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COLBY WILSON BASKETBALL CONTACT E: [email protected] P: 615-604-3803 GOVERNORS BASKETBALL | 13-TIME OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE CHAMPION | 2018 OVC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2018-19 GAME NOTES | THE ROAD OPENER AUSTIN PEAY (1-0) at No. 18 MISSISSIPPI STATE (0-0) SCHEDULE Nov. 9, 2018 ■ HUMPHREY COLISEUM ■ STARKVILLE, MISS. DATE OPPONENT TIME THE MATCHUP FASTBREAK Nov. 6 Oakland City W, 114-53 • Austin Peay begins a road journey that spans the Nov. 9 at No. 18 Mississippi State 6:30 p.m. remainder of November when the Govs travel to Jersey Mike’s Jamaica Classic (Varied Sites) Starkville, Mississippi for a date with nationally- Nov. 12 at South Florida 6 p.m. ranked Mississippi State, Friday, at Humphrey Nov. 16 vs. Central Connecticut 11:30 a.m. Coliseum. Nov. 18 vs. Campbell 2 p.m. • Not only does Austin Peay head coach Matt Figger Nov. 24 at Ohio 2 p.m. have familiarity with Mississippi State from his days Nov. 29 at Troy 7:15 p.m. AUSTIN MISSISSIPPI in the SEC as an assistant at South Carolina, he Dec. 1 at Alabama A&M 6 p.m. PEAY STATE actually led the Gamecocks to a 74-62 victory against Dec. 8 Calvary 4 p.m. the Bulldogs as acting head coach on the fi nal day Dec. 15 Purdue Fort Wayne 4 p.m. 2018-19 RECORD 2018-19 RECORD 1-0 ■ 0-0 OVC 0-0 ■ 0-0 SEC of the 2013-14 regular season. St. Pete Shootout (Eckerd College) • Austin Peay throttled Oakland City, 114-53 in the Dec. 21 Campbell 1:30 p.m. LAST GAME LAST GAME regular-season opener, with the 61-point margin of Nov. 6, 2018 March 27, 2018 Dec. 22 Liberty or Alabama State TBA W, 114-53 vs OCU L, 60-75 vs Penn State victory the largest by the Govs since 2010 (112-52 Dec. 28 at Arkansas 7 p.m. in Clarksville in New York City against Fontbonne, Dec. 11). Jan. 3 Eastern Kentucky • 8 p.m. HEAD COACH HEAD COACH • Dayton Gumm’s 11-point, 10-assist performance Jan. 5 Morehead State • 4 p.m. Matt Figger Ben Howland against Oakland City in the season opener was the Jan. 10 at Southeast Missouri • 7:45 p.m. Eastern Kentucky (1995) Weber State (1979) fi rst points-assists double-double for a Gov since Jan. 12 at UT Martin • 3:30 p.m. 20-15 ■ 2nd season at APSU 55-45 ■ 4th season at MSU Derek Wright, Jan. 31, 2008, against Murray State. Jan. 17 at SIU Edwardsville • 7:30 p.m. 20-15 ■ 2 career seasons 454-253 ■ 23 career seasons • Preseason All-OVC honoree Terry Taylor started his Jan. 19 at Eastern Illinois • 3:15 p.m. season in a fashion most expected, with an effi cient LEADERS LEADERS Jan. 24 Tennessee State • 8 p.m. 21-point, 9-rebound performance against Oakland Terry Taylor Quinndary Weatherspoon Jan. 26 Belmont • 4 p.m. ■ 21.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg ■ 14.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg, City. Jan. 31 at Tennessee Tech • 6 p.m. 61.5 FG%, 2.0 spg 48.4 FG%, 1.4 spg • Seven Govs reached double fi gures in scoring against Feb. 2 at Jacksonville State • 4 p.m. Dayton Gumm Aric Holman the Mighty Oaks, while a standout defensive effort Feb. 7 SIU Edwardsville • 8 p.m. ■ 11.0 ppg, 10.0 apg ■ 10.9 ppg, 6.7 rpg, limited Oakland City to just 14 second-half points. 