2015–16 Austin Peay Governors basketball team

2015–16 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Division West Division
2015–16 record 18–18 (8–9 OVC)
Head coach Dave Loos (26th year)
Assistant coach Jay Bowen
Assistant coach Kevin Hogan
Assistant coach Julian Terrell
Home arena Dunn Center
2015–16 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 12 4   .750     20 12   .625
Tennessee State 11 5   .688     20 11   .645
Tennessee Tech 11 5   .688     19 12   .613
Morehead State 11 5   .688     23 14   .622
Eastern Kentucky 6 10   .375     15 16   .484
Jacksonville State 4 12   .250     8 23   .258
West
UT Martin 10 6   .625     20 15   .571
Murray State 10 6   .625     17 14   .548
Eastern Illinois 9 7   .563     13 17   .433
Austin Peay 7 9   .438     18 18   .500
SIU Edwardsville 3 13   .188     6 22   .214
Southeast Missouri St. 2 14   .125     5 24   .172
2016 OVC tournament winner

The 2015–16 Austin Peay Governors basketball team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Governors, led by 26th year head coach Dave Loos, played their home games at the Dunn Center and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–18, 8–9 in OVC play. As an 8 seed, they defeated Tennessee Tech, Tennessee State, Belmont and UT Martin to become champions of the OVC Tournament. They earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a #16 seed, they lost to Kansas in the First Round.

Previous season

The Governors finished the 2014–15 season 8–22, 3–13 in OVC play to finish one game out of last place. As a result, the failed to qualify of the OVC Tournament.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Terrell Thompson Guard 6–1 180 Junior Indianapolis
1 Assane Diop Forward/Center 6–8 217 Junior Dakar, Senegal
2 Jared Savage Guard 6–5 195 Freshman Bowling Green, Kentucky
3 Chris Porter-Bunton Guard 6–5 217 Freshman Bowling Green, Kentucky
4 Josh Robinson Guard 6–2 185 Sophomore St. Louis, Missouri
5 Chris Horton Center/Forward 6–8 220 Senior Decatur, Georgia
10 Tre' Ivory Guard 5–11 185 Sophomore Louisville, Kentucky
11 Khalil Davis Guard 6–5 170 Senior Kansas City, Missouri
12 Adam Pike Guard 6–1 170 Freshman Memphis, Tennessee
20 Domas Budrys Guard 6–4 185 Sophomore Kretinga, Lithuania
23 Steve Harris Guard/Forward 6–4 180 Freshman St. Louis, Missouri
32 John Murry Guard/Forward 6–3 195 Junior Indianapolis
42 Kenny Jones Forward 6–6 180 Junior South Bend, Indiana
45 Zach Glotta Guard 6–0 185 Freshman O'Fallon, Missouri

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/02/2015*
7:00 pm
Thomas More W 85–64 
Dunn Center (1,253)
Clarksville, Tennessee

11/05/2015*
7:30 pm
Sewanee W 91–64 
Dunn Center (1,111)
Clarksville, Tennessee
Regular Season

11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
at No. 18 Vanderbilt
Maui Invitational
L 41–80  0–1
Memorial Gymnasium (10,116)
Nashville, Tennessee

11/16/2015*
6:00 pm, BTN
at No. 14 Indiana
Maui Invitational
L 76–102  0–2
Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, Indiana

11/18/2015*
7:00 pm
IPFW L 77–80  0–3
Dunn Center (1,715)
Clarksville, Tennessee

11/21/2015*
3:30 pm
vs. Cal Poly
Maui Invitational
L 64–73  0–4
Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, Colorado

11/22/2015*
2:30 pm
at Northern Colorado
Maui Invitational
W 91–76  1–4
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,038)
Greeley, Colorado

11/25/2015*
7:00 pm
Oakland City W 83–55  2–4
Dunn Center (1,785)
Clarksville, Tennessee

11/28/2015*
7:00 pm
Samford W 74–73  3–4
Dunn Center (1,343)
Clarksville, Tennessee

12/02/2015*
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 48–61  3–5
American Bank Center (948)
Corpus Christi, Texas

