# 2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fourth-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 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 Texas–Arlington.

## Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the 2016–17 season 9–21, 4–14 in Sun Belt play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Troy.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 7, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Warren Wilson | W 126–71 | | Holmes Center (815) Boone, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 11, 2017* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Toccoa Falls | W 135–34 | 1–0 | Holmes Center (872) Boone, NC |
| Nov 12, 2017* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Bridgewater Puerto Rico Tip-Off | W 95–57 | 2–0 | Holmes Center (550) Boone, NC |
| Nov 16, 2017* 5:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Iowa State Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals | L 98–104 | 2–1 | HTC Center (703) Conway, SC |
| Nov 17, 2017* 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Western Michigan Puerto Rico Tip-Off | L 67–86 | 2–2 | HTC Center (1,827) Conway, SC |
| Nov 19, 2017* 11:30 am, ESPN3 | | vs. UTEP Puerto Rico Tip-Off | W 76–72 | 3–2 | HTC Center (1,774) Conway, SC |
| Nov 22, 2017* 4:00 pm | | at James Madison | L 99–105 $^{2OT}$ | 3–3 | JMU Convocation Center (2,062) Harrisonburg, VA |
| Nov 25, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Davidson | W 78–62 | 4–3 | Holmes Center (1,216) Boone, NC |
| Nov 28, 2017* 7:00 pm, MASN | | at VCU | L 72–85 | 4–4 | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| Dec 2, 2017* 7:00 pm | | South Florida | W 84–61 | 5–4 | Holmes Center (1,506) Boone, NC |
| Dec 4, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Carolina | L 71–72 | 5–5 | Ramsey Center (3,303) Cullowhee, NC |
| Dec 9, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Akron | L 89–94 | 5–6 | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,219) Akron, OH |
| Dec 16, 2017* 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Ohio State | L 67–80 | 5–7 | Value City Arena (12,616) Columbus, OH |
| Dec 20, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Hampton | L 53–86 | 5–8 | Hampton Convocation Center (2,145) Hampton, VA |
| Sun Belt Conference regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2017 7:30 pm | | Texas State | W 66–62 | 6–8 (1–0) | Holmes Center (1,058) Boone, NC |
| Dec 31, 2017 2:30 pm | | Texas–Arlington | W 80–76 | 7–8 (2–0) | Holmes Center (891) Boone, NC |
| Jan 4, 2018 8:15 pm | | at Louisiana | L 45–78 | 7–9 (2–1) | Cajundome (4,329) Lafayette, LA |
| Jan 6, 2018 3:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 79–73 | 8–9 (3–1) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,423) Monroe, LA |
| Jan 11, 2018 7:30 pm | | Georgia State | L 58–71 | 8–10 (3–2) | Holmes Center (701) Boone, NC |
| Jan 13, 2018 3:30 pm | | Georgia Southern | L 59–60 | 8–11 (3–3) | Holmes Center (1,669) Boone, NC |
| Jan 20, 2018 4:00 pm | | at South Alabama | L 77–83 | 8–12 (3–4) | Mitchell Center (3,877) Mobile, AL |
| Jan 22, 2018 8:15 pm, ESPN3 | | at Troy | L 79–81 | 8–13 (3–5) | Trojan Arena (79–81) Troy, AL |
| Jan 25, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Little Rock | W 72–67 $^{OT}$ | 9–13 (4–5) | Holmes Center (1,053) Boone, NC |
| Jan 27, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Arkansas State | L 88–93 | 9–14 (4–6) | Holmes Center (1,805) Boone, NC |
| Feb 1, 2018 8:15 pm, ESPN3 | | at Texas–Arlington | L 77–89 | 9–15 (4–7) | College Park Center (2,330) Arlington, TX |
| Feb 3, 2018 5:30 pm | | at Texas State | W 59–56 | 10–15 (5–7) | Strahan Coliseum (1,744) San Marcos, TX |
| Feb 10, 2018 3:30 pm | | at Coastal Carolina | W 81–66 | 11–15 (6–7) | HTC Center (2,100) Conway, SC |
| Feb 15, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | South Alabama | L 66–77 | 11–16 (6–8) | Holmes Center (2,100) Boone, NC |
| Feb 17, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Troy | W 65–54 | 12–16 (7–8) | Holmes Center (2,407) Boone, NC |
| Feb 22, 2018 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Arkansas State | L 79–82 $^{OT}$ | 12–17 (7–9) | First National Bank Arena (2,671) Jonesboro, AR |
| Feb 24, 2018 3:30 pm | | at Little Rock | W 69–67 | 13–17 (8–9) | Jack Stephens Center (2,472) Little Rock, AR |
| Mar 3, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Coastal Carolina | W 76–67 | 14–17 (9–9) | Holmes Center (1,437) Boone, NC |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | vs. (12) Little Rock First round | W 93–64 | 15–17 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| Mar 9, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | vs. (4) Texas–Arlington Quarterfinals | L 63–84 | 15–18 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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