Austin Peay Governors basketball

Austin Peay Governors
Austin Peay Governors
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University	Austin Peay State University
Head coach	Nate James (2nd season)
Conference	ASUN
Location	Clarksville, Tennessee
Arena	Winfield Dunn Center ; (Capacity: 7,257)
Nickname	Governors
Colors	Red and white;
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 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team represents Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. The Governors will 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 Nate James.

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

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 will be in separate conferences from 2022–23 forward, with Peay in the ASUN and Murray State in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Year-by-year results


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	st First roundo
1996–97	Dave Loos	17–14	(12–6) OVC
1997–98	Dave Loos	17–11	(11–7) OVC
1998–99	Dave Loos	-161	(9–9) OVC
1999-00	Dave Loos	18–10	(11–7) OVC
2000–01	Dave Loos	22–10	(10–6) OVC
2001–02	Dave Loos	-184	(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
05-060	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
11–120	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

Postseason

NCAA Division I Tournament results

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

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

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

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

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

Players

Retired numbers

The Governors have retired five men's basketball numbers in their history. The school announced that they will retire the jerseys of former coach Dave Loos and former player L. M. Ellis during the 2021–22 season.^[5]

No.	Player	Position	Career
Austin Peay Governors retired numbers
13	Bubba Wells	F	1993–1997
30	Howie Wright	G	1967–1970
35	Fly Williams	G	1972–1974
44	Trenton Hassell	F	1997–2001
45	L.M. Ellis	F	1962-1965
52	Tom Morgan	F	1974–1978
420	Dave Loos	For His 420 Victories as Head Coach	1990-2017

Professional international players

Eli Abaev (born 1998), American-Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Israeli Basketball Premier League

References

^ "APSU Athletics Digital & Local Style Guide". January 5, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
^ 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.
^ "Austin Peay announces the jersey retirement of 10 Austin Peay greats". letsgopeay.com. August 25, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.

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[1] "APSU Athletics Digital & Local Style Guide". January 5, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2018.

[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] "Austin Peay announces the jersey retirement of 10 Austin Peay greats". letsgopeay.com. August 25, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.

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Venues	Memorial Health Gymnasium ("Little Red Barn"; 1952–1975) Winfield Dunn Center (1975–2023) F&M Bank Arena (2023–future)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

v t e ASUN Conference men's basketball
Teams	Austin Peay Governors Bellarmine Knights Central Arkansas Bears Eastern Kentucky Colonels Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville State Gamecocks (leaving in 2023) Kennesaw State Owls Liberty Flames (leaving in 2023) Lipscomb Bisons North Alabama Lions North Florida Ospreys Queens Royals Stetson Hatters
Championships & awards	ASUN men's basketball tournament Player of the Year Coach of the Year
Seasons	1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22