2024–25 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

2024–25 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
2024–25 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Maui Invitational champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	11–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Bruce Pearl (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Ira Bowman (7th season); Steven Pearl (8th season); Corey Williams (2nd season); Chad Prewett (2nd season); Mike Burgomaster (2nd season);
Home arena	Neville Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represents Auburn University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The team's head coach is Bruce Pearl in his 11th season at Auburn. The team plays its home games at Neville Arena in Auburn, Alabama.

2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Florida	0	–	0	–	12	–	0	1.000
No. 14 Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	11	–	0	1.000
No. 1 Tennessee	0	–	0	–	11	–	0	1.000
No. 2 Auburn	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
No. 17 Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
Georgia	0	–	0	–	10	–	1	.909
Missouri	0	–	0	–	10	–	1	.909
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
No. 4 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
Texas	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
No. 12 Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
No. 6 Alabama	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
LSU	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
South Carolina	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of December 21, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The 2023–24 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team finished the 2023–24 season with a record of 27–8, 13–5 in Southeastern Conference play to finish tied for second place in the conference. As the No. 4 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated South Carolina, Mississippi State, and Florida to win the tournament championship. The Tigers received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the East Region. In the first round, they suffered an upset loss to Yale.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
K. D. Johnson	0	G	6'0"	190	Senior	Atlanta, GA	Transferred to George Mason
Aden Holloway	1	G	6'1"	178	Freshman	Charlotte, NC	Transferred to Alabama
Jaylin Williams	2	G	6'8"	245	Grad	Nahunta, GA	Graduated
Tre Donaldson	3	G	6'3"	200	Sophomore	Tallahassee, FL	Transferred to Michigan
Carter Sobera	20	G	6'5"	210	Senior	Birmingham, AL	Graduated
Lior Berman	24	G	6'4"	210	Grad	Birmingham, AL	Graduated
Lucas Clanton	33	G	6'1"	175	Freshman	Shelbyville, TN	Walk-on; Transferred
Jalen Harper	55	G	6'2"	165	Grad	Mableton, GA	Walk-on; Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
JP Pegues	1	G	6'2"	165	Senior	Nashville, TN	Furman
Ja'Heim Hudson	8	F	6'7"	220	Senior	Hinesville, GA	SMU
Miles Kelly	13	G	6'6"	180	Senior	Stone Mountain, GA	Georgia Tech

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2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tahaad Pettiford #2 PG	Jersey City, New Jersey	Hudson Catholic (NJ)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Feb 2, 2023
Tahaad Pettiford #2 PG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Jakhi Howard #13 SF	Boston, Massachusetts	Overtime Elite (GA)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 14, 2023
Jakhi Howard #13 SF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 22 247Sports: 21
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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024. "2024 Auburn Tigers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

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Roster

2024–25 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Tahaad Pettiford	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Hudson Catholic Regional	Jersey City, NJ
G	1	JP Pegues	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Hillsboro/Furman	Nashville, TN
G	2	Denver Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Memphis Day Academy/Florida International	New Market, AL
F	3	Jakhi Howard	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Overtime Elite	Boston, MA
F/C	4	Johni Broome	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Tampa Catholic/Morehead State	Plant City, FL
F	5	Chris Moore	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	West Memphis	West Memphis, AR
G	7	CJ Williams (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Fayetteville/Texas Tech	Fayetteville, AR
F	8	Ja'Heim Hudson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Wheeler/SMU	Hinesville, GA
G/F	10	Chad Baker-Mazara	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Colonia/Northwest Florida State	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
G	13	Miles Kelly	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Hargrave Military/Georgia Tech	Stone Mountain, GA
G	14	Presley Patterson (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Knoxville Catholic	Knoxville, TN
G	21	Blake Muschalek (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	So	Trinity Christian	Dallas, TX
F/C	23	Addarin Scott	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Sr	Dallas Carter/Navarro	Dallas, TX
G	31	Chaney Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Thompson/UAH	Alabaster, AL
C	42	Haston Alexander (W)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Covenant Christian School	Tuscumbia, AL
C	44	Dylan Cardwell	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Sr	McEachern	Augusta, GA

Head coach

Bruce Pearl (Boston College)

Assistant coach(es)

Ira Bowman (Penn)
Steven Pearl (Tennessee)
Corey Williams (Oklahoma State)
Chad Prewett (Troy)
Mike Burgomaster (Miami (FL))

