2023–24 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

2023–24 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
2023–24 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Legends Classic champions; SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 18
Record	27–8 (13–5 SEC)
Head coach	Bruce Pearl (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Ira Bowman (6th season); Steven Pearl (7th season); Corey Williams (1st season);
Home arena	Neville Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Tennessee	14	–	4	.778	27	–	9	.750
No. 20 Kentucky	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
No. 3т Alabama	13	–	5	.722	25	–	12	.676
No. 18 Auburn †	13	–	5	.722	27	–	8	.771
No. 24 South Carolina	13	–	5	.722	26	–	8	.765
Florida	11	–	7	.611	24	–	12	.667
Texas A&M	9	–	9	.500	21	–	15	.583
LSU	9	–	9	.500	17	–	16	.515
Mississippi State	8	–	10	.444	21	–	14	.600
Ole Miss	7	–	11	.389	20	–	12	.625
Georgia	6	–	12	.333	20	–	17	.541
Arkansas	6	–	12	.333	16	–	17	.485
Vanderbilt	4	–	14	.222	9	–	23	.281
Missouri	0	–	18	.000	8	–	24	.250

† 2024 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented 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 was Bruce Pearl in his 10th season at Auburn. The team played 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 Southeastern Conference 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
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 transferred to George Washington
Chandler Leopard	25	G	6'3"	195	Senior	Athens, AL	Walk-on; Graduated transferred to Samford

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
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
Addarin Scott	23	F/C	6'9"	207	Junior	Dallas, TX	Navarro College
Chaney Johnson	31	G	6'7"	215	Junior	Alabaster, AL	UAH

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aden Holloway #4 PG	Charlotte, NC	Prolific Prep	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Aug 1, 2022
Aden Holloway #4 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 44 247Sports: 74
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Auburn 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023. "2023 Auburn Tigers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tahaad Pettiford #3 PG	Jersey City, New Jersey	Hudson Catholic (NJ)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Feb 2, 2023
Tahaad Pettiford #3 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89
Jakhi Howard #21 SF	Boston, Massachusetts	Overtime Elite (GA)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 14, 2023
Jakhi Howard #21 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 19 247Sports: 27
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Auburn 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023. "2024 Auburn Tigers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	K. D. Johnson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Hargrave Military/Georgia	Atlanta, GA
G	1	Aden Holloway	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Prolific Prep	Charlotte, NC
F	2	Jaylin Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Brantley County	Nahunta, GA
G	3	Tre Donaldson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Florida State University School	Tallahassee, FL
F/C	4	Johni Broome	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Tampa Catholic/Morehead State	Plant City, FL
F	5	Chris Moore	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	West Memphis	West Memphis, AR
G/F	10	Chad Baker-Mazara	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Colonia/Northwest Florida State	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
G	12	Denver Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Memphis Day Academy/Florida International	New Market, AL
G	13	CJ Williams (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Fayetteville/Texas Tech	Fayetteville, AR
G	14	Presley Patterson (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Knoxville Catholic	Knoxville, TN
G	20	Carter Sobera	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Mountain Brook	Birmingham, AL
G	21	Blake Muschalek (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Trinity Christian	Dallas, TX
F/C	23	Addarin Scott	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Jr	Dallas Carter/Navarro	Dallas, TX
G/F	24	Lior Berman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Mountain Brook	Birmingham, AL
G	31	Chaney Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Thompson/UAH	Alabaster, AL
C	42	Haston Alexander (W)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Covenant Christian School	Tuscumbia, AL
C	44	Dylan Cardwell	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	256 lb (116 kg)	Sr	McEachern	Augusta, GA
G	55	Jalen Harper (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Sr	Pebblebrook/Shelton State CC	Mableton, GA

Head coach

Bruce Pearl (Boston College)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 10, 2023

