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2013–14 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

2013–14 Mercer Bears men's basketball
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Atlantic Sun regular season co–champions
and Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference Atlantic Sun Conference
2013–14 record 27–9 (14–4 A-Sun)
Head coach Bob Hoffman (6th year)
Assistant coach Spencer Wright
Assistant coach Doug Esleeck
Assistant coach Jake Nelp
Home arena Hawkins Arena
Seasons
← 2012–13
2014–15 →
2013–14 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Mercer 14 4   .778     27 9   .750
Florida Gulf Coast 14 4   .778     22 13   .629
USC Upstate 11 7   .611     19 15   .559
East Tennessee State 10 8   .556     19 16   .543
Lipscomb 10 8   .556     15 15   .500
North Florida 10 8   .556     16 16   .500
Jacksonville 8 10   .444     12 18   .400
Northern Kentucky* 5 13   .278     9 21   .300
Stetson 5 13   .278     7 24   .226
Kennesaw State 3 15   .167     6 25   .194
2014 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition

The 2013–14 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by sixth year head coach Bob Hoffman, played their home games at Hawkins Arena on the university's Macon, Georgia campus and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 27–9, 14–4 in A-Sun play to win the regular season A-Sun championship, shared with Florida Gulf Coast. They defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the championship game of the A-Sun Tournament to be A-Sun Tournament champions and earn the conferences automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, they upset Duke in the second round before losing in the third round to Tennessee.

This was their last season as a member of the Atlantic Sun as they joined the Southern Conference in July 2014.


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