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Austin Peay Governors men's basketball

December 01, 2023

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.

Austin Peay Governors
UniversityAustin Peay State University
Head coachCorey Gipson (1st season)
ConferenceASUN
LocationClarksville, Tennessee
ArenaWinfield Dunn Center
(Capacity: 7,257)
NicknameGovernors
ColorsRed and white[1]
   
Uniforms
Home
Away


NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1973*
NCAA tournament second round
1973*, 1987
NCAA tournament appearances
1973*, 1974, 1987, 1996, 2003, 2008, 2016
*vacated by NCAA
Conference tournament champions
1987, 1996, 2003, 2008, 2016
Conference regular season champions
1973, 1974, 1977, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008

The 2022–23 season will not only be Peay's first in the ASUN Conference, but also its last at its current on-campus home of Winfield Dunn Center. After that season, the Governors will move to the new F&M Bank Arena in downtown Clarksville. The new arena was originally intended to open for the 2022–23 season, but has been 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".

Rivalries edit

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.

Year-by-year results edit

Year Coach Overall Conference Standing 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
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
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) AC

Postseason edit

NCAA Division I Tournament results edit

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

Year Round Opponent Result
1973 Regional Quarterfinals
Regional semifinals
Mideast Regional third place		 Jacksonville
Kentucky
Marquette		 W 77–75
L 100–106 OT
L 73–88
1974 Regional Quarterfinals Notre Dame L 66–108
1987 First round
Second Round		 Illinois
Providence		 W 68–67
L 87–90 OT
1996 First round Georgia Tech L 79–90
2003 First round Louisville L 64–86
2008 First round Texas L 54–74
2016 First round Kansas L 79–105

NCAA Division II Tournament results edit

The Governors have appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament four times. Their combined record is 3–6.

Year Round Opponent Result
1958 Regional semifinals
Regional 3rd-place game		 Akron
Wabash		 L 61–76
L 69–72
1960 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals		 Belmont Abbey
Kentucky Wesleyan		 W 74–63
L 69–83
1961 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight		 Chattanooga
Belmont Abbey
Mount St. Mary's		 W 77–69
W 70–63
L 78–96
1963 Regional semifinals
Regional 3rd-place game		 Tennessee State
Bellarmine		 L 94–119
L 86–96

NIT results edit

The Governors have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) two times. Their combined record is 1–2.

Year Round Opponent Result
2004 Opening Round
First round		 Belmont
George Mason		 W 66–60
L 100–106
2007 First round Air Force L 51–75

CBI results edit

The Governors have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2011 First round Boise State L 80–83

CIT results edit

The Governors have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 1–2.

Year Round Opponent Result
2009 First round Bradley L 74–81
2018 First round
Quarterfinals		 Louisiana–Monroe
UIC		 W 80–66
L 81–83

Notable players edit

Retired numbers edit

Main article: List of NCAA men's basketball retired numbers
Austin Peay Governors retired numbers
No. Player Pos. Career No. ret. Ref.
10 Tom Morgan F 1974–1978 1999 [5]
13 Bubba Wells F 1993–1997 1998 [5]
30 Howie Wright G 1967–1970 1992 [5]
35 Fly Williams G 1972–1974 2009 [5]
44 Trenton Hassell F 1997–2001 2002 [5]

Retired jerseys edit

No. Player Tenure Pos. Jer. ret. Ref.
45 L.M. Ellis [n 1] F 1962–1965 2022 [7][8]
420 Dave Loos [n 2] Head coach 1990-2017 2022 [8]
Notes
  1. ^ Ellis was the first black basketball player to play at Austin Peay.[6]
  2. ^ Number retired for his 420 Victories as head coach.

Professional international players edit

References edit

  1. ^ "APSU Governors Brand Identity" (PDF). May 30, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  2. ^ Smith, Chris (July 29, 2021). "Downtown Clarksville event center name announced: F&M Bank Arena". Clarksville, TN: WNZE. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  3. ^ Miller, Kaitlin (May 13, 2022). "New F&M Bank Arena in Montgomery Co. expected to bring a lot of economic growth to area". Nashville, TN: WZTV. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "College basketball's lesser-known rivalries". 28 January 2009.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Austin Peay announces the jersey retirement of 10 Austin Peay greats". letsgopeay.com. August 25, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  6. ^ Hall of Fame: L.M. ELLIS at Austin Peay website
  7. ^ Austin Peay's L.M. Ellis, first Black basketball player to sign with OVC school, dies at 79 by George Robinson at Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, 3 Jun 2022
  8. ^ a b L.M. Ellis, Gerlonda Hardin-Fite and Dave Loos to have jerseys retired, Saturday at letsgopeay.com, 8 Feb 2022

