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SCOUTING UAB›› The Blazers return all fi ve starters from last year’s team that reached the third round of the NCAA Tournament by upsetting No. 3 seed Iowa State,fi nishing with a 20-16 record overall and winning the Conference USA Tournament. In its lone exhibition, UAB defeated Cal State East Bay 99-59 last Friday behind Lewis Sullivan’s 16 points and 10 rebounds, Chris Cokley’s 16 points and Dirk Williams’ 16 points on 4-of-5 3-pointers. All-CUSA third-team selection Robert Brown is the leading returning scorer after averaging 13.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steal per game. Brown averaged 18.2 points in UAB’s fi ve

2015-16 SCHEDULE/RESULTS0-0, 0-0 SEC

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Oct. 30 BREVARD COLLEGE (exh.) W, 99-59 Nov. 5 INDIANAPOLIS (#8) (exh.) W, 114-109 (ot) Nov. 13 UAB 8:30 pm SECN+Nov. 17 (1) COLORADO 2 pm ESPNNov. 20 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 8:30 pm SECN+Nov. 27 NORTHWESTERN STATE 7:30 pm SECNDec. 2 at Coastal Carolina 6 pm BigSouthSports.com

Dec. 12 (2) at Middle Tennessee St. Noon Dec. 15 MERCER 8 pm SECNDec. 19 at Xavier 11 am FS1Dec. 22 (3) New Mexico 1:30 pm ESPNUDec. 23 (3) BYU/Harvard 1:30/3:30pm ESPNUDec. 25 (3) Okla/N.Iowa/HI/WashSt. TBA ESPN2/U/3Jan. 2 TENNESSEE 1 pm CBSJan. 5 SOUTH CAROLINA 6 pm SECNJan. 9 at Missouri 8 pm ESPN2Jan. 12 at Vanderbilt 8 pm ESPNUJan. 16 Kentucky 3 pm ESPN/2Jan. 19 Alabama 8 pm SECNJan. 23 at Florida 7 pm SECNJan. 27 at Ole Miss 6 pm SECNJan. 30 (4) OKLAHOMA STATE 7 pm ESPN2Feb. 2 LSU 6 pm SECNFeb. 6 at Georgia 4:30 pm SECNFeb. 9 at Tennessee 6 pm SECNFeb. 13 VANDERBILT 5 pm ESPN/2Feb. 17 at Arkansas 6 pm SECNFeb. 20 OLE MISS 4 pm SECNFeb. 24 GEORGIA 6 pm SECNFeb. 27 at Alabama 4 pm SECNMar. 1 TEXAS A&M 8 pm ESPNUMar. 5 at Mississippi State 1:30 SECNMar. 9-13(2) SEC Tournament TBA SECN/ESPN(1) ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon; (2) Nashville, TN

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PROBABLE AUBURN STARTERS (2014-15 stats) PTS REB AST NOTES F 5 Cinmeon Bowers 6-7 250 Sr. Racine, WI (Chipola College, FL) 12.1 9.6 1.3 SEC return leader 14 dbl-dbls, 9.6 rpg; 17ppg,10rpg in exh F 12 Tyler Harris 6-10 228 Gr. Dix Hills, NJ (Providence) 9.9 4.0 1.0 played in 3 straight NCAA Tour.; 17 ppg,7 rpg in exh F 25 Jordon Granger 6-8 220 Sr. Florissant, MO (McClure North) 4.9 3.4 1.0 started 33 of 34 games last yr; 46.5% fgs;37% 3s G 1 Kareem Canty 6-1 185 Jr. Harlem, NY (Marshall University) -- -- -- 16.3ppg,5.5apg All-CUSA 3rd tm as fr.;20 ppg exh G 44 New Williams 6-2 170 Fr. Inglewood, CA (Santa Monica) -- -- -- 16 pts (4-6 3s) v. Brevard; 48” vertical; 4-star G 4 T.J. Dunans 6-5 174 Jr. Atlanta, GA (Columbia State CC, TN) -- -- -- 12.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg in exh; #1 JUCO player in nation G 13 Tahj Shamsid-Deen 5-9 175 Jr. Decatur, GA (Columbia) 6.0 1.1 1.5 dislocated rt. shoulder O28; surgery F19 (l) & M24 (r) F 0 Horace Spencer 6-9 220 Fr. Philadelphia, PA (Findlay Prep, NV) -- -- -- 4-star recruit ranked 48th by 247; 17 pts,11 reb v.UIndy G 2 Bryce Brown 6-3 195 Fr. Stone Mountain, GA (Tucker) -- -- -- 42” vertical; avg. 25 ppg, 6 rpg, 4 apg as a senior G 23 TJ Lang 6-7 200 So. Mobile, AL (McGill-Toolen) 2.4 1.3 0.4 4.3 ppg starting 5 of last 7 games last year F 31 Devin Waddell 6-5 225 Jr. Greensboro, NC (Hargrave Military Acad., VA) 0.6 1.2 0.1 started&held Karl-Anthony Towns to 0 fgs in SEC Tour G 22 Zach Allison 6-2 166 Fr. Pelham, AL (Pelham) -- -- -- 6p,8a v.Brevard;Class 6A hon.mention all-state G 42 Cole Stockton 6-4 195 Sr. Auburn, AL (Stelton State CC, AL) 0.3 0.2 0.0 5 pts vs. Brevard; 12 games played last year G 20 Jonathan Walker 6-3 197 Sr. Madison, AL (Sparkman) -- -- -- walk-on; ran track last year PROBABLE UAB STARTERS (2014-15 stats) PTS REB AST NOTES F 21 Tosin Mehinti 6-9 213 Jr. Lithonia, GA (Greenforest Academy) 6.8 4.7 2.0b 5th on UAB career blks list (103); 6p,5r,4b in exh. F 34 William Lee 6-9 210 So. Plantersville, AL (Dallas County) 8.0 6.0 1.5b 2015 C-USA All Frosh tm; C-USA All-Tourney tm G 0 Hakeem Baxter 6-2 170 Jr. Philadelphia, PA (Maryland Eastern Shore) 7.6 3.0 1.5 79% fts last year; 8 pts, 3 reb in exh. G 2 Nick Norton 5-10 175 So. Bloomington, IL (Central Catholic) 7.2 2.1 3.8 Kyle Macy Frosh of Yr fi nalist; 7p,2r,2a,2s in exh. G 4 Robert Brown 6-5 185 Sr. Clermont, FL (Virginia Tech) 13.7 3.7 3.0 2015 C-USA Tourney MVP; All-CUSA 3rd team G 11 Dirk Williams 6-5 175 Jr. Homewood, AL (Tallahassee CC, FL) -- -- -- 14.7 ppg,40.4% 3s 2 yrs at TCC; 16p(4-5 3s) in exh F 3 Chris Cokley 6-8 216 So. Savannah, GA (Savannah) 7.9 4.7 0.7s 2015 C-USA 6th Man of Year; 16p,5r,3a,2s,1b in exh.

