Austin Peay Governors NCAA Basketball News

When they've been at their peak, the Govs have played for conference championships on the strength of their defense.

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.

In its final exhibition game before Friday's season opener at Tennessee, Austin Peay has cut a 23-point deficit down to 17, trailing 49-32 with 16:44 remaining in the game.

Govs get chance tonight vs. CMS By JAMES D. HORNE * The Leaf-Chronicle * November 7, 2009 Austin Peay passed its first exhibition test, although maybe not with flying colors.

Former Lipscomb All-American John Kimbrell died Thursday after suffering a brain aneurysm last week.

The Governors usually contend for the Ohio Valley Conference championship. If it happens this year, it'll be one of the best coaching jobs of Dave Loos' long career.

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

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: Although the Governors are guard-heavy, coach Dave Loos will probably find minutes for 6-0 freshman Eric Mosley, who averaged 26.4 points per game as a senior for Moore High School in Louisville .

All five Black team members scored in double figures as Austin Peay Black ran away from the White team in an 80-59 scrimmage Saturday morning.

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.

Drake Reed might not be there at the start of the season, but he will certainly get a chance to make an impact for Germany's FC Bayern Muenchen, his new professional basketball team.

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.

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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 men's basketball team now has one more scholarship available with the departure of sophomore guard James Harris, who was let go from the team Thursday.

Austin Peay men's basketball has announced that sophomore guard James Harris has been dismissed from the team for a "violation of athletic department policy." The announcement was made by by Govs head coach Dave Loos this afternoon around 6:30 p.m.. Harris, of Kalamazoo, Mich., played in only 16 games in 2008-09, averaging 1.1 points per game.

Althoff High's 6-foot-8 senior basketball forward Joe Harms has given a verbal commitment to Division I Austin Peay in Clarksville, Tenn.

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.

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 festivities.