2015 -16 AUBURN BASKETBALL
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EXH GAME
October 30, 2015 • 7 pm (CST)
1
BREVARD COLLEGE (0-0)
at AUBURN (0-0, 0-0)
Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, Ala.
TV: none Radio: AU IMG (internet)
VS.
PROBABLE AUBURN STARTERS (2014-15 stats)
PTS REB
F 12 Tyler Harris
6-10 228 Gr. Dix Hills, NJ (Providence)
9.9 4.0
F 5 Cinmeon Bowers
6-7 250 Sr. Racine, WI (Chipola College, FL)
12.1 9.6
G 1 Kareem Canty
6-1 185 Jr. Harlem, NY (Marshall University)
--G 4 T.J. Dunans
6-5 174 Jr. Atlanta, GA (Columbia State CC, TN)
--G 13 Tahj Shamsid-Deen 5-9 175 Jr. Decatur, GA (Columbia)
6.0
1.1
F 0 Horace Spencer
6-9 220 Fr. Philadelphia, PA (Findlay Prep, NV)
--6-3 195 Fr. Stone Mountain, GA (Tucker)
--s G 2 Bryce Brown
u
6-7 200 So. Mobile, AL (McGill-Toolen)
2.4 1.3
b G 23 TJ Lang
s F 25 Jordon Granger
6-8 220 Sr. Florissant, MO (McClure North)
4.9 3.4
F 31 Devin Waddell
6-5 225 Jr. Greensboro, NC (Hargrave Military Acad., VA) 0.6 1.2
G 44 New Williams
6-2 170 Fr. Inglewood, CA (Santa Monica)
--PROBABLE BREVARD COLLEGE STARTERS (2014-15 stats)
PTS REB
F 5 Miles Leathers
6-3 210 Jr. Charlotte, NC (East Mecklenburg)
11.1 6.2
F 23 Omar El Diraoui
6-7 210 Jr. Beirut, Lebanon (Malcolm X College)
--C 41 Alex Moe
6-8 240 Jr. Greenville, SC (JL Mann)
6.8 3.3
G 0 Demarcus Threatt
5-10 180 Jr. Alabaster, AL (Fairfield Univ.)
2.8 0.3
G 11 Stevie Williams
6-1 185 Fr. High Point, NC (High Point Christian Acad.) 3.8 2.0
s
6-1 170 So. Marietta, GA (Lassiter)
1.7 0.5
u G 2 Evan Dunham
b C 24 Will Brown
6-9 210 Fr. Gresham, SC (Creek Bridge)
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2015-16 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
0-0, 0-0 SEC
AWAY: 0-0
NEUTRAL: 0-0
BREVARD COLLEGE (exh.) 7 pm
INDIANAPOLIS (exh.)
6 pm
SECN+
UAB
8:30 pm
(1) COLORADO
2 pm
ESPN
GEORGIA SOUTHERN
TBA
NORTHWESTERN STATE 7:30 pm
SECN
at Coastal Carolina
6 pm BigSouthSports.com
(2) at Middle Tennessee St. Noon
MERCER
8 pm
SECN
at Xavier
11 am
FS1
(3) New Mexico
1:30 pm
ESPNU
(3) BYU/Harvard
1:30/3:30pmESPNU
(3) Okla/N.Iowa/HI/WashSt. TBA
ESPN2/U/3
TENNESSEE
1 pm
CBS
SOUTH CAROLINA
6 pm
SECN
at Missouri
8 pm
ESPN2
at Vanderbilt
8 pm
ESPNU
Kentucky
3 pm
ESPN/2
Alabama
8 pm
SECN
at Florida
7 pm
SECN
at Ole Miss
6 pm
SECN
(4) OKLAHOMA STATE
7 pm
ESPN2
LSU
6 pm
SECN
at Georgia
4:30 pm
SECN
at Tennessee
6 pm
SECN
VANDERBILT
5 pm
ESPN/2
at Arkansas
6 pm
SECN
OLE MISS
4 pm
SECN
GEORGIA
6 pm
SECN
at Alabama
4 pm
SECN
TEXAS A&M
8 pm
ESPNU
at Mississippi State
1:30
SECN
(2) SEC Tournament
TBA SECN/ESPN
(1) ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon; (2) Nashville, TN
(Bridgestone Arena); (3) Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu, HI);
(4) Big 12/SEC Challenge) • All Times Central
AST
1.0
1.3
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1.0
0.1
-AST
2.4
-1.1
0.8
2.0
0.3
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NOTES
played in 3 straight NCAA Tour. (2 Prov,1 NCSt)
SEC’s leading returner dble-dbles (14) & reb. (9.6)
16.3 ppg, 5.5 apg All-CUSA 3rd tm as frosh in ‘13-14
#1 JUCO player in the nation by 247 Sports composite
left shoulder surgery F19 & right shoulder M24
4-star recruit ranked 48th by 247Sports
42” vertical; avg. 25 ppg, 6 rpg, 4 apg as a senior
4.3 ppg starting 5 of last 7 games last year
started 33 of 34 games last yr; 46.5% fgs;37% 3s
started&held Karl Anthony-Towns to 0 fgs in SEC Tour
48-inch vertical jump; 4-star by 247,Rivals,Scout
NOTES
team-best 53.6% fgs; scored in dbl digits 16 of 24 games
5.7 rpg at Malcolm X last year
8.6 ppg and 4.4 rpg in 13 games last year
4 GP at Fairfield ‘14-15;53% fgs,38% 3s at Snead St.‘13-14
rated as a 2 star
36.4% fgs, 40% 3s (6-15) last year
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OFFICIALS
›› Doug Shows, Mike Thibodeaux, Todd Austin
TICKETS
›› $10 for 100 Level; $7 for 200 Level
SCOUTING BREVARD COLLEGE
›› The Brevard, N.C., school is a member of the Div. II South Atlantic Conference ... the
Tornados return three starters from last year’s 12-17 squad ... senior forward Miles Leathers
is the leading returning scorer at 11.1 points per game and 6.2 rebounds along with 6-foot-8
center Alex Moe with 6.8 points and 3.3 rebounds and sophomore guard Stevie Williams
with 3.8 points and 2.0 assists ... this is Brevard’s exhibition opener ... the Tornados play at
UNC Asheville on Nov. 7 in their final exhibition before its season opener vs. Lander on Nov.
13 ... Brevard averaged 69.9 points per game last season while shooting 36.7 percent from
3-point range.
AUBURN-BREVARD COLLEGE SERIES
›› This is the first meeting between Auburn and Brevard College.
