The 2021–22 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Governors, led by first-year head coach

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, played their home games at the Winfield Dunn Center in

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as members of the

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(OVC). They finished the season 12–17, 8–10 in OVC play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the OVC tournament, they lost to

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in the first round. The season marked the end of one era for Austin Peay, and was originally intended to be the end of a second. After the season, the Governors left the OVC, their home since 1962, to join the

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. The season was intended to be the Governors' last at the Dunn Center, with the new F&M Bank Arena in downtown Clarksville originally set to open for the 2022–23 season. However, the opening of the new arena was later delayed to July 2023.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing

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, the

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finished the 2020–21 season 14–13, 10–10 in OVC play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. In the OVC tournament, they lost to

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in the first round. On March 28, 2021, it was announced that head coach Matt Figger had resigned in order to take the head coaching position at Texas–Rio Grande Valley. On April 2, the school announced that

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assistant coach Nate James had been named the team's new head coach.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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