BOONE, N.C. – App State men's basketball is set to host a multi-team event this weekend that features contests against Campbell, Kennesaw State and Southeastern Louisiana. The tournament will follow a round-robin format where all of the four teams will play each other once with no elimination games.
SCHEDULE
Friday, 11/18
Kennesaw State vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 4 p.m.
App State vs. Campbell, 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, 11/19
Southeastern Louisiana vs. Campbell, 4 p.m.
App State vs. Kennesaw State, 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
Sunday, 11/20
Campbell vs. Kennesaw State, 12 p.m.
App State vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Discount tickets are available for all of the weekend's games for $6.10 since the Mountaineers scored 61 points in a win over Louisville on Tuesday: https://goapp.st/MTEweekendoffer.
Anyone who attends the football game against Old Dominion will receive free admission to the game on Saturday against Kennesaw State at 7 p.m.
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS (3-0, 0-0 Sun Belt)
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App State is off to its first 3-0 start since the 1997-98 season after a thrilling 61-60 finish at Louisville on Tuesday night.
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Donovan Gregory led the scoring charge with 16 points in App State's first victory against a Power Five opponent since a 65-63 win at Virginia Tech early in the 2014-15 season.
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Defensively, the Mountaineers forced 18 Cardinal turnovers while only committing seven of their own.
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The Black & Gold rank eighth in the nation in free throws made per game (20.7), 11th in blocks per game (7.0) and 12th in turnover margin (+9.3).
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Justin Abson is seventh in the country in blocks with 10 through his first three collegiate games.
SCOUTING THE FIGHTING CAMELS (1-1, 0-0 Big South)
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App State leads the all-time series against Campbell 14-6, despite the Camels winning the last meeting 73-66 on Nov. 12, 2013.
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Campbell is coming off a 73-67 loss last Friday at NC State.The Camels defeated St. Augustine's 79-62 in their season opener.
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Ricky Clemons led Campbell with 18 points, plus a career-high 8 assists, while Jesus Carralero added 13 points and 7 rebounds against N.C. State.
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Clemons leads the Camels in scoring so far this season in points (15.5), rebounds (6.5) and assists (5.0). The fifth-year player was also named preseason second-team All-Big South.
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Campbell has gotten to the free-throw line 28 times per game, which is 15th in the nation.
SCOUTING THE OWLS (2-1, 0-0 ASUN)
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Saturday's game will be the first meeting between Kennesaw State and App State.
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Kennesaw State won its last game on Monday night when they defeated Brewton Parker 95-36. Before that, they won 99-56 over LaGrange College and fell to Florida, 88-78.
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Chris Youngblood leads the Owls in scoring with 18.3, followed by Simeon Cottle (11.3) and Terrell Burden (11.0). Youngblood has made eight of his 14 three-point tries while maintaining a field goal percentage of .618.
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The Owls have grabbed 13 steals per game, the sixth-best average in the country.
SCOUTING THE LIONS (2-1, 0-0 SLC)
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Sunday's game will be the first meeting between Southeastern Louisiana and App State.
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The Lions won their last game on Sunday when they defeated Wyoming 76-72. Prior to that game, SLU earned a win over Loyola New Orleans (90-72) and fell to Colorado State, 80-69.
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Christian Agnew is SLU's top-scorer at 14.5, followed by Boogie Anderson who has scored 10.0 points per game. Agnew led the Lions in scoring on Sunday during his first career start.
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SLU is 15th in the country in three-point percentage with a clip of .455.
UP NEXT
App State will hit the road for the second time this season on Wednesday when the squad visits ETSU at 7 p.m.