Auburn-Brevard College Game Facts
Auburn Head Coach:
Bruce Pearl (Boston College '82)
at Auburn: 15-20, .429 (2nd year)
Overall: 462-145, .761 (21st year)
Series Notes
Series Record: First meeting
at Auburn:
at Auburn Arena:
at Brevard, NC:
at Boshamer Gym:
Neutral Sites:
Current Streak:
Last Meeting:
Brevard College Head Coach:
Lee Burgess (Samford '00)
at Brevard: 20-61, .247 (4th Year)
Overall: 20-61, .247 (4th Year)
Tigers on the Air
Network: Auburn IMG Sports Network
Air Time: 7 pm CT
Play-by-Play: Rod Bramblett
Color: Sonny Smith
Satellite Radio: n/a
Internet Broadcast: auburntigers.com
Tigers on TV
Network: none
Basketball Contact: Chuck Gallina (chuckg@auburn.edu)
W: 334.844.9784 • C: 334.750.1386
Auburn-Brevard College Game Notes
0 HORACE SPENCER
PPG RPG
BPG
SPG FG% 3FG% FT%
-------• Four-star recruit, who was ranked 48th by 247Sports
• Averaged 10.4 pts and 9.4 rebs at Findley Prep
• Helped lead the Pilots to F4 of the Nat’l HS Tournament
• Has a 36-inch vertical jump
pts: -reb: -blk: --
Career/Season-Highs
1 KAREEM CANTY
PPG RPG
APG
SPG FG% 3FG% FT%
16.3
2.2
5.5
0.7
.377
.304 .728
• Redshirted last season due to NCAA transfer rule
• Averaged 16.3 pts and 5.5 asts at Marshall in 2013-14
• Named C-USA 3rd Team & C-USA All-Freshman Team
• Named College Sports Daily C-USA Rookie of the Year
• Dropped a career-high 28 points vs. Penn State in ‘13
• Scored 20-or-more points in seven games
• Dished out 10-or-more assists in four games
Career-Highs
pts: 28, at Penn State (12-7-13)
reb: 5, 2x last vs. Tulsa (1-18-14)
stl: 3, at West Virginia (12-14-13)
ast: 14, vs. Alice Lloyd (12-17-13)
pts: -reb: -ast: --
5 CINMEON BOWERS
23 TJ LANG
PPG RPG
APG
SPG FG% 3FG% FT%
12.1
9.6
1.3
1.1 .416
.179 .478
• SEC’s leading returner in dbl-dbls (14) & rebounds (9.6)
• Lost 30 pounds in the summer
• Averaged 12.1 ppg and 9.6 rpg in 30.1 mpg last season
• Ranked second in SEC, 24th nationally in rebs in ‘14-15
• Opened the ‘14-15 season with four-straight dbl-dbls
• Scored a career-high 20 points three times
• Presented with the Impact POTY Award at season banquet
PPG RPG
APG
SPG FG% 3FG% FT%
2.4
1.3
0.4
0.2
.351
.333 .550
• 2.4 ppg and 1.3 rpg last season as a freshman
• Scored a career-high 13 points and five rebounds at Mizzou
• Made his first-career start at UGA on Feb. 14
• Scored nine points vs. Arkansas
• Named Most Improved Player at team banquet
Career-Highs
pts: 20, 3x, last vs. Missouri (1-10-15)
reb: 17, 2x, last vs. Winthrop (12-17-14)
ast: 7, vs. Ole Miss (2-7-15)
Season-Highs
pts: -reb: -ast: --
12 TYLER HARRIS
PPG RPG
APG
SPG FG% 3FG% FT%
9.9
4.0
1.0
0.9
.421
.286 .734
• 9.9 ppg and 4.0 rpg last season at Providence
• Has played in the NCAA Tournament three times
• Brother, Tobias, played at UT w/Pearl in ‘10-11 & in 5th
year in the NBA. currently with Orlando
• Tyler & Tobias wear No. 12 as a tribute to close friend,
Morgan Childs, who died at 17 due to luekemia
• Helped lead Providence to 2013-14 Big East
Championship, averaging 11.6 pts and 5.1 rebs.
Season-Highs
2 BRYCE BROWN
PPG RPG
APG
SPG FG% 3FG% FT%
-------• Averaged 25 pts, 6 rebs and 4 asts at Tucker HS
• Was teammates with Tahj Shamid-Deen at Columbia HS
• Led Columbia HS to back-to-back state championships
• Impressed Pearl and staff at Pearl’s Elite Camp in ‘14
• Has a 42-inch vertical jump
Career/Season-Highs
pts: -reb: -ast: --
4 T.J. DUNANS
PPG RPG
APG
SPG FG% 3FG% FT%
-------• Ranked as the No. 1 JUCO prospect by 247Sports
• Named the 2014-15 Sporting News JUCO Preseason POTY
• Averaged 16.1 pts, 7.0 rebs and 4.0 asts at Columbia State
• Named a JUCO All-American in 2013-14
• Scored 52 pts in an NJCAA Tournmant game, third most all-time
• Led Columbia State to the 2014 NJCAA Elite Eight
• Nicknamed ‘TD’ because of another TJ on the team, TJ Lang
Career/Season-Highs
Career-Highs
pts: 23, vs. Albany (11-15-14)
reb: 11, at Marquette (1-30-14)
ast: 4, last vs. Rhode Island (12-10-14)
Season-Highs
pts: -reb: -ast: --
13 TAHJ SHAMSID-DEEN
PPG RPG
APG
SPG FG% 3FG% FT%
6.1
1.1
1.5
0.7 .358
.286 .722
• 6.1 ppg and 1.5 apg last season
• Missed the final 11 games of the season due to injury
• Had successful surgery on left shoulder (Feb. 19) and
right shoulder (March 24)
• Presented with the Coach’s Award at the team banquet
• Scored a career-high 21 pts vs. Louisiana, with 18 in 2nd half
• Went 5-of-10 from 3-point range vs. Louisiana
• Scored 14 points at UT on 6-of-12 shooting
• Had 13 points vs. Ole Miss
• started 41 straight games to open college career
Career-Highs
pts: 21, vs. Louisiana (11-21-14)
reb: 6, vs. Kentucky (2-12-14)
stl: 3, vs. Arkansas Pine-Bluff (12-30-13)
ast: 8, vs. Arkansas Pine-Bluff (12-30-13)
Season-Highs
pts: -reb: -ast: --
pts: -reb: -ast: --
Career-Highs
pts: 13, at Mizzou (3-3-15)
reb: 5, at Mizzou (3-3-15)
ast: 3, vs. Mississippi State (3-11-15)
Season-Highs
pts: -reb: -ast: --
25 JORDON GRANGER
PPG RPG
APG
SPG FG% 3FG% FT%
4.9
3.4
1.0
0.6 .465
.370 .581
• 4.9 ppg and 3.4 rpg as a junior
• Scored a career-high 14 points vs. Louisiana
• Recorded 10 points and four rebounds vs. Winthrop
• Had an SC Top 10 put back dunk vs. Oregon State
• Scored 9 points with a career-high 7 rebs vs. Coastal Carolina
• Set career-highs at the SECT with 7 rebs and 3 blks vs. TAMU
Career-Highs
pts: 14, vs. Louisiana (11-21-14)
reb: 7, 3x last vs. Texas A&M (3-12-15)
blk: 3, vs. Texas A&M (3-12-15)
Season-Highs
pts: -reb: -blk: --
31 DEVIN WADDELL
PPG RPG
APG
BPG FG% 3FG% FT%
0.6
1.2
0.1
0.1
.333
.200 .500
• Was awarded a scholarship prior to fall semester
• Held UK’s Karl-Anthony Towns to 0 FGs at the SECT
• Scored 2 pts with career-high 5 rebs vs. UK at the SECT
• Averaged 17.5 minutes per game at the SEC Tourney
• Made his first career shot, a 3 ptr, at Colorado
• Scored a career-high four points vs. Miss. State at the SECT
Career-Highs
pts: 4, vs. Mississippi State (3-11-15)
reb: 5 vs. Kentucky (3-16-15)
ast: 2 vs. LSU (3-13-15)
Season-Highs
pts: -reb: -ast: --
44 NEW WILLIAMS
PPG RPG
APG
SPG FG% 3FG% FT%
-------• 18 ppg, 9 rpg and 6 apg at Santa Monica HS
• Rated as a 4-star guard by Scout, 247Sports and Rivals
• Tore his ACL in the first game of his junior year
• 2015 McDonald’s All-America nominee
• Averaged 26 pts, 8 rebs and 4 asts as a junior
• Has a 48-inch vertical leap
• Won the slam dunk contest at the Pearl Jam
Career/Season-Highs
pts: -reb: -ast: --
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2015-16 AUBURN BASKETBALL RADIO/TV ROSTER
Auburn-Brevard College Game Notes
0 Horace Spencer
Fr. • Forward
6-9 • 220
Philadelphia, PA
(Findlay Prep, NV)
1 Kareem Canty
Jr. • Guard
6-1 • 185
Harlem, NY
(Marshall Univ.)
