2016–17 Austin Peay Governors basketball team

The 2016–17 Austin Peay Governors basketball team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Governors, led by 27th-year head coach Dave Loos, played their home games at the Dunn Center in Clarksville, Tennessee and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 7–9 in OVC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They failed to qualify for the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament.

2016–17 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionWest Division
2016–17 record11–19 (7–9 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jay Bowen
  • Kevin Hogan
  • Julian Terrell
Home arenaDunn Center
2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Belmont151 .938  237  .767
Morehead State106 .625  1416  .467
Jacksonville State97 .563  2015  .571
Tennessee State88 .500  1713  .567
Tennessee Tech88 .500  1220  .375
Eastern Kentucky511 .313  1219  .387
West
UT Martin106 .625  2213  .629
Southeast Missouri St.97 .563  1518  .455
Murray State88 .500  1617  .485
Austin Peay79 .438  1119  .367
Eastern Illinois610 .375  1415  .483
SIU Edwardsville115 .063  624  .200
2017 OVC Tournament winner

On March 2, 2017, head coach Dave Loos announced his retirement. He had been undergoing cancer treatment during the season, and had taken a medical leave in January 2017, missing four games.[1] He finished with a 27 year record of 420–410. On April 3, South Carolina assistant Matt Figger was hired as the new head coach of APSU.[2]

Previous season

The Governors finished the 2015–16 season 18–18, 8–9 in OVC play. They defeated Tennessee Tech, Tennessee State, Belmont and UT Martin to win the OVC Tournament as the No. 8 seed. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a No. 16 seed in the Tournament, they lost to Kansas in the First Round.

Preseason

In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors, Austin Peay was picked to finish third in the West Division of the OVC.[3]

Roster

2016–17 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F/C 1 Assane Diop 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)217 lb (98 kg) Sr Dakar, Senegal
G/F 2 Jared Savage 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Bowling Green, Kentucky
F 3 Chris Porter-Bunton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)217 lb (98 kg) RS So Bowling Green, Kentucky
G 4 Josh Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr St. Louis, Missouri
G 10 Tre’ Ivory 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Louisville, Kentucky
G 20 Domas Budrys 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Kretinga, Lithuania
G/F 23 Steve Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) So St. Louis, Missouri
F/C 24 Jartavious Dobbs 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Columbus, Mississippi
F 25 Dre'Kalo Clayton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Orlando, Florida
G/F 30 Chris Stocks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Poplar Bluff, Missouri
G/F 32 John Murry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Indianapolis, Indiana
F 42 Kenny Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)198 lb (90 kg) Sr South Bend, Indiana
PG 45 Zach Glotta 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) So O'Fallon, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2016*
7:00 pm
Thomas More W 112–63 
Dunn Center (1,377)
Clarksville, TN
11/04/2016*
7:00 pm
Sewanee W 89–72 
Dunn Center (1,589)
Clarksville, TN
Non-conference regular Season
11/11/2016*
6:00 pm, TWCSC
at Dayton L 68–96  0–1
UD Arena (13,121)
Dayton, OH
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
Oakland City (IN) W 107–67  1–1
Dunn Center (1,592)
Clarksville, TN
11/18/2016*
5:00 pm
vs. Northern Kentucky
RedHawk Invitational
W 77–69  2–1
Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
11/19/2016*
3:30 pm
at Miami (OH)
RedHawk Invitational
L 70–76  2–2
Millett Hall (1,274)
Oxford, OH
11/20/2016*
12:00 pm
vs. Delaware
RedHawk Invitational
W 76–75  3–2
Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
11/26/2016*
7:00 pm
Spalding W 82–63  4–2
Dunn Center (1,277)
Clarksville, TN
11/30/2016*
7:30 pm
IPFW L 99–103  4–3
Dunn Center (1,748)
Clarksville, TN
12/03/2016*
7:00 pm
at Arkansas L 62–99  4–4
Bud Walton Arena (19,483)
Fayetteville, AR
12/10/2016*
1:00 pm
at IPFW L 58–98  4–5
Memorial Coliseum (1,458)
Fort Wayne, IN
12/15/2016*
6:00 pm
at Wofford L 77–96  4–6
Benjamin Johnson Arena (813)
Spartanburg, SC
12/17/2016*
7:00 pm
Evansville L 69–77  4–7
Dunn Center (1,428)
Clarksville, TN
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm
Lipscomb L 85–99  4–8
Dunn Center (1,467)
Clarksville, TN
12/22/2016*
6:00 pm, BTN+
at No. 16 Indiana L 62–97  4–9
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (14,688)
Bloomington, IN
12/28/2016*
7:00 pm
at Western Kentucky L 92–97  4–10
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,913)
Bowling Green, KY
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
12/31/2016
2:30 pm
Belmont L 77–82  4–11
(0–1)
Dunn Center (1,757)
Clarksville, TN
01/05/2017
7:30 pm
at Tennessee Tech L 67–76  4–12
(0–2)
Eblen Center (1,493)
Cookeville, TN
01/07/2017
7:00 pm
at Jacksonville State L 68–71  4–13
(0–3)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,504)
Jacksonville, AL
01/12/2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at SIU Edwardsville W 83–81 OT 5–13
(1–3)
Vadalabene Center (1,057)
Edwardsville, IL
01/14/2017
11:00 am, ASN
at Eastern Illinois W 92–84  6–13
(2–3)
Lantz Arena (1,209)
Charleston, IL
01/19/2017
7:00 pm
Morehead State L 82–89  6–14
(2–4)
Dunn Center (1,767)
Clarksville, TN
01/21/2017
6:30 pm
Murray State W 84–81 OT 7–14
(3–4)
Dunn Center (4,263)
Clarksville, TN
01/26/2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN
UT Martin L 79–85  7–15
(3–5)
Dunn Center (1,863)
Clarksville, TN
01/28/2017
6:30 pm
Southeast Missouri State L 71–82  7–16
(3–6)
Dunn Center (3,794)
Clarksville, TN
02/01/2017
7:00 pm
at Eastern Kentucky W 83–81 OT 8–16
(4–6)
McBrayer Arena (2,450)
Richmond, KY
02/04/2017
6:30 pm
Tennessee State L 66–70  8–17
(4–7)
Dunn Center (2,995)
Clarksville, TN
02/11/2017
7:00 pm
at Murray State L 58–102  8–18
(4–8)
CFSB Center (4,016)
Murray, KY
02/16/2017
7:00 pm
Eastern Illinois W 85–80  9–18
(5–8)
Dunn Center (1,549)
Clarksville, TN
02/18/2017
6:30 pm
SIU Edwardsville W 92–84  10–18
(6–8)
Dunn Center (2,657)
Clarksville, TN
02/23/2017
7:00 pm
at UT Martin L 72–76  10–19
(6–9)
Skyhawk Arena (1,864)
Martin, TN
02/25/2017
4:15 pm
at Southeast Missouri State W 88–79  11–19
(7–9)
Show Me Center (3,746)
Cape Girardeau, MO

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time

Source[4].

References

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