Corey Gipson

Corey Gipson

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Austin Peay
Conference	UAC
Record	55–44 (.556)
Biographical details
Born	(1981-01-22) January 22, 1981 Sikeston, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
2000–2002	Three Rivers CC
2002–2004	Austin Peay
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2005–2009	Virginia State (assistant)
2009–2012	UNC Greensboro (assistant)
2012–2015	Austin Peay (assistant)
2015–2022	Missouri State (assistant)
2022–2023	Northwestern State
2023–present	Austin Peay
Head coaching record
Overall	77–55 (.583)
Tournaments	0–1 (CIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
ASUN regular season (2026)

Corey Gipson (born January 22, 1981) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team.

Playing career

Gipson played his first two years at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Missouri before transferring to Austin Peay where he was part of two Governors Ohio Valley Conference regular season titles, including the 2003 OVC tournament title for a berth in the NCAA tournament.

Coaching career

After graduating, Gipson started his coaching career as an assistant at Virginia State from 2005 to 2009 before joining the staff at UNC Greensboro where he would coach under both Mike Dement and Wes Miller. Gipson would return to his alma mater as an assistant coach from 2012 to 2015, then become an assistant coach at Missouri State in 2016.

Northwestern State

On March 21, 2022, Gipson was named the 10th coach in Northwestern State's history, replacing the retiring Mike McConathy.

Austin Peay

Gipson returned to Austin Peay on March 12, 2023 to become their head coach, replacing Nate James.

Head coaching record

Record table

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Northwestern State Demons (Southland Conference) (2022–2023)
2022–23	Northwestern State	22–11	13–5	2nd
Northwestern State:		22–11 (.667)	13–5 (.722)
Austin Peay Governors (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2023–2026)
2023–24	Austin Peay	19–16	10–6	4th	CIT Quarterfinals
2024–25	Austin Peay	14–19	8–10	T–7th
2025–26	Austin Peay	22–9	15–3	T–1st
Austin Peay:		55–44 (.556)	33–19 (.635)
Total:		77–55 (.583)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion