| Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | Appalachian State Mountaineers |
| Sport: | basketball |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Short Conf: | Sun Belt |
| Record: | 16–16 |
| Conf Record: | 9–9 |
| Head Coach: | Dustin Kerns |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach1: | Patrick Moynihan |
| Asst Coach2: | Bob Szorc |
| Asst Coach3: | Frank Young |
| Stadium: | Holmes Center |
The 2022–23 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fourth-year head coach Dustin Kerns, played their home games at the Holmes Center in Boone, North Carolina as members in the Sun Belt Conference.
The Mountaineers finished the 2021–22 season 19–15, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They defeated Georgia Southern in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament before losing to Georgia State in the semifinals. The Mountaineers received an invitation to The Basketball Classic postseason tournament, formerly known as the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.[1] There they lost in the first round to USC Upstate.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Forrest | 1 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| RJ Duhart | 4 | F | 6'9" | 205 | Junior | Transferred to Charleston Southern | ||
| Michael Almonacy | 5 | G | 6'0" | 180 | GS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Adrian Delph | 20 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Graduated/went undrafted in 2022 NBA draft | ||
| Michael Moore | 24 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Freshman | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons | ||
| James Lewis Jr. | 25 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Sasha Glushkov | 33 | C | 6'11" | 205 | Sophomore | Transferred to Southwest Baptist |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamell Pearson | 3 | F | 6'10" | 223 | Senior | Western Illinois | ||
| Carvell Teasett | 12 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Sophomore | Northwestern State | ||
| Tyree Boykin | 30 | G | 6'1" | 190 | GS Senior | Union (TN) | ||
| Dibaji Walker | 35 | F | 6'9" | 200 | GS Senior | UMass |
The Mountaineers were picked to finish in seventh place in the conference's preseason poll.[2] Senior forward Donovan Gregory was named preseason All-SBC Second Team.
| Coaches poll | ||
| 1 | Louisiana - 190 (10) | |
| 2 | Texas State - 162 (1) | |
| 3 | South Alabama - 150 (1) | |
| 4 | James Madison - 149 (1) | |
| 5 | Georgia State - 127 (1) | |
| 6 | Marshall - 122 | |
| 7 | App State - 120 | |
| 8 | Coastal Carolina - 100 | |
| 9 | Old Dominion - 93 | |
| 10 | Troy - 76 | |
| 11 | Georgia Southern - 69 | |
| 12 | Arkansas State - 48 | |
| 13 | Southern Miss - 34 | |
| 14 | ULM - 30 | |
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