1984–85 Mercer Bears men's basketball team: Difference between revisions

2013–14 Mercer Bears men's basketball
2013–14 Mercer Bears men's basketball
TAAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	22–9 (10–4 A-Sun)
Head coach	Bill Bibb;
Home arena	Hawkins Arena
	Seasons ← 2012–13 2014–15 →

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1984–85 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Georgia Southern	11	–	3	.786	24	–	5	.828
Houston Baptist	10	–	4	.714	21	–	8	.724
Mercer †	10	–	4	.714	22	–	9	.710
Arkansas–Little Rock	9	–	5	.643	17	–	13	.567
Samford	7	–	7	.500	18	–	12	.600
Hardin–Simmons	7	–	7	.500	11	–	17	.393
Centenary	2	–	12	.143	7	–	21	.250
Georgia State	0	–	14	.000	2	–	26	.071

† 1985 TAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by head coach Bill Bibb, 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 22–9, 10–4 in A-Sun play to finish second in the regular season standings. They won the TAAC Tournament to earn the conferences automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, they were beaten by No. 2 seed Georgia Tech in the opening round.

1984–85 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		Sam Mitchell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Columbus, Georgia

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
TAAC Tournament
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1985*	(15 E)	vs. (2 E) No. 6 Georgia Tech First Round	L 58–65	22–9	The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region MW=Midwest. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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v t e Mercer Bears men's basketball
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