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(12/22/13 10:57pm)
The men's basketball team, led by KT Harrell, knocked off Boston College 77-67 on Sunday afternoon at Auburn Arena.
Harrell who transferred from Virginia and sat out last season led the Tigers in scoring with 29 points. Hitting 10-of-17 shots, with six three pointers and went 3-for-3 from the free-throw line.
"KT was big," said head coach Tony Barbee. "I've been waiting for a breakout. He's played well all year. Self-confidence is an issue sometimes with KT. I've been on him to keep fighting, keep pushing, keep being aggressive. Tonight he was that."
Chris Denson added 15 points for the Tigers, and freshman point guard Tajh Shamsid-Deen had 14 points.
Auburn started off fast jumping out to an early 37-24 halftime lead, but Boston College started to chip away at the Tigers' lead in the second half getting within eight points of the Tigers with 1:43 to go in the game.
Shamsid-Deen came through with two clutch free throws, with 40 seconds left, to put the game away for Auburn.
The win gave the Tigers its second victory in a row and its second victory against an Atlantic Coast Conference team.
Boston College, who has been struggling lately, dropped to a 4-8 record so far this season.
Barbee said the Eagles are a better team than its record shows.
"They are a tough team and have played an incredibly tough schedule," Barbee said. "We knew they were going to be desperate to get a win before the break. I thought we did a lot of great things."
Auburn will now take a break for the Christmas holidays, and will return to the court on Dec. 30 when they take on Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Auburn Arena.
(12/22/13 12:11am)
The women's basketball team got the Subway Classic in Minneapolis, Minn. started off the right way with a 66-60 victory against UCLA on Saturday.
Senior Tyrese Tanner's team high 24 points helped the Tigers stay ahead for the entire game.
"Tyrese was our leader today, she attacked the basket hard and hit some great shots against their 2-3 zone," said Auburn head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy. "Ty said in the second half, `we are not going to lose.'"
Auburn jumped out to the early lead and was up by as many as seven points early in the game, but UCLA came back to tie things up at 19.
Auburn pulled away for a nine-point lead and went into the locker room up at halftime leading 33-27.
Ahead by just three with less than a minute left in the game, Auburn freshman Allina Starr, a Minneapolis native, stepped up to the line and knocked down a pair of key free throws to give the Tigers a five-point lead.
After a defensive stop, Hasina Muhammad knocked down a free throw to give Auburn a six-point lead and the win.
"I really thought our defense picked it up in times we really needed it," said Williams-Flournoy. "We gave up some easy baskets and turned the ball over in some bad times, but they did not let it get to them. They kept their heads up and kept playing. Tyrese Tanner did an awesome job at the top of our press as well."
It was Tanner's second 20-point game of the season and her fifth game in a row with at least 17 points. She was 8-of-15 from the field and 7-of-9 from the free throw line while also grabbing eight boards and four steals.
With the win the Tigers are now 9-3 on the season and will return to the court on Sunday when they take on Minnesota. The Gophers fell to UCLA on Friday, 58-55.
(12/20/13 5:23am)
After coming off two-straight loses to Iowa State and Illinois, Auburn was able to end its losing streak on Thursday night with a 66-64 last minute win against Clemson at Auburn Arena.
"We executed way better (tonight)," said Junior guard KT Harrell. "I don't know what it was in Phillips Arena vs. Illinois. We were just stagnant. We were disgusted with ourselves. Myself included. We did a lot of looking in the mirror. We had a great week of practice, and it translated on the court tonight."
Auburn got off to a fast start, scoring the first eight points of the game and building a 17-6 lead in the first 6:48 of the game.
Clemson would fight back and tie the game at the halftime break and then quickly took the lead at the start of the second period.
Looking like a much-improved team from the first period Clemson would begin to pull away, but Auburn would continue to fight and keep the game close for the remainder of the game.
With a little more than one minute to go in the game Auburn would take a 62-60 lead, but Clemson would quickly retie the game with 57 seconds to go in the game.
