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.
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
West Division | |
2016–17 record | 11–19 (7–9 OVC) |
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Home arena | Dunn Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Belmont | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State † | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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UT Martin | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeast Missouri St. | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SIU Edwardsville | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 6 | – | 24 | .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
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Schedule
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Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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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. |
References
- "OVC all-time wins leader Dave Loos to retire" (Press release). Austin Peay Athletics. March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- Allison, Autumn (April 3, 2017). "Matt Figger officially named Austin Peay basketball coach". The Tennessean. Nashville. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- "Belmont Picked As 2016-17 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites; Bruins' Bradds Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- http://letsgopeay.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=211&path=mbball