Appalachian State men’s basketball will make their Sun Belt Conference tournament debut on March 8 at 7 p.m. in New Orleans against Troy, who is the sixth seed in the tournament.
“For our young team, it’s exciting to participate in the Sun Belt Tournament.” head coach Jim Fox said in a coaches teleconference on March 6. “I know our guys have had a lot of energy these last couple days in practice. It’ll be learning experience for us, and hopefully a learning experience we can build on.”
This season, the Mountaineers finished 11th in the conference standings with a 4-14 record in conference, and benefited from the Sun Belt Conference’s addition of Coastal Carolina, which led to the reformatting and inclusion of all 12 Sun Belt teams in the conference tournament.