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1-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 OVERALL SOCON OVERALL ASUN VS. 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 . 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 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) Wed. 1 * at UNCG TBA 7 p.m. per game and are allowing 83.5… Kennesaw State is shooting 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 * 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 6-9 & SoCon Tournament ESPN+ TBA Turnovers Per Game 16.0 15.5

Schedule is subject to change MERCER PROBABLE STARTING FIVE All times Eastern Home games in bold $ Boca Raton Beach Classic * 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

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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 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. 11. Born into a rich musical heritage, Lauren sang her first solo at age 2 when she toddled onto the stage, interrupted her family's concert and announced she wanted to "thing." Lauren went COACHING STAFF Head Coach Greg Gary on to make her own mark on the gospel music world as a member of her family group, The Talleys, with whom she Record at Mercer/Years 0-0 / 1st received numerous awards, including a 2015 Dove Award for their song, "Hidden Heroes." Lauren's lead vocals shine Assistant Coach Bobby Kummer on eleven number one hits for the group. She has recorded seven solo albums, including 2019’s unprecedented Assistant Coach Kim Lewis release of two albums simultaneously, “Glorious God: Songs of Worship and Wonder,” and “Loudest Praise: Hymns Of Assistant Coach Juan Cardona Mercy, Love and Grace.” She is frequently recognized for her appearances on numerous Gaither Homecoming videos Basketball Phone (478) 301-5211 and concerts, RFD-TV's "The Music City Show" and "In Touch" with Dr. Charles Stanley. In 2014 she was awarded an BASKETBALL HISTORY honorary doctorate degree in Worship Arts from John Wesley University. First year of basketball 1906-07 Number of seasons 107 DOUBLING HIS DOUBLE-DOUBLES All-Time Record 1,243-1,178 Conference Regular Season Titles (Last) 7 (2014) Over the first three seasons of his collegiate career, Ethan Stair tallied two double-doubles. His first double-double Conference Tournament Titles (Last) 3 (2014) came on Dec. 1, 2018, at The Citadel during his junior season. He followed that double-double with one in Feb. that NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last) 3 (2014) NCAA Record 1-3 season as well. Fast forward to his senior year, Stair doubled his career double-double total during the first two NIT Appearances (Last) 1 (2013) games of the season. He has collected a double-double in each of the Bears two games to open the season. His NIT Record 1-1 senior season is the first time in his career he has recorded double-doubles in back-to-back games. Below are the CollegeInsider.com Tournament Appearances 2 (2016) dates and Stair’s stats for his double-doubles CIT Record 5-1 Invitational Appearances 2 (2018) CBI Record 2-2 Double-Doubles 1 – Dec. 1, 2018 (11 points, 14 rebounds) at The Citadel MEDIA RELATIONS 2 – Feb. 21, 2019 (15 points, 12 rebounds) vs. Samford Assistant Director for Media Relations (MBB Contact) Travis Rae 3 – Nov. 6, 2019 (23 points, 10 rebounds) at St. John’s Office Phone (478) 301-5219 4 – Nov. 8, 2019 (17 points, 12 rebounds) vs. Columbia International Cell (478) 973-4355 E-mail [email protected] WINNING AT HAWKINS

The Bears improved to 1-0 on the season playing in its home arena, Hawkins Arena. Since the 2014-15 season, the Bears have won 68 percent of its games at Hawkins Arena. During that stretch, the Bears have won 51 of the 74 games played. They won 12 games at home during the 2014-15 season. During the 2019-20 season, the Bears play at Hawkins Arena 14 times. Below are the records for the Bears when playing at Hawkins Arena

Year W L 2014-15 12 4 2015-16 11 3 2016-17 8 7 2017-18 11 3 2018-19 9 6

RENEWING ASUN RIVALRIES

For the first time since, Dec. 28, 2017, the Mercer Bears will face its old ASUN rivals in Kennesaw State and Florida Gulf Coast. The Bears were members of the ASUN from 1978 to 2014 when they joined the Southern Conference. Kennesaw State (2005-Present) and FGCU (2007-Present) are still current members of the ASUN. Since the Bears left the ASUN for the SoCon, Mercer has played Kennesaw State four times entering this season and has not played FGCU. The last time Mercer and FGCU met on the hardwood was March 9, 2014, in the ASUN Tournament Champi- onship game. SENIORS LEADING THE BEARS

To open the season, the Bears are led by its senior class. Ethan Stair is averaging 20.0 points per game over the first two contests, while Djordje Dimitrijevic is following with 17.0 points per game. Stair ranks second in the SoCon in scoring, while Dimitrijevic ranks third. Over their careers at Mercer, Stair is averaging 9.3 points per game, while Dimitrijevic is averaging 10.1 points per game. Besides scoring the Stair ranks second in the SoCon in rebounding averaging 11.0 rebounds per game. Stair is one of two players in the SoCon averaging a double-double.

