Cougars catch fire, run past Mercer
Led by strong performances by their "Big Three" (and Brock Zylstra!), BYU scored early and often in a 90-71 rout of Mercer on Monday.
MERCER BEARS
Last Game
| Final - 3.25.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer Bears | 35 | 36 | 71 |
| BYU Cougars | 44 | 46 | 90 |
Stories
MU Gets Comeback Win Over Mercer
Bryan Badolato scored three times on a 6 goal run while MU held Mercer without a goal for over 21 minutes to rally for their second win of the season!
MLAX Preview: Marquette at Mercer
The Golden Eagles look to get back to .500 on the season with a trip to play fellow independent Mercer.
FGCU punches its ticket to the tourney
Florida Gulf Coast University will be dancing in just its second year of D-1 postseason eligibility after knocking off Mercer in the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship Game on Saturday.
A-Sun Tournament: Mercer advances in first round
Mercer won in blowout fashion, while Florida Gulf Coast came out flat in their opening round game.
Top seed Mercer hosts Atlantic Sun tournament
Mercer will play host to the Atlantic Sun conference tournament starting on Wednesday, March 6, and will attempt to lock up the conference's automatic NCAA Tournament bid. Here's what the bracket looks like.
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Video
Video: Mercer Talks Mercer
Get your Bears up! (Is that a thing? I have no idea.)
The SEC's Worst Losses: Alabama/Vandy Preview
Vanderbilt is looking to rebound from another heartbreaker - this time at Tennessee. Can the 'Dores rebound by following Mercer's blueprint to beat Alabama in Nashville?
Kennesaw State pulls the upset on Mercer at home
The Owls snapped a 12-game losing streak on Saturday, and also notched their first Atlantic Sun conference win of the season.
Fox happy with win over Mercer
Nearly 4,000 students from local elementary schools were invited to Stegeman Coliseum.
Bulldogs Beat Bears in Basketball
Using a youthful lineup, Mark Fox's Georgia Bulldogs snapped a three-game losing streak with a midday win over the Mercer Bears at Stegeman Coliseum on Tuesday.
Georgia earns afternoon win over Mercer
The Bulldogs shot over 50% from three point range during their 58-49 win over the Bears.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sewanee | Saturday, November 10 2012 | win 65 - 36 | coverage |
| Oglethorpe | Monday, November 12 2012 | win 70 - 25 | coverage |
| @ George Mason Patriots | Friday, November 16 2012 | loss 49 - 52 | coverage |
| @ Ill.-Chicago Flames | Saturday, November 17 2012 | loss 36 - 62 | coverage |
| @ Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Monday, November 19 2012 | loss 71 - 74 | coverage |
| Furman Paladins | Sunday, November 25 2012 | win 73 - 46 | coverage |
| @ New Mexico Lobos | Wednesday, November 28 2012 | loss 58 - 76 | coverage |
| December | |||
| @ Florida St. Seminoles | Sunday, December 02 2012 | win 61 - 56 | coverage |
| @ Denver Pioneers | Wednesday, December 05 2012 | loss 40 - 69 | coverage |
| Alabama A&M Bulldogs | Saturday, December 08 2012 | win 65 - 46 | coverage |
| @ Chattanooga Mocs | Sunday, December 16 2012 | win 63 - 53 | coverage |
| @ Georgia Bulldogs | Tuesday, December 18 2012 | loss 49 - 58 | coverage |
| @ Alabama Crimson Tide | Saturday, December 22 2012 | win 66 - 59 | coverage |
| Stetson Hatters | Monday, December 31 2012 | win 70 - 64 | coverage |
| January | |||
| Florida Gulf Coast Eagles | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | win 77 - 70 | coverage |
| @ Kennesaw St. Owls | Saturday, January 05 2013 | loss 75 - 83 | coverage |
| @ North Florida Ospreys | Thursday, January 10 2013 | win 66 - 47 | coverage |
| @ Jacksonville Dolphins | Saturday, January 12 2013 | loss 47 - 49 | coverage |
| East Tennessee St. Buccaneers | Thursday, January 17 2013 | win 78 - 59 | coverage |
| USC Upstate Spartans | Saturday, January 19 2013 | win 82 - 74 | coverage |
| @ Northern Kentucky Norse | Thursday, January 24 2013 | loss 46 - 63 | coverage |
| @ Lipscomb Bisons | Saturday, January 26 2013 | win 71 - 65 | coverage |
| February | |||
| Kennesaw St. Owls | Friday, February 01 2013 | win 66 - 42 | coverage |
| Jacksonville Dolphins | Thursday, February 07 2013 | win 67 - 64 | coverage |
| North Florida Ospreys | Saturday, February 09 2013 | win 64 - 44 | coverage |
| @ USC Upstate Spartans | Thursday, February 14 2013 | win 70 - 59 | coverage |
| @ East Tennessee St. Buccaneers | Saturday, February 16 2013 | win 71 - 54 | coverage |
| Lipscomb Bisons | Thursday, February 21 2013 | win 83 - 58 | coverage |
| Northern Kentucky Norse | Saturday, February 23 2013 | win 63 - 46 | coverage |
