19.9 points per game ... Averaged a team-high 33.3 minutes per game while starting all 31 games of season ... Averaged 2.9 rebounds & 1.9 assists ... Shot .427 from the field (162-of-379) & .399 from behind the arc (101-of- 253) ... Ranked 26th nationally with 3.26 three-pointers per game ... Scored 20- plus points in 11 games, including 30-plus four times ... Lit up Chattanooga (Feb. 23) for a career-best 37 points on 12-of-22 shooting with eight three- 6-3 | RS-SR. | GUARD pointers made ... Named the SoCon Player of the Week twice (Jan. 7-14, Feb. 18-25). DICKSON, TENN. 2017-18 at Mercer: Saw action in 28 games, earning 12 starts throughout the CREEK WOOD HS season ... Totaled 489 minutes of play, averaging 17.5 per contest ... Knocked down a team-best 57 three pointers, shooting 43.2 percent behind the arc ... Led the team in scoring on four different occasions, scoring a then career-high 23 points CAREER HIGHS against UNCG (Feb. 17) ... Fourth in the SoCon in three-point percentage. Points: 37, vs. UTC (2/23/19) FG made: 12, last vs. UTC (2/23/19) 2016-17 at Mercer: Saw action in 14 games, logging 7.4 minutes per contest ... Averaged 1.6 points and 0.6 rebounds per game ... Shot .321 percent from the FG attempts: 22, vs. UTC (2/23/19) field, including .211 from beyond the arc. 3FG made: 8, last vs. UTC (2/23/19) 3FG attempts: 15, vs. BPC (11/27/18) High School: Four-year letter winner at Creek Wood High School ... Led Creek FT made: 12, at Samford (1/19/19) Wood to first boys’ state tournament in school and county history as a junior ... Earned All-Region honors as a sophomore and junior ... Named District MVP in FT attempts: 12, at Samford (1/19/19) consecutive seasons as junior and senior ... Graduated as school’s all-time leading 2019-20 Mercer Men's Basketball Rebounds: 7, at WCU (2/14/19) scorer with 1,873 career points ... Also ran track for Creek Wood for three seasonsPage 8/13 Individual Game-by-Game and earned team MVP honors as a sophomore. as of Mar 30, 2020 Assists: 5, at UTC (1/17/19) All games Blocks: 1, last at FAU (12/22/19) 2019-20 SINGLE-GAME STATISTICS Steals: 2, last vs. FAU (12/22/19) #20 CUMMINGS, Ross Minutes: 42, vs. ETSU (1/12/19) Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date GS MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A T/O BLK STL PTS AVG Kennesaw St. 11/11/2019 27:20 4-8 .500 4-6 .667 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 3.0 2 1 3 0 1 14 14.0 2019-20 SEASON HIGHS at Ga. Southern 11/19/2019 * 31:12 5-8 .625 1-4 .250 5-5 1.000 0 1 1 2.0 1 4 3 0 0 16 15.0 at UIC 11/23/2019 33:16 2-10 .200 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 0 4 4 0 1 5 11.7 Points: 16, at GSU (11/19/19) at UNCW 12/16/2019 08:15 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.5 2 1 2 0 1 3 9.5 Furman 12/20/2019 21:17 4-7 .571 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000 0 2 2 1.6 3 1 0 0 0 12 10.0 FG made: 5, at GSU (11/19/19) Fla. Atlantic 12/22/2019 18:25 3-5 .600 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1 3 4 2.0 3 0 1 1 2 7 9.5 FG attempts: 10, at UIC (11/23/19) Totals 1 139:45 19-41 .463 11-24 .458 8-8 1.000 1 11 12 2.0 11 11 13 1 5 57 9.5

3FG made: 4, vs. KSU (11/11/19) Player Averages Games Minutes/ Points/ 3FG Rebounds/ Assists/ Turnovers/ Assist/Turnover Steals/ Blocks/ 3FG attempts: 6, vs. KSU (11/11/19) FG Pct FT Pct Played game game Pct game game game ratio game game FT made: 5, at GSU (11/19/19) 6 23.3 9.5 46.3 45.8 100.0 2.0 1.8 2.2 0.8 0.8 0.2 FT attempts: 5, at GSU (11/19/19) Rebounds: 4, vs. FAU (12/22/19) Assists: 4, last vs. UIC (11/23/19) Blocks: 1, vs. FAU (12/22/19) Steals: 3, vs. Milligan (12/28/19) Minutes: 33, vs UIC (11/23/19)

28 29 22 FELIPE HAASE

2019-20 at Mercer: Sat out the season after transferring from South Carolina.

2018-19 at South Carolina: Played in all 32 games as a sophomore and earned eight starts ... Averaged 6.3 points, 3.8 rebounds & 1.1 assists in 23.5 minutes per game ... Saw his minutes per game increase to 24.6 in SEC action ... Scored a season-high 14 points on 3-of-4 shooting against Missouri & added 13 points against Wofford ... Knocked down three three-pointers on against Wofford, Georgia, Mississippi State and Texas A&M ... Had season-highs of nine boards and three blocks against Stony Brook in the second game of the season.

2017-18 at South Carolina: Saw action in all 33 games during rookie season ... Averaged 5.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 19.6 minutes per game ... In league action, Haase averaged 4.9 points and 3.1 rebounds per game ... Scored 10 points in college debut, connecting on 4-of-6 attempts, including a pair of 3s, in Carolina’s season-opening win at Wofford (Nov. 10) ... Added 10 points with five boards in a neutral-site win vs. Western Michigan (Nov. 19) ... Recorded first career 6-9 | RS-JR. | FORWARD double-double with 11 points and a season-high 10 rebounds in win vs. UMass (Dec. 2) ... Went 7-for-12 from the field and scored a career-high 17 points vs. OSORNO, CHILE Wyoming (Dec. 6) ... Hit a season-high three 3s vs. Wyoming, and pulled down nine SOUTH CAROLINA rebounds ... Scored nine points with six assists in SEC debut at Ole Miss (Dec. 31 ... Dished a career high four assists in upset win over No. 18/16 Kentucky (Jan. 16 ... Scored 11 points in just 11 minutes of action in Big 12/SEC Challenge matchup against No. 14 Texas Tech (Jan. 27) ... Posted 12 points in home win vs. Georgia CAREER HIGHS (AT S. CAROLINA) (Feb. 21), marking an SEC season high ... Tallied 11 points with six rebounds in Points: 17, vs. Wyoming (12/6/17) loss at Mississippi State (Feb. 24). FG made: 7, vs. Wyoming (12/6/17) High School: Played at Miami Christian School (Miami, Fla.) ... 3-star recruit FG attempts: 12, vs. Wyoming (12/6/17) according to ESPN.com and 247sports.com ... Averaged 19.3 points, 12.5 rebounds 3FG made: 3, last at Texas A&M (3/5/19) and 6.3 assists per game as a senior ... Selected to the 2017 Miami Dade County All-Star Team ... Named 2017 5A-2A First-Team All-Dade County by Miami Herald ... 3FG attempts: 7, vs. Wyoming (12/6/17) 2018-19 South Carolina Basketball Helped lead high schoolSouth squad Carolina to Individual 2017 Game-by-GameClass 2A state (as of Sep championship, 01, 2020) scoring 20 FT made: 7, vs. Norfolk St. (11/13/18) points and assisting on the game-winningAll games basket as time expired. FT attempts: 8, vs. Norfolk St. (11/13/18) 2018-19 SINGLE-GAME STATISTICS (AT SOUTH CAROLINA) Rebounds: 10, vs. UMass (12/2/17) #13 HAASE, Felipe Assists: 4, at Auburn (3/3/18) Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Blocks: 3, vs. Stony Brook (11/9/18) Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg Steals: 2, at Texas A&M (3/5/19) USC UPSTATE 11/6/18 21 1-3 .3 3 3 0-2 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 2.0 3 0 2 0 0 4 4.0 STONY BROOK 11/9/18 23 1-2 .5 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 1 8 9 5.5 3 2 0 3 0 3 3.5 Minutes: 35, last at Auburn (3/15/19) NORFOLK STATE 11/13/18 20 1-2 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 7-8 .8 7 5 0 3 3 4.7 2 0 0 1 0 9 5.3 vs Providence 11/17/18 17 1-3 .3 3 3 1-2 .5 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 4.0 4 0 1 0 0 5 5.3 vs George Washington 11/18/18 19 3-8 .3 7 5 2-4 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 2 3 3.8 2 1 1 0 1 8 5.8 2019-20 SEASON HIGHS WOFFORD 11/26/18 32 4-7 .5 7 1 3-6 .5 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 4 5 4.0 1 1 3 1 0 13 7.0 COASTAL CAROLINA 11/30/18 23 1-6 .1 6 7 1-6 .1 6 7 4-4 1.000 0 2 2 3.7 2 2 2 1 0 7 7.0 Points: N/A at Wyoming 12/05/18 25 3-8 .3 7 5 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 3.5 3 1 2 0 0 8 7.1 FGM: N/A at Michigan 12/08/18 11 1-4 .2 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 1 2 3.3 3 0 0 0 1 2 6.6 VIRGINIA 12/19/18 * 28 1-2 .5 0 0 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0 5 5 3.5 1 0 1 0 0 3 6.2 FGA: N/A CLEMSON 12/22/18 * 21 2-5 .4 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 1 2 3.4 4 2 1 0 1 6 6.2 3FGM: N/A NORTH GREENVILLE 12/31/18 * 16 1-4 .2 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 4 0 4 3.4 1 1 1 0 2 4 6.0 3FGA: N/A at Florida 1/5/19 26 1-3 .3 3 3 0-1 .0 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 3 2 5 3.5 1 1 1 0 1 5 5.9 MISSISSIPPI STATE 1/8/19 24 3-8 .3 7 5 2-4 .5 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 1 5 6 3.7 2 1 0 0 0 11 6.3 FT made: N/A MISSOURI 1/13/19 22 3-4 .7 5 0 2-3 .6 6 7 6-6 1.000 1 5 6 3.9 3 1 3 0 1 14 6.8 FT attempts: N/A at Vanderbilt 01/16/19 23 1-4 .2 5 0 1-4 .2 5 0 6-6 1.000 3 2 5 3.9 4 3 2 1 0 9 6.9 at LSU 01/19/19 28 4-8 .5 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 2 3 3.9 4 1 2 0 1 8 7.0 Rebounds: N/A AUBURN 1/22/19 * 22 4-10 .4 0 0 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 3 3 6 4.0 3 3 1 0 0 9 7.1 Assists: N/A at Oklahoma St. 01/26/19 19 1-6 .1 6 7 1-3 .3 3 3 2-2 1.000 3 2 5 4.1 4 1 0 1 0 5 7.0 TENNESSEE 1/29/19 16 1-2 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 1-4 .2 5 0 0 0 0 3.9 1 0 3 0 0 3 6.8 Blocks: N/A at Georgia 02/02/19 20 3-4 .7 5 0 3-4 .7 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 0 1 3.7 3 1 2 0 1 9 6.9 Steals: N/A at Kentucky 02/5/19 30 2-8 .2 5 0 1-4 .2 5 0 1-2 .5 0 0 3 0 3 3.7 3 2 3 1 0 6 6.9 ARKANSAS 2/9/19 20 1-2 .5 0 0 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0 5 5 3.7 1 3 1 0 0 3 6.7 Minutes: N/A at Tennessee 02/13/19 23 1-5 .2 0 0 1-3 .3 3 3 1-2 .5 0 0 2 0 2 3.7 1 2 0 0 0 4 6.6 TEXAS A&M 2/16/19 23 3-6 .5 0 0 2-5 .4 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3 1 4 3.7 1 1 2 1 0 8 6.6 OLE MISS 2/19/19 31 2-4 .5 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 3 5 3.7 1 1 4 0 2 5 6.6 at Mississippi State 02/23/19 19 3-4 .7 5 0 3-4 .7 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 3.6 4 0 1 0 0 9 6.7 ALABAMA 2/26/19 26 0-3 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 3 5 3.6 3 1 2 0 1 0 6.4 at Mizzou 03/02/19 * 35 1-4 .2 5 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 3 4 3.7 3 1 0 0 0 2 6.3 at Texas A&M 03/05/19 * 29 3-5 .6 0 0 3-5 .6 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 2 3 3.6 3 1 1 0 2 9 6.4 GEORGIA 3/9/19 * 25 0-2 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 3 5 3.7 5 1 1 0 1 0 6.2 vs Auburn 3/15/19 * 35 5-7 .7 1 4 2-4 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3 4 7 3.8 2 0 4 0 0 12 6.3 Totals 8 752 62-153 .4 0 5 33-80 .4 1 3 46-56 .8 2 1 44 77 121 3.8 81 35 47 10 15 203 6.3