3.0 spg, 50.0 FG% 1.8 bpg, 57.3 FG% • Prior to establishing one of the SEC’s up-and-coming Feb. 9 Eastern Illinois • 4 p.m. Jarrett Givens Nick Weatherspoon programs in Starkville, Mississippi State head coach Feb. 14 Murray State • 6 p.m. ■ 16.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, ■ 10.8 ppg, 2.9 apg, Ben Howland led UCLA to three straight 30-win Feb. 16 at Morehead State • 3:35 p.m. 2.0 spg, 50.0 FG% 47.9 FG%, 72.2 FT% seasons and Final Four appearances (2006-08) Feb. 21 Southeast Missouri • 8 p.m. • Brother duo Nick and Quinndary Weatherspoon Feb. 23 UT Martin • 4 p.m. INSIDE THE SERIES brought plenty of postseason hardware back to Feb. 28 at Eastern Kentucky • 6:30 p.m. The Series: The series is tied 1-1. Starkville last year, with Nick earning All-Freshman March 2 at Murray State • 7 p.m. Series Streak: Mississippi State won the last meeting. honors from the SEC and Quinndary a second-team Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Championship Last Meeting: Mississippi State won, 80-73, Dec. 1, All-SEC choice. Evansville, Indiana 1992 in Starkville. • Aric Holman, a preseason All-SEC choice, hails from March 6 FirstRound TBA less than two hours from Clarksville in Owensboro, March 7 Quarterfi nals TBA Kentucky. March 8 Semifi nals TBA March 9 Championship TBA AUSTIN PEAY PROBABLE STARTERS • - OVC Game TODAY’S BROADCASTS ipTV: SEC Network+ Play-by-Play: Bart Gregory Analyst: Matt Wyatt RADIO • GOVS SPORTS NETWORK (104.1 FM) Play-by-Play: Scott Chase #1 #4 #21 #3 #15 Analyst: Eric Foister Antwuan Dayton Terry Chris Jabari Butler Gumm Taylor Porter-Bunton McGhee GOVS ON THE WEB Pts 2.0 Pts 11.0 Pts 21.0 Pts 12.0 Pts 8.0 LIVE STATISTCS Reb 1.0 Ast 10.0 Reb 9.0 Reb 5.0 Reb 5.0 PeayStats.com Ast 4.0 Stl 1.8 Stl 2.0 Stl 1.0 Stl 2.0 LIVE AUDIO Stl 2.0 FG% 50% FG% 62% FGM 6.0 FG% 43% http://player.listenlive.co/41591/ A/TO INF FT% 100% FT% 100% FG% 75% FT% 67% LIVE VIDEO WatchESPN LETSGOPEAY.COM /LETSGOPEAY @LETSGOPEAY @LETSGOPEAY NOTING THE GAME VS. 2018-19 OPPONENTS WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW GOVS ALL-TIME A consensus top-25 team and a darkhorse SEC championship pick among pundits, Ben Non-Conference Howland has built a deep squad returning its top six scorers from a year ago, when the Alabama A&M 1-0 Bulldogs made an NIT Final Four appearance. Quinndary Weatherspoon and Aric Holman Alabama State 0-0 were preseason All-OVC choices and were bolstered in the offseason by a consensus top-25 Arkansas 0-3 recruiting class, including McDonald’s All-American Reggie Perry, the top prospect out of the Calvary 0-0 state of Georgia a year ago. In exhibition play, the Bulldogs throttled Georgia Southwestern to the tune of an 88-57 Campbell 0-0 victory. Lamar Peters (17 points) led fi ve Bulldogs in double fi gures, while Mississippi State Central Connecticut 0-0 used its size advantage to the tune of a 38-18 discrepancy on points in the paint. Liberty 1-1 Weatherspoon, named to the Jerry