2020-21 AUBURN MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS MATCHUP Overall: 0-0 • Home: 0-0 • Away: 0-0 • Neutral: 0-0 SEC: 0-0 • Home: 0-0 • Away: 0-0 Auburn Tigers (0-0, 0-0 SEC) Head Coach: Bruce Pearl, 26th season (587-223), 7th season at AU (125-78) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Nov. 26 ! vs. Saint Joseph’s (FS1) 3:30 pm vs Nov. 27 ! vs. #1 Gonzaga (FOX) 10:00 am Nov. 30 at UCF (ESPN+) 6:00 pm Saint Joseph’s Hawks (0-0, 0-0 A-10) Dec. 4 South Alabama (SECN) 8:00 pm Head Coach: Billy Lange, 11th season (137-160), 2nd season at SJU (6-26) Dec. 12 % vs. Memphis TBA Dec. 15 Texas Southern TBA Date / Time __________________________Nov. 26, 2020 / 3:30 pm CT Dec. 19 Troy (SECN) 1:00 pm Series History Site / Venue __ Fort Myers, Fla. / Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500) Dec. 22 Appalachian State TBA TV ______________________________________________________________________FS1 Overall AU leads 2-0 Dec. 30 * Arkansas TBA PxP _____________________________________________________ Adam Amin In Auburn - Jan. 2 * at Texas A&M TBA Analyst ___________________________________________________Bill Raftery In Philadelphia - Jan. 6 * at Ole Miss TBA Radio ____________AU Sports Network / 93.9 Tiger FM / TuneIn Neutral Site AU leads 2-0 Jan. 9 * Alabama TBA PxP _________________________________________________ Andy Burcham Last Meeting AU, 65-63 (3/21/03) Jan. 13 * at Georgia TBA Analyst ________________________________________________ Sonny Smith Streak Auburn W2 Jan. 16 * Kentucky TBA Jan. 20 * at Arkansas TBA Jan. 23 * at South Carolina TBA » Auburn is set to open the 2020-21 season on Thanksgiving in Fort Myers, Fla. for the Jan. 26 * Missouri TBA Fort Myers Tip-Off against Saint Joseph’s. The Tigers are opening away from home for the Jan. 30 ^ at Baylor (ESPN/2/U) TBA first time in 13 seasons when Auburn played at Tulane on Nov. 9, 2007. Feb. 2 * Georgia TBA » The Tigers are 83-31 in season openers all-time, including 39-7 in their last 46 lid-lifters. Feb. 6 * Ole Miss TBA » Auburn is a perfect 6-0 to open the season under head coach Bruce Pearl with an Feb. 9 * at Vanderbilt TBA average margin of victory of 18 points. Feb. 13 * at Kentucky TBA » The Tigers have without a doubt one of the youngest rosters in college basketball with Feb. 16 * Mississippi State TBA 15 underclassmen - six freshman and nine sophomores. Auburn and UC Irvine have the Feb. 20 * at LSU TBA fewest upperclassmen on their respective rosters with two each. Feb. 23 * Florida TBA » Auburn lost 84.1 percent of its scoring from a season ago - the fifth-most in the Feb. 27 * Tennessee TBA country - and graduated the winningest class in program history as the 2020 seniors had 99 Mar. 2 * at Alabama TBA wins through four years, besting the 2001 class (87). » The 2020-21 Tigers are the youngest team that head coach Bruce Pearl has had as a All times Central // Schedule subject to change Division I head coach. * - Southeastern Conference Game » For the first time since