Official Site of the Orange · Jul 8, 2020
Mercer To Visit Syracuse On December 13
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse is scheduled to square off with Mercer for the first time in program history on December 13.
Series Notes
Syracuse and Mercer will meet for the first time on December 13.
The matchup features an interesting player-coach family tie on each squad. Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim has his son, Buddy (15.3 ppg.), on the Orange roster. Mercer counters with the nephew of Coach Greg Gary, Jeff Gary (11.5 ppg.).
Mercer was 17-15 overall and 11-7 in the Southern Conference. A 70-56 loss in the league tournament to Western Carolina ended the Bears' season.