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Auburn Head Coach: Bruce Pearl (Boston College '82) at Auburn: 15-20, .429 (2nd year) Overall: 462-145, .761 (21st year)

UAB Head Coach: Jerod Haase (Kansas '97)at UAB: 54-46, .540 (4th Year)Overall: 54-46, .540 (4th Year)

Tigers on the AirNetwork: Auburn IMG Sports NetworkAir Time: 8 pm CT Play-by-Play: Rod BramblettColor: Sonny SmithSatellite Radio: n/aInternet Broadcast: auburntigers.com

Series NotesSeries Record: UAB leads 10-7 (per NCAA) at Auburn: UAB leads 3-1 at Auburn Arena: 0-0 at Birmingham: UAB leads 7-6 at Bartow Arena: Series tied 2-2 Neutral Sites: 0-0 Current Streak: 2 by AuburnLast Meeting: #3 Auburn 65, UAB 59 (11-19-1999 in Auburn) First Meeting: Auburn 63, UAB 61 (11-26-1982 in BJCC Arena)

Tigers on TVNetwork: SEC Network+

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Basketball Contact: Chuck Gallina ([email protected]) W: 334.844.9784 • C: 334.750.1386

Auburn-UAB Game Notes

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0 HORACE SPENCER PPG RPG BPG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% -- -- -- -- -- -- --• 13.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 75% fgs in 2 exh. games• 17 pts, 11 reb, 3 blk vs. Indianapolis in exh.• 9 pts (4-4 fgs), 4 reb in 15 min vs. Brevard in exh.• 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

Career/Season-Highspts: --reb: --blk: --

1 KAREEM CANTY PPG RPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% 16.3 2.2 5.5 0.7 .377 .304 .728• 20.0 ppg, 4.0 apg in 2 exh. games• 24 pts (13-13 fts), 7 ast vs. Indianapolis in exh.• 16 pts (4-10 3s), 0 to in 27 min vs. Brevard in exh.• 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-Highspts: 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)

Season-Highspts: --reb: --ast: --

2 BRYCE BROWN PPG RPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% -- -- -- -- -- -- --• 6 pts (2-4 3s) in 13 min vs. Indianapolis in exh.• 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-Highspts: --reb: --ast: --

4 T.J. DUNANS PPG RPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% -- -- -- -- -- -- --• 12.0 ppg, 4,5 rpg, 3.0 apg in 2 exh. games• 14 pts, 3 ast, 2 blk, 2 stl v. Indianapolis in exh.• 10 pts (2-3 3s), 8 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 23 min vs. Brevard • 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


5 CINMEON BOWERS PPG RPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% 12.1 9.6 1.3 1.1 .416 .179 .478• 17.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 3.0 spg, 2.5 apg in 2 exh. games• 17 pts, 12 reb, 3 stl, 2 ast, 23 min vs. Brevard in exh.• 17 pts, 8 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl vs. Indianapolis in exh.• 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• Has 22 brothers & sisters; has a daughter, Dani Cinmone

Career-Highspts: 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)


12 TYLER HARRIS PPG RPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% 9.9 4.0 1.0 0.9 .421 .286 .734• 17.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg in 2 exh. games• 20 pts (7-9 fgs), 6 reb, 18 min v. Indianapolis in exh.• 14 pts, 8 reb, 2 stl in 18 min vs. Brevard in exh.• 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.