Auburn would then need some clutch free throws and a strong defensive stand from Asauhn Dixon-Tatum with 30 seconds to go in the game to pull away and hold on for the 66-64 win.
"We just talked about it in the locker room," said head coach Tony Barbee. "Asauhn (Dixon-Tatum) didn't have his best stuff tonight, but the team stayed on Asauhn. I stayed on Asauhn about keep fighting and then make the play when it matters. That is what he does well is block shots. He is so long. For him to leave his man and come over and block that shot was big time."
Chris Denson led Auburn in scoring with 19 points, while KT Harrell had 14 and Allen Payne had eight.
"Coach Barbee always says that KT Harrell and I can't do the bulk of the scoring it needs to come from everybody," Denson said. "Plus Asauhn Dixon-Tatum making that big block. We just need contributions from everybody every night."
The win improved the Tigers to 5-3 on the year.
Auburn will return to the court on Sunday when they take on Boston College in Auburn Arena at 1 p.m.
(12/19/13 3:40am)
After a rough first half the Auburn women's basketball team beat Presbyterian 64-27 to improve to an 8-3 record on the year.
"We're definitely happy to be 8-3. A win is a win," said head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy after the game. "You look at the first half, and you're not happy with it. You look at the second half, and you see improvements. At the end of the day, you're just happy for the win because we've got some tough games ahead of us. As with most non-conference games, these two are a little bit more of the caliber of teams in the SEC. I really hope this will prepare us as we start SEC play."
At the end of the first half Auburn was only leading Presbyterian 27-15, and had 11 turnovers.
"It was disappointing and embarrassing," said senior forward Tyrese Tanner. "In the second half, I think we picked it up a little bit."
The second half did improve, as the Tigers were able to get control of the turnovers and get some production on the offensive side of the court by going on a 26-5 run.
Williams Flournoy believes the Tigers were not playing full speed in the first half against a Big South Conference school.
"I really thought in the first half we were just going through the motions," Williams-Flournoy said. "I think when you play a team like Presbyterian College you sometimes think that you really don't have to play as aggressive on defense and be in the right position. You think you can just steal the ball and not really play hard. I think they found out that Presbyterian College plays pretty hard, so we had to be in the right position and play tougher on defense in the second half."
The tougher defense in the second half helped the Tigers cruise to the 64-27 final score.
Tanner led the Tigers in scoring with 18 points, while Brandy Montgomery had 11 points of her own.
With the victory the Tigers will now travel to Minneapolis, Minn. to play in The Subway Classic against two tough opponents in UCLA and Minnesota in the final two nonconference games of the season.
Both of these games will be a good test for the Tigers as they prepare for the start of SEC play.
"I think it is very important," Williams-Flournoy said. "You are playing two NCAA-caliber teams on the road which always helps us get ready for our tough SEC opponents on the road as well. We just want to go in and play as well as we can."
The Tigers will take on UCLA Saturday, Dec. 21 at 2 p.m.
(12/18/13 9:21pm)
The Auburn Police Division arrested 22-year-old Gregory S. Gray Jr. Wednesday, Dec. 18, on a felony warrant. Gray was charged with the murder of Richard Kenneth DeVore, according to an APD news release.
(12/16/13 3:47am)
After a strong second-half performance the women's basketball team defeated Florida A&M 92-55 on Sunday night at Auburn Arena.
Florida A&M got off to a strong start hitting six 3-point shots in the first half helping push the Rattlers to a six-point lead before the Tigers were able to get going in the second half and take control of the game.
In the second half Auburn was able to keep Florida A&M from scoring for more than 10-minutes of play and cruised to the 92-55 final score.
"I thought we did a much better job in the second half controlling them at the 3-point line," head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy said. "They still shot a lot of threes. They hit six in the first half. We really talked at half time about running them off the 3-point line a bit more and pushing the ball a bit more in transition as well. It was a good night."
