2023–24 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

2023–24 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball
2023–24 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	12–4 (3–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Dustin Kerns (5th season);
Associate head coach	Frank Young
Assistant coaches	Tanner Smith; Bob Szorc;
Home arena	Holmes Center

2023–24 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Troy	4	–	0	1.000	10	–	6	.625
Marshall	4	–	0	1.000	9	–	8	.529
James Madison	3	–	1	.750	15	–	1	.938
Appalachian State	3	–	1	.750	12	–	4	.750
Southern Miss	3	–	1	.750	9	–	7	.563
Georgia State	3	–	1	.750	8	–	7	.533
Arkansas State	3	–	1	.750	7	–	9	.438
Georgia Southern	2	–	2	.500	2	–	14	.125
Louisiana	1	–	3	.250	8	–	8	.500
South Alabama	1	–	3	.250	8	–	8	.500
Coastal Carolina	1	–	3	.250	4	–	11	.267
Texas State	0	–	4	.000	6	–	10	.375
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	4	.000	4	–	10	.286
Old Dominion	0	–	4	.000	4	–	12	.250

† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner As of January 12, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represents Appalachian State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fifth-year head coach Dustin Kerns, play 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
Carvell Teasett	12	G	6'1"	180	Sophmore	Baton Rouge, LA	Transferred to Angelo State^[2]
Michael Eads Jr.	10	G	6'4"	200	Sophmore	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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Joshua Hayes PF	Gainesville, FL	The Rock School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 19, 2022
Joshua Hayes PF	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
Etienne Strothers PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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]

Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
Coaches poll
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

2023–24 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Xavion Brown	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Sheldon	Sacramento, CA
F	2	Christopher Mantis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Lowell	Lowell, IN
C	3	Luke Wilson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Fr	Augusta Christian School	Augusta, GA
G	4	Jordan Marsh	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Moravian Prep	Charlotte, NC
G	5	Etienne Strothers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Menchville HS	Newport News, VA
F	11	Donovan Gregory	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Carmel Christian School	Charlotte, NC
G	12	Myles Tate	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Dorman Butler	Spartanburg, SC
G	14	Bryant Greene (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	Watauga	Boone, NC
F	15	CJ Huntley	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Davidson Day School	Huntersville, NC
F	21	Justin Abson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	North Broward Prep	Pompano Beach, FL
F	22	Josh Hayes	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Gainesville HS	Gainesville, FL
G	23	Terence Harcum	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Granville Central	Butner, NC
F	24	Tre'Von Spillers	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Military Magnet Academy Moberly Area CC	Charleston, SC
G	32	Luke Ledford	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Broughton HS	Raleigh, NC
G	33	Dawson Fennema	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Sanderson HS	Raleigh, NC

Head coach

Dustin Kerns (Clemson)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 19 November 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
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.	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 7:00 pm	at Georgia State						Georgia State Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
February 3, 2024 3:00 p.m.	at 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
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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.
1 2 3 "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.

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[1] "2022-23 Appalachian State Mountaineers Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2023.

[2] "Ram Basketball Adds Combo Guard Carvell Teasett to Incoming Class". Angelo State University. July 14, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

[:0-3] 1 2 3 "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.

[4] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". App State Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2023.

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