2014 – 15 Mercer Bears men 's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 2014 – 15 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Bears , led by seventh year head coach Bob Hoffman , played their home games at Hawkins Arena on the university 's Macon , Georgia campus and were first year members of the Southern Conference . They finished the season 19 – 16 , 12 – 6 in SoCon play to finish in third place . They advanced to the semifinals of the SoCon Tournament where they lost to Furman . They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Stony Brook in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Louisiana – Monroe
SoCon Tournament
2015 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2014–15 Mercer Bears men's basketball team