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SOUTHERN CONFERENCE BOCA RATON BEACH CLASSIC

PRESEASON POLL (COACHES) The Mercer men's basketball team will be playing in the inaugural Boca Raton Beach Classic presented by Sport Changes Life. The event will be held in conjunction with the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Rank Team (1st-Place Votes) Total Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Games will be played on Sunday, Dec. 1 and Monday, Dec. 2 at Abessinio Court 1. ETSU (8) 80 2. UNCG (2) 74 at FAU Arena, on the campus of FAU. The eight-team classic will be split into two separate four-team brackets. In 3. Furman 61 addition to the contest on Dec. 1 and 2, the Bears will travel to Illinois-Chicago (Nov. 23) and St. Bonaventure (Nov. 4. Wofford 52 26), respectfully, as part of the tournament. 5. Samford 48 6. Chattanooga 41 SENIOR DUO LOOKING TO JOIN 1,000-POINT CLUB 7. Western Carolina 38 8. Mercer 29 Both Ross Cummings and Ethan Stair are closing into on becoming the Bears 41st and 42nd 1,000-career scores in 9. The Citadel 16 Mercer History. Entering the season, Ross Cummings has scored 803 career points, while Ethan Stair has scored 744 10. VMI 11 points. Sitting in 40th on the 1,000 point club for Mercer is Dartez Talbott who scored 1,014 points in his career at PRESEASON POLL (MEDIA) Mercer, which stretched from the 1979-81 seasons. James Florence, who played for the Bears from 2006-10, is the all-time leading scorer as he scored 2,286 points. Florence is the only 2,000 point scorers in Mercer history. The list Rank Team (1st-Place Votes) Total of players that Cummings and Stair are looking to catch is below. 1. ETSU (20) 286 2. UNCG (6) 264 1,000 Point Scorers (No. 36-40) 3. Furman (4) 245 Rk. Name Pts 4. Wofford 216 36 Will Emerson 1,050 5. Samford 169 T37 Jim Hearn 1,034 6. Chattanooga 128 T37 Reggie Elliott 1,034 7. Western Carolina 117 8. Mercer 115 38 Rodney Kirtz 1,025 9. The Citadel 70 39 Donnie Veal 1,023 10. VMI 40 40 Dartez Talbott 1,014

PRESEASON ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE TEAM 3-POINT FIELD GOALS Name Cl. Pos. School Bo Hodges Jr. G ETSU Not only is Ross Cummings closing in at 1,000 points but also he is closing in on becoming the all-time leading Jeromy Rodriguez R-Sr. F ETSU three-point field goals leader. In his three years at Mercer, Cummings has hit 162 three-pointers, which ranks fourth Daivien Williamson So. G ETSU all-time. He is 94 threes away from tying the career record holder of , who hit 256 threes. Below is the Jordan Lyons Sr. G Furman Ross Cummings Sr. G Mercer top five career three-point shooters to wear a Mercer uniform. With his 162 made three-pointers in his career, Cum- James Dickey R-Sr. F UNCG mings is the third active leader in the SoCon. Isaiah Miller Jr. G UNCG Josh Sharkey Sr. G Samford 3-Point Field Goals Made (Career) Carlos Dotson Sr. F WCU Name 3-FGM Years Nathan Hoover Sr. G Wofford 1. Langston Hall 256 2010-14 2. James Florence 242 2006-10 2019-20 PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR 3. E.J. Kusnyer 190 2008-10 Isaiah Miller Jr. G UNCG 4. Ross Cummings 162 2016-Present 5. Bud Thomas 161 2010-14

GREG GARY COACH’S SHOW

With the 2019-20 season underway, so is the Greg Gary Coach’s Show. The 11 edition show will be streamed on Sportsmic Radio and the Mercer Men’s Basketball Facebook page. The show is aired from Margaritas in Mercer Village from 6 to 7 p.m. The first show can be restreamed on the Mercer Men’s Basketball Facebook page. The next Coach’s Show will take part on Monday, Dec. 9.

