2016–17 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

2016–17 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Conference Southeastern Conference
2016–17 record 6–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach Bruce Pearl (3rd year)
Assistant coach Chuck Person
Assistant coach Harris Adler
Assistant coach Chad Dollar
Home arena Auburn Arena
2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#20 South Carolina 0 0       7 0   1.000
#23 Florida 0 0       7 1   .875
#1 Kentucky 0 0       7 1   .875
Arkansas 0 0       5 1   .833
Auburn 0 0       5 1   .833
Ole Miss 0 0       6 2   .750
Georgia 0 0       5 2   .714
LSU 0 0       5 2   .714
Mississippi State 0 0       5 2   .714
Texas A&M 0 0       4 2   .667
Alabama 0 0       4 3   .571
Vanderbilt 0 0       4 3   .571
Missouri 0 0       3 3   .500
Tennessee 0 0       3 3   .500
2017 SEC Tournament winner
As of December 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represents Auburn University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach is Bruce Pearl, in his third season at Auburn. The team plays their home games at the Auburn Arena in Auburn, Alabama as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous Season

The Tigers finished the season 11–20, 5–13 in SEC play to finish in 13th place. They lost to Tennessee in the first round of the SEC Tournament.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kareem Canty 1 G 6'1" 185 RS Junior Harlem, NY Declare for 2016 NBA draft
Cinmeon Bowers 5 F 6'7" 250 Senior Racine, WI Graduated
Tyler Harris 12 F 6'10" 228 RS Senior Dix Hills, NY Graduated
Tahj Shamsid-Deen 13 G 5'9" 175 Junior Decatur, GA Left the team due to personal reasons
Jonathan Walker 20 G 6'3" 197 Senior Madison, WI Walk-on; graduated
Zach Allison 22 G 6'2" 166 Freshman Pelham, AL Walk-on; transferred to Wallace State CC
Jordan Granger 25 F 6'8" 220 Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated
Cole Stockton 42 G 6'4" 195 Senior Auburn, AL Walk-on; graduated
Trayvon Reed 50 C 7'2" 245 Sophomore Mobile, AL Transferred to Texas Southern

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
LaRon Smith 12 F 6'8" 215 RS Senior Palm Bay, FL Transferred from Bethune-Cookman. Smith will be eligible to play immediately since Smith graduated from Bethune-Cookman.
DeSean Murray 13 F 6'5" 225 Junior Stanley, NC Transferred from Presbyterian. Under NCAA transfer rules, Murray will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Ronnie Johnson 35 G 6'0" 180 RS Senior Indianapolis, IN Transferred from Houston. Johnson will be eligible to play immediately since Johnson graduated from Houston.

Recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mustapha Heron
#4 SG
West Haven, CT Sacred Heart High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 16, 2015 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Jared Harper
#18 PG
Atlanta, GA Pebblebrook High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Mar 14, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Anfernee McLemore
#31 PF
Sylvester, GA Worth County High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 4, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 21   Rivals: 11  ESPN: 28
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2016–17 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F 0 Spencer, HoraceHorace Spencer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Findlay Prep Warminster, PA
G 1 Harper, JaredJared Harper 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Pebblebrook Mableton, GA
G 2 Brown, BryceBryce Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Tucker Stone Mountain, GA
F 3 Purifoy, DanjelDanjel Purifoy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Hargrave Military Academy Centerville, AL
G 4 Dunans, T. J.T. J. Dunans 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 174 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Columbia State CC Atlanta, GA
G 5 Heron, MustaphaMustapha Heron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Martin Luther King Jr.
Sacred Heart
Waterbury, CT
F 10 Huff, HeathHeath Huff (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Lee Scott Academy Auburn, AL
F 12 Smith, LaRonLaRon Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Heritage
Bethune-Cookman
Palm Bay, FL
F 13 Murray, DeSeanDeSean Murray  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Northside
Presbyterian
Stanley, NC
G 21 Keim, PatrickPatrick Keim (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Mountain Brook Birmingham, AL
G 22 Macoy, WillWill Macoy (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Vestavia Hills Birmingham, AL
G 23 Lang, T. J.T. J. Lang 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr McGill Toolen Mobile, AL
F 24 McLemore, AnferneeAnfernee McLemore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Worth County Warwick, GA
G 25 Cohen, MikeMike Cohen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Bishop Eustance Voorhees, NJ
F 31 Waddell, DevinDevin Waddell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Hargrave Military Academy Summerfield, NC
G 35 Johnson, RonnieRonnie Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr North Central
Houston
Indianapolis, IN
F 41 Blackstock, ColeCole Blackstock (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 253 lb (115 kg) So Brooks Killen, AL
G 44 Williams, NewNew Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Santa Monica Santa Monica, CA
F 52 Tate, TreyTrey Tate 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Rehobeth Dothan, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/04/2016*
8:30 PM
Montevallo W 96–68 
Auburn Arena (8,187)
Auburn, AL
Regular season

