2022–23 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The team's head coach was Bruce Pearl in his ninth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Neville Arena in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 20–11, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in seventh. As the No. 7 seed, they were defeated by No. 10 seed Arkansas in the second round. They 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 Houston in the Second Round.

2022–23 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	21–13 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach	Bruce Pearl (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Ira Bowman (5th season) Wes Flanigan (5th season) Steven Pearl (6th season)
Home arena	Neville Arena

2022–23 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Alabama†	16	–	2		.889			31	–	6		.838
No. 17 Texas A&M	15	–	3		.833			25	–	10		.714
Kentucky	12	–	6		.667			22	–	12		.647
No. 23 Missouri	11	–	7		.611			25	–	10		.714
No. 20 Tennessee	11	–	7		.611			25	–	11		.694
Vanderbilt	11	–	7		.611			22	–	15		.595
Auburn	10	–	8		.556			21	–	13		.618
Florida	9	–	9		.500			16	–	17		.485
Mississippi State	8	–	10		.444			21	–	13		.618
Arkansas	8	–	10		.444			22	–	14		.611
Georgia	6	–	12		.333			16	–	16		.500
South Carolina	4	–	14		.222			11	–	21		.344
Ole Miss	3	–	15		.167			12	–	21		.364
LSU	2	–	16		.111			14	–	19		.424
† 2023 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The 2021–22 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team finished the 2021–22 season 28–6, 15–3 in SEC play to finish as regular season champions. As the No. 1 seed, they were defeated by No. 8 seed Texas A&M in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region, where they defeated Jacksonville State in the First Round before being upset by Miami in the Second Round.

On January 24, 2022, the team was voted first in the AP poll for the first time in program history, in the midst of a nineteen game winning streak.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jabari Smith Jr.	10	F	6'10"	220	Freshman	Fayetteville, GA	Declare for 2022 NBA draft; selected 3rd overall by the Houston Rockets.
Walker Kessler	13	C	7'1"	245	Sophomore	Newnan, GA	Declare for 2022 NBA draft; selected 22nd overall by the Memphis Grizzlies.
Preston Cook	14	G	6'4"	205	Senior	Auburn, GA	Graduate transferred from Drury
Ty Cressman	21	F	6'7"	244	Junior	Greensboro, NC	Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Michael Whitemore	31	G	5'10"	160	Sophomore	Dunwoody, GA	Walk-on; transferred
Chase Maasdorp	33	G	6'0"	175	RS Junior	Lakewood Ranch, FL	Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Devan Cambridge	35	G	6'6"	215	Junior	Nashville, TN	Transferred to Arizona State

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Johni Broome	4	F	6'10"	235	Sophomore	Plant City, FL	Morehead State
Jalen Harper	55	G	6'1"		RS Junior	Mableton, GA	Shelton State CC

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Yohan Traore #3 C	Glendale, AZ	Dream City Christian	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Mar 31, 2022
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89
Chance Westry #7 PG	Phoenix, AZ	AZ Compass Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 31, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 88
Tre Donaldson #43 PG	Tallahassee, FL	Florida State University School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 19, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 40  247Sports: 71  ESPN: 9
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: "Auburn 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022. "2022 Auburn Tigers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2023)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aden Holloway #4 PG	Charlotte, NC	Prolific Prep	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Aug 1, 2022
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 40  247Sports: 71  ESPN: 9
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: "Auburn 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022. "2023 Auburn Tigers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

Roster

2022–23 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 K. D. Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Hargrave Military/Georgia Atlanta, GA G 1 Wendell Green Jr. 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr La Lumiere School/Eastern Kentucky Detroit, MI F 2 Jaylin Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Brantley County Nahunta, GA G 3 Tre Donaldson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Florida State University School Tallahassee, FL F 4 Johni Broome 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Tampa Catholic/Morehead State Plant City, FL F 5 Chris Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr West Memphis West Memphis, AR G 10 Chance Westry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr AZ Compass Prep School (AZ) Harrisburg, PA G 12 Zep Jasper 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Laney High School/College of Charleston Augusta, GA G 14 Presley Patterson (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Knoxville Catholic Knoxville, TN G 20 Carter Sobera (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Mountain Brook Birmingham, AL F 21 Yohan Traore 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Dream City Christian School (AZ) Tours, France G 22 Allen Flanigan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Parkview Magnet Little Rock, AR C 23 Babatunde Akingbola 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr McEachern Ogun, Nigeria G 24 Lior Berman (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Mountain Brook Birmingham, AL G 25 Chandler Leopard (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Athens Athens, AL C 42 Haston Alexander (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Covenant Christian School Tuscumbia, AL C 44 Dylan Cardwell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 256 lb (116 kg) Jr McEachern Augusta, GA G 55 Jalen Harper (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Pebblebrook/Shelton State CC Mableton, GA	Head coach Bruce Pearl (Boston College) Assistant coach(es) Ira Bowman (Penn) Wes Flanigan (Auburn) Steven Pearl (Tennessee) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022* 7:00 pm	No. 15	Alabama–Huntsville	W 87–69	–	16 – Williams	7 – Donaldson	4 – Flanigan	Neville Arena (7,843) Auburn, AL
Regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, SECN /ESPN	No. 15	George Mason	W 70–52	1–0	16 – Green Jr.	9 – Cardwell	4 – Green Jr.	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
November 11, 2022* 7:00 pm, SECN /ESPN	No. 15	South Florida	W 67–59	2–0	20 – Green Jr.	8 – Tied	4 – Green Jr.	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
November 15, 2022* 6:00 pm, SECN	No. 13	Winthrop Cancún Challenge campus site game	W 89–65	3–0	18 – Broome	13 – Broome	5 – Green Jr.	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
November 18, 2022* 7:00 pm, SECN /ESPN	No. 13	Texas Southern	W 72–56	4–0	16 – Johnson	8 – Williams	4 – Williams	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
November 22, 2022* 5:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 13	vs. Bradley Cancún Challenge Riviera semifinal	W 85–64	5–0	14 – Tied	9 – Broome	6 – Green Jr.	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (951) Cancún, Mexico
November 23, 2022* 7:30 pm, CBSSN	No. 13	vs. Northwestern Cancún Challenge Riviera championship	W 43–42	6–0	12 – Johnson	10 – Green Jr.	3 – Green Jr.	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,156) Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2022* 2:00 pm, SECN	No. 13	Saint Louis	W 65–60	7–0	22 – Green Jr.	10 – Flanigan	2 – Tied	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
December 2, 2022* 7:00 pm, SECN /ESPN	No. 15	Colgate	W 93–66	8–0	16 – Johnson	9 – Broome	4 – Green Jr.	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
December 10, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 11	vs. Memphis Holiday Hoopsgiving	L 73–82	8–1	14 – Tied	6 – Broome	5 – Green Jr.	State Farm Arena (7,795) Atlanta, GA
December 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, SECN /ESPN	No. 19	Georgia State	W 72–64	9–1	20 – Williams	8 – Williams	3 – Tied	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
