Men's Basketball

Tahj Shamsid-Deen out for season; T.J. Dunans will not return until late in year

By Evan McCullers | Assistant Sports Editor | January 15

Pearl said Tahj Shamsid-Deen is out for the year due to his third shoulder dislocation of the season, and T.J. Dunans will not return until the end of the season, if at all, because of a knee injury.

Trayvon Reed returning to Auburn basketball team, will not play this season

By Evan McCullers | Assistant Sports Editor | January 14

Trayvon Reed, who has been away from the Auburn basketball team for the entirety of this season due to a personal issue, will return to the team.

Men's basketball falls to Vanderbilt, 75-57

By Sam Butler | Sports Editor | January 12

The Tigers shot just 32.8 percent from the field as the Commodores raced out to an early double-digit lead that Auburn couldn't close.

Turnovers, poor shooting doom Auburn in loss to Missouri

By Evan McCullers | Assistant Sports Editor | January 9

Tyler Harris led Auburn with 21 points on six of 12 shooting, but turnovers, foul trouble and poor shooting led to a 76-61 Auburn loss in Columbia.

December road trip proving to be valuable as Auburn begins SEC road play

By Evan McCullers | Assistant Sports Editor | January 7

Pearl will take his team on the road for the first time in SEC play this Saturday when the Tigers travel to Missouri, and he is hopeful the experience gained in Cincinnati and Hawaii will pay dividends in Columbia.

Auburn fades late, falls to South Carolina

By Evan McCullers | Assistant Sports Editor | January 5

Canty and Tyler Harris, who spent a combined 75 out of 80 minutes on the court, led a furious second-half comeback against No. 22 South Carolina, but the Tigers ran out of gas down the stretch and fell to the undefeated Gamecocks, 81-69.

Battered Auburn quickly shifting focus to South Carolina

By Evan McCullers | Assistant Sports Editor | January 4

The Gamecocks, whose starters are all taller than 6-foot-5, will roll into Auburn Arena on Tuesday undefeated and boasting the No. 22 ranking in this week’s AP poll.

Auburn to be without three scholarship guards against undefeated South Carolina

By Evan McCullers | Assistant Sports Editor | January 4

Injuries have ravaged the Auburn backcourt throughout the season, and the Tigers could be left with only two scholarship guards available for Tuesday’s matchup versus undefeated South Carolina.

Auburn topples Tennessee in SEC opener

By Evan McCullers | Assistant Sports Editor | January 2

Kareem Canty and Bryce Brown scored 20 apiece and combined for ten three-pointers, and Tyler Harris recorded his sixth double-double of the season to lead Auburn over Tennessee, 83-77, in the SEC opener for both teams on Saturday.

Auburn falls to Hawaii in final game of Diamond Head Classic, 79-67

By Sam Butler | Sports Editor | December 25

The Tigers held a lead late, but couldn't repel the Rainbow Warriors down the stretch.

Auburn falls to Harvard in Diamond Head Classic

By Evan McCullers | Assistant Sports Editor | December 23

The Tigers fell to the Crimson, 69-51, and saw their third-leading scorer, T.J. Dunans, go down with a knee injury.

Tigers open Diamond Head Classic in Hawaii with 83-78 win over New Mexico

By Sam Butler | Sports Editor | December 22

Auburn bounced back with a win over the Lobos following a disappointing loss to Xavier over the weekend.

Xavier's hot shooting downs Auburn

By Evan McCullers | Assistant Sports Editor | December 19

Kareem Canty led Auburn with 25 points, but the Tigers fell, 85-61, to Xavier in Cincinnati.

Pearl previews 'tremendously impressive' Xavier team

By Evan McCullers | Assistant Sports Editor | December 17

After stunning Xavier in double overtime in Auburn Arena last season, Auburn will travel to Cincinnati on Saturday to face the Musketeers on their home floor.

Canty recovers from injury, replicates late-game heroics to sink Mercer

By Evan McCullers | Assistant Sports Editor | December 16

Canty missed only 52 seconds of game time, and he went on to lead the Tigers in scoring for the second consecutive game. Cinmeon Bowers and Tyler Harris added a double-double each to help Auburn stave off a late Mercer comeback, winning 78-71.

Auburn beats Coastal Carolina in first nonconference road win in three years

By Sam Butler | Sports Editor | December 2

The Tigers withstood a furious Chanticleer rally to escape Myrtle Beach with a win Wednesday night.

Auburn explodes for 119 points, downs Northwestern State

By Evan McCullers | Assistant Sports Editor | November 28

Auburn dropped the fourth-most points and second-most three-point field goals in program history Friday night, downing Northwestern State 119-81.

Bowers, Dunans lead Auburn to blowout win over Georgia Southern

By Evan McCullers | Assistant Sports Editor | November 21

Cinmeon Bowers was back to his double-double ways on Friday night, but his points came from the unlikeliest of places. Bowers picked up nine of his team-leading 15 points from the free throw line against Georgia Southern, as Auburn cruised to a 92-62 victory. “I’ve really improved,” Bowers said.

Tigers go cold in second half, lose 91-84 to Colorado

By Sam Butler | Sports Editor | November 17

Kareem Canty propelled Auburn to a 15-point lead in the first half, but Buffaloes clawed back to win as the Tigers cooled off in the final period.

The Jungle cheering on the Tigers on February 6, 2013. (Katherine McCahey / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR)

Jungle Leadership Team seeks to improve 'The Jungle' in 2015

By Evan McCullers | Assistant Sports Editor | November 16

The goal of the revamped Jungle Leadership Team, comprised of 11 students who love Auburn basketball, is to be more organized in 2015.