A buddy of mine at the gym is a big App St. alum/supporter and he said they're concerned Kerns is going to get lured to a bigger school very soon. They are top of the Sun Belt at 10-2 with 20 wins, after a 19-win season last year. I looked up his bio and was surprised to see he was under CMY at Wofford. He joined App St. March 2019 - presumably as Mike left for VT. "A 2002 graduate of Clemson, Kerns climbed the coaching ranks on staffs with Buzz Peterson at Tennessee, Mike Young at Wofford and Kerry Keating at Santa Clara. From 2013-17, he served as associate head coach at Wofford, helping the Terriers claim back-to-back Southern Conference Tournament titles and NCAA appearances in 2014 and 2015. He was instrumental in the development of guard Fletcher Magee, who this year broke the record for most 3-pointers in NCAA Division I history. Kerns received national recognition as one of college basketball's top assistant coaches and recruiters, earning the No. 4 Low-Major Recruiter ranking from CoachStat.net and the No. 20 Mid-Major Assistant Coach ranking." How remarkable is this little nugget... sound familiar? "In 2020-21, Kerns led App State to a 17-12 record, culminating with the program's first ever Sun Belt Tournament title and first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2001. The Mountaineers won four games in four days at the Sun Belt Tournament to punch the program's ticket to the NCAA Tournament." ** Edited by WildTurkE at 2/12/2024, 9:27:29 PM