Games played: 32 Rebounds/game: 3.8 Minutes/game: 23.5 30 Assists/game: 1.1 Points/game: 6.3 Turnovers/game: 1.5 FG Pct: 40.5 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.7 3FG Pct: 41.3 Steals/game: 0.5 FT Pct: 82.1 Blocks/game: 0.3 31 23 JAMES GLISSON III

2019-20 at Mercer: Played in all 32 games and started nine, including the first seven of the season ... Scored in double figures six times ... Averaged 6.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game ... Led the team in field goal percentage (.509) ... Hit 85-of-167 attempts ... Scored a career-high 21 points off the bench against Samford (Feb. 19) ... Missed just one shot in the 106-66 rout of the Bulldogs, going 10-of-11 from the floor ... Pulled down five or more rebounds on 10 occasions ... Career-high of nine boards game against Columbia International (Nov. 8) ... Displayed his versatility with three steals and three blocks – both career-highs – against Milligan (Dec. 28) ... Dished out four assists against UIC (Nov. 23). High School: Finished standout career at Southwest DeKalb High School (Decatur, Ga.) with over 1,000 points, 600 rebounds and 100 blocks, assists and steals ... Garnered 2019 5-AAAAA All-State First Team honors ... Two-time Region 5-AAAAA ... First Team selection (2017-18, 2018-19) ... Named to DeKalb County Top 20 as a senior ... Earned DeKalb County’s player of the month honor at 6-6 | SO. | FORWARD 5-AAAAA level for four consecutive months during 2018-19 season ... Led SWD to GHSA 5-AAAAA state semifinals with 24-7 overall record. DECATUR, GA. SOUTHWEST DEKALB

CAREER HIGHS Points: 21, vs. Samford (2/19/20) FG made: 10, vs. Samford (2/19/20) FG attempts: 12, vs. Holy Cross (12/2/19) 2019-20 Mercer Men's Basketball 3FG made: 1, last vs. Milligan (12/28/19) Page 10/13 Individual Game-by-Game as of Mar 30, 2020 3FG attempts: 4, at St. Bonn (11/26/19) All games FT made: 4, vs. VMI (1/15/20) 2019-20 SINGLE-GAME STATISTICS FT attempts: 4, vs. VMI (1/15/20) #23 GLISSON III, James Rebounds: 9, vs. CIU (11/8/19) Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Assists: 4, at UIC (11/24/19) Opponent Date GS MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A T/O BLK STL PTS AVG at St. John's (NY) 11/06/2019 * 21:59 2-9 .222 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 2 3 5 5.0 1 3 1 0 1 5 5.0 Blocks: 3, vs. Milligan (12/28/19) Columbia Int'l 11/08/2019 * 23:14 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 4 5 9 7.0 3 2 2 1 1 6 5.5 Kennesaw St. 11/11/2019 * 21:14 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 2 5 7 7.0 4 0 0 0 1 7 6.0 Steals: 3, vs. Milligan (12/28/19) FGCU 11/15/2019 * 30:25 8-10 .800 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 5.5 0 3 1 1 1 18 9.0 Minutes: 30, vs. FGCU (11/15/19) at Ga. Southern 11/19/2019 * 26:55 5-6 .833 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 1 3 5.0 3 1 2 0 0 10 9.2 at UIC 11/23/2019 * 28:14 6-7 .857 0-1 .000 0-2 .000 2 1 3 4.7 2 4 0 0 0 12 9.7 at St. Bonaventure 11/26/2019 * 28:48 3-9 .333 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 3 1 4 4.6 1 1 1 2 0 7 9.3 vs Canisius 12/01/2019 13:00 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1 0 1 4.1 3 1 0 0 0 3 8.5 2019-20 SEASON HIGHS vs Holy Cross 12/02/2019 24:00 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 2-6 .333 3 2 5 4.2 1 2 2 0 2 16 9.3 Georgia St. 12/07/2019 * 22:22 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 5 2 7 4.5 3 2 3 1 1 2 8.6 Points: 21, vs. Samford (2/19/20) at UNCW 12/16/2019 18:19 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2 1 3 4.4 1 1 0 0 1 2 8.0 Furman 12/20/2019 03:45 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7.5 FG made: 10, vs. Samford (2/19/20) Fla. Atlantic 12/22/2019 14:20 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 3.8 4 0 2 0 1 4 7.2 FG attempts: 12, vs. Holy Cross (12/2/19) Milligan 12/28/2019 18:43 4-7 .571 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 3 2 5 3.9 0 1 1 3 3 11 7.5 at UNC Greensboro 01/01/2020 23:52 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 4 4 3.9 0 1 0 0 0 5 7.3 3FG made: 1, last vs. Milligan (12/28/19) Chattanooga 01/04/2020 10:16 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 3.7 1 1 0 0 0 2 7.0 at Western Caro. 01/11/2020 07:22 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 3.5 1 0 1 0 0 2 6.7 3FG attempts: 4, at St. Bonn (11/26/19) VMI 01/15/2020 16:32 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 0 5 5 3.6 1 0 0 0 1 8 6.8 FT made: 4, vs. VMI (1/15/20) at Samford 01/18/2020 * 20:07 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0 2 2 3.5 4 2 1 2 0 4 6.6 Western Caro. 01/22/2020 19:35 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1 4 5 3.6 2 2 1 0 1 7 6.7 FT attempts: 4, vs. VMI (1/15/20) at VMI 01/25/2020 07:02 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 3.4 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.3 at ETSU 01/29/2020 02:47 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 3.3 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 Rebounds: 9, vs. CIU (11/8/19) The Citadel 02/01/2020 15:45 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1 1 2 3.2 1 0 2 0 1 8 6.1 Assists: 4, at UIC (11/24/19) at Furman 02/05/2020 08:00 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 3.1 0 1 1 0 0 2 6.0 ETSU 02/08/2020 03:24 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.8 Blocks: 3, vs. Milligan (12/28/19) at Wofford 02/12/2020 11:41 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 3.0 3 1 1 0 0 6 5.8 Steals: 3, vs. Milligan (12/28/19) UNC Greensboro 02/15/2020 17:16 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2 4 6 3.1 1 0 2 0 0 2 5.7 Samford 02/19/2020 15:53 10-11 .909 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 1 0 1 3.0 2 1 0 0 2 21 6.2 Minutes: 30, vs. FGCU (11/15/19) at Chattanooga 02/22/2020 21:59 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 4 1 5 3.1 0 1 0 0 0 8 6.3 at The Citadel 02/26/2020 17:49 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 4 0 4 3.1 1 0 1 0 0 9 6.4 Wofford 02/29/2020 06:46 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 3.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.2 vs Western Caro. 03/07/2020 19:34 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 1-1 1.000 2 1 3 3.0 2 1 0 0 1 9 6.3 Totals 9 540:59 85-167 .509 2-17 .118 28-44 .636 45 52 97 3.0 49 33 27 10 18 200 6.3