Career-Highspts: 23, vs. Albany (11-15-14)reb: 11, at Marquette (1-30-14)ast: 4, last vs. Rhode Island (12-10-14)


13 TAHJ SHAMSID-DEEN PPG RPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% 6.1 1.1 1.5 0.7 .358 .286 .722• hurt right shoulder Oct. 26; DNP-INJ 2 exh. games• 6.1 ppg and 1.5 apg last season• Missed the fi nal 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-Highspts: 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)


22 ZACH ALLISON PPG RPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% -- -- -- -- -- -- --• game-hi 8 ast, 6 pts (2-4 3s), 3 reb in 24 min v. Brevard• freshman walk-on nicknamed “Sunshine” from Ronnie Bass of the movie, Remember the Titans• ASWA Class 6A honorable mention all-state as a senior at Pelham (Ala.) HS, avg. 16.8 ppg, 5.2 rpg• fi rst Pelham player in history to score 1,000 pts

Career/Season-Highspts: reb: stl: ast:

23 TJ LANG

PPG RPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% 2.4 1.3 0.4 0.2 .351 .333 .550• 3 pts (1-2 3s), 9 min vs. Indianapolis in exh.• sprained MCL in left knee Oct. 23; DNP-INJ v. Brevard• 2.4 ppg and 1.3 rpg last season as a freshman• Scored a career-high 13 points and fi ve rebounds at Mizzou• Made his fi rst-career start at UGA on Feb. 14• Scored nine points vs. Arkansas• Named Most Improved Player at team banquet

Career-Highspts: 13, at Mizzou (3-3-15)reb: 5, at Mizzou (3-3-15)ast: 3, vs. Mississippi State (3-11-15)


25 JORDON GRANGER PPG RPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% 4.9 3.4 1.0 0.6 .465 .370 .581• 6.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.5 apg in 2 exh. games• 4 pts, 4 ast, 2 reb,1 blk, 1 stl, 17 min vs. Brevard in exh.• 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-Highspts: 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-Highspts: --reb: --blk: --

31 DEVIN WADDELL PPG RPG APG BPG FG% 3FG% FT% 0.6 1.2 0.1 0.1 .333 .200 .500• 7 reb, 3 ast, 2 pts, 20 min vs. Brevard in exh.• 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 fi rst career shot, a 3 ptr, at Colorado• Scored a career-high four points vs. Miss. State at the SECT

Career-Highspts: 4, vs. Mississippi State (3-11-15)reb: 5 vs. Kentucky (3-16-15)ast: 2 vs. LSU (3-13-15)


44 NEW WILLIAMS PPG RPG APG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% -- -- -- -- -- -- --• 16 pts (4-6 3s), 3 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 18 min vs. Brevard• 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 fi rst game of his HS 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



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Jordan VerHulstVideo Coordinator

0 Horace SpencerFr. • Forward

6-9 • 220Philadelphia, PA

(Findlay Prep, NV)

1 Kareem CantyJr. • Guard6-1 • 185

Harlem, NY(Marshall Univ.)

2 Bryce BrownFr. • Guard6-3 • 195

Stone Mountain, GA(Tucker)

5 Cinmeon BowersSr. • Forward

6-7 • 250Racine, WI

(Chipola College, FL)

12 Tyler HarrisGr. • Forward

6-10 • 228Dix Hills, NY(Providence)

13 Tahj Shamsid-DeenJr. • Guard5-9 • 175

Decatur, GA(Columbia)

20 Jonathan WalkerSr. • Guard6-3 • 197

Madison, AL(Sparkman)

21 Patrick KeimSo. • Guard6-0 • 186

Birmingham, AL(Mountain Brook)

22 Zach AllisonFr. • Guard6-2 • 166

Pelham, AL(Pelham)

23 TJ LangSo. • Guard6-7 • 200

Mobile, AL(McGill-Toolen)

25 Jordon GrangerSr. • Forward

6-8 • 220St. Louis, MO

(McCluer North)

31 Devin WaddellJr. • Guard/Forward

6-5 • 225Greensboro, NC

(Hargrave Military Academy, VA)

42 Cole StocktonSr. • Guard6-4 • 195

Auburn, AL(Shelton State CC, AL)

44 New WilliamsFr. • Guard6-2 • 170

Inglewood, CA(Santa Monica)

41 Cole BlackstockFr. • Forward

6-9 • 253Killen, AL(Brooks)

4 T.J. DunansJr. • Guard6-5 • 174

Atlanta, GA(Columbia State CC, TN)

Bruce PearlHead Coach

Chuck PersonAssociate Head Coach

Harris AdlerAssistant Coach

Todd GoldenAssistant Coach

Steven PearlDir. of Basketball Ops

Chad PrewettSpecial Assistant to

the Head Coach

Damon DavisStrength &

Conditioning Coach

Clark PearsonAthletic Trainer

2015-16 AUBURN BASKETBALL RADIO/TV ROSTER


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postseason games, including 21 points in the up-set of Iowa State. He is joined in the backcourt with Nick Norton (7.2 ppg, 3.8 apg) and Hakeem Baxter (7.6 ppg, 3.0 rpg), who combined to start 64 games last season. Norton ranked second in Conference USA last year in free throw pct. (.848) and fourth in assist-turnover ratio (2.13) and sixth in assists. Baxter is a defensive stopper. UAB adds junior transfer Dirk Williams, who averaged 17.2 ppg at Tallahassee Community College last year. 6-foot-9 sophomore William Lee averaged 11.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.3 blocks while shooting 44.4 percent from 3-point range in UAB’s last 12 games. Sophomore Lewis Sullivan, who had 16 points, 10 rebounds and four assists on a perfect 8-of-8 shooting in 21 minutes vs. Cal State East Bay in the exhibition, is the younger brother of former Auburn star and current graduate manager, Frankie Sullivan.

The Auburn-UAB series is renewed for the fi rst time since the Tigers’ 65-59 win on Nov. 19, 1999. Auburn has won two-straight in the series, but trails 10-7 overall.

