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Mercer Guard Jibri Bryan Shot And Killed In Convenience Store Parking LotMercer University guard Jibri Bryan was shot in the head and killed in a convenience store parking lot Tuesday afternoon, according to police. Bryan, who was 23, was shot while sitting in his car. The Telegraph (Macon) has the details:...

Ike Nwamu Skies Over A Dude, Puts Ball Between His Legs, Slams ItNo big deal, just Mercer's Ike Nwamu doing what he does best, bouncing off the floor like Flubber and uncorking a ridiculous dunk during Mercer Madness. We're pretty sure he has more where this came from....

Mercer's Seniors Beat Duke, But Does Experience Matter In March Madness?Last Friday, No. 14 seed Mercer shocked No. 3 seed Duke, 78-71, in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. Mercer started five seniors, while Duke started freshman and presumed-lottery-pick Jabari Parker alongside three sophomores and a lone senior. Quickly a narrative emerged: Mercer won because ...

What Is The Nae Nae? A Necessary Explainer

Friday afternoon, Mercer beat Duke in the NCAA Tournament. More importantly, Bears guard Kevin Canevari was so excited about beating Duke that he started dancing, brilliantly. Some people asked what the fuck he was doing. Others in the know and/or on Black Twitter recognized it immediately: Canevari...

Mercer's Monty Brown Doesn't Remember Yesterday's Upset Over Duke

Mercer big man Monty Brown suffered a concussion yesterday and played only four minutes in the Bears' huge win over Duke. Brown was held out of the game after the hit you see above and will not play tomorrow. Rachel Nichols also reports that Brown can't remember anything about the game....

Mercer Alum Sam Mitchell Celebrates Win Over Duke With Irish Jig

Sam Mitchell played four years at Mercer and is the leading scorer in Bears history. He went on to play for the Timberwolves and Pacers before coaching the Toronto Raptors for four seasons and change. He's now an analyst for TSN and NBA TV and while on set today, he busted out this little bit footwo...

Mercer's Head Coach Gets VERY EXCITED; Player Robot Bombs Him

It's a rare occurrence for two fantastic things to happen in such a short period of time during a postgame interview. While Rachel Nichols was interviewing Mercer head coach Bob Hoffman following his team's stunning upset of Duke, Anthony White Jr. videobombed his coach with a perfect Chapelle-style...

Quinn Cook's Crossover Sends Hapless Defender To The Floor

Yes, Mercer's Kevin Canevari no longer has functioning ankles, but you should all know that Quinn Cook missed the subsequent open jumper. So who's laughing now, huh?...