2017 – 18 Appalachian State Mountaineers men 's basketball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Mountaineers , led by fourth-year head coach Jim Fox , played their home games at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center in Boone , North Carolina as members of the Sun Belt Conference . They finished the season 15 – 18 , 9 – 9 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place . They defeated Little Rock in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Texas – Arlington
Sun Belt Tournament
2018 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team