AUBURN-UAB SERIES›› This is the 18th meeting between Auburn and UAB, but only the fi fth time the teams have met in Auburn. The series is renewed for the fi rst time since Nov. 19, 1999, a 65-59 Auburn win in Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum. The Blazers hold a 10-7 series lead over the Tigers, per the NCAA offi cial record book. Auburn has won two-straight games in the series. The Blazers have a 3-1 edge in Auburn, but this is the fi rst meeting between the two in Auburn Arena. UAB has a 7-6 series edge in Birmingham, with the series tied 2-2 in Bartow Arena.

BRUCE PEARL vs. UAB›› This is the fi rst time Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl has coached against UAB as well as Blazer head coach Jerod Haase.

5th TIME TIGERS OPEN WITH UAB›› This is the fi fth time in the 18-game series that Auburn has opened the season against UAB with the Tigers holding a 3-1 advantage. Auburn won 63-61 in the 1982-83 season opener, the fi rst meeting in the series, and then 68-58 in 1986-87. UAB defeated Auburn 64-57 in 1996-97. The Tigers defeated the Blazers in the 1999-2000 season opener 65-59 in Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum, the last meeting between the two.

TIGERS IN SEASON OPEN-ERS›› Auburn has a 76-33 (.697) record in season openers, including a 56-9 mark at home, 13-16 on the road, 4-3 at neutral sites and 5-3 in non-recorded sites. The Tigers have won 34 of their last 41 season openers. Auburn is 4-1 in season openers in Auburn Arena, including four straight wins after last year’s 83-73 victo-ry over Milwaukee in coach Bruce Pearl’s coaching debut for the Tigers.

BRUCE PEARL IN SEASON OPENERS›› Bruce Pearl is 19-1 (.950) in season openers, including last year’s 83-73 win over Milwaukee in his Auburn coaching debut. Pearl has won nine con-secutive season openers. His only defeat came in the 2002-03 season when

COMPARING STATS (2014-15)(All Games)

Scoring Offense 67.9 68.8Scoring Defense 72.1 68.1Scoring Margin -4.2 +0.7FG Pct. .404 .428FG Pct. Defense .469 .4243-pt. FG Pct. .347 .3333-pt. FG Pct. Defense .332 .325Free Throw Pct. .666 .738Rebound Avg. 31.5 36.7Opp. Rebound Avg. 37.1 35.2Rebound Margin -5.6 +1.5Turnovers Per Game 12.9 13.4Opp. Turnovers 14.7 13.2Turnover Margin +1.8 -0.2

SEC ALLAuburn 0-0 0-0Alabama 0-0 0-0Arkansas 0-0 0-0Florida 0-0 0-0Georgia 0-0 0-0Kentucky 0-0 0-0LSU 0-0 0-0Mississippi State 0-0 0-0Missouri 0-0 0-0Ole Miss 0-0 0-0South Carolina 0-0 0-0Tennessee 0-0 0-0Texas A&M 0-0 0-0Vanderbilt 0-0 0-0

-- through Nov. 12, 2015

FRIDAY'S GAMES-(Nov. 13)UAB at AuburnChattanooga at Georgia (SECN+)Albany at Kentucky (SECN)Northwestern State at Ole Miss (SECN+)UNC Asheville at Tennessee (SECN+)Kennesaw State at Alabama (SECN+)Wofford at Missouri (SECN+)Southern at Arkansas (SECN+)Austin Peay at Vanderbilt (SECN+)McNeese State at LSU (ESPNU)Eastern Washington at Miss. State (SECN+)Florida at Navy (CBSSN)USC Upstate at Texas A&M (SECN+)SATURDAY'S GAMES-(Nov. 14)NJIT at Kentucky (SECN+)Norfolk State at South Caorlina (SECN+)SUNDAY’S GAME-(Nov. 15)UMES at Missouri (SECN+)

2015-16 STANDINGS

he was head coach at Milwaukee in an 83-72 loss at Wisconsin.

3 GAMES IN 8 DAYS›› Auburn opens the season by playing three games in eight days, including two in the fi rst fi ve. After the Tigers open the season against UAB, who reached the NCAA Tournament third round, the Tigers play host to Colorado on Tuesday at 2 pm CT in the ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Mara-thon. The Buffaloes defeated the Tigers 90-59 in Boulder last season. Auburn closes out its opening stretch by hosting Georgia Southern on Nov. 20. The Eagles fi nished 22-9 last season.

99-59›› Ironically, both Auburn and UAB won an exhi-bition game by the identical score of 99-59. The Tigers defeated Brevard College in their exhibition opener while the Blazers beat Cal State East Bay in their only exhibition game.

AUBURN vs. CONFERENCE USA AU: Won LostCharlotte 0 0Florida Atlantic 1 0Florida International 2 0

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. Birmingham, 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, AL) 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)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


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Louisiana Tech 5 2Marshall 1 0Middle Tennessee 3 0North Texas 1 0Old Dominion 2 1Rice 3 1Southern Miss 14 2UAB 7 10UTEP 0 3UTSA 0 0Western Kentucky 1 3TOTALS 40 22 (.645)• Auburn’s last game against a team from Con-ference USA came in a 64-48 victory over Middle Tennessee last season in Auburn.

EXHIBITION NOTES›› Auburn won both of its exhibtion games, de-feating Brevard College 99-59 and #8 Indianapolis 114-109 in overtime.›› The Tigers averaged 106.5 points per game›› Auburn shot 53.0 percent from the fl oor and 40.7 percent from 3-point range.›› Five players averaged in double fi gures, in-cluding Kareem Canty (20.0 ppg), Tyler Harris (17.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg), Cinmeon Bowers (17.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg), Horace Spencer (13.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg), T.J. Dunans (12.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3-5 3s) and New Williams (9.5 ppg, 5-7 3s).

