2025–26 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team

2025–26 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball
2025–26 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball
ASUN regular season co-champions
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	22–9 (15–3 ASUN)
Head coach	Corey Gipson (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Rodney Hamilton; Tim Ward
Assistant coach	Dugan Lyne
Home arena	F&M Bank Arena
	Seasons ← 2024–25 2026–27 →

The 2025–26 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Governors, led by third-year head coach Corey Gipson, played their home games at F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville, Tennessee, as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference

Record22–9 (15–3 ASUN)

Headcoach

Corey Gipson (3rd season)

Associate headcoachRodney Hamilton
Tim Ward

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2025–26 ASUN men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Central Arkansas	15	–	3	.833	22	–	12	.647
Austin Peay	15	–	3	.833	22	–	9	.710
Queens †	13	–	5	.722	21	–	14	.600
Lipscomb	12	–	6	.667	19	–	13	.594
Florida Gulf Coast	8	–	10	.444	16	–	18	.471
West Georgia*	8	–	10	.444	15	–	17	.469
Eastern Kentucky	7	–	11	.389	11	–	21	.344
Bellarmine	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
Jacksonville	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Stetson	7	–	11	.389	12	–	21	.364
North Florida	5	–	13	.278	7	–	25	.219
North Alabama	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300

† 2026 ASUN tournament winner * ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

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With their win over Jacksonville on February 21, the Governors clinched a share of the ASUN regular-season title, their first regular season title since 2008 when they were in the Ohio Valley Conference.^[1]^[2]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 17, 2025* 6:00 pm		at Southern Illinois	L 79–84	–	Banterra Center (2,336) Carbondale, IL
October 28, 2025* 7:00 pm		Middle Tennessee	W 66–55	–	F&M Bank Arena (1,177) Clarksville, TN
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Bryan	W 128–47	1–0	F&M Bank Arena (1,416) Clarksville, TN
November 8, 2025* 3:00 pm, MWN		at Air Force	W 74–54	2–0	Clune Arena (1,374) Air Force Academy, CO
November 11, 2025* 7:30 pm, MWN		at Wyoming	L 65–79	2–1	Arena-Auditorium (3,249) Laramie, WY
November 15, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro ASUN/SoCon Challenge	W 69–63	3–1	Bodford Arena (906) Greensboro, NC
November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, SECN+		at Ole Miss Acrisure Series on-campus game	L 65–72	3–2	SJB Pavilion (7,473) University, MS
November 21, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tulsa Acrisure Series on-campus game	L 75–84	3–3	Reynolds Center (2,702) Tulsa, OK
November 25, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Illinois Acrisure Series on-campus game	W 77–59	4–3	F&M Bank Arena (1,833) Clarksville, TN
December 3, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kent State	L 84–96	4–4	MAC Center (1,642) Kent, OH
December 7, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UT Rio Grande Valley	L 50–63	4–5	UTRGV Fieldhouse (930) Edinburg, TX
December 12, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		East Tennessee State	W 76–75	5–5	F&M Bank Arena (2,101) Clarksville, TN
December 21, 2025* 5:00 pm, SLN		at Kansas City	Cancelled due to unexpected passing of Austin Peay's bus driver^[7]		Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
December 28, 2025* 4:30 pm, ESPN+		Fisk	W 110–59	6–5	F&M Bank Arena (1,846) Clarksville, TN
ASUN regular season
January 1, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		North Florida	W 102–83	7–5 (1–0)	F&M Bank Arena (1,091) Clarksville, TN
January 3, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville	W 71–68	8–5 (2–0)	F&M Bank Arena (1,821) Clarksville, TN
January 8, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	W 82–71	9–5 (3–0)	Alico Arena (1,762) Fort Myers, FL
January 10, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stetson	W 81–69	10–5 (4–0)	Edmunds Center (755) DeLand, FL
January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	W 74–72	11–5 (5–0)	F&M Bank Arena (2,782) Clarksville, TN
January 17, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lipscomb	L 78–82	11–6 (5–1)	Allen Arena (2,837) Nashville, TN
January 22, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast	W 83–62	12–6 (6–1)	F&M Bank Arena (789) Clarksville, TN
January 24, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Stetson	W 73–65	13–6 (7–1)	F&M Bank Arena (817) Clarksville, TN
January 28, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Kentucky	W 90–82	14–6 (8–1)	Baptist Health Arena (1,244) Richmond, KY
January 31, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at West Georgia	W 81–78	15–6 (9–1)	The Coliseum (1,173) Carrollton, GA
February 4, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lipscomb	W 87–76	16–6 (10–1)	F&M Bank Arena (3,397) Clarksville, TN
February 7, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+		North Alabama	W 91–62	17–6 (11–1)	F&M Bank Arena (4,136) Clarksville, TN
February 11, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Queens	W 95–87	18–6 (12–1)	Curry Arena (423) Charlotte, NC
February 14, 2026 4:30 pm, ESPN+		Bellarmine	W 90–70	19–6 (13–1)	F&M Bank Arena (2,187) Clarksville, TN
February 19, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Florida	W 77–76	20–6 (14–1)	UNF Arena (1,297) Jacksonville, FL
February 21, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville	W 65–61	21–6 (15–1)	Swisher Gymnasium (872) Jacksonville, FL
February 25, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Central Arkansas	L 88–93	21–7 (15–2)	F&M Bank Arena (4,026) Clarksville, TN
February 28, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bellarmine	L 97–111	21–8 (15–3)	Knights Hall (1,785) Louisville, KY
ASUN tournament
March 6, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (10) Stetson Quarterfinals	W 69–60	22–8	VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (2,024) Jacksonville, FL
March 7, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (3) Queens Semifinals	L 83–90	22–9	VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (2,052) Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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