Auburn men's basketball will play a series against Xavier University at Auburn Arena this season as head coach Bruce Pearl continues to accomplish his mission of lining up one of the toughest schedules in years for the Tigers and turning around the program.
Xavier leads the series with Auburn 4-3, including a win at Auburn in the 2007-08 season and a win at Cintas Center in the 2008-09 season.
Pearl continues the challenge of finding opponents to make Auburn's schedule more attractive than it has been in recent past, while trying to help Auburn improve last season's 14-16 record.
He also wants to make SEC basketball stronger as a whole. Only three SEC teams advanced to the NCAA Tournament last season.
Xavier has proven itself as one of the country's premier college basketball programs.
Pearl and his No. 12 Tennessee men's basketball team defeated Xavier 82-75 in the 2007-08 season.
The series will start in Auburn and return to the Cintas Center in the 2015-16 season.
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