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1924–25 Mercer Bears men's basketball team

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1924–25 Mercer Bears men's basketball
SIAA Champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record14–6 ( SIAA)
Head coach
Seasons

The 1924–25 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented Mercer University in the 1924–25 NCAA men's basketball season.[1] The team won the 1925 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball tournament. Coach Tink Gillam's back-to-back conference titles earned him the nickname "the Napoleon of Southern basketball".[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Information Guide and Record Book" (PDF). Mercer University. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 16, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "N.C. Declines To Play Bears For The Honor" (PDF). The Mercer Cluster. March 6, 1925. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2022.