2023–24 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team
The 2023–24 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team will represent Appalachian State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, will be led by fifth-year head coach Dustin Kerns, and play their home games at the Holmes Center in Boone, North Carolina as members in the Sun Belt Conference.
| 2023–24 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 0-0 (0-0 Sun Belt) |
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| Home arena | Holmes Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
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: Scout: N/A 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: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Preseason
Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll
The Mountaineers were picked to finish in second place in the conference's preseason poll.[2] Graduate forward Donovan Gregory was named to the preseason All-SBC First Team.[2] Senior forward CJ Huntley was named to the conference preseason third team.[2]
| 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 | |
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. |
Oakland City | Holmes Center Boone, NC | |||||||||
| November 11, 2023* 3:00 p.m. |
at Northern Illinois MAC-SBC Challenge |
Convocation Center DeKalb, IL | |||||||||
| November 14, 2023* 10:00 p.m., P12N |
at Oregon State | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR | |||||||||
| November 21, 2023* 12:00 p.m. |
vs. UNC Wilmington Fort Myers Tip-Off Event |
Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL | |||||||||
| November 22, 2023* 12:00 p.m. |
vs. Murray State Fort Myers Tip-Off Event |
Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL | |||||||||
| November 26, 2023* 1:00 p.m. |
Austin Peay | Holmes Center Boone, NC | |||||||||
| November 29, 2023* 6:30 p.m. |
East Tennessee State | Holmes Center Boone, NC | |||||||||
| Dec 3, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Auburn | Holmes Center Boone, NC | |||||||||
| Dec 5, 2023* 8:00 p.m. |
Central Penn | Holmes Center Boone, NC | |||||||||
| Dec 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m. |
at Queens | Curry Arena Charlotte, NC | |||||||||
| Dec 16, 2023* 4:00 p.m. |
vs. Gardner–Webb | Novant Health Fieldhouse Greensboro, NC | |||||||||
| Dec 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m. |
UNC Asheville | Holmes Center Boone, NC | |||||||||
| Sun Belt Conference regular season | |||||||||||
| December 30, 2023 4:00 p.m. |
Louisiana–Monroe | Holmes Center Boone, NC | |||||||||
| January 4, 2024 8:00 p.m. |
at South Alabama | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||||
| January 6, 2024 4:30 p.m. |
at Troy | Trojan Arena Troy, AL | |||||||||
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m. |
at Coastal Carolina | HTC Center Conway, SC | |||||||||
| January 13, 2024 4:00 p.m. |
at James Madison | Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||||
| January 17, 2024 6:30 p.m. |
Georgia State | Holmes Center Boone, NC | |||||||||
| January 20, 2024 4:30 p.m. |
Coastal Carolina | Holmes Center Boone, NC | |||||||||
| January 25, 2024 6:30 p.m. |
Georgia Southern | Holmes Center Boone, NC | |||||||||
| January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m. |
James Madison | Holmes Center Boone, NC | |||||||||
| February 1, 2024 TBA |
at Georgia State | Georgia State Convocation Center Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
| February 3, 2024 3:00 p.m. |
Georgia Southern | Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA | |||||||||
| February 7, 2024 8:00 p.m. |
at Texas State | Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX | |||||||||
| February 15, 2024 6:30 p.m. |
Marshall | Holmes Center Boone, NC | |||||||||
| February 17, 2024 4:30 p.m. |
Louisiana | Holmes Center Boone, NC | |||||||||
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m. |
at Old Dominion | Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA | |||||||||
| February 24, 2024 7:00 p.m. |
at Marshall | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV | |||||||||
| February 28, 2024 6:30 p.m. |
Old Dominion | Holmes Center Boone, NC | |||||||||
| March 1, 2024 6:30 p.m. |
Arkansas State | Holmes Center Boone, NC | |||||||||
| Sun Belt tournament | |||||||||||
| March 5, 2024 TBA |
vs. TBD | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL | |||||||||
Source[3]
References
- "2022-23 Appalachian State Mountaineers Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". App State Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
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