Mike Mercer (basketball)
| Free agent | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
September 29, 1986 Anaheim, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
| Listed weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | South Gwinnett (Snellville, Georgia) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2010 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011 | Halifax Rainmen |
| 2011–2012 | BG Illertal |
| 2013–2014 | Geelong Supercats |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Michael Anthony Mercer Jr. (born September 29, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Geelong Supercats of the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL). He played college basketball for the University of Georgia and the University of South Florida.
Born in Anaheim, California, Mercer grew up in Snellville, Georgia, where he was a teammate of current NBA player Lou Williams at South Gwinnett High School and with the AAU's Georgia Stars. As a junior at South Gwinnett in 2003–04, he averaged 18.1 points per game and helped the school go 31–2 and win the AAAAA championship.
As a senior in 2004–05, Mercer averaged 19.8 points, 8.1 assists and 6.0 rebounds per game, helping South Gwinnett to a 28–3 record and the quarterfinals of the Georgia Class 5A state tournament.
As a freshman at Georgia in 2005–06, Mercer averaged 11 points and three rebounds per game and was named to the Coaches' SEC All-Freshman team. He had 17 double-digit scoring games, captured one Freshman-of-the-Week award, and ranked eighth in the SEC in steals at 1.71 per game.
As a sophomore in 2006–07, Mercer started all 23 games for Georgia before suffering a right ACL injury that forced him to miss the final 10 games of the season. He was the second leading scorer on the team at 13.6 points per game. Prior to his injury, Mercer was leading the team in scoring and minutes played and was ranked 18th in the SEC in scoring, 14th in assists (3.6), eighth in steals (1.70) and 13th in assist/turnover ratio (1.43). He earned SEC Player of the Week honors once and came within two rebounds against Jacksonville of becoming first Bulldogs player in history to achieve a triple-double.
On March 15, 2007, Mercer underwent reconstructive knee surgery to repair the torn ligament.
On October 11, 2007, Mercer was suspended by the University of Georgia for violating the school's new class attendance policy for student-athletes. His suspension cost him the first 15 games of the 2007–08 season. Mercer was later dismissed from the program on November 19, 2007 for "being a disruption," said Georgia coach Dennis Felton at the time.
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