Carter Sobera was awarded a basketball scholarship for the second semester of the 2023–24 season.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
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	L 64–69	5–2	21 – Broome	13 – Broome	5 – Donaldson	Holmes Center (7,037) Boone, NC
December 9, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Indiana Holiday Hoopsgiving	W 104–76	6–2	24 – Tied	8 – Cardwell	7 – J. Williams	State Farm Arena (8,623) Atlanta, GA
December 13, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		vs. UNC Asheville Rocket City Classic	W 87–62	7–2	15 – Donaldson	7 – Baker-Mazara	5 – Holloway	Von Braun Center (6,556) Huntsville, AL
December 17, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN		USC	W 91–75	8–2	15 – Holloway	5 – Cardwell	6 – Holloway	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
December 22, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		Alabama State	W 82–62	9–2	20 – J. Williams	13 – Broome	4 – Tied	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
December 30, 2023* 8:00 pm, SECN		Chattanooga	W 101–66	10–2	21 – J. Williams	9 – Cardwell	5 – Tied	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
January 2, 2024* 8:00 pm, SECN	No. 25	Penn	W 88–68	11–2	24 – Broome	12 – Broome	6 – Holloway	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
SEC regular season
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 25	at Arkansas	W 83–51	12–2 (1–0)	16 – Baker-Mazara	8 – Tied	4 – Donaldson	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
January 9, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 16	Texas A&M	W 66–55	13–2 (2–0)	22 – J. Williams	8 – J. Williams	6 – Donaldson	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
January 13, 2024 5:00 pm, SECN	No. 16	LSU	W 93–78	14–2 (3–0)	19 – Baker-Mazara	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
January 17, 2024 8:00 pm, SECN	No. 13	at Vanderbilt	W 80–65	15–2 (4–0)	21 – J. Williams	12 – Broome	3 – Tied	Memorial Gymnasium (7,099) Nashville, TN
January 20, 2024 7:30 pm, SECN	No. 13	No. 22 Ole Miss	W 82–59	16–2 (5–0)	13 – Tied	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
January 24, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN	No. 8	at Alabama Rivalry	L 75–79	16–3 (5–1)	25 – Broome	14 – Broome	3 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (13,474) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 27, 2024 2:30 pm, SECN	No. 8	at Mississippi State	L 58–64	16–4 (5–2)	14 – Broome	7 – Broome	3 – J. Williams	Humphrey Coliseum (9,175) Starkville, MS
January 31, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 16	Vanderbilt	W 81–54	17–4 (6–2)	21 – J. Williams	11 – Broome	5 – Donaldson	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
February 3, 2024 5:00 pm, SECN	No. 16	at Ole Miss	W 91–77	18–4 (7–2)	16 – J. Williams	9 – Tied	7 – Broome	SJB Pavilion (9,631) Oxford, MS
February 7, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 12	No. 16 Alabama Rivalry	W 99–81	19–4 (8–2)	26 – J. Williams	7 – Broome	4 – Donaldson	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
February 10, 2024 2:30 pm, SECN	No. 12	at Florida	L 65–81	19–5 (8–3)	14 – Broome	10 – C. Johnson	4 – Baker-Mazara	O'Connell Center (10,808) Gainesville, FL
February 14, 2024 7:30 pm, SECN	No. 13	No. 11 South Carolina	W 101–61	20–5 (9–3)	23 – J. Williams	5 – Baker-Mazara	5 – Cardwell	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
February 17, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN	No. 13	No. 22 Kentucky College GameDay	L 59–70	20–6 (9–4)	14 – Tied	11 – Broome	3 – Baker-Mazara	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
February 24, 2024 5:00 pm, SECN	No. 14	at Georgia	W 97–76	21–6 (10–4)	25 – Baker-Mazara	13 – Broome	4 – Baker-Mazara	Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA
February 28, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 11	at No. 4 Tennessee	L 84–92	21–7 (10–5)	23 – Broome	9 – Broome	5 – Broome	Thompson-Boling Arena (22,547) Knoxville, TN
March 2, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 11	Mississippi State	W 78–63	22–7 (11–5)	17 – Broome	6 – Broome	6 – Donaldson	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
March 5, 2024 8:00 pm, SECN	No. 13	at Missouri	W 101–74	23–7 (12–5)	17 – Broome	8 – Broome	5 – Holloway	Mizzou Arena (10,041) Columbia, MO
March 9, 2024 5:30 pm, SECN	No. 13	Georgia	W 92–78	24–7 (13–5)	21 – Jones	7 – Baker-Mazara	5 – Tied	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
SEC Tournament
March 15, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN	(4) No. 12	vs. (5) No. 15 South Carolina Quarterfinals	W 86–55	25–7	18 – Broome	10 – Broome	4 – Donaldson	Bridgestone Arena (17,137) Nashville, TN
March 16, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN	(4) No. 12	vs. (9) Mississippi State Semifinals	W 73–66	26–7	14 – Baker-Mazara	4 – Tied	6 – Holloway	Bridgestone Arena (16,499) Nashville, TN
March 17, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN	(4) No. 12	vs. (6) Florida Championship	W 86–67	27–7	19 – Broome	11 – Broome	4 – Donaldson	Bridgestone Arena (18,532) Nashville, TN
NCAA Tournament
March 22, 2024* 3:15 pm, TNT	(4 E) No. 7	vs. (13 E) Yale First Round	L 76–78	27–8	24 – Broome	13 – Broome	4 – Tied	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,051) Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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Game summaries

This section will be filled in as the season progresses.

Auburn–Montgomery (exhibition)

November 1, 2023
7:00 p.m.

Auburn–Montgomery Warhawks 66, Auburn Tigers 102
Scoring by half: 29–49, 37–53
Pts: Jalen Gaston, 23 Rebs: Jalen Gaston, 10 Asts: Jalil Robinson, 5		Pts: Denver Jones, 18 Rebs: Dylan Cardwell, 10 Asts: Tre Donaldson, 8

Auburn Tigers 82, No. 20 Baylor Bears 88
Scoring by half: 43–34, 39–54
Pts: Aden Holloway, 19 Rebs: Johni Broome, 11 Asts: Aden Holloway, 6		Pts: Ja'Kobe Walter, 28 Rebs: Jalen Bridges, 8 Asts: Jayden Nunn, 3

Southeastern Louisiana Lions 71, Auburn Tigers 86
Scoring by half: 28–39, 43–47
Pts: Roger McFarlane, 24 Rebs: Roger McFarlane, 11 Asts: Tied, 2		Pts: Johni Broome, 18 Rebs: Tied, 11 Asts: Tied, 4

Auburn Tigers 83, Notre Dame Fighting Irish 59
Scoring by half: 39–33, 44–26
Pts: Tied, 15 Rebs: Jaylin Williams, 7 Asts: Tied, 5		Pts: J.R. Konieczny, 18 Rebs: J.R. Konieczny, 11 Asts: Tied, 2

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2023 recruiting class

2024 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule

Game summaries

Auburn–Montgomery (exhibition)

vs No. 20 Baylor

vs Notre Dame

vs St. Bonaventure

at Appalachian State

vs Indiana

vs UNC Asheville

at Arkansas

at Vanderbilt

No. 22 Ole Miss

at Alabama

at Mississippi State

Vanderbilt

at Ole Miss

No. 16 Alabama

at Florida

No. 11 South Carolina

No. 22 Kentucky

at Georgia

at No. 4 Tennessee

Mississippi State

at Missouri

Georgia

vs No. 15 South Carolina (SEC Quarterfinal)

vs Mississippi State (SEC Semifinal)

vs Florida (SEC Championship)

vs Yale (NCAA First Round)

Statistics

Team Highs

Individual Highs

Rankings

See also

References