ANDREW KORBA 2019-20 APPALACHIAN STATE Assistant Director of Strategic Communications [email protected] 828-457-1290 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES appstatesports.com 2019-20 Schedule GAME 18: at Texas State Overall: 9-8 | SBC: 3-3 | H: 5-2 | A: 3-5 | N: 1-1 NOVEMBER (4-4) Saturday, January 11 | 5 p.m. 5 at Michigan L, 71-79 7 FERRUM W, 83-56 Strahan Arena | San Marcos, Tex. 12 EAST CAROLINA W, 68-62 Watch: ESPN+ 15 vs. Montana State! L, 56-59 Radio: 97.3 WKBC; 1350 WZGM; 1450 WATA 16 vs. Tennessee Tech! W, 69-47 18 at UNC Greensboro! L, 41-55 Live Stats: statbroadcast.com 21 CHARLOTTE W, 64-55 26 at ETSU L, 69-78 9-8, 3-3 9-8, 2-4 DECEMBER (4-1) THE MATCHUP 3 ST. ANDREWS W, 90-58 Appalachian State concludes its brief two-game road trip at Texas State in a matchup of the 14 at Howard W, 81-59 top two defenses in the Sun Belt on Saturday at 5 p.m. EST...The contest will be broadcast on 19 at South Alabama* W, 81-71 ESPN+ and can be heard on the Appalachian Sports Network from Learfield IMG College. 21 at Troy* W, 70-65 29 at NC State L, 60-72 THE SERIES This will is the 12th meeting between the two schools, with Texas State leading 6-5...The JANUARY (1-3) Bobcats swept the season series last season, winning 70-69 in Boone and 74-71 in San Mar- 2 GEORGIA STATE* L, 60-69 cos. 4 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* W, 74-72 SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS 6 LOUISIANA* L, 73-81 App State dropped a 66-56 contest to UT Arlington on Thursday evening...Kendall Lewis 9 at UT Arlington* L, 56-66 tallied his second double-double of the season with a career-high 17 points on a career-best 11 at Texas State* 5 p.m. eight made field goals, to go along with a career-high tying 10 rebounds...Justin Forrest 16 ARKANSAS STATE* 7 p.m. reached double figures for the 11th consecutive game with 15 points and a game-high five 18 LITTLE ROCK* 4:30 p.m. assists, while James Lewis Jr. tied his App State career-best with 10 points...The Black and 25 at Coastal Carolina* 2 p.m. Gold are limiting opponents to 64.9 points, which sits second in the Sun Belt...App State 30 at Arkansas State* 8 p.m. is one of just three teams in the conference to have a positive rebounding margin at +0.9, which is third in the league...Forrest is averaging 21.3 points in six conference games, which FEBRUARY (0-0) is tops in the Sun Belt. 1 at Little Rock* 3 p.m. 6 UT ARLINGTON* 7 p.m. SCOUTING THE BOBCATS 8 TEXAS STATE* 4 p.m. Texas State outscored Coastal Carolina 44-23 in the second half, on its way to a 78-66 win on 13 at Georgia State* 7 p.m. Thursday evening...Nijal Pearson finished with a game-high 29 points, while adding four re- 15 at Georgia Southern* 4 p.m. bounds, five assists and four steals...Isiah Small had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Marlin 20 SOUTH ALABAMA* 7 p.m. Davis and Caleb Asberry each poured in 14 points off the bench...The Bobcats are surren- 22 TROY* 4 p.m. dering 64.9 points, which leads the Sun Belt...Pearson leads the Sun Belt in scoring at 19.6 29 COASTAL CAROLINA* 4:30 p.m. points, while Mason Harrell is 86.5 percent from the free throw line, which leads the league. MARCH (0-0) UP NEXT 3 at ULM* 8 p.m. App State returns home for a pair of home games against Arkansas State on Thursday at 7 p.m. and against Little Rock on Jan. 18 at 4:30 p.m. * - Sun Belt ! - Spartan Invitational (Greensboro, N.C.) APP STATE PROJECTED STARTERS No. Name Pos. Yr. PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% Ast. Stl. Blk. 1 Justin Forrest G Jr. 18.2 4.1 .382 .289 .697 48 27 1 All time eastern 20 Adrian Delph G So. 10.3 4.8 .415 .342 .607 23 9 2 Home games in BOLD CAPS 11 Donovan Gregory G/F Fr. 2.9 2.7 .579 .000 .667 6 5 1 2 Kendall Lewis F Fr. 6.9 4.3 .489 .111 .600 22 22 11 50 Hunter Seacat F RSr. 5.4 4.5 .571 .000 .522 11 7 16 @AppStateMBB OFF THE BENCH No. Name Pos. Yr. PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% Ast. Stl. Blk. 0 Isaac Johnson F Sr. 11.3 8.3 .476 .386 .586 30 23 5 4 O’Showen Williams G Sr. 9.8 3.5 .415 .308 .686 34 30 3 5 J.C. Tharrington G Fr. 0.2 0.0 .000 .000 .500 1 0 0 10 Michael Bibby G RJr. 2.9 1.2 .356 .250 .750 21 5 0 12 Andrew Muse G Fr. 1.3 0.0 .250 .333 .500 0 2 0 14 Bryant Greene G Fr. 0.7 0.3 .200 .000 - 0 0 0 21 James Lewis Jr. F RSo. 4.1 3.6 .469 - .585 5 3 7 24 R.J. Wilson F Fr. - - - - - - - - 30 Jamie Baker G Jr. 1.0 0.0 .500 .000 - 0 0 0 APP STATE BASKETBALL 2019-20 NUMERICAL ROSTER QUICK FACTS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl Hometown/High School(Previous School) 0 Isaac Johnson F 6-9 212 Sr. Charlotte, N.C./Providence Day APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY 1 Justin Forrest G 6-2 195 Jr. Decatur, Ga./Greenforest McCalep Christian Academy Location Boone, N.C. 2 Kendall Lewis F 6-7 180 Fr. Snellville, Ga./Shiloh Enrollment 19,280 (17,581 undergrad.) 