Austin Peay Governors men's basketball
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 2022β23, 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 | |||
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University | Austin Peay State University | ||
Head coach | Corey Gipson (1st season) | ||
Conference | ASUN | ||
Location | Clarksville, Tennessee | ||
Arena | F&M Bank Arena (Capacity: 5,500) | ||
Nickname | Governors | ||
Colors | RedΒ andΒ white[1] Β Β Β | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
1961* | |||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1960*, 1961*, 1973β | |||
NCAA tournament second round | |||
1973β , 1987 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1958*, 1960*, 1961*, 1963*, 1973β , 1974, 1987, 1996, 2003, 2008, 2016 β 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 2022β23 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 2022β23 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".
Rivalries edit
The Governors' main rival has historically been Murray State University. The two schools are separated by about 65 miles (105Β km) and consistently vied for Ohio Valley Conference championships. ESPN The Magazine featured the Austin PeayβMurray 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 |
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1942β43 | Fred Brown | 9β10 | |||
1943β44 | WWII | n/a | |||
1944β45 | WWII | n/a | |||
1945β46 | Bee Low | 2β19 | |||
1946β47 | David Aaron | 23β5 | |||
1947β48 | David Aaron | 16β9 | |||
1948β49 | David Aaron | 17β13 | |||
1949β50 | David Aaron | 14β11 | |||
1950β51 | David Aaron | 13β12 | |||
1951β52 | David Aaron | 11β17 | |||
1952β53 | David Aaron | 14β12 | |||
1953β54 | David Aaron | 14β13 | |||
1954β55 | David Aaron | 7β17 | |||
1955β56 | David Aaron | 16β11 | |||
1956β57 | David Aaron | 24β9 | |||
1957β58 | David Aaron | 17β9 | |||
1958β59 | David Aaron | 17β9 | |||
1959β60 | David Aaron | 22β5 | |||
1960β61 | David Aaron | 22β9 | (9β1) VSAC | ||
1961β62 | David Aaron | 14β12 | (8β2) VSAC | ||
1962β63 | George Fisher | 18β11 | (9β1) VSAC | ||
1963β64 | George Fisher | 14β9 | (7β7) OVC | ||
1964β65 | George Fisher | 4β17 | (2β12) OVC | ||
1965β66 | George Fisher | 7β14 | (3β11) OVC | ||
1966β67 | George Fisher | 14β9 | (7β7) OVC | ||
1967β68 | George Fisher | 8β16 | (2β12) OVC | ||
1968β69 | George Fisher | 10β14 | (3β11) OVC | ||
1969β70 | George Fisher | 5β21 | (2-12) OVC | ||
1970β71 | George Fisher | 10β14 | (5-9) OVC | ||
1971β72 | Lake Kelly | 10β14 | (5-9) OVC | ||
1972β73 | Lake Kelly | 21β5 | (11β3) OVC | Lost Regional semifinal | |
1973β74 | Lake Kelly | 17β10 | (10β4) OVC | Lost First round | |
1974β75 | Lake Kelly | 17β10 | (10β4) OVC | ||
1975β76 | Lake Kelly | 20β7 | (10β4) OVC | ||
1976β77 | Lake Kelly | 24β4 | (13β1) OVC | ||
1977β78 | Ed Thompson | 15β12 | (8-6) OVC | ||
1978β79 | Ed Thompson | 8β18 | (3-9) OVC | ||
1979β80 | Ron Bargatze | 8β18 | (2-10) OVC | ||
1980β81 | Ron Bargatze | 14β13 | (7-7) OVC | ||
1981β82 | Ron Bargatze | 6β20 | (4-12) OVC | ||
1982β83 | Ron Bargatze | 11β16 | (4-10) OVC | ||
1983β84 | Howard Jackson | 11β16 | (5-9) OVC | ||
1984β85 | Howard Jackson | 8β19 | (4-10) OVC | ||
1985β86 | Lake Kelly | 14β14 | (8-6) OVC | ||
1986β87 | Lake Kelly | 20β12 | (8-6) OVC | Lost Second Round | |
1987β88 | Lake Kelly | 17β13 | (10-4) OVC | ||
1988β89 | Lake Kelly | 18β12 | (8-4) OVC | ||
1989β90 | Lake Kelly | 10β19 | (2β10) OVC | ||
1990β91 | Dave Loos | 15β14 | (6β6) OVC | ||
1991β92 | Dave Loos | 11β17 | (6β8) OVC | ||
1992β93 | Dave Loos | 7β20 | (4β12) OVC | ||
1993β94 | Dave Loos | 11β16 | (10β6) OVC | ||
1994β95 | Dave Loos | 13β16 | (8β8) OVC | ||
1995β96 | Dave Loos | 19β11 | (10β6) OVC | Lost First round | |
1996β97 | Dave Loos | 17β14 | (12β6) OVC | ||
1997β98 | Dave Loos | 17β11 | (11β7) OVC | ||
1998β99 | Dave Loos | 11β16 | (9β9) OVC | ||
1999-2000 | Dave Loos | 18β10 | (11β7) OVC | ||
2000β01 | Dave Loos | 22β10 | (10β6) OVC | ||
2001β02 | Dave Loos | 14β18 | (8β8) OVC | ||
2002β03 | Dave Loos | 23β8 | (13β3) OVC | Lost First round | |
2003β04 | Dave Loos | 22β10 | 6β0) OVC1 | ||
2004β05 | Dave Loos | 13β19 | (9β7) OVC | ||