| @ Florida Gulf Coast Eagles | Thursday, February 28 2013 | loss 57 - 60 | coverage |
| March | |||
| @ Stetson Hatters | Saturday, March 02 2013 | win 77 - 65 | coverage |
| Lipscomb Bisons | Wednesday, March 06 2013 | win 82 - 48 | coverage |
| USC Upstate Spartans | Friday, March 08 2013 | win 72 - 64 | coverage |
| Florida Gulf Coast Eagles | Saturday, March 09 2013 | loss 75 - 88 | coverage |
| @ Tennessee Volunteers | Wednesday, March 20 2013 | win 75 - 67 | coverage |
| @ BYU Cougars | Monday, March 25 2013 | loss 71 - 90 | coverage |
Roster
Mercer Bears Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Brown | 25 | GUARD | 210 | 6-5 | freshman | |
| Monty Brown | 45 | CENTER | 250 | 6-11 | junior | |
| Jibri Bryan | 34 | GUARD | 180 | 6-3 | sophomore | |
| Kevin Canevari | 3 | GUARD | 165 | 5-11 | junior | |
| Daniel Coursey | 52 | FORWARD | 220 | 6-10 | junior | |
| Jakob Gollon | 20 | FORWARD | 200 | 6-6 | junior | |
| Langston Hall | 21 | GUARD | 180 | 6-4 | junior | |
| T.J. Hallice | 14 | FORWARD | 205 | 6-9 | sophomore | |
| Anthony White Jr. | 15 | GUARD | 170 | 6-2 | junior | |
| Darious Moten | 22 | FORWARD | 195 | 6-6 | junior | |
| Ike Nwamu | 10 | GUARD | 205 | 6-5 | sophomore | |
| Dylan Poston | 1 | GUARD | 185 | 6-4 | freshman | |
| Chris Smith | 23 | GUARD | 170 | 6-1 | senior | |
| Travis Smith | 2 | GUARD | 185 | 6-3 | senior | |
| Bud Thomas | 5 | FORWARD | 200 | 6-6 | junior |
Stats
Mercer Bears Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Travis Smith | 36 | 30.0 | 4.4 | 9.6 | 45.2 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 43.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 89.8 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 13.9 |
| Langston Hall | 31 | 31.2 | 3.5 | 8.1 | 42.8 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 36.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 84.8 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 11.3 |
| Jakob Gollon | 36 | 29.1 | 3.0 | 7.8 | 38.7 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 30.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 84.0 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 8.6 |
| Bud Thomas | 36 | 27.7 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 44.1 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 32.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 47.2 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 7.6 |
| Daniel Coursey | 34 | 18.7 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 53.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 71.0 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 7.5 |
| Monty Brown | 36 | 11.8 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 43.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 70.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 4.3 |
| Anthony White Jr. | 35 | 10.6 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 37.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 35.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 83.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| Jibri Bryan | 19 | 9.8 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 34.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 45.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 57.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| T.J. Hallice | 36 | 14.9 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 53.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 25.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 47.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 3.1 |
| Chris Smith | 36 | 9.9 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 39.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 27.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 46.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
| Darious Moten | 32 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 51.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 25.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 77.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Dylan Poston | 16 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 30.4 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 20.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Kevin Canevari | 36 | 10.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 34.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 32.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Lawrence Brown | 21 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 44.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 50.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