PRESEASON ALL-SOCON TEAM

Mercer guard Ross Cummings, a 6-3 senior from Dickson, Tenn., has been selected to the preseason All-SoCon Team. Cummings started all 31 games a year ago and averaged 17.4 points per game. He hit 101 three-pointers last year, which was the second-most made in a single season in school history. Over his first three years of his career, Cummings has made 162 three-pointers, ranking him fourth all-time at Mercer. On three different occasions, Cummings set new career-highs for scoring. On Nov. 27, 2018, against Brew- ton-Parker, he scored 31 points. The career-high points changed 36 on Jan. 10 against Western Carolina. A month and a half later, he scored 37 points, setting another career-high against Chattanooga. His 37-point contest came at Hawkins Arena. This second-high- est total scored by a Mercer player at Hawkins Arena. James Florence scored 39 points, a Mercer single-game high, on Feb. 16, 2007.

SOCON CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 2020 Ingles SoCon Men's Basketball Championship presented by General Shale will be held March 6-9 at Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville in Asheville, North Carolina. The 2020 edition of the tournament is the 100th for the nation's oldest collegiate con- ference basketball tournament.

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SOUTHERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS MID-MAJOR RANKINGS (as of Nov. 4, 2019) Conference Overall COLLEGE INSIDER RK TEAM REC PTS PRV CONFERENCE Team W-L Pct. H A ST W-L Pct. H A N ST 1. Gonzaga (31) 0-0 775 - West Coast ETSU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 2-0 1.00 1-0 1-0 0-0 W2 2. Saint Mary's 0-0 735 - West Coast 3. ETSU 0-0 584 - Southern Furman 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 2-0 1.00 1-0 1-0 0-0 W2 4. Vermont 0-0 580 - America East 5. New Mexico State 0-0 578 - Western Athletic Wofford 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 2-0 1.00 2-0 0-0 0-0 W2 6. Liberty 0-0 576 - ASUN 7. Harvard 0-0 555 - Ivy League Chattanooga 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 0-0 W1 8. Belmont 0-0 405 - Ohio Valley Mercer 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 0-0 W1 9. Bowling Green 0-0 381 - Mid-American 10. Missouri State 0-0 374 - Missouri Valley Samford 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 0-0 W1 11. Colgate 0-0 313 - Patriot 12. Wright State 0-0 303 - Horizon UNCG 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 0-0 L1 13. BYU 0-0 291 - West Coast WCU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 0-0 W1 14. UC Irvine 0-0 283 - Big West 15. Furman 0-0 234 - Southern The Citadel 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 0-0 L1 16. UNCG 0-0 227 - Southern 17. Charleston 0-0 214 - Colonial VMI 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 0-0 L2 18. Murray State 0-0 196 - Ohio Valley 19. North Dakota State 0-0 189 - Summit 20. Penn 0-0 177 - Ivy League 21. UCSB 0-0 173 - Big West 22. Buffalo 0-0 166 - Mid-American 23. Toledo 0-0 162 - Mid-American 24. Iona 0-0 159 - Metro Atlantic SOUTHERN CONFERENCE 25. South Alabama 0-0 126 - Sun Belt UPCOMING SCHEDULE OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Hofstra 109, Loyola Chicago Nov. 11 (Monday) 96, Northeastern 94, NKU 91, Radford 89, Bradley 87, UTA Kennesaw State at Mercer, 7 p.m. ESPN+ 72, Montana 71, Pepperdine 70, Rider 61, Northern Iowa 47, Averett at UNCG, 7 p.m. ESPN+ Wofford 42, South Dakota State 34, Santa Clara 29, Yale 28, (Spartan Invitational) Kent State 26, Georgia Southern 25, Sam Houston State 25, Presbyterian at VMI, 7 p.m. ESPN+ Drake 24, Eastern Washington 21, Lipscomb 21, Weber State Samford at Belmont, 7:30 p.m. ESPN+ 20, NC Central 19, Stony Brook 19, UIC 17, Bucknell 13, North Florida 11, Akron 7, Ball State 7, Grand Canyon 6, Texas State 6, Abilene Christian 5, UNCW 5, San Francisco 5, Central Mich- Nov. 12 (Tuesday) igan 4, Charleston Southern 4, LIU Brooklyn 4, Gardner-Webb The Citadel at Georgia, 7 p.m. SEC+ 3, Norfolk State 3, Milwaukee 3, Canisius 2, Oakland 2, Prairie Chattanooga at Troy, 7 p.m. ESPN+ View A&M 2. North Carolina A&T at Western Carolina, 7 p.m. ESPN+ William & Mary at Wofford, 7 p.m. ESPN+ (Hall of Fame Classic) Furman at Charleston Southern, 7:30 p.m. ESPN+

