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APSU NCAA Tournament Central

By Colby Wilson

The Govs are going dancing! For the first time since 2008, Austin Peay is back in the NCAA Tournament and you can find all the information you need about the Selection Watch Party, tickets and more here. This page will be updated as more information becomes available, so be sure to check back often over the next week.
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FOLLOW THE GOVS
TV: TNT
Announcers: Jim Nantz, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery
Date: March 17 | Time: 3 p.m.
Radio: Governors Sports Network
Affiliated Stations: 105.1 FM, 1400 AM, 540 AM, 100.7 FM
Live: Audio | Stats

SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter: Athletics | Men's Basketball
Facebook: LetsGoPeay
Instagram: LetsGoPeay
YouTube: CultureOfExcellence

HOW WE GOT HERE

Chronicling APSU's magical four-wins-in-four-days journey, the staff for LetsGoPeay.com put together some tremendous work on the run in Nashville. Find it all here.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT US...

Austin Peay's inspiring run to the OVC Championship has earned the Governors press from around the nation. Read all about it.


 
Selection Sunday

Big thanks to everyone who turned out for our Selection Sunday party at the Dunn Center!

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Ticket Information
Beginning 9 a.m., Monday, fans can purchase their tickets for the Des Moines sessions by calling 931-221-PEAY. Those interested in traveling with a group from Clarksville can inquire about potential bus travel when purchasing their tickets.

Priority will be given to Governors Club members, but there's still time to join the Governors Club and assure your place in the stands next week. Contact the Austin Peay Ticketing Office at 931-221-PEAY both to join the Governors Club and to inquire about NCAA Men's Basketball Championship tickets wherever the Governors wind up.

Local Watch Parties
If you can't make the trek to Des Moines for Austin Peay State University's first-round NCAA Tournament game against Kansas, there will be plenty of places in Clarksville to view the game with your fellow Governors fans. 
Championship Gear
Championship gear is available now on the Ann Ross Bookstore website. Check back periodically as more styles become available.
The Opponent

The Governors will face Kansas, the top-seeded team in the South Region, Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa. The Big 12 regular-season and tournament champion, the Jayhawks are coached by Bill Self and went 30-4 in 2015-16, including 14 straight wins to close out the season. Self was named Big 12 Coach of the Year by the Associated Press (his fifth at Kansas) and Perry Ellis (first-team), Frank Mason III and Wayne Selden Jr. (second-team) were named All-Big 12, with Mason and Devonte' Graham earning spots on the All-Defensive Team.

Ellis, a 6-8 senior from Wichita, led the Jayhawk attack with 16.7 ppg and 5.9 rpg after shooting 52.3 percent from the floor. Last week, he was named USA Today All-American and a finalist for the Karl Malone Award.

#RallyForRhyan

Rhyan Loos is the daughter of Jen and Brad Loos, assistant basketball coach at Missouri, and the granddaughter of Governors head coach Dave Loos. In October, she was diagnosed with Stage Four neuroblastoma and has been receiving treatment ever since. To hear more about her story, click this section header to visit the Facebook page or here for the GoFundMe page.