2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

2017–18 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Louisiana	16	–	2	.889	27	–	7	.794
Georgia State †	12	–	6	.667	24	–	11	.686
Georgia Southern	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
Texas–Arlington	10	–	8	.556	21	–	13	.618
Louisiana–Monroe	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Troy	9	–	9	.500	16	–	17	.485
Appalachian State	9	–	9	.500	15	–	18	.455
Coastal Carolina	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
South Alabama	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Texas State	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
Arkansas State	6	–	12	.333	11	–	21	.344
Little Rock	4	–	14	.222	7	–	25	.219

† 2018 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

The 2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represents Appalachian State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fourth-year head coach Jim Fox, play their home games at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center in Boone, North Carolina as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

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.

Roster

2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Isaac Johnson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	So	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	1	Justin Forrest	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Decatur, Georgia
G	2	Ronshad Shabazz	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	3	Nick Hough	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Harrisburg, North Carolina
G	4	O'Showen Williams	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Macon, Georgia
F	5	Griffin Kinney	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Delaware, Ohio
G	10	Michael Bibby	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Phoenix, Arizona
G	11	Joseph Battle	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	So	Abbeville, South Carolina
G	13	Kevin Kerley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Jr	Loveland, Ohio
F	14	Bennett Holley	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Jr	Roanoke, Virginia
C	15	Jake Wilson	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Jr	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	23	Trey Ford	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Mooresville, North Carolina
F	24	Craig Hinton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	RS Sr	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
F	32	Tyrell Johnson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Atlanta, Georgia
F	34	Zach Cottrell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Hayesville, North Carolina
F	50	Hunter Seacaat	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS So	Mooresville, North Carolina

Head coach

Jim Fox (SUNY Geneseo)

Assistant coach(es)

Jason Allison (Liberty)
Bryan Lentz (Lenoir–Rhyne)
Mantoris Robinson (Winthrop)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 10, 2017

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 7, 2017* 7:00 pm	Warren Wilson	W 126–71		Holmes Center (815) Boone, North Carolina
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017* 3:30 pm, ESPN3	Toccoa Falls	W 135–34	1–0	Holmes Center (872) Boone, North Carolina
Nov 12, 2017* 3:30 pm, ESPN3	Bridgewater Puerto Rico Tip-Off	W 95–57	2–0	Holmes Center (550) Boone, North Carolina
Nov 16, 2017* 5:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. Iowa State Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals	L 98–104	2–1	HTC Center (703) Conway, South Carolina
Nov 17, 2017* 5:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Western Michigan Puerto Rico Tip-Off	L 67–86	2–2	HTC Center (1,827) Conway, South Carolina
Nov 19, 2017* 11:30 AM, ESPN3	vs. UTEP Puerto Rico Tip-Off	W 76–72	3–2	HTC Center (1,774) Conway, South Carolina
Nov 22, 2017* 4:00 pm	at James Madison	L 99–105 ^2OT	3–3	JMU Convocation Center (2,062) Harrisonburg, Virginia
Nov 25, 2017* 7:00 pm	Davidson	W 78–62	4–3	Holmes Center (1,216) Boone, North Carolina
Nov 28, 2017* 7:00 pm, MASN	at VCU	L 72–85	4–4	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, Virginia
Dec 2, 2017* 7:00 pm	South Florida			Holmes Center Boone, North Carolina
Dec 4, 2017* 7:00 pm	at Western Carolina			Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina
Dec 9, 2017* 2:00 pm	at Akron			James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio
Dec 16, 2017* 6:00 pm, BTN	at Ohio State			Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 20, 2017* 7:00 pm	at Hampton			Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, Virginia
Sun Belt Conference regular season
Dec 29, 2017 7:30 pm	Texas State			Holmes Center Boone, North Carolina
Dec 31, 2017 2:30 pm	Texas–Arlington			Holmes Center Boone, North Carolina
Jan 4, 2018 8:15 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette			Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 6, 2018 3:00 pm	at Louisiana–Monroe			Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana
Jan 11, 2018 7:30 pm	Georgia State			Holmes Center Boone, North Carolina
Jan 13, 2018 3:30 pm	Georgia Southern			Holmes Center Boone, North Carolina
Jan 18, 2018 8:15 pm	at Troy			Trojan Arena Troy, Alabama
Jan 20, 2018 4:00 pm	at South Alabama			Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama
Jan 25, 2018 7:30 pm	Little Rock			Holmes Center Boone, North Carolina
Jan 27, 2018 3:30 pm	Arkansas State			Holmes Center Boone, North Carolina
Feb 1, 2018 8:15 pm	at Texas–Arlington			College Park Center Arlington, Texas
Feb 3, 2018 5:30 pm	at Texas State			Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, Texas
Feb 10, 2018 3:30 pm	at Coastal Carolina			HTC Center Conway, South Carolina
Feb 15, 2018 7:30 pm	South Alabama			Holmes Center Boone, North Carolina
Feb 17, 2018 3:30 pm	Troy			Holmes Center Boone, North Carolina
Feb 22, 2018 8:30 pm	at Arkansas State			First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, Arkansas
Feb 24, 2018 3:30 pm	at Little Rock			Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 3, 2018 3:30 pm	Coastal Carolina			Holmes Center Boone, North Carolina
Sun Belt Tournament
Mar 7–10, 2018				Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

References

^ http://appstatesports.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=235

[1] ttp://appstatesports.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=235

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