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@MercerMBB #RoarTogether #RestoreTheRoar MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES MERCER BEARS GEORGIA STATE PANTHER 4-5 0-0 5-3 0-0 OVERALL SOCON OVERALL SUN BELT VS. Greg Gary 4-5 Rob Lanier 5-3 HEAD COACH RECORD AT MERCER HEAD COACH RECORD AT GEORGIA STATE (FIRST SEASON) (FIRST SEASON) OVERALL 4-5 SoCon 0-0 GAME INFORMATION SCHEDULE H 3-0 | A 1-3 | N 0-2 OPENING TIPOFF Mercer Men's Basketball returns to Hawkins Arena for the first Date/Time: Saturday, Dec. 7 • 4:30 p.m. ET NOVEMBER time since Nov. 15 on Saturday, Dec. 7 when they host Georgia Location: Macon, Ga. • Hawkins Arena (3,500) Wed. 6 at St. John’s FS1 L, 79-109 State. This will be the Bears fourth home game of the season. Live Stats: MercerBears.com/LiveStats Fri. 8 Columbia International ESPN3 W, 84-76 Tipoff is set for 4:30 p.m. and will be aired on ESPN+ and 100.9 Twitter Updates: @MercerMBB Mon. 11 Kennesaw State ESPN+ W, 74-62 The Creek FM and Sportsmic Radio with Rick Cameron on the Tickets: Tickets.Mercer.edu Fri. 15 FGCU ESPN3 W, 84-68 call. Tues. 19 at Georgia Southern ESPN+ L, 88-98 SERIES INFORMATION Sat. 23 $ at UIC ESPN+ W, 72-68 ABOUT THE PANTHERS Tues 26 $ at St. Bonaventure ESPN+ L, 51-56 Georgia State enters the contest against the Bears with a 5-3 • Overall: Mercer leads the series, 46-37 overall record… After starting the season 1-3, the Panthers are • Current Streak: L1 DECEMBER currently on a four-game winning streak, that includes wins • Last Meeting: L, 62-60 (Nov. 13, 2018) Sun. 1 $ vs. Canisius CUSA.TV L, 66-76 Mon. 2 $ vs. Holy Cross CUSA.TV L, 67-81 over Prairie View A&M, California Baptist, Charlotte, and Dart- Sat. 7 Georgia State ESPN+ 4:30 p.m. mouth… The last win for the Panthers came on Dec. 3 against Mon. 16 at UNCW Flohoops 7 p.m. Dartmouth, 83-80… The Panthers are averaging 80.8 points and Fri. 20 * Furman ESPN3 7:30 p.m. allowing 72.0 points per game… The Panthers are shooting 45.7 Sun. 22 Florida Atlantic ESPN+ 6 p.m. percent from the floor and 40.7 percent from behind the arc… TV INFORMATION Georgia State is averaging 7.6 made three-pointers per game Sat. 28 Milligan ESPN3 1 p.m. Television: ESPN+ this season… The Panthers have hit 10 or more three-pointers Talent: Frank Malloy (play-by-play) in three games this season… Over the last two games Georgia JANUARY Tim Scarborough (analyst) Wed. 1 * at UNCG TBA 7 p.m. State has played, they have hit 11 and 12 three-pointers re- Sat. 4 * Chattanooga ESPN+ 4:30 p.m. spectfully… Corey Allen leads the Panthers in scoring with 17.3 Sat. 11 * at Western Carolina ESPN+ 7 p.m. points per game… Four Panthers are scoring in double figures Wed. 15 * VMI ESPN+ 7 p.m. this season…. Damon Wilson leads the Panthers in rebounding RADIO INFORMATION Sat. 18 * at Samford ESPN3 3 p.m. averaging 5.0 rebounds per game; he averages 10.9 points Radio: 100.9 The Creek and Sportsmic Wed. 22 * Western Carolina ESPN+ 7 p.m. per game…. Georgia State was picked to finish sixth in the Play-by-Play: Rick Cameron Sat. 25 * at VMI ESPN3 1 p.m. Sun Belt Conference this season… Kane Williams was picked Wed. 29 * at ETSU ESPN+ 7 p.m. second-team Sun Belt this season… First-year head coach Rob Lanier leads the Panthers. FEBRUARY STATISTICAL COMPARISON Sat. 1 * The Citadel ESPN3 4:30 p.m. SERIES HISTORY MERCER GA. STATE Wed. 5 * at Furman ESPN+ 7 p.m. The Bears and Panthers will meet for the 84th time in program Sat. 8 * ETSU ESPN+ 4:30 p.m. Scoring Average 73.9 80.8 history on Saturday at Hawkins Arena. Mercer leads the series, Wed. 12 * at Wofford ESPN+ 7 p.m. Opp. Scoring Average 77.1 72.0 46-37, in program history. The Bears have dropped the last Sat. 15 * UNCG ESPN3 4:30 p.m. Scoring Margin -3.2 +8.8 three contests. Mercer dropped the last game, 62-60, on Nov. Wed. 19 * Samford ESPN+ 7 p.m. FG Percentage .439 .457 13, 2018. Sat. 22 * at Chattanooga ESPN3 4:30 p.m 3FG Percentage .358 .407 Wed. 26 * at The Citadel ESPN3 7 p.m. FT Percentage .696 .681 Sat. 29 * Wofford ESPN+ 4:30 pm. UP NEXT Rebounding Average 36.9 39.1 Following the contest with the Panthers, Mercer returns to Assists Per Game 14.8 14.5 MARCH action on Monday, Dec. 16 when they travel to Wilmington, N.C. Steals Per Game 6.7 9.0 to face UNCW. