2013-14 Auburn Tigers Game Notes - January 18, 2014
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2013-14 AUBURN TIGERS GAME NOTES - JANUARY 18, 2014 2013-14 SCHEDULE #7 FLORIDA GATORS (14-2, 3-0 SEC) AT AUBURN TIGERS (8-6, 0-3 SEC) DATE OPP. (AU,Opp Rank) SCORE W/L GAME #15 • HOME GAME #11 10/28 Victory Univ.# 109-67 W SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2014 • 3:00 P.M. CT AUBURN ARENA (9,121) • AUBURN, ALA. 11/1 Paine College# 99-64 W SEC-TV • WGZZ 94.3 FM • SIRIUS/XM 136/200 11/8 Nicholls State 76-54 W 11/15 Northwestern St. 92-111 L AUBURN LOOKS TO GET BACK ON TRACK AGAINST NO. 7 FLORIDA 11/19 Jacksonville St. 78-54 W Auburn faces a tough challenge as it looks to snap a three-game losing streak with No. 7 Florida vis- i ng the Auburn Arena. Auburn brings the top scoring duo in the SEC and the eighth-best in the country 11/23 Murray State 75-67 W into the game in Chris Denson and KT Harrell, who are combining to score 38.4 ppg, and has scored over 11/26 Tennessee St. 78-73 W 51 percent of Auburn’s points this season. 12/2 at Iowa State (-,17) 70-99 L TIGER TALES 12/8 vs. Illinois1 (-,RV) 62-81 L • Auburn is in its 108th season of basketball and is 1,246-1,108-1 (.529) all- me • Tony Barbee is in his fourth year guiding Auburn and his eighth season as a head coach overall 12/19 Clemson 66-64 W • Senior guard Chris Denson leads in the SEC in scoring (19.4 ppg) and is 8th in fi eld goal percentage 12/22 Boston College 77-67 W (.495) 12/30 Ark.-Pine Bluff 91-59 W • Junior guard KT Harrell is 3rd in the SEC in scoring (19.0 ppg), 10th in fi eld goal percentage (.477), 2nd in free throw percentage (.865), 5th in 3-point percentage (.410) and 6th in 3-point fi eld goals 1/4 Florida A&M 81-50 W made per game (2.4) • Chris Denson has scored 272 points over the fi rst 14 games ... That is the most for an AU player over 1/9 at Ole Miss 62-65 L the fi rst 14 games of a season since Wesley Person (366 / 26.1 ppg) and Aaron Swinson (275 / 19.6 1/11 Missouri*(-,21) 68-70 L ppg) in did it in 1993-94 1/15 at Tennessee* 67-78 L • Auburn is 7th in the SEC in scoring (74.5 ppg), 7th in FT percentage (.680), 5th in 3-pointers made per 1/18 Florida*(-, 7) 3:00 pm SECTV game (6.1), 7th in blocked shots (5.2), 6th in assists (13.2) and 6th in assist-to-turnover margin (1.1) 1/22 at Mississippi St.* 7:00 pm ESPN3 1/25 at Arkansas* 5:00 pm FSN PROBABLE STARTERS 1/29 Alabama* 7:00 pm SECTV SEASON AVERAGES NOTES #1 KT HARRELL 2/1 Georgia* 12:30 pm SECTV Jr. • G • 6-4 • 216 • Montgomery, Ala. 2nd in the SEC in scoring (19.0 ppg) ... Has scored in double fi gures in each of the fi rst 14 games, fi rst me for AU player 2/5 at S. Carolina* 6:30 pm ESPN3 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG 2/8 at LSU* 3:00 pm SECTV since 2002-03 (Marquis Daniels) ... 6th 20-point games this year 19.0 3.6 1.9 0.7 0.3 30.2 2/12 Kentucky* 7:00 pm SECTV 2/15 Mississippi St.* 12:30 pm SECTV #2 ALLEN PAYNE 2/19 at Florida* 6:00 pm FSN Sr. • F • 6-6 • 225 • Cincinna , Ohio Suff ered right hamstring injury at Ole Miss (Jan. 9) ... 5.9 rpg are 17th in the SEC ... 57 of his 82 rebounds (70 pct) have come at the 2/22 Vanderbilt* 5:00 pm FSN PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG defensive end, where he is averaging 4.1 D-rpg 2/26 South Carolina* 8:00 pm FSN 6.2 5.9 2.0 1.0 0.2 26.1 3/1 at Alabama* 2:00 pm ESPNU #0 ASAUHN DIXON-TATUM 6.2 rpg are 16th in the SEC ... 47 of 87 rebounds (54 pct) have Sr. • C • 7-0 • 226 • Anderson, Ind. 3/5 Tennessee* 7:00 pm SECTV come on the off ensive glass, where his 3.5 O-rpg is 5th in the PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG 3/8 at Texas A&M* 3:00 pm SECTV SEC ... 