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 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 | |||
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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 | Red and white | ||
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| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
| 1961* | |||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1960*, 1961*, 1973† | |||
| NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1958*, 1960*, 1961*, 1963*, 1973†, 1974, 1987, 1996, 2003, 2008, 2016 † 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 2022–23 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 2022–23 season, but was delayed to July 2023.
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".