| 2023–24 Auburn Tigers men's basketball | |
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Legends Classic champions | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 5–1 (0–0 SEC) |
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| Home arena | Neville Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Mississippi State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Texas A&M | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Alabama | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Tennessee | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 SEC tournament winner As of November 30, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023–24 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represents Auburn University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The team's head coach is Bruce Pearl in his 10th season at Auburn. The team plays its home games at Neville Arena in Auburn, Alabama.
Previous season
The 2022–23 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team finished the 2022–23 season with a record of 21–13, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in seventh place in the conference. As the No. 7 seed, they were defeated by No. 10 seed Arkansas in the second round of the SEC tournament. The Tigers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the Midwest Region, where they defeated Iowa in the First Round before falling to the region's top seed Houston in the Second Round. After the season, Corey Williams replaced Wes Flanigan on the team's staff.[1]
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Wendell Green Jr. | 1 | G | 5'11" | 175 | Junior | Detroit, MI | Undrafted in 2023 NBA draft; signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. |
| Chance Westry | 10 | G | 6'6" | 190 | Freshman | Harrisburg, PA | Transferred to Syracuse |
| Zep Jasper | 12 | G | 6'1" | 190 | Senior | Augusta, GA | Graduated |
| Yohan Traore | 21 | F | 6'10" | 225 | Freshman | Tours, France | Transferred to UC Santa Barbara |
| Allen Flanigan | 22 | G | 6'6" | 220 | Senior | Little Rock, AR | Graduate transferred to Ole Miss |
| Babatunde Akingbola | 23 | C | 6'10" | 245 | Senior | Ogun, Nigeria | Graduate tranferred to George Washington |
| Chandler Leopard | 25 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Athens, AL | Walk-on; Graduated |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Chad Baker-Mazara | 10 | G/F | 6'7" | 190 | Junior | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Northwest Florida State College |
| Denver Jones | 12 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | New Market, AL | Florida International |
| CJ Williams | 13 | G | 6'1" | 155 | Sophomore | Fayetteville, AR | Texas Tech |
| Chaney Johnson | 31 | G | 6'7" | 215 | Junior | Alabaster, AL | UAH |
2023 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Aden Holloway #4 PG |
Charlotte, NC | Prolific Prep | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Aug 1, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 44 247Sports: 74 | ||||||
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2024 recruiting class
| US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits | ||||||
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| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
| Tahaad Pettiford #4 PG |
Jersey City, NJ | Hudson Catholic | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Feb 2, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 13 247Sports: 16 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| November 1, 2023* 7:00 pm |
Auburn–Montgomery | W 102–66 | – |
18 – Jones | 10 – Cardwell | 8 – Donaldson | Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL | ||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 7, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN |
vs. No. 20 Baylor | L 82–88 | 0–1 |
19 – Holloway | 11 – Broome | 6 – Holloway | Sanford Pentagon (3,028) Sioux Falls, SD | ||||
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ |
Southeastern Louisiana | W 86–71 | 1–1 |
18 – Broome | 11 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL | ||||
| November 16, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. Notre Dame Legends Classic semifinals |
W 83–59 | 2–1 |
15 – Tied | 7 – J. Williams | 5 – Tied | Barclays Center (5,524) Brooklyn, NY | ||||
| November 17, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. St. Bonaventure Legends Classic championship |
W 77–60 | 3–1 |
18 – Broome | 10 – J. Williams | 3 – Tied | Barclays Center (4,849) Brooklyn, NY | ||||
| November 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ |
Alabama A&M | W 84–54 | 4–1 |
15 – C. Johnson | 9 – Cardwell | 6 – Baker-Mazara | Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL | ||||
| November 29, 2023* 8:15 pm, ESPN2 |
Virginia Tech ACC–SEC Challenge |
W 74–57 | 5–1 |
30 – Broome | 13 – Broome | 3 – Tied | Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL | ||||
| December 3, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Appalachian State | Holmes Center Boone, NC | |||||||||
