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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The maturation of John Fraley happened right before the eyes of those watching Austin Peay's final game of the Glenn Wilkes Classic on Sunday against Niagara.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Austin Peay just wouldn't go away and stayed right in North Carolina State's pocket until the very end.

N.C. State leads Austin Peay 59-48 with 3:39 left in their Glenn Wilkes Classic Tournament game at the Ocean Center.

Wes Channels scored a game-high 17 points to lead the Austin Peay Governors to an 80-77 win over the Akron Zips in a non- league matchup as part of the Glenn Wilkes Classic at James A. Rhodes Arena.

With two straight losses under the belts, although one was not official and may sting for a long time, Austin Peay now turns its attention to the start of the Glenn Wilkes Classic and its opening game at Akron today at 1 p.m. The Govs will then head down to Daytona Beach, Fla., of the rest of the tournament Thursday and will take on IUPUI on ...

The 10th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers of the SEC are set to host the Austin Peay Governors of the Ohio Valley Conference in the season opener for both squads.

Coach. Dave Loos Last year. 19-14, 13-5, second in OVC Outlook. The Governors have advanced to the OVC Tournament championship game six of the last seven years and were picked third in the preseason poll.

With a date against nationally-ranked Tennessee only days away, this isn't how Austin Peay wanted to wrap up the exhibition portion of its schedule.

A possible contender : Austin Peay: The Governors are always in the hunt. They have won four regular-season OVC championships this decade and two tournament titles.

Austin Peay leads Oakland City 14-10 with 11:43 left in the first half of their exhibition game at the Dunn Center.

Swingman Anthony Campbell is the most likely player to offer Wes Channels scoring help.

With forward Ernest Fields out until at least December with an injury, it's going to be up to guard Wes Channels to provide all the senior leadership for Austin Peay.

Men's basketball team scrimmaging today at 5 p.m., Saturday at 9 a.m. By JAMES D. HORNE * The Leaf-Chronicle * October 28, 2009 Things didn't go smoothly early in the scrimmage Austin Peay's men's basketball team held Saturday.

Five days into practice and Austin Peay's men's basketball team is busy trying to cram all the things the team will need to know.

Austin Peay's treasure trove got a little bit deeper with the report that Joe Harms, a 6-foot-8 forward from Althoff High in Belleville, Ill., verbally committed Tuesday to play basketball for the Govs.

Channels, Fields aim to lead Govs to NCAA berth By JAMES D. HORNE * The Leaf-Chronicle * October 17, 2009 The mantle of leadership has been passed from one group of Austin Peay men's basketball seniors to another for many years.

Teams hit court for Reigning Red By JAMES D. HORNE * The Leaf-Chronicle * October 16, 2009 What Austin Peay fans hope ends with a ticket to the NCAA Tournament in March begins tonight in the Dunn Center at 8 p.m. That's when the Govs and Lady Govs officially return to the basketball court to open the season and practice with its annual Reigning Red ...

Austin Peay isn't wasting any time getting its 2010-11 men's basketball recruiting class together.

Austin Peay isn't wasting any time getting its 2009-10 men's basketball recruiting class together.

Austin Peay has gained a verbal commitment to its men's basketball team for the 2010-11 season.