2016–17 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Kentucky †	16	–	2	.889	32	–	6	.842
No. 10 Florida	14	–	4	.778	27	–	9	.750
Arkansas	12	–	6	.667	26	–	10	.722
No. 6 South Carolina	12	–	6	.667	26	–	11	.703
Ole Miss	10	–	8	.556	22	–	14	.611
Alabama	10	–	8	.556	19	–	15	.559
Vanderbilt	10	–	8	.556	19	–	16	.543
Georgia	9	–	9	.500	19	–	15	.559
Texas A&M	8	–	10	.444	16	–	15	.516
Tennessee	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
Auburn	7	–	11	.389	18	–	14	.563
Mississippi State	6	–	12	.333	16	–	16	.500
LSU	2	–	16	.111	10	–	21	.323
Missouri	2	–	16	.111	8	–	24	.250

† 2017 SEC tournament winner 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Mustapha Heron #4 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jared Harper #18 PG	Atlanta, GA	Pebblebrook High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Mar 14, 2015
Jared Harper #18 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Anfernee McLemore #31 PF	Sylvester, GA	Worth County High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Aug 4, 2015
Anfernee McLemore #31 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "Auburn 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016. "2016 Auburn Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Horace Spencer	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Findlay Prep	Warminster, PA
G	1	Jared Harper	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Pebblebrook	Mableton, GA
G	2	Bryce Brown	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Tucker	Stone Mountain, GA
F	3	Danjel Purifoy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Fr	Hargrave Military Academy	Centerville, AL
G	4	T. J. Dunans	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	RS Sr	Columbia State CC	Atlanta, GA
G	5	Mustapha Heron	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Martin Luther King Jr. Sacred Heart	Waterbury, CT
F	10	Heath Huff (W)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Lee Scott Academy	Auburn, AL
F	12	LaRon Smith	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Heritage Bethune-Cookman	Palm Bay, FL
F	13	DeSean Murray	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Northside Presbyterian	Stanley, NC
G	21	Patrick Keim (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	So	Mountain Brook	Birmingham, AL
G	22	Will Macoy (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Vestavia Hills	Birmingham, AL
G	23	T. J. Lang	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	McGill Toolen	Mobile, AL
F	24	Anfernee McLemore	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Worth County	Warwick, GA
G	25	Mike Cohen	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Bishop Eustance	Voorhees, NJ
F	31	Devin Waddell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Hargrave Military Academy	Summerfield, NC
G	35	Ronnie Johnson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	North Central Houston	Indianapolis, IN
F	41	Cole Blackstock (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	So	Brooks	Killen, AL
G	44	New Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Santa Monica	Santa Monica, CA
F	52	Trey Tate	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Rehobeth	Dothan, AL

Head coach

Bruce Pearl (Boston College)

Assistant coach(es)

Chuck Person (Auburn)
Harris Adler (Rowan)
Chad Dollar (Miligan)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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

^ http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/aub-m-baskbl-sched.html

[1] ttp://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/aub-m-baskbl-sched.html

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