Ethan Stair

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Awards/Accolades

2019-20 Second Team All-SoCon (Coaches and SoCon Sports Media Association (SCSMA) Poll)
Spring 2020 Academic All-Conference
2019-20 SoCon Academic Honor Roll

Season-by-Season
2019-20 (Sr.)

Averaged 14.6 points per game. Scored his 1,000^th career point in a 90-75 win at Samford (Jan. 18).
Scored in double figures 25 times, including each of the first 11 games
Scored a career-high 28 points at Georgia Southern (Nov. 19). Went 9-for-17 from the field including 6-of-10 from three-point land.
Became the first Mercer player since Daniel Emerson in January 2009 to record a 20-rebound game. Collected 23 boards in a win over The Citadel (Feb. 26).
Recorded 12 double-doubles, the second most in the Southern Conference
Finished the year with 296 rebounds, the fifth most in single-season history
Named the SoCon Player of the Week on Dec. 17 and Mar. 2
SoCon Player of the Month for November
Honored as the General Shale SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week on Dec. 15
Finished the year ranked in the following categories in the Southern Conference:
- 1^st in defensive rebounds per game (7.3) and minutes played per game (34.8)
- 2^nd in double-doubles (12)
- 3^rd in rebounds per game (9.3)
- 7^th in offensive rebounds per game (2.0)
- 9^th in scoring (14.6 ppg)
Finished 26^th nationally in defensive rebounds per game (7.3), 40^th in total rebounds (296) and 41^st in double-doubles (12)

2018-19 (R-Jr.)

Started all 31 of Mercer's games & averaged 32.5 minutes per game
Was second on the team with 11.7 points & 5.2 rebounds per game
Shot 48.6 percent from the field
Led the Bears with 48 steals, including five twice vs. FAU & VMI
Opened season with four straight double-digit scoring performances & scored 10-plus points 21 times
Scored season-best 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting & hit five three-pointers in win over VMI (Feb. 28)
Pulled down career-best 14 rebounds at The Citadel (Dec. 1)
Stepped up in SoCon play with 13.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game

2017-18 (R-So.)

Appeared in 20 games with six starts
Averaged 17.7 minutes per game after missing entire 2016-17 season due to injury
Missed 14 games due to a variety of injuries
Averaged 5.9 points & 2.5 rebounds per contest
Scored a team-high 15 points in win over Hiwassee College
Went for 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the field in season opener at UCF
Started & scored 13 points at Memphis
Totaled 10 points & grabbed seven boards vs. UNCG

2016-17 (So.)

2015-16 (Fr.)

Earned a starting role in the final 11 games of the season & played in all 34 games
Averaging 24.2 minutes per game
Averaged 6.6 points, 4.2 rebounds & 1.1 assists per outing
Finished in double figures in scoring 10 times
Scored 10 points & grabbed five rebounds in his Mercer debut against Allen (Nov. 13)
Hauled down a season-high nine rebounds in the win over Western Michigan (Nov. 29)
Scored a season-best 15 points at Wofford on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor
Dished out a season-high five assists & recorded three steals in the win over The Citadel (Feb. 6)

Before Mercer
High School

Four-year letter-winner under head coach Todd Jeffers at Hazel Green High School
Selected as the team captain during junior & senior seasons
Named All-State as a senior
Earned All-District & All-League honors as a junior and senior
Reached the 1,500 point mark & grabbed over 1,000 rebounds in his career
Averaged 22.4 points per game & 12.3 rebounds per game as a senior
Was a McDonald’s All-American State nominee in 2015
Helped team reach the state championship in 2012
Played on the Alabama Elite AAU team
Also a member of the swim team for three seasons
Holds the Hazel Green record in swimming for the 50-meter freestyle