DOUBLE-DOUBLE CIM›› Cinmeon Bowers picked up where he left off of last year with a double-double vs. Brevard Col-lege in the exhibition opener with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Bowers is the SEC’s leading returner in both double-doubles (14) and rebounding (9.6 rpg).

LAST TIME vs. UAB#3 Auburn 65, UAB 59(Nov. 19, 2015, in Auburn, Ala.)›› Mamadou N’diaye had 11 points and a career-high 14 rebounds to lead third-ranked Auburn to a 65-59 win over UAB in the season opener for both teams. The game was never really close, but UAB was able to hang in it by fouling Auburn down the stretch. Auburn took its largest lead - 58-42 - on two free throws by N’diaye with 2:13 to play. The Tigers had pulled away with a 6-0 run, holding the Blazers scoreless for almost four minutes. UAB then fouled the Tigers on every possession, and made four straight 3-pointers to make it closer. Eric Holmes hit consecutive 3s - his fi rst at 1:55 was UAB’s fi rst basket since Mark Kimbrough’s jumper at the 5:18 mark - to cut the score to 58-48 with 1:01 to play. After Chris Porter’s two free throws, Kimbrough hit a 3-pointer that made it 60-51. Auburn then made just one of its next three free throws and UAB cut it to 61-56 on Myron Ransom’s 3-pointer. Auburn stretched it to 63-56 on Doc Robinson’s two foul shots. The Blazers closed to 63-59 - the closest they made it in the second half - when Reggie Sharp fouled Holmes on his 3-point attempt. Holmes made all three of his free throws with 6.6 seconds to play. LeAndrew Bass and Holmes

led UAB with 14 points each. Kimbrough added 13. Porter and Robinson had 11 points each for Auburn. Daymeon Fishback, the only new starter in Auburn’s lineup, scored 10 points.

LAST TIME OUTAuburn 114, Indianapolis 109 (ot)(Nov. 5, 2015, in Auburn, Ala.)›› Kareem Canty led fi ve Tigers in double fi gures with 24 points and seven assists as Auburn defeated Div. II Indianapolis to a 114-109 overtime win in the fi nal exhibition game. Tyler Harris added 20 points in 18 minutes, Horace Spencer 17 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks and Cinmeon Bowers 17 points and eight rebounds. Canty had a chance to win it in regulation but his 3-point attempt rimmed out at the buzzer with the score tied at 100. Back-to-back layups from Jordon Granger and Spencer gave Auburn the early overtime lead that the Tigers held the remainder of the period, as they outscored Indianapolis 14-9. Canty, who was perfect 13-of-13 from the free throw line went on an 8-0 run by himself in the second half to give Auburn an 88-82 lead with 5:57 left in regulation. The Harlem, N.Y., native scored 12 of the Tigers’ 13 points during the stretch. T.J. Dunans added 14 points and tallied three assists, two blocks

MISCELLANEOUS STATS

AUBURN'S RECORD WHEN:STARTING LINEUPS() .................................................................................... 0-0

AUBURN'S RECORD WHEN STARTS:- ...............................................................0-0 (.000)

When Auburn leads at the half ......................... 0-0When opponent leads at the half ...................... 0-0When it is tied at the half ................................. 0-0When Auburn leads with 5 minutes left ........... 0-0When opp. leads with 5 minutes left ................ 0-0 When it is tied with 5 minutes left .................... 0-0When Auburn leads with 1 minute left .............. 0-0When opp. leads with 1 minute left................... 0-0When Auburn outrebounds opponent ............... 0-0When opponent outrebounds Auburn ............... 0-0When rebounds are the same ........................... 0-0When AU shoots 50% or better from fl oor ........ 0-0When AU shoots less than 50% from fl oor ...... 0-0When opp. shoots 50% or better from fl oor ..... 0-0When opp. shoots less than 50% from fl oor ..... 0-0When AU fg% higher than opponents .............. 0-0When AU fg% less than opponents .................. 0-0When AU 3fg% higher than opponents............. 0-0When AU 3fg% less than opponents ................ 0-0When AU 3fg% exact same as opponents ........ 0-0

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2015-16 AUBURN INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists/ *Blocks/ ^StealsZach 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 .................

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and two steals. Bowers added three assists and three steals. Auburn shot 55.6 percent from the fl oor while holding Indianapolis to 47.0 percent. The Tigers outscored the Greyhounds 54-28 in the paint. Indianapolis, coached by Bruce Pearl’s former two-time Div. II National Player of the Year at Southern Indiana, Stan Gouard, shot 40.0 percent from 3-point range (14-35) as Eric Davidson tied an Auburn Arena record with eight 3-pointers made on 13 attempts. Davidson fi nished with 31 points while Jordan Loyd led the Greyhounds with 33 points. Gouard led Pearl’s Southern Indiana team to its fi rst national championship in 1995. Auburn went 34-of-52 from the foul line while Indianapolis was 33-of-38.

SEASON NOTES

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 recruit-ing 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 Sham-sid-Deen (6.1 ppg, 1.5 apg), who missed the fi nal 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 fi nished 15-20 overall, 13th in the SEC with a 4-14 record. The Tigers won three games in the SEC Tournament for the fi rst time in 30 years, reaching the semifi nals.