11/11/2016*
8:30 PM, SECN+
North Florida W 83–66  1–0
Auburn Arena (8,093)
Auburn, AL

11/14/2016*
8:00 PM, SECN
Georgia State
Cancún Challenge
W 83–65  2–0
Auburn Arena (6,980)
Auburn, AL

11/17/2016*
8:00 PM, SECN
Eastern Kentucky
Cancún Challenge
W 85–64  3–0
Auburn Arena (6,987)
Auburn, AL

11/22/2016*
5:00 PM, CBSSN
vs. Texas Tech
Cancún Challenge semifinals
W 67–65  4–0
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico

11/23/2016*
7:30 PM, CBSSN
vs. No. 17 Purdue
Cancún Challenge Championship
L 71–96  4–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico

11/29/2016*
7:00 PM, SECN+
USC Upstate W 90–83  5–1
Auburn Arena (6,504)
Auburn, AL

12/03/2016*
7:30 PM, beIN
at UAB W 74–70  6–1
Bartow Arena (8,728)
Birmingham, AL

12/12/2016*
6:00 PM, FS1
vs. Boston College
Under Armour Reunion
  
Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY

12/15/2016*
8:00 PM, SECN
Coastal Carolina   
Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL

12/18/2016*
12:00 PM, SECN
Mercer   
Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL

12/21/2016*
7:30 PM, CBSSN
vs. Oklahoma
Basketball Hall of Fame's Birthday of Basketball
  
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT

12/23/2016*
1:30 PM, ESPN2
at Connecticut   
XL Center 
Hartford, CT

12/29/2016
6:00 PM, ESPNU
Georgia   
Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL

01/04/2017
6:00 PM, SECN
at Vanderbilt   
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN

01/07/2017
5:00 PM, SECN
Ole Miss   
Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL

01/10/2017
6:00 PM, SECN
at Missouri   
Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO

01/14/2017
3:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
at Kentucky   
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY

01/18/2017
7:30 PM, SECN
LSU   
Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL

01/21/2017
3:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
Alabama
Iron Bowl of Basketball
  
Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL

01/24/2017
5:30 PM, SECN
at South Carolina   
Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC

01/28/2017*
5:00 PM, ESPNU
at TCU
Big 12/SEC Challenge
  
Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX

01/31/2017
8:00 PM, SECN
Tennessee   
Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL

02/04/2017
7:30 PM, SECN
at Alabama
Iron Bowl of Basketball
  
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL

02/07/2017
8:00 PM, ESPNU
Mississippi State   
Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL

02/11/2017
5:00 PM, SECN
at Ole Miss   
The Pavilion at Ole Miss 
Oxford, MS

02/14/2017
6:00 PM, SECN
Florida   
Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL

02/18/2017
3:00 PM, ESPNU
at Texas A&M   
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX

02/21/2017
6:00 PM, SECN
at LSU   
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA

02/25/2017
7:30 PM, SECN
Arkansas   
Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL

03/01/2017
5:30 PM, SECN
at Georgia   
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA

03/04/2017
2:30 PM, SECN
Missouri   
Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
SEC Tournament

03/08–12/2017
vs.    
Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. Source[1].

References

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