2016 – 17 Mercer Bears men 's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Bears , led by ninth-year head coach Bob Hoffman , played their home games at Hawkins Arena on the university 's Macon , Georgia campus as third-year members of the Southern Conference . They finished the season 15 – 17 , 9 – 9 in SoCon play to finish in sixth place . They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament to East Tennessee State
SoCon Tournament
2017 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Mercer Bears men's basketball team