Nov. 13 (Wednesday) Virginia-Wise at Samford, 7:30 p.m. ESPN3 (Jersey Mike’s Jamaica Classic)

MERCER GAME NOTES • 5 2019-20 MERCER MEN’S BASKETBALL RECORD BREAKDOWN THE LAST TIME... Overall 1-1 A Mercer Player Had: Home 1-0 Road 0-1 20 points or more 24, Djordje Dimitrijevic, Columbia International (11/8/19) Neutral 0-0 25 points or more 37, Ross Cummings, Chattanooga (2/23/19) Overtime 0-0 30 points or more 37, Ross Cummings, Chattanooga (2/23/19) SoCon 0-0 10 rebounds or more 12, Ethan Stair, Columbia International (11/8/19) SoCon Home 0-0 SoCon Road 0-0 15 rebounds or more 17, Stephon Jelks, at The Citadel (1/9/16) 8 assists or more 9, Djordje Dimitrijevic, Brewton-Parker (11/27/18) In afternoon games 1-0 5 steals or more 5, Ethan Stair, VMI (1/24/19) In night games 0-1 5 blocks or more 5, Andrew Fishler vs. Radford (11/22/16) When scoring first 1-0 a double-double Ethan Stair (17 pts, 12 reb), Columbia International (11/8/19) When opponent scores first 0-1 When leading at halftime 1-0 When trailing at halftime 0-1 A Mercer Opponent Had: When tied at halftime 0-0 Leading with 5:00 left 1-0 20 points or more 25, Mustapha Heron, at St. John's (11/6/19) Trailing with 5:00 left 0-1 25 points or more 25, Mustapha Heron, at St. John's (11/6/19) Tied with 5:00 left 0-0 30 points or more 31, Bubba Parham, at VMI (2/18/19) In games decided by 3 points or less 0-0 10 rebounds or more 13, Robert Allen, Samford (2/21/19) In games decided by 4-10 points 1-0 15 rebounds or more 18, Jeromy Rodriguez, ETSU (1/12/19) In games decided by more than 10 points 0-1 5 steals or more 7, Jae’Sean Tate, Ohio State (12/22/15) 5 blocks or more 5, Kevarrius Hayes, at Florida (12/18/18) When scoring 30-39 points 0-0 When scoring 40-49 points 0-0 a double-double 10 pts, 11 Assists, Tray Boyd III, at ETSU (2/16/19) When scoring 50-59 points 0-0 When scoring 60-69 points 0-0 Mercer: When scoring 70-79 points 0-1 Scored 90 points 93, at Samford (1/29/19) When scoring 80-89 points 1-0 When scoring 90+ points 0-0 Allowed 90 points 109, at St. John's (11/6/19) When scoring 100+ points 0-0 Scored 100 points 105, Piedmont College (11/9/18) Allowed 100 points 109, at St. John's (11/6/19) When allowing less than 40 points 0-0 Scored less than 50 points 47, UNCG (3/2/19) When allowing 40-49 points 0-0 When allowing 50-59 points 0-0 Allowed less than 50 points 42, Maryland Eastern Shore (11/20/18) When allowing 60-69 points 0-0 Shot 50 percent or better 50.9% (28-55), vs. Furman (3/9/19) When allowing 70-79 points 1-0 Shot 35 percent or below 32.7% (17-52) UNCG (3/2/19) When allowing 80-89 points 0-0 Shot 80+ percent from FT line 87.9% (29-33), at UNCG (1/26/19) When allowing 90+ points 0-0 When allowing 100+ points 0-1 Shot 90+ percent from FT line 93.3% (14-15) at Wofford (2/25/18) Made 20+ free throws 29, at UNCG (1/26/19) When shooting less than 30% 0-0 Made 10+ 3-point field goals 12, at St. John's (11/6/19) When shooting 30-39% 0-1 When shooting 40-49% 1-0 Grabbed 50 or more rebounds 51, Piedmont College (11/9/18) When shooting 50% or better 0-0 Grabbed 60 or more rebounds 60, vs. The Citadel (2/6/16) Forced 25 or more turnovers 29, Toccoa Falls (11/12/17) When opponents shoot less than 30% 0-0 Had four players in double-figures vs. Furman (3/9/19) When opponents shoot 30-39% 0-0 When opponents shoot 40-49% 1-0 Had five players in double-figures UNCG (1/26/19) When opponents shoot 50% or better 0-1 Had six players in double-figures Piedmont College (11/9/18) Won in overtime 75-71 (OT) Chattanooga (1/15/18) When out-shooting opponents 1-0 Lost in overtime 72-68 (OT) ETSU (1/12/19) When out-shot by opponents 0-1 When percentages are even 0-0 When out-rebounding opponents 1-0 When out-rebounded by opponents 0-1 When rebounds are even 0-0 When committing more turnovers 0-1 When committing less turnovers 1-0 When turnovers are even 0-0

