# 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.

## 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Ferrum | W 97–44 | | Holmes Center Boone, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Mars Hill | W 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 $^{OT}$ | 1–4 | TD Arena (2,862) Charleston, SC |
| Nov 26, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Winston-Salem State | W 91–64 | 2–4 | Holmes Center (667) Boone, NC |
| Nov 30, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at East Carolina | L 81–83 | 2–5 | Williams Arena (3,552) Greenville, NC |
| Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Howard | W 100–86 | 3–5 | Holmes Center (603) Boone, NC |
| Dec 8, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Carolina Central | W 82–73 | 4–5 | Holmes Center (827) Boone, NC |
| Dec 15, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at South Florida | L 69–76 | 4–6 | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL |
| Dec 18, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgetown | L 73–83 | 4–7 | Capital One Arena (4,205) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Milligan | W 99–60 | 5–7 | Holmes Center (425) Boone, NC |
| Dec 30, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Saint Louis | L 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 Alabama | L 73–79 | 5–9 (0–1) | Mitchell Center (1,729) Mobile, AL |
| Jan 5, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Troy | L 85–89 | 5–10 (0–2) | Trojan Arena (1,902) Troy, AL |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm | | UT Arlington | L 72–82 | 5–11 (0–3) | Holmes Center (827) Boone, NC |
| Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm | | Texas State | L 69–70 | 5–12 (0–4) | Holmes Center (953) Boone, NC |
| Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | L 72–89 | 5–13 (0–5) | HTC Center (2,031) Conway, SC |
| Jan 24, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | L 81–82 | 5–14 (0–6) | First National Bank Arena (2,112) Jonesboro, AR |
| Jan 26, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | W 77–73 | 6–14 (1–6) | Jack Stephens Center (1,708) Little Rock, AR |
| Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana | W 104–77 | 7–14 (2–6) | Holmes Center (853) Boone, NC |
| Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 85–84 | 8–14 (3–6) | Holmes Center (1,403) Boone, NC |
| Feb 7, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas State | L 71–74 | 8–15 (3–7) | Strahan Coliseum (4,517) San Marcos, TX |
| Feb 9, 2019 3:00 pm | | at UT Arlington | L 68–78 | 8–16 (3–8) | College Park Center (2,066) Arlington, TX |
| Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | W 88–79 | 9–16 (4–8) | Holmes Center (2,037) Boone, NC |
| Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia State | L 75–80 | 9–17 (4–9) | Holmes Center (1,653) Boone, NC |
| Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | L 69–92 | 9–18 (4–10) | Holmes Center (1,722) Boone, NC |
| Feb 28, 2019 8:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 75–81 | 9–19 (4–11) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,104) Monroe, LA |
| Mar 3, 2019 ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | W 90–80 | 10–19 (5–11) | Cajundome (3,437) Lafayette, LA |
| Mar 7, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Troy | W 72–67 | 11–19 (6–11) | Holmes Center (572) Boone, NC |
| Mar 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | South Alabama | L 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–Monroe | L 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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