2013–14 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by sixth year head coach Bob Hoffman, 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 27–9, 14–4 in A-Sun play to win the regular season A-Sun championship, shared with Florida Gulf Coast. They defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the championship game of the A-Sun tournament to be A-Sun Tournament champions and earn the conferences automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, they upset Duke in the second round before losing in the third round to Tennessee.

2013–14 Mercer Bears men's basketball
Atlantic Sun regular season co–champions
and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record27–9 (14–4 A-Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Spencer Wright
  • Doug Esleeck
  • Jake Nelp
Home arenaHawkins Arena
2013–14 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Mercer144 .778279  .750
Florida Gulf Coast144 .7782213  .629
USC Upstate117 .6111915  .559
East Tennessee State108 .5561916  .543
Lipscomb108 .5561515  .500
North Florida108 .5561616  .500
Jacksonville810 .4441218  .400
Northern Kentucky*513 .278921  .300
Stetson513 .278724  .226
Kennesaw State315 .167625  .194
2014 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition

This was their last season as a member of the Atlantic Sun as they joined the Southern Conference in July 2014.

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