Peyton Davis and Tyrese Tanner both led the Tigers in scoring with 19 points each. Hasina Muhammad also had a good night by scoring 18 points of her own.
Davis said the defense was the reason for the strong showing in the second half and being able to score 30 unanswered points.
"Apparently we kept them scoreless for 10 minutes," Davis said. "That is what our defense does. We rely on our defense, and we do it right. That is what is supposed to happen."
Williams-Flournoy's stuck to her press style defense in the second half, which was able to wear down the Florida A&M players preventing them from hitting the outside shots and forced them to make mistakes.
"We can tell if we are wearing them down with our press, especially their point guards," Tanner said. "I know they get tired of us in their face all the time. They get more careless when they get tired, and we got a lot of steals during that time."
The Tigers will return to Auburn Arena Wednesday, Dec. 18 when they take on Presbyterian at 6 p.m.
(12/03/13 4:46am)
The Auburn basketball fell Monday night to No. 17 Iowa State in the Big XII/SEC Challenge, 99-70.
Chris Denson led Auburn with 27 points and KT Harrell also had 19 points, but it wasn't enough to take down Iowa State on their homecourt.
Iowa State had five players in double figures, led by Dustin Hogue, who finished with 22 points and 16 rebounds.
Auburn led 12-5 just over 5 minutes into the first half, but then saw Iowa State go on a tear, tying it at 12-12 at the 11:24 mark and then scoring 12 of the next 17 points to lead 24-17 with 8:17 left in the half.
Iowa State would take a 47-28 lead into halftime, and then cruised to the final score. The Cyclones shot 41 percent from the floor and 36.8 percent from 3, while Auburn shot just 26.7 percent from the floor and 18.2 percent from deep.
Auburn returns to the court on Sunday, Dec. 8, when it faces Illinois at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Ga. The game comes a day after Auburn and Missouri play in the SEC Football Championship Game at the Georgia Dome.
(11/27/13 4:40am)
With the help of Chris Denson's 17 points in the second half Auburn was able to knock off Tennessee State 78-73 in Auburn Arena on Tuesday night.
Auburn held on for a close victory after seeing its lead slip to just two points with 40 seconds remaining on a 3-pointer by Tennessee State's Jaquan Nobles, but the Tigers responded with some timely free throw shooting in the final 35 seconds to hold on for the victory.
Auburn hit a season high 30-of-37 free throws to overcome a strong shooting night by Tennessee State.
Tennessee State shot 56.5 percent and hit 9-of-20 3-point attempts.
Tahj Shamsid-Deen also had a good night shooting a career-best 16 points, primarily in the first half as Denson and KT Harrell sat due to foul trouble.
Allen Payne added 13 points, six rebounds and three steals.
Auburn's next game will be Monday, Dec. 2 when they travel to Iowa to take on Iowa State.
(10/14/13 4:51pm)
The former Auburn police officer's case alleging the department of using a quota system is headed toward federal court. The case was moved from Montgomery County Circuit Court to the District Court for the Middle District of Alabama in Montgomery Oct 4. Allegations arose in July when former police officer Justin Hanners spoke with Reason Magazine, providing what he claimed was a recording of Police Sgt. Trey Neal indicating the employment of a quota system."It's Saturday night," Neal allegedly said in the recording. "Let's go out there and make some contacts, put some a---s in jail. Write some tickets and all that neat fun stuff we signed up to do when we signed up to do this job."City Manager Charles Duggan released a statement following Hanner's quota system allegations Friday, July 26, stating the allegations were false."Unfortunately, a former Police Officer who was terminated from employment with the City of Auburn over three months ago has made false and unsubstantiated allegations surrounding the Auburn Police Division and the basis for his termination," Duggan said in July.Efforts to contact the attorneys of Justin Hanners, Charles Duggan and former police chief Tommy Dawson are ongoing.For The Plainsman's original coverage of the quota system, or to see Duggan's original statement, follow the links below.The Plainsman's original storyCity of Auburn's statement
(09/18/13 6:35am)
Hank Klibanoff, co-author of a definitive and Pulitzer Prize-winning work on American journalism during the Civil Rights Era, will speak at Auburn University Thursday, Sept. 19, at 3 p.m. in Tichenor Hall 215. The public is welcome.
