1921–22 Mercer Baptists men's basketball team

The 1921–22 Mercer Baptists men's basketball team represented Mercer University in the 1921–22 NCAA men's basketball season.^[1] The team claimed an SIAA championship, and was runner-up to North Carolina in the 1922 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament.^[2] Mercer pulled the upset of the tournament when they beat defending champion Kentucky 35 to 22.^[3]

1921–22 Mercer Bears men's basketball
SIAA Champion
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	17–7 (11–5 SIAA)
Head coach	Josh Cody
Captain	Smokey Harper
Seasons ← 1920–21 1922–23 →

The Baptists were led by coach Josh Cody and featured players receiving All-Southern votes at each position: running guard George Harmon, forward Consuello Smith, and center Bob Gamble. At the other forward was Bubber Pope, and the other, standing guard was captain Smokey Harper. Harper was a veteran of World War I.

Bob Gamble hit a half-court buzzer beater to beat Georgia Tech.^[4]

Schedule

Schedule^[5]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
*	Macon Volunteers	W 33–26	1–0
*	Camp Benning	L 20–24	1–1
*	Albany YMCA	W 30–18	2–1
*	Jacksonville YMCA	W 53–27	3–1
*	Waycross YMCA	W 38–18	4–1
*	Savannah YMCA	W 56–26	5–1
January 7, 1922	Georgia Tech	W 28–26	6–1	City Auditorium (2,000) Macon, GA
January 13, 1922	Auburn	W 31–7	7–1	City Auditorium  Macon, GA
	at Clemson	W 32–9	8–1
	at Georgia Tech	L 35–44	8–2	Atlanta, GA
	at Chattanooga	L 18–21	8–3	Chattanooga, TN
*	at Bryson	W 28–11	9–3
January 24	at Vanderbilt	L 17–18	9–4	Y Gym  Nashville, TN
January 27	at Georgia	W 27–18	10–4	Moss Auditorium  Athens, GA
January 28	Florida	W 27–26	11–4
February 2, 1922	at Auburn	W 28–26	12–4	Alumni Gymnasium  Auburn, AL
	Camp Benning	L 12–37	12–5
February 4	Chattanooga	W 31–26	13–5
February 11	Georgia	L 24–31	13–6	City Auditorium  Macon, GA
Southern Conference tournament
	Centre SIC tournament first round	W 32–17	14–6	Atlanta Memorial Auditorium  Atlanta, GA
February 25, 1922*	Kentucky SIC tournament second round	W 35–22	15–6	Atlanta Memorial Auditorium  Atlanta, GA
	Chattanooga SIC Tournament quarterfinals	W 25–18	16–6	Atlanta Memorial Auditorium  Atlanta, GA
February 26, 1922	Georgia Tech SIC Tournament semifinals	W 29–14	17–6	Atlanta Memorial Auditorium  Atlanta, GA
*	North Carolina SIC Tournament Championship	L 26–40	17–7	Atlanta Memorial Auditorium  Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

1. "2018 19 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF).
2. All Pages: The Mercer Cluster. (Macon, Ga.) 1920-current, March 03, 1922 « Georgia Historic Newspapers
3. "Kentucky vs. Mercer (February 25, 1922)".
4. https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn91046080/1922-01-13/ed-1/seq-1/
5. "2014-15 Mercer Men's Basketball Media Guide by Andrew Stabell - Issuu".