Player Averages Games Minutes/ Points/ 3FG Rebounds/ Assists/ Turnovers/ Assist/Turnover Steals/ Blocks/ FG Pct FT Pct Played game game Pct game game game ratio game game 32 16.9 6.3 50.9 11.8 63.6 3.0 1.0 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.3

32 33 25 MACIEJ BENDER

2019-20 at Mercer: Played in 32 games with 28 starts ... Averaged 19.3 minutes per game and shot 46.0 percent from the field (96-of-205) ... Averaged 7.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game ... Scored in double figures 11 times including in four consecutive games from Nov. 19 to Dec. 1 ... Scored a career-high 19 points vs. Furman (Dec. 19) ... Career-high of 13 rebounds came against Western Carolina (Jan. 11) ... Recorded two double-doubles ... Tied a career-high with four blocks at Samford (Feb. 19) ... Finished fifth in the Southern Conference in blocks per game (1.1). 2018-19 at Mercer: Sat out first season at Mercer after transferring from West Virginia. 2017-18 at West Virginia: Appeared in 35 games with one start in 2017-18 for WVU’s squad that finished 26-11 and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 before losing to eventual NCAA Champion Villanova ... Averaged 1.2 points and 1.9 6-11 | RS-SR. | FORWARD rebounds for the Mountaineers. WARSAW, POLAND 2016-17 at West Virginia: Appeared in 23 games, averaging 1.6 points and 1.3 WEST VIRGINIA rebounds. High School: Highly touted high school recruit while starring at Mountain Mission School in Grundy, Va., where he played for former Mercer assistant coach Paul Mrozik ... Tabbed a four-star recruit by ESPN, he averaged 10.8 points CAREER HIGHS (*AT WVU) and 7.0 rebounds his senior season which saw Mountain Mission School finish Points: 19, vs. Furman (12/20/19) with a 29-8 record and rank among the nation’s elite programs ... A 1,000-point FG made: 9, vs. Furman (12/20/19) scorer in high school, he was ranked a Top 25 European prospect according to Eurohopes.com Scouting Service ... Member of the Polish U16, U18, and U20 FG attempts: 16, vs. Furman (12/20/19) National Teams ... In the summer of 2015, he was invited to the prestigious NBA 2019-20 Mercer Men's Basketball 3FG made: 1, vs. MVSU (11/14/16) Page 11/13 Basketball Without Borders campIndividual for top Game-by-Game European prospects. as of Mar 30, 2020 3FG attempts: 1, last vs. Mizzou (11/14/16) All games FT made: 4, vs. Wofford (2/29/20) 2019-20 SINGLE-GAME STATISTICS FT attempts: 7, vs. Wofford (2/29/20) #25 BENDER, Maciej Rebounds: 13, at. WCU (1/11/20) Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Assists: 3, last vs. The Citadel (2/26/20) Opponent Date GS MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A T/O BLK STL PTS AVG at St. John's (NY) 11/06/2019 13:12 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-5 .400 3 2 5 5.0 2 0 3 0 0 2 2.0 Blocks: 4, vs. Samford (2/19/20) Columbia Int'l 11/08/2019 * 10:42 3-9 .333 0-0 .000 1-1 1.000 1 0 1 3.0 0 0 2 0 0 7 4.5 Kennesaw St. 11/11/2019 * 19:50 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 3 2 5 3.7 2 2 4 3 0 4 4.3 Steals: 3, vs. TCU (2/12/18)* FGCU 11/15/2019 * 08:04 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.8 3 1 3 0 0 0 3.3 Minutes: 33, at WCU (3/7/20) at Ga. Southern 11/19/2019 * 27:26 6-10 .600 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 2 7 9 4.0 2 3 0 0 0 14 5.4 at UIC 11/23/2019 * 23:13 4-13 .308 0-0 .000 2-5 .400 7 4 11 5.2 2 3 1 0 1 10 6.2 at St. Bonaventure 11/26/2019 * 23:04 5-8 .625 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 3 3 4.9 4 1 1 1 0 10 6.7 vs Canisius 12/01/2019 * 12:00 5-7 .714 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 1 2 3 4.6 4 1 1 0 0 10 7.1 2019-20 SEASON HIGHS vs Holy Cross 12/02/2019 * 02:00 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 4.3 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.3 Georgia St. 12/07/2019 * 10:20 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 2 2 4.1 0 0 1 1 0 3 6.0 Points: 19, vs. Furman (12/20/19) at UNCW 12/16/2019 14:06 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 5 7 4.4 1 2 1 1 0 0 5.5 Furman 12/20/2019 * 32:56 9-16 .563 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 4 6 10 4.8 1 1 2 4 1 19 6.6 FG made: 9, vs. Furman (12/20/19) Fla. Atlantic 12/22/2019 * 22:19 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 2 3 5 4.8 3 1 1 0 0 2 6.2 FG attempts: 16, vs. Furman (12/20/19) Milligan 12/28/2019 12:42 4-5 .800 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 4.6 2 0 2 0 0 10 6.5 at UNC Greensboro 01/01/2020 14:21 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 5 6 4.7 3 0 2 0 0 2 6.2 3FG made: N/A Chattanooga 01/04/2020 * 23:59 6-8 .750 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 3 4 4.7 2 1 0 0 0 12 6.6 at Western Caro. 01/11/2020 * 32:54 3-10 .300 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 5 8 13 5.2 4 1 4 3 0 8 6.6 3FG attempts: N/A VMI 01/15/2020 * 19:09 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 5.1 1 1 2 1 0 4 6.5 FT made: 4, vs. Wofford (2/29/20) at Samford 01/18/2020 * 15:31 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 4 5 5.1 4 2 2 3 0 2 6.3 Western Caro. 01/22/2020 * 18:59 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 4 5 5.1 4 1 2 2 1 6 6.3 FT attempts: 7, vs. Wofford (2/29/20) at VMI 01/25/2020 * 25:25 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 5 6 5.1 3 0 2 3 0 4 6.1 at ETSU 01/29/2020 * 26:42 6-9 .667 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 1 2 3 5.0 3 0 2 1 0 14 6.5 Rebounds: 13, at. WCU (1/11/20) The Citadel 02/01/2020 * 12:03 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 0 2 4.9 0 0 2 0 0 2 6.3 Assists: 3, last vs. The Citadel (2/26/20) at Furman 02/05/2020 * 21:00 4-14 .286 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 5 3 8 5.0 2 1 4 1 0 10 6.5 ETSU 02/08/2020 * 23:42 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 1-4 .250 0 7 7 5.1 5 1 0 1 1 5 6.4 Blocks: 4, vs. Samford (2/19/20) at Wofford 02/12/2020 * 24:44 8-11 .727 0-0 .000 2-6 .333 1 8 9 5.2 2 1 1 0 0 18 6.8 UNC Greensboro 02/15/2020 * 25:59 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 3 4 5.2 3 3 3 1 1 4 6.7 Steals: 1, at UTC (02/22/20) Samford 02/19/2020 * 23:00 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 1 7 8 5.3 3 2 2 4 1 6 6.7 Minutes: 33, at WCU (3/7/20) at Chattanooga 02/22/2020 * 16:31 7-10 .700 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 2 2 4 5.2 5 0 1 0 1 17 7.1 at The Citadel 02/26/2020 * 19:40 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 2 5 7 5.3 2 3 3 2 0 9 7.1 Wofford 02/29/2020 * 28:49 2-9 .222 0-0 .000 4-7 .571 2 5 7 5.4 4 2 1 2 0 8 7.2 vs Western Caro. 03/07/2020 * 14:25 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-6 .333 2 4 6 5.4 2 2 3 1 0 2 7.0 Totals 28 618:48 96-205 .468 0-0 .000 32-71 .451 55 117 172 5.4 78 36 59 35 7 224 7.0

