2022–23 Austin Peay Governors basketball team

The 2022–23 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team represented Austin Peay State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Governors, led by second-year head coach Nate James, played their home games at the Dunn Center in Clarksville, Tennessee as first-year members of the ASUN Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 3–15 in ASUN play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the ASUN tournament.

2022–23 Austin Peay Governors basketball
Conference	ASUN Conference
Record	9–22 (3–15 ASUN)
Head coach	Nate James (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Brett Carey
Assistant coaches	Jason Harris Carl Little
Home arena	Dunn Center
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 ASUN men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Kennesaw State †	15	–	3		.833			26	–	9		.743
Liberty	15	–	3		.833			27	–	9		.750
Eastern Kentucky	12	–	6		.667			23	–	14		.622
Stetson	12	–	6		.667			17	–	14		.548
Lipscomb	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
North Alabama	10	–	8		.556			18	–	15		.545
North Florida	9	–	9		.500			14	–	17		.452
Bellarmine*	9	–	9		.500			15	–	18		.455
Queens*	7	–	11		.389			18	–	15		.545
Florida Gulf Coast	7	–	11		.389			17	–	15		.531
Jacksonville	6	–	12		.333			13	–	16		.448
Jacksonville State	6	–	12		.333			13	–	18		.419
Central Arkansas	4	–	14		.222			9	–	22		.290
Austin Peay	3	–	15		.167			9	–	22		.290
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2023 ASUN tournament winner

On March 5, 2023, the school fired head coach Nate James.^[1] On March 13, the school named Northwestern State head coach Corey Gipson the team's new head coach.^[2]

Previous season

The Governors finished the 2021–22 season 12–17, 8–10 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the OVC tournament, they lost to Tennessee Tech in the first round.^[3]

The season marked their last season as members of the Ohio Valley Conference, where they had been members since 1962. They joined the ASUN Conference on July 1, 2022.^[4]

This was also meant to be their last season in the Dunn Center,^[5] but the opening of their future home, F&M Bank Arena, was delayed until July 2023.^[6]

Roster

2022–23 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Sean Durugordon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Harlem, New York G 1 Carlos Paez 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Naguanagua, Venezuela G 2 Elijah Perkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Middletown, New Jersey F 3 Caleb Stone-Carrawell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Concord, North Carolina C 4 Elijah Hutchins-Everett 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Orange, New Jersey G 5 Drew Calderon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So The Woodlands, Texas G 10 Guy Fauntleroy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Prince George's County, Maryland G 11 Rodrique Massenat 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Trenton, New Jersey F 12 Shon Robinson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Chicago, Illinois F 14 Nathan Moore 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Huntsville, Alabama G 20 Codey Bates 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Memphis, Tennessee G 22 Kamarie Coffey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Clarksville, Tennessee F 23 Kelechi Okworogwo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr The Bronx, New York F 24 Jalen Ware 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Winston-Salem, North Carolina F 41 Cameron Copeland 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Douglasville, Georgia G 42 Jacob Roberts 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Memphis, Tennessee	Head coach Nate James (Duke) Assistant coach(es) Brett Carey (UNC Asheville) Jason Harris (Fordham) Carl Little (Liberty) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 11, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Fisk	W 89–64	–	Dunn Center (1,227) Clarksville, TN
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ACCNX		at NC State	L 50–99	0–1	PNC Arena (11,109) Raleigh, NC
November 11, 2022* 6:00 pm, BTN		at Purdue	L 44–63	0–2	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
November 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Milligan	W 98–74	1–2	Dunn Center (1,237) Clarksville, TN
November 17, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Florida Sunshine Slam campus-site game	W 62–60	2–2	Yuengling Center (1,910) Tampa, FL
November 21, 2022* 11:00 am, FloHoops		vs. Albany Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket semifinals	W 74–59	3–2	Ocean Center (1,612) Daytona Beach, FL
November 22, 2022* 11:00 am, FloHoops		vs. Bucknell Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket championship	L 65–79	3–3	Ocean Center (1,417) Daytona Beach, FL
November 26, 2022* 2:30 pm, ESPN+		Howard	L 55–56	3–4	Dunn Center (1,029) Clarksville, TN
November 30, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Kentucky	L 74–75	3–5	Dunn Center (1,833) Clarksville, TN
December 3, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee State	W 77–61	4–5	Dunn Center (1,736) Clarksville, TN
December 6, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Kentucky Christian	W 102–57	5–5	Dunn Center (1,108) Clarksville, TN
December 12, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lindsey Wilson	W 86–61	6–5	Dunn Center (1,003) Clarksville, TN
December 16, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Murray State	L 60-68	6–6	CFSB Center (5,131) Murray, KY
December 21, 2022* 5:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 8 Tennessee	L 44-86	6–7	Thompson–Boling Arena (18,120) Knoxville, TN
ASUN regular season
December 29, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Queens	L 77–81	6–8 (0–1)	Curry Arena (552) Charlotte, NC
December 31, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Florida	L 85–90 OT	6–9 (0–2)	UNF Arena (1,019) Jacksonville, FL
January 5, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast	W 61–59	7–9 (1–2)	Dunn Center (1,061) Clarksville, TN
January 7, 2023 4:30 pm, ESPN+		Central Arkansas	W 86–62	8–9 (2–2)	Dunn Center (1,133) Clarksville, TN
January 12, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Lipscomb	L 65–87	8–10 (2–3)	Dunn Center (958) Clarksville, TN
January 14, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lipscomb	L 72–86	8–11 (2–4)	Allen Arena  Nashville, TN
January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Bellarmine	L 45–56	8–12 (2–5)	Dunn Center (1,523) Clarksville, TN
January 21, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	L 59–74	8–13 (2–6)	Dunn Center (1,636) Clarksville, TN
January 26, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Kennesaw State	L 57–84	8–14 (2–7)	KSU Convocation Center (1,945) Kennesaw, GA
January 28, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	L 53–70	8–15 (2–8)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,580) Jacksonville, AL
February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Liberty	L 70–82	8–16 (2–9)	Dunn Center (1,452) Clarksville, TN
February 4, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Queens	L 69–70	8–17 (2–10)	Dunn Center (1,872) Clarksville, TN
February 9, 2023 7:45 pm, ESPN+		at North Alabama	L 57–70	8–18 (2–11)	Flowers Hall (2,142) Florence, AL
February 11, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Central Arkanasas	L 69–76	8–19 (2–12)	Farris Center (1,448) Conway, AR
February 16, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville	L 56–60	8–20 (2–13)	Dunn Center (1,497) Clarksville, TN
February 18, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+		North Florida	W 73–71	9–20 (3–13)	Dunn Center (1,975) Clarksville, TN
February 22, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stetson	L 51–76	9–21 (3–14)	Edmunds Center (650) DeLand, FL
February 24, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 71–89	9–22 (3–15)	Alico Arena (2,291) Fort Myers, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources^[7][8]

References

1. "Austin Peay fires men's basketball coach Nate James after two seasons". The Leaf-Chronicle. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
2. Domangue, Dylan (March 13, 2023). "NSU's Corey Gipson accepts head coaching position at Austin Peay". kalb.com. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
3. "Govs Fall to Tennessee Tech in First Round of OVC Tournament". Austin Peay State University Athletics. March 3, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
4. Lindahl, Jennifer (July 1, 2022). "Austin Peay Athletics officially ASUN Conference members". theallstate.org. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
5. Traub, Matt (July 30, 2021). "Tennesse [sic] Event Center Will be Named F&M Bank Arena". SportsTravel. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
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