The Governors, led by 27th-year head coach Dave Loos, played their home games at the Dunn Center in Clarksville, Tennessee and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).

He had been undergoing cancer treatment during the season, and had taken a medical leave in January 2017, missing four games.

On April 3, South Carolina assistant Matt Figger was hired as the new head coach of APSU.

As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men's basketball coaches and sports information directors, Austin Peay was picked to finish third in the West Division of the conference.