12/05/2015*
12:00 pm
at Troy W 80–71  4–5
Trojan Arena (1,136)
Troy, Alabama

12/12/2015*
1:30 pm
at IPFW L 68–85  4–6
Memorial Coliseum (1,605)
Fort Wayne, Indiana

12/16/2015*
6:30 pm
at North Florida L 70–80  4–7
UNF Arena (1,336)
Jacksonville, Florida

12/20/2015*
2:00 pm
at Lipscomb W 92–84  5–7
Allen Arena (1,255)
Nashville, Tennessee

12/22/2015*
7:00 pm
Wofford W 84–77  6–7
Dunn Center (1,975)
Clarksville, Tennessee

12/28/2015*
7:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 70–74  6–8
Dunn Center (1,345)
Clarksville, Tennessee

12/30/2015*
7:00 pm
Westminster (MO) W 112–61  7–8
Dunn Center (1,203)
Clarksville, Tennessee
Ohio Valley Conference regular season

01/02/2016
7:00 pm
Eastern Kentucky L 70–79  7–9
(0–1)
Dunn Center (1,617)
Clarksville, Tennessee

01/07/2016
7:30 pm
Jacksonville State W 73–54  8–9
(1–1)
Dunn Center (1,297)
Clarksville, Tennessee

01/09/2016
7:00 pm
Tennessee Tech L 66–72  8–10
(1–2)
Dunn Center (1,585)
Clarksville, Tennessee

01/14/2016
7:30 pm
at Tennessee State L 52–66  8–11
(1–3)
Gentry Complex (1,488)
Nashville, Tennessee

01/16/2016
7:00 pm
at Belmont L 58–76  8–12
(1–4)
Curb Event Center (2,407)
Nashville, Tennessee

01/21/2016
7:00 pm
SIU Edwardsville W 90–86 OT 9–12
(2–4)
Dunn Center (1,365)
Clarksville, Tennessee

01/23/2016
7:00 pm
Eastern Illinois L 86–87  9–13
(2–5)
Dunn Center (2,467)
Clarksville, Tennessee

01/27/2016
6:45 pm
at Morehead State L 65–75  9–14
(2–6)
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,765)
Morehead, Kentucky

01/30/2016
4:15 pm
at Southeast Missouri State W 86–80  10–14
(3–6)
Show Me Center 
Cape Girardeau, Missouri

02/04/2016
6:00 pm
at UT Martin L 77–86  10–15
(3–7)
Skyhawk Arena (1,626)
Martin, Tennessee

02/06/2016
7:00 pm
at Murray State W 76–73  11–15
(4–7)
CFSB Center (4,501)
Murray, Kentucky

02/10/2016
8:00 pm, ASN
at Eastern Illinois W 79–70  12–15
(5–7)
Lantz Arena (1,771)
Charleston, Illinois

02/13/2016
7:30 pm
UT Martin L 84–85 OT 12–16
(5–8)
Dunn Center (2,599)
Clarksville, Tennessee

02/20/2016
7:00 pm
Murray State L 60–76  12–17
(5–9)
Dunn Center (5,419)
Clarksville, Tennessee

02/25/2016
7:00 pm
at SIU Edwardsville W 80–75  13–17
(6–9)
Vadalabene Center (1,647)
Edwardsville, Illinois

02/27/2016
7:00 pm
Southeast Missouri State W 83–75  14–17
(7–9)
Dunn Center (3,109)
Clarksville, Tennessee
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament

03/02/2016
6:00 pm
(8) vs. (5) Tennessee Tech
First round
W 92–72  15–17
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,122)
Nashville, Tennessee

03/03/2016
6:00 pm
(8) vs. (4) Tennessee State
Quarterfinals
W 74–72  16–17
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,545)
Nashville, Tennessee

03/04/2016
6:30 pm, ESPNU
(8) vs. (1) Belmont
Semifinals
W 97–96 OT 17–17
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (2,167)
Nashville, Tennessee

03/05/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN2
(8) vs. (2) UT Martin
Championship game
W 83–73  18–17
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (2,068)
Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA Tournament

03/17/16*
3:00 pm, TNT
(16 S) vs. (1 S) No. 1 Kansas
First round
L 79–105  18–18
Wells Fargo Arena (16,628)
Des Moines, Iowa
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region.
All times are in Central Time.

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