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.
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]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
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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 |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
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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 |
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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 |
Stat | High | Opponent | Date |
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Points | 104 | Indiana Hoosiers | December 9, 2023 |
Field Goals Made | 37 | Chattanooga Mocs | December 30, 2023 |
Field Goal Attempts | 72 | Indiana Hoosiers | December 9, 2023 |
3 Points Made | 14 | Indiana Hoosiers Georgia Bulldogs | December 9, 2023 February 24, 2024 |
3 Points Attempted | 35 | Penn Quakers | January 2, 2024 |
Free Throws Made | 40 | Alabama Crimson Tide | February 7, 2024 |
Free Throw Attempts | 50 | Alabama Crimson Tide | February 7, 2024 |
Rebounds | 45 | Alabama A&M Bulldogs | November 21, 2023 |
Assists | 29 | Georgia Bulldogs | March 9, 2024 |
Steals | 15 | LSU Tigers | January 13, 2024 |
Blocked Shots | 12 | Alabama Crimson Tide | February 7, 2024 |
Turnovers | 17 | Alabama State Hornets | December 22, 2023 |
Fouls | 32 | Baylor Bears | November 7, 2023 |
Stat | High | Opponent | Date | |
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Minutes | 35 – Jaylin Williams | Texas A&M Aggies | January 9, 2024 | |
Points | 30 – Johni Broome | Virginia Tech Hokies | November 29, 2023 | |
Field Goals Made | 11 – Johni Broome | Virginia Tech Hokies Alabama Crimson Tide | November 29, 2023 January 24, 2024 | |
Field Goal Attempts | 19 – Johni Broome | Virginia Tech Hokies | November 29, 2023 | |
3 Points Made | 7 – Denver Jones | Georgia Bulldogs | March 9, 2024 | |
3 Points Attempted | 10 – Aden Holloway | LSU Tigers | January 13, 2024 | |
Free Throws Made | 9 – 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 Attempts | 13 – Johni Broome | Virginia Tech Hokies | November 29, 2023 | |
Rebounds | 14 – Johni Broome | Alabama Crimson Tide | January 24, 2024 | |
Assists | 7 – Jaylin Williams Johni Broome | Indiana Hoosiers Ole Miss Rebels | December 9, 2023 February 3, 2024 | |
Steals | 6 – Chad Baker-Mazara | LSU Tigers | January 13, 2024 | |
Blocked Shots | 5 – 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 | |
Turnovers | 4 – 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 | |
Fouls | 6 – Johni Broome K. D. Johnson | Baylor Bears Virginia Tech Hokies | November 7, 2023 November 29, 2023 |
See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.