Appalachian State Mountaineers basketball
Appalachian State Mountaineers basketball history
Appalachian State University (Boone, NC)
George M. Holmes Convocation Center
Sun Belt Conference
Current head coach: Dustin Kerns (2019-)
- Assoc. HC: Frank Young (2019-)
- Asst: Tanner Smith (2023-)
- Asst: Bob Szorc (2019-)
- Asst: Raheem Martin (2022-)
- Asst: Bradley Fey (2020-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (1979, 2000, 2021)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 0-3
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 2 (2007, 2024)
- NIT Overall Record: 0-2
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2010)
- CBI Overall Record: 2-1
- CIT/TBC Appearances: 1 (2022)
- CIT/TBC Overall Record: 0-1
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 5 (1940, 1941, 1943, 1948, 1950)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 5-5
Conference Titles (North State, SoCon, Sun Belt):
- Sun Belt Regular Season Championships: 1 (2024)
- SoCon Regular Season Championships: 10 (1978, 1979, 1981, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010)
- North State (Div II) Regular Season Championships: 6 (1940, 1941, 1943, 1948, 1950, 1967)
- Sun Belt Tournament Championships: 1 (2021)
- SoCon Tournament Championships: 2 (1979, 2000)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- Sun Belt Player of the Year: 0
- SoCon Player of the Year: 3 (last = Donald Sims, 2010)
Appalachian State head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Dustin Kerns | 2019-Pres | 97-65 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Fox | 2014-19 | 56-99 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Capel | 2010-14 | 53-70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buzz Peterson | 1996-2000, 09-10 | 103-52 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston Fancher | 2000-09 | 137-136 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Apke | 1986-96 | 139-147 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Cantwell | 1981-86 | 61-78 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Cremins | 1975-81 | 100-70 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Russ Bergman (int.) | 1975 | 2-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Press Maravich | 1972-75 | 12-51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Light | 1957-72 | 212-179 | 1^ | 0 | 0 |
| Francis Hoover | 1945-46, 47-57 | 133-127 | 2^ | 2^ | 0 |
| Flucie Stewart | 1935-40, 46-47 | 63-41 | 1^ | 1^ | 0 |
| G.P. Eggers | 1927-28, 44-45 | 21-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Quincy | 1943-44 | 0-7 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Belus Smawley | 1942-43 | 12-9 | 1^ | 1^ | 0 |
| Clyde Canipe | 1940-42 | 38-7 | 1^ | 1^ | 0 |
| Eugene Garbee | 1933-35 | 20-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.B. Johnston | 1929-33 | 46-20 | – | – | – |
| Vann G. Henson | 1928-29 | 12-8 | – | – | – |
| Chapel Wilson | 1922-27 | 17-5 ## | – | – | – |
| J.T.C. Wright | 1920-22 | ## | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
## Records for these coaches missing or incomplete
^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the Appalachian State program was at either the NAIA or Division II level; App State moved up to Division I prior to the 1972-73 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.