Appalachian State Men's Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Appalachian State Mountaineers

Sun Belt (17-11, 7-8)

 
 
Big Wins: 1/16 at South Alabama (83-77), 3/7 vs Coastal Carolina (64-61), 3/8 at Georgia State (80-73)
Bad Losses: 11/30 Bowling Green (76-78), 1/1 Troy (56-69), 2/27 at Georgia Southern (57-65)
Coach:  Dustin Kerns
 
Probable Starters:
Adrian Delph, Junior, Guard, 13.2 ppg, 1.3 apg, 4.5 rpg
Justin Forrest, Senior, Guard, 13.0 ppg, 2.6 apg, 1.5 spg
Michael Almonacy, Senior, Guard, 12.9 ppg, 2.9 apg, 4.2 rpg
Donovan Gregory, Sophomore, Guard, 10.7 ppg, 2.3 apg, 6.0 rpg, 1.9 spg
RJ Duhart, Sophomore, Forward, 2.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Xavion Brown, Freshman, Guard, 1.7 ppg
CJ Huntley, Freshman, Forward, 3.3 ppg, 2.2 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.6 (192nd in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 64.2 (38, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.4 (287, 10)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.2 (121, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.0 (109, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.1 (252, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.6 (78, 2)
Rebound Margin: 0.7 (164, 9)
Assists Per Game: 12.0 (256, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.7 (66, 2)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2010CITFirst Round win over Harvard
2010CITSecond Round win over Marshall
2010CITSemifinal loss to Pacific
2007NITFirst Round loss to Mississippi
2000NCAARound of 64 loss to Ohio State
 
*all team stats through 3/7