The following is a list of Austin Peay Governors men's basketball head coaches. The Governors have had 13 coaches in their 92-season history.[1]

Austin Peay's current head coach is Corey Gipson. He was hired in March 2023[2] to replace Nate James, who was fired at the end the 2022–23 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1929–1930
1933–1936		 Halbert Harvill 4 30–18 .625
2 1930–1933 Scott Alden 3 24–17 .585
3 1936–1943 Fred T. Brown 7 78–52 .600
4 1945–1946 Bee Lowe 1 2–19 .095
5 1946–1962 Dave Aaron 16 258–174 .597
6 1962–1971 George Fisher 9 90–125 .419
7 1971–1977[lower-alpha 1]
1985–1990		 Lake Kelly 11 188–120 .610
8 1977–1979 Ed Thompson 2 23–30 .434
9 1979–1983 Ron Bargatze 4 39–67 .368
10 1983–1985 Howard Jackson 2 19–35 .352
11 1990–2017[lower-alpha 2] Dave Loos 27 420–410 .506
12 2017–2021 Matt Figger 4 76–51 .598
13 2021–2023 Nate James 2 21–39 .350
14 2023–present Corey Gipson 0 0–0 –
Totals 14 coaches 92 seasons 1,254–1,144 .523
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source[1]
  1. ↑ Austin Peay vacated its appearance in the 1973 NCAA tournament, where the team finished with a 1–2 record. Kelly's original record was 189–122 (.608).
  2. ↑ Dave Loos took a leave of absence in January 2017 to receive treatment for a cancerous lymph node. Assistant coach Jay Bowen oversaw the team in his absence,[4] but Austin Peay credits the team's record during this period to Loos.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Austin Peay Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Austin Peay Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ Robinson, George (March 12, 2023). "Corey Gipson returns to Austin Peay as basketball coach after season at Northwestern State". The Leaf-Chronicle. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  3. ↑ Borzello, Jeff (March 5, 2023). "Sources: Austin Peay fires coach Nate James after 2 seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Austin Peay coach takes leave of absence for health reasons". USA Today. Associated Press. January 5, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
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