December 18, 2022* 4:30 pm, ESPN	No. 19	at USC	L 71–74	9–2	16 – Broome	8 – Broome	5 – Flanigan	Galen Center (4,517) Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 2022* 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 23	at Washington	W 84–61	10–2	18 – Tied	8 – Tied	7 – Donaldson	Alaska Airlines Arena (8,502) Seattle, WA
December 28, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 20	Florida	W 61–58	11–2 (1–0)	14 – Tied	11 – Broome	4 – Broome	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
January 4, 2023 5:30 pm, SECN	No. 22	at Georgia	L 64–76	11–3 (1–1)	22 – Broome	12 – Broome	4 – Williams	Stegeman Coliseum (10,232) Athens, GA
January 7, 2023 7:30 pm, SECN	No. 22	No. 13 Arkansas	W 72–59	12–3 (2–1)	19 – Green Jr.	10 – Broome	5 – Green Jr.	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
January 10, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 21	at Ole Miss	W 82–73	13–3 (3–1)	23 – Green Jr.	11 – Broome	7 – Green Jr.	SJB Pavilion (5,973) Oxford, MS
January 14, 2023 7:30 pm, SECN	No. 21	Mississippi State	W 69–63	14–3 (4–1)	21 – Williams	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
January 18, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 16	at LSU	W 67–49	15–3 (5–1)	14 – Tied	7 – Tied	4 – Green Jr.	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,967) Baton Rouge, LA
January 21, 2023 2:30 pm, SECN	No. 16	at South Carolina	W 81–66	16–3 (6–1)	27 – Broome	11 – Broome	12 – Green Jr.	Colonial Life Arena (13,048) Columbia, SC
January 25, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 15	Texas A&M	L 63–79	16–4 (6–2)	16 – Tied	7 – Broome	7 – Williams	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
January 28, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN	No. 15	at West Virginia Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 77–80	16–5	18 – Williams	7 – Broome	5 – Tied	WVU Coliseum (14,116) Morgantown, WV
February 1, 2023 6:00 pm, SECN	No. 25	Georgia	W 94–73	17–5 (7–2)	22 – Flanigan	18 – Broome	6 – Green Jr.	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
February 4, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN	No. 25	at No. 2 Tennessee	L 43–46	17–6 (7–3)	11 – Broome	9 – Tied	3 – Green Jr.	Thompson–Boling Arena (21,678) Knoxville, TN
February 7, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at Texas A&M	L 78–83	17–7 (7–4)	20 – Green Jr.	10 – Broome	6 – Green Jr.	Reed Arena (10,248) College Station, TX
February 11, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN		No. 3 Alabama Rivalry/College GameDay	L 69–77	17–8 (7–5)	24 – Green Jr.	9 – Broome	3 – Johnson	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
February 14, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN2		Missouri	W 89–56	18–8 (8–5)	20 – Broome	10 – Tied	9 – Green Jr.	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
February 18, 2023 7:30 pm, SECN		at Vanderbilt	L 65–67	18–9 (8–6)	20 – Broome	8 – Green Jr.	2 – Tied	Memorial Gymnasium (14,030) Nashville, TN
February 22, 2023 8:00 pm, SECN		Ole Miss	W 78–74	19–9 (9–6)	23 – Green Jr.	8 – Broome	5 – Flanigan	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
February 25, 2023 3:00 pm, CBS		at Kentucky	L 54–86	19–10 (9–7)	13 – Williams	5 – Cardwell	2 – Green Jr.	Rupp Arena (20,353) Lexington, KY
March 1, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 2 Alabama Rivalry	L 85–90 OT	19–11 (9–8)	21 – Johnson	8 – Flanigan	4 – Broome	Coleman Coliseum (13,474) Tuscaloosa, AL
March 4, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN		No. 12 Tennessee	W 79–70	20–11 (10–8)	24 – Green Jr.	8 – Williams	7 – Williams	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
SEC Tournament
March 9, 2023 6:00 pm, SECN	(7)	vs. (10) Arkansas Second round	L 73–76	20–12	20 – Johnson	7 – Broome	4 – Green Jr.	Bridgestone Arena  Nashville, TN
NCAA Tournament
March 16, 2023* 5:50 pm, TNT	(9 MW)	vs. (8 MW) Iowa First Round	W 83–75	21–12	19 – Broome	12 – Broome	4 – Flanigan	Legacy Arena (15,154) Birmingham, AL
March 18, 2023* 6:10 pm, TBS	(9 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Houston Second Round	L 64–81	21–13	14 – Tied	9 – Flanigan	4 – Green Jr.	Legacy Arena (15,198) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

