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2022–23 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

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2022–23 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record16–16 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHolmes Center
Seasons
2022–23 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Miss 14 4   .778 25 8   .758
Louisiana 13 5   .722 26 8   .765
Marshall 13 5   .722 24 8   .750
James Madison 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
Troy 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Old Dominion 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Georgia Southern 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
South Alabama 9 9   .500 19 16   .543
Appalachian State 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Louisiana–Monroe 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
Texas State 6 12   .333 16 19   .457
Coastal Carolina 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Arkansas State 4 14   .222 13 20   .394
Georgia State 3 15   .167 10 21   .323
2023 Sun Belt Tournament winner

The 2022–23 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fourth-year head coach Dustin Kerns, played their home games at the Holmes Center in Boone, North Carolina as members in the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

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The Mountaineers finished the 2021–22 season 19–15, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They defeated Georgia Southern in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament before losing to Georgia State in the semifinals. The Mountaineers received an invitation to The Basketball Classic postseason tournament, formerly known as the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.[1] There they lost in the first round to USC Upstate.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Justin Forrest 1 G 6'2" 195 Senior Decatur, GA Graduated
RJ Duhart 4 F 6'9" 205 Junior Boynton Beach, FL Transferred to Charleston Southern
Michael Almonacy 5 G 6'0" 180 GS Senior Brentwood, NY Graduated
Adrian Delph 20 G 6'3" 185 Senior Gastonia, NC Graduated/went undrafted in 2022 NBA draft
Michael Moore 24 G 6'5" 200 Freshman Bear Creek, NC Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
James Lewis Jr. 25 F 6'8" 215 Senior Mount Holly, NC Graduated
Sasha Glushkov 33 C 6'11" 205 Sophomore Vladivostok, Russia Transferred to Southwest Baptist

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Tamell Pearson 3 F 6'10" 223 Senior Chicago, IL Western Illinois
Carvell Teasett 12 G 6'1" 180 Sophomore Baton Rouge, LA Northwestern State
Tyree Boykin 30 G 6'1" 190 GS Senior Clarksville, TN Union (TN)
Dibaji Walker 35 F 6'9" 200 GS Senior Columbus, OH UMass

2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zocko Littleton
#37 SG
Albany, GA Osborne High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 29, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Justin Abson
PF
Pompano Beach, FL North Broward Prep 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jan 24, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
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 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Etienne Strothers
PG
Newport News, VA Menchville High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Aug 23, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Preseason

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Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

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The Mountaineers were picked to finish in seventh place in the conference's preseason poll.[2] Senior forward Donovan Gregory was named preseason All-SBC Second Team.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team (1st place Votes)
1 Louisiana - 190 (10)
2 Texas State - 162 (1)
3 South Alabama - 150 (1)
4 James Madison - 149 (1)
5 Georgia State - 127 (1)
6 Marshall - 122
7 App State - 120
8 Coastal Carolina - 100
9 Old Dominion - 93
10 Troy - 76
11 Georgia Southern - 69
12 Arkansas State - 48
13 Southern Miss - 34
14 ULM - 30