| December 9, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. Indiana Holiday Hoopsgiving |
State Farm Arena Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
| December 13, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
vs. UNC Asheville Rocket City Classic |
Von Braun Center Huntsville, AL | |||||||||
| December 17, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN |
USC | Neville Arena Auburn, AL | |||||||||
| December 22, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ |
Alabama State | Neville Arena Auburn, AL | |||||||||
| December 30, 2023* 4:00 pm, SECN |
Chattanooga | Neville Arena Auburn, AL | |||||||||
| January 2, 2024* 8:00 pm, SECN |
Penn | Neville Arena Auburn, AL | |||||||||
| SEC regular season | |||||||||||
| January 6, 2024 TBD, ESPN2 |
at Arkansas | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | |||||||||
| January 9, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Texas A&M | Neville Arena Auburn, AL | |||||||||
| January 13, 2024 5:00 pm, SECN |
LSU | Neville Arena Auburn, AL | |||||||||
| January 17, 2024 8:00 pm, SECN |
at Vanderbilt | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN | |||||||||
| January 20, 2024 7:30 pm, SECN |
Ole Miss | Neville Arena Auburn, AL | |||||||||
| January 24, 2024 TBD, ESPN/ESPN2 |
at Alabama Rivalry |
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||||||
| January 27, 2024 2:30 pm, SECN |
at Mississippi State | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS | |||||||||
| January 31, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Vanderbilt | Neville Arena Auburn, AL | |||||||||
| February 3, 2024 5:00 pm, SECN |
at Ole Miss | SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS | |||||||||
| February 7, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Alabama Rivalry |
Neville Arena Auburn, AL | |||||||||
| February 10, 2024 2:30 pm, SECN |
at Florida | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | |||||||||
| February 14, 2024 7:30 pm, SECN |
South Carolina | Neville Arena Auburn, AL | |||||||||
| February 17, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN |
Kentucky | Neville Arena Auburn, AL | |||||||||
| February 24, 2024 5:00 pm, SECN |
at Georgia | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA | |||||||||
| February 28, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Tennessee | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN | |||||||||
| March 2, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU |
Mississippi State | Neville Arena Auburn, AL | |||||||||
| March 5, 2024 8:00 pm, SECN |
at Missouri | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO | |||||||||
| March 9, 2024 5:30 pm, SECN |
Georgia | Neville Arena Auburn, AL | |||||||||
| SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 13–17, 2024 |
vs. TBD | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
Game summaries
This section will be filled in as the season progresses.
Auburn–Montgomery (exhibition)
vs No. 20 Baylor
Southeastern Louisiana
vs Notre Dame
vs St. Bonaventure
ESPN2 |
November 17, 2023 6:00 p.m. |
| Auburn Tigers 77, St. Bonaventure Bonnies 60 | ||
| Scoring by half: 48–28, 29–32 | ||
| Pts: J. Broome, 18 Rebs: J. Williams, 10 Asts: 4 Tied, 3 |
Pts: Chad Venning, 14 Rebs: Barry Evans, 7 Asts: Tied, 3 | |
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY Attendance: 4,849 Referees: Nathan Farrell, Byron Jarrett, Evon Burroughs |
Alabama A&M
Virginia Tech
at Appalachian State
ESPN2 |
December 3, 2023 12:00 p.m. |
| Auburn Tigers vs. Appalachian State Mountaineers |
vs Indiana
vs UNC Asheville
SECN+ |
December 13, 2023 7:00 p.m. |
| UNC Asheville Bulldogs vs. Auburn Tigers |
USC
Alabama State
SECN+ ESPN+ |
December 22, 2023 7:00 p.m. |
| Alabama State Hornets vs. Auburn Tigers |
Chattanooga
Penn
at Arkansas
Texas A&M
LSU
at Vanderbilt
SECN |
January 17, 2024 8:00 p.m. |
| Auburn Tigers vs. Vanderbilt Commodores |
Ole Miss
at Alabama
ESPN ESPN2 |
January 24, 2024 TBD |
| Auburn Tigers vs. Alabama Crimson Tide |
at Mississippi State
SECN |
January 27, 2024 2:30 p.m. |
| Auburn Tigers vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs |
Vanderbilt
at Ole Miss
Alabama
at Florida
South Carolina
SECN |
February 14, 2024 7:30 p.m. |
| South Carolina Gamecocks vs. Auburn Tigers |
Kentucky
at Georgia
at Tennessee
ESPN2 |
February 28, 2024 6:00 p.m. |
| Auburn Tigers vs. Tennessee Volunteers |
Mississippi State
ESPN2 ESPNU |
March 2, 2024 3:00 p.m. |
| Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Auburn Tigers |
at Missouri
Georgia
Rankings
| Week | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | RV | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | RV | |||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ https://auburntigers.com/staff-directory/corey-williams/3173
- ↑ https://auburntigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
- ↑ https://auburntigers.com/news/2023/6/26/2024-sec-mens-basketball-conference-opponents-announced.aspx
- ↑ https://auburntigers.com/news/2023/8/11/mens-basketball-tough-non-conference-slate-to-test-tigers.aspx
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