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 fi ve in the NIT. Participating in the loaded Diamond Head Classic as well as facing a possible 10 2015 post-season 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 Buf-faloes have been a part of ESPN’s College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon as the game was played in Boulder last season. It is the fi rst time Auburn has hosted the prestigious event, and the fi rst 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 fi ve:1. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke (6.4)

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.

2015-16 TIGER STAT LEADERS

Double-fi gure scoring games (0)

Opponents 020-point scoring games (0)

Opponents 030-point scoring games (0)

Opponents 0Double-fi gure rebounding games (0)

Opponents 0Double-Doubles (0)

Opponents 0Games leading AU in scoring

-Games leading AU in rebounding

-Charges Taken (0)

-Floor Burns (0)

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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 RPI IMPROVEMENT UNDER PEARL ›› Here are Auburn’s fi nal RPI rankings according to NCAA.com in the last fi ve seasons. The highest ranking in the previous fi ve seasons came in Coach Bruce Pearl’s fi rst season at Auburn in 2014-15 and will continue to improve.

Auburn’s Final RPI2010-11: 2532011-12: 1452012-13: 2502013-14: 1602014-15: 132 (Bruce Pearl)2015-16: -- (Bruce Pearl)

WADDELL EARNS SCHOLARSHIP›› Junior Devin Waddell, who was a walk-on the previous two seasons, earned an athletic scholar-ship 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 semifi nals. He held Kentucky’s Karl-Anthony Towns, the No. 1 pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, to zero fi eld goals in the SEC Tournament semifi nals.

SEC OPENER ON CBS›› Auburn, which will be playing Tennessee in its fi rst 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. It will be the AUTLIVE game to benefi t cancer patients in the fi ght to beat cancer. AUTLIVE raises the awareness of cancer prevention and detection while t-shirt sales and donations raise money to benefi t cancer patients. One

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QUICK FACTS

GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation .................................................Auburn, Ala.Founded ............................................................ 1856Joined SEC.............................1932 (Original member)Enrollment .......................................................25,912Nickname ........................................................ TigersColors ............................Burnt Orange and Navy BlueFacility (Capacity) .....................Auburn Arena (9,121)Auburn Arena Record ....................................... 51-38President ..............................................Dr. Jay GogueDirector of Athletics .................................. Jay JacobsFaculty Representative ............. Dr. Mary BoudreauxHead Coach ..............................................Bruce PearlOverall Record ............................. 477-165 (21st year)Auburn Record ................................. 15-20 (2nd year)Associate Head Coach ......................... Chuck PersonAssistant Coaches ............ Harris Adler, Todd GoldenDir. of Basketball Operations .................Steven PearlLettermen Returning/Lost .................................. 8/7Starters Returning/Lost ...................................... 3/3Newcomers ............................................................ 10

BASKETBALL HISTORYFirst Year of Basketball ................................1905-06All-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 .....................................30-52NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last) ...... 8 (2003)NCAA Tournament Record ................................. 12-8NIT Appearances (Last) ............................... 6 (2009)NIT Record ........................................................... 4-6All-Americans .........................................................13National Coach of the Year winners .........................1All-SEC Selections ................................................. 87

2014-15 INFORMATION2014-15 Record ................................................. 15-202014-15 SEC Record ....................................4-14 (3rd)2015 SEC Tournament ...................... 3-1 (semifi nals)

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of the many goals is for each person in attendance at the game will buy an orange AUTLIVE t-shirt benefi ting the cause and wear at the game. He initiated the OUTLIVE program in 2009 at Tennessee in recognition of for-mer Vol Chris Lofton, who beat testic-ular cancer through early diagnosis and treatment and went on to play the entire 2007-08 season while recovering from his battle with the disease.

2014-15 QUICK REVIEW›› In the 2015 SEC Tournament, Auburn won three games in three days for the fi rst time in 30 years and reached the semifi nals for the first time since 2009. The Tigers defeated Mississippi State and two postseason teams Texas A&M (NIT) and LSU (NCAA) before fall-ing to undefeated Kentucky. • Auburn defeated fi ve NCAA Tournament teams last season: LSU (twice), Xavier, Georgia and Texas Southern. • KT Harrell was named an All-SEC sec-ond-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 champi-on at 18.5 points per game, the sixth Auburn player tolead 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 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 fi rst 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.

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• Auburn ranked third in the SEC in atten-dance capacity at 87.5 percent in 2014-15.

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 fi ve SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll members in Cinmeon Bowers, Patrick Keim, Antoine Mason, K.C. Ross-Miller and Cole Stockton.

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)

BRUCE PEARL vs. RANKED TEAMS›› Bruce Pearl is 24-27 against ranked oppo-nents 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 aranked team, he is 11-15.

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)

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

AUBURN’S ALL-TIME RECORD›› Entering the 110th season and through 2,406 games of Auburn Basketball, the Tigers are 1267-1138-1 (.527).

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 host to Colorado on Tuesday at 2 pm CT in the ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon. The Buffaloes, who defeated the Tigers 90-59 in Boulder last year, return four starter’s from a team that went 16-18 overall and tied for eighth in the Pac-12 with a 7-11 record. Colorado lost in the CBI quarterfi nals. Colorado opens the season against Iowa State on Friday in Sioux Falls, S.D. 6-foot-10 senior center Josh Scott (14.5 ppg, 8.4 rpg) returns as well as 6-foot-9, 240-pound junior Wesley Gordon (6.6 ppg, 6.9 rpg), Tre’Shaun Fletcher (5.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg). Scott averaged 20.8 points and 11.3 rebounds over the Buffs last six games. Colorado also has Providence transfer and former Tyler Harris teammate, Josh Fortune (8.4 ppg, 2.1 apg in 2013-14).