2 Bryce Brown
Fr. • Guard
6-3 • 195
Stone Mountain, GA
(Tucker)
4 T.J. Dunans
Jr. • Guard
6-5 • 174
Atlanta, GA
(Columbia State CC, TN)
5 Cinmeon Bowers
Sr. • Forward
6-7 • 250
Racine, WI
(Chipola College, FL)
12 Tyler Harris
Gr. • Forward
6-10 • 228
Dix Hills, NY
(Providence)
13 Tahj Shamsid-Deen
Jr. • Guard
5-9 • 175
Decatur, GA
(Columbia)
20 Jonathan Walker
Sr. • Guard
6-3 • 197
Madison, AL
(Sparkman)
21 Patrick Keim
So. • Guard
6-0 • 186
Birmingham, AL
(Mountain Brook)
22 Zach Allison
Fr. • Guard
6-2 • 166
Pelham, AL
(Pelham)
23 TJ Lang
So. • Guard
6-7 • 200
Mobile, AL
(McGill-Toolen)
25 Jordon Granger
Sr. • Forward
6-8 • 220
St. Louis, MO
(McCluer North)
31 Devin Waddell
Jr. • Guard/Forward
6-5 • 225
Greensboro, NC
(Hargrave Military
Academy, VA)
41 Cole Blackstock
Fr. • Forward
6-9 • 253
Killen, AL
(Brooks)
42 Cole Stockton
Sr. • Guard
6-4 • 195
Auburn, AL
(Shelton State CC, TN)
44 New Williams
Fr. • Guard
6-2 • 170
Inglewood, CA
(Santa Monica)
Bruce Pearl
Head Coach
Chuck Person
Associate Head Coach
Harris Adler
Assistant Coach
Todd Golden
Assistant Coach
Steven Pearl
Dir. of Basketball Ops
Chad Prewett
Special Assistant to
the Head Coach
Damon Davis
Strength &
Conditioning Coach
Jordan VerHulst
Video Coordinator
Clark Pearson
Athletic Trainer
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Auburn-Brevard College Game Notes
COMPARING STATS (2014-15)
(All Games)
Scoring Offense
Scoring Defense
Scoring Margin
FG Pct.
FG Pct. Defense
3-pt. FG Pct.
3-pt. FG Pct. Defense
Free Throw Pct.
Rebound Avg.
Opp. Rebound Avg.
Rebound Margin
Turnovers Per Game
Opp. Turnovers
Turnover Margin
67.9
72.1
-4.2
.404
.469
.347
.332
.666
31.5
37.1
-5.6
12.9
14.7
+1.8
69.9
78.9
-9.0
.433
.480
.367
.396
.669
29.8
38.0
-8.3
12.8
14.1
+1.3
BRUCE PEARL vs. BREVARD COLLEGE
›› This is the first time Auburn head coach Bruce
Pearl has coached against Brevard College.
1st of 2 EXHIBITIONS
›› Auburn will play the first of two preseason exhibition games vs. Brevard College on Friday before
playing is final exhibition against Indianapolis on
Nov. 5.
Auburn plays its season opener against UAB,
which returns five starters from last year’s NCAA
Tournament team that reached the third round,
on Nov. 13 at 8:30 pm in Auburn Arena.
TIGERS OPEN SEC EXHIBITION PLAY
›› Auburn’s exhibition game Friday against
Brevard College is the first college basketball
exhibition game in the SEC this season.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE CIM
›› Senior Cinmeon Bowers is the SEC’s leading
returner in both double-doubles (14) and
rebounding (9.6 rpg). Bowers also averaged
12.1 ppg and was named to the First-Year SEC
Academic Honor Roll with a 3.0 GPA. His 14
double-doubles were the most for an Auburn
player since Jeff Moore’s 14 in 1986-87.
HELP ARRIVES
›› Auburn features a nationally-ranked recruiting
class ranked 19th that features guard T.J. Dunans,
the nation’s No. 1 ranked junior college player,
6-foot-9 forward Horace Spencer (ranked No. 48
by 247Sports), guard Bryce Brown and guard New
Williams.
Not included in the recruiting class rankings
are redshirt junior guard Kareem Canty, who averaged 16.3 ppg at Marshall in 2013-14, and graduate
student Tyler Harris, who averaged 9.9 ppg and 4.0
rpg last season at Providence.
RETURNING STARTERS
›› Auburn returns three starters in seniors Cinmeon Bowers (12.1 ppg, 9.6 rpg) and Jordon Granger
(4.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg) and junior Tahj Shamsid-Deen
(6.1 ppg, 1.5 apg), who missed the final 11 games of
the season due to injury. TJ Lang made six starts
last season.
RETURNING NUMBERS
›› Auburn returns 33.8 percent of its scoring and
58.3 percent of its rebounding from last year’s
team that finished 15-20 overall, 13th in the SEC
with a 4-14 record. The Tigers won three games in
the SEC Tournament for the first time in 30 years,
reaching the semifinals.
AUBURN TIGERS ROSTER
0 Horace Spencer
F 6-9 220 Fr. Philadelphia, PA (Findlay Prep, NV)
1 Kareem Canty
G 6-1 185 Jr. Harlem, NY (Marshall Univ.)
2 Bryce Brown
G 6-3 195 Fr. Stone Mountain, GA (Tucker)
4 T.J. Dunans
G 6-5 174 Jr. Atlanta, GA (Columbia State CC, TN
5 Cinmeon Bowers F 6-7 250 Sr. Racine, WI (Chipola College, FL)
12 Tyler Harris
F 6-10 228 Gr. Dix Hills, NY (Providence)
13 Tahj Shamsid-Deen G 5-9 175 Jr. Decatur, GA (Columbia)
20 Jonathan Walker G 6-3 197 Sr. Madison, AL (Sparkman)
21 Patrick Keim
G 6-0 186 So. Birmigham, AL (Mountain Brook)
22 Zach Allison
G 6-2 166 Fr. Pelham, AL (Pelham)
23 TJ Lang
G 6-7 200 So. Mobile, AL (McGill-Toolen)
25 Jordon Granger
F 6-8 220 Sr. St. Louis, MO (McClure North)
31 Devin Waddell
F 6-5 225 Jr. Greensboro, GA (Hargrave Military Acad.)
41 Cole Blackstock F 6-9 253 Fr. Killen, AL (Brooks)
42 Cole Stockton
G 6-4 195 Sr. Auburn, AL (Shelton State CC, TN)
44 New Williams
G 6-2 170 Fr. Inglewood, CA (Santa Monica)
Head Coach: Bruce Pearl (Boston College '82)
Associate Head Coach: Chuck Person (Auburn)
Assistant Coaches: Harris Adler (Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science
‘98), Todd Golden (St. Mary’s ‘07)
Dir. of Basketball Operations: Steven Pearl (Tennessee '10)
Special Asst. to the Head Coach: Chad Prewett (Troy State ‘94)
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Damon Davis (Western Illinois ‘03)
Video Coordinator: Jordan VerHulst (Grand Valley State '08)
Administrative Assistant: Harper Williams (UMass '93)
Athletic Trainer: Clark Pearson (Kentucky '95)
PRONUNCIATION CHART
Cinmeon Bowers ...................... SIM - e - on
T.J. Dunans .............................. DONE - inns
Jordon Granger ........................ Jore - DON Grain - jer
Patrick Keim ............................. KYME
Tahj Shamsid-Deen .................. TAWJ Sham - sid - Deen
Horace Spencer ....................... Hor - us
Devin Waddell .......................... Dev - in Wah - dell
A BIG TEST
›› .......... Auburn faces a
possibility of playing 22 of
its 29 total games against
18 teams that reached postseason last year, including
14 games vs. those in the
NCAA Tournament and five
in the NIT.....................
Participating in the loaded
Diamond Head Classic as
well as facing a possible
10 2015 postseason teams,
including seven that played
in the NCAA Tournament,
along with home games vs.
NCAA Tournament teams
UAB in the season opener
along with Oklahoma State
in the Big 12/SEC Challenge
highlight Auburn’s demanding 12-game non-conference
schedule. Auburn will play
host to Colorado in ESPN’s
College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon in Auburn Arena. This
marks the second consecutive year the Tigers and
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Auburn
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
LSU
Mississippi State
Missouri
Ole Miss
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas A&M
Vanderbilt
STANDINGS
SEC
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0-0
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0-0
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-- through Nov. 12, 2015
FRIDAY'S GAME-(Oct. 30)
Brevard College at Auburn (exh.)
MONDAY'S GAME-(Nov. 2)
Ottawa at Kentucky (exh.) (SECN+)
THURSDAY'S GAMES-(Nov. 5)
Indianapolis at Auburn (exh.)
Palm Beach Atlantic at Florida (exh.) (SECN+)
Clayton State at Ole Miss (exh.) (SECN+)
SW Oklahoma State at Arkansas (exh.) (SECN+)
FRIDAY'S GAMES-(Nov. 6)
Kentucky State at Kentucky (exh.) (ESPNU)
Armstrong Atlantic at Georgia (exh.) (SECN+)
Ala.-Huntsville at Tennessee (exh.) (SECN+)
Trevecca Nazarene at Alabama (exh.) (SECN+)
Fort Valley State at Miss. State (exh.)
