2020-21 Auburn Men's Basketball Page 1/1 Combined Team Statistics As of Feb 27, 2021 All Games
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2020-21 AUBURN MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS MATCHUP Overall: 12-13 • Home: 7-5 • Away: 3-7 • Neutral: 2-1 SEC: 6-10 • Home: 3-5 • Away: 3-5 Auburn Tigers (12-13, 6-10 SEC) Head Coach: Bruce Pearl, 26th season (599-236), 7th season at AU (137-91) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Nov. 26 ! vs. Saint Joseph’s (FS1) W, 96-91 (OT) vs Nov. 27 ! vs. #1 Gonzaga (FOX) L, 90-67 Nov. 30 at UCF (ESPN+) L, 63-55 #8/5 Alabama Crimson Tide (19-6, 14-2 SEC) Dec. 4 South Alabama (SECN) W, 90-81 Head Coach: Nate Oats, 6th season (131-64), 2nd season at UA (35-21) Dec. 12 % vs. Memphis (ESPNU) W, 74-71 Dec. 15 Texas Southern (SECN+) W, 80-63 Date / Time _________________________ March 2, 2021 / 6:00 pm CT Series History Dec. 19 Troy (SECN) W, 77-41 Site / Venue _Tuscaloosa, Ala. / Coleman Coliseum (15,383) Dec. 22 Appalachian State (SECN) W, 67-53 TV _________________________________________________________________ESPN2 Overall UA leads 98-65 Dec. 30 * Arkansas (ESPN2) L, 97-85 PxP ________________________________________________Kevin Fitzgerald In Auburn AU leads 33-28 Jan. 2 * at Texas A&M (SECN) L, 68-66 Analyst ____________________________________________ Dane Bradshaw In Tuscaloosa UA leads 50-10 Jan. 6 * at Ole Miss (SECN) L, 72-61 Radio ___________________ AU Sports Network / 93.9 FM / TuneIn Neutral Site AU leads 22-20 Jan. 9 * Alabama (ESPN2) L, 94-90 PxP _________________________________________________ Andy Burcham Last Meeting UA, 94-90 (1/9/21) Jan. 13 * at Georgia (SECN) W, 95-77 Analyst ________________________________________________ Sonny Smith Streak Alabama W1 Jan. 16 * Kentucky (ESPN) W, 66-59 Host _______________________________________________________ Paul Ellen Jan. 20 * at Arkansas (SECN) L, 75-73 Jan. 23 * at South Carolina (ESPN2) W, 109-85 » The Tigers and Crimson Tide are set to meet on the hardwood for the 164th time Jan. 26 * #12 Missouri (ESPN2) W, 88-82 Tuesday night. Alabama leads the all-time series, 98-65, but Auburn has won six of the last Jan. 30 ^ at #2 Baylor (ESPN) L, 84-72 10 in the series. Feb. 2 * Georgia (SECN) L, 91-86 » After winning in 2017 and 2019, Bruce Pearl is one of only three coaches to lead Auburn Feb. 6 * Ole Miss (ESPN2) L, 86-84 (OT) to multiple wins at Alabama, joining Bill Lynn (three) and Jeff Lebo (two). Feb. 9 * at Vanderbilt (SECN) W, 73-67 » With a win last Saturday against his former employer Tennessee, Bruce Pearl is just one Feb. 13 * at Kentucky (CBS) L, 82-80 win away from the 600th of his career. Pearl needs just one win to become the 63rd coach in Feb. 16 * Mississippi State (ESPNU) PPD NCAA Division I history to achieve 600 victories. Feb. 20 * at LSU (ESPN) L, 104-80 » Auburn is on pace to average 78 points per game for the fifth