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Hometown .......................... Boston, Mass.High School .................................... Sharon Alma Mater .................. Boston College ‘82

17 NCAA Tournament Appearances (26-16)

10 Sweet Sixteens1 Elite Eight

7 Regular-season conference champion-ships (4 GLVC, 2 Horizon, 1 SEC)

Fastest Active Coaches To 400 WinsCoach, Current School Games Season RecordRoy Williams, North Carolina 496 15th 400-96Bruce Pearl, Auburn 509 17th 400-109

• 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

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)

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 nationallyin 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

PEARL GEMS

• 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 con-ference 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 (10 total)

• In 20 years as a head coach, Bruce Pearl’s teams have fi nished either fi rst or second in conference play 15 times. In six years at Ten-nessee, he won the SEC East outright or tied for it three times and fi nished second once. In four years at Milwaukee, he was in the top two all four years (two fi rst-place fi nishes). In nine years at Southern Indiana, he fi nished fi rst 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 ap-pearances

• 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 re-cord is the second-best winning percent-age out of the 14 current SEC head coach-es.

• Bruce Pearl’s 160-81 (.664) record as a SEC head coach is the second-best win-ning percentage out of the current SEC head coaches.

• In Pearl’s 7 years coaching in the SEC, he has the 2nd toughest ranked sched-ule 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 fi rst time in 30 years and reached the semifi -nals for the fi rst time since 2009. The Ti-gers defeated Mississippi State and two postseason teams Texas A&M (NIT) and LSU (NCAA) before falling to undefeated Kentucky.

• Auburn defeated fi ve NCAA Tournament teams last season: LSU (twice), Xavier, Georgia and Texas Southern

• It took Auburn just three games un-der 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.

• Auburn sold out of season tickets last season for the fi rst time since 1999-2000 and was ranked second nationally in Div. I average home attendance increase. Au-burn’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 atten-dance 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 fi ve SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll members in Cinmeon Bowers, Patrick Keim, Antoine Mason, K.C. Ross-Miller and Cole Stock-ton.

• Auburn had a perfect 1000 APR in Bruce Pearl’s fi rst season in 2014-15

• Pearl led Tennessee to its fi rst-ever No. 1 national ranking after the Vols upset top-ranked Memphis at the FedExForum in February 2008


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Bruce Pearl has a record of .594 against SEC opponents (79-54)

School Rec. S. Carolina 13-2Georgia 11-4Auburn 5-2Vanderbilt 8-5Miss. State 6-3LSU 7-4Florida 8-6

School Rec. Ole Miss 5-3Arkansas 5-4Alabama 5-5Missouri 1-2Texas A&M 1-2 Kentucky 4-11Tennessee 0-1

• On Nov. 17, 2009, Pearl was able to record victory number 100 at Tennessee, the sec-ond-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 sea-son 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 fi rst time that Tennessee defeat-ed a #1 ranked team at Thompson-Boling Arena.

• On March 26, 2010, Tennessee advanced to its fi rst 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 re-cord and fi nished with the second-best record in the SEC in his fi rst two years at Tennessee. It was Tennessee’s fi rst out-right SEC Championship in 41 years.

• At the Division I level, Pearl’s teams have topped the 100-point mark 15 times, in-cluding a high of 124 in 2009 as well as 121 in the 2007 NCAA Tournament. In his sec-ond year as a coach at Southern Indiana, the team averaged 101.7 ppg.

• Has coached a league’s leading scorer three timesKT Harrell, Auburn, 18.5 ppg - 2015Chris Lofton, UT, 20.8 ppg - 2007Dylan Page, UWM, 20.9 ppg - 2004

• Tennessee won 37 straight home games under Coach Pearl, eclipsing the previous record of 33 from 1966-68.

• Tennessee was ranked in the top fi ve nationally in attendance in each of Coach Pearl’s six seasons in Knoxville.

• In 2005-06, Tennessee had the larg-est increase in attendance in the nation (5,504 per game) to rank fi fth nationally with an average of 17,954

• Pearl and his wife, Brandy, also remain committed to giving back to those in Al-abama as the Bruce Pearl Fore the Chil-dren Golf Classic has remarkably raised

over half a million dollars in its fi rst 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 benefi t cancer patients in the fi ght to beat cancer. AUTLIVE raises the awareness of cancer prevention and detection while t-shirt sales and donations raise money to benefi t cancer patients. He initiated the OUTLIVE program in 2009 at Tennessee in recognition of for-mer Vol Chris Lofton, who beat testicular cancer through early diagnosis and treat-ment and went on to play the entire 2007-08 season while recovering from his battle with the disease.

• The Bruce Pearl Family Foundation in conjunction with L5 Foundation, an or-ganization dedicated to addressing the essential and basic needs of cancer pa-tients, donated $20,000 to fi ve 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 Ten-nessee player Dane Bradshaw. The Dane Bradshaw Athletic Scholarship Endow-ment is awarded to the male or female student-athlete at UT who best epitomiz-es the characteristics of the 2006-07 se-nior captain.

• Every Tennessee player who played un-der Coach for four years graduated

• Tennessee had 31 SEC Academic Honor Roll selections in Coach Pearl’s six sea-sons. 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-Mil-waukee in 2001. In just four seasons, he compiled 86 wins (including a school-re-cord 26 in 2005, and a new Horizon League record for winning percentage) and led Milwaukee to its fi rst 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 fi rst ever NIT bid, as well as its fi rst-ever NCAA D–I postseason vic-tory, 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 Titans in the championship game. Using an intense full-court press, the Panthers scored two upsets in three days over Al-abama and Boston College en route to the Sweet Sixteen. The Panthers fi nished their season 26–6 and were ranked in the coaches’ poll at the end of the season for the fi rst time ever (# 23). Pearl left UWM after the 2005 season, his fourth, as the Horizon League’s leader in all-time win-ning percentage (51–13, 79.7%).

