# 2024–25 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

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.

## 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 |
| Etienne Strothers | 5 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Freshman | Newport News, VA | Transferred to Hampton |
| Justin Abson | 21 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Sophomore | Pompano Beach, FL | Transferred to Georgia |
| 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 |
| Christopher Mantis | 2 | F | 6'7" | 185 | Junior | Lowell, IN | Transferred to Maine |
| Tre'Von Spillers | 24 | F | 6'7" | 205 | Junior | Charleston, SC | Transferred to Wake Forest |
| 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. Graduate forward CJ Huntley was named to the preseason All-SBC Second Team. Senior guard Myles Tate was named to the conference preseason third team.
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 |

## 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 | L 61–69 | 6–7 (0–2) | 20 – Tate | 7 – Beaubrun | 7 – Dodd | Holmes Center (2,408) Boone, NC |
| January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State | W 72–61 | 7–7 (1–2) | 22 – Tate | 10 – Huntley | 6 – Tate | Holmes Center (2,512) Boone, NC |
| January 8, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | W 74–51 | 8–7 (2–2) | 21 – Huntley | 15 – Huntley | 7 – Tate | Holmes Center (1,703) Boone, NC |
| January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | James Madison | W 86–66 | 9–7 (3–2) | 21 – Tied | 8 – Huntley | 7 – Tate | Holmes Center (2,405) Boone, NC |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | W 62–43 | 10–7 (4–2) | 26 – Huntley | 12 – Huntley | 7 – Tate | Chartway Arena (4,529) Norfolk, VA |
| January 18, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at James Madison | W 58–50 | 11–7 (5–2) | 20 – Tate | 8 – Tate | 8 – Tate | Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 23, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Arkansas State | L 55–65 | 11–8 (5–3) | 22 – Huntley | 8 – Tate | 6 – Tate | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR |
| January 25, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 66–58 | 12–8 (6–3) | 16 – Tate | 12 – Huntley | 3 – Huntley | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,505) Monroe, LA |
| January 29, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Old Dominion | L 77–78 | 12–9 (6–4) | 23 – Tate | 10 – Huntley | 8 – Tate | Holmes Center (3,249) Boone, NC |
| February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia State | W 80–76 | 13–9 (7–4) | 25 – Tate | 13 – Huntley | 6 – Tate | Holmes Center (3,498) Boone, NC |
| February 5, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Miss | W 60–58 | 14–9 (8–4) | 20 – Huntley | 12 – Huntley | 11 – Tate | Holmes Center (2,236) Boone, NC |
| February 8, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Ohio MAC-SBC Challenge | W 72–59 | 15–9 | 27 – Tate | 9 – Huntley | 7 – Tate | Convocation Center (6,305) Athens, OH |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | W 64–46 | 16–9 (9–4) | 17 – Tied | 10 – Tate | 4 – Tate | HTC Center (1,925) Conway, SC |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | L 65–70 | 16–10 (9–5) | 16 – Tate | 10 – Huntley | 6 – Tate | GSU Convocation Center (1,720) Atlanta, GA |
| February 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | W 79–74 $^{OT}$ | 17–10 (10–5) | 26 – Tate | 10 – Huntley | 5 – Tate | Holmes Center (3,152) Boone, NC |
| February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marshall | L 59–69 | 17–11 (10–6) | 27 – Huntley | 9 – Beaubrun | 4 – Tate | Holmes Center (4,310) Boone, NC |
| February 25, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia Southern | L 59–61 | 17–12 (10–7) | 23 – Huntley | 10 – Huntley | 4 – Dodd | Hill Convocation Center (1,821) Statesboro, GA |
| February 28, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Marshall | L 57–75 | 17–13 (10–8) | 19 – Tate | 10 – Huntley | 3 – Tied | Cam Henderson Center (5,223) Huntington, WV |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (10) Old Dominion Fourth round | L 56–61 | 17–14 | 18 – Huntley | 12 – Huntley | 5 – Dodd | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||