1995–96 Austin Peay Governors basketball team

1995–96 Austin Peay Governors basketball
1995–96 Austin Peay Governors basketball
Ohio Valley Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
	West Division
Record	19–11 (10–6 OVC)
Head coach	Dave Loos (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Jay Bowen; Kevin Hogan; Julian Terrell;
Home arena	Dunn Center

1995–96 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Murray State	12	–	4	.750	19	–	10	.655
Tennessee State	11	–	5	.688	15	–	13	.536
†	10	–	6	.625	19	–	11	.633
Middle Tennessee	9	–	7	.563	15	–	12	.556
UT Martin	9	–	7	.563	13	–	14	.481
Tennessee Tech	7	–	9	.438	13	–	15	.464
Eastern Kentucky	7	–	9	.438	13	–	14	.481
Southeast Missouri State	5	–	11	.313	8	–	19	.296
Morehead State	2	–	14	.125	7	–	20	.259

† 1996 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1995–96 Austin Peay Governors basketball team represented Austin Peay State University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Governors, led by 6th year head coach Dave Loos, played their home games at the Dunn Center and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–11, 10–6 in OVC play. They won the OVC tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 14 seed in the Southeast region, they lost to No. 3 seed Georgia Tech in the first round.^[2]

Roster

1995–96 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	13	Bubba Wells	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Russellville, Kentucky

Roster
Last update: February 26, 2023

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 18, 1995*		at No. 15 Missouri	L 58–81	3–3	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 20, 1995*		at Southern Illinois	W 78–65	4–3	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
Feb 29, 1996*		vs. Eastern Kentucky Quarterfinals	W 89–67	17–10	Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 1, 1996*		at Tennessee State Semifinals	W 83–62	18–10	Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 2, 1996*		vs. Murray State Championship game	W 70–68	19–10	Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1996*	(14 SE)	vs. (3 SE) No. 13 Georgia Tech First round	L 79–90	19–11	Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Central Time.

Austin Peay Governors men's basketball
Venues	Memorial Health Gymnasium ("Little Red Barn"; 1952–1975) Winfield Dunn Center (1975–2023) F&M Bank Arena (2023–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25