2022-2023 Mercer Bears

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2022-2023 Mercer Bears Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
35 Nana Akenten Sr G 6-6 215 Sep 17, 1998 Bolingbrook (IL) United States Bolingbrook High School
22 Jalen Cobb Sr G 6-1 175 - Atlanta (GA) United States Loomis Chaffee School
32 David Craig Fr C 7-2 235 - Johannesburg South Africa The McCallie School
12 Harrison Drake Sr SG 6-3 180 - Newnan (GA) United States Newnan High School
23 James Glisson III Sr F 6-7 255 Nov 2, 2001 Decatur (GA) United States Southwest DeKalb High School
3 Shannon Grant Jr C 6-10 285 May 30, 2002 Sylacauga (AL) United States Sylacauga High School
14 T.J. Grant Fr F 6-5 185 - Kathleen (GA) United States Veterans High School
11 Luis Hurtado, Jr. Sr SG 6-7 215 Jan 3, 1998 Weston (FL) United States Sagemont School
10 Jordan Jones So G 6-0 175 - Macon (GA) United States First Presbyterian Day High School
5 Jalyn McCreary Sr PF 6-8 215 - Kennesaw (GA) United States Legacy Charter High School
0 Jah Quinones Fr G 6-4 220 - Orlando (FL) United States Lakeland Christian School
30 Diego Rivera Sr G 6-2 180 Dec 7, 1999 Miami (FL) United States Miami Christian School
1 Kamar Robertson Sr PG 6-0 170 - Alpharetta (GA) United States Cambridge High School
20 Braden Sparks Fr SG 6-0 185 - Powell (TN) United States McEachern High School
15 John Treanor Jr F 6-6 210 Aug 6, 2001 Atlanta (GA) United States Marist School
25 Shawn Walker, Jr. Sr SG 6-4 190 Nov 1, 1999 High Point (NC) United States Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School
2 Michael Zanoni Fr F 6-5 185 - Greensboro (NC) United States Greensboro Day School

Recent Mercer Bears History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 16-17 (8-10) 7th (SoCon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 14-19 (6-12) 8th (SoCon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 16-17 (8-10) 7th (SoCon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 18-11 (8-9) 6th (SoCon) Runner Up N/A
2019-2020 17-15 (11-7) 4th (SoCon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 11-20 (6-12) 6th (SoCon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 19-15 (11-7) 4th (SoCon) 2nd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2016-2017 15-17 (9-9) 6th (SoCon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 19-15 (8-10) 7th (SoCon) 2nd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2014-2015 19-16 (12-6) 3rd (SoCon) 3rd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2013-2014 27-9 (14-4) 1st (A-Sun) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2012-2013 24-12 (14-4) 1st (A-Sun) Runner Up NIT 2nd Rnd
2011-2012 27-11 (13-5) 2nd (A-Sun) 2nd Rnd CIT Champion
2010-2011 15-18 (11-9) 5th (A-Sun) 2nd Rnd N/A
2009-2010 16-17 (10-10) 6th (A-Sun) Runner Up N/A
2008-2009 17-15 (11-9) 5th (A-Sun) 1st Rnd N/A
2007-2008 11-19 (6-10) 8th (A-Sun) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 13-17 (7-9) 5th (A-Sun) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 9-19 (7-13) 9th (A-Sun) 1st Rnd N/A
2004-2005 16-12 (11-9) 5th (A-Sun) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 12-18 (9-11) 6th (A-Sun) 1st Rnd N/A
2002-2003 23-6 (14-2) 1st (A-Sun) 2nd Rnd N/A

2022-2023 Mercer Bears Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Jalyn McCreary All-SoCon Third Team (Media)
Jah Quinones SoCon All-Freshman Team (Coaches)
Jah Quinones SoCon All-Freshman Team (Media)
Jalyn McCreary SoCon Player of the Week (Jan 30, 2023)
Jalyn McCreary SoCon All-Conference Third Team (Coaches)

2022-2023 Mercer Bears Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters K. Robertson S. Walker, Jr. M. Zanoni L. Hurtado, Jr. J. McCreary
Rotation J. Cobb J. Quinones J. Glisson III   D. Craig
Rotation J. Jones B. Sparks T. Grant   S. Grant
Rotation   H. Drake      
Lim PT D. Rivera   J. Treanor    

2022-2023 Mercer Bears Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Jalyn McCreary 33 24.2 15.2 5.4 0.5 0.7 0.6 1.3
Kamar Robertson 29 26.3 10.6 2.7 1.5 0.9 0.2 1.6
Shawn Walker, Jr. 32 27.7 8.5 2.4 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.2
Luis Hurtado, Jr. 32 25.9 7.3 4.2 3.3 0.4 0.1 2.0
Michael Zanoni 33 19.8 6.2 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.4
James Glisson III 22 21.8 5.6 3.9 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.9
Jah Quinones 32 21.2 5.6 3.5 1.6 1.0 0.1 1.0
David Craig 26 13.6 5.5 4.2 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.9
Shannon Grant 20 12.8 4.8 3.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 1.6
Jalen Cobb 4 11.5 4.8 1.0 2.0 0.2 0.0 0.0
Braden Sparks 20 13.2 2.8 1.6 1.3 0.2 0.1 1.0
T.J. Grant 19 10.4 2.3 2.4 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5
Jordan Jones 23 10.9 2.0 1.5 1.1 0.6 0.0 0.7
Harrison Drake 14 10.7 2.0 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.1
John Treanor 8 4.6 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1
Diego Rivera 7 4.6 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.3

2022-2023 Mercer Bears Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Greg Gary Head Coach 2019-2020 Assistant Coach (Purdue, 2011 to 2019)
Bobby Kummer Assistant Coach 2019-2020 Associate Head Coach (Lamar, 2016 to 2019)
Kim Lewis Assistant Coach 2019-2020 Assistant Coach (Richmond, 2013 to 2019)
D.J. Byrd Assistant Coach 2020-2021 Director of Basketball Operations (Mercer, 2019 to 2020)
Jim Cole Athletic Director 2010-2011 N/A
Ryne E. Smith Director of Basketball Operations 2022-2023 Assistant Coach (Incarnate Word, 2019 to 2022)
Ben Gilliland Graduate Manager 2022-2023 N/A
Billy Clark Graduate Manager 2022-2023 N/A
Christian Floirendo Athletic Trainer 2021-2022 N/A