2007–08 Austin Peay Governors basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|sport=Basketball
|sex=none
|year=2007–08
|team=Austin Peay Governors
|image=Austin Peay Athletics logo.svg
|image_size=200
|conference=Ohio Valley Conference
|division=West Division
|short_conf=OVC
|record=24–11
|conf_record=16–4
|head_coach=Dave Loos
|hc_year = 18th
|asst_coach1=Jay Bowen
|asst_coach2=Kevin Hogan
|asst_coach3=Julian Terrell
|stadium=Dunn Center
|champion=Ohio Valley Tournament champions
|tourney=NCAA tournament
|tourney_result = first round
}}
{{2007–08 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2007–08 Austin Peay Governors basketball team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Governors, led by 18th year head coach Dave Loos, played their home games at the Dunn Center and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 16–4 in OVC play. They won the OVC tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 15 seed in the South region, they lost to Texas in the first round.
Roster
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- Dave Loos ({{college|Memphis}})
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{{cite web |title=2007-08 Men's Basketball Roster | url=https://letsgopeay.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2007-08 |publisher=Austin Peay University Athletics |access-date=August 27, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/austin-peay/2008.html|title=2007–08 Austin Peay Governors Roster and Stats|website=Sports Reference |access-date=August 27, 2021}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2007|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Austin Peay Governors}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 10, 2007
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 67–81
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 17, 2007
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Belmont
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dunn Center
| site_cityst = Clarksville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 71–56
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 20, 2007
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2007|sex=men|team=Utah State Aggies|title=Utah State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dee Glen Smith Spectrum
| site_cityst = Logan, Utah
| gamename =
| score = 68–71
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 23, 2007
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2007|sex=men|team=Florida Gulf Coast Eagles |title=Florida Gulf Coast}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = South Padre Island Convention Centre
| site_cityst = South Padre Island, Texas
| gamename = South Padre Island Invitational
| score = 67–57
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 24, 2007
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Valparaiso
| opprank =
| site_stadium = South Padre Island Convention Centre
| site_cityst = South Padre Island, Texas
| gamename = South Padre Island Invitational
| score = 47–61
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 27, 2007
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Memphis
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = FedExForum
| site_cityst = Memphis, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 82–104
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 1, 2007
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2007|sex=men|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|title=Tennessee Tech}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Eblen Center
| site_cityst = Cookeville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 79–76
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–4
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 6, 2007
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2007|sex=men|team=Morehead State Eagles|title=Morehead State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dunn Center
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 67–63
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–4
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 8, 2007
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2007|sex=men|team=Evansville Purple Aces|title=Evansville}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Roberts Stadium
| site_cityst = Evansville, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 62–72
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 15, 2007
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2007|sex=men|team=Akron Zips|title=Akron}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dunn Center
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 55–64
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 19, 2007
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Belmont
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Curb Event Center
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 93–84
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 22, 2007
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2007|sex=men|team=Eastern Kentucky Colonels|title=Eastern Kentucky}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dunn Center
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 75–67
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–6
| conference = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 29, 2007
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2007|sex=men|team=Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders|title=Middle Tennessee}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Murphy Center
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 78–75
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 3, 2008
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2007|sex=men|team=UT Martin Skyhawks|title=UT Martin}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Skyhawk Arena
| site_cityst = Martin, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 90–85
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 8–6
| conference = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 5, 2008
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2007|sex=men|team=Jacksonville State Gamecocks |title=Jacksonville State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dunn Center
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 71–55
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–6
| conference = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 7, 2008
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2007|sex=men|team=Eastern Illinois Panthers|title=Eastern Illinois}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dunn Center
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 73–57
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–6
| conference = 6–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 10, 2008
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2007|sex=men|team=Murray State Racers|title=Murray State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Regional Special Events Center
| site_cityst = Murray, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 70–82
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–7
| conference = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 12, 2008
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2007|sex=men|team=Southeast Missouri State Redhawks |title=Southeast Missouri State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dunn Center
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 85–82
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–7
| conference = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 17, 2008
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UT Martin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dunn Center
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 86–71
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–7
| conference = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 24, 2008
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Jacksonville State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pete Mathews Coliseum
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 73–62
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 13–7
| conference = 9–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 26, 2008
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2007|sex=men|team=Samford University|title=Samford}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pete Hanna Center
| site_cityst = Birmingham, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 49–63
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 13–8
| conference = 9–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 29, 2008
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Southeast Missouri State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Show Me Center
| site_cityst = Cape Girardeau, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 116–121
| overtime = 3OT
| attend =
| record = 13–9
| conference = 9–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 31, 2008
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Murray State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Winfield Dunn Center
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 92–87
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 14–9
| conference = 10–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 2, 2008
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2007|sex=men|team=Tennessee State Tigers|title=Tennessee State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dunn Center
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 79–78
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 15–9
| conference = 11–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 7, 2008
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Eastern Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lantz Arena
| site_cityst = Charleston, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 72–52
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 16–9
| conference = 12–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 9, 2008
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Samford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dunn Center
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 67–49
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 17–9
| conference = 13–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 16, 2008
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tennessee Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dunn Center
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 80–76
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 18–9
| conference = 14–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 18, 2008
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tennessee State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gentry Complex
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 69–73
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 18–10
| conference = 14–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 23, 2008
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2007|sex=men|team=Georgia Southern Eagles|title=Georgia Southern}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dunn Center
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 80–72
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 19–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 28, 2008
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Eastern Kentucky
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McBrayer Arena
| site_cityst = Richmond, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 65–59
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–10
| conference = 15–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 1, 2008
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Morehead State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ellis Johnson Arena
| site_cityst = Morehead, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 72–56
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–10
| conference = 16–4
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Austin Peay Governors}}|2008 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 4, 2008
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Eastern Kentucky
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Winfield Dunn Center
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 76–51
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 22–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 7, 2008
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Tennessee-Martin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Nashville Municipal Auditorium
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 78–77
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 23–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 8, 2008
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tennessee State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Nashville Municipal Auditorium
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 82–64
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 24–10
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Austin Peay Governors}}|2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 21, 2008
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 15 S
| opponent = Texas
| opprank = 7
| oppseed = 2 S
| site_stadium = Alltel Arena
| site_cityst = North Little Rock, Arkansas
| gamename = First Round
| score = 54–74
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 24–11
}}
{{CBB schedule end| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Central Time| region = S
| regionname = South Region}}
{{cite web |title=2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule | url=https://letsgopeay.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2007-08 |publisher=Austin Peay University Athletics |access-date=August 27, 2021}}
References
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