Mercer Program History

Mercer

Program Rating

-0.28 Rating

#213 National Rank

2026-2027 As of Season

Joint program + coach model (log-odds scale): the program's own quality apart from its coach, ranked among that season's Division I programs.

Core Rotation by Season

Season	PG	SG	SF	PF	C	B1	B2	B3
2026-2027	Abigail Holtman 30.2 MPG	Micah O'Dell 30.0 MPG	Avani Tella 22.8 MPG	Maliyah Lofton 19.2 MPG	Ada Anamekwe 27.0 MPG	Jala Wilson 19.2 MPG	Kimora Jenkins 16.0 MPG	JahNaesia Spiers 14.8 MPG
2025-2026	Nahawa Diarra 31.7 MPG	Micah O'Dell 29.1 MPG	Talia Kemp 23.2 MPG	Abigail Holtman 26.1 MPG	Ariana Bennett 23.0 MPG	Rania Curry 20.3 MPG	Elena Cabello 18.3 MPG	Ste. Utomi 15.0 MPG
2024-2025	Nahawa Diarra 35.0 MPG	Talia Harris 28.4 MPG	Kayla Smith 26.0 MPG	Ariana Bennett 33.0 MPG	Ashlee Locke 28.7 MPG	Chelsy Bautista 21.4 MPG	Ste. Utomi 12.6 MPG	Aspen Johnson 21.2 MPG
2023-2024	Deja Williams 32.8 MPG	Briana Peguero 23.9 MPG	Ciante Downs 25.9 MPG	Stacie Jones 29.7 MPG	Mackenzie Johnson 25.8 MPG	Summah Evans 29.3 MPG	Ashlee Locke 16.4 MPG	Aspen Johnson 16.8 MPG
2022-2023	Erin Houpt 35.9 MPG	Amoria Neal-Tysor 31.8 MPG	Enjulina Gonzalez 25.7 MPG	Jaron Dougherty 29.1 MPG	Summah Evans 29.3 MPG	Brittany Reeves 16.5 MPG	Ashlee Locke 16.1 MPG	Nigeria Harkless 16.6 MPG
2021-2022	Amoria Neal-Tysor 32.8 MPG	Shannon Titus 32.8 MPG	Erin Houpt 24.1 MPG	Endia Banks 19.2 MPG	Jaron Dougherty 29.7 MPG	Allie Thayne 19.8 MPG	Nigeria Harkless 13.0 MPG	Sierra Votaw 12.5 MPG
2020-2021	Shannon Titus 32.4 MPG	Jada Lewis 30.4 MPG	Jill Harris 27.2 MPG	Amoria Neal-Tysor 28.3 MPG	Jaron Dougherty 32.4 MPG	Allie Thayne 21.5 MPG	Sierra Votaw 12.0 MPG	Sydneey Boykin 8.5 MPG
2019-2020	Shannon Titus 33.9 MPG	Jill Harris 32.4 MPG	Amoria Neal-Tysor 30.2 MPG	Tia Benvenuti 26.6 MPG	Jaron Dougherty 34.5 MPG	Summer Pahl 21.6 MPG	Sierra Votaw 11.8 MPG	Jordan McLaughlin 29.2 MPG
2018-2019	Keke Calloway 34.5 MPG	Linnea Rosendal 30.7 MPG	Shannon Titus 30.2 MPG	Amanda Thompson 34.3 MPG	Rachel Selph 27.2 MPG	Ally Welch 15.3 MPG	Tia Benvenuti 14.2 MPG	Jaron Dougherty 9.6 MPG
2017-2018	Sydni Means 35.8 MPG	Kahlia Lawrence 32.5 MPG	Keke Calloway 29.9 MPG	Amanda Thompson 29.0 MPG	Alex Williams 20.6 MPG	Rachel Selph 19.8 MPG	Kayla Potts 17.8 MPG	Linnea Rosendal 7.6 MPG
2016-2017	Sydni Means 36.5 MPG	Kahlia Lawrence 35.6 MPG	Keke Calloway 25.6 MPG	Amanda Thompson 28.7 MPG	Alex Williams 27.0 MPG	Kayla Potts 18.6 MPG	Linnea Rosendal 13.3 MPG	Rachel Selph 17.7 MPG
2015-2016	Sydni Means 35.3 MPG	Kahlia Lawrence 33.5 MPG	Amanda Thompson 22.8 MPG	Alex Williams 26.8 MPG	Rachel Selph 27.0 MPG	Keke Calloway 18.7 MPG	Linnea Rosendal 18.0 MPG	Brittnee Broadway 11.2 MPG
2014-2015	L. Stokes 37.6 MPG	Kahlia Lawrence 34.0 MPG	Briana Williams 23.0 MPG	M. Konate 29.9 MPG	A. Williams 32.7 MPG	Alex Williams 23.7 MPG	Madison Mitchell 13.8 MPG	Brittnee Broadway 7.6 MPG
2013-2014	Sharnea Boykin 36.0 MPG	L. Stokes 29.8 MPG	Kendra Grant 30.0 MPG	M. Konate 32.5 MPG	A. Williams 24.5 MPG	K. Alemann 20.8 MPG	Briana Williams 20.5 MPG	Ana Anderson 12.5 MPG