Sunday 0-0 Monday 0-0 Tuesday 0-0 Wednesday 0-1 Thursday 0-0 Friday 1-0 Saturday 0-0

White uniforms 1-0 Black uniforms 0-1

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HEAD COACH GREG The Gary File GARY Birthdate: February 14, 1970 FIRST SEASON Birthplace: Anderson, Ind. TULANE, 1992 High School: Anderson Highland, 1988 College: Tulane, 1992 (B.S., sport management) Wife: Claudia Daughters: Gabrielle, Logan, Alexandra and Brooklyn Son: Nash Greg Gary was named Mercer University’s men’s basketball head coach on March 26, 2019. He was introduced as the program’s Playing Experience new leader at a formal introductory press conference on April 1988: Aquinas College (Nashville, Tenn.) 3, 2019. 1989-92: Tulane (New Orleans, La.)

A veteran coach with 26 years at the NCAA Division I level, Gary Coaching Experience spent the previous eight seasons working under Matt Painter 1993-97: Tulane (asst.) at Purdue University. He helped the Boilermakers reached the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight last season and consecutive 1997-98: McNeese State (asst.) Sweet 16 appearances in 2017 and 2018. 1998-00: Tulane (asst.) 2000-04: Miami (Fla.) (asst.) “When we set out to look for a new head coach, we recognized 2004-07: South Florida (asst.) Greg early in the process as someone we were confident in 2007-08: Duquesne (asst.) leading our men’s basketball program,” said Director of Athletics 2008-10: Centenary (head coach) Jim Cole at the time of Gary’s hire. “Greg not only stood out for his proven background and style of play, but for the role he has 2010-11: Duquesne (asst.) played as a mentor to student-athletes throughout his career 2011-19: Purdue (asst.) as well as his commitment to growing them into leaders off 2019-Present: Mercer (head coach) the court. We’re so happy for Greg, his wife, Claudia, and his children – Gabrielle, Logan, Alexandra, Brooklyn and Nash – to be joining our Mercer Family.” Gary has made 16 postseason appearances as a college assistant and player, reaching the NCAA Tournament nine times. His on-court focus for the Boilermakers centered on the development of their wing and post players. Calling Purdue’s offensive sets, Gary helped Purdue lead the in scoring in two of the last three seasons with the nation’s second-most efficient offense. The Boilermakers led the Big Ten in three-point percentage and free throw percentage while ranking second nationally in assists per game during the 2016-17 season. Gary’s guidance was significant in the improvement of Purdue standouts Vincent Edwards, Ryan Cline and three seasons ago. Edwards made a jump from the power forward to small forward position and led the team in assists while ranking second on the team in scoring and third in rebounding. In 2014-15, Gary had a large impact on the development of Rapheal Davis, Mathias and Kendall Stephens, helping the Boilermakers to their first NCAA Tournament since 2012. Gary’s tutelage helped Davis become the Big Ten’s best defensive player, while also improving his offensive game. In Big Ten games only, Davis averaged 12.2 points per game, a 5.3 points per game improvement from his sophomore to his junior season. He has also improved his three-point shooting 132 points from his freshman (.250) to his junior year (.382). Gary’s first season in West Lafayette was a successful one, as he helped guide the Boilers to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth year in a row. Forward Robbie Hummel was named an honorable mention All-American and received first-team All-Big Ten recognition after leading Purdue in scoring, rebounds and blocked shots. Hummel was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the 2012 NBA Draft, becoming one of 12 players to be drafted by an NBA franchise or spend time on an NBA roster after receiving Gary’s guidance.

