2020–21 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team


The 2020–21 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by second-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. With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the East Division. They finished the season 17–12, 7–8 in Sun Belt Play to finish 4th in the East Division. They defeated Little Rock, Texas State, Coastal Carolina, and Georgia State to win the Sun Belt tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Norfolk State.

2020–21 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Four
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record17–12 (7–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGeorge M. Holmes Convocation Center
Seasons
2020–21 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Georgia State 8 4   .667 16 6   .727
Coastal Carolina 9 5   .643 18 8   .692
South Alabama 10 7   .588 17 11   .607
Appalachian State 7 8   .467 17 12   .586
Georgia Southern 7 9   .438 13 13   .500
Troy 4 12   .250 11 17   .393
West
Texas State 12 3   .800 18 7   .720
Louisiana 10 7   .588 17 9   .654
UT Arlington 9 8   .529 13 13   .500
Arkansas State 7 8   .467 11 13   .458
Little Rock 7 11   .389 11 15   .423
Louisiana–Monroe 5 13   .278 7 19   .269
2021 Sun Belt Tournament winner

Previous season

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The Mountaineers finished the 2019–20 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.

Roster

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2020–21 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Xavion Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Sacramento, California
G 1 Justin Forrest 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Decatur, Georgia
F 2 Kendall Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Snellville, Georgia
G 3 Deshon Parker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Huber Heights, Ohio
F 4 RJ Duhart 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Boynton Beach, Florida
G 5 Michael Almonacy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Brentwood, New York
G 10 Michael Eads 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Orlando, Florida
G/F 11 Donovan Gregory 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina
G 12 Andrew Muse 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 14 Bryant Greene 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Boone, North Carolina
F 15 CJ Huntley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Huntersville, North Carolina
G 20 Adrian Delph 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Kings Mountain, North Carolina
F 24 R.J. Wilson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Fr Raleigh, North Carolina
F 25 James Lewis Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Mount Holly, North Carolina
G 30 Jamie Baker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Concord, North Carolina
C 33 Sasha Glushkov 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Vladivostok, Russia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 25, 2020

