List of Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball head coaches
# List of Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball head coaches. The Mountaineers have had 22 coaches in their 103-season history.

Appalachian State's current head coach is Dustin Kerns. He was hired in March 2019 to replace Jim Fox, who was let go by Appalachian State at the end of the 2019 season.

| No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| – | 1919–1920 | No coach listed | 1 | 0–1 | .000 |
| 1 | 1920–1922 | J. T. C. Wright | 2 | 0–0 | – |
| 2 | 1922–1924 1925–1927 | Chapel Wilson | 4 | 17–5 | .773 |
| 3 | 1925 | T. R. Baine | 1 | 0–0 | – |
| 4 | 1927–1928 1944–1945 | Graydon Eggers | 2 | 21–16 | .568 |
| 5 | 1928–1929 | Vann G. Henson | 1 | 12–8 | .600 |
| 6 | 1929–1933 | C. B. Johnston | 4 | 46–20 | .697 |
| 7 | 1933–1935 | Eugene Garbee | 2 | 20–17 | .541 |
| 8 | 1935–1940 1946–1947 | Flucie Stewart | 6 | 63–41 | .606 |
| 9 | 1940–1942 | Clyde Canipe | 2 | 38–7 | .844 |
| 10 | 1942–1943 | Belus Smawley | 1 | 12–9 | .571 |
| 11 | 1943–1944 | Harold Quincy | 1 | 0–7 | .000 |
| 12 | 1945–1946 1947–1957 | Francis Hoover | 11 | 133–127 | .512 |
| 13 | 1957–1972 | Bob Light | 15 | 212–179 | .542 |
| 14 | 1972–1975 | Press Maravich | 3 | 14–63 | .182 |
| 15 | 1975–1981 | Bobby Cremins | 6 | 100–70 | .588 |
| 16 | 1981–1986 | Kevin Cantwell | 5 | 61–78 | .439 |
| 17 | 1986–1996 | Tom Apke | 10 | 139–147 | .486 |
| 18 | 1996–2000 2009–2010 | Buzz Peterson | 5 | 103–52 | .665 |
| 19 | 2000–2009 | Houston Fancher | 9 | 137–136 | .502 |
| 20 | 2010–2014 | Jason Capel | 4 | 53–70 | .431 |
| 21 | 2014–2019 | Jim Fox | 5 | 56–99 | .361 |
| 22 | 2019–present | Dustin Kerns | 4 | 70–58 | .547 |
| Totals | Totals | 22 coaches | 103 seasons | 1,307–1,210 | .519 |
| Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source ||||||

* 1 2 3 Records for these seasons are incomplete
* 1 2 Chapel Wilson coached the 1924–25 team through December; T.R. Blaine took over starting January 1925 and left at the end of the season, to be replaced by Wilson for the 1925–26 season