Player Averages Games Minutes/ Points/ 3FG Rebounds/ Assists/ Turnovers/ Assist/Turnover Steals/ Blocks/ FG Pct FT Pct Played game game Pct game game game ratio game game 32 19.3 7.0 46.8 0.0 45.1 5.4 1.1 1.8 0.6 0.2 1.1

34 35 30 DIEGO RIVERA

2019-20 at Mercer: Played in 21 contests ... Earned his lone start of the season at UNCW (Dec. 16) ... Averaged 2.4 points and 0.9 rebounds in 10.4 minutes per game ... Scored nine points in the season-opener at St. John’s (Nov. 6) ... Connected on all three of his three-pointers against the Red Storm ... Played a season-high 23 minutes against The Citadel (Feb. 1) and reached double figures for the first time with 13 points ... Dished out four assists against The Citadel as well ... Shot 35.4 percent from the field. Made 17-of-48 shots. High School: Played at Miami Christian School ... Helped the Victors win back- to-back Florida class 2A state championships in 2017 & 2018 ... Played alongside Mercer transfers Neftali Alvarez and Felipe Haase at Miami Christian ... Set a national record for the most points scored in a half, pouring in 76 points on 30- of-44 shooting from the field along with 14 made three-pointers in a 122-51 win over Brito as a senior ... Averaged 20.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists while leading Victors to a 19-11 record & a regional finals appearance as a senior ... 6-2 | SO. | GUARD Became the third player in Miami Christian School history to score over 1,000 career points ... Honors student at Miami Christian School. BAYAMON, P.R. MIAMI CHRISTIAN

CAREER HIGHS Points: 13, vs. The Citadel (2/1/20) FG made: 4, vs. The Citadel (2/1/20) FG attempts: 7, vs. FGCU (11/15/19) 2019-20 Mercer Men's Basketball 3FG made: 3, vs. St. John’s (11/6/19) Page 3/13 Individual Game-by-Game as of Mar 30, 2020 3FG attempts: 4, at The Citadel (2/26/20) All games FT made: 3, last vs. The Citadel (2/1/20) 2019-20 SINGLE-GAME STATISTICS FT attempts: 4, vs. The Citadel (2/1/20) #4 RIVERA, Diego Rebounds: 2, last vs. UNCG (2/15/20) Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Assists: 4, vs. The Citadel (2/21/20) Opponent Date GS MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A T/O BLK STL PTS AVG at St. John's (NY) 11/06/2019 15:59 3-3 1.000 3-3 1.000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 9 9.0 Blocks: 1, at The Citadel (2/26/20) Columbia Int'l 11/08/2019 16:55 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 3 1 0 0 2 5.5 FGCU 11/15/2019 20:37 1-7 .143 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 3 4.7 Steals: 2, vs. The Citadel (2/1/20) at Ga. Southern 11/19/2019 03:13 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.5 Minutes: 23, vs. The Citadel (2/1/20) at UIC 11/23/2019 04:32 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.8 vs Holy Cross 12/02/2019 17:00 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 0.8 0 2 0 0 0 2 2.7 Georgia St. 12/07/2019 12:29 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1 0 1 0.9 1 1 1 0 0 4 2.9 at UNCW 12/16/2019 * 02:47 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.8 0 1 1 0 0 0 2.5 2019-20 SEASON HIGHS Furman 12/20/2019 03:10 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 0.8 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 Milligan 12/28/2019 12:00 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 3-3 1.000 0 0 0 0.7 1 1 0 0 1 7 2.7 Points: 13, vs. The Citadel (2/1/20) VMI 01/15/2020 04:25 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.6 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.5 FG made: 4, vs. The Citadel (2/1/20) at Samford 01/18/2020 00:35 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 at VMI 01/25/2020 10:45 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.6 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.1 FG attempts: 7, vs. FGCU (11/15/19) The Citadel 02/01/2020 22:14 4-6 .667 2-3 .667 3-4 .750 0 2 2 0.7 2 4 1 0 2 13 2.9 at Furman 02/05/2020 10:00 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1 1 2 0.8 2 0 0 0 1 3 2.9 3FG made: 3, vs. St. John’s (11/6/19) ETSU 02/08/2020 16:37 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 0.9 3 0 1 0 0 2 2.8 3FG attempts: 4, at The Citadel (2/26/20) UNC Greensboro 02/15/2020 08:16 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 0.9 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.6 Samford 02/19/2020 15:55 1-4 .250 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.9 1 1 2 0 0 2 2.6 FT made: 3, last vs. The Citadel (2/1/20) at The Citadel 02/26/2020 11:20 1-4 .250 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.9 0 1 0 1 0 3 2.6 FT attempts: 4, vs. The Citadel (2/1/20) Wofford 02/29/2020 04:28 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 0.9 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.5 vs Western Caro. 03/07/2020 03:60 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 0 0 0.9 3 0 1 0 1 1 2.4 Rebounds: 2, last vs. UNCG (2/15/20) Totals 1 217:17 17-48 .354 6-27 .222 11-15 .733 7 11 18 0.9 17 17 10 1 7 51 2.4 Assists: 4, vs. The Citadel (2/21/20) Player Averages Games Minutes/ Points/ 3FG Rebounds/ Assists/ Turnovers/ Assist/Turnover Steals/ Blocks/ Blocks: 1, at The Citadel (2/26/20) FG Pct FT Pct Played game game Pct game game game ratio game game Steals: 2, vs. The Citadel (2/1/20) 21 10.3 2.4 35.4 22.2 73.3 0.9 0.8 0.5 1.7 0.3 0.0 Minutes: 23, vs. The Citadel (2/1/20)

36 37 35 PATRICK UREY

2019-20 at Mercer: Played in 27 games ... Earned starts against Canisius (Dec. 1), Holy Cross (Dec. 2) and Milligan (Dec. 28) ... Played 324 minutes (12.0 mpg ... Averaged 1.1 points and 2.0 rebounds per game ... Set career-highs in points (5), rebounds (7) and blocks (2) against Georgia State (Dec. 7) ... Dished out five assists in a dominant win over Milligan (Dec. 28) ... Career-high of 34 minutes came in his first start of the season (Dec. 7 vs. Canisius).

2018-19 at Mercer: Did not play. High School: Four-year starter at the Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn ... Earned All-Region honors twice ... Earned one All-State honors.

6-6 | RS-SO. | FORWARD CHATTANOOGA, TENN. BAYLOR SCHOOL

CAREER HIGHS Points: 5, vs. Ga State (12/7/19) FG made: 2, vs. Holy Cross (12/2/19) FG attempts: 5, last vs. Ga State (12/7/19) 2019-20 Mercer Men's Basketball 3FG made: N/A Page 13/13 Individual Game-by-Game as of Mar 30, 2020 3FG attempts: 1, last vs. Holy Cross (12/1/20) All games FT made: 3, vs. Ga State (12/7/19) 2019-20 SINGLE-GAME STATISTICS FT attempts: 4, last vs. Ga State (12/7/19) #35 UREY, Patrick Rebounds: 7, vs. Ga State (12/7/19) Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Assists: 5, vs. Milligan (12/28/19) Opponent Date GS MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-3FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A T/O BLK STL PTS AVG at St. John's (NY) 11/06/2019 08:46 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.0 Blocks: 2, vs. Ga State (12/7/19) Columbia Int'l 11/08/2019 11:44 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0 1 1 0.5 0 1 0 0 1 4 2.0 Kennesaw St. 11/11/2019 04:41 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 Steals: 3, vs. Canisius, (12/1/19) FGCU 11/15/2019 22:27 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 5 5 1.5 3 0 2 0 1 4 2.0 Minutes: 34 vs. Holy Cross (12/2/20) at Ga. Southern 11/19/2019 19:15 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 0 2 2 1.6 2 0 0 0 1 2 2.0 at UIC 11/23/2019 23:49 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0 5 5 2.2 2 3 0 0 0 0 1.7 at St. Bonaventure 11/26/2019 07:38 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.4 vs Canisius 12/01/2019 * 26:00 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 2.0 2 2 1 0 3 0 1.3 2019-20 SEASON HIGHS vs Holy Cross 12/02/2019 * 34:00 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 3 4 2.2 2 3 1 0 0 4 1.6 Georgia St. 12/07/2019 27:22 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 2 5 7 2.7 2 0 2 2 0 5 1.9 Points: 5, vs. Ga State (12/7/19) at UNCW 12/16/2019 04:42 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 2.7 1 0 0 0 0 2 1.9 FG made: 2, vs. Holy Cross (12/2/19) Furman 12/20/2019 01:14 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.8 Fla. Atlantic 12/22/2019 09:31 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.6 FG attempts: 5, last vs. Ga State (12/7/19) Milligan 12/28/2019 * 28:00 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 3 1 4 2.4 0 5 1 1 2 0 1.5 at UNC Greensboro 01/01/2020 13:21 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1 3 4 2.5 0 0 3 0 1 2 1.5 3FG made: N/A Chattanooga 01/04/2020 21:48 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 4 4 2.6 2 0 1 1 0 0 1.4 3FG attempts: 1, last vs. Holy Cross (12/1/20) at Western Caro. 01/11/2020 14:58 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.6 1 0 1 0 2 0 1.4 VMI 01/15/2020 04:25 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.5 1 0 1 0 0 2 1.4 FT made: 3, vs. Ga State (12/7/19) at Samford 01/18/2020 02:39 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 at ETSU 01/29/2020 02:03 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 FT attempts: 4, last vs. Ga State (12/7/19) The Citadel 02/01/2020 08:03 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 Rebounds: 7, vs. Ga State (12/7/19) at Furman 02/05/2020 10:00 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 2 1 3 2.3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.3 Samford 02/19/2020 03:44 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 Assists: 5, vs. Milligan (12/28/19) at Chattanooga 02/22/2020 08:25 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1 1 2 2.2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1.3 Blocks: 2, vs. Ga State (12/7/19) at The Citadel 02/26/2020 03:27 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 Wofford 02/29/2020 02:08 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 Steals: 3, vs. Canisius, (12/1/19) vs Western Caro. 03/07/2020 02:53 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 Minutes: 34 vs. Holy Cross (12/2/20) Totals 3 327:02 8-25 .320 0-2 .000 14-22 .636 11 42 53 2.0 23 15 20 5 13 30 1.1 Player Averages Games Minutes/ Points/ 3FG Rebounds/ Assists/ Turnovers/ Assist/Turnover Steals/ Blocks/ FG Pct FT Pct Played game game Pct game game game ratio game game 27 12.1 1.1 32.0 0.0 63.6 2.0 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.2

