The 2015–16 Austin Peay Governors basketball team represented Austin Peay State University during the

2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 13. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and ended with the Final Four in Houston April 2–4. Practices officially began on October 2. Rule changes The followin ...

. The Governors, led by 26th year head coach Dave Loos, played their home games at the Dunn Center and were members of the West Division of the

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. They finished the season 18–18, 7–9 in OVC play. As an 8 seed, they defeated

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, Belmont and UT Martin to become champions of the OVC tournament. They earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a #16 seed, they lost to

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in the first round.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2014–15 season 8–22, 3–13 in OVC play to finish one game out of last place. As a result, the failed to qualify of the OVC tournament.

Roster

Schedule

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References

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