# 2024–25 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team represented 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, played 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. They defeated North Florida, and North Alabama, before falling to Stetson in the championship game in the ASUN tournament. They received an invitation to the CIT, where they would fall to Alabama A&M in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | 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 | W 73–71 | 8–12 (3–4) | Farris Center (1,625) Conway, AR |
| January 25, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | L 84–88 $^{OT}$ | 8–13 (3–5) | CB&S Bank Arena (3,000) Florence, AL |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bellarmine | W 86–77 $^{OT}$ | 9–13 (4–5) | F&M Bank Arena (1257) Clarksville, TN |
| February 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Kentucky | L 82–88 | 9–14 (4–6) | Baptist Health Arena (2,267) Richmond, KY |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Alabama | L 64–74 | 9–15 (4–7) | F&M Bank Arena (1,759) Clarksville, TN |
| February 8, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Arkansas | W 90–67 | 10–15 (5–7) | F&M Bank Arena (3,167) Clarksville, TN |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 73–60 | 11–15 (6–7) | F&M Bank Arena (1,672) Clarksville, TN |
| February 15, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stetson | W 76–63 | 12–15 (7–7) | F&M Bank Arena (1,467) Clarksville, TN |
| February 18, 2025 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bellarmine | L 68–94 | 12–16 (7–8) | Knights Hall (1,173) Louisville, KY |
| February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Queens | W 92–78 | 13–16 (8–8) | Curry Arena (636) Charlotte, NC |
| February 24, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | L 78–95 | 13–17 (8–9) | F&M Bank Arena (3,029) Clarksville, TN |
| February 26, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at West Georgia | L 70–73 | 13–18 (8–10) | The Coliseum (1,092) Carrollton, GA |
| ASUN tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (8) North Florida First round | W 90–69 | 14–18 | CB&S Bank Arena (147) Florence, AL |
| March 3, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | at (2) North Alabama Quarterfinals | L 64–90 | 14–19 | CB&S Bank Arena (3,000) Florence, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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