ANDREW KORBA 2020-21 APP STATE Assistant Director of Strategic Communications [email protected] 828-457-1290 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES appstatesports.com 2020-21 Schedule GAME 15: at South Alabama Overall: 9-5 | SBC: 3-2 | H: 7-2 | A: 2-3 | N: 0-0 NOVEMBER (2-1) Saturday, January 16 | 5 p.m. EST 25 at South Carolina State W, 81-61 27 CARVER W, 105-23 Mitchell Center | Mobile, Ala. 30 BOWLING GREEN L, 76-78 (OT) Radio: 97.3 WKBC TV: ESPN+ DECEMBER (4-2) 1 ST. ANDREWS Canceled Live Stats: usajaguars.com 3 CAROLINA Canceled 6 N.C. WESLEYAN W, 81-57 9-5, 3-2 SBC 8-6, 2-3 SBC 7 LAGRANGE Canceled 11 at Charlotte W, 61-57 THE MATCHUP 15 at #10 Tennessee L, 38-79 App State and South Alabama conclude their two-game weekend series at 5 p.m. EST on 17 GREENSBORO W, 87-47 ESPN+ and the Appalachian Sports Network from Learfield IMG College. 18 COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL W, 77-41 22 at Auburn L, 53-67 THE SERIES This is the 13th meeting between the two schools, with the Jaguars leading 10-2, after JANUARY (3-1) South Alabama won last night’s contest 73-64. 1 TROY* L, 56-69 2 TROY* W, 90-59 SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS 8 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* W, 66-63 App State fell to 9-5 on the season and 3-2 in Sun Belt play after falling last night...Dono- 9 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* W, 77-71 van Gregory had 14 points on 7-of-9 (77.8 percent) shooting, five rebounds, four assists 15 at South Alabama* L, 64-73 and two steals...Michael Almonacy reached double figures with 12 points, to go along 16 at South Alabama* 5 p.m. with a team-high tying four assists, and Michael Eads added a career-high eight points... 22 GEORGIA STATE* 6 p.m. Almonacy has now reached double figures in four straight games and is averaging 13.0 23 GEORGIA STATE* 4 p.m. points during that span...Over his last eight games, Gregory is averaging 13.4 points on 29 at Troy* 7 p.m. 41-of-71 (57.8 percent) shooting and 5.4 rebounds. 30 at Troy* 5 p.m. SCOUTING THE JAGUARS FEBRUARY (0-0) South Alabama stands at 8-6 and 2-3 in conference play after Friday’s victory...Michael 5 at Georgia State* 6 p.m. Flowers poured in a team-high 31 points, hitting seven 3-pointers...KK Curry (16) and 6 at Georgia State* 4 p.m. Tyreke Locure (14) also reached double figures in scoring, whileJamal West pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds and had three blocks...Flowers sits second in the conference 11 COASTAL CAROLINA* 6 p.m. 13 at Coastal Carolina* 3 p.m. in scoring at 21.9 points...Flowers also leads the conference in field goals made (97) and 3-point field goals made (47), while sitting second in the league in 3-point percentage 19 6 p.m. SOUTH ALABAMA* (.47.0 percent). 20 SOUTH ALABAMA* 4 p.m. 26 at Georgia Southern* 6 p.m. UP NEXT 27 at Georgia Southern* 4 p.m. App State returns to the High Country next weekend and hosts Georgia State on Jan. 22 and Jan. 23 at 6 p.m. and 4 p.m., respectively...Both contests can be seen on ESPN+ and MARCH (0-0) can be heard on the Appalachian Sports Network from Learfield IMG College. 5-8 at Sun Belt Tournament TBA * - Sun Belt APP STATE PROJECTED STARTERS No. Name Pos. Yr. PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% Ast. Stl. Blk. 1 Justin Forrest G Sr. 7.3 3.1 .333 .333 .875 32 17 2 All time eastern 3 Deshon Parker G Jr. 2.9 1.9 .171 .091 .625 15 7 0 Home games in BOLD CAPS 11 Donovan Gregory G/F So. 12.0 4.8 .531 .222 .697 33 24 5 20 Adrian Delph G Jr. 12.0 3.6 .455 .388 .938 21 16 7 25 James Lewis Jr. F RJr. 8.4 4.4 .678 - .731 3 4 13 OFF THE BENCH No. Name Pos. Yr. PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% Ast. Stl. Blk. 0 Xavion Brown G Fr. 1.3 1.4 .571 - .500 7 2 1 2 Kendall Lewis F So. 9.6 4.1 .412 .208 .757 15 10 6 @AppStateMBB 4 RJ Duhart F So. 3.1 2.6 .378 .158 .500 3 4 4 5 Michael Almonacy G Gr. 10.1 4.1 .430 .368 .800 39 16 2 10 Michael Eads G Fr. 2.5 1.5 .371 .316 1.000 6 0 0 12 Andrew Muse G So. 2.4 1.2 .333 .400 - 1 1 0 14 Bryant Greene G So. 2.4 0.8 .375 .400 1.000 0 1 0 15 CJ Huntley F Fr. 4.9 3.2 .442 .304 .950 6 5 8 24 R.J. Wilson F RFr. 2.9 2.1 .550 .333 1.000 2 0 1 30 Jamie Baker G Sr. 1.2 1.0 .300 .000 - 2 1 0 33 Sasha Glushkov F Fr. 2.7 2.7 .467 .400 .600 0 2 2 APP STATE BASKETBALL 2020-21 NUMERICAL ROSTER QUICK FACTS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl Hometown/High School(Previous School) 0 Xavion Brown G 6-3 180 Fr. Sacramento, Calif./Sheldon APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY 1 Justin Forrest G 6-2 195 Sr. Decatur, Ga./Greenforest McCalep Christian Academy Location Boone, N.C. 2 Kendall Lewis F 6-7 180 So. Snellville, Ga./Shiloh Enrollment 20,023 (18,061 undergrad.) 