Klibanoff will speak on "Birmingham 1963: Pride, Prejudice and the Perversion of Truth in News Coverage" as part of the Media Messenger lecture series conducted by the Journalism Program in the School of Communication and Journalism.
In 2007, Klibanoff and his co-author, Eugene Roberts, former New York Times managing editor and chief of the Times' Southern bureau during the civil rights era, were awarded the Pulitzer Prize in history for "The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation." It explores news coverage of civil rights from the 1930s through the late 1960s, particularly the impact of the black press, the Northern press, the Southern liberal and segregationist press, television and photojournalism.
"'The Race Beat' is one of the most important books ever written on the way the press, both in the South and elsewhere, covered the most important social movement in the 20th Century," said Judy Sheppard, associate director for the journalism program. "Both Mr. Klibanoff and Mr. Roberts -- who also has spoken here as part of the Neil O. and Henrietta Davis Lecture Series -- are, obviously, brilliant reporters and editors. They are also Southerners who truly understand the context of those times. This combination made 'The Race Beat' a work that stands alone in revealing whatever truths we can ever really know about that part of our history."
Klibanoff also serves as managing editor of the Civil Rights Cold Case Project (www.coldcases.org), which uses investigative reporting, documentary filmmaking and multimedia production to dig out the truth behind unsolved racial murders that took place during the civil rights era in the South. At Emory, he teaches a course in which students research unsolved civil rights-era race crimes in Georgia cases. These endeavors seek to fill in history's gaps, to correct myths and to bring exposure, reconciliation and, where possible, criminal prosecution.
An Alabama native who was born in Florence (and first worked at the Florence Times-Daily) and is now an Atlanta resident, Klibanoff spent 36 years at major newspapers across the country and is now director of the Journalism Program and James M. Cox Jr. Professor of Journalism at Emory University.
Hank serves on the John Chancellor Excellence in Journalism Award Committee at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and is on the board of VOX Teen Communications, an Atlanta non-profit after-school program that uses print and online journalism to help teens develop the skills and resources to express themselves.
Klibanoff and his wife Laurie Leonard, a speech therapist, have three daughters, including Corinne, who is a freshman at Auburn University.
(09/03/13 6:33pm)
Editor's Note: A reference to a tweet containing inaccurate information was removed. The Plainsman apologizes for the mistake.Auburn's campus lost power at approximately 1:10 p.m. Tuesday, September 3 for approximately 23 minutes. University Student Center, Haley Center, Wallace, Broun, the Village, Recreation and Wellness Center and Tichenor building reportedly lost power. Students and faculty were also reportedly trapped inside elevators on campus. Firefighters responded quickly to assist. Auburn Facilities Management confirmed the campus-wide power outages for unknown reasons. The power came back on for the first time at approximately 1:33 p.m. Auburn University lost power again at 3:10 p.m for unknown reasons. Stoplights at Samford Avenue were reportedly out as well. Power was restored for the second time at 4:06 p.m.
(07/25/13 11:40pm)
The Auburn Police Division arrested Opelika resident Keith R. Stephens, 55, on a felony warrant for criminal solicitation to commit murder Wednesday, July 24.
Stephens arrest stems from the investigation of a police report dated July 19, in which he allegedly contacted an acquaintance and enlisted their assistance in locating a third party to kill an ex-family member. That family member currently resides in Opelika.
Auburn detectives determined the allegation was creditable and worked with the Opelika Police Department on the investigation.
As a result, Stephens was taken into custody during an interview at the Auburn Police Division.
He was transported to the Lee County Detention Center where he is currently being held on a $75,000 bond.
