Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball

Appalachian State Mountaineers
Appalachian State Mountaineers
	2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team
University	Appalachian State University
Head coach	Jim Fox (4th season)
Conference	Sun Belt
Location	Boone, North Carolina
Arena	Holmes Center ; (capacity: 8,325)
Nickname	Mountaineers
Colors	Black and gold;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament appearances
	1979, 2000
Conference tournament champions
	1979, 2000
Conference regular season champions
	1940, 1941, 1943, 1948, 1950, 1967, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010

The Appalachian State Mountaineers basketball team is the college basketball team at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. 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 George M. Holmes Convocation Center.^[2]

Notable past coaches include Buzz Peterson and Bobby Cremins. The Mountaineers have appeared in the NCAA Tournament twice, 1979 and 2000, and appeared in the National Invitation Tournament in 2007.^[3] The Mountaineers also reached the semifinals of the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.

Conference championships

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
Total		16
♦ Denotes a tie for first place and conference co-champion * The Southern Conference split into North and South divisions beginning with the 1994–95 season

Postseason results

NCAA Tournament results

The Mountaineers have appeared in the NCAA Tournament two times. Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1979	Second Round	LSU	L 57–71
2000	First Round	Ohio State	L 61–87

NIT results

The Mountaineers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2007	First Round	Mississippi	L 59–73

CBI results

The Mountaineers have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 2–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2010	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Harvard Marshall Pacific	W 93–71 W 80–72 L 56–64

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 Second Round	Bemidji State San Diego State	W 43–34 L 46–68
1941	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Baker Baltimore Santa Barbara State	W 63–42 W 48–36 L 29–36
1943	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Simpson (IA) Kansas Wesleyan Northwest Missouri State	W 48–31 W 54–40 L 34–46
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-present	2+	21-39	.350	16-24	.400
Totals	1919–present	87	1194–1074	.526	617–545	.531	16	1	2

Rivalries

Appalachian's primary basketball rival is the Davidson Wildcats. The proximity of the two campuses (less than 100 miles apart) as well as the large number of Appalachian alumni in the Charlotte region add to the animosity between the two schools.

The two teams have met on the hardwood 70 times. The Apps have won 32 of the meetings, the Cats have won 38.

References

^ "University Colors :: University Communications Toolbox :: Appalachian State University". Retrieved March 28, 2016.
^ Appalachian Sports Information. "Holmes Convocation Center". GoASU. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
^ Appalachian Sports Information (2007-03-11). "Mountaineers to Face Ole Miss in NIT". GoASU.

External links

Official website

[1] "University Colors :: University Communications Toolbox :: Appalachian State University". Retrieved March 28, 2016.

[2] Appalachian Sports Information. "Holmes Convocation Center". GoASU. Retrieved 2008-10-08.

[3] Appalachian Sports Information (2007-03-11). "Mountaineers to Face Ole Miss in NIT". GoASU.

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Venues	Broome-Kirke Gymnasium (1955–1968) Varsity Gymnasium (1968–2000) Holmes Center (2000–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Appalachian State University
Located in: Boone, North Carolina
Academics	Center at Hickory Esse quam videri Hayes School of Music University of North Carolina System
Campus	AppalCart Beaver Field Brewer Stadium Holmes Center Lackey Field Observatory Soccer Stadium Varsity Gymnasium
Athletics	Appalachian Sports Network Baseball Softball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Men's soccer Wrestling
Student life	Appalachian Symphony Orchestra Hot Hot Hot Marching Mountaineers WASU-FM
Founded: 1899 Students: 19,026 Endowment: 300.7 million

v t e Sun Belt Conference men's basketball
Teams	Appalachian State Mountaineers Arkansas State Red Wolves Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia State Panthers James Madison Dukes Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Marshall Thundering Herd Old Dominion Monarchs South Alabama Jaguars Southern Miss Golden Eagles Texas State Bobcats Troy Trojans
Championships and awards	Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25