Texas A&M Int’l. at Texas A&M (exh.) (SECN+)
Southwest Baptist at LSU (exh.) (SECN+)
Missouri Western at Missouri (exh.) (SECN+)
Buffaloes have been a part of ESPN’s College
Hoops Tip-Off Marathon as the game was played
in Boulder last season. It is the first time Auburn
has hosted the prestigious event, and the first
time in history the Tigers have been on ESPN in
a regular season non-conference home game.
BP’s SCHEDULE STRENGTH
›› In Bruce Pearl’s seven years coaching in the
SEC, he has the second-toughest ranked schedule
behind only Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski. Here is a
listing of the top five:
1. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke (6.4)
2. Bruce Pearl (8.1)
3. Roy Williams, UNC (9.3)
4. John Thompson III, Georgetown (16.9)
5. Tom Izzo, Michigan State (18.4)
6. Rick Pitino, Louisville (19.6)
IMPRESSIVE
›› Bruce Pearl’s 476-163 (.745) overall record is
the second-best winning percentage out of the
14 current SEC head coaches.
IMPRESSIVE II
›› Bruce Pearl’s 160-81 (.664) record as a SEC
head coach is the second-best winning percentage out of the current SEC head coaches.
Auburn-Brevard College Game Notes
WADDELL EARNS SCHOLARSHIP
›› Junior Devin Waddell, who was a walk-on the
previous two seasons, earned an athletic scholarship prior to this season. Waddell is majoring in
chemical engineering with a business minor.
The Greensboro, N.C., native played in 27
games last year, starting one at center vs. No. 1
Kentucky in the SEC Tournament semifinals. He
held Kentucky’s Karl-Anthony Towns, the No. 1
pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, to zero field goals in
the SEC Tournament semifinals.
2015-16 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS
POINTS
AU:
Opp.:
FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED
AU:
Opp.:
FIELD GOALS MADE
AU:
Opp.:
REBOUNDS
AU:
Opp.:
FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED
AU:
Opp.:
ASSISTS
AU:
Opp.:
SEC OPENER ON CBS
›› Auburn, which will be playing Tennessee in its
first SEC opener on CBS, is 3-0 at home all-time
on the network, defeating LSU 67-52 in 2012,
Alabama 88-76 in 2008 and Florida 88-69 in 1999.
3-POINTERS MADE
AU:
Opp.:
TURNOVERS
AU:
Opp.:
3-POINTERS ATTEMPTED
AU:
Opp.:
BLOCKS
AU:
Opp.:
2014-15 QUICK REVIEW
›› In the 2015 SEC Tournament, Auburn won
three games in three days for the first time in
30 years and reached the semifinals for the first
time since 2009. The Tigers defeated Mississippi
State and two postseason teams Texas A&M (NIT)
and LSU (NCAA) before falling to undefeated
Kentucky.
• Auburn defeated five NCAA Tournament
teams last season: LSU (twice), Xavier, Georgia
and Texas Southern.
• KT Harrell was named an All-SEC second-team selection by the league’s coaches and
the Associated Press and was also voted to the
SEC All-Tournament Team.
• KT Harrell was the SEC scoring champion at
18.5 points per game, the sixth Auburn player to
lead the league in scoring.
• Antoine Mason (.448) and KT Harrell (.445)
were the top two 3-point shooters in SEC play.
• It took Auburn just three games under Bruce
Pearl to score 100 points in a 105-point output
FREE THROWS MADE
AU:
Opp.:
STEALS
AU:
Opp.:
MISCELLANEOUS STATS
AUBURN'S RECORD WHEN:
STARTING LINEUPS
() .................................................................................... 0-0
AUBURN'S RECORD WHEN STARTS:
- ...............................................................0-0 (.000)
When Auburn leads at the half ......................... 0-0
When opponent leads at the half...................... 0-0
When it is tied at the half ................................. 0-0
When Auburn leads with 5 minutes left ........... 0-0
When opp. leads with 5 minutes left ................ 0-0
When it is tied with 5 minutes left.................... 0-0
When Auburn leads with 1 minute left.............. 0-0
When opp. leads with 1 minute left................... 0-0
When Auburn outrebounds opponent............... 0-0
When opponent outrebounds Auburn............... 0-0
When rebounds are the same ........................... 0-0
When AU shoots 50% or better from floor........ 0-0
When AU shoots less than 50% from floor ...... 0-0
When opp. shoots 50% or better from floor ..... 0-0
When opp. shoots less than 50% from floor ..... 0-0
When AU fg% higher than opponents .............. 0-0
When AU fg% less than opponents .................. 0-0
When AU 3fg% higher than opponents............. 0-0
When AU 3fg% less than opponents ................ 0-0
When AU 3fg% exact same as opponents ........ 0-0
2015-16 AUBURN INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHS
Points
Rebounds
Assists/ *Blocks/ ^Steals
Zach Allison ....................
Cole Blackstock...............
Cinmeon Bowers .............
Bryce Brown ....................
Kareem Canty .................
T.J. Dunans .....................
Jordon Granger ................
Tyler Harris .....................
Patrick Keim ...................
TJ Lang ............................
Tahj Shamsid-Deen ........
Horace Spencer ...............
Cole Stockton .................
Devin Waddell ................
Jonathan Walker .............
New Williams .................
against Louisiana, a feat that hadn’t been accomplished since 2003 vs. Grambling State, a span of
340 games.
• Auburn sold out of season tickets last season for the first time since 1999-2000 and was
ranked second nationally in Div. I average home
attendance increase. Auburn’s increase of 2,002 is
its largest in 15 years. The top four ranked teams
in NCAA Div. I average home attendance increase
for 2014-15 include North Carolina State at 2795,
Auburn 2002, Virginia 1972 and Utah 1790. The
other three teams were NCAA Tournament participants.
• Auburn averaged 7,825 in 17 home games
this past year at Auburn Arena, the most since
the 2001-02 season.
• Auburn ranked third in the SEC in attendance
capacity at 87.5 percent in 2014-15.
AUBURN’S LAST WIN OVER ...
• a top-25 team: Feb. 18, 2012 (#23 Miss. St.)
• a top-15 team: Mar. 7, 2009 (#11 LSU)
• a top-10 team: Mar. 23, 2003 (#8 Wake Forest)
• a top-5 team: Jan. 14, 1995 (#4 Arkansas)
• the #1 team: Jan. 9, 1988 (#1 Kentucky)
ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS UNDER BRUCE PEARL
›› Auburn is 5-for-5 in graduating players under
Bruce Pearl in Malcolm Canada, Chris Denson,
Asauhn Dixon-Tatum, KT Harrell and Allen Payne.
• Auburn had a perfect 1000 APR last season.
• Last season, Auburn had five SEC First-Year
Academic Honor Roll members in Cinmeon Bowers, Patrick Keim, Antoine Mason, K.C. Ross-Miller
and Cole Stockton.
BRUCE PEARL’S LAST WIN OVER ...
• a top-25 team: Feb. 22, 2011 (#18 Vanderbilt)
• a top-15 team: Dec. 11, 2010 (#3 Pittsburgh)
• a top-10 team: Dec. 11, 2010 (#3 Pittsburgh)
• a top-5 team: Dec. 11, 2010 (#3 Pittsburgh)
• the #1 team: Jan. 10, 2010 (#1 Kansas)
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BRUCE PEARL vs. RANKED TEAMS
›› Bruce Pearl is 24-27 against ranked opponents
since becoming a Division I head coach.
During that time he is:
• 24-27 vs. Top 25 teams
• 12-17 vs. Top 15 teams
• 9-12 vs. Top 10 teams
• 7-9 vs. Top 5 teams
• 2-5 vs. #1 teams
When Pearl’s team was unranked facing a
ranked team, he is 11-15.
Auburn-Brevard College Game Notes
2015-16 SEC PRESEASON MEDIA POLL
1. Kentucky
406
2. Vanderbilt
357
3. Texas A&M
344
4. LSU
333
5. Georgia
266
6. Florida
258
7. South Carolina
204
8. Mississippi State
203
9. Ole Miss
184
10. Auburn
168
11. Arkansas
118
12. Tennessee
86
13. Alabama
85
14. Missouri
33
Head Coach Stan Gouard, entering his eighth
season at the helm, has two returning starters
in Jordan Loyd and Lucas Barker along with nine
newcomers, including Division I transfers Joe
Retic (Liberty), Alex Etherington (Indiana State)
and Tyler Rambo (Murray State).
