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):

Award Winners:




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.