College basketball team
Appalachian State Mountaineers University Appalachian State University Head coach Dustin Kerns Conference Sun Belt Location Boone, North Carolina Arena Holmes Center Nickname Mountaineers Colors Black and gold[ 1]
1979 1979, 2000, 2021 1940, 1941, 1943, 1948, 1950 1979, 2000, 2021 1940, 1941, 1943, 1948, 1950, 1967, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2024 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010
The Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team is the college basketball team at Appalachian State University in Boone , North Carolina , United States. The Mountaineers compete in the Sun Belt Conference after having competed in the Southern Conference from 1972 to 2014. They are currently a Division I member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Appalachian State plays their home games at the Holmes Center .[ 2]
Notable past coaches include Buzz Peterson , Press Maravich , and Bobby Cremins . The Mountaineers have appeared in the NCAA tournament three times, 1979 , 2000 , and 2021 . They also appeared in the National Invitation Tournament in 2007 and 2024 .[ 3] [ 4] 2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament .
Conference championships
Regular Season
Year
Conference
Record
Coach
1939–1940
North State 19–3
Flucie Stewart
1940–1941
North State
22–3
Clyde Canipe
1942–1943
North State
16–5
Belus Smawley
1947–1948
North State
20–8
Francis Hoover
1949–1950
North State
21–9
Francis Hoover
1966–1967
Carolinas
21–8
Bob Light
1977–1978
Southern 9–3
Bobby Cremins
1978–1979^
Southern
11–3
Bobby Cremins
1980–1981♦
Southern
11–5
Bobby Cremins
1997–1998♦*
Southern
13–2 (North)
Buzz Peterson
1998–1999
Southern
13–3 (North)
Buzz Peterson
1999–2000^
Southern
13–3 (North)
Buzz Peterson
2002–2003♦
Southern
11–5 (North)
Houston Fancher
2006–2007
Southern
15–3 (North)
Houston Fancher
2007–2008♦
Southern
13–7 (North)
Houston Fancher
2009–2010
Southern
13–5 (North)
Buzz Peterson
2010-2011
Southern
10–8 (North)
Jason Capel
2011-2012
Southern
7-11 (North)
Jason Capel
2012-2013
Southern
10-8 (North)
Jason Capel
2013-2014
Southern
5-11
Jason Capel
2014-2015
Sun Belt 9-11
Jim Fox
2015-2016
Sun Belt
7-13
Jim Fox
2016-2017
Sun Belt
4-14
Jim Fox
2017-2018
Sun Belt
9-9
Jim Fox
2018-19
Sun Belt
6-12
Jim Fox
2019-2020
Sun Belt
11-9
Dustin Kerns
2020-2021^
Sun Belt
7-8
Dustin Kerns
2021-2022
Sun Belt
12-6
Dustin Kerns
2022-2023
Sun Belt
9-9
Dustin Kerns
2023-2024
Sun Belt
16-2
Dustin Kerns
Total
16
♦ Denotes first place and/or conference regular season champion
^ denotes conference tournament champion, and NCAA Tournament Bid
* The Southern Conference split into North and South divisions beginning with the 1994–95 season
Conference Tournament Champions
Postseason results
NCAA tournament results
The Mountaineers have appeared in the NCAA tournament three times. Their combined record is 0–3.
Year
Seed
Round
Opponent
Result
1979
6
Second Round
(3) LSU
L 57–71
2000
14
First Round
(3) Ohio State
L 61–87
2021
16
First Four
(16) Norfolk State
L 53–54
National Invitation Tournament results
The Mountaineers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament two times. Their record is 0–2.
Year
Round
Opponent
Result
2007 First Round
Mississippi
L 59–73
2024 First Round
Wake Forest
L 76–87
CollegeInsider.com results
The Mountaineers have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament one time. Their record is 2–1.
Year
Round
Opponent
Result
2010 First Round
Harvard
W 93–71W 80–72
The Basketball Classic results
The Mountaineers have appeared in The Basketball Classic one time. Their record is 0–1.
Year
Round
Opponent
Result
2022 First Round
USC Upstate
L 74–80
NAIA tournament results
The Mountaineers have appeared in the NAIA Tournament five times. Their combined record is 5–5.
Year
Round
Opponent
Result
1940 First Round
Bemidji State
W 43–34
1941 First Round
Baker
W 63–42W 48–36
1943 First Round
Simpson (IA)
W 48–31W 54–40
1948 First Round
Lawrence Tech
L 48–76
1950 First Round
Brooklyn
L 75–79
Coaching history
Coach
Years
Seasons
Record
Pct.
Conf. Record
Pct.
Conf. Titles
NIT App.
NCAA App.
No Coach
1919–20/1925–34
9
86–33
.723
Eugene Garbee 1934–35
1
8–11
.421
Flucie Stewart 1935–40/1946–47
6
67–38
.638
48–24
.667
1
Clyde Canipe
1940–42
2
38–7
.844
22–5
.815
1
Belus Smawley 1942–43
1
16–5
.762
9–0
1.000
1
Harold Quincy
1943–44
1
0–7
.000
G. P. Eggers
1944–45
1
6–13
.316
7–5
.583
Francis Hoover 1945–46/1947–57
11
133–127
.512
91–87
.511
2
Bob Light 1957–72
15
212–178
.544
94–85
.525
1
Press Maravich 1972–75
3
14–63
.182
5–30
.143
Bobby Cremins 1975–81
6
100–70
.588
51–31
.622
3
1
Kevin Cantwell
1981–86
5
61–78
.439
33–47
.413
Tom Apke 1986–96
10
139–147
.486
70–82
.461
Buzz Peterson 1996–2000/2009–10
5
103–52
.665
60–17
.779
4
1
Houston Fancher 2000–09
9
137–136
.502
79–73
.520
3
1
Jason Capel 2010–2014
4
53–70
.431
32–35
.478
Jim Fox 2014–2019
5
56–99
.361
35–59
.372
Dustin Kerns 2019–
2
35-27
.565
18-17
.514
1
1
Totals
1919–present
96
1229–1101
.527
635–562
.530
17
1
3
Rivalries
Appalachian's primary basketball rivals are the East Tennessee State Buccaneers and the Georgia Southern Eagles . Appalachian State is only 55 miles from Johnson City, TN. East Tennessee State has dominated the series over the past two decades, winning 14 games and losing 3. After being highly competitive in Division I-AA Southern Conference from the late 1990s to the late 2000s, Appalachian State and Georgia Southern have rekindled a rivalry series in the Sun Belt conference. Since the transition in 2014, the Mountaineers are 6–7 against the Eagles, winning each of the last four[when? meetings.
Mountaineers in the NBA
One former Appalachian State player has played in the NBA .
NBA draft
Five former Appalachian State players have been drafted into the NBA.
Year
Round
Pick
Player
1950 8
91
Charles Hope
1978 8
163
Tony Searcy
1979 4
78
Darryl Robinson
1979 8
158
Renaldo Lawrence
1984 8
181
Dale Roberts
References
External links
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