Athletics
Mercer is an NCAA Division I member competing in the Atlantic Sun Conference; the university's basketball teams play in Hawkins Arena. The men's team won the first game played at the center, a 73-55 victory over Georgia State University, on January 27, 2004. The women's team won the first game it played in the center, a 43-40 victory over Troy State University, on January 30, 2004.
In 2010, for the first time in university history, Mercer hosted the men's and women's Atlantic Sun Conference basketball tournaments. The men's team advanced to the championship game losing 72-66 to East Tennessee State University. Mercer hosted the 2011 and 2012 tournaments as well; the university will host the tournament again in 2013.
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