Indianapolis went 1-2 on a tour to Canada in
August, defeating University of Western Ontario
100-87 and losing to the University of Windsor
92-86 and 89-79.
2015-16 TIGER STAT LEADERS
Double-figure scoring games (0)
Opponents 0
20-point scoring games (0)
Opponents 0
30-point scoring games (0)
Opponents 0
Double-figure rebounding games (0)
Opponents 0
Double-Doubles (0)
Opponents 0
Games leading AU in scoring
Games leading AU in rebounding
AUBURN’S ALL-TIME RECORD
›› Entering the 110th season and through 2,406
games of Auburn Basketball, the Tigers are 12671138-1 (.527).
Charges Taken (0)
Floor Burns (0)
Dunks (0)
OVERTIME RECORD
›› Auburn has a 49-50 (.495) record in overtime
games in its history. The Tigers have not played
an overtime game this season.
-
WHAT’S NEXT?
›› Auburn plays its second and final exhibition
game against Div. II Indianapolis of the Great
Lakes Conference on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 6 pm
Central. The Greyhounds play an exhibition
against Valparaiso two days prior to the Auburn
game. UIndy is ranked No. 12 in the Division II
Bulletin Preseason Top 25, released in the October
edition of the monthly publication from Small
College Hoops.
The Greyhounds are a year removed from one
of the most successful campaigns in program
history, finishing the 2014-15 season 25-6 overall
and reaching the first-ever NCAA “Sweet 16” in
the process. UIndy also spent time as the No. 1
team in the nation following a 17-0 start to the
season.
STUDENT-ATHLETE EXPERIENCE: WELLNESS KITCHEN
›› Auburn’s Wellness Kitchen offers all-you-care-to-eat dining, featuring various action stations, a pizza oven, a
carving station, a hot line with fresh meats and vegetables, a salad bar and a smoothie station.
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Auburn-Brevard College Game Notes
QUICK FACTS
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location.................................................Auburn, Ala.
Founded ............................................................ 1856
Joined SEC.............................1932 (Original member)
Enrollment.......................................................25,912
Nickname ........................................................ Tigers
Colors ............................Burnt Orange and Navy Blue
Facility (Capacity) .....................Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn Arena Record ....................................... 51-38
President ..............................................Dr. Jay Gogue
Director of Athletics .................................. Jay Jacobs
Faculty Representative ............. Dr. Mary Boudreaux
Head Coach ..............................................Bruce Pearl
Overall Record ............................. 477-165 (21st year)
Auburn Record................................. 15-20 (2nd year)
Associate Head Coach ......................... Chuck Person
Assistant Coaches ............ Harris Adler, Todd Golden
Dir. of Basketball Operations.................Steven Pearl
Lettermen Returning/Lost .................................. 8/7
Starters Returning/Lost ...................................... 3/3
Newcomers ............................................................ 10
BASKETBALL HISTORY
First Year of Basketball ................................1905-06
All-Time Record (Years)............... 1267-1138-1 (110th)
All-Time SEC Record (Years) ............. 574-706 (83rd)
SEC Championships (Last) ........................... 2 (1999)
SEC Tournament Championships ..................1 (1985)
SEC Tourament Record.....................................30-52
NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last) ...... 8 (2003)
NCAA Tournament Record ................................. 12-8
NIT Appearances (Last) ............................... 6 (2009)
NIT Record ........................................................... 4-6
All-Americans .........................................................13
National Coach of the Year winners .........................1
All-SEC Selections ................................................. 87
2014-15 INFORMATION
2014-15 Record ................................................. 15-20
2014-15 SEC Record ....................................4-14 (3rd)
2015 SEC Tournament ...................... 3-1 (semifinals)
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OCT
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THURSDAY
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Auburn vs. Brevard
College (exh.)
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Postgame interviews
Auburn-Brevard College Game Notes
PEARL POINTS
• 6 National Coach of the Year Awards
• 2006 Basketball Times, CBSsportsline, Sporting News National Coach of the Year
• 2008 SEC Co-Coach of the Year
• 2008 Rupp Cup Co-winner
• 2006 & 2008 AP SEC Coach of the Year
• Has advanced to postseason play in 18 of
20 years as a head coach
• Set single-season wins records at three
different schools (29 at Southern Indiana
in 1995; 26 at Wisconsin-Milwaukee in
2005; 31 at Tennessee in 2008)
• Bruce Pearl’s teams have led their conference in scoring 16 of the 20 years that
he has been a head coach. His squads
were the SEC’s scoring champion in four
of his six seasons at Tennessee, averaging
77.4 ppg while allowing 70.5 ppg.
• One of just seven active head coaches
who has led his teams to at least 10 NCAA
Sweet 16 appearances (11 total)
• In 20 years as a head coach, Bruce Pearl’s
teams have finished either first or second in
conference play 15 times. In six years at Tennessee, he won the SEC East outright or tied
for it three times and finished second once. In
four years at Milwaukee, he was in the top two
all four years (two first-place finishes). In nine
years at Southern Indiana, he finished first four
times and second three times.
• Led Tennessee to an average of 25.2
wins per season, an average year-end RPI
of 8 and 6 straight NCAA Tournament appearances
• Reached the NCAA Tournament Elite 8
in 2010 and played in four Sweet 16s in
2005, 2007, 2008 and 2010
• Reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet
16 or better in four of the last eight years
as a head coach
• Bruce Pearl’s 476-163 (.745) overall record is the second-best winning percentage out of the 14 current SEC head coaches.
• Bruce Pearl’s 160-81 (.664) record as a
SEC head coach is the second-best winning percentage out of the current SEC
head coaches.
• In Pearl’s 7 years coaching in the SEC,
he has the 2nd toughest ranked schedule behind only Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski.
Pearl’s average strength of schedule is
8th while Kryzyzewski’s is 6th.
• In the 2015 SEC Tournament, Auburn
won three games in three days for the first
time in 30 years and reached the semifinals for the first time since 2009. The Tigers defeated Mississippi State and two
postseason teams Texas A&M (NIT) and
LSU (NCAA) before falling to undefeated
Kentucky.
Hometown .......................... Boston, Mass.
High School.................................... Sharon
Alma Mater.................. Boston College ‘82
17 NCAA Tournament Appearances
(26-16)
11 Sweet Sixteens
1 Elite Eight
7 Regular-season conference championships (4 GLVC, 2 Horizon, 1 SEC)
Fastest Active Coaches To 400 Wins
• Auburn defeated five NCAA Tournament
teams last season: LSU (twice), Xavier,
Georgia and Texas Southern
Coach, Current School
Games Season Record
Roy Williams, North Carolina 496
15th 400-96
Bruce Pearl, Auburn
509
17th 400-109
• It took Auburn just three games under Bruce Pearl to score 100 points in a
105-point output against Louisiana, a feat
that hadn’t been accomplished since 2003
vs. Grambling State, a span of 340 games.
SEC’s 2nd overall winning % as NCAA head coach
John Calipari
.771
(593-176)
Bruce Pearl
.743
(477-165)
Michael White
.716
(101-40)
Kim Anderson
.708
(283-118)
Mike Anderson
.662
(286-146)
Andy Kennedy
.625
(212-127)
Kevin Stallings
.618
(436-269)
• Auburn sold out of season tickets last
season for the first time since 1999-2000
and was ranked second nationally in Div.
I average home attendance increase. Auburn’s increase of 2,002 is its largest in 15
years. The top four ranked teams in NCAA
Div. I average home attendance increase
for 2014-15 include North Carolina State at
2795, Auburn 2002, Virginia 1972 and Utah
1790. The other three teams were NCAA
Tournament participants.
• Auburn averaged 7,825 in 17 home games
this past year at Auburn Arena, the most
since the 2001-02 season.
• Auburn ranked third in the SEC in attendance capacity at 87.5 percent in 2014-15.
• Auburn is 5-for-5 in graduating players
under Bruce Pearl in Malcolm Canada,
Chris Denson, Asauhn Dixon-Tatum, KT
Harrell and Allen Payne.
