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2019–20 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2019–20 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by first-year head coach Dustin Kerns, played their home games at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center in Boone, North Carolina as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 11–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Coastal Carolina in the second round of the Sun Belt tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Texas State.
Quick Facts Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball, Conference ...
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 18–15 (11–9 Sun Belt) |
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| Home arena | George M. Holmes Convocation Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Little Rock | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note: The 2020 Sun Belt Tournament was canceled after the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Mountaineers finished the 2018–19 season 11–21, 6–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in 10th place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Louisiana–Monroe.[1]
On March 15, 2019, it was announced that head coach Jim Fox was released from his contract, ending his five-year tenure with the team.[2] On March 28, Presbyterian head coach Dustin Kerns was announced as the team's next head coach.[3]
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, BTN |
at Michigan | L 71–79 | 0–1 |
Crisler Center (11,325) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
| November 7, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Ferrum | W 83–56 | 1–1 |
Holmes Center (1,021) Boone, NC | |||||||
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
East Carolina | W 68–62 | 2–1 |
Holmes Center (1,893) Boone, NC | |||||||
| November 15, 2019* 4:30 pm |
vs. Montana State Spartan Invitational |
L 56–59 | 2–2 |
Greensboro Coliseum (214) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
| November 16, 2019* 3:30 pm |
vs. Tennessee Tech Spartan Invitational |
W 69–47 | 3–2 |
Greensboro Coliseum (212) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
| November 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UNC Greensboro Spartan Invitational |
L 41–55 | 3–3 |
Greensboro Coliseum (3,265) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
| November 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Charlotte | W 64–55 | 4–3 |
Holmes Center (2,203) Boone, NC | |||||||
| November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at East Tennessee State | L 69–78 | 4–4 |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,126) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
| December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
St. Andrews | W 90–58 | 5–4 |
Holmes Center (1,032) Boone, NC | |||||||
| December 14, 2019* 12:00 pm |
at Howard | W 81–59 | 6–4 |
Burr Gymnasium (924) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| December 19, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at South Alabama | W 81–71 | 7–4 (1–0) |
Mitchell Center (1,285) Mobile, AL | |||||||
| December 21, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Troy | W 70–65 | 8–4 (2–0) |
Trojan Arena (1,349) Troy, AL | |||||||
| December 29, 2019* 4:00 pm, ACCN |
at NC State | L 60–72 | 8–5 |
PNC Arena (17,592) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
| January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Georgia State | L 60–69 | 8–6 (2–1) |
Holmes Center (1,253) Boone, NC | |||||||
| January 4, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Georgia Southern | W 74–72 | 9–6 (3–1) |
Holmes Center (1,630) Boone, NC | |||||||
| January 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Louisiana | L 73–81 | 9–7 (3–2) |
Holmes Center (907) Boone, NC | |||||||
| January 9, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Arlington | L 56–66 | 9–8 (3–3) |
College Park Center (1,272) Arlington, TX | |||||||
| January 11, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas State | L 57–82 | 9–9 (3–4) |
Strahan Arena (1,284) San Marcos, TX | |||||||
| January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Arkansas State | W 83–80 OT | 10–9 (4–4) |
Holmes Center (1,566) Boone, NC | |||||||
| January 18, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Little Rock | L 57–73 | 10–10 (4–4) |
Holmes Center (2,753) Boone, NC | |||||||
| January 25, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Coastal Carolina | W 78–58 | 11–10 (5–5) |
HTC Center (1,091) Conway, SC | |||||||
| January 30, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Arkansas State | W 71–64 | 12–10 (6–5) |
First National Bank Arena (1,971) Jonesboro, AR | |||||||
| February 1, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Little Rock | L 86–93 | 12–11 (6–6) |
Jack Stephens Center (1,745) Little Rock, AR | |||||||
| February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | W 57–50 | 13–11 (7–6) |
Holmes Center (1,425) Boone, NC | |||||||
| February 8, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas State | W 60–57 | 14–11 (8–6) |
Holmes Center (2,164) Boone, NC | |||||||
| February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Georgia State | L 65–76 | 14–12 (8–7) |
GSU Sports Arena (2,273) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
| February 15, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Georgia Southern | W 62–57 | 15–12 (9–7) |
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,753) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
South Alabama | L 70–78 | 15–13 (9–8) |
Holmes Center (1,212) Boone, NC | |||||||
| February 22, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Troy | W 68–59 | 16–13 (10–8) |
Holmes Center (2,137) Boone, NC | |||||||
| February 29, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Coastal Carolina | L 77–84 | 16–14 (10–9) |
Holmes Center (3,027) Boone, NC | |||||||
| March 3, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Louisiana–Monroe | W 61–57 | 17–14 (11–9) |
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,677) Monroe, LA | |||||||
| Sun Belt tournament | |||||||||||
| March 9, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(6) | (10) Coastal Carolina Second round |
W 70–65 | 18–14 |
Holmes Center (1,053) Boone, NC | ||||||
| March 11, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(6) | at (3) Texas State Quarterfinals |
L 68–85 | 18–15 |
Strahan Arena (6,308) San Marcos, TX | ||||||
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Source[4]
- "No. 7 ULM Edges No. 10 Appalachian State to Advance in Sun Belt Men's Basketball Championship". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- "App State Announces Men's Basketball Leadership Change". Appalachian State University Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- "App State picks Dustin Kerns as its new men's basketball coach". morganton.com. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Appalachian State University Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2019.