3 Deshon Parker G 6-4 195 Jr. Huber Heights, Ohio/Wayne (James Madison) Chancellor Dr. Sheri N. Everts 4 RJ Duhart F 6-9 205 So. Boynton Beach, Fla./Boyd Anderson (NW Mississippi CC) Founded 1899 5 Michael Almonacy G 6-0 180 Gr. Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood (Southern New Hampshire) Nickname/Mascot Mountaineers/Yosef 10 Michael Eads G 6-4 200 Fr. Orlando, Fla./Edgewater Colors Black and Gold 11 Donovan Gregory G/F 6-5 190 So. Charlotte, N.C./Carmel Christian Affiliation NCAA Division I 12 Andrew Muse G 6-2 165 So. Winston-Salem, N.C./Mount Tabor Conference Sun Belt 14 Bryant Greene G 6-1 175 So. Boone, N.C./Watauga Home Arena Holmes Center 15 CJ Huntley F 6-10 190 Fr. Huntersville, N.C./Davidson Day 20 Adrian Delph G 6-3 185 Jr. Kings Mountain, N.C./Kings Mountain Capacity 8,375 24 R.J. Wilson F 6-6 240 RFr. Raleigh, N.C./Leesville Road 25 James Lewis Jr. F 6-8 205 RJr. Mt. Holly, N.C./Northside Christian Acad. (UT Chattanooga) STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS 30 Jamie Baker G 5-11 160 Sr. Concord, N.C./Northwest Cabarrus (Presbyterian) Assistant Director/MBB Contact Andrew Korba 33 Sasha Glushkov F 6-11 205 Fr. Vladivostok, Russia/Blue Ridge School (Va.) Email [email protected] Phone 828-457-1290 2020-21 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Assistant A.D. Joey Jones Email [email protected] 2017-18 SEASON REVIEW No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl Hometown/High School(Previous School) Game 15: at South Alabama 5 Michael Almonacy G 6-0 180 Gr. Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood (Southern New Hampshire) Website appstatesports.com 30 Jamie Baker G 5-11 160 Jr. Concord, N.C./Northwest Cabarrus (Presbyterian) Ticket Office 828-262-2079 0 Xavion Brown G 6-3 180 Fr. Sacramento, Calif./Sheldon 20 Adrian Delph G 6-3 185 So. Kings Mountain, N.C./Kings Mountain COACHING STAFF 4 RJ Duhart F 6-9 205 So. Boynton Beach, Fla./Boyd Anderson (NW Mississippi CC) Head Coach Dustin Kerns 10 Michael Eads G 6-4 200 Fr. Orlando, Fla./Edgewater Alma Mater Clemson, ‘02 1 Justin Forrest G 6-2 195 Jr. Decatur, Ga./Greenforest McCalep Christian Academy 14 Bryant Greene G 6-1 175 Fr. Boone, N.C./Watauga Record at App State (Years) 27-20 (2) 33 Sasha Glushkov F 6-11 205 Fr. Vladivostok, Russia/Blue Ridge School (Va.) Overall Record (Years) 58-57 (4) 11 Donovan Gregory G/F 6-5 190 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Carmel Christian Assistant Coach Patrick Moynihan 15 CJ Huntley F 6-10 190 Fr. Huntersville, N.C./Davidson Day Assistant Coach Bob Szorc 25 James Lewis Jr. F 6-8 215 RSo. Mt. Holly, N.C./Northside Christian Academy (UT Chattanooga) Assistant Coach Frank Young 2 Kendall Lewis F 6-7 180 Fr. Snellville, Ga./Shiloh Director of Basketball Operations Bradley Fey 12 Andrew Muse G 6-2 165 Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C./Mount Tabor 3 Deshon Parker G 6-4 195 Jr. Huber Heights, Ohio/Wayne (James Madison) 24 R.J. Wilson F 6-6 240 Fr. Raleigh, N.C./Leesville Road QUICK FACTS Season of Basketball 102nd All-Time Record (Pct.) 1,263-1,172 (.519) COACHING STAFF All-Time Sun Belt Record (Pct.) 49-70 (.412) Head Coach: Dustin Kerns Returning/Lost 9/5 Assistant Coaches: Patrick Moynihan, Bob Szorc, Frank Young Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 Bradley Fey Director of Basketball Operations: Newcomers 7 NCAA Appearances (Record) 2 (0-2) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 1979, 2000 Michael ALMONACY Awl-mon-ah-see NIT Appearances (Record) 1 (0-1) XAVION Brown ZAY-vee-on 2007 Adrian DELPH Delf CIT Appearances (Record) 1 (2-1) Sasha GLUSHKOV GLUE-skov 2010 DESHON Parker Da-sean Sun Belt Conference Titles 0 Patrick MOYNIHAN Moy-NA-Han Southern Conference Titles 10 Bob SZORC Zor-ick 1977-78, 1978-79, 1980-81, 1997-98, 1998-99, APPALACHIAN app-UH-LATCH-in 1999-00, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2009-10 Carolinas Conference Titles 1 1966-67 MEDIA AND PHOTO CREDENTIALS INTERVIEWS Credentials for Appalachian State home basketball games Following a brief cooling off period, head coach Dustin North State Conference Titles 6 are issued for working media only and must be requested Kerns and select players will be available for interviews in 1939-40, 1940-41, 1942-43, 1947-48, 1949-50 through the Sports Information in advance.