38 39 0 LEON AYERS III

Prior to Mercer: Most recently played at Henry Ford College in Michigan where he was named a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-America ... Averaged 21.7 points, 8.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game and led the Hawks to an 18-12 record in 2019-20 ... His 21.7 points per game ranked 17th in the NJCAA ... Earned national attention when he poured in 48 points in a 93-78 win over Macomb on February 15 ... Appeared in all 30 games during the 2019- 20 season ... Shot 40.9 percent from the floor while making an impressive 82.9 percent of his attempts from the charity stripe ... Led the nation in points per 40 minutes (75.7), ranked eighth in free throws made (152) and ninth in free throw percentage (82.9), total points (651) and defensive rebounds (210) ... Helped Henry Ford College to the NJCAA Great Lakes East District Quarterfinals as a sophomore ... Led the Hawks to a 23-9 record as a freshman ... The Hawks won the Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) championship, 77-73, over Grand Rapids thanks to 22 points from Ayers III ... Henry Ford advanced to NJCAA District 10 Championship where they fell to St. Clair County, 6-6 | JR. | GUARD despite a game-high 28 points on 11-of-23 shooting from Ayers III ... Averaged 17.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists during his first season with the Hawks TROY, MICH. ... Shot 44.5 percent from the floor and ranked second nationally in points per 40 minutes (67.9) ... Originally chose Wisconsin Green Bay before reopening his HENRY FORD COLLEGE recruitment and committing to Mercer. High School: Played high school basketball at Troy High School and averaged 17.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists during his senior campaign.

40 5 DREW THOMAS

High School: Played for Coach James Gwyn at Campbell High School in Smyrna, Ga. ... Averaged 11 points and 10 rebounds per game as a junior and received second team all-region honors ... Averaged 9.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.0 blocks per game as a senior ... Helped Campbell win 12 games.

6-7 | FR. | FORWARD SMYRNA, GA. CAMPBELL HS

41 10 SHANNON GRANT

High School: Played three years of varsity basketball at Sylacauga HS ... Became the second Sylacauga player since 2011 to sign with a Division I program ... Two-time all-state selection and three-time all-county honoree ... Named to the all-region squad twice and was also the County Most Valuable Player and an Alabama Allstar ... Named Player of the Week by The Daily Home during the first week of his senior season ... Poured in 22 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in Sylacauga’s season-opening win over Central of Coosa County ... Picked up second team all-state honors from the Alabama Sportswriters Association as a senior ... Helped Sylacauga to an impressive 75 wins compared to only 25 losses in three seasons ... Led the Aggies to the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) Class 5A State Championship with a narrow win over Eufaula, 59-58 in 2018 ... Spent one season with the Atlanta Celtics and helped them to titles at the Battle on the Beach, Best of the South, Alabama Hoops Fest and Dallas Adidas Nationals ... Named to the 17U Best of the South All-Tournament team. 6-10 | FR. | CENTER SYLACAUGA, ALA. SYLACAUGA HS

42 11 JOVAN TUCKER

High School: Comes to Mercer from McEachern High School ... Prior to McEachern, he guided Cumberland Christian Academy to a GICAA State Championship in 2017-18 ... Named the GICAA MVP, GICAA Defensive Player of the Year and a GICAA All-Star ... During the 2018-19 season, Tucker filled the stat sheet, averaging 19.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 6.7 assists, 3.3 blocks and 2.1 steals per game at CCA.

6-3 | FR. | GUARD ATLANTA, GA. MCEACHERN HS

43 15 JOHN TREANOR

High School: Played four years of varsity basketball at Marist School for head coach Kevin Moore ... Led the War Eagles to a 63-50 record and 33-12 mark in region 7-AAAA action ... Helped Marist make four consecutive GHSA Class AAAA State Tournament appearances ... Lifted the War Eagles to the Region 7-AAAA title in February 2020 with a 69-53 victory over Chestatee ... Earned two first team all-region selections (2018, 2020). Was the Region Player of the Year Runner-up in 2018 ... Was also in Marist’s band ... Played one season of AAU basketball with the Atlanta Allstars ... Plans to major in finance ... Wants to become a financial advisor.

6-6 | FR. | FORWARD ATLANTA, GA. MARIST SCHOOL

44 31 JACKSEN GRECO

High School: Comes to Mercer from Sequoyah High School where he was coached by Coach Carden and Coach Miller ... Became Sequoyah’s all-time leading scorer in a 77-64 win over rival Creekview High School ... Scored 1,754 points for his career ... Named the 2019-20 Cherokee Tribune Boys Basketball Player of the Year and second team all-state honors from both HoopSeen and Sandy’s Spiel ... Named the best shooter in GHSA Class 6A by Sandy’s Spiel ... Helped Sequoyah HS to a 22-8 overall record and a 12-4 mark in the region as a junior and earned Player of the Year honors and GHSA All-State Honorable Mention ... Averaged 19.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game as a junior ... First team all-region as a sophomore.

6-3 | FR. | GUARD CANTON, GA. SEQUOYAH HS

45 2019-20 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE REVIEW Final SoCon Standings |------CONFERENCE------| |------OVERALL------| STANDINGS W-L PCT PF PA W-L PCT PF PA ETSU 16-2 .889 1310 1157 30-4 .882 2593 2146 Furman 15-3 .833 1353 1212 25-7 .781 2457 2123 UNC Greensboro 13-5 .722 1364 1239 23-9 .719 2372 2020 Mercer 11-7 .611 1286 1230 17-15 .531 2294 2247 Western Carolina 10-8 .556 1412 1385 19-12 .613 2444 2317 Chattanooga 10-8 .556 1354 1282 20-13 .606 2410 2261 Wofford 8-10 .444 1252 1221 19-16 .543 2523 2399 Samford 4-14 .222 1279 1530 10-23 .303 2448 2711 VMI 3-15 .167 1259 1358 9-24 .273 2380 2346 The Citadel 0-18 .000 1231 1486 6-24 .200 2244 2433

SoCon All-Conference Honors All-SoCon 1st Team Pos. Name School Yr G Bo Hodges ETSU Jr. G Jordan Lyons Furman Sr. 2019-20 SoCon Tournament G Isaiah Miller UNCG Jr. March 6-9, 2020 F Carlos Dotson Western Carolina Sr. G Mason Faulkner Western Carolina Jr. All-SoCon 2nd Team First Round - March 6 Pos. Name School Yr No. 8 Samford 78, No. 9 VMI 96 G Tray Boyd III ETSU Sr. G Djordje Dimitrijevic Mercer Sr. No. 7 Wofford 93, No. 10 The Citadel 76 G Ethan Stair Mercer Sr. G/F Matt Ryan Chattanooga Sr. G Nathan Hoover Wofford Sr. Quarterfinals - March 7 All-SoCon 3rd Team No. 1 ETSU 70, No. 9 VMI 59 Pos. Name School Yr F Noah Gurley Furman So. No. 4 Mercer 56, No. 5 Western Carolina 70 F Clay Mounce Furman Jr. No. 2 UNCG 68, No. 7 Wofford 77 F James Dickey UNCG Sr. G Josh Sharkey Samford Sr. No. 3 Chattanooga 78, No. 3 Mercer 68 F Ramon Vila Chattanooga Jr.

