College Basketball - Ohio Valley Conference

Austin Peay Governors

Location: Clarksville, TN University Founded: 1927 Enrollment: 9,192 Nickname: Governors Mascot: Governors School Colors: Red and white Joined the OVC: 1962 Varsity Teams: 14 U. President: Timothy Hall Director of Athletics: Dave Loos Basketball Head Coach: Dave Loos Conference Titles: Reg. Sea: 1973, '74, '77, '97, 2003, '04, '07, '08 Tournament: 1987, '96, 2003 Basketball Arena: Dunn Center Current Capacity: 9,000 First Year of Basketball: 1931

The University’s men basketball team is known as the Governors and the team has won several regular conference championships during the 1970’s, 1990’s and recently two straight titles in 2007 and 2008.

The current Head Coach who is also the director of athletics is Dave Loos who has led the Governors to four NCAA tournament berths; basically the coach who has achieved the most wins and a very respected leader holding a current record of 353-289 overall.

In the past 12 years the Governors have advanced to nine different conference tourney semifinals. The team possess a .675 winning percentage over the last 11 seasons.           

For 16 years, Dave Loos has been the leader of the Govs as well as successful based on his defensive scheme.

For the 2008-09 season, the myth has not changed and the team is still focusing on the offensive and defensive viewpoints to hold rivals back.

Austin Peay 2009/10 Schedule

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