Mercer

Official Name: 
Mercer University
Nickname: 
Bears
Mailing Address: 

Porter Gym
1400 Coleman Avenue
Macon, GA 31207

Website: 
www.mercerbears.com
Telephone: 
(912) 752-2735
Fax: 
(912) 752-5350
Enrollment: 
7,000
Arena: 

University Center
Capacity: 3,200
Year Opened: 2004

School Colors: 
Black and Orange
Conference: 

Atlantic Sun (since 1980)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(2) 1981 and 1985
0-2 record (.000)

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 1972
0-1 record (.000)

NIT Appearances: 

None

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(2) 1948 and 1954
0-2 record (.000)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Bill Bibb (15 years from 1975-89, 222-194 record, .534)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Sam Mitchell (1,986 points from 1982-85)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Steve Moody (1,058 from 1964-67 when school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Tony Bolds (41 points as senior vs. Alcorn State on 12/9/83 in opening round of Great Busch Shootout at Southern Illinois)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Tony Bolds* (41 vs. Alcorn State in opening round of Great Busch Shootout at southern Illinois)
December 9, 1983 (senior/18.8 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time Mercer mark set by Tommy Mixon (47 vs. Millsaps, Miss., on 2-19-55).

1

2

Total

Mercer

44

59

103

Alcorn State

45

56

101

Mercer

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Mitchell

10

15-19

35

Bolds

14

13-18

41

Kenis

1

2-4

4

Harris

2

3-4

7

Randall

3

1-3

7

Geter

0

0-0

0

Czapla

1

0-0

2

Walker

3

1-3

7

Guthrie

0

0-0

0

Totals

34-49

35-51

103

Percentages

.694

.686

Alcorn State

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Brandon

15

1-1

31

Claybon

3

0-1

6

Collier

4

2-2

10

Whitney

2

1-1

5

Phelps

9

10-14

28

James

0

0-0

0

Pollard

0

0-0

0

Parker

4

0-0

8

Palmer

6

1-2

13

Totals

43-66

15-21

101

Percentages

.652

.714
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

C.C. McClure

1

1909

1-6

.143

1909

1-6

Homes Maxon

1

1910

3-5

.375

1910

3-5

Charles C. "Doc" Stroud

3

1911-13

27-15

.643

1912

14-4

J.J. Scully

2

1914-15

8-18

.308

both years

4-9

James C. Clements

2

1917, 1920

7-8

.467

1917

3-3

Charles Morgan

1

1918

4-4

.500

1918

4-4

John Cody

2

1922-23

23-19

.548

1923

16-10

M.P. Gilliam

2

1924-25

36-12

.750

1924

22-6

John M. King

1

1926

16-8

.667

1926

16-8

Bernie Moore

2

1927-28

24-11

.686

1928

13-3

Oscar Long

1

1929

20-5

.800

1929

20-5

Lake Russell

6

1930, 33, 34, 37-39

41-37

.526

1938

10-4

C. "Smokey" Harper

1

1931

11-4

.733

1931

11-4

Jimmy Slocum

2

1935-36

8-26

.235

1936

5-12

Jimmy Daugherty

1

1940

6-13

.316

1940

6-13

Cliff Snow

1

1945

16-9

.640

1945

16-9

James Cowan

9

1947-51, 54-57

122-80

.604

1948

17-5

Dan Nyimicz

2

1952-53

40-16

.714

1953

21-6

Robert Wilder

14

1957-70

147-169

.465

1967

15-6

Dwayne Morrison

3

1971-73

48-22

.686

1972

19-7

Joe Dan Gold

1

1974

16-8

.667

1974

16-8

Bill Bibb

15

1975-89

222-194

.534

1979

21-6

Brad Siegfried

2

1990-91

9-45

.167

1990

7-20

Bill Hodges

6

1992-97

62-107

.367

1995, 1996

15-14

Mark Slonaker

11

1998-2008

128-189

.404

2003

23-6

Bob Hoffman

3

2009-11

48-50

.490

2009

17-15
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,093-1,080 (.503) from 1909 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Mercer (GA) moved up to major-college status in 1974
  • School did not field a team from 1940-41 through 1943-44 during World War II and in 1931-32 during the Great Depression
  • Cowan compiled a 2-7 record in 1956-57 before he was replaced by Wilder, who went 6-9
  • Information is unavailable for 1915-16, 1918-19 and 1920-21.