Appalachian State

Official Name: 
Appalachian State University
Nickname: 
Mountaineers
Mailing Address: 

Broome-Kirk Gymnasium
2nd Floor
Boone, NC 28608

Telephone: 
(828) 262-2268
Fax: 
(828) 262-6106
Enrollment: 
13,000
Arena: 

Seby Jones Arena
Capacity: 8,300
Year Opened: 2000

School Colors: 
Black and Gold
Conference: 

southern (since 1972)/Northern Division

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(2) 1979 and 2000
0-2 record (.000)

NIT Appearances: 

(1) 2007
0-1 record (.000)

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(5) 1940, 1941, 1943, 1948, and 1950
5-5 record (.500)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Bob Light (15 years from 1958-72 when school was classified as a small college, 211-178 record, .542)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Don King (1,794 points from 1959-61 when school was classified as a small college)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Wayne Duncan (1,108 from 1963-65 school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Stan Davis (56 points as senior at Carson-Newman on 1/24/74)

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Stan Davis (56 at Carson-Newman, Tenn.)
January 24, 1974 (senior/21.2 ppg)

1

2

Total

Appalachian State

48

44

92

Carson-Newman

53

40

93

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Campbell

1

0-0

2

Barnes

8

1-1

17

Cook

1

2-2

4

Dudas

4

3-3

11

Vukasovich

1

0-0

2

Davis

25-42

6-7

56

Totals

40-74

12-13

92

Percentages

.541

.923

Carson-Newman

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Mason

16-26

6-7

38

Curry

4

4-4

12

Mills

3

0-0

6

Ogan

10

11-14

31

Billingsley

1

0-0

2

Beeler

1

0-0

2

Meadows

1

0-0

2

Totals

36-65

21-24

93

Percentages

.554

.875

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Eugene Garbee

1

1935

8-11

.421

1935

8-11

A.L. "Flucie" Stewart

6

1936-40, 1947

67-38

.638

1940

19-3

Clyde Canipe

2

1941-42

38-7

.844

1941

22-3

Belus Smawley

1

1943

16-5

.762

1943

16-5

Harold Quincy

1

1944

0-7

.000

1944

0-7

G.P. Eggers

1

1945

6-13

.315

1945

6-13

Francis Hoover

11

1946, 1948-57

133-128

.510

1952

18-6

Bob Light

15

1958-72

211-178

.542

1967

21-8

Peter "Press" Maravich

3

1973-75

12-51

.190

1973

6-20

Russ Bergman

1

1975

2-12

.143

1975

2-12

Bobby Cremins

6

1976-81

100-70

.588

1979

23-6

Kevin Cantwell

5

1982-86

61-78

.439

1986

17-12

Tom Apke

10

1987-96

139-147

.486

1989

20-8

Robert "Buzz" Peterson

5

1997-2000, 2010

103-52

.665

1998, 1999

21-8

Houston Fancher

9

2001-09

137-136

.502

2007

25-8

Jason Capel

1

2011

16-15

.516

2011

16-15

  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,137-981 (.537) from 1920 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Appalachian State (NC) moved up to major-college status in 1972
  • No coach listed in nine seasons from 1920 through 1934 when the school posted an 86-33 record (.723)
  • Maravich compiled a 1-11 record in 1974-75 when he was replaced in mid-season by Bergman on an interim basis.