2018–19 Austin Peay Governors basketball team

2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Belmont	16	–	2	.889	27	–	6	.818
Murray State†	16	–	2	.889	28	–	5	.848
Jacksonville State	15	–	3	.833	24	–	9	.727
Austin Peay	13	–	5	.722	22	–	11	.667
Morehead State	8	–	10	.444	13	–	20	.394
Eastern Illinois	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
UT Martin	6	–	12	.333	12	–	19	.387
SIU Edwardsville	6	–	12	.333	10	–	21	.323
Eastern Kentucky	6	–	12	.333	13	–	18	.419
Tennessee State	6	–	12	.333	9	–	21	.300
Southeast Missouri State	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
Tennessee Tech	4	–	14	.222	8	–	23	.258

† 2019 OVC tournament winner

The 2018–19 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team represents Austin Peay State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Governors, led by second-year head coach Matt Figger, play their home games at the Dunn Center in Clarksville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Governors finished the 2017–18 season 19–15, 12–6 in OVC play to finish in third place. They defeated Eastern Illinois in the quarterfinals of the OVC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Belmont. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Louisiana–Monroe in the First Round, a game referred to as the Coach John McLendon Classic, and received a second round bye before losing in the quarterfinals to UIC.

Roster

2018–19 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Isaiah Hart	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	Jr	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G	1	Antwuan Butler	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	3	Chris Porter-Bunton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Bowling Green, Kentucky
G	4	Dayton Gumm	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	So	Bowling Green, Kentucky
G	10	Jerrett Givens	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Tempe, Arizona
G	14	Eli Abaev	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Deerfield Beach, Florida
F	15	Jabari McGhee	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Albany, Georgia
G	21	Terry Taylor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	So	Bowling Green, Kentucky
F	22	Richard Henderson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Maryland Heights, Missouri
G/F	23	Steve Harris	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	St. Louis, Missouri
C	24	Matheus Silveira	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	So	Três Pontas, Brazil
G	25	Zach Glotta	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	O'Fallon, Missouri
C	3	Ivan Cucak	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Kitchener, Ontario

Head coach

Matt Figger (Eastern Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Rick Cabrera (Tennessee Tech)
Dalonte Hill (UNC Charlotte)
Sergio Rouco (Nova Southeastern)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 29, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular Season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm	Oakland City	Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
Nov 9, 2018*	at Mississippi State	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
Nov 12, 2018*	at South Florida Jamaica Classic	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
Nov 16, 2018* 11:30 am	vs. Central Connecticut Jamaica Classic	Montego Bay Convention Center Montego Bay, Jamaica
Nov 18, 2018* 2:00 pm	vs. Campbell Jamaica Classic	Montego Bay Convention Center Montego Bay, Jamaica
Nov 24, 2018*	at Ohio Jamaica Classic	Convocation Center Athens, OH
Nov 29, 2018*	at Troy	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
Dec 1, 2018*	at Alabama A&M	Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL
Dec 8, 2018* 4:00 pm	Calvary	Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
Dec 15, 2018* 4:00 pm	Purdue Fort Wayne	Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
Dec 21, 2018*	vs. Campbell St. Pete Shootout semifinals	McArthur Center St. Petersburg, FL
Dec 22, 2018*	vs. Liberty or Alabama State St. Pete Shootout	McArthur Center St. Petersburg, FL
Dec 28, 2018*	at Arkansas	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
Jan 3, 2019	Eastern Kentucky	Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
Jan 5, 2019	Morehead State	Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
Jan 10, 2019	at Southeast Missouri State	Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO
Jan 12, 2019	at UT Martin	Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
Jan 17, 2019	at SIU Edwardsville	Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL
Jan 19, 2019	at Eastern Illinois	Lantz Arena Charleston, IL
Jan 24, 2019	Tennessee State	Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
Jan 26, 2019	Belmont	Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
Jan 31, 2019	at Tennessee Tech	Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
Feb 2, 2019	at Jacksonville State	Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
Feb 7, 2019	SIU Edwardsville	Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
Feb 9, 2019	Eastern Illinois	Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
Feb 14, 2019	Murray State	Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
Feb 16, 2019	at Morehead State	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
Feb 21, 2019	Southeast Missouri State	Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
Feb 23, 2019	UT Martin	Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
Feb 28, 2019	at Eastern Kentucky	McBrayer Arena Richmond, KY
Mar 2, 2019	at Murray State	CFSB Center Murray, KY
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
Mar 6, 2019– Mar 9, 2019	vs.	Ford Center Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source^[1].

References

^ https://letsgopeay.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=1240

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