The 2025–26 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by seventh-year head coach Dustin Kerns, played their home games at the Holmes Center in Boone, North Carolina as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season The Mountaineers finished the 2024–25 season 17–14, 10–8 in Sun Belt play. The Mountaineers lost to Old Dominion in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament.

Off season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departureAnthony Alston 8 G 6'3" 180 Freshman Fayetteville, NC Transferred to HutchinsonJalil Beauburn 7 G 6'9" 189 Senior Miramar, FL Graduated Will Coble 20 G 6'4" 183 GS Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated Dior Conners 4 G 6'3" 183 Junior Columbus, OH Transferred to Ohio Ben Ezeagu 6 F 6'9" 210 Junior Toronto, ON Transferred to Southern Indiana C. J. Huntley 15 F 6'10" 185 GS Senior Huntersville, NC Graduated, signed a two-way contract with the Phoenix SunsJonah Long 13 G 6'4" 190 Freshman Hickory, NC Jamil Muttilib 10 G 6'6" 189 Junior Toronto, ON Transferred to Grambling StateJackson Threadgill 0 G 6'6" 200 GS Senior Concord, NC Graduated

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Eren Banks 4 G 6'3" 190 Junior Eatonton, GA Georgia Southern Kasen Jennings 13 G 6'5" 210 GS Senior Atlanta, GA South Florida Chad Moodie 23 F 6'8" 225 Junior Grayson, GA Alabama A&M Jalen Tot 9 G 6'1" 170 GS Senior Dallas, TX Montana State Billings KJ Vasser 0 G 6'1" 180 Junior Chicago, IL Moberly Area

2025 recruiting class

Preseason Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll The Mountaineers were picked to finish in seventh place in the conference's preseason poll. Junior guard Eren Banks was named to the conference preseason second team.

Coaches poll 1 James Madison - 175 (1) 2 Arkansas State - 154 (3) 3 South Alabama - 152 (4) 4 Troy - 148 (1) 5 Old Dominion - 145 (2) 6 Marshall - 128 (1) 7 App State - 123 (1) 8 Texas State - 106 9 Louisiana - 95 (1) 10 Georgia Southern - 66 11 Georgia State - 59 12 Southern Miss - 57 13 Coastal Carolina - 43 14 ULM - 19

Roster

Schedule

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