SoCon All-Freshmen Team Semifinals - March 8 Pos. Name School G Fletcher Abee The Citadel No. 1 ETSU 97, No. 4 Western Carolina 75 G Kamar Robertson Mercer G Keyshaun Langley UNCG No. 7 Wofford 72, No. 6 Chattanooga 70 G Travis Evee VMI F Messiah Jones Wofford Finals - March 9 Player of the Year: Isaiah Miller, UNCG No. 1 ETSU 72, No. 7 Wofford 58 Defensive Player of the Year: Isaiah Miller, UNCG Freshmen of the Year: Keyshaun Langley, UNCG Travis Evee, VMI Coach of the Year: Steve Forbes, ETSU

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Scoring Rebounding ## Player-Team G FG 3FG FT PTS AVG/G ## Player-Team Cl G OFF DEF TOT Avg/G 1. Josh Sharkey-SAM SR 30 168 41 163 540 18.0 1. Carlos Dotson-WCU SR 30 84 207 291 9.7 2. Isaiah Miller-UNCG JR 32 234 28 73 569 17.8 2. James Dickey-UNCG SR 32 95 202 297 9.3 3. Mason Faulkner-WCU JR 31 163 62 162 550 17.7 4. Djordje Dimitrijevic-MER SR 30 165 67 106 503 16.8 3. Ethan Stair-MER SR 32 63 233 296 9.3 5. Jordan Lyons-FUR SR 32 162 77 123 524 16.4 4. Jalen Dupree-SAM SR 33 85 158 243 7.4 6. Carlos Dotson-WCU SR 30 180 0 106 466 15.5 5. Robert Allen-SAM SO 32 62 163 225 7.0 7. Matt Ryan-UTC SR 33 166 88 87 507 15.4 6. Kaelon Harris-CIT SR 29 50 149 199 6.9 8. Nathan Hoover-WOF SR 35 169 83 93 514 14.7 7. Chevez Goodwin-WOF JR 35 84 134 218 6.2 9. Ethan Stair-MER SR 32 173 60 61 467 14.6 10. Noah Gurley-FUR SO 32 173 24 89 459 14.3 8. Clay Mounce-FUR JR 32 53 140 193 6.0 11. Kaelon Harris-CIT SR 29 136 30 112 414 14.3 9. Mason Faulkner-WCU JR 31 24 161 185 6.0 12. Robert Allen-SAM SO 32 171 32 78 452 14.1 10. Bo Hodges-ETSU JR 33 45 148 193 5.8 13. Tray Boyd III-ETSU SR 34 161 81 60 463 13.6 11. Lucas N’Guessan-ETSU SR 34 63 135 198 5.8 14. Ramon Vila-UTC JR 33 190 1 60 441 13.4 12. Ramon Vila-UTC JR 33 79 111 190 5.8 15. Brandon Austin-SAM SR 32 144 73 65 426 13.3 16. Clay Mounce-FUR JR 32 157 59 48 421 13.2 13. Garrett Gilkeson-VMI SR 33 43 146 189 5.7 17. Onno Steger-WCU SR 31 125 80 68 398 12.8 14. Maciej Bender-MER JR 32 55 117 172 5.4 18. Bo Hodges-ETSU JR 33 163 15 79 420 12.7 15. Jalen Slawson-FUR SO 32 45 117 162 5.1 19. David Jean-Baptiste-UTC JR 33 154 54 55 417 12.6 16. Isaiah Miller-UNCG JR 32 64 97 161 5.0 20. Travis Evee-VMI FR 33 143 77 53 416 12.6 17. Matt Ryan-UTC SR 33 21 142 163 4.9 21. Fletcher Abee-CIT FR 30 120 80 45 365 12.2 22. Chevez Goodwin-WOF JR 35 176 0 64 416 11.9 18. Onno Steger-WCU SR 31 44 101 145 4.7 23. Storm Murphy-WOF JR 34 147 64 45 403 11.9 19. Tyson Batiste-CIT SR 30 23 117 140 4.7 24. Kaiden Rice-CIT JR 30 120 79 31 350 11.7 20. Tyler Creammer-VMI SR 33 57 96 153 4.6 25. Jalen Dupree-SAM SR 33 133 12 88 366 11.1 26. Mike Bothwell-FUR SO 32 125 46 52 348 10.9 27. Daivien Williamson-ETSU SO 34 122 38 70 352 10.4 Steals 28. Kaleb Hunter-UNCG SO 27 103 20 51 277 10.3 ## Player-Team Cl G Steals Avg./G 29. Kamdyn Curfman-VMI FR 33 114 84 18 330 10.0 1. Isaiah Miller-UNCG JR 32 89 2.8 30. Garrett Gilkeson-VMI SR 33 103 46 76 328 9.9 2. Josh Sharkey-SAM SR 30 82 2.7 3. Djordje Dimitrijevic-MER SR 30 46 1.5 Field Goals Percentage 4. Clay Mounce-FUR JR 32 49 1.5 ## Player-Team Cl G FGM FGA Pct 5. Tray Boyd III-ETSU SR 34 51 1.5 1. Messiah Jones-WOF FR 35 105 150 .700 6. Isaiah Tisdale-ETSU SR 34 50 1.5 2. Chevez Goodwin-WOF JR 35 176 275 .640 7. Bo Hodges-ETSU JR 33 47 1.4 3. Lucas N’Guessan-ETSU SR 34 110 174 .632 Travis Evee-VMI FR 33 47 1.4 4. Ramon Vila-UTC JR 33 190 308 .617 9. Garrett Gilkeson-VMI SR 33 45 1.4 5. Carlos Dotson-WCU SR 30 180 295 .610 6. James Dickey-UNCG SR 32 117 205 .571 10. Jordan Lyons-FUR SR 32 42 1.3 7. Noah Gurley-FUR SO 32 173 324 .534 11. Patrick Good-ETSU JR 33 42 1.3 8. Clay Mounce-FUR JR 32 157 304 .516 12. Ryan Larson-WOF SO 32 39 1.2 9. Jalen Dupree-SAM SR 33 133 260 .512 Ethan Stair-MER SR 32 39 1.2 10. Kaleb Hunter-UNCG SO 27 103 202 .510 14. Mason Faulkner-WCU JR 31 37 1.2 11. Bo Hodges-ETSU JR 33 163 325 .502 15. Tyson Batiste-CIT SR 30 35 1.2 12. Mike Bothwell-FUR SO 32 125 252 .496 13. Isaiah Tisdale-ETSU SR 34 102 207 .493 14. Daivien Williamson-ETSU SO 34 122 252 .484 Blocked Shots 15. Ethan Stair-MER SR 32 173 361 .479 ## Player-Team Cl G Blocks Avg/G 1. Kyrin Galloway-UNCG SR 27 45 1.7 Assists 2. James Dickey-UNCG SR 32 53 1.7 ## Player-Team Cl G Assists Avg./G 3. Robert Allen-SAM SO 32 43 1.3 1. Josh Sharkey-SAM SR 30 217 7.2 4. Lucas N’Guessan-ETSU SR 34 38 1.1 2. Mason Faulkner-WCU JR 31 188 6.1 5. Maciej Bender-MER JR 32 35 1.1 3. Tyson Batiste-CIT SR 30 160 5.3 6. Chevez Goodwin-WOF JR 35 38 1.1 4. Djordje Dimitrijevic-MER SR 30 111 3.7 5. Alex Hunter-FUR JR 32 117 3.7 7. Jake Stephens-VMI SO 33 34 1.0 6. Storm Murphy-WOF JR 34 121 3.6 8. Jalen Dupree-SAM SR 33 33 1.0 7. Garrett Gilkeson-VMI SR 33 111 3.4 9. Brady Spence-CIT FR 24 21 0.9 8. Isaiah Miller-UNCG JR 32 100 3.1 10. Messiah Jones-WOF FR 35 30 0.9 9. Greg Parham-VMI JR 32 90 2.8 11. Jalen Slawson-FUR SO 32 26 0.8 10. Isaiah Tisdale-ETSU SR 34 95 2.8 12. Bo Hodges-ETSU JR 33 26 0.8 11. Daivien Williamson-ETSU SO 34 89 2.6 13. Noah Gurley-FUR SO 32 23 0.7 12. Maurice Commander-UTC SO 32 82 2.6 14. Derek Webster Jr.-CIT JR 28 19 0.7 13. Bo Hodges-ETSU JR 33 84 2.5 15. Clay Mounce-FUR JR 32 21 0.7 14. David Jean-Baptiste-UTC JR 33 80 2.4 15. Travis Evee-VMI FR 33 78 2.4 47 CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY 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 significant contests and/or championships 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).