• Last season, Auburn had five SEC FirstYear Academic Honor Roll members in
Cinmeon Bowers, Patrick Keim, Antoine
Mason, K.C. Ross-Miller and Cole Stockton.
• Auburn had a perfect 1000 APR in Bruce
Pearl’s first season in 2014-15
• Pearl led Tennessee to its first-ever No. 1
national ranking after the Vols upset topranked Memphis at the FedExForum in
February 2008
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SEC’s 2nd overall winning % as a SEC head coach
John Calipari
.833
190-38
Bruce Pearl
.664
160-81
Mike Anderson
.642
86-48
Andy Kennedy
.627
192-114
Johnny Jones
.622
61-37
#2 ranked schedule strength nationally
in Bruce Pearl’s 7 SEC seasons
1. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke .................6.4 avg. SOS
2. Bruce Pearl, Auburn ............... 8.1 avg. SOS
3. Roy Williams, N. Carolina ............9.3 avg. SOS
4. John Thompson III, Georgetown ..16.9 avg. SOS
5. Tom Izzo, Michigan State ............18.4 avg. SOS
6. Rick Pitino, Louisville ..................19.6 avg. SOS
Auburn-Brevard College Game Notes
• On Nov. 17, 2009, Pearl was able to record
victory number 100 at Tennessee, the second-fastest UT coach to reach the century
mark, as his team defeated UNC-Asheville
124–49. The 124-point total was the most
ever scored by Tennessee in a regular season game. Tennessee’s 34 assists also set
a school record and its 16 3-pointers tied
another.
• On Jan. 10, 2010, Tennessee defeated the
#1 ranked Kansas in Knoxville, 74–68. This
was the first time that Tennessee defeated a #1 ranked team at Thompson-Boling
Arena.
• On March 26, 2010, Tennessee advanced
to its first Elite 8 in school history with a
76–73 defeat of Ohio State. On March 28,
the Volunteers narrowly missed a trip to
the Final Four, losing 70–69 to Michigan
State in the Midwest Regional Final in St.
Louis.
• Tennessee’s 65 regular season SEC wins
from 2006-07 to 2010-11 were the most in
the SEC over that period.
• Tennessee under Coach Pearl won the
2008 SEC Championship with a 14-2 record and finished with the second-best
record in the SEC in his first two years at
Tennessee. It was Tennessee’s first outright SEC Championship in 41 years.
• At the Division I level, Pearl’s teams have
topped the 100-point mark 15 times, including a high of 124 in 2009 as well as 121
in the 2007 NCAA Tournament. In his second year as a coach at Southern Indiana,
the team averaged 101.7 ppg.
• Has twice coached a league’s leading
scorer:
Dylan Page, UWM, 20.9 ppg - 2004
Chris Lofton, UT, 20.8 ppg - 2007
• Tennessee won 37 straight home games
under Coach Pearl, eclipsing the previous
record of 33 from 1966-68.
• Tennessee was ranked in the top five
nationally in attendance in each of Coach
Pearl’s six seasons in Knoxville.
• In 2005-06, Tennessee had the largest increase in attendance in the nation
(5,504 per game) to rank fifth nationally
with an average of 17,954
• Pearl and his wife, Brandy, also remain
committed to giving back to those in Alabama as the Bruce Pearl Fore the Children Golf Classic has remarkably raised
over half a million dollars in its first two
years. The mission of Children’s Harbor is
to help children with serious illness and
their families.
• Pearl has started AUTLIVE at Auburn to
benefit cancer patients in the fight to beat
cancer. AUTLIVE raises the awareness of
cancer prevention and detection while
t-shirt sales and donations raise money to
benefit cancer patients.
He initiated the OUTLIVE program in
2009 at Tennessee in recognition of former Vol Chris Lofton, who beat testicular
cancer through early diagnosis and treatment and went on to play the entire 200708 season while recovering from his battle
with the disease.
• The Bruce Pearl Family Foundation in
conjunction with L5 Foundation, an organization dedicated to addressing the
essential and basic needs of cancer patients, donated $20,000 to five charities
in a ceremony in Knoxville in August 2015.
Pearl accepted a $10,000 donation to an
endowed scholarship in his name to Camp
Koinonia, an outdoor education program
for children with disabilities.
• The Pearl family announced on Feb. 27,
2007, a $100,000 donation to endow a
scholarship in the name of former Tennessee player Dane Bradshaw. The Dane
Bradshaw Athletic Scholarship Endowment is awarded to the male or female
student-athlete at UT who best epitomizes the characteristics of the 2006-07 senior captain.
• Every Tennessee player who played under Coach for four years graduated
• Tennessee had 31 SEC Academic Honor
Roll selections in Coach Pearl’s six seasons. Nine members of the basketball
team (more than half the squad) earned
SEC Academic Honor Roll recognition in
2006-07.
• Pearl took over as head coach of UW-Milwaukee in 2001. In just four seasons, he
compiled 86 wins (including a school-record 26 in 2005, and a new Horizon League
record for winning percentage) and led
Milwaukee to its first NCAA Tournament
appearances in 2003 and 2005. Pearl led
them to the Horizon League tournament
title in both of those years. He also led the
school to its first ever NIT bid, as well as
its first-ever NCAA D–I postseason victory, in 2004. Milwaukee’s 2005 NCAA
Tournament run capped the best season
in school history, as the Panthers won
both the regular season and conference
tournament titles, defeating the Detroit
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Bruce Pearl has a record of
.594 against SEC opponents (79-54)
School
S. Carolina
Georgia
Auburn
Vanderbilt
Miss. State
LSU
Florida
Rec.
13-2
11-4
5-2
8-5
6-3
7-4
8-6
School
Ole Miss
Arkansas
Alabama
Missouri
Texas A&M
Kentucky
Tennessee
Rec.
5-3
5-4
5-5
1-2
1-2
4-11
0-1
Titans in the championship game. Using
an intense full-court press, the Panthers
scored two upsets in three days over Alabama and Boston College en route to
the Sweet Sixteen. The Panthers finished
their season 26–6 and were ranked in the
coaches’ poll at the end of the season for
the first time ever (# 23). Pearl left UWM
after the 2005 season, his fourth, as the
Horizon League’s leader in all-time winning percentage (51–13, 79.7%).
• In 1992, Pearl got his first head-coaching
job, at the University of Southern Indiana.
He inherited a Screaming Eagles team
that had won just 10 games in the previous season. Pearl posted a 22–7 record in
his first season, and led the Eagles to nine
straight NCAA D-II tournaments in addition to winning four Great Lakes Valley
Conference titles.
• In 1994, USI finished with a 28–4 record
en route to a loss in the D-II championship
game; in 1995, the Eagles won 29 games
and claimed the D–II championship. A
team from the GLVC played for the National Championship every year after his
first season at USI. Pearl was named the
NABC Division II coach of the year after his
national championship. He left USI with a
231–46 record over nine years.
• Coach Pearl was the 2009 recipient of
the prestigious Knoxville Award, which
recognizes individual contribution to the
community through encouragement of
volunteerism, philanthropy and community involvement.
• Coach Pearl was actively involved in
Camp Koinonia, an outdoor education program for children ages 7-22 who have multiple disabilities. Pearl created the Bruce
Pearl “Fore the Kids” Golf Tournament to
benefit the camp.
• Named the 2008 “Knoxvillian of the
Year” by the Knoxville Metro Pulse
Auburn-Brevard College Game Notes
Bruce Pearl’s All-Time Record
Head Coaching Record
Year
School
1992-93
Southern Indiana
1993-94
Southern Indiana
1994-95
Southern Indiana
1995-96
Southern Indiana
1996-97
Southern Indiana
1997-98
Southern Indiana
1998-99
Southern Indiana
1999-2000
Southern Indiana
2000-01
Southern Indiana
2001-02
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2002-03
Wisconsin-Milwuakee
2003-04
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2004-05
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2005-06
Tennessee
2006-07
Tennessee
2007-08
Tennessee
2008-09
Tennessee
2009-10
Tennessee
2010-11
Tennessee
2014-15
Auburn
2015-16
Auburn
Total
Record
22-7
28-4
29-4
25-4
23-5
27-6
26-6
25-6
26-4
16-13
24-8
20-11
26-6
22-8
24-11
31-5
21-13
28-9
19-15
15-20
Pct.