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 12, 2024

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024* 12:00 p.m.	No. 11	at Furman	W 83–62	–	18 – Broome	14 – Broome	3 – Tied	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,017) Greenville, SC
November 1, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	No. 11	Florida Atlantic	W 102–70	–	15 – Tied	9 – Broome	6 – Baker-Mazara	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN /ESPN	No. 11	Vermont	W 94–43	1–0	21 – Kelly	9 – Johnson	4 – Pettiford	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
November 9, 2024* 8:30 p.m., ESPNU	No. 11	vs. No. 4 Houston The Battleground 2k24	W 74−69	2–0	21 – Pettiford	10 – Johnson	4 – Johnson	Toyota Center (6,901) Houston, TX
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN /ESPN	No. 5	Kent State	W 79–56	3–0	18 – Tied	12 – Broome	4 – Tied	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
November 18, 2024* 8:00 p.m., SECN	No. 4	North Alabama	W 102–69	4–0	30 – Broome	17 – Broome	9 – Jones	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
November 25, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 4	vs. No. 5 Iowa State Maui Invitational quarterfinal	W 83–81	5–0	21 – Broome	10 – Broome	3 – Cardwell	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
November 26, 2024* 10:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 4	vs. No. 12 North Carolina Maui Invitational semifinal	W 85–72	6–0	23 – Broome	19 – Broome	5 – Broome	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
November 27, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 4	vs. Memphis Maui Invitational championship	W 90–76	7–0	21 – Broome	16 – Broome	6 – Tied	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
December 4, 2024* 8:15 p.m., ESPN	No. 2	at No. 9 Duke ACC–SEC Challenge	L 78–84	7–1	20 – Tied	12 – Broome	4 – Jones	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
December 8, 2024* 11:00 a.m., SECN	No. 2	Richmond	W 98–54	8–1	15 – Tied	6 – Tied	6 – Broome	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
December 14, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 2	vs. Ohio State Holiday Hoopsgiving	W 91–53	9–1	21 – Broome	20 – Broome	6 – Broome	State Farm Arena Atlanta, GA
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN /ESPN	No. 2	Georgia State	W 100–59	10–1	26 – Johnson	8 – Johnson	6 – Baker-Mazara	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
December 21, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 2	vs. No. 16 Purdue Battle in Birmingham	W 87–69	11–1	23 – Broome	11 – Broome	6 – Baker-Mazara	Legacy Arena (15,355) Birmingham, AL
December 30, 2024* 5:30 p.m., SECN /ESPN		Monmouth						Neville Arena Auburn, AL
SEC regular season
January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., SECN		Missouri						Neville Arena Auburn, AL
January 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		at Texas						Moody Center Austin, TX
January 11, 2025 12:00 p.m., SECN		at South Carolina						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 14, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN		Mississippi State						Neville Arena Auburn, AL
January 18, 2025 12:00 p.m., SECN		at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
January 25, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Tennessee						Neville Arena Auburn, AL
January 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN		at LSU						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m./3:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Ole Miss						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
February 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN		Oklahoma						Neville Arena Auburn, AL
February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Florida						Neville Arena Auburn, AL
February 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN		at Vanderbilt						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 15, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Alabama Rivalry						Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
February 19, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Arkansas						Neville Arena Auburn, AL
February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Georgia						Neville Arena Auburn, AL
February 26, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		Ole Miss						Neville Arena Auburn, AL
March 1, 2025 12:00 p.m./3:00 p.m., ABC/ESPN		at Kentucky						Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 4, 2025 6:00 p.m./8:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		at Texas A&M						Reed Arena College Station, TX
March 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN		Alabama Rivalry						Neville Arena Auburn, AL
SEC Tournament
March 12–16, 2025 TBD, ESPN/SECN		vs. TBD						Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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Exhibitions

at Furman

October 27, 2024
12:00 p.m.

Recap

No. 11 Auburn Tigers 83, Furman Paladins 62
Scoring by half: 36–29, 47–33
Pts: Johni Broome, 18 Rebs: Johni Broome, 14 Asts: Tied, 3		Pts: Nick Anderson, 19 Rebs: Ben VanderWal, 6 Asts: Garrett Hein, 3

Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC
Attendance: 4,017
Referees: Chuck Jones, Mike Nance, Devyn Page

Florida Atlantic

November 1, 2024
7:00 p.m.

