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 10: at Howard Overall: 5-4 | SBC: 0-0 | H: 4-0 | A: 0-3 | N: 1-1 NOVEMBER (4-4) Saturday, December 14 | Noon 5 at Michigan L, 71-79 7 FERRUM W, 83-56 Burr Gymnasium| Washington, D.C. 12 EAST CAROLINA W, 68-62 Watch: Bison Live 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: hubison.com 21 CHARLOTTE W, 64-55 26 at ETSU L, 69-78 5-4 1-9 DECEMBER (1-0) THE MATCHUP 3 ST. ANDREWS W, 90-58 Appalachian State begins a four-game road trip on Saturday at noon at Howard...The con- 14 at Howard Noon test can be heard on the Appalachian Sports Network from IMG Learfield College. 19 at South Alabama* 8 p.m. 21 at Troy* 3 p.m. THE SERIES 29 at N.C. State 4 p.m. This will be the second meeting between the two schools...App State won the first ever meeting between the two programs last season in Boone by a 100-86 score. JANUARY (0-0) 2 GEORGIA STATE* 7 p.m. SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS 4 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* 4 p.m. App State continued its strong play at home with a 90-58 win over St. Andrews on Dec. 3... 6 LOUISIANA* 7 p.m. Adrian Delph led five Mountaineers in double figures with a career-high tying 19 points... 9 at UT Arlington* 8 p.m. Justin Forrest had 14 points, Kendall Lewis tallied a career-high 12, O’Showen Williams 11 at Texas State* 5 p.m. had 11 points and James Lewis Jr. posted his first double-double of his Mountaineer ca- 16 ARKANSAS STATE* 7 p.m. reer with 10 points and 10 rebounds...App State has held seven of its last eight opponents 18 LITTLE ROCK* 4:30 p.m. under 65 points and is surrendering 61.0 points per game, which is tops in the Sun Belt... 25 at Coastal Carolina* 2 p.m. has recorded six or more rebounds in all nine games this season and ranks 30 at Arkansas State* 8 p.m. Isaac Johnson second in the league in rebounding at 8.7 rpg. FEBRUARY (0-0) 1 at Little Rock* 3 p.m. SCOUTING THE BISON 6 UT ARLINGTON* 7 p.m. Howard posted its first win of the season by a 94-91 score in overtime over Hampton on 8 TEXAS STATE* 4 p.m. Dec. 5...Charles Williams had a game-high 23 points off the bench...Wayne Bristol had 13 at Georgia State* 7 p.m. 17 points, four rebounds and four assists, Zion Cousins had a double-double with 15 15 at Georgia Southern* 4 p.m. points and 12 rebounds, Kyle Foster had 13 points and Khalil Robinson tallied 10 points 20 SOUTH ALABAMA* 7 p.m. off the bench...Williams leads the team in scoring at 18.2 points, with Bristol also averag- 22 TROY* 4 p.m. ing double figures in scoring at 10.5...Cousins is averaging a team-high 7.0 rebounds and 29 COASTAL CAROLINA* 4:30 p.m. Robinson has a team-best 26 assists. MARCH (0-0) UP NEXT 3 at ULM* 8 p.m. App State will begin conference play on Thursday at preseason Sun Belt favorite South Alabama at 8 p.m. EST...The Mountaineers then battle Troy in Troy on Dec. 21 at 3 p.m. EST. * - Sun Belt ! - Spartan Invitational (Greensboro, N.C.) APP STATE PROJECTED STARTERS No. Name Pos. Yr. PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% Ast. Stl. Blk. 4 O’Showen Williams G Sr. 9.4 2.9 .492 .406 .667 12 15 1 All time eastern 10 Michael Bibby G RJr. 4.6 1.8 .419 .261 .750 15 4 0 Home games in BOLD CAPS 2 Kendall Lewis F Fr. 5.8 3.3 .500 .111 .474 11 12 8 0 Isaac Johnson F Sr. 10.2 8.7 .477 .333 .561 17 18 2 50 Hunter Seacat F RSr. 4.8 3.3 .563 .000 .636 7 3 5 @AppStateMBB OFF THE BENCH No. Name Pos. Yr. PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% Ast. Stl. Blk. 1 Justin Forrest G Jr. 15.9 4.7 .357 .292 .696 17 11 0 5 J.C. Tharrington G Fr. 0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .500 1 0 0 11 Donovan Gregory G/F Fr. 3.6 2.2 .636 - 1.000 2 3 1 12 Andrew Muse G Fr. 2.0 0.0 .333 .500 .500 0 1 0 14 Bryant Greene G Fr. 1.0 0.5 .250 .000 - 0 0 0 20 Adrian Delph G So. 10.4 5.4 .393 .372 .533 10 5 1 21 James Lewis Jr. F RSo. 3.8 3.7 .385 - .609 5 3 4 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 Game 10: at Howard 2019-20 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) 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) 5-4 (1) 0 Isaac Johnson F 6-9 212 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Providence Day Overall Record (Years) 36-41 (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.) 1,242-1,156 (.518) Head Coach: Dustin Kerns All-Time Sun Belt Record (Pct.) 35-59 (.372) 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.