List of Austin Peay Governors men's basketball head coaches

Last updated March 11, 2023

The following is a list of Austin Peay Governors men's basketball head coaches. The Governors have had 13 coaches in their 92-season history.^[1]

Austin Peay's current head coach is Nate James. He was hired in April 2021^[2] to replace Matt Figger, who left to take the head coach position at UT Rio Grande Valley.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1929–1930 1933–1936	Halbert Harvill	4	30–18	.625
2	1930–1933	Scott Alden	3	24–17	.585
3	1936–1943	Fred T. Brown	7	78–52	.600
4	1945–1946	Bee Lowe	1	2–19	.095
5	1946–1962	Dave Aaron	16	258–174	.597
6	1962–1971	George Fisher	9	90–125	.419
7	1971–1977^{[lower-alpha 1]} 1985–1990	Lake Kelly	11	188–120	.610
8	1977–1979	Ed Thompson	2	23–30	.434
9	1979–1983	Ron Bargatze	4	39–67	.368
10	1983–1985	Howard Jackson	2	19–35	.352
11	1990–2017^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Dave Loos	27	420–410	.506
12	2017–2021	Matt Figger	4	76–51	.598
13	2021–2023	Nate James	2	21–39	.350
Totals		13 coaches	92 seasons	1,254–1,144	.523
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

↑ Austin Peay vacated its appearance in the 1973 NCAA tournament, where the team finished with a 1–2 record. Kelly's original record was 189–122 (.608).
↑ Dave Loos took a leave of absence in January 2017 to receive treatment for a cancerous lymph node. Assistant coach Jay Bowen oversaw the team in his absence,^[4] but Austin Peay credits the team's record during this period to Loos.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 "Austin Peay Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Austin Peay Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
↑ Robinson, George (April 2, 2021). "Austin Peay hires Duke basketball assistant Nate James as head coach" . The Leaf-Chronicle . Retrieved February 25, 2023.
↑ Del Barrio, Alex (March 30, 2021). "Matt Figger Named New Men's Basketball Coach at UTRGV". KRGV-TV . Retrieved February 25, 2023.
↑ "Austin Peay coach takes leave of absence for health reasons". USA Today . Associated Press. January 5, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2023.

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[KellyVacated-4] Austin Peay vacated its appearance in the 1973 NCAA tournament, where the team finished with a 1–2 record. Kelly's original record was 189–122 (.608).

[Loos-6] Dave Loos took a leave of absence in January 2017 to receive treatment for a cancerous lymph node. Assistant coach Jay Bowen oversaw the team in his absence,^[4] but Austin Peay credits the team's record during this period to Loos.^[1]

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 3 "Austin Peay Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Austin Peay Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2023.

[2] Robinson, George (April 2, 2021). "Austin Peay hires Duke basketball assistant Nate James as head coach" . The Leaf-Chronicle . Retrieved February 25, 2023.

[3] Del Barrio, Alex (March 30, 2021). "Matt Figger Named New Men's Basketball Coach at UTRGV". KRGV-TV . Retrieved February 25, 2023.

[5] "Austin Peay coach takes leave of absence for health reasons". USA Today . Associated Press. January 5, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2023.

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