# 2023–24 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Governors, led by first-year head coach Corey Gipson, played their home games at the newly opened F&M Bank Arena located in Clarksville, Tennessee as second-year members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN).

## Previous season

The Governors finished the 2022–23 season 9–22, 3–15 in ASUN play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the ASUN tournament.
On March 5, 2023, the school fired head coach Nate James. On March 13, the school named Northwestern State head coach Corey Gipson the team's new head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2023* 7:00 pm | | Tennessee Tech Charity Exhibition | W 82–43 | – | F&M Bank Arena (1,121) Clarksville, TN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:15 pm, ESPN+ | | Life | W 90–72 | 1–0 | F&M Bank Arena (2,013) Clarksville, TN |
| November 10, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Mason | L 45–67 | 1–1 | EagleBank Arena (4,295) Fairfax, VA |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fisk | W 79–52 | 2–1 | F&M Bank Arena (1,051) Clarksville, TN |
| November 17, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UTEP SoCal Challenge campus site game | L 63–71 | 2–2 | Don Haskins Center (4,871) El Paso, TX |
| November 20, 2023* 5:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Tarleton State SoCal Challenge Sand Division semifinals | L 59–66 | 2–3 | The Pavilion at JSerra (113) San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| November 22, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Sacramento State SoCal Challenge Sand Division 3rd place game | W 74–71 | 3–3 | The Pavilion at JSerra (224) San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| November 26, 2023* 12:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | L 58–78 | 3–4 | Holmes Center (1,298) Boone, NC |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Morehead State | L 50–61 | 3–5 | F&M Bank Arena (1,003) Clarksville, TN |
| December 2, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tennessee State | L 65–69 | 3–6 | Gentry Complex (4,564) Nashville, TN |
| December 5, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Midway | W 98–44 | 4–6 | F&M Bank Arena (1,067) Clarksville, TN |
| December 9, 2023* 6:15 pm, ESPN+ | | Murray State | W 53–49 | 5–6 | F&M Bank Arena (5,808) Clarksville, TN |
| December 12, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Illinois | W 70–68 | 6–6 | Banterra Center (4,463) Carbondale, IL |
| December 16, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Kentucky | L 64–65 | 6–7 | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,109) Bowling Green, KY |
| December 22, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Ohio | W 71–67 | 7–7 | F&M Bank Arena (3,031) Clarksville, TN |
| December 30, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 19 Memphis | L 70–81 | 7–8 | FedExForum (12,018) Memphis, TN |
| ASUN regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bellarmine | W 84–68 | 8–8 (1–0) | Freedom Hall (2,749) Louisville, KY |
| January 6, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Kentucky | L 59–69 | 8–9 (1–1) | Baptist Health Arena (3,153) Richmond, KY |
| January 13, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lipscomb | L 77–91 | 8–10 (1–2) | Allen Arena (2,082) Nashville, TN |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Alabama | W 83–80 $^{OT}$ | 9–10 (2–2) | F&M Bank Arena (2,914) Clarksville, TN |
| January 20, 2024 4:15 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Arkansas | W 94–71 | 10–10 (3–2) | F&M Bank Arena (4,313) Clarksville, TN |
| January 25, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stetson | L 82–83 | 10–11 (3–3) | Edmunds Center (939) DeLand, FL |
| January 27, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 67–73 | 10–12 (3–4) | Alico Arena (2,034) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 31, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | L 43–63 | 10–13 (3–5) | Swisher Gymnasium (791) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 3, 2024 4:15 pm, ESPN+ | | North Florida | W 95–91 $^{2OT}$ | 11–13 (4–5) | F&M Bank Arena (3,312) Clarksville, TN |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kennesaw State | W 85–69 | 12–13 (5–5) | F&M Bank Arena (2,032) Clarksville, TN |
| February 10, 2024 4:15 pm, ESPN+ | | Queens | W 79–76 | 13–13 (6–5) | F&M Bank Arena (3,333) Clarksville, TN |
| February 15, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Central Arkansas | W 77–67 | 14–13 (7–5) | Farris Center (1,025) Conway, AR |
| February 17, 2024 7:15 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | W 87–79 | 15–13 (8–5) | CB&S Bank Arena (1,990) Florence, AL |
| February 24, 2024 4:15 pm, ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | L 85–90 | 15–14 (8–6) | F&M Bank Arena (5,681) Clarksville, TN |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky | W 83–79 | 16–14 (9–6) | F&M Bank Arena (2,297) Clarksville, TN |
| March 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bellarmine | W 90–87 $^{OT}$ | 17–14 (10–6) | F&M Bank Arena (2,681) Clarksville, TN |
| ASUN tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | (5) North Florida Quarterfinals | W 101–98 $^{OT}$ | 18–14 | F&M Bank Arena (2,211) Clarksville, TN |
| March 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | (6) North Alabama Semifinals | W 77–71 | 19–14 | F&M Bank Arena (3,215) Clarksville, TN |
| March 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4) | at (2) Stetson Championship | L 91–94 | 19–15 | Edmunds Center (2,328) DeLand, FL |
| CIT ||||||
| March 20, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Alabama A&M Quarterfinals - Hugh Durham Classic | L 71–81 | 19–16 | F&M Bank Arena (1,386) Clarksville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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