Recap

Florida Atlantic Owls 70, No. 11 Auburn Tigers 102
Scoring by half: 28–49, 42–53
Pts: Kaleb Glenn, 16 Rebs: Kaleb Glenn, 8 Asts: Tied, 2		Pts: Tied, 15 Rebs: Johni Broome, 9 Asts: Chad Baker-Mazara, 6

Neville Arena, Auburn, AL
Attendance: 9,121
Referees: Joe Lindsay, Todd Austin, Chris Ford

Game summaries

Vermont

SECN
ESPN

November 6, 2024
7:00 p.m.

Recap

Vermont Catamounts 43, No. 11 Auburn Tigers 94
Scoring by half: 21–46, 22–48
Pts: Seth Joba, 8 Rebs: Sean Blake, 5 Asts: Sean Blake, 3		Pts: Miles Kelly, 21 Rebs: Chaney Johnson, 9 Asts: Tahaad Pettiford, 4

Neville Arena, Auburn, AL
Attendance: 9,121
Referees: Pat Adams, Terry Oglesby, Hunter Allen

vs No. 4 Houston

ESPNU

November 9, 2024
8:30 p.m.

No. 11 Auburn Tigers 74, No. 4 Houston Cougars 69
Scoring by half: 28–33, 46–36
Pts: Tahaad Pettiford, 21 Rebs: Chaney Johnson, 10 Asts: Chaney Johnson, 4		Pts: Tied, 13 Rebs: J'Wan Roberts, 7 Asts: Milos Uzan, 4

Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Attendance: 6,901
Referees: Terry Oglesby, Greg Nixon, Michael Greenstein

Kent State

SECN
ESPN

November 13, 2024
7:00 p.m.

Recap

Kent State Golden Flashes 56, No. 5 Auburn Tigers 79
Scoring by half: 22–36, 34–43
Pts: VonCameron Davis, 19 Rebs: Cli'ron Hornbeak, 7 Asts: Cian Medley, 2		Pts: Tied, 18 Rebs: Johni Broome, 12 Asts: Tied, 4

Neville Arena, Auburn, AL
Attendance: 9,121
Referees: Ron Groover, Todd Austin, R.B. Clyburn

North Alabama

SECN

November 18, 2024
8:00 p.m.

Recap

North Alabama Lions 69, No. 4 Auburn Tigers 102
Scoring by half: 37–50, 32–52
Pts: Jacari Lane, 16 Rebs: Corneilous Williams, 8 Asts: Will Soucie, 3		Pts: Johni Broome, 30 Rebs: Johni Broome, 17 Asts: Denver Jones, 9

Neville Arena, Auburn, AL
Attendance: 9,121
Referees: Doug Shows, Olandis Poole, Michael Wallace

vs No. 5 Iowa State (Maui Invitational quarterfinal)

ESPNU

November 25, 2024
8:00 p.m.

Recap

No. 4 Auburn Tigers 83, No. 5 Iowa State Cyclones 81
Scoring by half: 33–49, 50–32
Pts: Johni Broome, 21 Rebs: Johni Broome, 10 Asts: Dylan Cardwell, 3		Pts: Keshon Gilbert, 23 Rebs: Joshua Jefferson, 8 Asts: Curtis Jones, 3

Lahaina Civic Center, Lahaina, HI
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Marques Pettigrew, Amy Bonner, Owen Shortt

vs No. 12 North Carolina (Maui Invitational semifinal)

ESPN

November 26, 2024
10:00 p.m.

Recap

No. 4 Auburn Tigers 85, No. 12 North Carolina Tar Heels 72
Scoring by half: 40–32, 45–40
Pts: Johni Broome, 23 Rebs: Johni Broome, 19 Asts: Johni Broome, 5		Pts: Seth Trimble, 17 Rebs: Ven-Allen Lubin, 9 Asts: Elliot Cadeau, 3

Lahaina Civic Center, Lahaina, HI
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Marques Pettigrew, Steven Anderson, Scott Brown

vs Memphis (Maui Invitational championship)

ESPN

November 27, 2024
4:00 p.m.

Recap

Memphis Tigers 76, No. 4 Auburn Tigers 90
Scoring by half: 31–47, 45–43
Pts: PJ Haggerty, 27 Rebs: PJ Haggerty, 9 Asts: Tyrese Hunter, 5		Pts: Johni Broome, 21 Rebs: Johni Broome, 16 Asts: Tied, 6

Lahaina Civic Center, Lahaina, HI
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Pat Driscoll, Marques Pettigrew, Owen Shortt

at No. 9 Duke

ESPN

December 4, 2024
8:15 p.m.