The Bears claimed back-to-back-to-back SIAA championships in 1922, 1923-24 1921-22 1923 and 1924. Mercer posted an overall record of 17-7 in 1921-22 and SIAA Champions SIAA Champions 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 went 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. In 1948, 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 1950-51 championship success as a member of the Atlantic Sun. Dixie Conference Champions The 1980-81 squad was led by ASUN Conference Player of the Year, Benton Wade. The Bears finished the regular season third in the conference and faced an uphill battle in the ASUN 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 ASUN thanks to a phenomenal turnaround season orchestrated by head coach . 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, it was the first regular season basketball title that Mercer had ever won in its 24-year affiliation with the conference. After going 5-2 in the first seven conference games of the season, the Bears rattled off 11 consecutive wins to close the regular season. The strong finish 2002-03 gave Mercer the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament, but the Bears lost a heart- A-Sun Regular Season breaker to UCF in the conference tournament semifinals to end the season. For the Co-Champions first time in school history, Mercer was ranked in the mid-major top-25 poll. Slonaker was honored with the Jim Phelan Award as the national Coach of the Year and was also named the ASUN Conference’s Coach of the Year.

In 2012, head coach added his name to the list of Mercer coaches to lead the Orange & 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 conference tournament. Despite suffering a heartbreaking 62-58 defeat to Florida Gulf Coast in the semifinals, the Bears rallied to win five-straight games in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Mercer’s historic postseason run was punctuated 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 renowned Dee Glen Smith Spectrum by a 70-67 margin. Mercer’s CIT title established the 2011-12 first postseason title in the history of the Atlantic Sun Conference, while etching the CIT Tournament Champions team’s 27-11 overall record in atop the program’s charts as the most successful campaign in history. One year later, Hoffman brought Mercer back to championship glory as the team ripped off a 14-4 ASUN record and captured the program’s first outright claim to the ASun Regular Season Championship. The Bears solidified the title in the final 2012-13 conference game of the year, downing Stetson in DeLand, Fla. by a 77-65 margin. A-Sun Regular Season The team would go on to fall to eventual NCAA Sweet 16 participant Florida Gulf Champions Coast in the conference tournament final and advanced to the National Invitation Tournament Round of 16 by virtue of a road win at Tennessee. 48 CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY (cont.) In 2013-14, Hoffman guided Mercer to the most successful season in program history, capturing the 2014 ASUN regular season co-championship, the ASUN tournament championship and a stunning NCAA second round upset over No. 3 seed Duke. The victory over Duke was the school’s first NCAA Tournament win and left the squad just one win short of reaching the Sweet 16. The Bears finished the year 27-9, establishing the best winning percentage in more than 100 years of Mercer basketball. The Greg Gary era began in April 2019 as he was named head coach following Hoffan’s departure.

NCAA HISTORY Mercer has had three of its men’s basketball teams participate in the NCAA Division I national tournament:

1980-81 1984-85 2013-14 March,1981 - Austin Regional March 15, 1985 - Atlanta Regional March 21-23, 2014 - Raleigh Regional 1st round: Arkansas 73, Mercer 67 1st round: Georgia Tech 65, Mercer 58 2nd round: Mercer 78, Duke 71 3rd round: Tennessee 83, Mercer 63 NABC SILVER ANNIVERSARY Two former Mercer basketball players have been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Hilyard Silver Anniversary All-America team. The award is presented to former student-athletes on the 25th anniversary of their senior year who have distinguished themselves in their chosen career. Dr. Donald Baxter, Mercer class of 1965, was selected to the 1990 NABC Silver Anniversary All-America team as well as the being named to the NCAA Hilyard Silver Anniversary team. Baxter, who resides in Houston, Texas, is one of the leading orthopedic foot and ankle specialists in the country. Baxter joined Ricky Barry (Miami), Dick Van Arsdale (Indiana), Fred Haskel (Davidson) and Toby Kendall (UConn). Dr. David Jones, Mercer class of 1974, was chosen to the 1999 team that was honored at the Final Four in St. Petersburg. Jones, who lives in Atlanta, is considered one of America’s leading pediatric cardiologists. Jones was honored along with (UCLA), (Maryland), Jamaal Wilkes (UCLA) and Lon Kruger (Kansas State). 49 BEARS IN THE PROS

Djordje Dimitrijevic Demetre Rivers Darious Moten Langston Hall James Florence (2018-20) (2014-18) (2011-15) (2010-14) (2006-10) Dimitrijevic spent two Demetre Rivers Darious Moten averaged Langston Hall holds Mercer’s all-time years at Mercer and averaged 10.9 points 11.4 points per game Mercer’s all-time career leading scorer was averaged 16.8 points per game during his during his senior season, record for assists, drafted in the third per game as a senior. senior season. Rivers ranking second on the steals and three-point- round of the NBA He scored 802 career scored 1,065 points in team. Moten signed a ers made. After playing Developmental points and inked a his career at Mercer, the professional contract in the NBA Summer League draft by the contract with Club 34th most. Currently he with Svendborg in League, Hall signed Reno Bighorns. He is Ourense Baloncesto in is under contract with Denmark in the fall of with Giorgo Tesi PT in currently playing for Ourense, in Aug. Kaposvari in . 2015. He is currently with . He signed with BC Stal Ostrow in Poland. 2020. Trefl in Poland. Crvena for 2020-21. PRO BEARS HIGHLIGHT: WESLEY DUKE

Former Bear Wesley Duke (1999-05), was one of the program’s most athletically gifted individuals ever, making him a dangerous “weapon” on the court. His four-year career saw him collect 1,141 points, placing him tied for 22nd on Mercer’s all-time scoring chart. Duke has two noteworthy achievements about his post-MU basketball career. First, he is the only Mercer player to ever win the annual Slam Dunk Contest (left). After he was done playing hoops, his physical skills attracted the attention of NFL scouts and he was signed by the Denver Broncos (right) and eventually advanced to the team’s active roster as a tight end.

50 FORMER PRO BEARS NAME YEARS AT MU YEARS PRO NOTABLES Scott Bailey 1986-90 N/A Played in four countries. Mercer Athletics Hall of Famer. Clarence Baker 2001-03 2005 Played with the USBL’s New Jersey Flyers in 2005. Andre Brown 1973-76 N/A Drafted by the in the 1977 NBA Draft. Andrew Brown 2003-06 2006-08 Spent his professional years with Osnabruek in Germany. Justin Cecil 2010-12 2012-15 Played professionally in Australia and Spain. Daniel Coursey 2010-14 2014-15 Played in the NBA D-League for the Erie Bayhawks and Santa Cruz Warriors. Wesley Duke 1999-2005 2005 Signed with the NFL’s Denver Broncos. Made the active roster. Reggie Elliott 1994-96 1996-2007 Spent time in , Columbia, , Spain and the USA. Michael Ellis 2007-09 2017 Played for the Florence Wildcats of the ECBL in 2017. Daniel Emerson 2008-10 2010-11 Played one season for the Gent Hawks in . Scott Emerson 1999-2004 2004-09 Played five seasons. Mercer Athletics Hall of Famer. Scott Farley 1991-93, 1994-96 1996-97 Spent one season with Vive Menorca in Spain. Tony Gattis 1979-83 N/A Drafted by the Seattle Supersonics in the 1983 NBA Draft. Ledon Green 1992-96 1996-06 Played in Hungary. Spent his last season with Kaposvari. T.J. Hallice 2011-15 2015-17 Drafted by the NBA D-League’s Idaho Stampede in 2015. Leonard Hardin 1970-74 N/A Drafted by the ABA’s Kentucky Colonels in 1974. Calvin Henry 2006-09 2010-16 Played in three countries. Ended his career with Fyllingen BBK in Norway. Darius Hogans 2006-10 2016 Played one season in the Eurobasket South League. Ria’N Holland 2016-18 2018-19 Played two years at MU and scored 849 points. Played pro ball in Romania. Justin Howard 1999-2003 2003-18 Played in six countries. Ended his career in . Stephon Jelks 2014-18 2018-19 Played with Heidelberg in Germany. Michael Jenkins 2009 2014 Played one season in the Eurobasket S. League Rodney Kirtz 1997-2001 2001-08 Played in four different leagues in the . E.J. Kusnyer 2008-10 2012-15 Played in five countries during his professional career. Jestin Lewis 2014-16 2016-19 Ended his pro career in 2019. Last played in Germany. Brian Mills 2007-11 2011-14 Played in Portugal, Iceland and Romania. Sam Mitchell 1981-85 1985-2002 Played in the NBA with the Timberwolves and Pacers until 2002. Oscar More 1988-90 1990-91 Played in the CBL with the Tri-City Schinook. Niklas Ney 2014-16 2016-19 Played for Tuebingen in Germany. Hrvoje Pervan 2005-07 2007-13 Played in Germany and Britain. Desmond Ringer 2015-18 2018-20 Played with NIORT in France. Billy Smith 1970-74 N/A Drafted by the in 1974. Travis Smith 2011-13 2013-16 Played professionally in Germany. Isaac Stallworth 1997-99 1999-2005 Played in two countries. Ended his career with the Georgia Knights. Sidiki Straub 2008-09 2009-10 Spent one campaign in 2009-10 with Riet-Wedel in Germany. Jordan Strawberry 2014-18 2018-19 Scored 1,200 points at Mercer and played one season in Russia. Dwayne Taylor 1987-89 1996-97 Played one season with Alba-Comp in Hungary’s A Division. Jerry Thurston 1974-77 N/A Drafted by the in the 1977 NBA Draft. Andrew Walker 2000-05 2007 Played for the ABA’s Las Vegas Aces in 2007. Earl Walker 1983-85 1985-89 Drafted by the Supersonics in the 1985 NBA Draft. Also played in the CBA. Anthony White Jr. 2012-14 2014-17 Played in Australia and the USA. Ended his career in the CBA.

