AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn basketball has sold out of season tickets for the third straight time in 2016-17, all under head coach Bruce Pearl, to continue the school record streak. Prior to Pearl, the only other time the Tigers sold out of season tickets came in the 1999-2000 season. Single-game non-conference tickets are currently on sale as well as…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – For the first time in history, Auburn basketball will play in the prestigious Maui Jim Maui Invitational Nov. 19-21, 2018, at the Lahaina Civic Center, Maui Jim Maui Invitational Tournament Chairman Dave Odom announced Wednesday. America’s premier early season basketball tournament will feature eight Div. I teams for the first time in its 35-year history as…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The Auburn men’s and women’s basketball teams along with head coaches Bruce Pearl and Terri Williams-Flournoy will host the Hoops & Halloween Fan Day Oct. 30 from 3-5 pm CT in Auburn Arena. It will be a Halloween-themed fan fest event with both teams, Aubie, cheerleaders and Tiger Paws with activities, autographs and words from both coaches….
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com)– Redshirt freshman Danjel Purifoy had 22 points, 6 rebounds, 5 steals and 3 assists while freshman Jared Harper added 18 points on 4-of-9 3-pointers to lead Auburn in its second intrasquad scrimmage on Wednesday. Sophomore Bryce Brown had 16 points and three steals on 2-of-6 treys while freshman Anfernee McLemore notched a double-double with 14 points and…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn basketball had an impressive 90-minute workout in its first practice of the 2016-17 season under third-year coach Bruce Pearl with nine returnees and 10 newcomers in Auburn Arena on Friday. “I want to compliment the NCAA on the rules allowing us to work with them in the summer and the fall,” said Pearl. “It is…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com)– The third year of the Bruce Pearl era begins Friday as Auburn basketball opens practice for the 2016-17 season at Auburn Arena. The Tigers feature six returnees along with six highly-touted newcomers. “Back in the day, there used to be a hard Oct. 15 date, and we all looked forward to it,” said Pearl. “We had double…
AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn will play Texas Tech, a 2016 NCAA Tournament participant, in the Cancun Challenge on Nov. 22 at 5 pm CT at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya. The Tigers will play either nationally-ranked Purdue or Utah State, which play at 7:30 pm CT, in the championship/consolation at 5 pm/7:30 pm CT on Nov. 23. All four…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn basketball opens its 18-game SEC schedule for the 2016-17 season prior to January for the first time in 28 years with a Dec. 29 home game vs. Georgia on ESPNU, the SEC announced on Tuesday. The Tigers play their three common SEC opponents Alabama, Georgia and Ole Miss home-and-home along with LSU and Missouri. Auburn…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Three former Auburn basketball players have signed professional contracts in Europe, Cinmeon Bowers with Yalova of the Turkish Basketball League and KT Harrell with Mens Sana 1871 in SerieA2 in Italy. Last week, Kenny Gabriel signed a one-year $1 million contract with PBC Lokomotiv Kuban, a Russian professional basketball team in the VTB United League and Euroleague. Bowers averaged 11.4 points and 9.6 rebounds per game over the last two seasons at Auburn. The…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn at TCU in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge for men’s basketball will be televised on ESPNU at 5 pm CT on Jan. 28, 2017, it was announced Monday. It is the fourth consecutive season for the Tigers to appear in the event. The fourth annual event matches all 10 of the Big 12 members against 10…
