Appalachian State Mountaineers/Lady Apps

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Appalachian State University is a public university located in Boone, North Carolina and the sixth largest institution in the University of North Carolina system. Appalachian (pronounced app-uh-LATCH-un) State is sometimes referred to as AppState, ASU, or simply App. The university has been ranked among the top 15 Southern "Masters Universities" since the U.S. News and World Report's America's Best Colleges Guide began publication in 1986. In 2001, Appalachian was recognized by TIME Magazine as a College of the Year.

The Appalachian basketball team is currently coached by Houston Fancher. Other notable past coaches include Bobby Cremins and Buzz Peterson. The Mountaineers have appeared in the NCAA tournament twice, 1979 and 2000, and appeared in the National Invitation Tournament in 2007. The Apps play home basketball games at the Holmes Center which opened in 2000 to replace Varsity Gymnasium.