at least 1950, Auburn lost its entire starting lineup from the ! - Fort Myers Tip-Off (Fort Myers, Fla.) previous season. In fact, the Tigers and Kentucky are the only two SEC programs to not % - Holiday Hoopsgiving (Atlanta, Ga.) return someone who averaged five points or more per game. $ - Big 12/SEC Challenge (Waco, Texas) » Bruce Pearl is entering his 42nd year in college basketball, including his 26th as a head coach - seventh at Auburn. PROBABLE AUBURN STARTERS (2019-20 STATS) Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Last School) PPG RPG APG Blk Stl FG% FT% G 0 Tyrell Jones 6-1 195 So. Chicago, Ill. (West Oaks Academy (Fla.)) 0.8 0.9 0.6 0 4 .250 .000 F 10 JT Thor 6-10 205 Fr. Achorage, Alaska (Norcross HS (Ga.)) - - - - - - - G 22 Allen Flanigan 6-6 215 So. Little Rock, Ark. (Parkview Magnet HS) 3.2 2.7 0.4 4 8 .394 .459 F 23 Jaylin Williams 6-8 230 So. Nahunta, Ga. (Brantley County HS) 2.4 1.8 0.4 5 6 .536 1.000 G 35 Devan Cambridge 6-6 215 So. Nashville, Tenn. (Hillcrest Prep (Ariz.)) 4.2 2.3 0.1 11 12 .426 .278 G 1 Jamal Johnson 6-4 195 Jr. Birmingham, Ala. (Memphis) 3.5 1.3 0.4 2 9 .354 .688 F 5 Chris Moore 6-6 240 Fr. West Memphis, Ark. (West Memphis HS) - - - - - - - C 13 Babatunde Akingbola 6-10 245 So. Ogun, Nigeria (McEachern HS (Ga.)) 0.2 0.3 0.2 5 0 .250 .000 G 24 Justin Powell 6-6 205 Fr. Prospect, Ky. (North Oldham HS) - - - - - - - C 44 Dylan Cardwell 6-11 250 Fr. Augusta, Ga. (McEachern HS) - - - - - - - PROBABLE SAINT JOSEPH’S STARTERS (2019-20 STATS) Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Last School) PPG RPG APG Blk Stl FG% FT% G 1 Ryan Daly 6-5 225 Sr. Havertown, Pa. (Archbishop Carroll HS) 20.6 6.8 4.3 11 36 .425 .733 F 2 Myles Douglas 6-7 215 Jr. Edgewood, Md. (Aberdeen HS) 7.8 3.0 1.3 7 12 .341 .871 G 3 Cameron Brown 6-5 220 So. Laurel, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt HS) 10.1 4.3 1.3 8 25 .417 .644 G 11 Rahmir Moore 6-3 205 So. Philadelphia, Pa. (RISE Prep (Ontario, Canada)) 7.3 2.8 1.3 2 22 .380 .726 F 33 Taylor Funk 6-8 215 R-Jr. Lancaster, Pa. (Manheim Central HS) 9.4 5.1 2.3 7 2 .400 .333 G 0 Dahmir Bishop 6-5 190 Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Xavier) - - - - - - - G 5 Greg Foster Jr. 6-5 200 R-So. Milwaukee, Wis. (Gonzaga) - - - - - - - F 12 Anthony Longpré 6-10 250 Sr. L’Assomption, Quebec (Clenelg Count HS (Md.)) 5.6 4.3 1.7 6 8 .425 .630 F 13 Jadrian Tracey 6-5 205 Fr. Fort Myers, Fla. (West Oaks Academy) - - - - - - - G/F 22 Jordan Hall 6-7 215 Fr. Wildwood, N.J. (Neumann Goretti HS) - - - - - - - AUBURN MEN’S BASKETBALL #WAREAGLE MEDIA SPOT CHART (probable starters in orange) Career-Highs TYRELL JONES SO » G » 6-1 » 195 » Chicago, Ill. » West Oaks Academy Pts _______________3 • Goes by nickname “Turbo” Reb ______________6 GP-GS PPG RPG APG FG% FT% Ast _______________3 2020-21 - - - - - - • Bulked up 25 lbs since arriving at Auburn Stl ________________3 0 Career 10-0 0.6 1.0 0.7 .182 .400 • Played in 10 games last season Min _____________13 Career-Highs JAMAL JOHNSON