SportsMic To Commemorate 10th Anniversary Of Duke Win With Interviews
2/2/2024 10:25:00 AM | Men's Basketball
MACON – The Mercer men's basketball team pulled off the biggest upset in team history on March 20, 2014, defeating No. 3 seed Duke in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Mercer Sports Network will feature nine Mercer figures from that era during the SportsMic halftime radio show for the next nine games. MU basketball opponents schedule and featured voices can be found below.
In Mercer's final year as a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference, head coach Bob Hoffman and the team captured the tournament title, Coach of the Year, Player of the Year (Langston Hall), Defensive Player of the Year (Daniel Coursey), and Scholar-Athlete of the Year (Jakob Gollon). The 2013-14 Mercer team was the only team in the country that started the same five seniors every game that season. By the Duke game, four of those five were starting their 104th game together.Â
The Bears ended the game on an 18-8 run to win the university's first NCAA tournament game in the 108-year history of the men's basketball program. Cheers of Mercer fans filled PNC arena as the team fought against the winningest coach and team in NCAA history. The story graced the pages of of The New York Times, Washington Post, and USA Today and brought millions of eyes to the Mercer name. On March 21, the day of the game, "Mercer" or a phrase containing the word, was the most-searched term on Google by a landslide.Â
The season culminated with the team being awarded and ESPY for the biggest upset of the year.Â
Listen to the upcoming games live and hear first-hand perspectives on the Duke defeat on SportsMic.
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In Mercer's final year as a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference, head coach Bob Hoffman and the team captured the tournament title, Coach of the Year, Player of the Year (Langston Hall), Defensive Player of the Year (Daniel Coursey), and Scholar-Athlete of the Year (Jakob Gollon). The 2013-14 Mercer team was the only team in the country that started the same five seniors every game that season. By the Duke game, four of those five were starting their 104th game together.Â
The Bears ended the game on an 18-8 run to win the university's first NCAA tournament game in the 108-year history of the men's basketball program. Cheers of Mercer fans filled PNC arena as the team fought against the winningest coach and team in NCAA history. The story graced the pages of of The New York Times, Washington Post, and USA Today and brought millions of eyes to the Mercer name. On March 21, the day of the game, "Mercer" or a phrase containing the word, was the most-searched term on Google by a landslide.Â
The season culminated with the team being awarded and ESPY for the biggest upset of the year.Â
Listen to the upcoming games live and hear first-hand perspectives on the Duke defeat on SportsMic.
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| Interviewee | Date | Game |
|---|---|---|
| President Underwood | Saturday, Feb. 3 | VMI |
| Jim Cole | Wednesday, Feb. 7 | Furman |
| Daniel Tate | Saturday, Feb. 10 | Western Carolina |
| Brian Gerrity | Wednesday, Feb. 14 | Wofford |
| Bob Hoffman | Saturday, Feb. 17Â | Samford |
| Langston Hall | Wednesday, Feb. 21 | The Citadel |
| Jakob Gollon | Saturday, Feb. 24 | UNC Greensboro |
| Bud Thomas | Wednesday, Feb. 28 | UTC |
| Kevin Canevari | Saturday, March 2 | Furman |
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