.759
.875
.879
.862
.821
.818
.813
.806
.867
.552
.750
.645
.813
.733
.686
.862
.618
.757
.559
.429
Conf. (Finish)
(
)
Postseason/Notes
14-4 (2nd)
NCAA D-II Regional 3rd Place
16-2 (Champions) NCAA D-II Runner-up
15-3 (3rd)
NCAA D-II Champions
18-2 (Champions) NCAA D-II Sweet Sixteen
16-4 (t-1st)
NCAA D-II First Round
16-4 (3rd)
NCAA D-II Sweet Sixteen
18-4 (2nd)
NCAA D-II Sweet Sixteen
17-3 (2nd)
NCAA D-II Sweet Sixteen
18-2 (Champions) NCAA D-II First Round
11-5 (3rd)
NCAA First Round
13-3 (2nd)
13-3 (Champions) NIT First Round
14-2 (Champions) NCAA Sweet Sixteen
12-4 (1st, Eastern) NCAA Second Round
10-6 (2nd, Eastern) NCAA Sweet Sixteen
14-2 (Champions) NCAA Sweet Sixteen
10-6 (t-1st, Eastern) NCAA First Round
11-5 (3rd, Eastern) NCAA Elite Eight
8-8 (5th, Eastern) NCAA Second Round
4-14 (13th)
477-165
.743
268-86 (.757)
Head Coaching Totals (20 years): 477-165 (.743)
Southern Indiana (9 years): 231-46 (.834)
Wisconsin-Milwaukee (4 years): 86-38 (.694)
Tennessee (6 years): 145-61 (.704)
Auburn (2nd year): 15-20 (.429)
STUDENT-ATHLETE EXPERIENCE: COMMUNITY SERVICE
›› Under head coach Bruce Pearl, the Auburn Tigers basketball team performs numerous community service
projects throughout the state. Pearl is a firm believer in and very active in service along with his team.
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2014-15 IN REVIEW
2015-16 AUBURN BASKETBALL
2014-15 Final Stats
15-20 Overall (9-8 Home, 2-10 Away, 4-2 Neutral)
#
1
14
5
12
13
00
25
20
23
24
22
4
31
3
42
Player
GP-GS
KT Harrell
35-35
Antoine Mason
26-21
Cinmeon Bowers
34-34
K.C. Ross-Miller
35-27
Tahj Shamsid-Deen 23-15
Malcolm Canada
35-3
Jordon Granger
34-33
Alex Thompson
23-0
TJ Lang
27-6
Jack Purchase
7-0
C.J. Holmes
5-0
Trayvon Reed
23-0
Devin Waddell
27-1
Patrick Keim
8-0
Cole Stockton
12-0
TEAM
Total
35
Opponents
35
Score by Periods
1st
Auburn
1060
Opponents
1179
2nd
1293
1323
Min-Avg
1156-33.0
752-28.9
1023-30.1
879-25.1
534-23.2
777-22.2
786-23.1
261-11.3
372-13.8
91-13.0
6-1.2
205-8.9
204-7.6
8-1.0
21-1.8
7075
7076
OT
19
16
FG-FGA
Pct 3FG-FGA
194-428
.453
98-226
110-264
.417
45-112
154-370
.416
5-28
72-199
.362
21-70
48-134
.358
18-63
61-166
.367
9-46
60-129
.465
27-73
19-67
.284
7-37
20-57
.351
14-42
3-14
.214
3-13
2-2 1.000
2-2
9-22
.409
0-0
6-18
.333
1-5
1-4
.250
1-4
1-6
.167
1-6
760-1880 .404
887-1892 .469
OT2
6
5
252-727
205-617
Pct
.434
.402
.179
.300
.286
.196
.370
.189
.333
.231
1.000
.000
.200
.250
.167
FT-FTA
162-199
109-150
99-207
85-111
26-36
69-100
18-31
16-26
11-20
0-0
0-0
8-22
3-6
0-2
0-0
Pct
.814
.727
.478
.766
.722
.690
.581
.615
.550
.000
.000
.364
.500
.000
.000
.347
.332
606-910
544-779
.666
.698
REBOUNDS
Off Def Tot
32 72 104
9 53 62
123 203 326
11 64 75
5 21 26
14 78 92
38 79 117
13 30 43
12 23 35
2
6
8
0
0
0
17 29 46
10 22 32
0
2
2
1
1
2
69 65 134
356 748 1104
382 915 1297
Avg PF-FO A TO
3.0
80-0 52 86
2.4
58-0 25 46
9.6
89-1 45 85
2.1
87-1 83 81
1.1 42- 1 35 17
2.6 100-4 69 45
3.4
85-1 35 42
1.9
34-0
6 13
1.3
47-1 12 13
1.1
15-0
4
2
0.0
0-0
0
0
2.0
36-1
3 12
1.2
32-0
4
1
0.3
0-0
3
1
0.2
3-0
0
1
3.8
0
7
31.5 708-10 376 452
37.1
760- 451 513
Blk
2
1
20
1
0
14
22
7
2
0
0
16
4
0
0
Avg
18.5
14.4
12.1
7.1
6.1
5.7
4.9
2.7
2.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
0.6
0.4
0.3
89
153
Stl Pts
33 648
26 374
36 412
54 250
16 140
38 200
22 165
5
61
5
65
1
9
0
6
2
26
0
16
0
3
0
3
0
238 2378
235 2523
Avg PF-FO
3.8
42-0
2.4
46-0
2.3
35-0
8.6
50-0
1.8
44-1
1.3
17-0
2.9
56-4
3.5
50-1
1.5
19-0
1.7
14-0
0.0
0-0
1.4
20-1
0.2
1-0
0.5
6-0
0.5
0-0
Blk
2
1
1
11
1
0
9
12
1
4
0
7
0
2
0
Stl
17
12
18
24
17
7
17
11
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
Pts
349
329
225
212
122
67
90
87
37
22
3
11
3
2
0
Avg
19.4
18.3
15.0
11.8
6.8
6.1
5.0
4.8
3.4
1.6
1.5
0.7
0.6
0.2
0.0
110 1210
102 1375
67.2
76.4
67.9
72.1
Totals
2144
2155
2014-15 SEC Stats
4-14 Overall (2-7 Home, 2-7 Away)
#
3
1
14
5
12
13
00
25
23
20
22
4
42
31
3
Player
GP-GS
Denson, Chris
18-18
KT Harrell
18-18
Antoine Mason
15-14
Cinmeon Bowers
18-18
K.C. Ross-Miller
18-14
Tahj Shamsid-Deen
11-4
Malcolm Canada
18-2
Jordon Granger
18-17
TJ Lang
11-3
Alex Thompson
14-0
C.J. Holmes
2-0
Trayvon Reed
16-0
Cole Stockton
5-0
Devin Waddell
12-0
Patrick Keim
4-0
TEAM
Total
18
Opponents
18
Min-Avg FG-FGA
Pct 3FG-FGA
599-33.3 115-265
.434
17-55
597-33.2 98-212
.462
53-119
439-29.3 64-154
.416
30-67
572-31.8 77-198
.389
4-18
446-24.8
35-96
.365
14-38
238-21.6
24-65
.369
8-27
400-22.2
25-76
.329
2-18
438-24.3
31-71
.437
15-41
165-15.0
11-31
.355
8-23
132-9.4
6-27
.222
2-19
3-1.5
1-1 1.000
1-1
113-7.1
4-13
.308
0-0
9-1.8
1-3
.333
1-3
43-3.6
1-5
.200
0-3
5-1.3
0-2
.000
0-2
3600 378-954
3601 487-996
.396
.489
138-379
117-325
Pct
.309
.445
.448
.222
.368
.296
.111
.366
.348
.105
1.000
.000
.333
.000
.000
FT-FTA
102-157
80-94
67-84
54-108
38-50
11-15
38-61
10-15
7-13
8-10
0-0
3-9
0-0
0-0
0-0
Pct
.650
.851
.798
.500
.760
.733
.623
.667
.538
.800
.000
.333
.000
.000
.000
.364
.360
316-459
284-392
.688
.724
REBOUNDS
Off Def Tot
22 46 68
11 33 44
5 30 35
70 85 155
1 31 32
4 10 14
5 48 53
25 38 63
7
9 16
3 21 24
0
0
0
9 13 22
1
0
1
2
4
6
0
2
2
32 34 66
175 358 533
210 478 688
29.6
38.2
A TO
38 37
29 35
12 23
34 45
40 38
16
7
32 21
19 22
3
4
2
6
0
0
1
8
0
1
0
0
3
1
5
358-7 191 216
385 - 251 238
49
80
2014-15 SEC Tournament Stats
3-1 Overall
#
1
12
14
00
05
25
20
3
23
31
4
22
42
Player
KT Harrell
K.C. Ross-Miller
Antoine Mason
Malcolm Canada
Cimeon Bowers
Jordon Granger
Alex Thompson
Patrick Keim
TJ Lang
Devin Waddell
Trayvon Reed
C.J. Holmes
Cole Stockton
TEAM
Total
Opponents
GP-GS
4-4
4-4
4-1
4-1
3-3
3-3
4-0
1-0
4-3
4-1
1-0
1-0
1-0
Min-Avg FG-FGA
129-32.2
17-44
118-29.5
9-29
99-24.8
14-36
97-24.3
12-29
79-26.3
7-22
65-21.7
6-13
58-14.5
6-14
1-1.0
1-2
94-23.5
4-12
70-17.5
2-7
13-13.0
0-0
1-1.0
0-0
1-1.0
0-0
4
4
825 78-208 .