External links edit

  • Official website  


 

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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 Austin Peay Governors2023 24 Austin Peay Governors basketball teamUniversityAustin Peay State UniversityHead coachCorey Gipson 1st season ConferenceASUNLocationClarksville TennesseeArenaWinfield Dunn Center Capacity 7 257 NicknameGovernorsColorsRed and white 1 UniformsHome AwayNCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen1973 NCAA tournament second round1973 1987NCAA tournament appearances1973 1974 1987 1996 2003 2008 2016 vacated by NCAAConference tournament champions1987 1996 2003 2008 2016Conference regular season champions1973 1974 1977 1997 2003 2004 2007 2008The 2022 23 season will not only be Peay s first in the ASUN Conference but also its last at its current on campus home of Winfield Dunn Center After that season the Governors will move to the new F amp M Bank Arena in downtown Clarksville The new arena was originally intended to open for the 2022 23 season but has been 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 Contents 1 Rivalries 2 Year by year results 3 Postseason 3 1 NCAA Division I Tournament results 3 2 NCAA Division II Tournament results 3 3 NIT results 3 4 CBI results 3 5 CIT results 4 Notable players 4 1 Retired numbers 4 2 Retired jerseys 4 3 Professional international players 5 References 6 External linksRivalries editThe 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 Year by year results editYear Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason1942 43 Fred Brown 9 101943 44 WWII n a1944 45 WWII n a1945 46 Bee Low 2 191946 47 David Aaron 23 51947 48 David Aaron 16 91948 49 David Aaron 17 131949 50 David Aaron 14 111950 51 David Aaron 13 121951 52 David Aaron 11 171952 53 David Aaron 14 121953 54 David Aaron 14 131954 55 David Aaron 7 171955 56 David Aaron 16 111956 57 David Aaron 24 91957 58 David Aaron 17 91958 59 David Aaron 17 91959 60 David Aaron 22 51960 61 David Aaron 22 9 9 1 VSAC1961 62 David Aaron 14 12 8 2 VSAC1962 63 George Fisher 18 11 9 1 VSAC1963 64 George Fisher 14 9 7 7 OVC1964 65 George Fisher 4 17 2 12 OVC1965 66 George Fisher 7 14 3 11 OVC1966 67 George Fisher 14 9 7 7 OVC1967 68 George Fisher 8 16 2 12 OVC1968 69 George Fisher 10 14 3 11 OVC1969 70 George Fisher 5 21 2 12 OVC1970 71 George Fisher 10 14 5 9 OVC1971 72 Lake Kelly 10 14 5 9 OVC1972 73 Lake Kelly 21 5 11 3 OVC Lost Regional semifinal1973 74 Lake Kelly 17 10 10 4 OVC Lost First round1974 75 Lake Kelly 17 10 10 4 OVC1975 76 Lake Kelly 20 7 10 4 OVC1976 77 Lake Kelly 24 4 13 1 OVC1977 78 Ed Thompson 15 12 8 6 OVC1978 79 Ed Thompson 8 18 3 9 OVC1979 80 Ron Bargatze 8 18 2 10 OVC1980 81 Ron Bargatze 14 13 7 7 OVC1981 82 Ron Bargatze 6 20 4 12 OVC1982 83 Ron Bargatze 11 16 4 10 OVC1983 84 Howard Jackson 11 16 5 9 OVC1984 85 Howard Jackson 8 19 4 10 OVC1985 86 Lake Kelly 14 14 8 6 OVC1986 87 Lake Kelly 20 12 8 6 OVC Lost Second Round1987 88 Lake Kelly 17 13 10 4 OVC1988 89 Lake Kelly 18 12 8 4 OVC1989 90 Lake Kelly 10 19 2 10 OVC1990 91 Dave Loos 15 14 6 6 OVC1991 92 Dave Loos 11 17 6 8 OVC1992 93 Dave Loos 7 20 4 12 OVC1993 94 Dave Loos 11 16 10 6 OVC1994 95 Dave Loos 13 16 8 8 OVC1995 96 Dave Loos 19 11 10 6 OVC Lost First round1996 97 Dave Loos 17 14 12 6 OVC1997 98 Dave Loos 17 11 11 7 OVC1998 99 Dave Loos 11 16 9 9 OVC1999 2000 Dave Loos 18 10 11 7 OVC2000 01 Dave Loos 22 10 10 6 OVC2001 02 Dave Loos 14 18 8 8 OVC2002 03 Dave Loos 23 8 13 3 OVC Lost First round2003 04 Dave Loos 22 10 6 0 OVC12004 05 Dave Loos 13 19 9 7 OVC2005 06 Dave Loos 17 14 11 9 OVC2006 07 Dave Loos 21 12 16 4 OVC2007 08 Dave Loos 24 11 16 4 OVC Lost First round2008 09 Dave Loos 19 14 13 5 OVC2009 10 Dave Loos 17 15 11 7 OVC2010 11 Dave Loos 20 14 13 5 OVC2011 12 Dave Loos 12 20 8 8 OVC2012 13 Dave Loos 8 23 4 12 OVC2013 14 Dave Loos 12 18 6 10 OVC2014 15 Dave Loos 8 22 3 13 OVC2015 16 Dave Loos 18 18 7 9 OVC Lost First round2016 17 Dave Loos 11 19 7 9 OVC2017 18 Matt Figger 19 15 12 6 OVC2018 19 Matt Figger 22 10 13 5 OVC2019 20 Matt Figger 21 12 14 4 