Dustin Kerns

Could North Carolina produce a few mid-major surprises this season?

November 15, 2024 Ryan Henkel

College basketball in North Carolina goes far beyond the ACC. Here’s a look at the top mid-major teams in the state this season. ECU The ECU Pirates are hoping to have a better showing this […]

Coach hot seat report for NC CBB

November 10, 2024 Shawn Krest

Five years. That’s how long you get. Obviously, each situation is different, but when a college basketball team hires a new coach, the clock starts ticking. In general, the new guy gets five years to […]

App State jumps to top of Sun Belt

February 7, 2024 Jesse Deal

After a .500 record a season ago, Appalachian State is atop the Sun Belt Conference. The conference-leading Mountaineers (19-4, 10-1 Sun Belt) are getting noticed as they carry an eight-game winning streak into Wednesday’s road […]

March Madness begins now for one-bid leagues

March 1, 2023 Shawn Krest & Ryan Henkel

For most of the conferences in college basketball, early March is not a time for bubble speculation and bracketology. While power conference teams like UNC, Michigan and Clemson have seen their odds of getting an […]

Who’s hot, who’s not: Job security checks for NC’s men’s hoops coaches

November 9, 2022 Cory Lavalette

The 2022-23 college basketball season got underway Monday, but it’s never too early to do a hot seat check on the sidelines across North Carolina. While much of the talk this season will be about […]

College Basketball Preview: App State returns 1 starter from 19-win team

November 2, 2022 Jesse Deal

Fourth-year coach Dustin Kerns and the Mountaineers are coming off a second-place finish in the Sun Belt. Kerns, with a 54-42 record, has posted three winning campaigns following the program’s eight consecutive losing seasons. Top […]

App State well-suited for Duke in loss at Cameron

December 16, 2021 Shawn Krest

DURHAM — Basketball coaches are still wearing their pandemic casual clothes on the benches this year. After getting the opportunity to ditch the suits and ties last season while playing in empty arenas, most coaches […]

March Sadness leads to uncertainty for NC teams

March 24, 2021 Shawn Krest

The phrase “one-and-done” usually refers to the NBA Draft in the state of North Carolina, not NCAA Tournament runs. This year, however, the state’s representatives didn’t make it past their first 40 minutes in Indiana […]

Comeback falls short as App State loses heartbreaker

March 18, 2021 Shawn Krest

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — In its third-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, Appalachian State lost a heartbreaker to Norfolk State 54-53 in the First Four on Thursday at Bloomington’s Assembly Hall. The Mountaineers looked like they were going […]

Happy to be here, ready to win: App State heads to NCAA Tournament

March 17, 2021 Shawn Krest

Like clockwork, every 21 years, Appalachian State makes the NCAA Tournament. The Mountaineers are college basketball’s cicadas. In 1979, App made its first appearance in the Big Dance, losing to LSU in their first game, […]