Men's Basketball
'We’ll get a look at Danjel': Purifoy to play in Auburn's exhibition Friday
By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | November 1Although Danjel Purifoy is ineligible for the first nine games of the season, he will play in the exhibition game Friday night against Lincoln Memorial. “He is eligible to play in the exhibition,” said head coach Bruce Pearl, “He has to sit, at this point, the first nine games. So we’ll ...
Auburn basketball's Austin Wiley, Samir Doughty out for exhibition, 'doubtful' for season opener
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | November 1Center Austin Wiley (foot) and guard Samir Doughty (ankle) will both miss the Tigers' exhibition against Lincoln Memorial.
Bruce Pearl looking to freshman walk-on Myles Parker for depth as injuries pile up
By Patrick Dunning | Staff Writer | October 25Head coach Bruce Pearl has expressed his concern regarding an unexpected short bench to start off Auburn’s 2018 basketball season. Sam Doughty, a transfer from VCU, suffered a high-ankle sprain on Tuesday. Center Austin Wiley will also miss the beginning of the season after being sidelined for ...
Auburn guard Samir Doughty doubtful for season opener
By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | October 25With less than two weeks left before its season opener against South Alabama, No. 11 Auburn is dealing with another injury. Center Austin Wiley is currently recovering from a foot injury and is likely to miss at least the first game of the season. Head coach Bruce Pearl did say that Wiley has had his ...
Auburn basketball to start season ranked No. 11
By Tyler Roush | Assistant Sports Editor | October 22Auburn will start the season ranked No. 11 following the release of AP's preseason poll Monday morning. With its highest and most recent preseason ranking since starting the season at No. 4 in 2000, Auburn will be returning six of its nine-man rotation. It also marks the program's fifth preseason ranking. The ...
Auburn center Austin Wiley could miss season opener with foot injury
By Jake Wright | Sports Writer | October 17Wiley is widely regarded as the highest rated high school recruit that Auburn has ever signed and he is excepted to start at center this season.
Auburn's Bryce Brown, Jared Harper voted to preseason second team All-SEC
By Tyler Roush | Assistant Sports Editor | October 17Bryce Brown and Jared Harper continue to earn preseason praise. The pair of Auburn guards were the only backcourt combo named to a Preseason All-SEC Team after being voted Second Team Wednesday morning. This follows Brown and Harper being named to the Jerry West Award and Bob Cousy Award watchlists ...
Auburn basketball lands commitment from 4-star guard Tyrell Jones
By Annagail Holton | Sports Writer | October 16Coach Bruce Pearl has landed another big commit in 2019 4-star guard Tyrell Jones.
Auburn guards Jared Harper, Bryce Brown named to preseason watch lists
By Jake Wright | Sports Writer | October 16Auburn's backcourt is picking up offseason steam.
How Bruce Pearl plans to re-insert Austin Wiley into Auburn's lineup
By Bryce Johnson | Sports Writer | September 26Auburn basketball has officially begun now that the Tigers can start practice, and there's one name on everyone’s mind: Austin Wiley.
Bruce Pearl, Jared Harper have confidence in transfer recruits
By Tyler Roush | Assistant Sports Editor | September 25Bruce Pearl likes the additions to Auburn men’s basketball. Following a regular-season championship run, Auburn basketball has started practice prior to the start of its 2018-19 season. With losses in Mustapha Heron and Davion Mitchell, point guard Jared Harper said he was impressed by VCU transfer ...
Bruce Pearl, Auburn basketball reveal Tipoff at Toomer's event
By Jake Weese | Sports Writer | September 15On Oct. 11 at Toomer's Corner, Auburn basketball will be placing a basketball court at the historic intersection of College and Magnolia for an exhibition contest.
Auburn basketball lands commitment from 4-star forward Jaylin Williams
By Nathan King | Sports Editor | September 15Just hours before Auburn and LSU are set to duke it out on the gridiron, the Tigers picked up a recruit on the basketball front.
Page 8 | A story of turnovers
By Kacie Barrett | Podcast Writer , Noah Griffith | Sports Reporter and Kristen Carr | Editor-in-Chief | February 22Basketball struggles on offense, gymnastics makes history on the road and softball comes out swinging. This week, Noah Griffith dives into men’s basketball’s loss against Florida, then Kacie Barrett updates on the success of softball and gymnastics.
Auburn wins opener, questions linger regarding investigation
By Peter Santo | Sports Writer | November 10Coming off an exhibition loss to division II Barry University and an offseason full of turmoil, Auburn basketball entered Friday night’s regular season opener against Norfolk State with a lot more questions than answers.
Auburn rules Wiley, Purifoy ineligible for exhibition amid investigation
By Nathan King | Assistant Sports Editor | November 2“To avoid any potential eligibility issues, Auburn Athletics has decided to hold men’s basketball players Austin Wiley and Danjel Purifoy out indefinitely."
Auburn picked to finish ninth in SEC
By Will Sahlie | Sports Editor | October 18Kentucky was picked to win the SEC, followed by Florida, Texas A&M and Alabama.
Auburn promotes Chad Prewitt to ‘temporary’ assistant men’s basketball coach
By Peter Santo | Sports Writer | October 3Following the arrest and subsequent suspension of associate head coach Chuck Person, head coach Bruce Pearl announced Tuesday that Chad Prewitt has been promoted to assistant coach.