2005-06 | Dave Loos | 17β14 | (11β9) OVC | ||
2006β07 | Dave Loos | 21β12 | (16β4) OVC | ||
2007β08 | Dave Loos | 24β11 | (16β4) OVC | Lost First round | |
2008β09 | Dave Loos | 19β14 | (13β5) OVC | Lost CIT Quarterfinals | |
2009β10 | Dave Loos | 17β15 | (11β7) OVC | ||
2010β11 | Dave Loos | 20β14 | (13β5) OVC | ||
2011-12 | Dave Loos | 12β20 | (8β8) OVC | ||
2012β13 | Dave Loos | 8β23 | (4β12) OVC | ||
2013β14 | Dave Loos | 12β18 | (6β10) OVC | ||
2014β15 | Dave Loos | 8β22 | (3β13) OVC | ||
2015β16 | Dave Loos | 18β18 | (7β9) OVC | Lost First round | |
2016β17 | Dave Loos | 11β19 | (7β9) OVC | ||
2017β18 | Matt Figger | 19β15 | (12β6) OVC | Lost CIT Quarterfinals | |
2018β19 | Matt Figger | 22β10 | (13β5) OVC | ||
2019β20 | Matt Figger | 21β12 | (14β4) OVC | ||
2020β21 | Matt Figger | 14β13 | (10β10) OVC | ||
2021β22 | Nate James | 12β17 | (8β10) OVC | ||
2022β23 | Nate James | 9β22 | (3β15) ASUN | ||
2023β24 | Corey Gipson | 19-16 | (10-6) ASUN | Lost CIT Quarterfinals | |
2024β25 | Corey Gipson | 0-0 | (0-0) ASUN |
Postseason edit
NCAA Division I Tournament results edit
The Governors have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament seven times. Their combined record is 2β8.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1973 | Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals Mideast Regional third place | Jacksonville Kentucky Marquette | W 77β75 L 100β106 OT L 73β88 |
1974 | Regional Quarterfinals | Notre Dame | L 66β108 |
1987 | First round Second Round | Illinois Providence | W 68β67 L 87β90 OT |
1996 | First round | Georgia Tech | L 79β90 |
2003 | First round | Louisville | L 64β86 |
2008 | First round | Texas | L 54β74 |
2016 | First round | Kansas | L 79β105 |
NCAA Division II Tournament results edit
The Governors have appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament four times. Their combined record is 3β6.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1958 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Akron Wabash | L 61β76 L 69β72 |
1960 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals | Belmont Abbey Kentucky Wesleyan | W 74β63 L 69β83 |
1961 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight | Chattanooga Belmont Abbey Mount St. Mary's | W 77β69 W 70β63 L 78β96 |
1963 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Tennessee State Bellarmine | L 94β119 L 86β96 |
NIT results edit
The Governors have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) two times. Their combined record is 1β2.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2004 | Opening Round First round | Belmont George Mason | W 66β60 L 100β106 |
2007 | First round | Air Force | L 51β75 |
CBI results edit
The Governors have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 0β1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2011 | First round | Boise State | L 80β83 |
CIT results edit
The Governors have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 1β2.
Notable players edit
Retired numbers edit
Austin Peay Governors retired numbers | |||||
No. | Player | Pos. | Career | No. ret. | Ref. |
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10 | Tom Morgan | F | 1974β1978 | 1999 | [5] |
13 | Bubba Wells | F | 1993β1997 | 1998 | [5] |
21 | Terry Taylor | F | 2017β2021 | 2023 | [5] |
30 | Howie Wright | G | 1967β1970 | 1992 | [5] |
35 | Fly Williams | G | 1972β1974 | 2009 | [5] |
44 | Trenton Hassell | F | 1997β2001 | 2002 | [5] |
Retired jerseys edit
No. | Player | Tenure | Pos. | Jer. ret. | Ref. |
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45 | L.M. Ellis [n 1] | F | 1962β1965 | 2022 | [7][8] |
420 | Dave Loos [n 2] | Head coach | 1990-2017 | 2022 | [8] |
- Notes
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 League
References 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&M Bank Arena". Clarksville, TN: WNZE. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "College basketball's lesser-known rivalries". 28 January 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f "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 2022
External links edit
- Official website