2013-14 AUBURN TIGERS GAME NOTES - DECEMBER 19, 2013 2013-14 SCHEDULE CLEMSON TIGERS (8-2) AT AUBURN TIGERS (4-3) DATE OPPONENT SCORE W/L GAME #8 • HOME GAME #6 10/28 Victory Univ.# 109-67 W THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2013 • 7:00 P.M. CT AUBURN ARENA (9,121) • AUBURN, ALA. 11/1 Paine College# 99-64 W FSN • WGZZ 94.3 FM • Sirius 111 • XM 200 11/8 Nicholls State 76-54 W 11/15 Northwestern St. 92-111 L TIGERS VS. TIGERS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE ‘93 11/19 Jacksonville St. 78-54 W The Auburn basketball team will play host to Clemson in the fi rst match-up of the schools since 1993 11/23 Murray State 75-67 W and the fi rst regular-season match-up between the two since 1974. Auburn (4-3) comes into the game 11/26 Tennessee St. 78-73 W looking to snap a two-game losing streak while Clemson is 8-2 following a win over Furman on Dec. 14. 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 1,242-1,105-1 (.529) all- me 12/19 Clemson 7:00 pm FSN • Tony Barbee is in his fourth year guiding Auburn and his eighth season as a head coach overall 12/22 Boston College 1:00 pm CSS • Senior guard Chris Denson is fi rst in the SEC in scoring (19.9 ppg), is eighth in fi eld goal percentage 12/30 Ark.-Pine Bluff 7:00 pm CSS (.518) and 20th in rebounding (5.9 rpg) ... His 19.9 ppg entering the week was 41st na onally. • Chris Denson has scored 139 points over the fi rst seven games ... That is the most for an AU player 1/4 Florida A&M 7:00 pm AUHD over the fi rst six games of a season since Wesley Person scored 192 in 1993-94. 1/9 at Ole Miss 6:00 pm ESPN/2 • Denson and junior guard KT Harrell are combining for 38.3 ppg, which is the second highest in the SEC for a pair of teammates behind only Jordan Clarkson and Jabari Brown of Missouri (38.4 ppg) 1/11 Missouri* 1:00 pm ESPNU • Freshman point guard Tahj Shamsid-Deen is averaging 11.5 ppg over the last four games and has 1/15 at Tennessee* 6:00 pm CSS upped his season average to 9.1 ppg 1/18 Florida* 3:00 pm SECTV •Auburn leads the SEC in free throw percentage at .733 (148-for-202) 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 2/1 Georgia* 12:30 pm SECTV #1 KT HARRELL Has scored in double fi gures in each of the fi rst 7 games, fi rst 2/5 at S. Carolina* 6:00 pm ESPN3 Jr. • G • 6-4 • 216 • Montgomery, Ala. me for AU player since 2006-07 ... 18.4 ppg is 5th in the SEC 2/8 at LSU* 3:00 pm SECTV PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG ... Leads the team in FT percentage at .884, 2nd in the SEC, 2/12 Kentucky* 7:00 pm SECTV 18.4 4.3 1.3 0.7 0.4 30.6 3-pointers made (13) and 3-pointers a empted (37) 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 28 of his 39 rebounds have come at the defensive end, where he is averaging 4.0 rpg ... 357 career rebounds and 88 steals are 2/22 Vanderbilt* 5:00 pm FSN PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG both 8th among ac ve SEC players 2/26 South Carolina* 8:00 pm FSN 6.4 5.6 1.9 1.1 0.3 27.4 3/1 at Alabama* 2:00 pm ESPNU #0 ASAUHN DIXON-TATUM 6.6 rpg are 14th in the SEC ... 24 of his 46 rebounds have come on 3/5 Tennessee* 7:00 pm SECTV Sr. • C • 7-0 • 226 • Anderson, Ind. the off ensive glass, where his 3.4 O-rpg is 7th in the SEC ... 2.0 bpg are 4th in the SEC and 66th na onally ... 58 career blocks are 8th 3/8 at Texas A&M* 3:00 pm SECTV PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG among ac ve SEC players ... At least 1 block in 6 of 7 games this year 3/12 SEC Tournament TBA TBA 7.0 6.6 0.4 0.1 2.0 22.9 and 31 of 39 carer games 3/13 SEC Tournament TBA TBA #3 CHRIS DENSON 3/14 SEC Tournament TBA TBA Leads the SEC in scoring (19.9 ppg) ... Last me an AU player Sr. • G • 6-2 • 181 • Columbus, Ga. had more than his 139 points over fi rst 7 games of a season was 3/15 SEC Tournament TBA TBA PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG 1993-94 (Wesley Person - 192 pts) .. Has scored in double fi gures 3/16 SEC Tournament TBA TBA 19.9 5.9 2.7 1.1 0.1 30.9 in 9 of his last 10 games ... AU’s leading scorer 5 mes this year All Ɵ mes CT #13 TAHJ SHAMSID-DEEN Star ng PG in all 7 games ... 