Roster

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2022–23 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) So Lowell Lowell, IN
F 3 Tamell Pearson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 223 lb (101 kg) GS Western Illinois Chicago, IL
G 4 Zocko Littleton Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Osborne Albany, GA
G 5 Andrew Muse (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Mount Tabor Winston-Salem, NC
G 10 Michael Eads Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Edgehwater Orlando, FL
F 11 Donovan Gregory 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Carmel Christian School Charlotte, NC
G 12 Carvell Teasett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Northwestern State Baton Rouge, LA
G 14 Bryant Greene (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Watauga Boone, NC
F 15 CJ Huntley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Jr Davidson Day School Huntersville, NC
F 21 Justin Abson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr North Broward Prep Pompano Beach, FL
G 23 Terence Harcum 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Granville Central Butner, NC
F 24 Quinn Hafner (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Centerville Centerville, OH
G 30 Tyree Boykin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Union (TN) Clarksville, TN
F 35 Dibaji Walker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS UMass Columbus, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Warren Wilson W 142–74  1–0
 22  Mantis   7  Walker   5  Gregory  Holmes Center (1,944)
Boone, NC
November 10, 2022*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
North Carolina Central W 79–74 OT 2–0
 20  Boykin   9  Huntley   5  Gregory  Holmes Center (2,145)
Boone, NC
November 15, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Louisville W 61–60  3–0
 16  Gregory   9  Pearson   2  Tied  KFC Yum! Center (11,919)
Louisville, KY
November 18, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Campbell
Appalachian State Multi-Team Event
L 58–63  3–1
 21  Gregory   7  Tied   4  Gregory  Holmes Center (2,856)
Boone, NC
November 19, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kennesaw State
Appalachian State Multi-Team Event
L 67–71  3–2
 13  Tied   8  Abson   6  Gregory  Holmes Center (2,603)
Boone, NC
November 20, 2022*
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
Southeastern Louisiana
Appalachian State Multi-Team Event
W 83–74  4–2
 17  Walker   8  Tied   7  Walker  Holmes Center (1,553)
Boone, NC
November 23, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
at East Tennessee State W 74–70  5–2
 14  Gregory   7  Abson   3  Tied  Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,825)
Johnson City, TN
November 29, 2022*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Furman L 61–65  5–3
 12  Gregory   7  Tied   2  Gregory  Holmes Center (1,976)
Boone, NC
December 2, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Charlotte L 62–71  5–4
 25  Mantis   9  Gregory   7  Gregory  Dale F. Halton Arena (5,148)
Charlotte, NC
December 6, 2022*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Carlow W 103–43  6–4
 12  Tied   8  Huntley   5  Tied  Holmes Center (1,622)
Boone, NC
December 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Wake Forest L 66–67  6–5
 18  Mantis   10  Huntley   10  Walker  LJVM Coliseum (7,781)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 17, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Regent W 100–32  7–5
 17  Mantis   12  Pearson   3  Brown  Holmes Center (1,394)
Boone, NC
December 21, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. UC Santa Barbara
Jerry Colangelo Classic
L 50–61  7–6
 14  Boykin   9  Huntley   4  Gregory  Footprint Center (2,870)
Phoenix, AZ
Sun Belt Conference regular season
December 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Marshall L 53–79  7–7
(0–1)
 20  Boykin   6  Huntley   2  Gregory  Cam Henderson Center (4,816)
Huntington, WV
December 31, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Miss L 70–76  7–8
(0–2)
 13  Mantis   7  Huntley   4  Brown  Reed Green Coliseum (3,192)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 5, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Coastal Carolina W 63–62  8–8
(1–2)
 16  Boykin   6  Harcum   9  Gregory  Holmes Center (1,819)
Boone, NC
January 7, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at James Madison W 71–62  9–8
(2–2)
 16  Harcum   8  Huntley   9  Gregory  Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,540)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 12, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia Southern L 65–67  9–9
(2–3)
 21  Gregory   7  Huntley   4  Tied  Holmes Center (1,651)
Boone, NC
January 14, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Troy W 58–45  10–9
(3–3)
 15  Harcum   8  Abson   3  Brown  Holmes Center (2,377)
Boone, NC
January 19, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina L 84–93 OT 10–10
(3–4)
 27  Walker   9  Huntley   9  Gregory  HTC Center (2,143)
Conway, SC
January 21, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Old Dominion W 72–58  11–10
(4–4)
 28  Harcum   7  Harcum   6  Brown  Chartway Arena (5,954)
Norfolk, VA
January 26, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia State W 71–59  12–10
(5–4)
 21  Harcum   8  Brown   4  Harcum  Holmes Center (2,559)
Boone, NC
January 28, 2023
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
Arkansas State W 63–51  13–10
(6—4)
 15  Harcum   9  Huntley   4  Tied  Holmes Center (3,487)
Boone, NC
February 2, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Marshall L 58–66  13–11
(6–5)
 14  Harcum   7  Huntley   6  Gregory  Holmes Center (2,685)
Boone, NC
February 4, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
James Madison L 57–63  13–12
(6–6)
 21  Gregory   11  Abson   5  Brown  Holmes Center (3,870)
Boone, NC
February 9, 2023
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe W 52–45  14–12
(7–6)
 11  Huntley   10  Abson   6  Gregory  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,558)
Monroe, LA
February 11, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at South Alabama L 57–74  14–13
(7–7)
 14  Gregory   5  Pearson   4  Gregory  Mitchell Center (1,955)
Mobile, AL
February 16, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Texas State W 82–75  15–13
(8–7)
 21  Gregory   6  Tied   5  Brown  Holmes Center (2,205)
Boone, NC
February 18, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Old Dominion L 63–74  15–14
(8–8)
 14  Gregory   7  Abson   4  Gregory  Holmes Center (3,651)
Boone, NC
February 22, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Georgia State W 78–52  16–14
(9–8)
 22  Mantis   6  Tied   6  Brown  GSU Conovcation Center (1,850)
Atlanta, GA
February 24, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Georgia Southern L 64–73  16–15
(9–9)
 14  Huntley   7  Abson   5  Gregory  Hanner Fieldhouse (2,445)
Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt tournament
March 2, 2023
12:30 p.m., ESPN+
(9) vs. (8) South Alabama
Second Round
L 61–68  16–16
 17  Harcum   13  Abson   5  Brown  Pensacola Bay Center (718)
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ "App State Accepts Invite to The Basketball Classic". appstatesports.com. Appalachian State University. March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Louisiana Headlines Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". App State Athletics. Retrieved October 22, 2022.