Top five minute earners are ordered guard-to-big, then the next three rotation players are shown off the bench. Coverage: 2013-2014 to 2026-2027.

Season History

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Season	Coach	Record	Win %	PPG	DPPG	Margin	Elo	Pyth	Adj PPG	Adj Opp PPG
2026-2027	Michelle Clark-Heard	3-1 ESPN results + NCAA results	75.0%	60.8	56.0	+4.8	897 (#229)	31.0% (#250)	56.1 (#262)	62.7 (#262)
2025-2026	Michelle Clark-Heard	17-13 ESPN results + NCAA results + coach season records	56.7%	63.5	61.7	+1.8	915 (#209)	16.2% (#268)	59.4 (#261)	67.6 (#261)
2024-2025	Michelle Clark-Heard	8-22 ESPN results + NCAA results + coach season records	26.7%	52.5	64.1	-11.6	726 (#301)	5.2% (#325)	50.9 (#318)	65.9 (#318)
2023-2024	Susie Gardner	15-17 ESPN results + NCAA results + coach season records	46.9%	64.8	64.3	+0.5	996 (#164)	36.1% (#201)	63.4 (#201)	66.6 (#201)
2022-2023	Susie Gardner	12-16 ESPN results + coach season records	42.9%	64.8	65.3	-0.5	931 (#199)	46.1% (#175)	63.4 (#184)	65.1 (#184)
2021-2022	Susie Gardner	23-7 ESPN results + coach season records	76.7%	64.4	56.9	+7.5	1168 (#63)	66.1% (#126)	61.4 (#132)	58.4 (#132)
2020-2021	Susie Gardner	19-7 ESPN results + coach season records	73.1%	68.3	60.0	+8.3	1061 (#134)	57.4% (#143)	66.1 (#148)	64.9 (#148)
2019-2020	Susie Gardner	8-23 ESPN results + coach season records	25.8%	59.1	66.3	-7.2	799 (#270)	10.8% (#287)	56.5 (#290)	67.9 (#290)
2018-2019	Susie Gardner	25-8 ESPN results + coach season records	75.8%	67.5	61.3	+6.2	1292 (#53)	58.5% (#144)	64.2 (#144)	62.3 (#144)
2017-2018	Susie Gardner	30-3 ESPN results + coach season records	90.9%	70.7	54.9	+15.8	1398 (#28)	89.3% (#66)	68.9 (#68)	57.8 (#68)
2016-2017	Susie Gardner	25-7 ESPN results + coach season records	78.1%	65.8	56.7	+9.1	1218 (#69)	70.2% (#114)	62.9 (#116)	58.8 (#116)
2015-2016	Susie Gardner	24-9 ESPN results + coach season records	72.7%	64.5	56.3	+8.2	1157 (#93)	55.7% (#147)	59.9 (#154)	59.0 (#154)
2014-2015	Susie Gardner	20-15 ESPN results + coach season records	57.1%	66.8	64.0	+2.8	1048 (#143)	42.5% (#185)	63.7 (#180)	65.0 (#180)
2013-2014	Susie Gardner	17-14 ESPN results + coach season records	54.8%	64.1	64.4	-0.3	988 (#170)	28.8% (#222)	61.2 (#216)	65.7 (#216)
2012-2013	Susie Gardner	20-12 ESPN results + coach season records	62.5%	58.2	60.9	-2.7	1016 (#152)	17.8% (#264)	52.9 (#271)	61.1 (#271)
2011-2012	Susie Gardner	6-23 ESPN results + coach season records	20.7%	59.7	75.8	-16.1	687 (#315)	2.4% (#334)	54.6 (#337)	75.3 (#337)
2010-2011	Susie Gardner	2-27 ESPN results + coach season records	6.9%	58.9	73.8	-14.9	590 (#333)	2.8% (#328)	53.8 (#335)	73.9 (#335)
2009-2010	Janell Jones	14-16 ESPN results + coach season records	46.7%	64.1	66.7	-2.6	929 (#222)	23.1% (#235)	60.0 (#242)	66.8 (#242)
2008-2009	Janell Jones	17-14 ESPN results + coach season records	54.8%	66.6	64.9	+1.7	963 (#192)	41.3% (#191)	62.9 (#181)	64.1 (#181)
