2016–17 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

2016–17 Mercer Bears men's basketball

Conference	Southern Conference
2016–17 record	4–3 (0–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Bob Hoffman (9th year)
Assistant coach	Doug Esleeck
Assistant coach	Jarred Merrill
Assistant coach	Jason Eaker
Home arena	Hawkins Arena

2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Tennessee State	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Chattanooga	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Mercer	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
UNC Greensboro	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
The Citadel	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Furman	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Samford	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Western Carolina	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
VMI	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200
Wofford	0	–	0	–	1	–	5	.167

† 2017 SoCon Tournament winner As of December 6, 2016;

The 2016–17 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represents Mercer University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by ninth year head coach Bob Hoffman, play their home games at Hawkins Arena on the university's Macon, Georgia campus and are third year members of the Southern Conference.

Previous season

They finished the 2015–16 season 19–15, 8–10 in SoCon play to finish in seventh place. They defeated The Citadel in the first round of the SoCon Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to East Tennessee State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Coastal Carolina.

Murder of Jibri Bryan

Jibri Bryan, a sixth-year senior, was shot and killed on February 2, 2016. He was found with a gunshot wound to the head in the driver's seat of a Chevy Monte Carlo parked in a convenience store in Macon, Georgia. Bryan played in six games in the 2015–16 season due to a knee injury, averaging 7.8 points per game. Jarvis Clinton Miller has been charged in the murder of Bryan after attempting to flee from the crime scene. In a statement, Mercer coach Bob Hoffman said, "Jibri Bryan was a special young man who was a great contributor to our team and did everything that was asked of him.^[1]

Roster

2016–17 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Ringer, DesmondDesmond Ringer	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	McDonough, Georgia
3.5 !F	1	Kilby, CoryCory Kilby	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Ada, Oklahoma
1.5 !G	2	Stowe, JaylenJaylen Stowe	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Harrisburg, North Carolina
1.5 !G	3	Gavin, StephenStephen Gavin	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Savannah, Georgia
1.5 !G	5	Strawberry, JordanJordan Strawberry	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Anaheim, California
1.5 !G	10	Holland, Ria'nRia'n Holland	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	152 lb (69 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Fayetteville, North Carolina
1.5 !G	13	Johnson, RyanRyan Johnson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Greensboro, North Carolina
1.5 !G	14	Stair, EthanEthan Stair	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Hazel Green, Alabama
3.5 !F	15	Jelks, StephonStephon Jelks	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Marietta, Georgia
1.5 !G	20	Roy, DariusDarius Roy	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lawton, Oklahoma
3.5 !F	23	Rivers, DemetreDemetre Rivers	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Ladson, South Carolina
3.5 !F	23	Cummings, RossRoss Cummings	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Dickson, Tennessee
1.5 !G	25	Lewis, RashadRashad Lewis	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	156 lb (71 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Valdosta, Georgia
5.0 !C	33	Brydon, MacMac Brydon	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Charlotte, North Carolina
5.0 !C	44	N'Ganga, JJJJ N'Ganga	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Aubervilliers, France]]
5.0 !C	55	Fishler, AndrewAndrew Fishler	85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Cumming, Georgia

Head coach

Bob Hoffman (Oklahoma Baptist)

Assistant coach(es)

Doug Esleeck (North Carolina)
Jarred Merrill (Oklahoma Christian)
Jason Eaker (Texas–Pan American)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 8:30 pm, ESPN3	Brewton–Parker	W 87–53	1–0	Hawkins Arena (3,553) Macon, GA
11/13/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Florida	L 54–76	1–1	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (3,716) Jacksonville, FL
11/20/2016* 2:00 pm	Georgia Southern Savannah Invitational	W 80–67	2–1	Hawkins Arena (3,508) Macon, GA
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm	Radford Savannah Invitational	W 58–47	3–1	Hawkins Arena (2,572) Macon, GA
11/25/2016* 5:00 PM, ESPN3	vs. East Carolina Savannah Invitational semifinals	W 70–66	4–1	Savannah Civic Center (2,263) Savannah, GA
11/26/2016* 7:30 PM	vs. Akron Savannah Invitational finals	L 63–65	4–2	Savannah Civic Center (2,391) Savannah, GA
11/29/2016* 7:00 pm	Davidson	L 57–78	4–3	Hawkins Arena (3,228) Macon, GA
12/03/2016* 4:00 pm	at George Mason			EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm	Oglethorpe			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
12/10/2016* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra	at Clemson			Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
12/18/2016* 1:00 pm, SECN	at Auburn			Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
12/22/2016* 7:00 pm	La Salle			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
12/28/2016* 7:00 pm	at Kennesaw State			KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
SoCon regular season
12/31/2016 1:00 pm	at Wofford			Benjamin Johnson Arena Spartanburg, SC
01/02/2017 7:00 pm	at Furman			Timmons Arena Greenville, SC
01/05/2017 7:30 pm	VMI			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
01/07/2017 4:30 pm	East Tennessee State			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
01/11/2017 8:00 pm	at Samford			Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL
01/14/2017 4:30 pm	Chattanooga			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
01/19/2017 7:00 pm	at UNC Greensboro			Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
01/21/2017 2:00 pm	at Western Carolina			Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
01/28/2017 4:30 pm	The Citadel			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
01/30/2017 7:00 pm, ASN	Western Carolina			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
02/02/2017 7:00 pm	Furman			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
02/04/2017 4:30 pm	Wofford			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
02/09/2017 7:00 pm	at VMI			Cameron Hall Lexington, VA
02/11/2017 4:00 pm	at East Tennessee State			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
02/18/2017 1:00 pm	at The Citadel			McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
02/22/2017 7:00 pm	UNC Greensboro			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
02/25/2017 5:00 pm	at Chattanooga			McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
02/27/2017 7:00 pm	Samford			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
SoCon Tournament
03/03/2017– 03/06/2017	vs.			U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ "Officials charge man in murder of Mercer's Jibri Bryan; gunman at large". ESPN. February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
↑ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule - Mercer". Mercerbears.com. Retrieved 2016-11-09.

Mercer Bears men's basketball

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