(07/16/13 6:39pm)
Norman Godwin, associate dean for academic affairs in the Harbert College of Business, will chair a search committee to identify Auburn's new associate provost and vice president for student affairs.
The position becomes vacant Friday, July 26, when Vice President for Student Affairs Ainsley Carry, who came to Auburn in June 2009, departs for the University of Southern California. President Jay Gogue has appointed Jon Waggoner to serve as interim vice president for student affairs while the national search is conducted.
"Jon will use his student leadership experience and business acumen to ensure we have a seamless transition," Gogue said.
Waggoner, who will not be a candidate for the permanent position, is an Auburn graduate who served in a number of leadership roles as a student, including Student Government Association president. He is an attorney in Auburn's legal office overseeing corporate transactions and an adjunct faculty member in the School of Accountancy. Waggoner also advises the War Eagle Girls and Plainsmen and speaks to campus groups about leadership, diversity and student involvement.
"Auburn has perhaps the best campus experience in the nation, and I'm excited to do my part supporting and encouraging students as the search is conducted," Waggoner said.
Members of the search committee will represent stakeholders and campus governance groups, including students, deans, faculty and staff.
Gogue expects to name someone to the new position prior to the fall 2014 semester.
(07/04/13 7:52pm)
The city has announced that its annual Fourth of July celebration will be postponed until the fall.
"Due to current inclement weather and the long-range forecast through Friday, Auburn's Annual Fourth of July Celebration, sponsored by Briggs and Stratton, has been postponed until the fall. City officials will announce plans soon for the fireworks to be part of a community event held later this fall. Visitwww.auburnalabama.org/parks for more information and details on the planned celebration," the City of Auburn website stated.
(07/02/13 8:21pm)
Ainsley Carry, Auburn University's vice president for student affairs, will join the University of Southern California Aug. 1.
Carry began his Auburn tenure in June 2009.
At USC, he will serve as vice provost for student affairs.
"It has been a pleasure serving the Auburn community," Carry said in a press release. "I appreciate the support I received from Auburn students, parents and colleagues, and I will miss the spirit of Auburn. My family and I thank Auburn for her support and all the great memories."
While at Auburn, Carry launched the first all-student convocation and established the LeaderShape Institute that has graduated more than 300 students. He also facilitated efforts to move the university toward a smoke-free campus.
"Dr. Carry and his staff were committed to making the Auburn student experience as enriching as possible," said Auburn President Jay Gogue in a press release. "He will do well in his career, and we wish him all the best."
USC's student population is approximately 37,000.
Its Division for Student Affairs includes a health center, counseling services, career center, services for international students, residential education, programs for parents, judicial affairs and cultural and community programs.
(06/07/13 10:40pm)
Dakota Mosley, 21-year-old former Auburn football player, has pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery for his role in a 2011 robbery at Conway Acres Trailer Park.
(06/07/13 7:04pm)
City Manager Charlie Duggan, Jr. announced June 7 the appointment of Paul Register as Chief of Police, effective July 1, 2013.
(05/19/13 3:45am)
AUBURN, Ala. - Auburn scored eight times in the fourth inning en route to an 11-6 win over No. 11 Arkansas in the regular season finale. With the win Auburn, which won its final three SEC series, two over ranked opponents, finished the 2013 regular season 33-22, 13-17 SEC while Arkansas finished it 35-19, 18-11 SEC.
(05/19/13 3:43am)
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The No. 18 Auburn men's golf team advanced to the NCAA Championship after tying for second at the NCAA Columbus Regional on Saturday at the Ohio State Golf Club's Scarlet Course. The Tigers (286--872) shot a 2-over in the final round to finish the tournament at 20-over.
(05/16/13 1:45am)
A 22-year-old Auburn University student was found dead in his car on campus Sunday, May 12, at approximately 8:40 p.m., according to a Police report. Scott Alan Kincaid graduated from Auburn High School and was attending AU, where it is reported he would be attending veterinary school in the fall.