Appalachian State will look to end the regular season on a high note heading into the Sun Belt Conference tournament, which for the Mountaineers will begin on Wednesday, March 8. The Black and Gold will square off with Coastal Carolina to end the season on Saturday, March 4 inside the Holmes Center. Tipoff is set for 3:30 p.m.
Saturday's contest can be heard live locally on WATA 1450 AM in Boone and Blowing Rock. It will also be carried on Appalachian State's flagship station, WKBC 97.3 FM, as well as, WZGV 730 AM, WCOG 1320 AM, and online/worldwide on appstatesports.com and via the TuneIn app.
The game is also available on ESPN3 via the WatchESPN app.
SETTING THE SCENE
• Appalachian State will wrap up the regular season today against Coastal Carolina.
• Today serves as App State's Senior Day in which they will honor senior guard Matt O'Boyle for his contributions to the program over the last two seasons.
• The Mountaineers and Chanticleers met for the first time in program history earlier this season in Conway. CCU pulled away for an 85-73 win.
• The Black and Gold will look to snap a four-game losing streak when it takes on the Chanticleers today.
• Sun Belt tournament implications: Can only finish as the No. 11 or No. 12 seed ... Clinches No. 11 seed if UTA defeats ULM and App State defeats Coastal Carolina ... clinches No. 12 seed if ULM defeats UTA and Texas State and App State loses to Coastal Carolina.
• In his tenure at Appalachian State, head coach Jim Fox is 4-0 in the month of March.
• Isaac Johnson is one of just two freshmen in the entire country to lead his team in rebounds and steals.
SCOUTING THE CHANTICLEERS
• Coastal Carolina enters the final game of the regular season with a 15-15 overal record and 10-7 mark in league play.
• The Chanticleers have three players that average double-figures: Jaylen Shaw (13.9 ppg), Elijah Wilson (13.5 ppg) and Shivaughn Wiggins (10.1 ppg).
• Four Chanticleers have attempted over 100 3-pointers this season. Wilson leads the barrage with 243 attempts. As a team, Coastal has attempted 770 threes and shoots 33.6 percent from behind the arc.
• On the glass, Coastal carries a +3.9 rebounding margin - averaging over 40.0 rebounds per contest.
• Demario Beck leads with 8.2 rebounds per game and nearly posts a double-double with a 9.5 points per game average.
