2025–26 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team
| 2025–26 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (0–0 ASUN) |
| Head coach |
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| Associate head coach | Rodney Hamilton Tim Ward |
| Assistant coach | Dugan Lyne |
| Home arena | F&M Bank Arena |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Georgia* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bellarmine | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Queens | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 9 | .182 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 ASUN tournament winner * ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II As of December 18, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville, Tennessee, as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.
Previous season
The Governors finished the 2024–25 season 14–19, 8–10 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for seventh place.[1] They defeated North Florida,[2] before falling to North Alabama in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament.[3]
Preseason
On October 17, 2025, the ASUN released their preseason polls. Austin Peay was picked to finish fifth in the coaches poll, with one first-place vote, and seventh in the media poll.[4]
Preseason rankings
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Preseason All-ASUN Team
| Player | Year | Position |
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| Tate McCubbin | Sophomore | Guard/Forward |
Source:[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 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 |
Fleming Gymnasium (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) Oxford, 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 | Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO | |||||||||
| December 28, 2025* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Fisk | F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN | |||||||||
| ASUN regular season | |||||||||||
| January 1, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
North Florida | F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN | |||||||||
| January 3, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Jacksonville | F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN | |||||||||
| January 8, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Florida Gulf Coast | Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Stetson | Insight Credit Union Arena DeLand, FL | |||||||||
| January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Eastern Kentucky | F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Lipscomb | Allen Arena Nashville, TN | |||||||||
| January 22, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Florida Gulf Coast | F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN | |||||||||
| January 24, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Stetson | F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN | |||||||||
| January 28, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Eastern Kentucky | Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at West Georgia | The Coliseum Carrollton, GA | |||||||||
| February 4, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Lipscomb | F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
North Alabama | F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN | |||||||||
| February 11, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Queens | Curry Arena Charlotte, NC | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 4:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Bellarmine | F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN | |||||||||
| February 19, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at North Florida | UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL | |||||||||
| February 21, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Jacksonville | Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL | |||||||||
| February 25, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Central Arkansas | F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN | |||||||||
| February 28, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Bellarmine | Knights Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||||
References
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ "Austin Peay State University Men's Basketball Storms Back from 18-Point Deficit to Dominate North Florida in ASUN Tournament". Clarksville Online. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ "UNA roars into ASUN semifinals with win over Austin Peay". 256 Today. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "ASUN Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Honors". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Austin Peay State University Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ "Austin Peay Governors 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2025.