consecutive season. Feb. 23 * Florida (ESPN) L, 74-57 That has has only been accomplished one time in program history from the 1973-74 season Feb. 27 * #25 Tennessee (ESPN) W, 77-72 through the 1977-78 campaign. Mar. 2 * at #8 Alabama (ESPN2) 6:00 pm » The Tigers lead the nation with 150 blocks and blocks per game at 6.2. Auburn has Mar. 6 * Mississippi State (SECN) 12:00 pm totaled at least nine blocks in a game five times: 14 at Georgia (Jan. 13), 14 vs. Missouri (Jan. 26), 10 vs. Alabama (Jan. 9), nine at Arkansas (Jan. 20) and nine at LSU (Feb. 20). All times Central // Schedule subject to change » Auburn is the only team in the SEC to have six players averaging double figures in * - Southeastern Conference Game league play. Sharife Cooper leads the way at 20.6 points per game, followed by Allen ! - Fort Myers Tip-Off (Fort Myers, Fla.) Flanigan (14.7), Jamal Johnson (10.3), Devan Cambridge (10.3), JT Thor (10.1) and Jaylin % - Holiday Hoopsgiving (Atlanta, Ga.) Williams (10.1). No other team in the league even has five players in league action. Alabama, ^ - Big 12/SEC Challenge (Waco, Texas) Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky and LSU each have four. PROBABLE AUBURN STARTERS (BASED ON LAST GAME) Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Last School) PPG RPG APG Blk Stl FG% FT% G 1 Jamal Johnson 6-4 195 Jr. Birmingham, Ala. (Memphis) 9.2 2.5 0.9 3 18 .360 .720 F 10 JT Thor 6-10 205 Fr. Anchorage, Alaska (Norcross HS (Ga.)) 9.4 4.8 0.8 34 20 .451 .747 G 22 Allen Flanigan 6-6 215 So. Little Rock, Ark. (Parkview Magnet HS) 14.2 5.4 3.0 5 24 .457 .774 F 23 Jaylin Williams 6-8 230 So. Nahunta, Ga. (Brantley County HS) 10.6 4.8 2.1 37 18 .510 .610 G 35 Devan Cambridge 6-6 215 So. Nashville, Tenn. (Hillcrest Prep (Ariz.)) 9.1 3.6 0.7 16 12 .380 .583 G 2 Sharife Cooper 6-1 180 Fr. Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern HS) 20.2 4.3 8.1 3 12 .391 .825 F 4 Javon Franklin 6-7 220 Jr. Little Rock, Ark. (Holmes CC) 1.4 1.6 0.2 11 3 .407 .500 F 5 Chris Moore 6-6 240 Fr. West Memphis, Ark. (West Memphis HS) 2.9 2.0 0.5 6 8 .581 .647 C 13 Babatunde Akingbola 6-10 245 So. Ogun, Nigeria (McEachern HS (Ga.)) 2.0 2.6 0.3 24 9 .488 .348 G 24 Justin Powell 6-6 205 Fr. Prospect, Ky. (North Oldham HS) 11.7 6.1 4.7 0 9 .429 .765 C 44 Dylan Cardwell 6-11 250 Fr. Augusta, Ga. (McEachern HS) 3.7 3.6 0.5 16 12 .709 .538 PROBABLE ALABAMA STARTERS (BASED ON LAST GAME) Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Last School) PPG RPG APG Blk Stl FG% FT% G 1 Herbert Jones 6-8 210 Sr. Greensboro, Ala. (Hale County HS) 11.0 6.0 3.0 26 42 .449 .747 F 2 Jordan Bruner 6-9 205 Gr. Columbia, S.C. (Yale) 7.3 5.2 1.7 18 23 .456 .704 G 5 Jaden Shackelford 6-3 200 So. Hesperia, Calif. (Hesperia HS) 14.1 4.0 2.1 2 20 .401 .761 G 14 Keon Ellis 6-6 170 Jr. Eustis, Fla. (Florida SW State) 4.9 3.5 1.1 7 26 .470 .781 G 23 John Petty Jr. 6-5 195 Sr. Huntsville, Ala. (Mae Jemison