2024–25 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

2024–25 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record6–6 (0–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Associate head coachFrank Young
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHolmes Center
Seasons
← 2023–24
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2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arkansas State 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 3   .769
South Alabama 1 – 0   1.000 9 – 4   .692
Troy 1 – 0   1.000 8 – 4   .667
Texas State 1 – 0   1.000 8 – 5   .615
Southern Miss 1 – 0   1.000 6 – 7   .462
Old Dominion 1 – 0   1.000 5 – 8   .385
Louisiana 1 – 0   1.000 3 – 10   .231
Coastal Carolina 0 – 1   .000 7 – 6   .538
Georgia Southern 0 – 1   .000 7 – 6   .538
James Madison 0 – 1   .000 7 – 6   .538
Marshall 0 – 1   .000 7 – 7   .500
Appalachian State 0 – 1   .000 6 – 6   .500
Georgia State 0 – 1   .000 4 – 9   .308
Louisiana–Monroe 0 – 1   .000 4 – 10   .286
† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of December 30, 2024

The 2024–25 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represents Appalachian State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by sixth-year head coach Dustin Kerns, play their home games at the Holmes Center in Boone, North Carolina as members in the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the 2023–24 season 27–7, 16–2 in Sun Belt play to finish as the 2023–24 Sun Belt regular season champions. The Mountaineers lost to Arkansas State in the second round of the Sun Belt tournament. They lost to Wake Forest in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament.[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Joshua Hayes 22 F 6'9" 220 Freshman Gainesville, FL Transferred to Northwest Florida State College
Jordan Marsh 4 G 5'10" 165 Freshman Charlotte, NC Transferred to UNC Asheville[2]
Etienne Strothers 5 G 6'2" 170 Freshman Newport News, VA Transferred to Hampton[3]
Justin Abson 21 F 6'9" 235 Sophomore Pompano Beach, FL Transferred to Georgia[4]
Xavion Brown 0 G 6'3" 180 Junior Sacramento, CA Transferred to Dallas Baptist
Terence Harcum 23 G 6'3" 190 Junior Butner, NC Transferred to Murray State[5]
Christopher Mantis 2 F 6'7" 185 Junior Lowell, IN Transferred to Maine[6]
Tre'Von Spillers 24 F 6'7" 205 Junior Charleston, SC Transferred to Wake Forest[7]
Bryant Greene (Walk-on) 14 G 6'1" 175 GS Senior Boone, NC Graduated
Donovan Gregory 11 F 6'5" 190 GS Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jalil Beaubrum 7 F 6'9" 240 Junior Miramar, FL Stephen F. Austin
Dior Conners 4 G 6'3" 183 Junior Columbus, OH Triton
Alonzo Dodd 2 G 6'1" 170 Junior Saint Paul, MN Texas A&M Commerce
Ben Ezeagu 6 F 6'7" 210 Junior Toronto, ON Hill
Jamil Muttilib 10 G 6'6" 189 Junior Houston, TX Kilgore
Will Coble 20 G 6'4" 185 GS Charlotte, NC Randolph-Macon
Jackson Threadgill 0 G 6'6" 200 GS Concord, NC Charlotte

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Anthony Alston
G 		Fayetteville, NC Grayson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jason Clarke Jr.
G 		Silver Spring, MD Miller School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg)  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Michael Marcus Jr.
F 		Indian Trail, NC Covenant Day 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg)  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jonah Long
G 		Hickory, NC St. Stephens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Andrin Njock
F 		Winterthur, CH École nouvelle de la Suisse romande 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 5, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Cameron O'Kelly
G 		Seneca, SC Seneca 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg)  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Mountaineers were picked to finish in sixth place in the conference's preseason poll.[8] Graduate forward CJ Huntley was named to the preseason All-SBC Second Team.[8] Senior guard Myles Tate was named to the conference preseason third team.[8]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team (1st place Votes)
1 Arkansas State - 193 (12)
2 James Madison - 170 (1)
3 Troy - 155 (1)
4 Louisiana - 144
5 Southern Miss - 133
6 App State - 122
7 Texas State - 89
T8 Georgia Southern - 85
T8 Old Dominion - 85
10 Marshall - 79
11 South Alabama - 78
12 Georgia State - 75
13 Coastal Carolina - 34
14 ULM - 28