West Award Watch List (awarded annually to the na- Mississippi State 1-1 tion’s top shooting guard) in October, is the engine for Mississippi State. He enters Friday’s Oakland City 9-0 contest needing 21 points to pass Jarvis Varnado for 17th in Bulldog history. Ohio 1-2 Purdue Fort Wayne 0-4 DEEPER MEANINGS South Florida 0-2 WHAT A WIN WOULD MEAN: Would be Austin Peay’s fi rst win against Mississippi State since Troy 4-0 1992... would be the Govs fi rst win against an SEC foe since 2011... would be Austin Peay’s fi rst Western Kentucky 14-40 road-opening win since 2010... would make the Govs 2-0 to start the season for the fi rst time Conference since 2010-11... would be Austin Peay’s fi rst win in the state of Mississippi since Jan. 5, 1976 Belmont 31-17 (102-93 over Southern Miss)... would be Austin Peay’s fi rst win against a nationally-ranked op- Eastern Illinois 32-17 ponent since upsetting Illinois (ranked 11th by the Associated Press) in the 1987 NCAA Men’s Eastern Kentucky 62-52 Basketball Tournament. Jacksonville State 20- 6 WHAT A LOSS WOULD MEAN: Would be Austin Peay’s second straight loss to Mississippi Morehead State 52-56 State... would be the Govs sixth straight loss against an SEC foe... would be Austin Peay’s eighth Murray State 43-87 straight loss in its fi rst road game of a season. SIU Edwardsville 9-4 Southeast Missouri 38-22 LAST TIME VERSUS MISSISSIPPI STATE Tennessee State 46-30 Austin Peay visited Mississippi State to open the 1992-93 campaign and nearly escaped Tennessee Tech 69-74 Humphrey Coliseum with an upset victory against the Bulldogs. Greg Franklin scored 20 UT Martin 73-31 points, Rick Yudt chipped in with 17 and eight rebounds but what might’ve been we can only guess--future superstar Bubba Wells, sidelined by injury and on his way to a redshirt season, VS. 2018-19 OPPONENTS could only watch as the Govs fell just short in an 80-73 loss. MATT FIGGER ALL-TIME Non-Conference TALE OF THE TAPE… APSU MSU Alabama A&M 1-0 Overall OVC Overall (17-18) SEC Alabama State 0-0 Scoring Offense 114.0 73.4 Arkansas 0-0 Scoring Defense 53.0 67.8 Calvary 0-0 Field Goal % 59.2 46.5 Campbell 0-0 FG% defense 31.5 41.8 Central Connecticut 0-0 Three-Point Field Goal % 48.0 31.9 Liberty 0-0 3G% Defense 27.3 33.2 Mississippi State 1-0* Free-throw % 75.0 69.1 Oakland City 2-0 Rebounds per game 49.0 36.1 Ohio 0-0 Rebound margin +23.0 +2.0 Purdue Fort Wayne 0-0 Assists per game 26.0 13.3 South Florida 0-0 Turnover Average 10.0 13.1 Troy 1-0 Steals per game 12.0 6.6 Western Kentucky 0-1 Blocks per game 4.0 5.4 Conference Belmont 0-2 Eastern Illinois 3-0 Eastern Kentucky 1-0 Jacksonville State 2-0 Morehead State 1-0 Murray State 0-2 SIU Edwardsville 2-0 Southeast Missouri 2-0 Tennessee State 0-1 Tennessee Tech 0-2 UT Martin 2-0 *-As interim South Carolina Head Coach 2 | 2018 GOVERNORS BASKETBALL | LETSGOPEAY.COM | @LETSGOPEAY | @AUSTINPEAYMBB | #LETSGOPEAY The Little Red Barn in the Memorial Health Building has been reconfi gured as a practice facility for the Governors, shown here on Day One of 2018’s offi cial fall practice session.