2024–25 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

2024–25 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball
2024–25 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	1–2 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Dustin Kerns (6th season);
Associate head coach	Frank Young
Assistant coaches	Tanner Smith; Bob Szorc; Raheem Martin;
Home arena	Holmes Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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

2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas State	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Troy	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Arkansas State	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Georgia Southern	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Georgia State	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
James Madison	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Louisiana	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Marshall	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
South Alabama	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Appalachian State	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	.000

† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner As of November 10, 2024

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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)
Anthony Alston G	Recruiting 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)
Jason Clarke Jr. G	Recruiting 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)
Michael Marcus Jr. F	Recruiting 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)
Jonah Long G	Recruiting 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
Andrin Njock F	Recruiting 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)
Cameron O'Kelly G	Recruiting 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]

Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
Coaches poll
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

Dustin Kerns (Clemson)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 28, 2024

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference 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 14, 2024*	at UNC Asheville						Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC
November 19, 2024*	Queens						Holmes Center Boone, NC
November 24, 2024*	William & Mary						Holmes Center Boone, NC
November 27, 2024*	vs. Sam Houston Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic						Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
November 29, 2024*	vs. Colgate Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic						Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
November 30, 2024*	vs. UNC Wilmington Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic						Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
December 3, 2024*	Mid-Atlantic						Holmes Center Boone, NC
December 14, 2024*	vs. High Point						Novant Health Fieldhouse Greensboro, NC
Sun Belt regular season
December 18, 2024	at Louisiana						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
January 2, 2025	Troy						Holmes Center Boone, NC
January 4, 2025	Texas State						Holmes Center Boone, NC
January 8, 2025	Coastal Carolina						Holmes Center Boone, NC
January 11, 2025	James Madison						Holmes Center Boone, NC
January 16, 2025	at Old Dominion						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
January 18, 2025	at James Madison						Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
January 23, 2025	at Arkansas State						First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
January 25, 2025	at Louisiana–Monroe						Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
January 29, 2025	Old Dominion						Holmes Center Boone, NC
February 1, 2025	Georgia State						Holmes Center Boone, NC
February 5, 2025	Southern Mississippi						Holmes Center Boone, NC
February 8, 2025*	at MAC-SBC Challenge
February 13, 2025	at Coastal Carolina						HTC Center Conway, SC
February 15, 2025	at Georgia State						GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
February 20, 2025	Georgia Southern						Holmes Center Boone, NC
February 22, 2025	Marshall						Holmes Center Boone, NC
February 25, 2025	at Georgia Southern						Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
February 28, 2025	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

^ "App State Men's Basketball Falls in NIT First Round". Sun Belt Sports. March 20, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
^ "Men's Basketball Signs App State Transfer Jordan Marsh". UNCA Bulldogs. April 30, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
^ Sauls, Michael (April 9, 2024). "'I wanted to come home' Former Menchville star Etienne Strothers will transfer to Hampton University". Retrieved August 24, 2024.
^ Williams, Jonathan (April 24, 2024). "Georgia Basketball Lands Commitment from Justin Abson from Transfer Portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
^ "Harcum & Milton Sign With the Racers". Go Racers.com. April 16, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
^ Canfield, Sam (May 16, 2024). "UMaine men's basketball signs transfers from UNH and App State". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
^ "Spillers Brings Athleticism and Motor to Demon Deacons Frontcourt". GoDeacs.com. June 5, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Arkansas State Tops 2024-25 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[1] "App State Men's Basketball Falls in NIT First Round". Sun Belt Sports. March 20, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.

[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.

[6] Canfield, Sam (May 16, 2024). "UMaine men's basketball signs transfers from UNH and App State". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved August 24, 2024.

[7] "Spillers Brings Athleticism and Motor to Demon Deacons Frontcourt". GoDeacs.com. June 5, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.

[:0-8] "Arkansas State Tops 2024-25 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

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