| 2020–21Mercer Bears men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 18–11 (8–9 SoCon) |
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| Home arena | Hawkins Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Greensboro † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 10 | – | 5 | .667 | 16 | – | 9 | .640 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 8 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | 13 | – | 12 | .520 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 12 | .520 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 12 | .520 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 4 | – | 13 | .235 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 2 | – | 9 | .182 | 6 | – | 13 | .316 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †2021 SoCon tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2020–21 Mercer Bears men's basketball team representedMercer University during the2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team were led by second-year head coachGreg Gary, and played their home games atHawkins Arena inMacon, Georgia as a member of theSouthern Conference.
TheBears finished the2019–20 season 17–15, 11–7 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of theSoCon tournament toWestern Carolina.
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| November 25, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | North Georgia | W 79–48 | 1–0 | Hawkins Arena (727) Macon, GA | |||||||
| November 27, 2020* 8:00 p.m., FSS | at Georgia Tech | W 83–73 | 2–0 | McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
| November 30, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Georgia State | W 86–69 | 3–0 | Hawkins Arena (672) Macon, GA | |||||||
| December 5, 2020* 10:00 a.m., ESPN+ | Columbia International | W 88–62 | 4–0 | Hawkins Arena (478) Macon, GA | |||||||
| December 6, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Southern Wesleyan | W 96–85 | 5–0 | Hawkins Arena (727) Macon, GA | |||||||
| December 13, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Georgia Southern | W 77–75 | 6–0 | Hanner Fieldhouse (459) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| December 16, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Georgia State | L 81–88 | 6–1 | GSU Sports Arena (907) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
| December 19, 2020* 2:00 p.m. | Georgia Southwestern | Canceled | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | ||||||||
| December 22, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Kennesaw State | W 81–71 | 7–1 | KSU Convocation Center (341) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
| December 29, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | Wofford | L 65–78 | 7–2 (0–1) | Hawkins Arena (946) Macon, GA | |||||||
| January 2, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Furman | L 80–83 | 7–3 (0–2) | Timmons Arena (250) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| January 13, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Chattanooga | L 80–83 | 7–4 (0–3) | McKenzie Arena (0) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
| January 16, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Western Carolina | W 78–76 | 8–4 (1–3) | Hawkins Arena (1,027) Macon, GA | |||||||
| January 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at The Citadel | W 83–63 | 9–4 (2–3) | McAlister Field House Charleston, SC | |||||||
| January 23, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | VMI | W 83–80 | 10–4 (3–3) | Hawkins Arena (927) Macon, GA | |||||||
| January 27, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UNC Greensboro | L 68–81 | 10–5 (3–4) | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | |||||||
| January 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Wofford | L 69–72 | 10–6 (3–5) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| February 3, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | East Tennessee State | L 64–70 | 10–7 (3–6) | Hawkins Arena (927) Macon, GA | |||||||
| February 6, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Samford | W 89–82 | 11–7 (4–6) | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | |||||||
| February 10, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Samford | W 77–70 | 12–7 (5–6) | Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL | |||||||
| February 13, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UNC Greensboro | L 74–77 | 12–8 (5–7) | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | |||||||
| February 17, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at East Tennessee State | W 71–64 | 13–8 (6–7) | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN | |||||||
| February 20, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Furman | L 60–70 | 13–9 (6–8) | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | |||||||
| February 22, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | The Citadel | W 88–52 | 14–9 (7–8) | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | |||||||
| February 24, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Chattanooga | W 81–77 | 15–9 (8–8) | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | |||||||
| February 27, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Western Carolina | L 61–85 | 15–10 (8–9) | Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
| SoCon tournament | |||||||||||
| March 5, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (10) Samford First Round | W 87–59 | 16–10 | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC | ||||||
| March 6, 2021 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) Wofford Quarterfinals | W 62–61 | 17–10 | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC | ||||||
| March 7, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (6) VMI Semifinals | W 73–59 | 18–10 | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC | ||||||
| March 8, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN | (7) | vs. (1) UNC Greensboro Championship | L 61–69 | 18–11 | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC | ||||||
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