2020-21 Auburn Men's Basketball Page 1/1 Combined Team Statistics As of Mar 03, 2021 All Games
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2020-21 AUBURN MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS MATCHUP Overall: 12-14 • Home: 7-5 • Away: 3-8 • Neutral: 2-1 SEC: 6-11 • Home: 3-5 • Away: 3-6 Auburn Tigers (12-14, 6-11 SEC) Head Coach: Bruce Pearl, 26th season (599-237), 7th season at AU (137-92) 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 Mississippi State Bulldogs (14-12, 8-9 SEC) Dec. 4 South Alabama (SECN) W, 90-81 Head Coach: Ben Howland, 25th season (513-284), 6th season at MS (112-78) Dec. 12 % vs. Memphis (ESPNU) W, 74-71 Dec. 15 Texas Southern (SECN+) W, 80-63 Date / Time ________________________ March 6, 2021 / 12:00 pm CT Series History Dec. 19 Troy (SECN) W, 77-41 Site / Venue ______________ Auburn, Ala. / Auburn Arena (9,121) Dec. 22 Appalachian State (SECN) W, 67-53 TV ________________________________________________________ SEC Network Overall AU leads 78-70 Dec. 30 * Arkansas (ESPN2) L, 97-85 PxP ___________________________________________________ Mike Morgan In Auburn AU leads 47-23 Jan. 2 * at Texas A&M (SECN) L, 68-66 Analyst ___________________________________________________ Mark Wise In Starkville MS leds 44-27 Jan. 6 * at Ole Miss (SECN) L, 72-61 Radio ___________________ AU Sports Network / 93.9 FM / TuneIn Neutral Site AU leads 4-3 Jan. 9 * Alabama (ESPN2) L, 94-90 PxP _________________________________________________ Andy Burcham Last Meeting AU, 80-68 (1/4/20) Jan. 13 * at Georgia (SECN) W, 95-77 Analyst ________________________________________________ Sonny Smith Streak Auburn W2 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 » Auburn has won five of the last seven overall vs. Mississippi State and seven of the last Jan. 26 * #12 Missouri (ESPN2) W, 88-82 eight matchups on The Plains. Jan. 30 ^ at #2 Baylor (ESPN) L, 84-72 » Auburn has won three of its last four regular season home finales. The Tigers defeated Feb. 2 * Georgia (SECN) L, 91-86 Missouri in 2017 (89-78), South Carolina (79-70) and No. 5 Tennessee in 2019 (84-80). Au- Feb. 6 * Ole Miss (ESPN2) L, 86-84 (OT) burn’s lone loss in that span was to Texas A&M last season (78-75) when the Aggies spoiled Feb. 9 * at Vanderbilt (SECN) W, 73-67 what would have been a perfect record at home. The Tigers ended last season 16-1 inside Feb. 13 * at Kentucky (CBS) L, 82-80 Auburn Arena. Feb. 16 * Mississippi State (ESPNU) PPD » In what is usually reserved as Senior Day, this year’s home finale will not hold a Feb. 20 * at LSU (ESPN) L, 104-80 ceremony as the Tigers are without a senior. In fact, Auburn has just two upperclassmen on Feb. 23 * Florida (ESPN) L, 74-57 its roster, which is tied with UC Irvine for the fewest in the country. Feb. 27 * #25 Tennessee (ESPN) W, 77-72 » With a win last Saturday against his former employer Tennessee, Bruce Pearl is just one Mar. 2 * at #8 Alabama (ESPN2) L, 70-58 win away from the 600th of his career. Pearl needs only one win to become the 63rd coach Mar. 6 * Mississippi State (SECN) 12:00 pm in NCAA Division I history to achieve 600 victories. » Allen Flanigan is one of just three players in the SEC to average 14 points, five rebounds All times Central // Schedule subject to change and two assists per game, joining Tre Mann (Florida) and Trendon Watford (LSU). * - Southeastern Conference Game » In his last three games, Jamal Johnson has dished out 13 assists. In the 23 games prior, ! - Fort Myers Tip-Off (Fort Myers, Fla.) he had 16 assists total. % - Holiday Hoopsgiving (Atlanta, Ga.) » Jaylin Williams is one of only 10 players in the country with at least 50 assists, 30 blocks ^ - Big 12/SEC Challenge (Waco, Texas) and 15 steals this season. 