Austin Peay State

Official Name: 
Austin Peay State University
Nickname: 
Governors
Mailing Address: 

Box 4515
Clarksville, TN 37044

Website: 
www.apsugovernors.com
Telephone: 
(931) 221-7561
Fax: 
(931) 221-7562
Enrollment: 
7,480
Arena: 

Dunn Center
Capacity: 9,092
Year Opened: 1975

School Colors: 
Red and White
Conference: 

Ohio Valley (since 1964)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(6) 1973, 1974, 1987, 1996, 2003, and 2008
2-7 record (.222)

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(4) 1958, 1960, 1961, and 1963
3-6 record (.333)

NIT Appearances: 

(2) 2004 and 2007
1-2 record (.333)

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 1957
0-1 record (.000)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Dave Loos (20 years from 1991-2010, 377-300 record, .557)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Charles Bubba Wells (2,267 points from 1994-97)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Tom Morgan (1,431 in 1953 and from 1956-58 when school was classified as a small college, missed a couple of seasons while serving in U.S. military)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

James Fly Williams (51 points as freshman vs. Georgia Southern on 12/30/72 in final of Claxton Fruitcake Classic and vs. Tennessee Tech on 1/20/73)

All-American Selections: 

(1) G James Fly Williams (1973)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

James Fly Williams (51 vs. Georgia southern in final of Claxton Fruitcake Classic)
December 30, 1972 (freshman/29.4 ppg)

1

2

Total

Austin Peay

58

54

112

Georgia Southern

40

54

94

Austin Peay

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Turner

7-14

3-4

17

Odums

1-10

2-2

4

H. Jackson

2-9

3-4

7

Wanstrath

7-11

2-4

16

Williams

22-33

7-10

51

Childress

2-5

0-1

4

Jimmerson

4-7

3-4

11

Hampton

0-2

0-0

0

Howard

0-0

0-0

0

L. Jackson

0-0

2-2

2

Totals

45-91

22-31

112

Percentages

.495

.710

Georgia Southern

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Pitt

4-8

1-2

9

Warbington

11-31

4-6

26

Crouch

2-6

0-2

4

Mills

11-17

3-3

25

Wallace

6-14

6-8

18

Arnold

1-2

0-1

2

Barger

2-2

2-2

6

Johnson

0-0

0-0

0

Beuhe

0-0

0-0

0

Palmer

0-2

2-2

2

Totals

38-92

18-26

94

Percentages

.413

.692
Box Score Notes: 

James Fly Williams (51 vs. Tennessee Tech)
January 20, 1973 (freshman/29.4 ppg)

1

2

Total

Austin Peay

53

52

105

Tennessee Tech

43

50

93

Austin Peay

Name

FG

FT

PTS

H. Jackson

2-6

2-2

6

Turner

2-5

0-0

4

Wanstrath

9-12

0-0

18

Odums

2-5

0-0

4

Williams

24-46

3-7

51

Howard

3-11

0-3

6

Childress

5-13

2-2

12

Jimmerson

2-2

0-0

4

L. Jackson

0-0

0-1

0

Hampton

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

49-98

7-15

105

Percentages

.500

.467

Tennessee Tech

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Stone

4-9

1-2

9

Shuck

9-14

6-6

24

Miller

2-2

1-2

5

Pack

13-20

9-10

35

Clemens

1-4

0-0

2

Mehlon

0-3

0-0

0

Lewis

4-7

0-1

8

Cox

0-0

0-0

0

Bray

4-5

0-0

8

Jones

1-2

0-0

2

Totals

38-66

17-21

93

Percentages

.576

.810
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Halbert Harvill

4

1930, 1934-36

29-18

.617

1930

7-3

Scott Alden

3

1931-33

24-17

.585

1933

7-3

Fred T. Brown

7

1937-43

76-48

.613

1945

19-0

Bee Lowe

1

1946

2-19

.095

1946

2-19

David B. Aaron

16

1947-62

258-174

.597

1947

23-5

George Fisher

9

1963-71

90-125

.419

1963

18-11

Lake Kelly

11

1972-77, 1986-90

189-122

.608

1977

24-4

Ed Thompson

2

1978-79

23-30

.434

1978

15-12

Ron Bargatze

4

1980-83

39-67

.368

1981

14-13

Howard Jackson

2

1984-85

19-35

.352

1984

11-16

Dave Loos

21

1991-2011

351-290

.548

2003

23-8
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,099-943 (.538) from 1930 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Austin Peay State (TN) moved up to major-college status in 1964
  • APSU did not field teams in 1943-44 and 1944-45 during World War II
  • The Governors vacated three games in 1973 NCAA Tournament (1-2 record).