The Governors, led by first-year head coach Matt Figger, played their home games at the Dunn Center in Clarksville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

They defeated Eastern Illinois in the quarterfinals of the OVC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Belmont.

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.

[2] In a vote of conference coaches and sports information directors, Austin Peay was picked to finish in 11th place in the OVC.