2023–24 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team
2023–24 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball | |
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Sun Belt regular season champions | |
NIT, First Round | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 27–7 (16–2 Sun Belt) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Frank Young |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Holmes Center |
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 32 | – | 4 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 17 | .541 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 9 | – | 24 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 18 | .486 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fifth-year head coach Dustin Kerns, played their home games at the Holmes Center in Boone, North Carolina as members in the Sun Belt Conference.
Previous season
The Mountaineers finished the 2022–23 season 16–16, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for seventh place. The Mountaineers lost to South Alabama in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament.[1]
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Carvell Teasett | 12 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Sophomore | Baton Rouge, LA | Transferred to Angelo State[2] |
Michael Eads Jr. | 10 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Sophomore | Orlando, FL | Entered Transfer Portal |
Zocko Littelton | 4 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Freshman | Marietta, GA | Transferred to Chipola College |
Quinn Hafner (Walk-on) | 24 | G | 6'3" | 170 | Freshman | Centerville, OH | Unknown |
Tamell Pearson | 3 | F | 6'10" | 223 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
Tyree Boykin | 30 | G | 6'1" | 190 | GS Senior | Clarksville, TN | Graduated |
Dibaji Walker | 35 | F | 6'9" | 200 | GS Senior | Columbus, OH | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
2023 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Joshua Hayes PF | Gainesville, FL | The Rock School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sep 19, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Etienne Strothers PG | Newport News, VA | Menchville High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Aug 23, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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2024 recruiting class
Preseason
Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll
The Mountaineers were picked to finish in second place in the conference's preseason poll.[3] Graduate forward Donovan Gregory was named to the preseason All-SBC First Team.[3] Senior forward CJ Huntley was named to the conference preseason third team.[3]
Coaches poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team (1st place Votes) | |
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1 | James Madison - 176 (7) | |
2 | App State - 159 (2) | |
3 | Old Dominion - 154 (1) | |
4 | Southern Miss - 148 | |
5 | Louisiana - 136 (2) | |
6 | South Alabama - 129 (2) | |
7 | Marshall - 119 | |
8 | Troy - 91 | |
9 | Arkansas State - 84 | |
10 | Texas State - 72 | |
11 | Georgia State - 69 | |
12 | Coastal Carolina - 59 | |
13 | Georgia Southern - 42 | |
14 | ULM - 32 |
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 7, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Oakland City | W 87–49 | 1–0 | 16 – Spillers | 12 – Abson | 5 – Tied | Holmes Center (2,010) Boone, NC | ||||
November 11, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Northern Illinois MAC-SBC Challenge | L 78–91 | 1–1 | 16 – Mantis | 9 – Spillers | 4 – Brown | Convocation Center (1,071) DeKalb, IL | ||||
November 14, 2023* 10:00 p.m., P12N | at Oregon State | L 71–81 OT | 1–2 | 18 – Harcum | 10 – Abson | 4 – Tied | Gill Coliseum (2,766) Corvallis, OR | ||||
November 21, 2023* 12:00 p.m. | vs. UNC Wilmington Fort Myers Tip-Off Event | W 86−56 | 2–2 | 15 – Spillers | 13 – Abson | 6 – Marsh | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (512) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
November 22, 2023* 12:00 p.m. | vs. Murray State Fort Myers Tip-Off Event | W 67–57 | 3–2 | 16 – Gregory | 7 – Spillers | 3 – Tied | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (310) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
November 26, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Austin Peay | W 78–58 | 4–2 | 20 – Spillers | 7 – Tied | 5 – Brown | Holmes Center (1,298) Boone, NC | ||||
November 29, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | East Tennessee State | W 72–61 | 5–2 | 15 – Spillers | 11 – Spillers | 5 – Tate | Holmes Center (1,813) Boone, NC | ||||
December 3, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | Auburn | W 69–64 | 6–2 | 18 – Tate | 6 – Gregory | 4 – Gregory | Holmes Center (7,037) Boone, NC | ||||
December 5, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Central Penn | W 111–35 | 7–2 | 18 – Hayes | 16 – Brown | 7 – Greene | Holmes Center (1,978) Boone, NC | ||||
