Coming off a historic run to the Final Four and an SEC Tournament Championship, Auburn begins the 2019-20 basketball season at No. 24 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll.
Bruce Pearl's squad is looking to follow the most successful season in school history with key additions from its incoming freshmen class, including 4-star forward Isaac Okoro, 3-star center Babatunde Akingbola and 3-star guard Devan Cambridge.
The Tigers are also bringing back returning veterans Anfernee McLemore, Austin Wiley, Samir Doughty, Danjel Purifoy and J’von McCormick, who all were major contributors in last year's season.
Auburn finished the 2018-19 regular season with a 22-9 record with an 11-7 record in SEC play. The Tigers won the SEC Tournament championship and the Midwest Regional before falling to Virginia in the Final Four in the final seconds. They finished the season 30-10 overall.
Auburn opens the season with an exhibition game on Nov. 1 against Eckerd.
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