# 2014–15 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by seventh year head coach Bob Hoffman, played their home games at Hawkins Arena on the university's Macon, Georgia campus and were first year members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 19–16, 12–6 in SoCon play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SoCon tournament where they lost to Furman. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Stony Brook in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Louisiana–Monroe.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Piedmont | W 88–48 | 1–0 | Hawkins Arena (3,500) Macon, GA |
| 11/16/2014* 12:00 pm | at Seton Hall | L 47–63 | 1–1 | Prudential Center (7,075) Newark, NJ |
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Kennesaw State | W 74–66 | 2–1 | Hawkins Arena (2,647) Macon, GA |
| 11/23/2014* 6:00 pm | at Colorado State Great Alaska Shootout | L 62–75 | 2–2 | Moby Arena (2,675) Fort Collins, CO |
| 11/27/2014* 9:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. Rice Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals | W 77–71 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,366) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/28/2014* 11:59 pm, CBSSN | vs. UC Santa Barbara Great Alaska Shootout semifinals | L 60–66 $^{OT}$ | 3–3 | Alaska Airlines Center (3,224) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/29/2014* 9:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. Pacific Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game | L 48–55 | 3–4 | Alaska Airlines Center (3,110) Anchorage, AK |
| 12/02/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | St. Andrews | W 62–33 | 4–4 | Hawkins Arena (1,527) Macon, GA |
| 12/06/2014 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | VMI | W 90–81 | 5–4 (1–0) | Hawkins Arena (2,327) Macon, GA |
| 12/16/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Dartmouth | L 51–67 | 5–5 | Hawkins Arena (2,430) Macon, GA |
| 12/19/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Bethune-Cookman | W 67–46 | 6–5 | Hawkins Arena (2,487) Macon, GA |
| 12/22/2014* 7:00 pm, SECN | at Tennessee | L 54–64 | 6–6 | Thompson–Boling Arena (13,093) Knoxville, TN |
| 12/27/2014* 7:00 pm, SECN | at Georgia | L 77–86 $^{3OT}$ | 6–7 | Stegeman Coliseum (8,047) Athens, GA |
| 12/30/2014* 8:00 pm, SECN | at Texas A&M | L 50–65 | 6–8 | Reed Arena (7,052) College Station, TX |
| 01/03/2015 5:00 pm | at UNC Greensboro | W 76–55 | 7–8 (2–0) | Greensboro Coliseum (1,943) Greensboro, NC |
| 01/05/2015 7:00 pm | at VMI | W 85–75 | 8–8 (3–0) | Cameron Hall (977) Lexington, VA |
| 01/08/2015 7:00 pm | at East Tennessee State | L 70–71 | 8–9 (3–1) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,621) Johnson City, TN |
| 01/10/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | The Citadel | W 74–51 | 9–9 (4–1) | Hawkins Arena (4,027) Macon, GA |
| 01/15/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Furman | W 67–64 | 10–9 (5–1) | Hawkins Arena (2,718) Macon, GA |
| 01/17/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Samford | W 80–56 | 11–9 (6–1) | Hawkins Arena (3,672) Macon, GA |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm | at Western Carolina | L 52–60 | 11–10 (6–2) | Ramsey Center (1,839) Cullowhee, NC |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Chattanooga | W 75–72 $^{OT}$ | 12–10 (7–2) | Hawkins Arena (3,585) Macon, GA |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Wofford | L 46–49 | 12–11 (7–3) | Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,036) Spartanburg, SC |
| 02/05/2015 6:00 pm | at The Citadel | W 76–53 | 13–11 (8–3) | McAlister Field House (1,946) Charleston, SC |
| 02/07/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Furman | W 74–68 | 14–11 (9–3) | Timmons Arena (1,877) Greenville, SC |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Western Carolina | L 54–58 | 14–12 (9–4) | Hawkins Arena (3,501) Macon, GA |
| 02/14/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | UNC Greensboro | W 55–50 | 15–12 (10–4) | Hawkins Arena (3,541) Macon, GA |
| 02/19/2015 7:00 pm | at Chattanooga | L 61–74 | 15–13 (10–5) | McKenzie Arena (4,043) Chattanooga, TN |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm | at Samford | W 62–61 | 16–13 (11–5) | Pete Hanna Center (1,683) Homewood, AL |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Wofford | L 72–76 | 16–14 (11–6) | Hawkins Arena (3,870) Macon, GA |
| 02/28/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | East Tennessee State | W 69–64 | 17–14 (12–6) | Hawkins Arena (3,817) Macon, GA |
| SoCon tournament |||||
| 03/07/2015 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. VMI Quarterfinals | W 89–61 | 18–14 | U.S. Cellular Center (3,544) Asheville, NC |
| 03/08/2015 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Furman Quarterfinals | L 49–52 | 18–15 | U.S. Cellular Center (5,545) Asheville, NC |
| College Basketball Invitational |||||
| 03/18/2015* 7:00 pm | Stony Brook First round | W 72–70 | 19–15 | Hawkins Arena (2,432) Macon, GA |
| 03/23/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Louisiana–Monroe Quarterfinals | L 69–71 | 19–16 | Hawkins Arena (2,677) Macon, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||
* ↑ The attendance of 4,027 at Hawkins Arena set a new record at the facility, eclipsing the previous mark of 3,500 set twice in 2013–14.