After transferring to USF last season, Mike Mercer played four games before a knee injury cut short his first season with the Bulls. In his final campaign, though, he has averaged 9.2 points and 4.5 rebounds in 33 games, scoring his season high 19 points against San Diego and Providence, and recording a double-double against Notre Dame. This season he has hit 45 percent of his shots and averaged 1.3 steals per game, which ranked him 15th in the BIG EAST. The native of Snellville, Georgia already owns a degree in criminology and is working on second degree in communications.