SPOKANE, Wash. — Auburn basketball peaking on the proper time heading into March Insanity.
That shortly got here to a halt when the No. 4 Tigers had been upset by No. 13 Yale within the Spherical of 64 on Friday. It places a bitter finish to educate Bruce Pearl’s tenth season at Auburn, which featured an SEC Event championship and the fourth-most wins in program historical past (27).
The Tigers, like each workforce within the nation, will expertise change this offseason. There are already two assured additions: 5-star guard Tahaad Pettiford and four-star wing Jahki Howard.
This is a breakdown of Auburn’s present roster heading into the offseason, together with which scholarship gamers nonetheless have eligibility to make use of to return to the Plains for an additional season:
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Auburn basketball gamers out of eligibility
Identify (Eligibility remaining)
- Jaylin Williams (0): The fifth-year ahead performed in his closing collegiate recreation Friday. He finishes his profession as Auburn’s all-time winningest participant
- Lior Berman (0): A former walk-on who earned a scholarship forward of the 2023-24 season, Berman noticed his season come to an abrupt finish with an ACL harm towards Mississippi State on March 2.
Tigers who can return in 2024-25
- Chad Baker-Mazara (1): A JUCO switch who shortly change into a fan favourite, Baker-Mazara averaged 10 factors in his first season at Auburn.
- Johni Broome (1): Broome has one other yr of eligibility to make use of, however he almost left for the NBA Draft final offseason. After delivering a powerful 2023-24 marketing campaign, he’ll have a shot to show professional.
- Dylan Cardwell (1): Cardwell, together with Moore, will enter his fourth marketing campaign at Auburn if he comes again subsequent season. He is been the backup heart for the final 4 years.
- Chaney Johnson (1): Johnson had a midyear leap in his first season at Auburn; he averaged 3.7 factors via the common season’s first 23 video games earlier than averaging 7.8 over the ultimate eight video games heading into the NCAA Event.
- KD Johnson (1): Johnson has spent the final three seasons at Auburn after enjoying his freshman yr at Georgia. He is one of many many gamers who’ve an additional yr of eligibility to make use of as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
- Denver Jones (1): The primary yr of high-major basketball noticed Jones make 41.8% of his 3-pointers. He additionally proved to be considered one of Auburn’s finest perimeter defenders.
- Chris Moore (1): Moore will probably be one of many longest tenured Tigers if he returns subsequent season. He is began 42 video games during the last two seasons.
- Addarin Scott (1): One other JUCO switch in his first yr with the Tigers, Scott performed in 21 minutes throughout 15 video games this season.
- Carter Sobera (1): Much like Berman, Sobera began as a walk-on earlier than he was placed on scholarship.
- Tre Donaldson (2): Donaldson simply wrapped up his true sophomore season. He is been predominantly used because the backup during the last two years, although he began 10 video games in 2023-24.
- Aden Holloway (3): A former five-star recruit within the Class of 2023, Holloway struggled as a freshman in sure areas — he shot 30.2% from deep — however shined in others, ending with an assist-to-turnover ration of three.03.
Richard Silva is the Auburn athletics beat author for the Montgomery Advertiser. He will be reached through electronic mail at rsilva@gannett.com or on X, previously often called Twitter, @rich_silva18.