OVC2020 21 Matt Figger 14 13 10 10 OVC2021 22 Nate James 12 17 8 10 OVC2022 23 Nate James 9 22 3 15 ACPostseason editNCAA Division I Tournament results edit The Governors have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament seven times Their combined record is 2 8 Year Round Opponent Result1973 Regional QuarterfinalsRegional semifinalsMideast Regional third place JacksonvilleKentuckyMarquette W 77 75L 100 106 OT L 73 881974 Regional Quarterfinals Notre Dame L 66 1081987 First roundSecond Round IllinoisProvidence W 68 67L 87 90 OT1996 First round Georgia Tech L 79 902003 First round Louisville L 64 862008 First round Texas L 54 742016 First round Kansas L 79 105NCAA Division II Tournament results edit The Governors have appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament four times Their combined record is 3 6 Year Round Opponent Result1958 Regional semifinalsRegional 3rd place game AkronWabash L 61 76L 69 721960 Regional semifinalsRegional Finals Belmont AbbeyKentucky Wesleyan W 74 63L 69 831961 Regional semifinalsRegional FinalsElite Eight ChattanoogaBelmont AbbeyMount St Mary s W 77 69W 70 63L 78 961963 Regional semifinalsRegional 3rd place game Tennessee StateBellarmine L 94 119L 86 96NIT results edit The Governors have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament NIT two times Their combined record is 1 2 Year Round Opponent Result2004 Opening RoundFirst round BelmontGeorge Mason W 66 60L 100 1062007 First round Air Force L 51 75CBI results edit The Governors have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational CBI one time Their record is 0 1 Year Round Opponent Result2011 First round Boise State L 80 83CIT results edit The Governors have appeared in the CollegeInsider com Postseason Tournament CIT two times Their combined record is 1 2 Year Round Opponent Result2009 First round Bradley L 74 812018 First roundQuarterfinals Louisiana MonroeUIC W 80 66L 81 83Notable players editRetired numbers edit Main article List of NCAA men s basketball retired numbers Austin Peay Governors retired numbersNo Player Pos Career No ret Ref 10 Tom Morgan F 1974 1978 1999 5 13 Bubba Wells F 1993 1997 1998 5 30 Howie Wright G 1967 1970 1992 5 35 Fly Williams G 1972 1974 2009 5 44 Trenton Hassell F 1997 2001 2002 5 Retired jerseys edit No Player Tenure Pos Jer ret Ref 45 L M Ellis n 1 F 1962 1965 2022 7 8 420 Dave Loos n 2 Head coach 1990 2017 2022 8 Notes Ellis was the first black basketball player to play at Austin Peay 6 Number retired for his 420 Victories as head coach Professional international players edit Eli Abaev born 1998 American Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Be er Sheva in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Chris Horton born 1994 basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier LeagueReferences edit APSU Governors Brand Identity PDF May 30 2019 Retrieved February 25 2023 Smith Chris July 29 2021 Downtown Clarksville event center name announced F amp M Bank Arena Clarksville TN WNZE Retrieved November 19 2021 Miller Kaitlin May 13 2022 New F amp M Bank Arena in Montgomery Co expected to bring a lot of economic growth to area Nashville TN WZTV Retrieved May 16 2022 College basketball s lesser known rivalries 28 January 2009 a b c d e Austin Peay announces the jersey retirement of 10 Austin Peay greats letsgopeay com August 25 2021 Retrieved October 9 2021 Hall of Fame L M ELLIS at Austin Peay website Austin Peay s L M Ellis first Black basketball player to sign with OVC school dies at 79 by George Robinson at Clarksville Leaf Chronicle 3 Jun 2022 a b L M Ellis Gerlonda Hardin Fite and Dave Loos to have jerseys retired Saturday at letsgopeay com 8 Feb 2022External links editOfficial website nbsp nbsp This college basketball team article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a basketball team in Tennessee is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Austin Peay Governors men 27s basketball amp oldid 1187152723, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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