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. Turnovers Per Game 14.4 14.5 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 LOVE STAIR GLISSON III BENDER MEDIA RELATIONS 5 Sr. | G 10 LSo. | G 22 R-Sr. | G 23 Fr. | F 25 R-Jr. | F Travis Rae MIN 31.7 MIN 19.0 MIN 36.7 MIN 24.2 MIN 15.6 Assistant Director for Media Relations PPG 15.2 PPG 5.7 PPG 19.7 PPG 9.3 PPG 6.4 e: [email protected] FG% 39.1% FG% 41.3% FG% 46.6% FG% 56.1% FG% 46.3% o: 478-301-5219 3FG% 35.7% 3FG% 50.0% 3FG% 41.0% 3FG% 11.1% 3FG% 0% c: 478-973-4355 AST 3.3 AST 2.4 REB 9.9 REB 4.2 REB 4.3 2019-20 MERCER MEN’S BASKETBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown / Previous School 1 Kamar Robertson G Fr. 6-2 160 Alpharetta, Ga. / Cambridge HS 2 Neftali Alvarez* G So. 6-2 165 Cantano, P.R. / Fairfield 3 Jeff Gary G R-So. 6-4 180 Austin, Texas / UNCW 4 Diego Rivera G Fr. 6-2 180 Miami, Fla. / Miami Christian School 5 Djordje Dimitrijevic G Sr. 6-2 180 Grdelica, Serbia / Western Nebraska 10 Daniel Love G So. 6-3 170 Orlando, Fla. / Dr. Phillips HS 12 Mitch Prendergast G R-So. 6-0 190 Dallas, Texas / Dallas Jesuit HS 13 Felipe Haase* F Jr. 6-9 250 Osorno, Chile / South Carolina 14 Victor Bafutto C R-So. 6-10 230 Brasilia, Brazil / Centro Educational Sigma 20 Ross Cummings G Sr. 6-3 180 Dickson, Tenn. / Creek Wood HS 22 Ethan Stair G R-Sr. 6-4 205 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 35 Patrick Urey F R-Fr. 6-6 210 Chattanooga, Tenn. / Baylor School * - Sitting out the 2019-20 season due to NCAA transfer rules BROADCAST ROSTER Kamar Robertson Neftali ALVAREZ Jeff GARY Diego RIVERA Djordje DIMITRIJEVIC Daniel LOVE Mitch 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 Patrick UREY C / 6-10 / 230 G / 6-3 / 180 G / 6-4 / 205 F / 6-6 / 210 F / 6-11 / 255 F / 6-6 / 210 14 R-So. 20 Sr. 22 R-Sr. 23 Fr. 25 R-Jr. 35 R-Fr. Brasilia, Brazil Dickson, Tenn. Hazel Green, Ala. Decatur, Ga. Warsaw, Poland Chattanooga, Tenn. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #2 – Neff-tal-ee Alvarez #5 – Georgie Duh-mee-tree-ee-vich #13 – Fa-leep-ay Haas-ay #14 – Victor Bah-FOO-toe #25 – Magic Bender Greg GARY Bobby KUMMER Kim LEWIS Juan CARDONA D.J. BYRD Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Basketball Operations First Season First Season First Season First Season First Season Tulane, 1992 Charlotte, 1996 Tulane, 1994 Middle Georgia, 1996 Purdue, 2013 2 • MERCER GAME NOTES 2019-20 MERCER MEN’S BASKETBALL LAST TIME OUT QUICK FACTS The last time the Bears took to the court was on Dec. 2 against Holy Cross. The Crusaders defeated the Bears by a MERCER UNIVERSITY Location Macon, Ga. score of 81-67. Ethan Stair led the way for the Bears with 19 points and eight rebounds on the contest. The Bears Enrollment 8,667 shot 45 percent, while the Crusaders shot over 50 percent from the floor in the contest. James Glisson III scored 16 Founded 1833 points and Djordje Dimitrijevic scored 11 to round out the double-figure scorers. The Bears struggled shooting from Nickname Bears the outside as the Bears shot 26 percent (5-for-19) from behind the arc. Colors Orange and Black Affilliation NCAA Division I STAIR NAMED SOCON PLAYER OF THE MONTH Conference Southern Arena (Capacity) Hawkins Arena (3,500) President Dr. William D. Underwood The Bears Ethan Stair has been named the Southern Conference Player of the Month. He becomes only the second Athletics Director Jim Cole Bear to earn this honor. The last Mercer player to win the award was Stephon Jelks, who earned the honor during Athletics Phone (478) 301-4130 the 2015-16 season.