2020-21 AUBURN MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS MATCHUP Overall: 11-10 • Home: 6-4 • Away: 3-5 • Neutral: 2-1 SEC: 5-7 • Home: 2-4 • Away: 3-3 Auburn Tigers (11-10, 5-7 SEC) Head Coach: Bruce Pearl, 26th season (598-233), 7th season at AU (136-88) 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 Kentucky Wildcats (5-13, 4-7 SEC) Dec. 4 South Alabama (SECN) W, 90-81 Head Coach: John Calipari, 29th season (780-230), 12th season at UK (335-90) Dec. 12 % vs. Memphis (ESPNU) W, 74-71 Dec. 15 Texas Southern (SECN+) W, 80-63 Date / Time __________________________ Feb. 13, 2021 / 12:00 pm CT Series History Dec. 19 Troy (SECN) W, 77-41 Site / Venue _____________ Lexington, Ky. / Rupp Arena (14,316) Dec. 22 Appalachian State (SECN) W, 67-53 TV ____________________________________________________________________ CBS Overall UK leads 95-22 Dec. 30 * Arkansas (ESPN2) L, 97-85 PxP _________________________________________________________Ian Eagle In Auburn UK leads 31-17 Jan. 2 * at Texas A&M (SECN) L, 68-66 Analyst _______________________________________________Jim Spanarkel In Lexington UK leads 49-2 Jan. 6 * at Ole Miss (SECN) L, 72-61 Radio ___________________ AU Sports Network / 93.9 FM / TuneIn Neutral Site UK leads 15-3 Jan. 9 * Alabama (ESPN2) L, 94-90 PxP _________________________________________________ Andy Burcham Last Meeting AU, 66-59 (1/16/21) Jan. 13 * at Georgia (SECN) W, 95-77 Analyst ________________________________________________ Sonny Smith Streak Auburn W1 Jan. 16 * Kentucky (ESPN) W, 66-59 Host ________________________________________________________Brad Law Jan. 20 * at Arkansas (SECN) L, 75-73 Jan. 23 * at South Carolina (ESPN2) W, 109-85 » The Tigers and Wildcats are slated to face off for the 118th time in series history. Jan. 26 * #12 Missouri (ESPN2) W, 88-82 Kentucky holds a 95-22 advantage overall, but Auburn has won five of the last nine duels. Jan. 30 ^ at #2 Baylor (ESPN) L, 84-72 The Tigers are aiming to complete a sweep of the Wildcats for the first time ever. Auburn has Feb. 2 * Georgia (SECN) L, 91-86 won in Lexington just twice in program history (Jan. 15, 1983 and Jan. 9, 1988). Feb. 6 * Ole Miss (ESPN2) L, 86-84 (OT) » Following a 66-59 win on The Plains, Auburn has now defeated Kentucky in four Feb. 9 * at Vanderbilt (SECN) W, 73-67 consecutive seasons for just the second time in program history after accomplishing the Feb. 13 * at Kentucky (CBS) 12:00 pm feat between 1987-90. Feb. 16 * Mississippi State (ESPNU) 8:00 pm » Sharife Cooper is fourth among all freshmen in college basketball with 87 assists, Feb. 20 * at LSU (ESPN/2) 3:00/5:00 pm despite missing the first 11 games of the season. Cooper’s 8.7 assists per game is tops in the Feb. 23 * Florida (ESPN/2/U) 8:00 pm country. Cooper has scored 202 points and dished out 87 assists in his first 10 career games. Feb. 27 * Tennessee (ESPN/2) 11:00 am The only other freshman over the last decade to average 20 points and eight assists over any Mar. 2 * at Alabama (ESPN/2/U) 6:00 pm 10-game stretch is Trae Young (Oklahoma), according to ESPN Stats & Info. » Allen Flanigan has scored in double figures 18 times this season, which is tied for 15th in All times Central // Schedule subject to change the country and is tied for the lead in the SEC with D.J. Stewart Jr. of Mississippi State. * - Southeastern Conference Game » Auburn is the only team in the country to have multiple underclassmen with at least ! - Fort Myers Tip-Off (Fort Myers, Fla.) three games of 10-5-5 this season. Sharife Cooper has four games, which leads the SEC, % - Holiday Hoopsgiving (Atlanta, Ga.) while Allen Flanigan is tied for second with three such contests. ^ - Big 12/SEC Challenge (Waco, Texas) » In terms of experience, Auburn averages 0.75 years of experience, which ranks as the youngest team in the country to play a game 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 2 Sharife Cooper 6-1 180 Fr. Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern HS) 20.2 4.2 8.7 2 11 .396 .819 F 10 JT Thor 6-10 205 Fr. Anchorage, Alaska (Norcross HS (Ga.)) 8.7 4.4 0.9 24 18 .430 .730 G 22 Allen Flanigan 6-6 215 So. Little Rock, Ark. (Parkview Magnet HS) 13.9 5.3 3.0 5 20 .465 .769 F 23 Jaylin Williams 6-8 230 So. Nahunta, Ga. (Brantley County HS) 10.9 5.0 2.3 31 17 .526 .548 G 35 Devan Cambridge 6-6 215 So. Nashville, Tenn. (Hillcrest Prep (Ariz.)) 8.9 3.7 0.8 12 17 .395 .615 G 1 Jamal Johnson 6-4 195 Jr. Birmingham, Ala. (Memphis) 9.1 2.5 0.7 3 14 .361 .718 F 4 Javon Franklin 6-7 220 Jr. Little Rock, Ark. (Holmes CC) 1.4 1.3 0.2 7 2 .476 .250 F 5 Chris Moore 6-6 240 Fr. West Memphis, Ark. (West Memphis HS) 3.3 1.8 0.4 3 6 .615 .600 C 13 Babatunde Akingbola 6-10 245 So. Ogun, Nigeria (McEachern HS (Ga.)) 2.1 2.5 0.2 23 8 .563 .381 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) 4.1 3.8 0.5 16 9 .706 .583 PROBABLE KENTUCKY STARTERS (BASED ON LAST GAME) Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Last School) PPG RPG APG Blk Stl FG% FT% G 2 Devin Askew 6-3 198 Fr. Sacramento, Calif. (Mater Dei HS) 7.3 2.7 3.2 5 17 .360 .771 G 3 Brandon Boston Jr. 6-3 185 Fr. Norcross, Ga. (Sierra Canyon HS (Calif.)) 11.9 5.3 1.3 3 21 .369 .784 G 10 Davion Mintz 6-3 196 Gr. Charlotte, N.C. (Creighton) 9.9 3.2 2.6 4 20 .366 .644 F 23 Isaiah Jackson 6-10 206 Fr. Pontiac, Mich. (Waterford Mott HS) 6.6 6.5 0.7 50 13 .489 .667 F 30 Olivier Sarr 7-0 237 Sr. Bordeaux, France (Wake Forest) 10.6 5.8 1.3 18 9 .486 .758 F 0 Jacob Toppin 6-9 194 So. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Rhode Island) 4.6 3.4 0.5 3 6 .470 .750 G 11 Dontaie Allen 6-6 198 R-Fr. Falmouth, Ky. (Pendleton County HS) 6.0 1.9 0.3 4 4 .390 .667 F 12 Keion Brooks Jr. 6-7 205 So. Fort Wayne, Ind. (La Lumiere HS) 11.6 6.1 1.1 7 6 .459 .815 F 55 Lance Ware 6-9 223 Fr. Camden, N.J. (Camden HS) 2.2 3.3 0.4 11 6 .444 .609 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% • Team leader and 3rd in SEC with 41 3-pointers Ast ________3 (3x) 2020-20 21-9 9.1 2.5 0.7 .361 .718 Stl ________________3 1 Career 85-35 6.2 2.4 0.7 .355 .701 • 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) • 87 assists is 4th nationally among freshman in just 10 games Reb ______________8 GP-GS PPG RPG APG FG% FT% Ast _____________ 14 2020-21 10-10 20.2 4.2 8.7 .396 .819 • 26 pts in debut tied for most in a freshman debut in AU history Stl __________3 (2x) 2 Career 10-10 20.2 4.2 8.7 .396 .819 • 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 ________4 (2x) GP-GS PPG RPG BPG FG% FT% • Seeing regular minutes after appearing in just 5 games last year Ast _______________2 2020-21 17-0 1.4 1.3 0.4 .476 .250 Blk _______________2 4 Career 22-0 1.0 1.0 0.3 .476 .250 • 10.8 pts, 8.2 reb as a freshman at Holmes CC Min _____________12 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 19-0 3.3 1.8 0.4 .615 .600 • Arkansas Player of the Year as a senior Stl ________________3 5 Career 19-0 3.3 1.8 0.4 .615 .600 • Took dance class when he was younger Min _______16 (3x) Career-Highs JT THOR FR » F » 6-10 » 205 » Anchorage, Alaska » Norcross HS Pts _____________ 15 • 9.0 pts, 5.5 reb, 17 blk, 11 stl in SEC play Reb ______________9 GP-GS PPG RPG BPG FG% FT% • Added 10 lbs of muscle since arriving in the summer Ast ______________4 2020-21 21-21 8.7 4.4 1.1 .430 .730 Blk _________4 (2x) 10 Career 21-21 8.7 4.4 1.1 .430 .730 • Was 5-star in 2021 class, reclassified to join this season Min ____________29 Career-Highs “STRETCH” AKINGBOLA SO » C » 6-10 » 245 » Ogun, Nigeria » McEachern HS Pts _______________7 • 5 blk in 8 min vs.