2017–18 Austin Peay Governors basketball team

The 2017–18 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Governors, led by first-year head coach Matt Figger, played their home games at the Dunn Center in Clarksville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 12–6 in OVC play to finish in third place. They defeated Eastern Illinois in the quarterfinals of the OVC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Belmont. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Louisiana–Monroe in the first round, a game referred to as the Coach John McLendon Classic, and received a second round bye before losing in the quarterfinals to UIC.

2017–18 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball
Coach John McLendon Classic champions
CIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record19–15 (12–6 OVC)
Head coach
  • Matt Figger (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Rick Cabrera
  • Dalonte Hill
  • Sergio Rouco
Home arenaDunn Center
2017–18 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Murray State162 .889266  .813
Belmont153 .833249  .727
Austin Peay126 .6671915  .559
Jacksonville State117 .6112313  .639
Tennessee Tech108 .5561914  .576
Tennessee State108 .5561515  .500
Southeast Missouri State*810 .4441417  .452
Eastern Illinois711 .3891219  .387
SIU Edwardsville513 .278921  .300
UT Martin513 .2781021  .323
Eastern Kentucky513 .2781120  .355
Morehead State414 .222821  .276
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2018 OVC tournament winner
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