Austin Peay Governors men's basketball

Austin Peay Governors
Austin Peay Governors
	2024–25 Austin Peay Governors basketball team
University	Austin Peay State University
Head coach	Corey Gipson (2nd season)
Conference	ASUN
Location	Clarksville, Tennessee
Arena	F&M Bank Arena ; (capacity: 5,500)
Nickname	Governors
Colors	Red and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1961*
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1960, 1961, 1973†
NCAA tournament round of 32
	1987
NCAA tournament appearances
	1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1973†, 1974, 1987, 1996, 2003, 2008, 2016; † vacated by NCAA; *at Division II level;
Conference tournament champions
	1987, 1996, 2003, 2008, 2016
Conference regular season champions
	1973, 1974, 1977, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008

The Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team represents Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. The Governors play in the ASUN Conference starting in 2022–23, following 61 seasons in the Ohio Valley Conference. The team's most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament to date was in 2016, making the field of 68 by virtue of having won the 2016 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament. The Governors' head coach is Corey Gipson.

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The 2022–23 season was not only Peay's first in the ASUN Conference, but also was its last at Winfield Dunn Center. After that season, the Governors moved to the new F&M Bank Arena in downtown Clarksville. The new arena was originally intended to open for the 2022–23 season, but was delayed to July 2023.^[2]^[3]

Historically, the "Governors" nickname applied only to Peay's men's teams; women's teams were known as "Lady Govs". However, since the mid-2010s, all Peay teams have used "Governors".

The Governors' main rival has historically been Murray State University. The two schools are separated by about 65 miles (105 km) and consistently vied for Ohio Valley Conference championships. ESPN The Magazine featured the Austin Peay–Murray State rivalry in a February 2009 issue.^[4] However, the two schools are now in separate conferences, with Peay having joined the ASUN and Murray State the Missouri Valley Conference in July 2022.

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Year	Coach	Overall	Conference	Postseason
1942–43	Fred Brown	9–10
1943–44	WWII	n/a
1944–45	WWII	n/a
1945–46	Bee Low	2–19
1946–47	David Aaron	23–5
1947–48	David Aaron	16–9
1948–49	David Aaron	17–13
1949–50	David Aaron	14–11
1950–51	David Aaron	13–12
1951–52	David Aaron	11–17
1952–53	David Aaron	14–12
1953–54	David Aaron	14–13
1954–55	David Aaron	7–17
1955–56	David Aaron	16–11
1956–57	David Aaron	24–9
1957–58	David Aaron	17–9
1958–59	David Aaron	17–9
1959–60	David Aaron	22–5
1960–61	David Aaron	22–9	(9–1) VSAC
1961–62	David Aaron	14–12	(8–2) VSAC
1962–63	George Fisher	18–11	(9–1) VSAC
1963–64	George Fisher	14–9	(7–7) OVC
1964–65	George Fisher	4–17	(2–12) OVC
1965–66	George Fisher	7–14	(3–11) OVC
1966–67	George Fisher	14–9	(7–7) OVC
1967–68	George Fisher	8–16	(2–12) OVC
1968–69	George Fisher	10–14	(3–11) OVC
1969–70	George Fisher	5–21	(2–12) OVC
1970–71	George Fisher	10–14	(5–9) OVC
1971–72	Lake Kelly	10–14	(5–9) OVC
1972–73	Lake Kelly	21–5	(11–3) OVC	Lost Regional semifinal
1973–74	Lake Kelly	17–10	(10–4) OVC	Lost First round
1974–75	Lake Kelly	17–10	(10–4) OVC
1975–76	Lake Kelly	20–7	(10–4) OVC
1976–77	Lake Kelly	24–4	(13–1) OVC
1977–78	Ed Thompson	15–12	(8–6) OVC
1978–79	Ed Thompson	8–18	(3–9) OVC
1979–80	Ron Bargatze	8–18	(2–10) OVC
1980–81	Ron Bargatze	14–13	(7-7) OVC
1981–82	Ron Bargatze	6–20	(4–12) OVC
1982–83	Ron Bargatze	11–16	(4–10) OVC
1983–84	Howard Jackson	11–16	(5–9) OVC
1984–85	Howard Jackson	8–19	(4–10) OVC
1985–86	Lake Kelly	14–14	(8–6) OVC
1986–87	Lake Kelly	20–12	(8–6) OVC	Lost Second Round
1987–88	Lake Kelly	17–13	(10–4) OVC
1988–89	Lake Kelly	18–12	(8–4) OVC
1989–90	Lake Kelly	10–19	(2–10) OVC
1990–91	Dave Loos	15–14	(6–6) OVC
1991–92	Dave Loos	11–17	(6–8) OVC
1992–93	Dave Loos	7–20	(4–12) OVC
1993–94	Dave Loos	11–16	(10–6) OVC
1994–95	Dave Loos	13–16	(8–8) OVC
1995–96	Dave Loos	19–11	(10–6) OVC	Lost First round
1996–97	Dave Loos	17–14	(12–6) OVC
1997–98	Dave Loos	17–11	(11–7) OVC
1998–99	Dave Loos	11–16	(9–9) OVC
1999-2000	Dave Loos	18–10	(11–7) OVC
2000–01	Dave Loos	22–10	(10–6) OVC
2001–02	Dave Loos	14–18	(8–8) OVC
2002–03	Dave Loos	23–8	(13–3) OVC	Lost First round
2003–04	Dave Loos	22–10	6–0) OVC1
2004–05	Dave Loos	13–19	(9–7) OVC
2005-06	Dave Loos	17–14	(11–9) OVC
2006–07	Dave Loos	21–12	(16–4) OVC
2007–08	Dave Loos	24–11	(16–4) OVC	Lost First round
2008–09	Dave Loos	19–14	(13–5) OVC	Lost CIT Quarterfinals
2009–10	Dave Loos	17–15	(11–7) OVC
2010–11	Dave Loos	20–14	(13–5) OVC
2011-12	Dave Loos	12–20	(8–8) OVC
2012–13	Dave Loos	8–23	(4–12) OVC
2013–14	Dave Loos	12–18	(6–10) OVC
2014–15	Dave Loos	8–22	(3–13) OVC
2015–16	Dave Loos	18–18	(7–9) OVC	Lost First round
2016–17	Dave Loos	11–19	(7–9) OVC
2017–18	Matt Figger	19–15	(12–6) OVC	Lost CIT Quarterfinals
2018–19	Matt Figger	22–10	(13–5) OVC
2019–20	Matt Figger	21–12	(14–4) OVC
2020–21	Matt Figger	14–13	(10–10) OVC
2021–22	Nate James	12–17	(8–10) OVC
2022–23	Nate James	9–22	(3–15) ASUN
2023–24	Corey Gipson	19-16	(10–6) ASUN	Lost CIT Quarterfinals
2024–25	Corey Gipson	3-0	(0-0) ASUN

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NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Governors have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament seven times. Their combined record is 2–8.