# 2022–23 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented Mercer University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fourth-year head coach Greg Gary, played their home games at Hawkins Arena in Macon, Georgia as a member of the Southern Conference.

## Previous season

The Bears finished the 2021–22 season 16–17, 8–10 in SoCon play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Western Carolina in the first round of the SoCon tournament, before losing to Furman in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | LaGrange | W 107–56 | – | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 8, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at East Carolina | L 75–77 | 0–1 | Williams Arena (4,610) Greenville, NC |
| November 11, 2022* 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Milligan | W 118–64 | 1–1 | Hawkins Arena (300) Macon, GA |
| November 15, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | L 83–85 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | GSU Convocation Center (1,607) Atlanta, GA |
| November 19, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Winthrop | W 77–68 | 2–2 | Hawkins Arena (964) Macon, GA |
| November 21, 2022* 6:30 pm, ACCN | | at Florida State | L 72–81 | 2–3 | Donald L. Tucker Center (4,454) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 25, 2022* 9:00 pm, BeTheBeast | | vs. Robert Morris Hostilo Community Classic | W 72–66 | 3–3 | Enmarket Arena (287) Savannah, GA |
| November 26, 2022* 7:30 pm, BeTheBeast | | vs. Fairfield Hostilo Community Classic | W 60–58 | 4–3 | Enmarket Arena (302) Savannah, GA |
| November 27, 2022* 5:00 pm, BeTheBeast | | vs. Towson Hostilo Community Classic | L 60–70 | 4–4 | Enmarket Arena (215) Savannah, GA |
| December 2, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kennesaw State | L 63–66 | 4–5 | Hawkins Arena (958) Macon, GA |
| December 6, 2022* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Middle Georgia State | W 100–62 | 5–5 | Hawkins Arena (3,000) Macon, GA |
| December 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 62–67 | 5–6 | Alico Arena (2,103) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 17, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Morehead State | W 79–52 | 6–6 | Hawkins Arena (1,572) Macon, GA |
| December 21, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Troy | W 82–79 | 7–6 | Trojan Arena (2,081) Troy, AL |
| SoCon regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Samford | L 69–78 | 7–7 (0–1) | Pete Hanna Center (2,113) Homewood, AL |
| December 31, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Chattanooga | L 51–80 | 7–8 (0–2) | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA |
| January 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wofford | L 52–53 | 7–9 (0–3) | Hawkins Arena (1,327) Macon, GA |
| January 7, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Carolina | L 45–73 | 7–10 (0–4) | Ramsey Center (1,137) Cullowhee, NC |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Furman | L 66–84 | 7–11 (0–5) | Hawkins Arena (1,727) Macon, GA |
| January 14, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at East Tennessee State | W 68–55 | 8–11 (1–5) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,026) Johnson City, TN |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at VMI | W 69–61 | 9–11 (2–5) | Cameron Hall (550) Lexington, VA |
| January 21, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UNC Greensboro | L 48–59 | 9–12 (2–6) | Greensboro Coliseum (1,479) Greensboro, NC |
| January 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | East Tennessee State | W 71–67 $^{OT}$ | 10–12 (3–6) | Hawkins Arena (1,727) Macon, GA |
| January 28, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at The Citadel | W 74–65 | 11–12 (4–6) | McAlister Field House (1,171) Charleston, SC |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Greensboro | L 49–69 | 11–13 (4–7) | Hawkins Arena (2,572) Macon, GA |
| February 4, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | VMI | W 80–54 | 12–13 (5–7) | Hawkins Arena (3,107) Macon, GA |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Samford | L 69–70 $^{OT}$ | 12–14 (5–8) | Hawkins Arena (2,872) Macon, GA |
| February 11, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Chattanooga | L 56–73 | 12–15 (5–9) | McKenzie Arena (3,680) Chattanooga, TN |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wofford | L 67–70 | 12–16 (5–10) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,022) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 18, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | L 68–71 | 12–17 (5–11) | Hawkins Arena (2,164) Macon, GA |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Furman | L 67–70 | 12–18 (5–12) | Timmons Arena (1,827) Greenville, SC |
| February 25, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | The Citadel | W 72–50 | 13–18 (6–12) | Hawkins Arena (2,573) Macon, GA |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (9) The Citadel First Round | W 66–41 | 14–18 | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC |
| March 4, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (1) Furman Quarterfinals | L 58–73 | 14–19 | 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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