2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fourth-year head coach Jim Fox, 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 15–18, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They defeated Little Rock in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Texas–Arlington.

2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record15–18 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Allison
  • Bryan Lentz
  • Mantoris Robinson
Home arenaGeorge M. Holmes Convocation Center
Seasons
2017–18 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana 16 2   .889 27 7   .794
Georgia State 12 6   .667 24 11   .686
Georgia Southern 11 7   .611 21 12   .636
Texas–Arlington 10 8   .556 21 13   .618
Louisiana–Monroe 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Troy 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
Appalachian State 9 9   .500 15 18   .455
Coastal Carolina 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
South Alabama 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Texas State 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
Arkansas State 6 12   .333 11 21   .344
Little Rock 4 14   .222 7 25   .219
2018 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

Previous season

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The Mountaineers finished the 2016–17 season 9–21, 4–14 in Sun Belt play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Troy.

Roster

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2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Isaac Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina
G 1 Justin Forrest 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Decatur, Georgia
G 2 Ronshad Shabazz 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr Raleigh, North Carolina
G 3 Nick Hough 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Harrisburg, North Carolina
G 4 O'Showen Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Macon, Georgia
F 5 Griffin Kinney 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Delaware, Ohio
G 10 Michael Bibby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Phoenix, Arizona
G 11 Joseph Battle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 181 lb (82 kg) So Abbeville, South Carolina
G 13 Kevin Kerley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Loveland, Ohio
F 14 Bennett Holley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Jr Roanoke, Virginia
C 15 Jake Wilson 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Raleigh, North Carolina
G 23 Trey Ford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Mooresville, North Carolina
F 24 Craig Hinton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS Sr Winston-Salem, North Carolina
F 32 Tyrell Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
F 34 Zach Cottrell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Hayesville, North Carolina
F 50 Hunter Seacaat 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Mooresville, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 10, 2017

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 7, 2017*
7:00 pm
Warren Wilson W 126–71 
Holmes Center (815)
Boone, NC
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017*
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Toccoa Falls W 135–34  1–0
Holmes Center (872)
Boone, NC
Nov 12, 2017*
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Bridgewater
Puerto Rico Tip-Off
W 95–57  2–0
Holmes Center (550)
Boone, NC
Nov 16, 2017*
5:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Iowa State
Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals
L 98–104  2–1
HTC Center (703)
Conway, SC
Nov 17, 2017*
5:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Western Michigan
Puerto Rico Tip-Off
L 67–86  2–2
HTC Center (1,827)
Conway, SC
Nov 19, 2017*
11:30 am, ESPN3
vs. UTEP
Puerto Rico Tip-Off
W 76–72  3–2
HTC Center (1,774)
Conway, SC
Nov 22, 2017*
4:00 pm
at James Madison L 99–105 2OT 3–3
JMU Convocation Center (2,062)
Harrisonburg, VA
Nov 25, 2017*
7:00 pm
Davidson W 78–62  4–3
Holmes Center (1,216)
Boone, NC
Nov 28, 2017*
7:00 pm, MASN
at VCU L 72–85  4–4
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
Dec 2, 2017*
7:00 pm
South Florida W 84–61  5–4
Holmes Center (1,506)
Boone, NC
Dec 4, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Carolina L 71–72  5–5
Ramsey Center (3,303)
Cullowhee, NC
Dec 9, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Akron L 89–94  5–6
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,219)
Akron, OH
Dec 16, 2017*
6:00 pm, BTN
at Ohio State L 67–80  5–7
Value City Arena (12,616)
Columbus, OH
Dec 20, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Hampton L 53–86  5–8
Hampton Convocation Center (2,145)
Hampton, VA
Sun Belt Conference regular season
Dec 29, 2017
7:30 pm
Texas State W 66–62  6–8
(1–0)
Holmes Center (1,058)
Boone, NC
Dec 31, 2017
2:30 pm
Texas–Arlington W 80–76  7–8
(2–0)
Holmes Center (891)
Boone, NC
Jan 4, 2018
8:15 pm
at Louisiana L 45–78  7–9
(2–1)
Cajundome (4,329)
Lafayette, LA
Jan 6, 2018
3:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe W 79–73  8–9
(3–1)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,423)
Monroe, LA
Jan 11, 2018
7:30 pm
Georgia State L 58–71  8–10
(3–2)
Holmes Center (701)
Boone, NC
Jan 13, 2018
3:30 pm
Georgia Southern L 59–60  8–11
(3–3)
Holmes Center (1,669)
Boone, NC
Jan 20, 2018
4:00 pm
at South Alabama L 77–83  8–12
(3–4)
Mitchell Center (3,877)
Mobile, AL
Jan 22, 2018
8:15 pm, ESPN3
at Troy L 79–81  8–13
(3–5)
Trojan Arena (79–81)
Troy, AL
Jan 25, 2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Little Rock W 72–67 OT 9–13
(4–5)
Holmes Center (1,053)
Boone, NC
Jan 27, 2018
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Arkansas State L 88–93  9–14
(4–6)
Holmes Center (1,805)
Boone, NC
Feb 1, 2018
8:15 pm, ESPN3
at Texas–Arlington L 77–89  9–15
(4–7)
College Park Center (2,330)
Arlington, TX
Feb 3, 2018
5:30 pm
at Texas State W 59–56  10–15
(5–7)
Strahan Coliseum (1,744)
San Marcos, TX
Feb 10, 2018
3:30 pm
at Coastal Carolina W 81–66  11–15
(6–7)
HTC Center (2,100)
Conway, SC
Feb 15, 2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3
South Alabama L 66–77  11–16
(6–8)
Holmes Center (2,100)
Boone, NC
Feb 17, 2018
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Troy W 65–54  12–16
(7–8)
Holmes Center (2,407)
Boone, NC
Feb 22, 2018
8:30 pm, ESPN3
at Arkansas State L 79–82 OT 12–17
(7–9)
First National Bank Arena (2,671)
Jonesboro, AR
Feb 24, 2018
3:30 pm
at Little Rock W 69–67  13–17
(8–9)
Jack Stephens Center (2,472)
Little Rock, AR
Mar 3, 2018
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Coastal Carolina W 76–67  14–17
(9–9)
Holmes Center (1,437)
Boone, NC
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 7, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (12) Little Rock
First round
W 93–64  15–17
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Mar 9, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (4) Texas–Arlington
Quarterfinals
L 63–84  15–18
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Schedule".