2018–19 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fifth-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 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.

2018–19 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record11–21 (6–12 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Allison
  • Wilbur Allen
  • I.J. Poole
Home arenaGeorge M. Holmes Convocation Center
Seasons
2018–19 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Georgia State135 .7222410 .706
UT Arlington126 .6671716 .515
Georgia Southern126 .6672112 .636
Texas State126 .6672410 .706
Louisiana108 .5561913 .594
Coastal Carolina99 .5001717 .500
Louisiana–Monroe99 .5001916 .543
South Alabama810 .4441717 .500
Arkansas State711 .3891319 .406
Appalachian State612 .3331121 .344
Little Rock513 .2781021 .323
Troy513 .2781218 .400
2019 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the 2017–18 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 UT Arlington.

Roster

2018–19 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F0Isaac Johnson6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)212 lb (96 kg)JrCharlotte, North Carolina
G1Justin Forrest6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg)SoDecatur, Georgia
G2Ronshad Shabazz6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)217 lb (98 kg)SrRaleigh, North Carolina
G3Nick Hough6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg)RS SrHarrisburg, North Carolina
G4O'Showen Williams5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)190 lb (86 kg)RS JrMacon, Georgia
G10Michael Bibby6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg)RS SoPhoenix, Arizona
G11Joseph Battle6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)181 lb (82 kg)RS SoAbbeville, South Carolina
G13Kevin Kerley6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)178 lb (81 kg)SrLoveland, Ohio
F14Bennett Holley6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)238 lb (108 kg)SrRoanoke, Virginia
C15Jake Wilson7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)240 lb (109 kg)RS SrRaleigh, North Carolina
G20Adrian Delph6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)RS FrKings Mountain, North Carolina
F21James Lewis6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg)RS SoMount Holly, North Carolina
F22Breki Gylfason6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg)RS FrReykjavík, Iceland
G23Trey Ford6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg)SrMooresville, North Carolina
F32Tyrell Johnson6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg)SrAtlanta, Georgia
F50Hunter Seacaat6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg)RS JrMooresville, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 5, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018*
7:00 pm
FerrumW 97–44 
Holmes Center 
Boone, NC
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm
Mars HillW 125–62 1–0
Holmes Center (718)
Boone, NC
Nov 11, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN
at Alabama
Charleston Classic campus game
L 73–81 1–1
Coleman Coliseum (9,701)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Nov 15, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 23 Purdue
Charleston Classic quarterfinals
L 70–92 1–2
TD Arena (4,017)
Charleston, SC
Nov 16, 2018*
4:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Wichita State
Charleston Classic consolation 2nd round
L 76–82 1–3
TD Arena (4,135)
Charleston, SC
Nov 18, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPN3
vs. Ball State
Charleston Classic 7th place game
L 86–94 OT1–4
TD Arena (2,862)
Charleston, SC
Nov 26, 2018*
7:00 pm
Winston-Salem StateW 91–64 2–4
Holmes Center (667)
Boone, NC
Nov 30, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at East CarolinaL 81–83 2–5
Williams Arena (3,552)
Greenville, NC
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
HowardW 100–86 3–5
Holmes Center (603)
Boone, NC
Dec 8, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
North Carolina CentralW 82–73 4–5
Holmes Center (827)
Boone, NC
Dec 15, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at South FloridaL 69–76 4–6
Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
Dec 18, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at GeorgetownL 73–83 4–7
Capital One Arena (4,205)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
MilliganW 99–60 5–7
Holmes Center (425)
Boone, NC
Dec 30, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Saint LouisL 55–83 5–8
Chaifetz Arena (7,143)
St. Louis, MO
Sun Belt Conference regular season
Jan 3, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at South AlabamaL 73–79 5–9
(0–1)
Mitchell Center (1,729)
Mobile, AL
Jan 5, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at TroyL 85–89 5–10
(0–2)
Trojan Arena (1,902)
Troy, AL
Jan 10, 2019
7:00 pm
UT ArlingtonL 72–82 5–11
(0–3)
Holmes Center (827)
Boone, NC
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm
Texas StateL 69–70 5–12
(0–4)
Holmes Center (953)
Boone, NC
Jan 19, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Coastal CarolinaL 72–89 5–13
(0–5)
HTC Center (2,031)
Conway, SC
Jan 24, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Arkansas StateL 81–82 5–14
(0–6)
First National Bank Arena (2,112)
Jonesboro, AR
Jan 26, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Little RockW 77–73 6–14
(1–6)
Jack Stephens Center (1,708)
Little Rock, AR
Jan 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
LouisianaW 104–77 7–14
(2–6)
Holmes Center (853)
Boone, NC
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana–MonroeW 85–84 8–14
(3–6)
Holmes Center (1,403)
Boone, NC
Feb 7, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas StateL 71–74 8–15
(3–7)
Strahan Coliseum (4,517)
San Marcos, TX
Feb 9, 2019
3:00 pm
at UT ArlingtonL 68–78 8–16
(3–8)
College Park Center (2,066)
Arlington, TX
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Coastal CarolinaW 88–79 9–16
(4–8)
Holmes Center (2,037)
Boone, NC
Feb 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia StateL 75–80 9–17
(4–9)
Holmes Center (1,653)
Boone, NC
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia SouthernL 69–92 9–18
(4–10)
Holmes Center (1,722)
Boone, NC
Feb 28, 2019
8:00 pm
at Louisiana–MonroeL 75–81 9–19
(4–11)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,104)
Monroe, LA
Mar 3, 2019
 ESPN+
at LouisianaW 90–80 10–19
(5–11)
Cajundome (3,437)
Lafayette, LA
Mar 7, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
TroyW 72–67 11–19
(6–11)
Holmes Center (572)
Boone, NC
Mar 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
South AlabamaL 71–78 11–20
(6–12)
Holmes Center (1,104)
Boone, NC
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 12, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(10) vs. (7) Louisiana–MonroeL 80–89 11–21
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (4,522)
Monroe, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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