The 1980–81 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Bears, led by head coach Bill Bibb, played their home games at

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on the university's

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, campus and were members of the

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. They finished the season 18–12, 7–4 in TAAC play to finish third in the regular season standings. They won the TAAC tournament to earn the conferences automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, they were beaten by No. 5 seed

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in the opening round.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Mercer Bears The Mercer Bears are the athletic teams of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, United States. Mercer is the only private university in Georgia with an NCAA Division I athletic program and fields teams in eight men's and nine women's sports. The ...