The 2019–20 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented

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in the

2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 5, 2019. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded prematurely on March 12, 2020. The 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was sch ...

. The Mountaineers, led by first-year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 18–15, 11–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Coastal Carolina in the second round of the Sun Belt tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Texas State.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2018–19 season 11–21, 6–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in 10th place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Louisiana–Monroe. On March 15, 2019, it was announced that head coach Jim Fox was released from his contract, ending his five-year tenure with the team. On March 28,

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head coach

was announced as the team's next head coach.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Appalachian State Mountaineers The Appalachian State Mountaineers are the athletic teams that represent Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, United States. The Mountaineers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and were ...

Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball The Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team is the college basketball team at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, United States. The Mountaineers compete in the Sun Belt Conference after having competed in the South ...