Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball

Appalachian State Mountaineers
women's basketball
Appalachian State Mountaineers; women's basketball
	2025–26 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team
University	Appalachian State University
Head coach	Alaura Sharp (2nd season)
Conference	Sun Belt
Location	Boone, North Carolina
Arena	Holmes Center ; (capacity: 8,325)
Nickname	Mountaineers
Uniforms
Home	Away
NCAA tournament appearances
	1990, 1991, 1996, 1999
Conference tournament champions
	1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1999
Conference regular-season champions
	1986, 1987, 1989, 1996, 2011, 2012

Last updated November 18, 2025

The Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team is the college basketball team at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. The Mountaineers compete in the Sun Belt Conference. They are currently a Division I member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Appalachian State plays their home games at the Holmes Center.^[1]

History

The Mountaineers began play in 1970. They formerly played in the Southern Conference until 2014. As of the end of the 2015-16 season, they have an all-time record of 607-623. They have been to the NCAA Tournament four times, losing each time in the first round. They have appeared in the NWIT/WNIT in 1987, 2011, 2012, and 2013, going 2-6 in eight games. They played in the 2010 and 2019 WBIs, winning both championships.^[2]^[3]

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

Year	Round	Opponent	Results
1990	First Round	#6 Maryland	L 71–100
1991	First Round	#5 Florida State	L 57–96
1996	First Round	#4 Alabama	L 66–95
1999	First Round	#1 Tennessee	L 54–113

WNIT Tournament results

Year	Round	Opponent	Results
1987	First Round Second Round Consolation Third Round Consolation	California Stephen F. Austin DePaul	L 99–109 L 80-81 L 82-88
2011	First Round	South Carolina	L 54–67
2012	First Round Second Round Third Round	UNC-Wilmington North Carolina State Virginia	W 79–73 W 66-62 L 58-74
2013	First Round	Charlotte	L 61–79

WBI Tournament results

Year	Round	Opponent	Results
2010	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship	Charleston Southern Fairfield College of Charleston Memphis	W 62–47 W 59-36 W 77-58 W 79-71
2019	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship	UNC-Asheville Marshall Campbell North Texas	W 57–55 W 83-71 W 70-57 W 76-59

References

↑ "Appalachian State Mountaineers". www.appstatesports.com.
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2017-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "2016-17 App State Women's Basketball Media Guide - Appalachian State University". Appalachian State University.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Appalachian State Mountaineers". www.appstatesports.com.

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2017-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "2016-17 App State Women's Basketball Media Guide - Appalachian State University". Appalachian State University.

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v t e Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball
Venues	Varsity Gymnasium (1970–2000) Holmes Center (2000–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Appalachian State University
Located in: Boone, North Carolina
Academics	Center at Hickory Esse quam videri Hayes School of Music University of North Carolina System
Campus	AppalCart Beaver Field Brewer Stadium Holmes Center Lackey Field Observatory Soccer Stadium Varsity Gymnasium
Athletics	Appalachian Sports Network Baseball Softball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Men's soccer Wrestling
Student life	Appalachian Symphony Orchestra Hot Hot Hot Marching Mountaineers WASU-FM
Founded: 1899 Students: 19,026 Endowment: 300.7 million

v t e Sun Belt Conference women's basketball
Teams	Appalachian State Mountaineers Arkansas State Red Wolves Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia State Panthers James Madison Dukes Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Marshall Thundering Herd Old Dominion Monarchs South Alabama Jaguars Southern Miss Lady Eagles Texas State Bobcats (leaving in 2026) Troy Trojans
Championships & awards	Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament
Seasons	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25