Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball

Appalachian State Mountaineers

University

Appalachian State University

Conference

Location

Head coach

Arena

Holmes Center
(Capacity: 8,325)

Nickname

Colors

Black and Gold

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament appearances

1979, 2000

Conference tournament champions

1979, 2000

Conference regular season champions

1940, 1941, 1943, 1948, 1950, 1967, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010

The Appalachian State Mountaineers basketball team is the college basketball team at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. The Mountaineers have competed in the Southern Conference since 1972, and are currently a Division I member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Appalachian plays their home games at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center.^[1]

The current head coach of the Apps is Jason Capel, who was hired on April 21, 2010.^[2] Capel is the youngest head coach in Division I. Notable past coaches include Press Maravich and Bobby Cremins. The Mountaineers have appeared in the NCAA Tournament twice, 1979 and 2000, and appeared in the National Invitation Tournament in 2007.^[3] The Mountaineers also reached the semifinals of the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.

Conference championships

Year	Conference	Record	Coach
1939–1940	North State	19–3	Flucie Stewart
1940–1941	North State	22–3	Clyde Canipe
1942–1943	North State	16–5	Belus Smawley
1947–1948	North State	20–8	Francis Hoover
1949–1950	North State	21–9	Francis Hoover
1966–1967	Carolinas	21–8	Bob Light
1977–1978	Southern	9–3	Bobby Cremins
1978–1979	Southern	11–3	Bobby Cremins
1980–1981♦	Southern	11–5	Bobby Cremins
1997–1998♦*	Southern	13–2 (North)	Buzz Peterson
1998–1999	Southern	13–3 (North)	Buzz Peterson
1999–2000	Southern	13–3 (North)	Buzz Peterson
2002–2003♦	Southern	11–5 (North)	Houston Fancher
2006–2007	Southern	15–3 (North)	Houston Fancher
2007–2008♦	Southern	13–7 (North)	Houston Fancher
2009–2010	Southern	13–5 (North)	Buzz Peterson
Total		16
♦ Denotes a tie for first place and conference co-champion * The Southern Conference split into North and South divisions beginning with the 1994–95 season

Coach	Years	Seasons	Record	Pct.	Conf. Record	Pct.	Conf. Titles	NIT App.	NCAA App.
No Coach	1919–20/1925–34	9	86–33	.723
Eugene Garbee	1934–35	1	8–11	.421
Flucie Stewart	1935–40/1946–47	6	67–38	.638	48–24	.667	1
Clyde Canipe	1940–42	2	38–7	.844	22–5	.815	1
Belus Smawley	1942–43	1	16–5	.762	9–0	1.000	1
Harold Quincy	1943–44	1	0–7	.000
G. P. Eggers	1944–45	1	6–13	.316	7–5	.583
Francis Hoover	1945–46/1947–57	11	133–127	.512	91–87	.511	2
Bob Light	1957–72	15	212–178	.544	94–85	.525	1
Press Maravich	1972–75	3	14–63	.182	5–30	.143
Bobby Cremins	1975–81	6	100–70	.588	51–31	.622	3		1
Kevin Cantwell	1981–86	5	61–78	.439	33–47	.413
Tom Apke	1986–96	10	139–147	.486	70–82	.461
Buzz Peterson	1996–2000/2009–10	5	103–52	.665	60–17	.779	4		1
Houston Fancher	2000–09	9	137–136	.502	79–73	.520	3	1
Jason Capel	2010–present	2	17–15	.531	10–8	.556
Totals	1919–present	87	1137–980	.537	579–494	.540	16	1	2

Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball head coaches

No coach (1919–1920)
No team (1920–1925)
No coach (1925–1926)
No team (1926–1927)
No coach (1927–1934)
Eugene Garbee (1934–1935)
Flucie Stewart (1935–1940)
Clyde Canipe (1940–1942)
Belus Smawley (1942–1943)
Harold Quincy (1943–1944)
G. P. Eggers (1944–1945)
Francis Hoover (1945–1946)
Flucie Stewart (1946–1947)
Francis Hoover (1947–1957)
Bob Light (1957–1972)
Press Maravich (1972–1975)
Bobby Cremins (1975–1981)
Kevin Cantwell (1981–1986)
Tom Apke (1986–1996)
Buzz Peterson (1996–2000)
Houston Fancher (2000–2009)
Buzz Peterson (2009–2010)
Jason Capel (2010– )

Appalachian State University (ASU)

Boone, North Carolina

Academics	Campus • Centers and Institutes • Department of Technology • Esse quam videri • Goodnight Family Sustainable Development Program • Mariam Cannon Hayes School of Music • Watauga College

Athletics	Mountaineers • Kidd Brewer Stadium • College Field • Football • Holmes Center • Men's Basketball • Michigan Football Game • Jerry Moore • NorPac • North State Conference • Old Mountain Jug • Smith Stadium • Soccer Stadium • Southern Conference • Wrestling • Varsity Gymnasium

Student Life	Appalachian Symphony Orchestra • Marching Mountaineers • WASU-FM

History	History • Presidents and Chancellors • University of North Carolina System

Southern Conference men's basketball

North Division	Appalachian State Mountaineers Chattanooga Mocs Elon Phoenix Samford Bulldogs UNC Greensboro Spartans Western Carolina Catamounts

South Division	The Citadel Bulldogs College of Charleston Cougars Davidson Wildcats Furman Paladins Georgia Southern Eagles Wofford Terriers

Championships & awards	List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions Player of the Year