51 MERCER LEGEND: SAM MITCHELL Sam Mitchell starred for the Mercer University program from 1981-85. Arguably the greatest player in the history of Bears’ basketball, he is second on the school’s career scoring list (finishing his collegiate career with 1,986 points) and was the 1985 Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year. He led Mercer to the 1985 A-Sun championship and a berth in NCAA Tournament against nationally-ranked Georgia Tech. When he left Mercer, Mitchell was the Bears’ leader in the following categories: scoring (career & season), field goals made (career & season), most free throws made (season), and free throws attempted (season) and still holds all but the career scoring mark to this day. At the 1985 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament Pre-Draft Camp, he was tabbed the most valuable player. Mitchell was drafted in the third round (54th overall) by the in the 1985 NBA Draft. He began his NBA career in 1989 as a free agent with the expansion Minnesota Timberwolves, but before entering the NBA, he paid his dues. Mitchell played three years in the Continental Basketball Association where he helped the Rapid City (S.D.) Thrillers to a championship and also in France’s top professional league for two seasons (1987-89). In 1989, he signed his first NBA contract on the back of Billy McKinney, Minnesota’s player personnel director, prior to a summer league game in San Antonio. He played three seasons in Minnesota before being acquired by the in September 1992. He returned to the Timberwolves as a free agent in 1995 where he played an instrumental role in the on-and off -court development of 18-year-old rookie Kevin Garnett, who became the first player in 20 years to be drafted directly out of high school. Mitchell split his playing career between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Indiana Pacers. He appeared in 994 regular season games and 59 postseason contests, missing just 40 games to injury or illness throughout his career. He posted averages of 8.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists. He ranks second all- time in Timberwolves history behind only Garnett in games played with 757 and second with 7,161 points, 1,773 free throws made, 2,664 field goals made, 3,030 rebounds and 449 steals. Following his playing career, Mitchell went into coaching as an assistant under for the , and Charlotte Bobcats before being named the sixth head coach of the in 2005 (serving in that capacity until 2008). Mitchell was the 2006-07 NBA Coach of the Year after leading Toronto to its first-ever Atlantic Division title and a franchise-record tying 47 wins. In 2010, Mitchell returned to the NBA when he joined new New Jersey (now Brooklyn) Nets head coach ’s staff as an assistant coach. Mitchell’s addition to the Nets staff elicited the following from ESPN The Magazine’s Chris Broussard, who wrote: “The addition of Mitchell could also be a benefit in free agency, as Mitchell has a strong reputation among players. Mitchell coached Chris Bosh, one of this summer’s most coveted free agents, in Toronto for more than four seasons, and Bosh has credited him for much of his development.” In 2010, Mitchell was inducted in the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame (located in the city of Macon). Mitchell was born September 2, 1963. He and his wife, Anita, have four children: Morgann and Maya, and twins Rhagan and Rhana. He has been active in numerous charitable efforts through the years, particularly with the Special Olympics. After serving as an assistant coach on staff, Mitchell was named the interim head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves in September, 2011 after head coach Flip Saunders was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Mitchell filled the interim head coach role for the 2015-16 NBA season.

52 MERCER LEGEND: SAM MITCHELL

Mitchell’s NBA Career High Games Points: 37 vs. Philadelphia (2/03/91) Field Goals Made: 14 vs. Philadelphia (2/03/91) Field Goals Attempted: 24 vs. Seattle (11/12/89) Three Point Field Goals Made: 2, (2x) Three Point Field Goals Attempted: 4, (2x) Free throws Made: 13, (2x) Free throws Attempted: 15 vs. Milwaukee (2/01/98) Offensive Rebounds: 8 vs. Houston (12/10/96) Defensive Rebounds: 1 2 vs. Golden State (12/27/91) Total Rebounds: 17 vs. Golden State (12/27/91) Assists: 7, (2x) Steals: 6 vs. San Antonio (11/15/89) Blocks: 5 at Orlando (1/09/91)

Mitchell Career Highlights February 15, 2000 Scored his 8,000th career point against the . March 9, 2001 Played his 900th career game against Miami Heat. Has appeared in 56 career NBA Playoff games, averaging 4.6 ppg and 2.3 rpg in 14.6 mpg December 23, 1995 Recorded his 200th career blocked shot against the . January 1, 2001 Handed out his 1,000th career assist vs. Houston Rockets February 3, 1991 Scored a career-high 37 points against the and averaged a career-best 14.6 ppg in 1990-91

Averaged 17.0 ppg and 6.4 rpg in 55 career CBA games

53 RETIRED NUMBERS Scott Emerson • .522 field goal percentage • All-A-Sun first team in 2000-01 & 2002- (1999-04) • 930 career rebounds 03 • 95 career blocked shots • All-A-Sun 2nd Team in 1999-2000 • 37% career three-point field goal • Five A-Sun “Player of the Week” awards shooting • 2000 A-Sun All-Tournament Team #4 • Led Mercer scoring, rebounds and blocks • Twice a CollegeInsider.com Pre-Season 1,753 Career Points as a freshman All-American • Led Mercer in rebounding in sophomore • Played five professional seasons in 4th in MU history and junior seasons

• Scored a school-record 47 points vs. • Drafted in the 7th round by the Ft. Wayne Tommy Mixon Millsaps (2/19/55) Pistons in 1955 (1951-55) • Hit a school-record 21 free throws vs. • Signed with world champion Brooklyn Millsaps (2/19/55) Dodgers in 1955 • Averaged a school-record 25.7 points in • Member of the Mercer Athletics HOF #7 1954-55 • Member of the Georgia Sports HOF • Captain of the 1955 Mercer basketball • Member of the Macon Sports HOF 1,801 Career Points and baseball teams • Dodgers Scouting • Named Mercer’s Most Outstanding Supervisor, 1974-2000 3rd in MU history Male Athlete for 1955 • Made a school-record 470 career free 1957 to 1993 Glenn Wilkes throws • Holds Stetson’s all-time record wins with (1946-50) • Averaged 24.2 points per game in 1949- 552 50 • Member of the Mercer Athletics HOF • Named Team Captain in 1950 • Member of the Stetson Athletics HOF #13 • Named Mercer’s Most Outstanding Male • Member of the Florida Sports HOF Athlete in 1948 • Member of the Nike Athletics HOF 1,738 Career Points • Drafted by the NBA Syracuse Nationals 5th in MU history in 1950 • Stetson Head Basketball Coach from

• School record holder in assists (633), • Helped guide the Bears to a program Langston Hall steals (177), and three-pointers made record 27 wins in 2013-14 season (2010-14) (256) • Appeared in 138 games for Mercer, • Scored 1,579 points in his four year making 137 starts career, the eighth most in program history • Following the 2013-14 season, he was #21 • Career scoring average of 11.4 per game the recipient of the Lou Henson Award, • 2014 A-Sun Player of the Year presented annually to the nation’s most 1,579 Career Points • .378 three-point field goal percentage outstanding mid-major player in Division I • Played professionally overseas in Italy competition. 8th in MU history and Eric Chambers, a two-time letterwinner, God called you home at the twinkling of an Eric Chambers eye (1983-85) passed away in 1985 and his number was there was no time to say goodbye. retired during the 1985-86 season. The A million times we have cried if loving you following poem was written by teammate could have saved you, you never would Pete Geter in 1985: have died. Death is a heartache that no one can heal, #24 Memories are something that no one can In Memoriam Others may forget that your are gone, But we will remember no matter how long

• Graduated as Mercer’s all-time leading • Owns Mercer’s single season scoring Sam Mitchell scorer record (774 points in 1985) (1981-85) • Averaged 21.5 and 25.0 points per game • Holds Mercer records for field goals in final two seasons made in a season (294; 1985) and career • Career scoring average of 17.7 per game (768; 1981-1985) #42 • 1985 A-Sun Player of the Year • Drafted in the third round (54th overall) • Member of the Mercer Athletics HOF of 1985 Draft by the Houston Rockets 1,986 Career Points • 13-year NBA veteran • Inducted into Georgia Sports HOF in 2nd in MU history • 2007 NBA Coach of the Year 2010 54 Langston Hall’s No. 21 is retired by the program. He has the eighth most points in Mercer men’s hoops history.

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