2020–21 Austin Peay Governors basketball team

The 2020–21 Austin Peay Governors basketball team represented Austin Peay State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Governors, led by fourth-year head coach Matt Figger, played their home games at the Dunn Center in Clarksville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

2020–21 Austin Peay Governors basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record14–13 (10–10 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rod Clark
  • Darryl Dora
  • Nikita Johnson
Home arenaDunn Center
Seasons
2020–21 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Belmont 18 2   .900 26 4   .867
Morehead State 17 3   .850 23 8   .742
Eastern Kentucky 15 5   .750 22 7   .759
Jacksonville State 13 6   .684 18 9   .667
Austin Peay 10 10   .500 14 13   .519
Murray State 10 10   .500 13 13   .500
Southeast Missouri State 9 11   .450 11 16   .407
SIU Edwardsville 7 12   .368 9 17   .346
Eastern Illinois 6 14   .300 9 18   .333
UT Martin 6 14   .300 8 16   .333
Tennessee Tech 5 15   .250 5 22   .185
Tennessee State 3 17   .150 4 19   .174
2021 OVC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Governors finished the 2019–20 season 21–12, 14–4 in OVC play to finish in third place. They defeated Eastern Illinois in the quarterfinals of the OVC tournament to advance to the semifinals,[1] where they lost to Murray State.[2] With 21 wins, they were a candidate for postseason play. However, all postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Roster

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2020–21 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Elton Walker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Miami Dade College Miami, Florida
G 1 Carlos Paez 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy Naguanagua, Venezuela
G 2 Tai'Reon Joseph 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Scotlandville Magnet High School Baton Rouge, Louisiana
C 4 Merdy Mongozi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr South Georgia Technical College Kinshasa, Congo
G 5 Jordyn Adams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Silsbee High School Silsbee, Texas
F 10 Ibrahima Jarjou 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Core4 Prep Bignona, Senegal
F 11 Corbin Merritt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Oklahoma Lloyd, Florida
G 12 Reginald Gee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Alabama State Houston, Texas
G 14 DJ Peavy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Collin College Cibolo, Texas
F 15 Mike Peake 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Georgia Chicago, Illinois
G/F 21 Terry Taylor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Bowling Green High School (KY) Bowling Green, Kentucky
G 22 Alec Woodard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Morgan County High School (GA) Rutledge, Georgia
G 23 Jordan Burchfield 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Trevecca Rockvale, Tennessee
G 24 Codey Bates 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Southwind High School Memphis, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 3, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
1:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Omaha
Gulf Coast Showcase
W 72–66  1–0
Hertz Arena (50)
Estero, FL
November 26, 2020*
1:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. East Tennessee State
Gulf Coast Showcase
W 67–66  2–0
Hertz Arena (50)
Estero, FL
November 27, 2020*
1:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Abilene Christian
Gulf Coast Showcase
L 72–80  2–1
Hertz Arena (50)
Estero, FL
December 4, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Carver W 102–38  3–1
Dunn Center (647)
Clarksville, TN
December 8, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Murray State L 57–87  3–2
(0–1)
CFSB Center (1,290)
Murray, KY
December 14, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
McKendree W 82–68  4–2
Dunn Center (444)
Clarksville, TN
December 15, 2020*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Florida A&M L 70–76  4–3
Dunn Center (478)
Clarksville, TN
December 18, 2020*
 ESPN+
McNeese State Canceled Dunn Center 
Clarksville, TN
December 21, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Murray State W 74–70  5–3
(1–1)
Dunn Center (502)
Clarksville, TN
December 30, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee State W 68–59  6–3
(2–1)
Gentry Complex (230)
Nashville, TN
January 2, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky L 75–80  6–4
(2–2)
Dunn Center (452)
Clarksville, TN
January 9, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Illinois W 74–71  7–4
(3–2)
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, IL
January 21, 2021
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee Tech W 72–69  8–4
(4–2)
Dunn Center (518)
Clarksville, TN
January 23, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville State L 70–76  8–5
(4–3)
Dunn Center (406)
Clarksville, TN
January 28, 2021
7:30 pm, ESPNU
Belmont L 76–81  8–6
(4–4)
Dunn Center (603)
Clarksville, TN
January 30, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee State W 71–56  9–6
(5–4)
Dunn Center (703)
Clarksville, TN
February 1, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at SIU Edwardsville W 74–59  10–6
(6–4)
First Community Arena 
Edwardsville, IL
February 4, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Kentucky W 94–79  11–6
(7–4)
McBrayer Arena (902)
Richmond, KY
February 6, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Morehead State L 74–75  11–7
(7–5)
Ellis Johnson Arena (717)
Morehead, KY
February 8, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Martin L 75–76  11–8
(7–6)
Skyhawk Arena (319)
Martin, TN
February 11, 2021
7:30 pm, ESPN+
UT Martin W 71–50  12–8
(8–6)
Dunn Center (423)
Clarksville, TN
February 13, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State W 78–63  13–8
(9–6)
Dunn Center (494)
Clarksville, TN
February 16, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southeast Missouri State L 81–86 OT 13–9
(9–7)
Show Me Center (279)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 18, 2021
7:30 pm, ESPN+
SIU Edwardsville W 79–57  14–9
(10–7)
Dunn Center (307)
Clarksville, TN
February 20, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Illinois L 69–76  14–10
(10–8)
Dunn Center (747)
Clarksville, TN
February 25, 2021
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech L 76–81  14–11
(10–9)
Eblen Center (610)
Cookeville, TN
February 27, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Jacksonville State L 67–75  14–12
(10–10)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (311)
Jacksonville, AL
OVC tournament
March 4, 2021
9:30 pm, ESPN+
(6) vs. (3) Eastern Kentucky
First round
L 67–70  14–13
Ford Center (645)
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[4]

References

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  1. ^ "2020 OVC Men's Basketball Championship – quarterfinals". Ohio Valley Conference. March 5, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Taylor's huge night not enough in OVC Tournament semifinal defeat". Austin Peay State University Athletics. March 7, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "NCAA cancels March Madness tournaments, all other winter and spring championships". NBC News. March 12, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Austin Peay State University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2021.