Statistics

Record	AUB	OPP
Scoring	2474	2302
Scoring Average	72.8	67.7
Field goals - Att	875–1991	788–1935
Field goal %	.439	.407
3-point field goals - Att	221–701	192–667
3-point %	.315	.288
Free throws - Att	503–723	534–752
Free throw %	.696	.710
Rebounds	1231	1211
Assists	479	380
Turnovers	414	442
Steals	263	238
Blocked Shots	172	118

Team Highs

Team Game Highs

Stat	High	Opponent	Date
Points	94	Georgia Bulldogs	February 1, 2023
Field Goals Made	37	Colgate Raiders	December 2, 2022
Field Goal Attempts	73	Winthrop Eagles	November 15, 2022
3 Points Made	12	Alabama Crimson Tide	March 1, 2023
3 Points Attempted	28	Georgia Bulldogs	January 4, 2023
Free Throws Made	22	Alabama Crimson Tide Ole Miss Rebels	February 11, 2023 February 22, 2023
Free Throw Attempts	36	Houston Cougars	March 18, 2023
Rebounds	53	Winthrop Eagles	November 15, 2022
Assists	22	Washington Huskies Georgia Bulldogs	December 21, 2022 February 1, 2023
Steals	14	George Mason Patriots Texas Southern Tigers	November 7, 2022 November 18, 2022
Blocked Shots	11	Winthrop Eagles Saint Louis Billikens Georgia State Panthers	November 15, 2022 November 27, 2022 December 14, 2022
Turnovers	23	USC Trojans	December 18, 2022
Fouls	29	Alabama Crimson Tide	March 1, 2023

Individual Highs

Individual Game Highs

Stat	High	Opponent	Date
Points	27 – Johni Broome	South Carolina Gamecocks	January 21, 2023
Field Goals Made	12 – Johni Broome	South Carolina Gamecocks	January 21, 2023
Field Goal Attempts	19 – Wendell Green Jr.	Alabama Crimson Tide	February 11, 2023
3 Points Made	5 – Jaylin Williams	Mississippi State Bulldogs	January 14, 2023
3 Points Attempted	9 – K. D. Johnson Wendell Green Jr.	George Mason Patriots Tennessee Volunteers/Alabama Crimson Tide	November 7, 2022 February 4, 2023/February 11, 2023
Free Throws Made	11 – Wendell Green Jr.	Georgia State Panthers Ole Miss Rebels	December 14, 2022 January 10, 2023/February 22, 2023
Free Throw Attempts	16 – Johni Broome	Houston Cougars	March 18, 2023
Rebounds	18 – Johni Broome	Georgia Bulldogs	February 1, 2023
Assists	12 – Wendell Green Jr.	South Carolina Gamecocks	January 21, 2023
Steals	4 – K. D. Johnson Jaylin Williams Johni Broome Tre Donaldson Wendell Green Jr.	George Mason Patriots Texas Southern Tigers Colgate Raiders USC Trojans Mississippi State Bulldogs/Tennessee Volunteers	November 7, 2022 November 18, 2022 December 2, 2022 December 18, 2022 January 14, 2023/February 4, 2023
Blocked Shots	8 – Johni Broome	Saint Louis Billikens	November 27, 2022
Turnovers	7 – Allen Flanigan	Mississippi State Bulldogs	January 14, 2023
Fouls	5 – Wendell Green Jr. Tre Donaldson Zep Jasper Jaylin Williams Allen Flanigan Johni Broome	Memphis Tigers USC Trojans Georgia Bulldogs/Tennessee Volunteers Mississippi State Bulldogs/Alabama Crimson Tide LSU Tigers/Alabama Crimson Tide West Virginia Mountaineers/Texas A&M Aggies/Alabama Crimson Tide	December 10, 2022 December 18, 2022 January 4, 2023/March 4, 2023 January 14, 2023/March 1, 2023 January 18, 2023/March 1, 2023 January 28, 2023/February 7, 2023/March 1, 2023

Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	15	13	13	15	11	19	23	20	22	21	16	15	25	RV	RV	RV				Not released
Coaches	15	15	16	19	14	18	24	23	20	22	17	16	23т	RV	RV

See also

• 2022–23 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team