2022–23 Austin Peay Governors basketball team

2022–23 Austin Peay Governors basketball
2022–23 Austin Peay Governors basketball
Conference	ASUN Conference
Record	9–22 (3–15 ASUN)
Head coach	Nate James (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Brett Carey
Assistant coaches	Jason Harris; Carl Little;
Home arena	Dunn Center
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team represented Austin Peay State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Governors, led by second-year head coach Nate James, played their home games at the Dunn Center in Clarksville, Tennessee as first-year members of the ASUN Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 3–15 in ASUN play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the ASUN tournament.

2022–23 ASUN men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kennesaw State †	15	–	3	.833	26	–	9	.743
Liberty	15	–	3	.833	27	–	9	.750
Eastern Kentucky	12	–	6	.667	23	–	14	.622
Stetson	12	–	6	.667	17	–	14	.548
Lipscomb	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
North Alabama	10	–	8	.556	18	–	15	.545
North Florida	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
Bellarmine*	9	–	9	.500	15	–	18	.455
Queens*	7	–	11	.389	18	–	15	.545
Florida Gulf Coast	7	–	11	.389	17	–	15	.531
Jacksonville	6	–	12	.333	13	–	16	.448
Jacksonville State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	18	.419
Central Arkansas	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290
Austin Peay	3	–	15	.167	9	–	22	.290
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2023 ASUN tournament winner

On March 5, 2023, the school fired head coach Nate James.^[1] On March 13, the school named Northwestern State head coach Corey Gipson the team's new head coach.^[2]

Previous season

The Governors finished the 2021–22 season 12–17, 8–10 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the OVC tournament, they lost to Tennessee Tech in the first round.^[3]

The season marked their last season as members of the Ohio Valley Conference, where they had been members since 1962. They joined the ASUN Conference on July 1, 2022.^[4]

This was also meant to be their last season in the Dunn Center,^[5] but the opening of their future home, F&M Bank Arena, was delayed until July 2023.^[6]

Roster

2022–23 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Sean Durugordon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Harlem, New York
G	1	Carlos Paez	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Naguanagua, Venezuela
G	2	Elijah Perkins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Middletown, New Jersey
F	3	Caleb Stone-Carrawell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Concord, North Carolina
C	4	Elijah Hutchins-Everett	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	Orange, New Jersey
G	5	Drew Calderon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	The Woodlands, Texas
G	10	Guy Fauntleroy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Prince George's County, Maryland
G	11	Rodrique Massenat	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Trenton, New Jersey
F	12	Shon Robinson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Chicago, Illinois
F	14	Nathan Moore	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Huntsville, Alabama
G	20	Codey Bates	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Memphis, Tennessee
G	22	Kamarie Coffey	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Clarksville, Tennessee
F	23	Kelechi Okworogwo	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	The Bronx, New York
F	24	Jalen Ware	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
F	41	Cameron Copeland	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Douglasville, Georgia
G	42	Jacob Roberts	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Memphis, Tennessee