December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Queens | W 93–81 | 8–2 | 22 – Tied | 10 – Spillers | 5 – Tied | Curry Arena (1,532) Charlotte, NC | ||||
December 16, 2023* 4:00 p.m. | vs. Gardner–Webb | W 80–59 | 9–2 | 16 – Spillers | 8 – Huntley | 5 – Tied | Novant Health Fieldhouse (423) Greensboro, NC | ||||
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UNC Asheville Hickory Hoops Classic | L 63–76 | 9–3 | 18 – Gregory | 7 – Spillers | 3 – Tied | Tarleton Complex (1,825) Hickory, NC | ||||
Sun Belt Conference regular season | |||||||||||
December 30, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Louisiana–Monroe | W 67–55 | 10–3 (1–0) | 18 – Spillers | 9 – Spillers | 4 – Tate | Holmes Center (2,065) Boone, NC | ||||
January 4, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at South Alabama | W 91–84 OT | 11–3 (2–0) | 23 – Spillers | 9 – Spillers | 4 – Tied | Mitchell Center (1,646) Mobile, AL | ||||
January 6, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Troy | L 62–66 | 11–4 (2–1) | 13 – Huntley | 10 – Abson | 4 – Tate | Trojan Arena (2,673) Troy, AL | ||||
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Coastal Carolina | W 70–45 | 12–4 (3–1) | 13 – Tate | 9 – Abson | 3 – Tied | HTC Center (1,838) Conway, SC | ||||
January 13, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at James Madison | W 59–55 | 13–4 (4–1) | 15 – Tate | 10 – Spillers | 4 – Tate | Atlantic Union Bank Center (7,761) Harrisonburg, VA | ||||
January 17, 2024 6:30 p.m. | Georgia State | W 76–68 | 14–4 (5–1) | 23 – Spillers | 13 – Spillers | 6 – Tate | Holmes Center (2,534) Boone, NC | ||||
January 20, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Coastal Carolina | W 88–59 | 15–4 (6–1) | 18 – Spillers | 9 – Spillers | 6 – Gregory | Holmes Center (3,174) Boone, NC | ||||
January 25, 2024 6:30 p.m, ESPN+ | Georgia Southern | W 84–74 | 16–4 (7–1) | 23 – Harcum | 9 – Tied | 3 – Marsh | Holmes Center (3,136) Boone, NC | ||||
January 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | James Madison | W 82–76 | 17–4 (8–1) | 21 – Spillers | 11 – Abson | 6 – Gregory | Holmes Center (8,052) Boone, NC | ||||
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Georgia State | W 81–71 | 18–4 (9–1) | 22 – Harcum | 16 – Abson | 6 – Brown | Georgia State Convocation Center (3,127) Atlanta, GA | ||||
February 3, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Georgia Southern | W 85–84 OT | 19–4 (10–1) | 26 – Harcum | 11 – Spillers | 5 – Tate | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,412) Statesboro, GA | ||||
February 7, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Texas State | L 56–63 | 19–5 (10–2) | 13 – Harcum | 9 – Spillers | 5 – Tate | Strahan Arena (1,498) San Marcos, TX | ||||
February 10, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Toledo MAC-SBC Challenge | W 109–104 OT | 20–5 (10–2) | 24 – Gregory | 7 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Holmes Center (5,437) Boone, NC | ||||
February 15, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Marshall | W 73–58 | 21–5 (11–2) | 19 – Gregory | 14 – Spillers | 5 – Tate | Holmes Center (3,804) Boone, NC | ||||
February 17, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Louisiana | W 85–73 | 22–5 (12–2) | 23 – Marsh | 8 – Spillers | 4 – Tate | Holmes Center (6,587) Boone, NC | ||||
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Old Dominion | W 82–67 | 23–5 (13–2) | 22 – Harcum | 11 – Tied | 5 – Tate | Chartway Arena (6,157) Norfolk, VA | ||||
February 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | at Marshall | W 65–58 | 24–5 (14–2) | 25 – Tate | 11 – Spillers | 5 – Tate | Cam Henderson Center (5,711) Huntington, WV | ||||
February 28, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Old Dominion | W 89–64 | 25–5 (15–2) | 18 – Spillers | 16 – Spillers | 4 – Gregory | Holmes Center (4,785) Boone, NC | ||||
March 1, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Arkansas State | W 80–57 | 26–5 (16–2) | 15 – Tied | 15 – Spillers | 4 – Gregory | Holmes Center (7,074) Boone, NC | ||||
Sun Belt tournament | |||||||||||
March 9, 2024 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (9) Georgia Southern Quarterfinals | W 85–80 OT | 27–5 | 22 – Gregory | 12 – Abson | 4 – Tied | Pensacola Bay Center (1,763) Pensacola, FL | |||
March 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (4) Arkansas State Semifinals | L 65–67 | 27–6 | 15 – Harcum | 7 – Abson | 4 – Gregory | Pensacola Bay Center (1,621) Pensacola, FL | |||
NIT | |||||||||||
March 20, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at (1) Wake Forest First Round - Wake Forest Bracket | L 76–87 | 27–7 | 16 – Huntley | 10 – Spillers | 5 – Tate | LJVM Coliseum (6,733) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||
Source[4]
References
- ^ "2022-23 Appalachian State Mountaineers Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ "Ram Basketball Adds Combo Guard Carvell Teasett to Incoming Class". Angelo State University. July 14, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ a b c "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". App State Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2023.