Nov. 9, 2012. Appalachian State University men’s basketball will open its 2012-13 season when it plays host to Montreat at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at the Holmes Center.
The Mountaineers are looking to win their fourth-straight season opener and their seventh in the past 10 years. Appalachian downed the Bobcats, 90-61, in last year’s season-opening contest.
During the exhibition season, ASU went 2-0 with wins over Lees-McRae and Carson-Newman.
Appalachian returns three starters from last year’s 13-18 squad that advanced to the Southern Conference Tournament quarterfinals.
SCOUTING THE CAVALIERS
• Montreat enters Friday’s contest with a 1-2 record on the season after dropping two-straight contests to Ave Maria and Webber International.
• The Cavaliers, who play in the NAIA Appalachian Athletics Conference, will count Friday’s contest against the Mountaineers as an exhibition game.
• Montreat won its season-opener by an 84-80 score over Barber Scotia College.
• The Cavaliers return just one starter from last year’s 12-17 squad and bring back six letterwinners overall while adding seven newcomers.
• La’Bris Adams, Montreat’s lone returning starting, is averaging an incredible 25.3 points per game this season after leading the Cavaliers with 20.4 ppg a year ago.
SERIES HISTORY
• Appalachian State is 2-0 all-time against the Cavaliers and picked up an impressive 101-71 win when the teams last met on Nov. 16, 2010.
• Donald Sims and Omar Carter combined for 41 points against Montreat in the last meeting. Sims scored a game-high 21 points while Carter poured in 20.
• The Mountaineers shot 52.2 percent (35-for-67) from the floor in the victory and grabbed 52 rebounds to Montreat’s 43.
• Appalachian also picked up a 78-63 win over the Cavaliers on Nov. 20, 2006 and have enjoyed an average margin of victory of 22.5 points in the all-time series
UP NEXT
• The Mountaineers return to the Holmes Center floor for a 7 p.m. tipoff against High Point on Tuesday before traveling to Campbell on Friday for their first road game of the season.
• Appalachian will play the next three games on the road at Campbell, East Carolina and Virginia Tech before returning home on Nov. 28 against Duquesne.
You must be logged in to post a comment.