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	6–6 (0–1 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 →

2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arkansas State	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	3	.769
South Alabama	1	–	0	1.000	8	–	4	.667
Texas State	1	–	0	1.000	8	–	4	.667
Troy	1	–	0	1.000	8	–	4	.667
Southern Miss	1	–	0	1.000	5	–	7	.417
Old Dominion	1	–	0	1.000	4	–	8	.333
Louisiana	1	–	0	1.000	3	–	9	.250
Georgia Southern	0	–	1	.000	7	–	6	.538
Marshall	0	–	1	.000	7	–	6	.538
Appalachian State	0	–	1	.000	6	–	6	.500
Coastal Carolina	0	–	1	.000	6	–	6	.500
James Madison	0	–	1	.000	6	–	6	.500
Georgia State	0	–	1	.000	4	–	8	.333
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	1	.000	4	–	10	.286

† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner As of December 21, 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)
Anthony Alston G	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	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	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	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	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	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 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
Sun Belt regular season
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

^ "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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