825 92-200
Pct 3FG-FGA
.386
10-23
.310
3-5
.389
5-14
.414
3-7
.318
0-1
.462
2-8
.429
3-8
.500
1-2
.333
2-7
.286
0-1
.000
0-0
.000
0-0
.000
0-0
Pct
.435
.600
.357
.429
.000
.250
.375
.500
.286
.000
.000
.000
.000
FT-FTA
42-51
20-28
8-18
10-11
8-19
1-3
3-7
0-0
0-0
2-3
1-2
0-0
0-0
Pct
.824
.714
.444
.909
.421
.333
.429
.000
.000
.667
.500
.000
.000
375
.460
.382
.323
95-142
84-119
.669
.706
29-76
20-62
REBOUNDS
Off Def Tot
7
8 15
5 13 18
1
8
9
0 10 10
7 17 24
0 15 15
2
2
4
0
0
0
2
6
8
6
7 13
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
7 15
39 94 133
35 115 150
Avg PF-FO
3.8
13-0
4.5
11-0
2.3
8-0
2.5
7-0
8.0
8-0
5.0
5-0
1.0
12-0
0.0
0-0
2.0
13-1
3.3
10-0
2.0
3-0
0.0
0-0
0.0
0-0
33.2
37.5
90-1
103 -
A TO
5 17
11
8
2
5
6
4
0
7
4
1
2
1
0
0
5
1
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
38 46
52 62
Blk
0
0
0
2
0
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
Stl
5
5
0
5
2
3
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
Pts
86
41
41
37
22
15
18
3
10
6
1
0
0
Avg
21.5
10.3
10.3
9.3
7.3
5.0
4.5
3.0
2.5
1.5
1.0
0.0
0.0
7
22
24
25
280
288
70.0
72.0
41
2015-16 AUBURN BASKETBALL
2014-15 IN REVIEW
2014-15 Results
15-20 Overall (9-8 Home, 2-10 Away, 4-2 Neutral)
DATE
11/14/14
11/17/14
11/21/14
11/24/14
11/26/14
12/3/14
12/5/14
12/14/14
12/17/14
12/20/14
12/23/14
12/29/14
1/3/15
1/6/15
1/10/15
1/15/15
1/17/15
1/21/15
1/24/15
1/27/15
1/31/15
2/5/15
2/7/15
2/10/15
2/14/15
2/17/15
2/21/15
2/24/15
2/28/15
3/3/15
3/7/15
3/11/15
3/12/15
3/13/15
3/14/15
OPPONENT
(1)MILWAUKEE
W
at Colorado
L
(1) LOUISIANA
W
(2) Tulsa
L
(2) Oregon State
W
(3) at Texas Tech
L
COASTAL CAROLINA L
at Clemson
L
WINTHROP
W
XAVIER
Wo2
TEXAS SOUTHERN W
MIDDLE TENN. ST.
W
NORTH ALABAMA
W
at Vanderbilt
L
MISSOURI
W
at Florida
L
SOUTH CAROLINA W
MISSISSIPPI STATE
L
at Alabama
L
TEXAS A&M
L
at Tennessee
L
at LSU
W
OLE MISS
L
ARKANSAS (#23)
L
at Georgia
W
ALABAMA
L
at Kentucky (#1)
L
LSU
L
at Texas A&M
L
at Missouri
L
GEORGIA
L
(4) Mississippi State
W
(4) Texas A&M
W
(4) LSU
Wot
(4) Kentucky (#1)
L
SCORE ATTEND
83-73
8114
59-90
9834
105-80
8120
35-53
1507
71-69
1178
44-46
7040
54-58
7964
61-72
7140
80-62
5323
89-88
7975
61-60
7323
64-48
6752
82-61
8169
52-64
10502
85-79
8365
55-75
10346
71-68
9121(c)
71-78
8083
55-57
15383(c)
61-71
7184
63-71
18439
81-77
8672
79-86
9121(c)
87-101
6526
69-68
10523(c)
68-79
9121(c)
75-110
23403(c)
61-84
6651
55-80
9809
61-63
6619
61-64
9121(c)
74-68
10039
66-59
10563
73-70
18205
67-91
19232
HIGH POINTS
(20)Harrell,KT
(20)Harrell,KT
(24)Harrell,KT
(17)Bowers,Cinmeon
(20)Harrell,KT
(17)Harrell,KT
(25)Harrell,KT
(17)Bowers,Cinmeon
(19)Bowers,Cinmeon
(24)Harrell,KT
(14)Harrell,KT
(19)Mason, Antoine
(25)Harrell,KT
(16)Mason, Antoine
(20)Bowers,Cinmeon
(13)Mason, Antoine
(24)Harrell,KT
(22)Harrell,KT
(22)Harrell,KT
(16)Mason, Antoine
(16)Harrell,KT
(28)Harrell,KT
(23)Mason, Antoine
(21)Harrell,KT/Ross-Miller, K.C.
(21)Harrell,KT
(24)Mason, Antoine
(29)Mason, Antoine
(16)Bowers,Cinmeon
(18)Harrell,KT
(24)Harrell,KT
(24)Harrell,KT
(21)Ross-Miller, K.C.
(25)Harrell,KT
(29)Harrell,KT
(23)Mason, Antoine
(1) MGM Grand Main Event (Auburn, AL)
(2) MGM Grand Main Event (Las Vegas, NV)
(3) Big XII/SEC Challenge (Lubbock, TX)
(4) SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn. • Bridgestone Arena)
ATTENDANCE SUMMARY
HOME
AWAY
NEUTRAL
TOTAL
42
GAMES
17
12
6
35
TOTALS
133,033
137,710
48,000
318,743
AVG/GAME
7,825
11,476
8,000
9,107
HIGH REBOUNDS
(17)Bowers,Cinmeon
(13)Bowers,Cinmeon
(12)Bowers,Cinmeon
(15)Bowers,Cinmeon
(8)Bowers,Cinmeon
(8)Bowers,Cinmeon
(7)Granger, Jordon
(14)Bowers,Cinmeon
(17)Bowers,Cinmeon
(7)Harrell,KT
(15)Bowers,Cinmeon
(7)Harrell,KT
(11)Bowers,Cinmeon
(9)Bowers,Cinmeon
(14)Bowers,Cinmeon
(11)Bowers,Cinmeon
(10)Bowers,Cinmeon
(17)Bowers,Cinmeon
(8)Bowers,Cinmeon
(8)Bowers,Cinmeon
(8)Bowers,Cinmeon
(10)Bowers,Cinmeon
(13)Bowers,Cinmeon
(8)Bowers,Cinmeon
(8)Bowers,Cinmeon
(7)Bowers,Cinmeon
(5)Bowers,Cinmeon
(6)Bowers,Cinmeon
(4)Reed, Trayvon/Harrell,KT/Thompson,Alex
(5)Lang, TJ
(5)Bowers,Cinmeon
(7)Ross-Miller, K.C.
(8)Bowers,Cinmeon
(10)Bowers,Cinmeon
(5)Waddell, Devin