2018–19 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 LSU	16	–	2	.889	28	–	7	.800
No. 10 Tennessee	15	–	3	.833	31	–	6	.838
No. 7 Kentucky	15	–	3	.833	30	–	7	.811
No. 5 Auburn†	11	–	7	.611	30	–	10	.750
South Carolina	11	–	7	.611	16	–	16	.500
Mississippi State	10	–	8	.556	23	–	11	.676
Ole Miss	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Florida	9	–	9	.500	20	–	16	.556
Alabama	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
Arkansas	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
Texas A&M	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
Missouri	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
Georgia	2	–	16	.111	11	–	21	.344
Vanderbilt	0	–	18	.000	9	–	23	.281

† 2019 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team will represent Auburn University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The team's head coach is Bruce Pearl in his 5th season at Auburn. The team will play their home games at the Auburn Arena in Auburn, Alabama.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2017–18 season with a record of 26–8, 13–5 in SEC play to earn a share of the SEC regular season championship. As the top seed in the SEC Tournament, they fell to Alabama in the quarterfinals of the tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region. There, the Tigers earned a victory over the College of Charleston in the first round before being defeated by Clemson in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Mustapha Heron	5	G	6'5"	218	Sophomore	Waterbury, CT	Transferred to St. John's
Davion Mitchell	10	G	6'1"	200	Freshman	Hinesville, GA	Transferred to Baylor
Desean Murray	13	F	6'3"	225	Junior	Stanley, NC	Transferred to Western Kentucky
Patrick Keim	21	G	6'0"	186	Senior	Birmingham, AL	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
J'Von McCormick	12	G	6'0"	170	Junior	Katy, TX	Junior college transferred Lee College
Jamal Johnson		G	6'3"	178	Sophomore	Birmingham, AL	Transferred from Memphis. Under NCAA transfer rules, Johnson will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have 3 years of remaining eligibility.

Roster

2018–19 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Horace Spencer	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Findlay Prep	Warminster, PA
G	1	Jared Harper	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Pebblebrook	Mableton, GA
G	2	Bryce Brown	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Sr	Tucker	Stone Mountain, GA
F	3	Danjel Purifoy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	Hargrave Military Academy	Centerville, AL
G/F	4	Malik Dunbar	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Spring Valley College of Central Florida	North Augusta, SC
F	5	Chuma Okeke	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Westlake	Atlanta, GA
G	10	Samir Doughty	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Mathematics, Civics & Science Charter VCU	Philadelphia, PA
G	12	J'Von McCormick	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Mayde Creek Lee College	Katy, TX
F	20	Myles Parker	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Madison Academy	Madison, AL
G	21	Devontae Williams (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Opp	Opp, AL
G	22	Will Macoy (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Vestavia Hills	Birmingham, AL
F	24	Anfernee McLemore	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Worth County	Warwick, GA
G	25	Brett Easterling (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Lawton Chiles	Tallahassee, FL
F	41	Cole Blackstock (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Sr	Brooks	Killen, AL
C	50	Austin Wiley	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Jr	Spain Park	Hoover, AL
F	54	Thomas Collier (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Briarwood Christian	Birmingham, AL
G		Jamal Johnson (I)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Spain Park Memphis	Birmingham, AL

Head coach

Bruce Pearl (Boston College)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2018* 7:00 pm	Lincoln Memorial	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018* 8:00 pm, SECN	South Alabama	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
November 9, 2018* 8:30 pm, SECN	Washington	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
November 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+	Mississippi College	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
November 19, 2018* 1:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. Xavier Maui Invitational Tournament quarterfinals	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
November 20, 2018* TBD, ESPN/ESPN2	vs. Duke or San Diego State Maui Invitational Tournament	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
November 21, 2018* TBD, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	vs. Maui Invitational Tournament	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+	St. Peter's	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN	UNC Asheville	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
December 8, 2018* 7:30 pm, SECN	Dayton	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
December 15, 2018* 6:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. UAB Rivalry/BHM JAM	Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL
December 19, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	at NC State	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
December 22, 2018* 3:30 pm, SECN	Murray State	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
December 29, 2018* 4:00 pm, SECN+	North Florida	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
SEC regular season
January 9, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Ole Miss	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
January 12, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Georgia	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
January 16, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Texas A&M	Reed Arena College Station, TX
January 19, 2019 3:00/5:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Kentucky	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
January 22, 2019 5:30 pm, SECN	at South Carolina	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 26, 2019 7:30 pm, SECN	at Mississippi State	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
January 30, 2019 7:30 pm, SECN	Missouri	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
February 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Alabama Iron Bowl of Basketball	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
February 5, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Florida	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
February 9, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at LSU	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 13, 2019 7:30 pm, SECN	Ole Miss	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
February 16, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Vanderbilt	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 20, 2019 7:30 pm, SECN	Arkansas	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
February 23, 2019 12:30 pm, CBS	at Kentucky	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 27, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Georgia	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
March 2, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Mississippi State	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
March 5, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/SECN	at Alabama Iron Bowl of Basketball	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
March 9, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN/ESPN2	Tennessee	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
SEC Tournament
March 13–17, 2019 TBD, ESPN/SECN	vs.	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

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