2023–24 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team explained

Sport:Basketball
Year:2023–24
Prev Year:2022–23
Next Year:2024–25
Team:Auburn Tigers
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Coachrank:17
Aprank:18
Record:27–8
Conf Record:13–5
Head Coach:Bruce Pearl
Hc Year:10th
Asst Coach1:Ira Bowman
Ac1 Year:6th
Asst Coach2:Steven Pearl
Ac2 Year:7th
Asst Coach3:Corey Williams
Ac3 Year:1st
Arena:Neville Arena
Champion:Legends Classic champions
SEC tournament champions
Tourney:NCAA tournament
Tourney Result:First Round

The 2023–24 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The team's head coach was Bruce Pearl in his 10th season at Auburn. The team played its home games at Neville Arena in Auburn, Alabama.

Previous season

The 2022–23 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team finished the 2022–23 season with a record of 21–13, 10–8 in Southeastern Conference play to finish in seventh place in the conference. As the No. 7 seed, they were defeated by No. 10 seed Arkansas in the second round of the SEC tournament. The Tigers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the Midwest Region, where they defeated Iowa in the First Round before falling to the region's top seed Houston in the Second Round. After the season, Corey Williams replaced Wes Flanigan on the team's staff.[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
1 G 5'11" 175 Junior Undrafted in 2023 NBA draft; signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Chance Westry 10 G 6'6" 190 Freshman Transferred to Syracuse
Zep Jasper 12 G 6'1" 190 Senior Graduated
21 F 6'10" 225 Freshman Transferred to UC Santa Barbara
22 G 6'6" 220 Senior Graduate transferred to Ole Miss
Babatunde Akingbola 23 C 6'10" 245 Senior Graduate transferred to George Washington
Chandler Leopard 25 G 6'3" 195 Senior Walk-on; Graduated transferred to Samford

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Chad Baker-Mazara 10 G/F 6'7" 190 Junior Northwest Florida State College
Denver Jones 12 G 6'4" 190 Junior Florida International
CJ Williams 13 G 6'1" 155 Sophomore Texas Tech
Addarin Scott 23 F/C 6'9" 207 Junior Navarro College
Chaney Johnson 31 G 6'7" 215 Junior UAH

2024 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule

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Game summaries

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vs Yale (NCAA First Round)

Statistics

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Scoring 2909 2391
Scoring Average 83.1 68.3
Field goals - Att 1010–2121 784–2029
Field goal % .476 .386
3-point field goals - Att 280–795 205–678
3-point % .352 .302
Free throws - Att 609–812 618–842
Free throw % .750 .734
Rebounds 1324 1206
Assists 622 335
Turnovers 374 449
Steals 258 233
Blocked Shots 215 113

Team Highs

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Team Game Highs!style=""
StatHighOpponentDate
Points104Indiana HoosiersDecember 9, 2023
Field Goals Made37Chattanooga MocsDecember 30, 2023
Field Goal Attempts 72Indiana HoosiersDecember 9, 2023
3 Points Made14Indiana Hoosiers
Georgia Bulldogs
December 9, 2023
February 24, 2024
3 Points Attempted35Penn QuakersJanuary 2, 2024
Free Throws Made40Alabama Crimson TideFebruary 7, 2024
Free Throw Attempts50Alabama Crimson TideFebruary 7, 2024
Rebounds45Alabama A&M BulldogsNovember 21, 2023
Assists29Georgia BulldogsMarch 9, 2024
Steals15LSU TigersJanuary 13, 2024
Blocked Shots12Alabama Crimson TideFebruary 7, 2024
Turnovers17Alabama State HornetsDecember 22, 2023
Fouls32Baylor BearsNovember 7, 2023

Individual Highs

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StatHighOpponentDate
Minutes35 – Jaylin WilliamsTexas A&M AggiesJanuary 9, 2024
Points30 – Johni BroomeVirginia Tech HokiesNovember 29, 2023
Field Goals Made11 – Johni BroomeVirginia Tech Hokies
Alabama Crimson Tide
November 29, 2023
January 24, 2024
Field Goal Attempts 19 – Johni BroomeVirginia Tech HokiesNovember 29, 2023
3 Points Made7 – Denver JonesGeorgia BulldogsMarch 9, 2024
3 Points Attempted10 – Aden HollowayLSU TigersJanuary 13, 2024
Free Throws Made9 – Jaylin Williams
Chad Baker-Mazara
Johni Broome
Alabama Crimson Tide
Kentucky Wildcats
Yale Bulldogs
February 7, 2024
February 17, 2024
March 22, 2024
Free Throw Attempts13 – Johni BroomeVirginia Tech HokiesNovember 29, 2023
Rebounds14 – Johni BroomeAlabama Crimson TideJanuary 24, 2024
Assists7 – Jaylin Williams
Johni Broome
Indiana Hoosiers
Ole Miss Rebels
December 9, 2023
February 3, 2024
Steals6 – Chad Baker-MazaraLSU TigersJanuary 13, 2024
Blocked Shots5 – Dylan Cardwell
Johni Broome
Baylor Bears/LSU Tigers
Alabama Crimson Tide/Vanderbilt Commodores/Alabama Crimson Tide
November 7, 2023/January 13, 2024
January 24, 2024/January 31, 2024/February 7, 2024
Turnovers4 – Tre Donaldson
Dylan Cardwell
Johni Broome
Chad Baker-Mazara
Chaney Johnson
Baylor Bears/Vanderbilt Commodores
Notre Dame Fighting Irish/Ole Miss Rebels
Alabama State Hornets/Ole Miss Rebels/Yale Bulldogs
Tennessee Volunteers/Mississippi State Bulldogs
Tennessee Volunteers
November 7, 2023/January 31, 2024
November 16, 2023/January 20, 2024
December 22, 2023/January 20, 2024/March 22, 2024
February 28, 2024/March 2, 2024
February 28, 2024
Fouls6 – Johni Broome
K. D. Johnson
Baylor Bears
Virginia Tech Hokies
November 7, 2023
November 29, 2023

Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Corey Williams - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory .
  2. Web site: 2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule .
  3. Web site: 2024 SEC Men's Basketball Conference Opponents Announced . June 26, 2023 .
  4. Web site: Tough non-conference slate to test Tigers . August 11, 2023 .
  5. Web site: 2023-24 Men's Basketball Cumulative Statistics. December 17, 2023.
  6. Web site: 2023-24 Men's Basketball Cumulative Statistics .
  7. Web site: 2023-24 Men's Basketball Cumulative Statistics .