HS) 12.8 5.0 2.1 13 28 .442 .761 F 3 Alex Reese 6-9 230 Sr. Pelham, Ala. (Pelham HS) 5.6 3.1 0.7 13 12 .352 .786 F 4 Juwan Gary 6-6 218 R-Fr. Columbia, S.C. (West Charlotte HS) 3.1 2.1 0.1 8 10 .492 .455 G 11 Joshua Primo 6-6 190 Fr. Toronto, Ontario (Royal Crown Academic School) 8.3 3.3 0.9 6 17 .440 .744 G 13 Jahvon Quinerly 6-1 175 So. Hackensack, N.J. (Villanova) 12.1 1.9 2.9 1 16 .470 .690 F 33 James Rojas 6-8 220 Jr. Jamestown, N.Y. (Hutchinson CC) 3.3 3.2 0.4 6 12 .324 .667 AUBURN MEN’S BASKETBALL #WAREAGLE MEDIA SPOT CHART (probable starters in orange based on last game) Career-Highs JAMAL JOHNSON JR » G » 6-4 » 195 » Birmingham, Ala. » Memphis Pts ______________21 • Back-to-back 20-point games off the bench to open SEC play Reb ________8 (2x) GP-GS PPG RPG APG FG% FT% • Leads the team and 4th in the SEC with 50 3-pointers Ast ________3 (5x) 2020-20 25-11 9.2 2.5 0.9 .360 .720 Stl ________________3 1 Career 90-38 6.3 2.4 0.8 .355 .703 • Graduated in the fall from the School of Communication Min ___________ 40 Career-Highs SHARIFE COOPER FR » G » 6-1 » 180 » Powder Springs, Ga. » McEachern HS Pts _______ 28 (2x) • 97 ast is 3rd in SEC and 70th nationally in just 12 games Reb ______________8 GP-GS PPG RPG APG FG% FT% Ast _____________ 14 2020-21 12-12 20.2 4.3 8.1 .391 .825 • 1 of 3 freshman nationally w/ 5 games of 25+ pts Stl __________3 (2x) 2 Career 12-12 20.2 4.3 8.1 .391 .825 • 3rd McDonald’s All-American at AU (F. Ford, 1983; K. Barber, 2005) Min ___________ 40 Career-Highs JAVON FRANKLIN JR » F » 6-7 » 220 » Little Rock, Ark. » Holmes CC Pts _______________8 • Had career game at Arkansas w/ 8 pts, 4 reb, 2 blk, 3-4 FG, 2-2 3-pt Reb ______________7 GP-GS PPG RPG BPG FG% FT% • 3+ reb in 6 games this season Ast _______________2 2020-21 21-0 1.4 1.6 0.5 .407 .500 Blk _______________3 4 Career 26-0 1.1 1.3 0.4 .407 .500 • 10.8 pts, 8.2 reb as a freshman at Holmes CC Min ____________ 15 Career-Highs CHRIS MOORE FR » F » 6-6 » 240 » West Memphis, Ark. » West Memphis HS Pts ______________ 11 • Had career game vs. #12 Missouri w/ 11 pts, 4-4 FG, 3-3 3-pt Reb ______________6 GP-GS PPG RPG APG FG% FT% Ast _______________2 2020-21 23-0 2.9 2.0 0.5 .581 .647 • Arkansas Player of the Year as a senior Stl ________________3 5 Career 23-0 2.9 2.0 0.5 .581 .647 • Took dance class when he was younger Min _____________17 Career-Highs JT THOR FR » F » 6-10 » 205 » Anchorage, Alaska » Norcross HS Pts _____________24 • Only freshman in last decade w/ 24 pts, 9 reb at Rupp Arena Reb ________9 (2x) GP-GS PPG RPG BPG FG% FT% • Added 10 lbs of muscle since arriving in the summer Ast ______________4 2020-21 25-25 9.4 4.8 1.4 .451 .747 Blk _________4 (2x) 10 Career 25-25 9.4 4.8 1.4 .451 .747 • Was 5-star in 2021 class, reclassified to join this season Min ____________32 Career-Highs “STRETCH” AKINGBOLA SO » C » 6-10 » 245 » Ogun, Nigeria » McEachern HS Pts _______________7 • 5 blk in 8 min vs.