Head coach

Nate James (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Brett Carey (UNC Asheville)
Jason Harris (Fordham)
Carl Little (Liberty)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 11, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN	Fisk	W 89–64	–	Dunn Center (1,227) Clarksville, TN
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ACCNX	at NC State	L 50–99	0–1	PNC Arena (11,109) Raleigh, NC
November 11, 2022* 6:00 pm, BTN	at Purdue	L 44–63	0–2	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
November 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN	Milligan	W 98–74	1–2	Dunn Center (1,237) Clarksville, TN
November 17, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN	at South Florida Sunshine Slam campus-site game	W 62–60	2–2	Yuengling Center (1,910) Tampa, FL
November 21, 2022* 11:00 am, FloHoops	vs. Albany Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket semifinals	W 74–59	3–2	Ocean Center (1,612) Daytona Beach, FL
November 22, 2022* 11:00 am, FloHoops	vs. Bucknell Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket championship	L 65–79	3–3	Ocean Center (1,417) Daytona Beach, FL
November 26, 2022* 2:30 pm, ESPN	Howard	L 55–56	3–4	Dunn Center (1,029) Clarksville, TN
November 30, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN	Western Kentucky	L 74–75	3–5	Dunn Center (1,833) Clarksville, TN
December 3, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN	Tennessee State	W 77–61	4–5	Dunn Center (1,736) Clarksville, TN
December 6, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN	Kentucky Christian	W 102–57	5–5	Dunn Center (1,108) Clarksville, TN
December 12, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN	Lindsey Wilson	W 86–61	6–5	Dunn Center (1,003) Clarksville, TN
December 16, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN	at Murray State	L 60-68	6–6	CFSB Center (5,131) Murray, KY
December 21, 2022* 5:00 pm, SECN	at No. 8 Tennessee	L 44-86	6–7	Thompson–Boling Arena (18,120) Knoxville, TN
ASUN regular season
December 29, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN	at Queens	L 77–81	6–8 (0–1)	Curry Arena (552) Charlotte, NC
December 31, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN	at North Florida	L 85–90 ^OT	6–9 (0–2)	UNF Arena (1,019) Jacksonville, FL
January 5, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN	Florida Gulf Coast	W 61–59	7–9 (1–2)	Dunn Center (1,061) Clarksville, TN
January 7, 2023 4:30 pm, ESPN	Central Arkansas	W 86–62	8–9 (2–2)	Dunn Center (1,133) Clarksville, TN
January 12, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN	Lipscomb	L 65–87	8–10 (2–3)	Dunn Center (958) Clarksville, TN
January 14, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN	at Lipscomb	L 72–86	8–11 (2–4)	Allen Arena Nashville, TN
January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN	Bellarmine	L 45–56	8–12 (2–5)	Dunn Center (1,523) Clarksville, TN
January 21, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN	Eastern Kentucky	L 59–74	8–13 (2–6)	Dunn Center (1,636) Clarksville, TN
January 26, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN	at Kennesaw State	L 57–84	8–14 (2–7)	KSU Convocation Center (1,945) Kennesaw, GA
January 28, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN	at Jacksonville State	L 53–70	8–15 (2–8)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,580) Jacksonville, AL
February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN	Liberty	L 70–82	8–16 (2–9)	Dunn Center (1,452) Clarksville, TN
February 4, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN	Queens	L 69–70	8–17 (2–10)	Dunn Center (1,872) Clarksville, TN
February 9, 2023 7:45 pm, ESPN	at North Alabama	L 57–70	8–18 (2–11)	Flowers Hall (2,142) Florence, AL
February 11, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN	at Central Arkanasas	L 69–76	8–19 (2–12)	Farris Center (1,448) Conway, AR
February 16, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN	Jacksonville	L 56–60	8–20 (2–13)	Dunn Center (1,497) Clarksville, TN
February 18, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN	North Florida	W 73–71	9–20 (3–13)	Dunn Center (1,975) Clarksville, TN
February 22, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN	at Stetson	L 51–76	9–21 (3–14)	Edmunds Center (650) DeLand, FL
February 24, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN	at Florida Gulf Coast	L 71–89	9–22 (3–15)	Alico Arena (2,291) Fort Myers, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources^[7]^[8]

References

^ "Austin Peay fires men's basketball coach Nate James after two seasons". The Leaf-Chronicle. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
^ Domangue, Dylan (March 13, 2023). "NSU's Corey Gipson accepts head coaching position at Austin Peay". kalb.com. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
^ "Govs Fall to Tennessee Tech in First Round of OVC Tournament". Austin Peay State University Athletics. March 3, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
^ Lindahl, Jennifer (July 1, 2022). "Austin Peay Athletics officially ASUN Conference members". theallstate.org. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
^ Traub, Matt (July 30, 2021). "Tennesse [sic] Event Center Will be Named F&M Bank Arena". SportsTravel. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
^ "F&M Bank Arena construction should be finished by end of year". ClarksvilleNow.com. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Austin Peay State University Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
^ "2022-23 Austin Peay Governors Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 11, 2022.

[1] "Austin Peay fires men's basketball coach Nate James after two seasons". The Leaf-Chronicle. Retrieved June 5, 2023.

[2] Domangue, Dylan (March 13, 2023). "NSU's Corey Gipson accepts head coaching position at Austin Peay". kalb.com. Retrieved June 5, 2023.

[3] "Govs Fall to Tennessee Tech in First Round of OVC Tournament". Austin Peay State University Athletics. March 3, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.

[4] Lindahl, Jennifer (July 1, 2022). "Austin Peay Athletics officially ASUN Conference members". theallstate.org. Retrieved February 11, 2024.

[5] Traub, Matt (July 30, 2021). "Tennesse [sic] Event Center Will be Named F&M Bank Arena". SportsTravel. Retrieved December 11, 2022.

[6] "F&M Bank Arena construction should be finished by end of year". ClarksvilleNow.com. Retrieved December 11, 2022.

[7] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Austin Peay State University Athletics. Retrieved December 11, 2022.

[8] "2022-23 Austin Peay Governors Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 11, 2022.

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