NOTES APP STATE BASKETBALL ANDREW KORBA 2020-21 APP STATE Assistant Director of Strategic Communications [email protected] 828-457-1290 MEN’S BASKETBALL appstatesports.com 2020-21 Schedule GAME 29: vs. Norfolk State Overall: 17-11 | SBC: 7-8 | H: 9-4 | A: 4-7 | N: 4-0 NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST FOUR NOVEMBER (2-1) 25 at South Carolina State W, 81-61 Thursday, March 18 | 8:40 p.m. EST 27 CARVER W, 105-23 30 BOWLING GREEN L, 76-78 (OT) Assembly Hall | Bloomington, Ind. Radio: 97.3 WKBC; Westwood One; SiriusXM 85 DECEMBER (4-2) TV: truTV 1 ST. ANDREWS Canceled 3 CAROLINA Canceled Live Stats: appstatesports.com 6 N.C. WESLEYAN W, 81-57 17-11 16-7 7 LAGRANGE Canceled 11 at Charlotte W, 61-57 THE MATCHUP 15 at #10 Tennessee L, 38-79 App State makes its third appearance (1979, 2000) in program history in the NCAA Tournament, 17 GREENSBORO W, 87-47 taking on Norfolk State in the First Four on Thursday evening...Tip is set for 8:40 p.m. on tru TV 18 COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL W, 77-41 and the Appalachian Sports Network from Learfield IMG College. 22 at Auburn L, 53-67 THE SERIES JANUARY (6-4) This will be the first meeting between the two teams. 1 TROY* L, 56-69 2 TROY* W, 90-59 SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS App State won the Sun Belt Tournament title by winning four games in four days to make its 8 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* W, 66-63 third appearance in the NCAA Tournament and first since 2000...The Mountaineers enter play 9 W, 77-71 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* having won four straight and five of their last six...Four players are averaging double figures for 15 at South Alabama* L, 64-73 the Mountaineers in Adrian Delph (13.2 ppg), Justin Forrest (13.0 ppg), Michael Almonacy 16 at South Alabama* W, 83-77 (12.9 ppg) and Donovan Gregory (10.7 ppg)...In the Sun Belt Tournament, Almonacy averaged 22 GEORGIA STATE* W, 80-71 21.8 and 6.5 rebounds, while draining a tournament record 20 3-pointers on his way to Most 23 GEORGIA STATE* W, 74-61 Outstanding Player honors...Forrest (20.0 ppg) and Delph (17.8 ppg) also averaged double-fig- 29 at Troy* L, 62-71 ure scoring during App State’s run to the tournament title. 30 at Troy* L, 59-65 SCOUTING THE SPARTANS FEBRUARY (1-4) Norfolk State defeated North Carolina Central and Morgan State en route to the MEAC Tourna- 5 at Georgia State* PPD ment title...The Spartans stand at 16-7 on the season and enter Thursday’s game on a six-game 6 at Georgia State* PPD winning steak...Devante Carter leads the team in scoring (15.5 ppg), rebounding (5.3 rpg), 11 COASTAL CAROLINA* Canceled assists (93) and steals (26)...Joe Bryant Jr. is also averaging double figures for the Spartans at 13 at Coastal Carolina* Canceled 11.6 points, while shooting a team-best 86.5 percent from the free throw line...The Spartans are 19 SOUTH ALABAMA* L, 63-65 limiting opponents to 40.4 percent shooting, which ranks 29th nationally, and forcing teams 20 SOUTH ALABAMA* L, 54-56 into 15.1 turnovers, which ranks 38th. 23 at Georgia State L, 71-85 26 at Georgia Southern* W, 84-78 (2OT) UP NEXT 27 at Georgia Southern* L, 57-65 The winner of tonight’s game advances to face top seed Gonzaga on Saturday evening at Bank- ers Life Fieldhouse at 9:20 p.m. on TBS. MARCH (4-0) 5 vs. Little Rock! W, 67-60 6 vs. Texas State! W, 76-73 (OT) APP STATE PROJECTED STARTERS 7 vs. Coastal Carolina! W, 64-61 (OT) No. Name Pos. Yr. PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% Ast. Stl. Blk. 1 Justin Forrest G Sr. 13.0 3.4 .366 .324 .777 66 38 3 8 vs. Georgia State! W, 80-73 4 RJ Duhart F So. 2.7 2.8 .400 .200 .500 7 9 16 18 vs. Norfolk State# 8:40 p.m. 5 Michael Almonacy G Gr. 12.9 4.2 .413 .363 .765 82 38 3 11 Donovan Gregory G/F So. 10.7 6.0 .500 .273 .716 64 52 13 * - Sun Belt 20 Adrian Delph G Jr. 13.2 4.5 .405 .363 .811 35 35 14 ! - Sun Belt Tournament OFF THE BENCH # - NCAA Tournament No. Name Pos. Yr. PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% Ast. Stl. Blk. 0 Xavion Brown G Fr. 1.7 1.8 .571 - .400 11 8 5 All times eastern 3 Deshon Parker G Jr. 1.8 1.2 .170 .053 .607 27 9 3 10 Michael Eads G Fr. 2.1 1.2 .344 .306 .167 7 4 1 Home games in BOLD CAPS 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. 