3.3 APG is 8th in the SEC ... 1.8 as- # - ExhibiƟ on Game Fr. • PG • 5-10 • 163 • Decatur, Ga. sist-to-turnover ra o is 4th in the SEC ... Has dished out 4 assists in 1 - Atlanta, Ga. (Philips Arena) PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG 4 of 7 games ... Tied for third on the team at 27.4 mpg * - SEC Game 9.1 0.9 3.3 0.6 0.1 27.4 KEY RESERVES ABOUT THE GAME SEASON AVERAGES NOTES TELEVISION • FSN #21 MALCOLM CANADA Back-up PG to Shamsid-Deen in the fi rst 7 games ... Has scored Play-by-Play: Dave Neal Jr. • PG • 6-3 • 224 • Aus n, Texas 17 of his 39 points at the free throw line (17-22, .773 pct) ... 17 Analyst: Larry Conley PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG of his 19 rebounds have come off the defensive glass ... Averag- 5.6 2.7 1.1 1.1 0.1 15.7 ing 6.7 ppg over the last 3 games RADIO • WGZZ 94.3 FM • Sirius 111 • XM 200 Play-by-Play: Rod Bramble #31 BENAS GRICIUNAS Analyst: Sonny Smith Fr. • C • 7-0 • 225 • Silute, Lithuania Star ng center against Illinois, his fi rst career start ... 13.4 mpg PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG are second-most of any bench player 2.9 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.4 13.4 AUBURN MEDIA RELATIONS #11 DION WADE Dan Froehlich, Assoc. Dir. of Media Rela ons Fr. • G • 6-5 • 170 • Antwerp, Belgium 11.7 mpg is third off the bench ... 19 3-point a empts are 3rd 334-844-9803 (O) • 334-750-1389 (C) PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG on the team [email protected] 3.1 1.7 1.0 0.3 0.0 11.7 2013-14 AUBURN TIGERS GAME NOTES • @AUBasketball • Facebook: Auburn Men’s Basketball 1 HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY TONIGHT’S OPPONENT -- CLEMSON (DEC. 19 - AUBURN ARENA) 2013-14 STATS PPG OPP PPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO Auburn Head Coach: Tony Barbee Auburn (4-3) 75.9 77.0 .435 .260 .733 37.1 12.7 5.4 4.1 11.6 (UMass ‘93) Clemson (8-2) 68.6 51.7 .438 .337 .783 40.5 12.1 5.5 7.4 11.5 at Auburn: 39-62 (.386) / 4th Year Overall: 121-114 (.515) / 8th Year ALL-TIME STREAKS Overall: 14-11 Lost 4 Auburn and Clemson are meeting for the fi rst time since the 1993 season and the Clemson Head Coach: Brad Brownell fi rst time in the regular season since 1974 ... Th e last time Clemson visited Auburn (DePauw ‘91) Home: 6-3 Lost 2 was in the 1935-36 season ... Auburn and Clemson faced each other almost on a at Clemson: 59-47 (.557) / 4th Year Road: 2-4 Lost 2 yearly basis from 1919-1931. Overall: 226-132 (.631) / 12th Year Neutral: 4-3 Lost 2 PROJECTED STARTERS No. Pos. Name Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown Notes 32 F K.J. McDaniels 6-6 Jr. 17.6 6.6 Birmingham, Ala. Leads the team in blocks (30/3.0 bpg) and steals (12/1.2 spg) 42 F Ibrahim Djambo 6-10 Jr. 2.7 2.9 Bamako, Mali 1st start came on Saturday vs. Furman (2 pts, 3 rbs) 35 C Landry Nnoko 6-10 So. 4.2 7.0 Yaounde, Cameroon Leads the team with 27 off ensive rebounds; 18 blocks are 2nd 12 G Rod Hall 6-1 Jr. 9.9 2.0 Augusta, Ga. Leads the team in assists (40/4.o apg) 20 G Jordan Roper 5-11 So. 8.4 2.2 Columbia, S.C. 16 pts on 5-10 shoo ng (3-7 3-pt) vs. Furman HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORYNEXT OPPONENT -- BOSTON COLLEGE (DEC. 22 - AUBURN ARENA) 2013-14 STATS PPG OPP PPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO BC Head Coach: Steve Donahue BC (4-7) 75.9 78.5 .460 .328 .800 30.9 14.1 3.5 2.7 11.7 (Ursinus ‘84) at BC: 50-59 (.459) / 4th Year Boston College has already played a pair of overtime games, falling at Providence Overall: 196-197 (.499) / 14th Year ALL-TIME STREAKS in the season-opener, 82-78, and then defeating Sacred Heart, 75-67 ..