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THE STAT CREW SYSTEM Mercer Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 09, 2019) 2019-20 OVERALLAll games STATS

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 01 Kamar Robertson 2-0 41 20.5 4-10 . 4 0 3-4 . 7 5 4-9 . 4 4 0 3 3 1.5 9 1 5 5 1 0 15 7.5 04 Diego Rivera 2-0 33 16.5 4-6 . 6 6 3-4 . 7 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 2 1.0 0 0 4 1 0 0 11 5.5 05 Djordje Dimitrijevic 2-2 46 23.0 12-22 . 5 4 3-7 . 4 2 7-8 . 8 7 3 5 8 4.0 5 1 3 3 0 0 34 17.0 10 Daniel Love 2-0 33 16.5 5-10 . 5 0 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000 5 3 8 4.0 8 0 7 2 0 3 15 7.5 12 Mitch Prendergast 2-2 43 21.5 3-8 . 3 7 2-7 . 2 8 0-1 . 0 0 1 1 2 1.0 9 1 1 2 0 1 8 4.0 14 Victor Bafutto 2-1 14 7.0 1-5 . 2 0 0-0 . 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 1.0 22 Ethan Stair 2-2 63 31.5 15-34 . 4 4 3-12 . 2 5 7-8 . 8 7 5 17 22 11.0 5 0 3 4 0 2 40 20.0 23 James Glisson III 2-2 45 22.5 4-13 . 3 0 0-2 . 0 0 3-5 . 6 0 6 8 14 7.0 4 0 5 3 1 2 11 5.5 25 Maciej Bender 2-1 24 12.0 3-10 . 3 0 0-0 . 0 0 3-6 . 5 0 4 2 6 3.0 2 0 0 5 0 0 9 4.5 30 Luke Hamilton 2-0 39 19.5 6-13 . 4 6 2-7 . 2 8 0-0 . 0 0 2 5 7 3.5 4 0 0 2 0 1 14 7.0 35 Patrick Urey 2-0 19 9.5 2-3 . 6 6 0-0 . 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 1 4 1 1 4 2.0 Team 4 3 7 Total...... 2 400 59-134 . 4 4 17-44 . 3 8 28-42 . 6 6 30 51 81 40.5 49 3 29 32 3 10 163 81.5 Opponents...... 2 400 64-134 . 4 7 21-50 . 4 2 36-47 . 7 6 21 47 68 34.0 38 - 29 21 8 15 185 92.5

TEAM STATISTICS MER OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 163 185 11/6/19 at St. John's L 79-109 3354 Points per game 81.5 92.5 11/08/19 COLUMBIA INT'L W 84-76 2027 Scoring margin -11.0 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 59-134 64-134 * - Conference game Field goal pct . 4 4 0 . 4 7 8 3 POINT FG-ATT 17-44 21-50 3-point FG pct . 3 8 6 . 4 2 0 3-pt FG made per gam 8.5 10.5 FREE THROWS-ATT 28-42 36-47 Free throw pct . 6 6 7 . 7 6 6 F-Throws made per ga 14.0 18.0 REBOUNDS 81 68 Rebounds per game 40.5 34.0 Rebounding margin +6.5 - ASSISTS 29 29 Assists per game 14.5 14.5 TURNOVERS 32 21 Turnovers per game 16.0 10.5 Turnover margin -5.5 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.9 1.4 STEALS 10 15 Steals per game 5.0 7.5 BLOCKS 3 8 Blocks per game 1.5 4.0 ATTENDANCE 2027 3354 Home games-Avg/Gam 1-2027 1-3354 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Mercer 75 88 163 Opponents 91 94 185

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THE STAT CREW SYSTEM 2019-20Mercer TeamSTATISTICAL Game-by-Game Comparison (asCOMPARISON of Nov 09, 2019) All games

Opponent 1st 2nd Score Mar Total FG FG Pct 3-Pointers 3FG Pct Free Throw FT Pct Rebounds Assist T/Over Block Steal Fouls St. John's 38/59 41/50 79-109 (30) 26-66/38-76 .394/.500 12-28/8-19 .429/.421 15-24/25-31 .625/.806 41/42 (1) 16/16 24/9 2/7 4/11 28/21 COLUMBIA INT'L 37/32 47/44 84-76 +8 33-68/26-58 .485/.448 5-16/13-31 .313/.419 13-18/11-16 .722/.688 40/26 +14 13/13 8/12 1/1 6/4 21/17

