The 2015–16 Austin Peay Governors basketball team represented

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during the

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. 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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, Tennessee State, 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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Austin Peay Austin Peay (; June 1, 1876 – October 2, 1927) was an American politician who served as the 35th governor of Tennessee from 1923 to 1927. He was the state's first governor since the Civil War to win three consecutive terms and the first to die ...