Roster

2024–25 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F -- Andrin Njock 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr École nouvelle de la Suisse romande Winterthur, CH
G 0 Threadgill Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Davidson Day School
Charlotte 		Concord, NC
G 2 Alonzo Dodd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr South St. Paul
Texas A&M Commerce 		St. Paul, MN
C 3 Luke Wilson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 285 lb (129 kg) So Augusta Christian School Augusta, GA
G 4 Dior Connors 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Pickerington North
Triton 		Columbus, OH
G 5 Jason Clarke Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Miller School Silver Spring, MD
F 6 Ben Ezeagu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Potters House
Hill 		Toronto, ON
F 7 Jalil Beaubrun 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Montverde
Stephen F. Austin 		Miramar, FL
G 8 Anthony Austin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Grayson Fayetteville, NC
G 10 Jamil Muttilib 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr Cypress Ridge HS
Kilgore 		Houston, TX
G 12 Myles Tate 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Dorman HS
Butler 		Spartanburg, SC
G 13 Jonah Long 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. Stephens HS Hickory, NC
G 14 Cameron O'Kelly 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Seneca Senior HS Seneca, SC
F 15 CJ Huntley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) GS Davidson Day School Huntersville, NC
G 20 Will Coble 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Davidson Day
Randolph-Macon 		Charlotte, NC
G 32 Luke Ledford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Broughton HS Raleigh, NC
F 44 Michael Marcus, Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Covenant Day Indian Trail, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 28, 2024

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Miami (OH) L 63–77  0–1
  21 – Tate   7 – Muttilib   5 – Tate  Holmes Center (3,193)
Boone, NC
November 6, 2024*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		St. Andrews W 108–54  1–1
  18 – Marcus   10 – Marcus   4 – Tied  Holmes Center (1,622)
Boone, NC
November 10, 2024*
12:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Wisconsin L 56–87  1–2
  13 – Huntley   6 – Tied   5 – Tate  Kohl Center (13,913)
Madison, WI
November 19, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Queens W 65–53  2–2
  27 – Huntley   8 – Tied   4 – Threadgill  Holmes Center (2,678)
Boone, NC
November 24, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		William & Mary W 79–76  3–2
  20 – Myles   7 – Tied   10 – Myles  Holmes Center (2,852)
Boone, NC
November 27, 2024*
4:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Sam Houston
Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic 		W 66–63  4–2
  19 – Conners   9 – Beaubrun   4 – Tate  Trask Coliseum (2,519)
Wilmington, NC
November 29, 2024*
12:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Colgate
Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic 		W 72–50  5–2
  15 – Tate   7 – Tied   9 – Tate  Trask Coliseum (2,646)
Wilmington, NC
November 30, 2024*
3:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. UNC Wilmington
Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic 		L 61–76  5–3
  17 – Huntley   11 – Beaubrun   3 – Tate  Trask Coliseum (3,801)
Wilmington, NC
December 3, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Mid-Atlantic W 85–43  6–3
  19 – Dodd   10 – Marcus Jr.   7 – Tate  Holmes Center (1,396)
Boone, NC
December 14, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. High Point L 59–65  6–4
  24 – Tate   8 – Tied   4 – Tate  Novant Health Fieldhouse (1,245)
Greensboro, NC
December 18, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana L 62–68  6–5
(0–1) 		 15 – Conners   7 – Tate   3 – Tate  Cajundome (1,391)
Lafayette, LA
December 20, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at North Texas L 64–68  6–6
  21 – Tate   5 – Beaubrun   5 – Tate  The Super Pit (2,666)
Denton, TX
January 2, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Troy       Holmes Center 
Boone, NC
January 4, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas State       Holmes Center 
Boone, NC
January 8, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Coastal Carolina       Holmes Center 
Boone, NC
January 11, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		James Madison       Holmes Center 
Boone, NC
January 16, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Old Dominion       Chartway Arena 
Norfolk, VA
January 18, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at James Madison       Atlantic Union Bank Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
January 23, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State       First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
January 25, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana–Monroe       Fant–Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, LA
January 29, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Old Dominion       Holmes Center 
Boone, NC
February 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia State       Holmes Center 
Boone, NC
February 5, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Miss       Holmes Center 
Boone, NC
February 8, 2025*
 ESPN+ 		at 
MAC-SBC Challenge 		       
 
February 13, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Coastal Carolina       HTC Center 
Conway, SC
February 15, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgia State       GSU Convocation Center 
Atlanta, GA
February 20, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern       Holmes Center 
Boone, NC
February 22, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Marshall       Holmes Center 
Boone, NC
February 25, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgia Southern       Hill Convocation Center 
Statesboro, GA
February 28, 2025
8:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Marshall       Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Sun Belt tournament
March 4–9, 2025
TBA, ESPN+ 		vs. TBD       Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Signs App State Transfer Jordan Marsh". UNCA Bulldogs. April 30, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  3. ^ Sauls, Michael (April 9, 2024). "'I wanted to come home' Former Menchville star Etienne Strothers will transfer to Hampton University". Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  4. ^ Williams, Jonathan (April 24, 2024). "Georgia Basketball Lands Commitment from Justin Abson from Transfer Portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "Harcum & Milton Sign With the Racers". Go Racers.com. April 16, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
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