Recap

No. 2 Auburn Tigers 78, No. 9 Duke Blue Devils 84
Scoring by half: 36–43, 42–41
Pts: Tied, 20 Rebs: Johni Broome, 12 Asts: Denver Jones, 4		Pts: Cooper Flagg, 22 Rebs: Cooper Flagg, 11 Asts: Cooper Flagg, 4

Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, NC
Attendance: 9.314
Referees: Ron Groover, Bill Covington Jr., Clarence Armstrong

Richmond

SECN

December 8, 2024
11:00 a.m.

Recap

Richmond Spiders 54, No. 2 Auburn Tigers 98
Scoring by half: 27–52, 27–46
Pts: Mikkel Tyne, 16 Rebs: Mike Walz, 7 Asts: Tied, 3		Pts: Tied, 15 Rebs: Tied, 6 Asts: Johni Broome, 6

Neville Arena, Auburn, AL
Attendance: 9,121
Referees: Bart Lenox, Vladimir Voyard-Tadal, K.B. Burdett Jr.

vs Ohio State

ESPN2

December 14, 2024
12:00 p.m.

Recap

Ohio State Buckeyes 53, No. 2 Auburn Tigers 91
Scoring by half: 21–49, 32–42
Pts: Devin Royal, 14 Rebs: Sean Stewart, 6 Asts: Tied, 2		Pts: Johni Broome, 21 Rebs: Johni Broome, 20 Asts: Johni Broome, 6

State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Referees: Terry Oglesby, Byron Jarrett, Owen Shortt

Georgia State

SECN
ESPN

December 17, 2024
7:00 p.m.

Recap

Georgia State Panthers 59, No. 2 Auburn Tigers 100
Scoring by half: 31–43, 28–57
Pts: Tied, 15 Rebs: Nick McMullen, 16 Asts: Tied, 2		Pts: Chaney Johnson, 26 Rebs: Chaney Johnson, 8 Asts: Chad Baker-Mazara, 6

Neville Arena, Auburn, AL
Attendance: 9,121
Referees: Steven Anderson, Olandis Poole, Landon Brandes

vs No. 16 Purdue

ESPN

December 21, 2024
3:30 p.m.

Recap

No. 16 Purdue Boilermakers 69, No. 2 Auburn Tigers 87
Scoring by half: 26–41, 43–46
Pts: C.J. Cox, 16 Rebs: Trey Kaufman-Renn, 8 Asts: Braden Smith, 6		Pts: Johni Broome, 23 Rebs: Johni Broome, 11 Asts: Chad Baker-Mazara, 6

Legacy Arena, Birmingham, AL
Attendance: 15,355
Referees: Terry Oglesby, Jeff Anderson, K.B. Burdett Jr.

Monmouth

SECN
ESPN

December 30, 2024
5:30 p.m.

Monmouth Hawks vs. Auburn Tigers

Neville Arena, Auburn, AL

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	11	5 (2)	4 (3)	4 (3)	2 (26)	2 (3)	2 (12)
Coaches	11	4 (2)	3 (2)	3 (3)	2 (12)	2 (5)	2 (9)

References

^ "Auburn Tigers Transfer Portal". June 17, 2024.
^ "Auburn 2024 Basketball Commits". June 17, 2024.
^ "Auburn's SEC conference opponents announced". May 13, 2024.
^ "Matchups set for 2024 ACC/SEC Challenge". June 12, 2024.

[1] "Auburn Tigers Transfer Portal". June 17, 2024.

[2] "Auburn 2024 Basketball Commits". June 17, 2024.

[3] "Auburn's SEC conference opponents announced". May 13, 2024.

[4] "Matchups set for 2024 ACC/SEC Challenge". June 12, 2024.

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2024–25 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

Contents

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2024 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule

Exhibitions

at Furman

Florida Atlantic

Game summaries

Vermont

vs No. 4 Houston

Kent State

North Alabama

vs No. 5 Iowa State (Maui Invitational quarterfinal)

vs No. 12 North Carolina (Maui Invitational semifinal)

vs Memphis (Maui Invitational championship)

at No. 9 Duke

Richmond

vs Ohio State

Georgia State

vs No. 16 Purdue

Monmouth

Rankings

See also

References