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

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19-20 Season Highs Career High 10 (Columbia International, 11/8/19).. Points...... 10 (Columbia International, 11/8/19) 2 (Columbia International, 11/8/19)...... 3-FG...... 2 (Columbia International, 11/8/19) 2 (Columbia International, 11/8/19). Rebounds...... 2 (Columbia International, 11/8/19) 4 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... Assists...... 4 (at St. John's, 11/6/19) 1 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... Blocks...... 1 (at St. John's, 11/6/19) No. 1 0...... Steals...... N/A Kamar Robertson 24 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... Minutes...... 24 (at St. John's, 11/6/19) 6-2 • Fr. • G Alpharetta, Ga.

19-20 Season Highs Career High 0...... Points...... 13 (vs. Howard, 12/22/17)* 0...... 3-FG...... 3 (3x last (Elon, 2/15/18)* 0...... Rebounds...... 6 (at Northeastern, 2/3/18)* 0...... Assists...... 4 (Greenboro, 12/28/17)* 0...... Blocks...... 1 (at Drexel (2/24/18)* 0...... Steals...... 2 (2x last (at Drexel, 2/24/18)* No. 3 0...... Minutes...... 35 (Northeastern, 1/13/18)* Jeff Gary *Career highs from time at UNCW 6-4 • Jr. • G Austin, Texas

19-20 Season Highs Career High 9 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... Points...... 9 (at St. John's, 11/6/19) 3 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... 3-FG...... 3 (at St. John's, 11/6/19) 1 (Columbia International, 11/8/19). Rebounds...... 1 (2x Last (Columbia International, 11/8/19) 3 (Columbia International, 11/8/19).....Assists...... 3 (Columbia International, 11/8/19) 0...... Blocks...... N/A 0...... Steals...... N/A No. 4 17 (Columbia International, 11/8/19)... Minutes...... 17 (Columbia International, 11/8/19) Diego Rivera 6-2 •Fr. • G Miami, Fla.

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19-20 Season Highs Career High 24 (Columbia International, 11/8/19).. Points...... 25 (at NC State, 11/24/18) 3 (Columbia International, 11/8/19)...... 3-FG...... 3 (2x last ((Columbia International, 11/8/19) 5 (Columbia International, 11/8/19). Rebounds...... 7 (at NC State, 11/24/18) 2 (Columbia International, 11/8/19).....Assists...... 9 (Brewton-Parker, 11/27/18) 0...... Blocks...... 2 (UNCW, 12/21/18) 0...... Steals...... 4 (vs. Furman, 3/9/19) No. 5 28 (Columbia International, 11/8/19)....Minutes...... 34 (UT Martin, 11/16/18) Djordje Dimitrijevic 6-2 • Sr. • G Grdelica, Serbia

19-20 Season Highs Career High 9 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... Points...... 9 (2x last (at St. John's, 11/6/19) 1 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... 3-FG...... 1(2x last (at St. John's, 11/6/19) 4 (Columbia International, 11/8/19). Rebounds...... 6 (UNCG, 3/2/19) 5 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... Assists...... 5(2x last (at St. John's, 11/6/19) 0...... Blocks...... 1(at ETSU, 2/16/19) 2 (Columbia International, 11/8/19)...... Steals...... 2 (3x last (Columbia International, 11/8/19) No. 10 17 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... Minutes...... 24 (The Citadel, 12/1/18) Daniel Love 6-3 • So. • G Orlando, Fla.

19-20 Season Highs Career High 6 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... Points...... 6 (at St. John's, 11/6/19) 2 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... 3-FG...... 2 (at St. John's, 11/6/19) 2 (Columbia International, 11/8/19). Rebounds...... 2 (Columbia International, 11/8/19) 1 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... Assists...... 1 (at St. John's, 11/6/19) 0...... Blocks...... N/A 1 (Columbia International, 11/8/19)...... Steals...... 1 (Columbia International, 11/8/19) No. 12 22 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... Minutes...... 22 (at St. John's, 11/6/19) Mitch Prendergast 6-0 • R-So. • G Dallas, Texas

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19-20 Season Highs Career High 2 (Columbia International, 11/8/19)..... Points...... 13 (at Western Carolina, 2/14/19) 0...... 3-FG...... N/A 1 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... Rebounds...... 5 (at ETSU, 2/16/19) 0...... Assists...... 1 (at Furman, 1/3/19) 0...... Blocks...... 4 (UNCG, 3/2/19) 0...... Steals...... 1 (Chattanooga, 2/23/19) No. 14 7 (Columbia International, 11/8/19)... Minutes...... 19 (at ETSU, 2/16/19) Victor Bafutto 6-10 • R-So. • C Brasilia, Brazil