3.3 2.2 .381 .250 .905 8 7 10 24 R.J. Wilson F RFr. 2.9 2.1 .550 .333 1.000 2 0 1 25 James Lewis Jr. F RJr. 8.0 5.1 .574 - .750 9 10 19 30 Jamie Baker G Sr. 1.2 1.0 .300 .000 - 2 1 0 33 Sasha Glushkov F Fr. 1.6 1.7 .348 .375 .600 0 2 3 APPSTATESPORTS.COM 4 @APPSTATESPORTS - @APPSTATEMBB 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. 3 Deshon Parker G 6-4 195 Jr. Huber Heights, Ohio/Wayne (James Madison) Enrollment 20,023 (18,061 undergrad.) 4 RJ Duhart F 6-9 205 So. Boynton Beach, Fla./Boyd Anderson (NW Mississippi CC) Chancellor Dr. Sheri N. Everts 5 Michael Almonacy G 6-0 180 Gr. Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood (Southern New Hampshire) Founded 1899 10 Michael Eads G 6-4 200 Fr. Orlando, Fla./Edgewater Nickname/Mascot Mountaineers/Yosef 11 Donovan Gregory G/F 6-5 190 So. Charlotte, N.C./Carmel Christian Colors Black and Gold 12 Andrew Muse G 6-2 165 So. Winston-Salem, N.C./Mount Tabor Affiliation NCAA Division I 14 Bryant Greene G 6-1 175 So. Boone, N.C./Watauga Conference Sun Belt 15 CJ Huntley F 6-10 190 Fr. Huntersville, N.C./Davidson Day Home Arena Holmes Center 20 Adrian Delph G 6-3 185 Jr. Kings Mountain, N.C./Kings Mountain 24 R.J. Wilson F 6-6 240 RFr. Raleigh, N.C./Leesville Road Capacity 8,375 25 James Lewis Jr. F 6-8 205 RJr. Mt. Holly, N.C./Northside Christian Acad. (UT Chattanooga) 30 Jamie Baker G 5-11 160 Sr. Concord, N.C./Northwest Cabarrus (Presbyterian) STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS 33 Sasha Glushkov F 6-11 205 Fr. Vladivostok, Russia/Blue Ridge School (Va.) Assistant Director/MBB Contact Andrew Korba Email [email protected] 2020-21 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Phone 828-457-1290 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl Hometown/High School(Previous School) Associate A.D. Joey Jones 5 Michael Almonacy G 6-0 180 Gr. Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood (Southern New Hampshire) Email [email protected] 30 Jamie Baker G 5-11 160 Jr. Concord, N.C./Northwest Cabarrus (Presbyterian) Website appstatesports.com 0 Xavion Brown G 6-3 180 Fr. Sacramento, Calif./Sheldon Ticket Office 828-262-2079 20 Adrian Delph G 6-3 185 So. Kings Mountain, N.C./Kings Mountain 4 RJ Duhart F 6-9 205 So. Boynton Beach, Fla./Boyd Anderson (NW Mississippi CC) COACHING STAFF 10 Michael Eads G 6-4 200 Fr. Orlando, Fla./Edgewater Head Coach Dustin Kerns 1 Justin Forrest G 6-2 195 Jr. Decatur, Ga./Greenforest McCalep Christian Academy Alma Mater Clemson, ‘02 14 Bryant Greene G 6-1 175 Fr. Boone, N.C./Watauga 33 Sasha Glushkov F 6-11 205 Fr. Vladivostok, Russia/Blue Ridge School (Va.) Record at App State (Years) 35-26 (2) 11 Donovan Gregory G/F 6-5 190 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Carmel Christian Overall Record (Years) 66-63 (4) 15 CJ Huntley F 6-10 190 Fr. Huntersville, N.C./Davidson Day Assistant Coach Patrick Moynihan 25 James Lewis Jr. F 6-8 215 RSo. Mt. Holly, N.C./Northside Christian Academy (UT Chattanooga) Assistant Coach Bob Szorc 12 Andrew Muse G 6-2 165 Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C./Mount Tabor Assistant Coach Frank Young 3 Deshon Parker G 6-4 195 Jr. Huber Heights, Ohio/Wayne (James Madison) Director of Basketball Operations Bradley Fey 24 R.J. Wilson F 6-6 240 Fr. Raleigh, N.C./Leesville Road QUICK FACTS COACHING STAFF Season of Basketball 102nd Head Coach: Dustin Kerns All-Time Record (Pct.) 1,271-1,176 (.519) Assistant Coaches: Patrick Moynihan, Bob Szorc, Frank Young All-Time Sun Belt Record (Pct.) 53-76 (.411) Director of Basketball Operations: Bradley Fey Returning/Lost 9/5 Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Newcomers 7 Michael ALMONACY Al-MAHN-uh-see NCAA Appearances (Record) 3 (0-2) XAVION Brown ZAY-vee-on 1979, 2000, 2021 Adrian DELPH Delf NIT Appearances (Record) 1 (0-1) Sasha GLUSHKOV GLOOSH-kov 2007 DESHON Parker DA-sean CIT Appearances (Record) 1 (2-1) Patrick MOYNIHAN MOY-na-Han 2010 Bob SZORC ZOR-ick Sun Belt Conference Titles 1 APPALACHIAN app-UH-LATCH-in 2020-21 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 App State home basketball games are Following a brief cooling off period, head coach Dustin 1966-67 issued for working media only and must be requested Kerns and select players will be available for interviews in North State Conference Titles 6 through the Strategic Communications office in advance.