# 2020–21 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team were led by second-year head coach Greg Gary, and played their home games at Hawkins Arena in Macon, Georgia as a member of the Southern Conference.

## Previous season

The Bears finished the 2019–20 season 17–15, 11–7 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to Western Carolina.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 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 | 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 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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