List of Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball head coaches

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

  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.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball head coaches
  • v
  • t
  • e
Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball
Venues
People
Seasons
  • List of seasons
  • 1919–20
  • 1920–21
  • 1921–22
  • 1922–23
  • 1923–24
  • 1924–25
  • 1925–26
  • 1927–28
  • 1928–29
  • 1929–30
  • 1930–31
  • 1931–32
  • 1932–33
  • 1933–34
  • 1934–35
  • 1935–36
  • 1936–37
  • 1937–38
  • 1938–39
  • 1939–40
  • 1940–41
  • 1941–42
  • 1942–43
  • 1943–44
  • 1944–45
  • 1945–46
  • 1946–47
  • 1947–48
  • 1948–49
  • 1949–50
  • 1950–51
  • 1951–52
  • 1952–53
  • 1953–54
  • 1954–55
  • 1955–56
  • 1956–57
  • 1957–58
  • 1958–59
  • 1959–60
  • 1960–61
  • 1961–62
  • 1962–63
  • 1963–64
  • 1964–65
  • 1965–66
  • 1966–67
  • 1967–68
  • 1968–69
  • 1969–70
  • 1970–71
  • 1971–72
  • 1972–73
  • 1973–74
  • 1974–75
  • 1975–76
  • 1976–77
  • 1977–78
  • 1978–79
  • 1979–80
  • 1980–81
  • 1981–82
  • 1982–83
  • 1983–84
  • 1984–85
  • 1985–86
  • 1986–87
  • 1987–88
  • 1988–89
  • 1989–90
  • 1990–91
  • 1991–92
  • 1992–93
  • 1993–94
  • 1994–95
  • 1995–96
  • 1996–97
  • 1997–98
  • 1998–99
  • 1999–2000
  • 2000–01
  • 2001–02
  • 2002–03
  • 2003–04
  • 2004–05
  • 2005–06
  • 2006–07
  • 2007–08
  • 2008–09
  • 2009–10
  • 2010–11
  • 2011–12
  • 2012–13
  • 2013–14
  • 2014–15
  • 2015–16
  • 2016–17
  • 2017–18
  • 2018–19
  • 2019–20
  • 2020–21
  • 2021–22
  • 2022–23
  • 2023–24
  • 2024–25