Kellen Brand News

Appalachian State snapped a 13-game home-court winning streak by Robert Morris last night, winning 65-52 at the Sewall Center.

Donald Sims scored 23 points to lead five players in double figures as Appalachian State defeated Milligan 113-91 on Thursday night.

Appalachian State won at Wofford for the fourth straight time, but had to hold on in the closing seconds last night for a 77-76 victory at Benjamin Johnson Arena.

Appalachian State beats Morgan State 93-92 in OT Eds: APNewsNow. Appalachian State 93, Morgan State 92, OT.

Appalachian State's bid for a second upset against Arkansas fell just short last night.

The 20th-ranked Louisville Cardinals are set to host the Appalachian State Mountaineers in a non-conference clash tonight at Freedom Hall.

Louisville figured out that the solution to its perimeter scoring problems is to get the ball inside.

FAYETTEVILLE - Freshman forward Marshawn Powell scored a career-high 29 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Arkansas held off Appalachian State 81-72 in overtime Friday night.

UNCW forward John Fields sat on the bench last season and watched helplessly as his team struggled inside.

Before the start of Saturday's game against Appalachian State, the East Tennessee State men's basketball team paid special tribute to their teammate Seth Coy, who died in a car wreck on July 29.

Jon-Michael Nickerson scored 18 points and Markeith Cummings added 14 points and 11 rebounds as Kennesaw State defeated North Georgia 78-65 on Saturday night.

Adam Sollazzo scored 13 to lead East Tennessee State to a 62-58 win over Appalachian State on Saturday.

Kellen Brand scored 20 points and made all 14 of his free throws as Appalachian State defeated North Carolina-Wilmington 79-68 Friday night in the season opener for both teams.

The Buzz Peterson Era, Part 2, will tip off tonight at Holmes Center when Appalachian State begins the season against UNC Wilmington.

ASU senior guard Kellen Brand led the team last season with 14.8 points per game and earned all-conference honors from the Southern Conference's media and coaches.

The coach may be new to the players, but those who have been around Boone for a while are very familiar with Buzz Peterson.

Last season's record: 13-18 Coach: Buzz Peterson Last NCAA Tournament bid: 2000, lost to Ohio State 87-61. Strengths: Experience, rebounding Weakness: Turnovers Best returning players: G Ryann Abraham, G Kellen Brand, C Ike Butts, F Josh Hunter, G Donald Sims Best newcomer: F Nathan Healy Key losses: None Keys to the season: Reducing turnovers is ...

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: As two of the team's four new players are transfers and will sit out this season, the quest to squeeze new faces into an already experienced lineup won't be quite as difficult.

Buzz Peterson is back at the helm of the ASU men's basketball team and began practices with his team last week.

Today, we continue our conference countdown. We're working backward, from our No.