The 2024–25 Mercer Bears men's basketball team will represent Mercer University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, who will be led by first-year head coach Ryan Ridder, will play their home games at Hawkins Arena in Macon, Georgia as a member of the Southern Conference.
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 SoCon) |
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| Home arena | Hawkins Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Greensboro | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 SoCon tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
editThe Bears finished the 2023–24 season 16–17, 8–10 in SoCon play to finish in eighth place. They defeated The Citadel in the first round of the SoCon tournament,[1] before losing to Samford in the quarterfinals.[2] Following the conclusion of the season, head coach Greg Gary and the school parted ways.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 7, 2024* 7:00 pm |
Virginia–Lynchburg | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | |||||||||
| November 11, 2024* 9:00 pm |
at DePaul | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL | |||||||||
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm |
Trinity Baptist | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | |||||||||
| November 16, 2024* 4:00 pm |
at South Alabama | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||||
| November 21, 2024* |
at South Carolina Fort Myers Tip-Off campus game |
Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC | |||||||||
| November 25, 2024* 1:30 pm |
vs. Jacksonville Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Semifinals |
Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL | |||||||||
| November 26, 2024* TBD |
vs. Miami (OH)/Siena Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms |
Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL | |||||||||
| December 4, 2024* 11:00 am |
West Georgia | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | |||||||||
| December 8, 2024* 3:00 pm |
at Stetson | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL | |||||||||
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Chicago State | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | |||||||||
| December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm |
at Queens | Curry Arena Charlotte, NC | |||||||||
| December 21, 2024* 2:00 pm |
at Winthrop | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC | |||||||||
| December 28, 2024* 2:00 pm |
at Georgia State | GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
| SoCon regular season | |||||||||||
| January 1, 2025 7:00 pm |
Chattanooga | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | |||||||||
| January 4, 2025 1:00 pm |
at VMI | Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia | |||||||||
| January 8, 2025 7:00 pm |
East Tennessee State | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | |||||||||
| January 11, 2025 TBA |
at Western Carolina | Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC | |||||||||
| January 15, 2025 7:00 pm |
Samford | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | |||||||||
| January 18, 2025 6:00 pm |
at Wofford | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC | |||||||||
| January 22, 2025 7:00 pm |
at UNC Greensboro | First Horizon Coliseum Greensboro, NC | |||||||||
| January 25, 2025 4:30 pm |
Furman | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | |||||||||
| January 29, 2025 7:00 pm |
The Citadel | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | |||||||||
| February 1, 2025 2:00 pm |
at Chattanooga | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN | |||||||||
| February 5, 2025 6:30 pm |
at Samford | Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL | |||||||||
| February 8, 2025 2:00 pm |
Wofford | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | |||||||||
| February 12, 2025 7:00 pm |
at Furman | Timmons Arena Greenville, SC | |||||||||
| February 15, 2025 4:30 pm |
VMI | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | |||||||||
| February 19, 2025 7:00 pm |
at The Citadel | McAlister Field House Charleston, SC | |||||||||
| February 22, 2025 2:00 pm |
UNC Greensboro | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | |||||||||
| February 26, 2025 7:00 pm |
at East Tennessee State | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN | |||||||||
| March 1, 2025 4:30 pm |
West Carolina | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Big Offensive Day Leads Bears Past The Citadel". Mercer University Athletics. 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ^ "Mercer Falls To Samford In Southern Conference Quarterfinals". Mercer University Athletics. 2024-03-09. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ^ McGouirk, Brandon (2024-03-11). "Bears bid farewell as Mercer's Coach Gary not to return next basketball season". WGXA. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mercer University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ^ "Mercer Bears 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-10-17.