19-20 Season Highs Career High 0...... Points...... 37 (Chattanooga, 2/23/19) 0...... 3-FG...... 8 (2x last (Chattanooga, 2/23/19) 0...... Rebounds...... 7 (at Western Carolina, 2/14/19) 0...... Assists...... 5 (at Chattanooga, 1/17/19) 0...... Blocks...... 1 (2x last (at Furman, 1/13/19) 0...... Steals...... 2 (2x last (at Florida, 12/18/18) No. 20 0...... Minutes...... 42 (ETSU, 1/12/19) Ross Cummings 6-3 • Sr. • G Dickson, Tenn.

19-20 Season Highs Career High 23 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... Points...... 23 (at St. John's, 11/6/19) 3 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... 3-FG...... 5 (at VMI, 2/28/19) 12 (Columbia International, 11/8/19)....Rebounds...... 14 (at The Citadel (12/1/18) 2 (Columbia International, 11/8/19).....Assists...... 5 (2x last (The Citadel, 2/6/16) 0...... Blocks...... 1 (5x last (The Citadel, 2/6/19) 2 (Columbia International, 11/8/19)...... Steals...... 5 (VMI, 1/24/19) No. 22 35 (Columbia International, 11/8/19)....Minutes...... 41 (ETSU, 1/12/19) Ethan Stair 6-4 • R-Sr. • G Hazel Green, Ala.

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19-20 Season Highs Career High 6 (Columbia International, 11/8/19)..... Points...... 6 (Columbia International, 11/8/19) 0...... 3-FG...... N/A 9 (Columbia International, 11/8/19). Rebounds...... 9 (Columbia International, 11/8/19) 3 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... Assists...... 3 (at St. John's, 11/6/19) 1 (Columbia International, 11/8/19).....Blocks...... 1 (Columbia International, 11/8/19) 1 (Columbia International, 11/8/19)...... Steals...... 1 (2x last (Columbia International, 11/8/19) No. 23 23 (Columbia International, 11/8/19)..... Minutes...... 23 (Columbia International, 11/8/19) James Glisson III 6-6 • Fr. • F Decatur, Ga.

19-20 Season Highs Career High 7 (Columbia International, 11/8/19)..... Points...... 9 (Miss. Valley, 11/14/16)* 0...... 3-FG...... 1 (Miss. Valley, 11/14/16)* 5 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... Rebounds...... 6 (3x last (TCU, 2/12/18)* 0...... Assists...... 3 (Texas, 2/20/17)* 0...... Blocks...... 2 (6x last (Coppin St., 12/20/17)* 0...... Steals...... 3 (TCU, 2/12/18)* 13 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... Minutes...... 18 (vs. Texas A&M 11/10/17)* No. 25 Maciej Bender *Career highs from his previous two years at West Virginia 6-11• Jr. • F Warsaw, Poland

19-20 Season Highs Career High 10 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... Points...... 11 (Samford, 2/21/19) 2 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... 3-FG...... 3 (Samford, 2/21/19) 5 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... Rebounds...... 5 (at St. John's, 11/6/19) 0...... Assists...... 1 (Chattanooga, 2/23/19) 0...... Blocks...... 1 (at ETSU, 2/16/19) 1 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... Steals...... 2 (vs. Harvard, 12/29/18) No. 30 25 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... Minutes...... 28 (Samford, 2/21/19) Luke Hamilton 6-8 • So. • F Austin, Texas

19-20 Season Highs Career High 4 (Columbia International, 11/8/19)..... Points...... 4 (Columbia International, 11/8/19) 0...... 3-FG...... N/A 1 (Columbia International, 11/8/19). Rebounds...... 1 (Columbia International, 11/8/19) 1 (Columbia International, 11/8/19).....Assists...... 1 (Columbia International, 11/8/19) 1 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... Blocks...... 1 (at St. John's, 11/6/19) 1 (Columbia International, 11/8/19)...... Steals...... 1 (Columbia International, 11/8/19) No. 35 11 (Columbia International, 11/8/19)... Minutes...... 11 (Columbia International, 11/8/19) Patrick Urey 6-6 • R-Fr. • F Chattanooga, Tenn.

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