2007-2008	Janell Jones	4-26 ESPN results + coach season records	13.3%	57.9	72.5	-14.6	553 (#328)	4.1% (#318)	55.9 (#320)	73.3 (#320)
2006-2007	Sybil Blalock	5-25 ESPN results + coach season records	16.7%	47.7	62.1	-14.4	660 (#315)	1.0% (#333)	43.7 (#331)	64.7 (#331)
2005-2006	Brenda Welch-Nichols	Incomplete game history 29 results found	-	-	-	-	922 (#200)	7.7% (#291)	52.4 (#291)	65.0 (#291)
2004-2005	Brenda Welch-Nichols	12-16 ESPN results + coach season records	42.9%	60.5	62.3	-1.8	1008 (#152)	13.5% (#257)	54.9 (#255)	63.7 (#255)
2003-2004	Brenda Welch-Nichols	13-15 coach season records	46.4%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002-2003	Brenda Welch-Nichols	12-16 coach season records	42.9%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001-2002	Sharon Baldwin-Tener	16-13 coach season records	55.2%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000-2001	Billy Holmes	6-23 coach season records	20.7%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999-2000	Billy Holmes	14-14 coach season records	50.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998-1999	Billy Holmes	9-18 coach season records	33.3%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997-1998	Billy Holmes	9-18 coach season records	33.3%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996-1997	Billy Holmes	16-14 coach season records	53.3%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995-1996	Billy Holmes	16-11 coach season records	59.3%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994-1995	Billy Holmes	6-20 coach season records	23.1%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993-1994	Lea Henry	6-20 coach season records	23.1%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1992-1993	Lea Henry	11-18 coach season records	37.9%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991-1992	Lea Henry	20-8 coach season records	71.4%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990-1991	Lea Henry	18-9 coach season records	66.7%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989-1990	Ed Nixon	5-23 coach season records	17.9%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1988-1989	Ed Nixon	13-15 coach season records	46.4%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1987-1988	Ed Nixon	4-21 coach season records	16.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986-1987	Ed Nixon	3-24 coach season records	11.1%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1985-1986	Ed Nixon	7-21 coach season records	25.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1984-1985	Ed Nixon	Incomplete game history	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

NCAA Tournament (1994-present)

Season	Round	Team	Opponent	Result	Score	OT	Date
2021-2022	1st Round	(-) Mercer	(-) Connecticut	L	38-83	-	2022-03-19
2020-2021	1st Round	(-) Mercer	(-) South Carolina	L	53-79	-	2021-03-21
2018-2019	1st Round	(-) Mercer	(-) Iowa	L	61-66	-	2019-03-22
2017-2018	1st Round	(-) Mercer	(-) Georgia	L	63-68	-	2018-03-17