Jump to content

2022–23 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2022–23 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record21–13 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaNeville Arena
Seasons
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

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.

Previous season

[edit]

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.[1]

Offseason

[edit]

Departures

[edit]
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

[edit]
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

[edit]
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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

[edit]
US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   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:

Roster

[edit]
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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[edit]
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.

[2]

Statistics

[edit]
[3]
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

[edit]
[4]
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

[edit]
[5]
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

[edit]
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
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP15131315111923202221161525RVRVRVNot released
Coaches15151619141824232022171623тRVRV

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Auburn No. 1 for first time in history of AP poll". ESPN.com. January 24, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022–23 Auburn Schedule".
  3. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Cumulative Statistics". Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Cumulative Statistics".
  5. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Cumulative Statistics".
Retrieved from "https://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=2022–23_Auburn_Tigers_men%27s_basketball_team&oldid=1238278175"