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@MercerMBB #RoarTogether #RestoreTheRoar MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES MERCER BEARS KENNESAW STATE OWLS 1-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 OVERALL SOCON OVERALL ASUN VS. Greg Gary 1-1 Amir Abdur-Rahim 0-2 HEAD COACH RECORD AT MERCER HEAD COACH RECORD AT KENNESAW STATE (FIRST SEASON) (1ST SEASON) OVERALL 1-1 SoCon 0-0 GAME INFORMATION SCHEDULE H 1-0 | A 0-1 | N 0-0 OPENING TIPOFF Mercer Men's Basketball faces Kennesaw State for the first time Date/Time: Monday, Nov. 11 • 7 p.m. ET NOVEMBER since Dec. 28, 2017, on Monday at Hawkins Arena. Tipoff is set for Location: Macon, Ga. • Hawkins Arena (3,500) Wed. 6 at St. John’s FS1 L, 79-109 7 p.m. for the former ASUN rivals. The contest will be streamed Live Stats: MercerBears.com/LiveStats Fri. 8 Columbia International ESPN3 W, 84-76 on ESPN+ with Frank Malloy and Dean Keener on the call. It will Twitter Updates: @MercerMBB Mon. 11 Kennesaw State ESPN+ 7 p.m. also be on the 100.9 The Creek FM and Sportsmic Radio with Rick Tickets: Tickets.Mercer.com Fri. 15 FGCU ESPN3 7:30 p.m. Cameron on the call. Tues. 19 at Georgia Southern ESPN+ 7 p.m. SERIES INFORMATION Sat. 23 $ at UIC ESPN+ 5 p.m. ABOUT THE OWLS Tues 26 $ at St. Bonaventure ESPN+ 7 p.m. Kennesaw State enters the matchup on Monday with a 0-2 • Overall: Mercer leads 16-6 in the series overall record… The Owls dropped its last game, 86-55, to • Current Streak: W7 DECEMBER Drake on Thursday, Nov. 7…. Kennesaw State is a member • Last Meeting: W, 89-56 (12/28/17) Sun. 1 $ vs. Canisius - 12 p.m. Mon. 2 $ vs. Holy Cross/Hofstra - TBA of the ASUN and was picked to finish eighth in the league… Sat. 7 Georgia State ESPN+ 4:30 p.m. This will be the 42nd season of basketball for Kennesaw State Mon. 16 at UNCW Flohoops 7 p..m. this season… They are under the direction of first year head Fri. 20 * Furman ESPN3 7:30 p.m. coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, who was an assistant at Georgia Sun. 22 Florida Atlantic ESPN+ 6 p.m. the previous season… Tyler Hooker returns this season for the TV INFORMATION Owls. Hooker averaged 19 points and three assists last season… Sat. 28 Milligan ESPN3 1 p.m. Television: ESPN+ Hooker’s efforts last season earned him All-Conference Second Talent: Frank Malloy (play-by-play) Team honors… This season, the Owls are averaging 55.0 points JANUARY Dean Keener (analyst) per game and are allowing 83.5… Kennesaw State is shooting Wed. 1 * at UNCG TBA 7 p.m. Sat. 4 * Chattanooga ESPN+ 4:30 p.m. 36 percent from the floor and 19 percent on three-pointers Sat. 11 * at Western Carolina ESPN+ 7 p.m. this season… Hooker leads the team averaging 11.0 points per Wed. 15 * VMI ESPN+ 7 p.m. game and he is the only double-figure scorer for the Owls… RADIO INFORMATION Sat. 18 * at Samford ESPN3 3 p.m. Kennesaw State is averaging 15.5 turnovers per game during Radio: 100.9 The Creek and Sportsmic Wed. 22 * Western Carolina ESPN+ 7 p.m. the 2019-20 season. Play-by-Play: Rick Cameron and Lauren Talley Sat. 25 * at VMI ESPN3 1 p.m. Wed. 29 * at ETSU ESPN+ 7 p.m. SERIES HISTORY The Bears and Owls renew its rivalry on Monday night for the FEBRUARY first time since Dec. 28, 2017. Mercer leads the all-time series STATISTICAL COMPARISON Sat. 1 * The Citadel ESPN3 4:30 p.m. 16-6. Mercer has won the last seven meetings between these MERCER KENNESAW ST. Wed. 5 * at Furman ESPN+ 7 p.m. two programs. The first matchup between these two programs Sat. 8 * ETSU ESPN+ 4:30 p.m. Scoring Average 81.5 55.0 was on Jan. 19, 2006. Wed. 12 * at Wofford ESPN+ 7 p.m. Opp. Scoring Average 92.5 83.5 Sat. 15 * UNCG ESPN3 4:30 p.m. Scoring Margin -11.0 -28.5 UP NEXT Wed. 19 * Samford ESPN+ 7 p.m. FG Percentage .440 .360 Following the contest with Kennesaw State, Mercer Sat. 22 * at Chattanooga ESPN3 4:30 p.m 3FG Percentage .386 .194 continues to renew old rivalries as they host Florida Gulf Wed. 26 * at The Citadel ESPN3 7 p.m. FT Percentage .667 .724 Sat. 29 * Wofford ESPN+ 4:30 pm. Coast on Friday, Nov. 15. Mercer and FGCU were both Rebounding Average 40.5 31.0 members of the ASUN. