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Bruce Pearl addresses the crowd at Auburn Arena at his introductory press conference March 18, 2014. Raye May / DESIGN EDITOR

Basketball announces 2015-16 non-conference schedule

By Emily Shoffit | Sports Editor | June 10

Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl has assembled a non-conference schedule for the 2015 year that will be nothing short of an uphill battle. The Tigers will participate in a loaded Diamond Head Classic as well as facing at least four and as many as seven opponents who played in the NCAA Tournament.  "In the non-conference, you get to send your team a message," Pearl said in a statement. "That is whether you believe in them or not." The Tigers open the season at home against UAB and will remain at the Arena to host Colorado, Georgia Southern, and Northwestern State. "If you schedule soft, and you are not willing to travel, you send them a message that I don't think we are very good, and we need to play the soft schedule, and I'm not doing it," Pearl said. The Tigers will travel to Coastal Carolina on Dec.

Bruce Pearl addresses the crowd at Auburn Arena at his introductory press conference March 18, 2014. Raye May / DESIGN EDITOR

Changes announced in men's basketball staff

By Staff Report | May 29

Assistant coach Tony Jones has resigned to pursue other coaching opportunities, while current assistant coach Chuck Person, and staff members Todd Golden and Steven Pearl have each been promoted. Person has been elevated to associate head coach and has been signed to a three-year contract.

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Providence’s Tyler Harris added to Pearl’s roster

By Staff Report | May 15

Auburn men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl added new forward, Tyler Harris, to the 2016 roster, according to a report by the Montgomery Advertiser.  Harris, a top five transfer from Providence, chose Auburn over top basketball programs such as UCONN, Oklahoma State and Georgia Tech. Harris averaged 9.9 points and 4.4 rebounds off 12 starts on 34 games last season. Harris said Pearl has planned to put him in a power forward position for this upcoming season.

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Pearl and the Tigers will face Oklahoma State in Big 12/SEC Challenge

By Staff Report | May 15

Auburn men's basketball will host Oklahoma State on Jan. 30, 2016, at Auburn Arena as part of the 2016 Big 12/SEC Challenge, according to a press release issued by ESPN.  Auburn will participate in the challenge for the third straight season. Auburn has previously traveled to Iowa State (2013-14) and Texas Tech (2014-15). This is the first time the challenge will be in Auburn.  This will be the fourth meeting for Auburn and Oklahoma State, with Auburn leading 2-1 in the series.  The teams first met in 1977 in Huntsville, and then in 1999 in Indianapolis in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.

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Cinmeon Bowers cleared to play after internal investigation

By Staff Report | May 14

After a long-awaited decision concerning Auburn’s forward powerhouse, Cinmeon Bowers got the OK to play for the 2016 season, according to AL.com. Bowers was forced to sit out the final Auburn appearance in this year’s SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, where the Tigers were stomped by the Kentucky Wildcats to close out their season, 91-67.

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