2.0 bpg are 4th in the SEC ... At least 1 block in 13 of 14 6.3 6.2 0.6 0.1 2.0 23.0 games this year and 38 of 46 career games 3/12 SEC Tournament TBA TBA 3/13 SEC Tournament TBA TBA #3 CHRIS DENSON SEC scoring leader (19.4 ppg) ... Has scored in double fi gures in 3/14 SEC Tournament TBA TBA Sr. • G • 6-2 • 181 • Columbus, Ga. 16 of his last 17 games da ng to last season ... .495 FG % is 8th 3/15 SEC Tournament TBA TBA PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG in the SEC ... 6 20-point games this year ... 78 of 272 points (29 3/16 SEC Tournament TBA TBA 19.4 5.0 2.5 1.0 0.1 30.7 percent) have come at the FT line #13 TAHJ SHAMSID-DEEN All Ɵ mes CT Star ng PG in all 14 games ... 3.4 APG is 9th in the SEC and Fr. • PG • 5-10 • 163 • Decatur, Ga. # - ExhibiƟ on Game 1st among SEC frosh ... 21 assists, 3 turnovers in last 5 games PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG 1 - Atlanta, Ga. (Philips Arena) combined * - SEC Game 8.4 1.4 3.4 0.9 0.1 27.1 KEY RESERVES ABOUT THE GAME SEASON AVERAGES NOTES #21 MALCOLM CANADA TELEVISION • SEC-TV Jr. • PG • 6-3 • 224 • Aus n, Texas Has scored 20 of his 57 points (35 pct) at the free throw line (20- Play-by-Play: Joe Davis PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG 27, .741 pct) ... 30 of his 36 rebounds (83 pct) have come off the defensive glass Analyst: Joe Dean, Jr. 4.1 2.6 1.1 0.9 0.1 14.6 #20 ALEX THOMPSON Fr. • F • 6-8 • 204 • Dothan, Ala. Awarded a scholarship on Jan. 14, the night before the Tennes- RADIO • WGZZ 94.3 FM & SIRIUS/XM 136/200 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG see game ... Had a break-out game against Missouri, scoring 8 Play-by-Play: Rod Bramble 1.7 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 9.7 points on 3-4 shoo ng in career-high 22 mins Analyst: Joe Ciampi #11 DION WADE Fr. • G • 6-5 • 170 • Antwerp, Belgium 7 of 9 steals have come in the last 5 games ... Averaging 5.0 ppg AUBURN MEDIA RELATIONS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG over last 5 games, playing at least 13 mins in all 5 games 3.6 1.6 0.9 0.6 0.3 11.8 Dan Froehlich, Assoc. Dir. of Media Rela ons #41 MATTHEW ATEWE 11 points, 19 rebounds and 10 blocks over last 5 games (2.2 334-844-9803 (O) • 334-750-1389 (C) Fr. • C • 6-9 • 250 • Brampton, Ontario ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.0 bpg) ... 18 of 25 rebounds (72 pct) have come [email protected] PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG 2.1 3.1 0.3 0.3 1.6 13.1 on the defensive glass. 2013-14 AUBURN TIGERS GAME NOTES • @AUBasketball • Facebook: Auburn Men’s Basketball 1 HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY TONIGHT’S OPPONENT -- FLORIDA (JAN. 19 - AUBURN ARENA) 2013-14 STATS PPG OPP PPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO Auburn Head Coach: Tony Barbee Auburn (8-6) 74.5 70.9 .454 .323 .680 36.7 13.2 5.9 5.2 12.3 (UMass ‘93) Florida (14-2) 72.6 59.6 .464 .362 .662 36.8 12.9 7.4 3.0 11.9 at Auburn: 43-65 (.398) / 4th Year Overall: 125-117 (.517) / 8th Year ALL-TIME STREAKS Overall: 87-73 Lost 5 Auburn will be in search of its fi rst win over Florida since a 61-58 SEC Tour- Florida Head Coach: Billy Donovan nament win in 2009 and its fi rst regular-season win over the Gators since 1999, (Providence ‘87) Home: 54-24 Lost 7 an 88-69 home win ... Florida won its fi rst three SEC games, averaging 76.7 ppg at Florida: 429-168 (.719) / 18th Year Road: 30-45 Lost 8 while allowing 63.3 ppg. Overall: 464-188 (.713) / 20th Year Neutral: 3-4 Lost 1 PROJECTED STARTERS No. Pos. Name Ht. Wt. PPG RPG Hometown Notes 4 C Patric Young 6-9 240 10.8 6.3 Jacksonville, Fla. Pre-season All-SEC; Has 10 career double-doubles 15 F Will Yeguete 6-8 230 5.6 4.9 Bordeaux, France 00 G Kasey Hill 6-1 181 6.8 1.8 Uma lla, Fla. 2013 McDonald’s All-American 5 G Sco e Wilbekin 6-2 176 12.4 2.8 Gainesville, Fla. Pre-season second team All-SEC 20 G Michael Frazier 6-4 199 12.4 3.6 Tampa, Fla. HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORYNEXT OPPONENT -- MISSISSIPPI STATE (JAN. 22 - HUMPHREY COLISEUM) 2013-14 STATS PPG OPP PPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO Miss.