2024–25 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team

2024–25 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball
2024–25 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	7–12 (2–4 ASUN)
Head coach	Corey Gipson (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Rodney Hamilton
Assistant coaches	Tim Ward; Dugan Lyne; Dewayne Jackson;
Home arena	F&M Bank Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ASUN men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Lipscomb	5	–	1	.833	13	–	6	.684
Queens*	5	–	1	.833	12	–	7	.632
Jacksonville	5	–	1	.833	11	–	7	.611
Florida Gulf Coast	5	–	1	.833	10	–	9	.526
North Alabama	4	–	2	.667	12	–	7	.632
Eastern Kentucky	3	–	3	.500	9	–	10	.474
Stetson	3	–	3	.500	5	–	14	.263
North Florida	2	–	4	.333	9	–	10	.474
Austin Peay	2	–	4	.333	7	–	11	.389
Central Arkansas	1	–	5	.167	5	–	14	.263
West Georgia*	1	–	5	.167	3	–	16	.158
Bellarmine	0	–	6	.000	3	–	16	.158
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2025 ASUN tournament winner As of January 18, 2025

The 2024–25 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team represents Austin Peay State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Governors, led by second-year head coach Corey Gipson, play their home games at F&M Bank Arena located in Clarksville, Tennessee as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Previous season

The Governors finished the 2023–24 season 19–16, 10–6 in ASUN play to finish in fourth place.^[1] They defeated North Florida,^[2] and North Alabama,^[3] before falling to Stetson in the championship game in the ASUN tournament.^[4] They received an invitation to the CIT,^[5] where they would fall to Alabama A&M in the quarterfinals.^[6]

Roster

2024–25 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Tate McCubbin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Battle HS	Columbia, Missouri
F	1	Sai Witt	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	GS	Lincoln (MO)	Kansas City, Missouri
G	2	Tekao Carpenter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Moberly Area CC	Alexandria, Virginia
G	3	Isaac Haney	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Sr	Northwestern State	West Plains, Missouri
G	4	LJ Thomas	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Jr	NC State	Plant City, Florida
G/F	5	JaVar Daniel	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	So	We Are United Prep	Memphis, Tennessee
F	6	Daniel Loos	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	GS	Christian Brothers	Clarksville, Tennessee
G/F	7	Akili Evans	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Moberly Area CC	Waterbury, Connecticut
G	10	Terrell Gaines	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Liberty HS	West Plains, Missouri
G	11	Me'Kell Burries	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Sr	Lincoln Memorial	Newport, Kentucky
G	12	Anton Brookshire	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Iona	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G/F	14	Darius Dawson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Missouri Southern	Sumter, South Carolina
G	20	Quan Lax	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	RS Jr	Freed–Hardeman	Bolivar, Tennessee
G/F	22	Bowen Hammer	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Fairmont Prep Academy	Santa Clara, Utah
G	24	Hansel Enmanuel	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	Jr	Northwestern State	Los Mina, Dominican Republic

Head coach

Corey Gipson (Austin Peay)

Assistant coach(es)

Rodney Hamilton (Georgia State)
Tim Ward (Central Methodist)
Dugan Lyne (Austin Peay)
Dewayne Jackson (Columbus State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 20, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2024* 6:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech Charity Exhibition	W 90–80	–	Hooper Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Union	W 95–75	1–0	F&M Bank Arena (1,644) Clarksville, TN
November 8, 2024* 5:30 p.m., FS2	at Butler	W 68–66	2–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,193) Indianapolis, IN
November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Chattanooga SoCon/ASUN Challenge	W 67–61	3–0	F&M Bank Arena (2,655) Clarksville, TN
November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+	at No. 11 Tennessee	L 68–103	3–1	Thompson–Boling Arena (17,232) Knoxville, TN
November 20, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Morehead State	L 58–63	3–2	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,912) Morehead, KY
November 26, 2024* 1:30 pm, ESPN+	vs. Georgia State Jacksonville Classic	W 62–50	4–2	FSCJ Gymnasium (148) Jacksonville, FL
November 27, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. UT Arlington Jacksonville Classic	L 58–68	4–3	FSCJ Gymnasium (276) Jacksonville, FL
November 30, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at East Tennessee State	L 57–79	4–4	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,467) Johnson City, TN
December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Samford SoCon/ASUN Challenge	L 47–72	4–5	Pete Hanna Center (1,337) Homewood, AL
December 14, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Southern Illinois	L 60–65	4–6	F&M Bank Arena (1,727) Clarksville, TN
December 18, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Ohio	L 58–78	4–7	Convocation Center (3,065) Athens, OH
December 21, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+	at Vanderbilt	L 55–85	4–8	Memorial Gymnasium (7,230) Nashville, TN
December 29, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Brescia	W 93–46	5–8	F&M Bank Arena (1,326) Clarksville, TN
ASUN regular season
January 2, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Florida	W 97–89	6–8 (1–0)	UNF Arena (1,084) Jacksonville, FL
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Jacksonville	L 44–68	6–9 (1–1)	Swisher Gymnasium (1,000) Jacksonville, FL
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	West Georgia	L 68–72	6–10 (1–2)	F&M Bank Arena (2,216) Clarksville, TN
January 11, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Queens	L 60–67	6–11 (1–3)	F&M Bank Arena (1,137) Clarksville, TN
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Kentucky	W 97–90 ^OT	7–11 (2–3)	F&M Bank Arena (1,326) Clarksville, TN
January 18, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lipscomb	L 60–88	7–12 (2–4)	Allen Arena (2,375) Nashville, TN
January 23, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Central Arkansas			Farris Center Conway, AR
January 25, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Alabama			CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Bellarmine			F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
February 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Kentucky			Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	North Alabama			F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
February 8, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Central Arkansas			F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Florida Gulf Coast			F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
February 15, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Stetson			F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
February 18, 2025 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at Bellarmine			Knights Hall Louisville, KY
February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Queens			Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
February 24, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Lipscomb			F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
February 26, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at West Georgia			The Coliseum Carrollton, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
^ "Sharp's 35 points lift Austin Peay to 101-98 OT win over North Florida in ASUN Tournament". Semoball. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
^ "Austin Peay basketball defeats North Alabama, advances to ASUN tournament final vs. Stetson". The Tennessean. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
^ "Austin Peay basketball falls to Stetson 94-91 in ASUN championship game". The Leaf-Chronicle. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
^ "CBI, CIT Tournament Bracket, Preview: College Basketball Time, TV". Off Tackle Empire. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
^ "Moodie's 24 lead Alabama A&M over Austin Peay in CIT 81-71". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Austin Peay State University Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
^ "Austin Peay Governors 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved October 20, 2024.

[2] "Sharp's 35 points lift Austin Peay to 101-98 OT win over North Florida in ASUN Tournament". Semoball. Retrieved October 20, 2024.

[3] "Austin Peay basketball defeats North Alabama, advances to ASUN tournament final vs. Stetson". The Tennessean. Retrieved October 20, 2024.

[4] "Austin Peay basketball falls to Stetson 94-91 in ASUN championship game". The Leaf-Chronicle. Retrieved October 20, 2024.

[5] "CBI, CIT Tournament Bracket, Preview: College Basketball Time, TV". Off Tackle Empire. Retrieved October 20, 2024.

[6] "Moodie's 24 lead Alabama A&M over Austin Peay in CIT 81-71". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 20, 2024.

[7] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Austin Peay State University Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2024.

[8] "Austin Peay Governors 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2024.

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