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 25, 2020*
7:00 pm
at South Carolina State W 81–61  1–0
 14  Gregory   7  Forrest   3  Forrest  SHM Memorial Center 
Orangeburg, SC
November 27, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Carver W 105–23  2–0
 12  Lewis Jr.   13  Glushkov   4  Forrest  Holmes Center (25)
Boone, NC
November 30, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Bowling Green L 76–78 OT 2–1
 21  Almonacy   8  Lewis Jr.   5  Gregory  Holmes Center (25)
Boone, NC
December 1, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
St. Andrews Game cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions Holmes Center 
Boone, NC
December 3, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Carolina Game cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions Holmes Center 
Boone, NC
December 6, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
North Carolina Wesleyan W 81–57  3–1
 18  Huntley   8  Almonacy   5  Forrest  Holmes Center (85)
Boone, NC
December 7, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
LaGrange Game cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions Holmes Center 
Boone, NC
December 11, 2020*
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at Charlotte W 61–57  4–1
 21  Delph   7  Lewis   5  Delph  Halton Arena (73)
Charlotte, NC
December 15, 2020*
7:00 pm, SECN
at No. 10 Tennessee L 38–79  4–2
 9  Almonacy   6  Almonacy   3  Almonacy  Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191)
Knoxville, TN
December 17, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Greensboro W 87–47  5–2
 18  Gregory   7  TEAM   5  Gregory  Holmes Center (85)
Boone, NC
December 18, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Columbia International W 77–41  6–2
 14  Delph   9  Gregory   3  Brown  Holmes Center (85)
Boone, NC
December 22, 2020*
3:00 pm, SECN
at Auburn L 53–67  6–3
 15  Almonacy   4  Parker   2  Parker  Auburn Arena (1,824)
Auburn, AL
Conference Regular season
January 1, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Troy L 56–69  6–4
(0–1)
 16  Lewis Jr.   8  Gregory   3  Forrest  Holmes Center (85)
Boone, NC
January 2, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Troy W 90–59  7–4
(1–1)
 21  Forrest   5  Almonacy   10  Almonacy  Holmes Center (85)
Boone, NC
January 8, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia Southern W 66–63  8–4
(2–1)
 14  Almonacy   6  Gregory   3  Forrest  Holmes Center (85)
Boone, NC
January 9, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia Southern W 77–71  9–4
(3–1)
 19  Gregory   11  Lewis Jr.   6  Forrest  Holmes Center (85)
Boone, NC
January 15, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Alabama L 64–73  9–5
(3–2)
 14  Gregory   8  Delph   4  Parker  Mitchell Center (871)
Mobile, AL
January 16, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Alabama W 83–77  10–5
(4–2)
 28  Delph   6  Lewis Jr.   6  Forrest  Mitchell Center (867)
Mobile, AL
January 22, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia State W 80–71  11–5
(5–2)
 23  Forrest   5  Lewis Jr.   4  Gregory  Holmes Center (85)
Boone, NC
January 23, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia State W 74–61  12–5
(6–2)
 22  Lewis Jr.   14  Lewis Jr.   2  Forrest  Holmes Center (85)
Boone, NC
January 29, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Troy L 62–71  12–6
(6–3)
 15  Gregory   9  Lewis Jr.   2  Forrest  Trojan Arena (1,189)
Troy, AL
January 30, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Troy L 59–65  12–7
(6–4)
 15  Forrest   7  Almonacy   4  Forrest  Trojan Arena (1,021)
Troy, AL
February 5, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia State Postponed due to COVID-19 GSU Sports Arena 
Atlanta, GA
February 6, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia State Postponed due to COVID-19 GSU Sports Arena 
Atlanta, GA
February 11, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Coastal Carolina Canceled due to COVID-19 Holmes Center 
Boone, NC
February 13, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina Canceled due to COVID-19 HTC Center 
Conway, SC
February 19, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
South Alabama L 63–65  12–8
(6–5)
 20  Forrest   13  Gregory   2  Almonacy  Holmes Center (85)
Boone, NC
February 20, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
South Alabama L 54–56  12–9
(6–6)
 20  Forrest   10  Lewis Jr.   3  Gregory  Holmes Center (85)
Boone, NC
February 23, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia State L 71–85  12–10
(6–7)
 24  Almonacy   7  Lewis Jr.   4  Forrest  GSU Sports Arena (1,328)
Atlanta, GA
February 26, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia Southern W 84–78 2OT 13–10
(7–7)
 24  Forrest   8  Delph   6  Almonacy  Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, GA
February 27, 2021
 ESPN+
at Georgia Southern L 57–65  13–11
(7–8)
 19  Delph   8  Gregory   2  Almonacy  Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt tournament
March 5, 2021
8:30 pm, ESPN+
(E4) vs. (W5) Little Rock
First round
W 67–60  14–11
 24  Forrest   7  Almonacy   7  Almonacy  Hartsell Arena (148)
Pensacola, FL
March 6, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(E4) vs. (W1) Texas State
Quarterfinals
W 76–73 OT 15–11
 28  Forrest   9  Gregory   5  Gregory  Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
March 7, 2021
9:00 pm, ESPN+
(E4) vs. (E2) Coastal Carolina
Semifinals
W 64–61 OT 16–11
 19  Tied   14  Gregory   6  Gregory  Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
March 8, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN2
(E4) vs. (E1) Georgia State
Championship
W 80–73  17–11
 32  Almonacy   10  Gregory   2  Tied  Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2021
8:40 pm, truTV
(16 W) vs. (16 W) Norfolk State
First Four
L 53–54  17–12
 18  Forrest   11  Duhart   4  Gregory  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Appalachian State University Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2020.