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. from Assists Per Game 14.5 9.0 MARCH Hawkins Arena. Steals Per Game 5.0 6.5 Turnovers Per Game 16.0 15.5 6-9 & SoCon Tournament ESPN+ TBA Schedule is subject to change MERCER PROBABLE STARTING FIVE All times Eastern Home games in bold $ Boca Raton Beach Classic * Southern Conference game DIMITRIJEVIC PRENDERGAST STAIR GLISSON III BAFUTTO MEDIA RELATIONS 5 Sr. | G 12 R-So. | G 22 R-Sr. | G 23 Fr. | F 14 R-So. | C Travis Rae MIN 23.0 MIN 21.5 MIN 31.5 MIN 22.5 MIN 7.0 Assistant Director for Media Relations PPG 17.0 PPG 4.0 PPG 20.0 PPG 5.5 PPG 1.0 e: [email protected] FG% 54.5% FG% 37.5% FG% 44.1% FG% 30.8% FG% 20.0% o: 478-301-5219 3FG% 42.9% 3FG% 28.6% 3FG% 25.0% 3FG% 0% 3FG% 0% c: 478-973-4355 AST 1.5 AST 0.5 AST 1.5 REB 7.0 REB 0.5 2019-20 MERCER MEN’S BASKETBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown / Previous School 1 Kamar Robertson G Fr. 6-2 160 Alpharetta, Ga. / Cambridge HS 2 Neftali Alvarez* G So. 6-2 165 Cantano, P.R. / Fairfield 3 Jeff Gary G R-So. 6-4 180 Austin, Texas / UNCW 4 Diego Rivera G Fr. 6-2 180 Miami, Fla. / Miami Christian School 5 Djordje Dimitrijevic G Sr. 6-2 180 Grdelica, Serbia / Western Nebraska 10 Daniel Love G So. 6-3 170 Orlando, Fla. / Dr. Phillips HS 12 Mitch Prendergast G R-So. 6-0 190 Dallas, Texas / Dallas Jesuit HS 13 Felipe Haase* F Jr. 6-9 250 Osorno, Chile / South Carolina 14 Victor Bafutto C R-So. 6-10 230 Brasilia, Brazil / Centro Educational Sigma 20 Ross Cummings G Sr. 6-3 180 Dickson, Tenn. / Creek Wood HS 22 Ethan Stair G R-Sr. 6-4 205 Hazel Green, Ala. / Hazel Green HS 23 James Glisson III F Fr. 6-6 210 Decatur, Ga. / Southwest DeKalb HS 25 Maciej Bender F Jr. 6-11 245 Warsaw, Poland / West Virginia 30 Luke Hamilton F So. 6-8 200 Austin, Texas / Lake Travis HS 35 Patrick Urey F R-Fr. 6-6 210 Chattanooga, Tenn. / Baylor School * - Sittng out the 2019-20 season due to NCAA transfer rules BROADCAST ROSTER Kamar Robertson Neftali ALVAREZ Jeff GARY Diego RIVERA Djordje DIMITRIJEVIC Daniel LOVE Mitch PREDNERGAST Felipe HAASE G / 6-2 / 160 G / 6-2 / 165 G / 6-4 / 180 G / 6-2 / 180 G / 6-2 / 180 G / 6-3 / 170 G / 6-0 / 190 F / 6-9 / 253 1 Fr. 2 So. 3 R-So. 4 Fr. 5 Sr. 10 So. 12 R-So. 13 Jr. Alpharetta, Ga. Cantano, P.R. Austin, Texas Miami, Fla. Grdelica, Serbia Orlando, Fla. Dallas, Texas Osorno, Chile Victor BAFUTTO Ross CUMMINGS Ethan STAIR James GLISSON III Maciej BENDER Luke HAMILTON Patrick UREY C / 6-10 / 230 G / 6-3 / 180 G / 6-4 / 205 F / 6-6 / 210 F / 6-11 / 255 F / 6-8 / 200 F / 6-6 / 210 14 R-So. 20 Sr. 22 R-Sr. 23 Fr. 25 R-Jr. 30 So. 35 R-Fr. Brasilia, Brazil Dickson, Tenn. Hazel Green, Ala. Decatur, Ga. Warsaw, Poland Austin, Texas Chattanooga, Tenn. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #2 – Neff-tal-ee Alvarez #5 – Georgie Duh-mee-tree-ee-vich #13 – Fa-leep-ay Haas-ay #14 – Victor Bah-FOO-toe #25 – Magic Bender Greg GARY Bobby KUMMER Kim LEWIS Juan CARDONA D.J. BYRD Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Basketball Operations First Season First Season First Season First Season First Season Tulane, 1992 Charlotte, 1996 Tulane, 1994 Middle Georgia, 1996 Purdue, 2013 2 • MERCER GAME NOTES 2019-20 MERCER MEN’S BASKETBALL LAST TIME OUT QUICK FACTS The last time the Bears took to the hardwood was Friday, Nov. 8 when they took on Columbia International in their MERCER UNIVERSITY Location Macon, Ga. home opener. The Bears came away with an 84-76 victory over the Rams. In the win for the Bears, Djordje Dimitrije- Enrollment 8,667 vic scored 24 points, one point off his career-high. Ethan Stair picked up his second double-double of the season as Founded 1833 he scored 17 points and collected a team-high 12 rebounds. The Bears outrebounded the Rams 40-26 in the contest. Nickname Bears The Bears shot 61 percent in the second half to earn the victory. For the contest, they shot 49 percent from the floor. Colors Orange and Black Mercer struggled shooting the three-pointer, as they were 5-for-16 for the game. Affilliation NCAA Division I Conference Southern Arena (Capacity) Hawkins Arena (3,500) LAUREN TALLEY TO SING ANTHEM President Dr. William D. Underwood Athletics Director Jim Cole Lauren Talley is one of Christian music’s dynamic talents will be singing the national anthem at the Mercer men’s Athletics Phone (478) 301-4130 basketball game on Monday, Nov.