2020–21 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

2020–21 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Four
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record17–12 (7–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGeorge M. Holmes Convocation Center
2020–21 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Georgia State 8 4   .667 16 6   .727
Coastal Carolina 9 5   .643 18 8   .692
South Alabama 10 7   .588 17 11   .607
Appalachian State 7 8   .467 17 12   .586
Georgia Southern 7 9   .438 13 13   .500
Troy 4 12   .250 11 17   .393
West
Texas State 12 3   .800 18 7   .720
Louisiana 10 7   .588 17 9   .654
UT Arlington 9 8   .529 13 13   .500
Arkansas State 7 8   .467 11 13   .458
Little Rock 7 11   .389 11 15   .423
Louisiana–Monroe 5 13   .278 7 19   .269
2021 Sun Belt Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by second-year head coach Dustin Kerns, played their home games at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center in Boone, North Carolina as members of the Sun Belt Conference. With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the East Division. They finished the season 17–12, 7–8 in Sun Belt Play to finish 4th in the East Division. They defeated Little Rock, Texas State, Coastal Carolina, and Georgia State to win the Sun Belt tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Norfolk State.