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List of Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball head coaches

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The following is a list of Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball head coaches. The Mountaineers have had 22 coaches in their 103-season history.[1]

Appalachian State's current head coach is Dustin Kerns. He was hired in March 2019[2] to replace Jim Fox, who was let go by Appalachian State at the end of the 2019 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1919–1920 No coach listed 1 0–1 .000
1 1920–1922[a] J. T. C. Wright 2 0–0
2 1922–1924[a][b]
1925–1927
Chapel Wilson 4 17–5 .773
3 1925[a][b] T. R. Baine 1 0–0
4 1927–1928
1944–1945
Graydon Eggers 2 21–16 .568
5 1928–1929 Vann G. Henson 1 12–8 .600
6 1929–1933 C. B. Johnston 4 46–20 .697
7 1933–1935 Eugene Garbee 2 20–17 .541
8 1935–1940
1946–1947
Flucie Stewart 6 63–41 .606
9 1940–1942 Clyde Canipe 2 38–7 .844
10 1942–1943 Belus Smawley 1 12–9 .571
11 1943–1944 Harold Quincy 1 0–7 .000
12 1945–1946
1947–1957
Francis Hoover 11 133–127 .512
13 1957–1972 Bob Light 15 212–179 .542
14 1972–1975 Press Maravich 3 14–63 .182
15 1975–1981 Bobby Cremins 6 100–70 .588
16 1981–1986 Kevin Cantwell 5 61–78 .439
17 1986–1996 Tom Apke 10 139–147 .486
18 1996–2000
2009–2010
Buzz Peterson 5 103–52 .665
19 2000–2009 Houston Fancher 9 137–136 .502
20 2010–2014 Jason Capel 4 53–70 .431
21 2014–2019 Jim Fox 5 56–99 .361
22 2019–present Dustin Kerns 4 70–58 .547
Totals 22 coaches 103 seasons 1,307–1,210 .519
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source[1]
  1. ^ a b c Records for these seasons are incomplete
  2. ^ a b Chapel Wilson coached the 1924–25 team through December; T.R. Blaine took over starting January 1925 and left at the end of the season, to be replaced by Wilson for the 1925–26 season

References

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  1. ^ a b "2022-23 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Appalachian State Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  2. ^ Hawkins, Kenny (March 30, 2019). "App State Hires Dustin Kerns as Men's Basketball Head Coach". WJHL-TV. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  3. ^ Behr, Steve (March 15, 2019). "Appalachian State fires head men's basketball coach Jim Fox: adds Doug Gillin statement". Watauga Democrat. Retrieved February 23, 2023.