4 O’Showen Williams G 5-11 190 Jr. Macon, Ga./Stratford Academy (South Georgia State) Chancellor Dr. Sheri N. Everts 5 J.C. Tharrington G 6-1 165 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian Founded 1899 10 Michael Bibby G 6-3 175 RJr. Phoenix, Ariz./Shadow Mountain (South Florida) Nickname/Mascot Mountaineers/Yosef Colors Black and Gold 11 Donovan Gregory G/F 6-5 190 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Carmel Christian Affiliation NCAA Division I 12 Andrew Muse G 6-2 165 Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C./Mount Tabor Conference Sun Belt 14 Bryant Greene G 6-1 175 Fr. Boone, N.C./Watauga Home Arena Holmes Center 20 Adrian Delph G 6-3 185 So. Kings Mountain, N.C./Kings Mountain Capacity 8,375 21 James Lewis Jr. F 6-8 205 RSo. Mt. Holly, N.C./Northside Christian Acad. (UT Chattanooga) 24 R.J. Wilson F 6-6 240 Fr. Raleigh, N.C./Leesville Road 32 Jamie Baker G 5-11 160 Jr. Concord, N.C./Northwest Cabarrus (Presbyterian) STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS Assistant Director/MBB Contact Andrew Korba 50 Hunter Seacat F 6-9 235 RJr. Mooresville, N.C./Lake Norman (William & Mary) Email [email protected] Phone 828-457-1290 2019-20 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Assistant A.D. Joey Jones Game 18: at Texas State Game 18: at Texas Email [email protected] 2017-18 SEASON REVIEW No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl Hometown/High School(Previous School) Website appstatesports.com 30 Jamie Baker G 5-11 160 Jr. Concord, N.C./Northwest Cabarrus (Presbyterian) Ticket Office 828-262-2079 10 Michael Bibby G 6-3 175 RJr. Phoenix, Ariz./Shadow Mountain (South Florida) 20 Adrian Delph G 6-3 185 So. Kings Mountain, N.C./Kings Mountain 1 Justin Forrest G 6-2 195 Jr. Decatur, Ga./Greenforest McCalep Christian Academy COACHING STAFF Head Coach Dustin Kerns 14 Bryant Greene G 6-1 175 Fr. Boone, N.C./Watauga Alma Mater Clemson, ‘02 11 Donovan Gregory G/F 6-5 190 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Carmel Christian Record at App State (Years) 9-8 (1) 0 Isaac Johnson F 6-9 212 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Providence Day Overall Record (Years) 40-45 (3) 21 James Lewis Jr. F 6-8 215 RSo. Mt. Holly, N.C./Northside Christian Academy (UT Chattanooga) Assistant Coach Patrick Moynihan 2 Kendall Lewis F 6-7 180 Fr. Snellville, Ga./Shiloh Assistant Coach Bob Szorc 12 Andrew Muse G 6-2 165 Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C./Mount Tabor Assistant Coach Frank Young 50 Hunter Seacat F 6-9 235 RSr. Mooresville, N.C./Lake Norman (William & Mary) Director of Basketball Operations Bradley Fey 5 J.C. Tharrington G 6-1 165 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian Special Assistant to the Head Coach Jason Allison 4 O’Showen Williams G 5-11 190 Jr. Macon, Ga./Stratford Academy (South Georgia State) 24 R.J. Wilson F 6-6 240 Fr. Raleigh, N.C./Leesville Road QUICK FACTS Season of Basketball 101st COACHING STAFF All-Time Record (Pct.) 1,246-1,160 (.518) Head Coach: Dustin Kerns All-Time Sun Belt Record (Pct.) 38-62 (.380) Assistant Coaches: Patrick Moynihan, Bob Szorc, Frank Young Returning/Lost 7/9 Director of Basketball Operations: Bradley Fey Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 Special Assistant to the Head Coach: Jason Allison Newcomers 7 NCAA Appearances (Record) 2 (0-2) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 1979, 2000 Adrian DELPH Delf NIT Appearances (Record) 1 (0-1) J.C. THARRINGTON THERE-ing-ton 2007 O’SHOWEN Williams OH-Shawn CIT Appearances (Record) 1 (2-1) Patrick MOYNIHAN Moy-NA-Han 2010 Bob SZORC Zor-ick Sun Belt Conference Titles 0 APPALACHIAN app-UH-LATCH-in Southern Conference Titles 10 1977-78, 1978-79, 1980-81, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2009-10 Carolinas Conference Titles 1 MEDIA AND PHOTO CREDENTIALS INTERVIEWS Credentials for Appalachian State home basketball games Following a brief cooling off period, head coach Dustin 1966-67 are issued for working media only and must be requested Kerns and select players will be available for interviews North State Conference Titles 6 through the Sports Information in advance.