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 1.1 3 20 .357 .720 F 10 JT Thor 6-10 205 Fr. Anchorage, Alaska (Norcross HS (Ga.)) 9.3 4.9 0.8 34 21 .443 .732 G 22 Allen Flanigan 6-6 215 So. Little Rock, Ark. (Parkview Magnet HS) 14.0 5.6 2.9 5 24 .451 .773 F 23 Jaylin Williams 6-8 230 So. Nahunta, Ga. (Brantley County HS) 10.7 4.7 2.0 38 18 .519 .622 G 35 Devan Cambridge 6-6 215 So. Nashville, Tenn. (Hillcrest Prep (Ariz.)) 9.2 3.7 0.7 14 24 .383 .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) 1.3 1.5 0.2 11 3 .393 .500 F 5 Chris Moore 6-6 240 Fr. West Memphis, Ark. (West Memphis HS) 2.8 2.0 0.5 6 8 .581 .579 C 13 Babatunde Akingbola 6-10 245 So. Ogun, Nigeria (McEachern HS (Ga.)) 1.9 2.6 0.2 25 9 .476 .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) 3.8 3.6 0.5 17 12 .707 .571 PROBABLE MISSISSIPPI STATE STARTERS (BASED ON LAST GAME) Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Last School) PPG RPG APG Blk Stl FG% FT% G 1 Iverson Molinar 6-3 190 So. Panama City, Panama (Veritas Prep (Calif.)) 16.3 3.9 2.6 3 24 .471 .800 G 3 D.J. Stewart Jr. 6-6 205 So. Grace, Miss. (Riverside HS) 16.4 3.1 2.8 6 37 .426 .792 F 20 Derek Fountain 6-9 210 Fr. Holly Springs, Miss. (Holly Springs HS) 5.1 2.8 1.0 7 4 .471 .500 F 24 Abdul Ado 6-11 255 Sr. Lagos, Nigeria (Hamilton Heights HS (Tenn.)) 5.6 6.3 0.7 53 19 .533 .674 F 35 Tolu Smith 6-10 245 R-So. Bay St. Louis, Miss. (Western Kentucky) 12.4 8.5 1.2 20 13 .590 .595 G/F 0 Jalen Johnson 6-6 210 Sr. Baton Rouge, La. (Louisiana-Lafayette) 5.2 1.7 0.4 4 7 .386 .710 F 2 Javian Davis 6-9 245 So. Canton, Miss. (Alabama) 2.7 3.6 0.7 5 9 .389 .390 G/F 4 Cameron Matthews 6-7 220 Fr. Olive Branch, Miss. (Olive Branch HS) 2.2 2.5 1.1 8 20 .412 .240 G 5 Deivon Smith 6-1 165 Fr. Loganville, Ga. (Grayson HS) 5.0 3.5 3.1 5 26 .336 .607 F 32 Quinten Post 7-0 240 So. Amsterdam, Netherlands (Cartesius Lyceum HS) 3.0 2.3 0.4 12 8 .435 .375 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 • 13 assists in last 3 games; 16 assists in previous 23 games Reb ________8 (2x) GP-GS PPG RPG APG FG% FT% • Leads the team and 4th in the SEC with 50 3-pointers Ast ______________7 2020-20 26-12 9.2 2.5 1.1 .357 .720 Stl ________________3 1 Career 91-39 6.4 2.4 0.8 .354 .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 82nd 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 22-0 1.3 1.5 0.5 .393 .500 Blk _______________3 4 Career 27-0 1.1 1.3 0.4 .393 .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 24-0 2.8 2.0 0.5 .581 .579 • Arkansas Player of the Year as a senior Stl ________________3 5 Career 24-0 2.8 2.0 0.5 .581 .579 • 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 26-26 9.3 4.9 1.3 .443 .732 Blk _________4 (2x) 10 Career 26-26 9.3 4.9 1.3 .443 .732 • 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.