JR » G » 6-4 » 195 » Birmingham, Ala. » Memphis Pts ________18 (3x) • Was team’s best 3-point shooter last season at 39% (27-of-70) Reb ________8 (2x) GP-GS PPG RPG APG FG% FT% • Team is 7-1 when he hits multiple 3s Ast ________3 (3x) 2020-21 - - - - - - Stl __________2 (8x) 1 Career 64-27 5.4 2.4 0.7 .351 .694 • Son of 7-year NBA veteran Alfonso “Buck” Johnson Min ___________ 40 Career-Highs SHARIFE COOPER FR » G » 6-1 » 180 » Powder Springs, Ga. » McEachern HS Pts _______________ - • 3rd McDonald’s All-American at AU (F. Ford, 1983; K. Barber, 2005) Reb ______________ - GP-GS PPG RPG BPG FG% FT% Ast _______________ - 2020-21 - - - - - - • 2018-19 USA Today National Player of the Year as a junior Blk _______________ - 2 Career - - - - - - • Consensus 5-star and 2nd-highest signee ever (Jabari Smith, 2020) Min ______________ - Career-Highs JAVON FRANKLIN JR » F » 6-7 » 220 » Little Rock, Ark. » Holmes CC Pts _______________ - • Appeared in 5 games off the bench last season Reb ______________ 1 GP-GS PPG RPG APG FG% FT% • Recovering from serious leg injury suffered in final year of JUCO Ast _______________ 1 2020-21 - - - - - - Blk _______________ - 4 Career 5-0 0.0 0.2 0.2 .000 .000 • 10.8 pts, 8.2 reb as a freshman at Holmes CC Min ________2 (3x) Career-Highs CHRIS MOORE FR » F » 6-6 » 240 » West Memphis, Ark. » West Memphis HS Pts _______________ - • Arkansas Player of the Year as a senior Reb ______________ - GP-GS PPG RPG APG FG% FT% Ast _______________ - 2020-21 - - - - - - • 18.7 pts, 16.3 reb and led team to state title last season Blk _______________ - 5 Career - - - - - - • Took dance class when he was younger Min ______________ - Career-Highs JT THOR FR » F » 6-10 » 205 » Anchorage, Alaska » Norcross HS Pts _______________ - • Was 5-star in 2021 class, reclassified to join this season Reb ______________ - GP-GS PPG RPG APG FG% FT% • Born in Neb., grew up in Alaska, played 2 years in W. Va. and 1 in Ga. Ast ______________ - 2020-21 - - - - - - Stl ________________ - 10 Career - - - - - - • Big fan of Marvel’s Thor because they can “both drop the hammer” Min ______________ - Career-Highs “STRETCH” AKINGBOLA SO » C » 6-10 » 245 » Ogun, Nigeria » McEachern HS Pts _______________2 • Saw action in 13 games as a freshman Reb ______________2 GP-GS PPG RPG BPG FG% FT% Ast __________1 (2x) 2020-21 - - - - - - • Elite defender and best communicator on the team Blk _________2 (2x) 13 Career 13-0 0.2 0.3 0.3 .250 .000 • Has 4 siblings, all sisters Min ________5 (2x) Career-Highs ALLEN FLANIGAN SO » G » 6-6 » 215 » Little Rock, Ark. » Parkview Magnet HS Pts ______________12 • Added 15 lbs of muscle in the offseason Reb ________6 (3x) GP-GS PPG RPG BPG FG% FT% • Started 3 games in absence of Isaac Okoro (1st start at Missouri 2/15) Ast _______________2 2020-21 - - - - - - Stl ________________2 22 Career 30-3 3.0 2.6 0.4 .376 .457 • Son of assistant coach and former AU All-SEC guard Wes Flanigan Min ____________29 Career-Highs JAYLIN WILLIAMS SO » F » 6-8 » 230 » Nahunta, Ga.