• In 1992, Pearl got his fi rst head-coaching job, at the University of Southern Indiana. He inherited a Screaming Eagles team that had won just 10 games in the previ-ous season. Pearl posted a 22–7 record in his fi rst season, and led the Eagles to nine straight NCAA D-II tournaments in addi-tion to winning four Great Lakes Valley Conference titles.

• In 1994, USI fi nished 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 Na-tional Championship every year after his fi rst 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 commu-nity involvement.

• Coach Pearl was actively involved in Camp Koinonia, an outdoor education pro-gram for children ages 7-22 who have mul-tiple disabilities. Pearl created the Bruce Pearl “Fore the Kids” Golf Tournament to benefi t the camp.

• Named the 2008 “Knoxvillian of the Year” by the Knoxville Metro Pulse


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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.

Bruce Pearl’s All-Time Record

Head Coaching RecordYear School Record Pct. Conf. (Finish) Postseason/Notes( )1992-93 Southern Indiana 22-7 .759 14-4 (2nd) NCAA D-II Regional 3rd Place1993-94 Southern Indiana 28-4 .875 16-2 (Champions) NCAA D-II Runner-up1994-95 Southern Indiana 29-4 .879 15-3 (3rd) NCAA D-II Champions1995-96 Southern Indiana 25-4 .862 18-2 (Champions) NCAA D-II Sweet Sixteen1996-97 Southern Indiana 23-5 .821 16-4 (t-1st) NCAA D-II First Round1997-98 Southern Indiana 27-6 .818 16-4 (3rd) NCAA D-II Sweet Sixteen1998-99 Southern Indiana 26-6 .813 18-4 (2nd) NCAA D-II Sweet Sixteen1999-2000 Southern Indiana 25-6 .806 17-3 (2nd) NCAA D-II Sweet Sixteen2000-01 Southern Indiana 26-4 .867 18-2 (Champions) NCAA D-II First Round2001-02 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 16-13 .552 11-5 (3rd)2002-03 Wisconsin-Milwuakee 24-8 .750 13-3 (2nd) NCAA First Round2003-04 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 20-11 .645 13-3 (Champions) NIT First Round2004-05 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 26-6 .813 14-2 (Champions) NCAA Sweet Sixteen2005-06 Tennessee 22-8 .733 12-4 (1st, Eastern) NCAA Second Round2006-07 Tennessee 24-11 .686 10-6 (2nd, Eastern) NCAA Sweet Sixteen2007-08 Tennessee 31-5 .862 14-2 (Champions) NCAA Sweet Sixteen2008-09 Tennessee 21-13 .618 10-6 (t-1st, Eastern) NCAA First Round2009-10 Tennessee 28-9 .757 11-5 (3rd, Eastern) NCAA Elite Eight2010-11 Tennessee 19-15 .559 8-8 (5th, Eastern) NCAA Second Round2014-15 Auburn 15-20 .429 4-14 (13th)2015-16 Auburn Total 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)

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2014-15 AUBURN BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

8 NCAA TOURNAMENTS:1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1999, 2000, 2003

2 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1960, 1999

2014-15 Auburn Tigers BasketballAuburn Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 14, 2015)

All games

Overall record: 15-20 Conf: 4-14 Home: 9-8 Away: 2-10 Neutral: 4-2

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg01 Harrell,KT 35-35 1156 33.0 194-428 . 4 5 3 98-226 . 4 3 4 162-199 . 8 1 4 32 72 104 3.0 80 0 52 86 2 33 648 18.514 Mason, Antoine 26-21 752 28.9 110-264 . 4 1 7 45-112 . 4 0 2 109-150 . 7 2 7 9 53 62 2.4 58 0 25 46 1 26 374 14.405 Bowers,Cinmeon 34-34 1023 30.1 154-370 . 4 1 6 5-28 . 1 7 9 99-207 . 4 7 8 123 203 326 9.6 89 1 45 85 20 36 412 12.112 Ross-Miller, K.C. 35-27 879 25.1 72-199 . 3 6 2 21-70 . 3 0 0 85-111 . 7 6 6 11 64 75 2.1 87 1 83 81 1 54 250 7.113 Shamsid-Deen, Tahj 23-15 534 23.2 48-134 . 3 5 8 18-63 . 2 8 6 26-36 . 7 2 2 5 21 26 1.1 42 1 35 17 0 16 140 6.100 Canada,Malcolm 35-3 777 22.2 61-166 . 3 6 7 9-46 . 1 9 6 69-100 . 6 9 0 14 78 92 2.6 100 4 69 45 14 38 200 5.725 Granger, Jordon 34-33 786 23.1 60-129 . 4 6 5 27-73 . 3 7 0 18-31 . 5 8 1 38 79 117 3.4 85 1 35 42 22 22 165 4.920 Thompson, Alex 23-0 261 11.3 19-67 . 2 8 4 7-37 . 1 8 9 16-26 . 6 1 5 13 30 43 1.9 34 0 6 13 7 5 61 2.723 Lang, TJ 27-6 372 13.8 20-57 . 3 5 1 14-42 . 3 3 3 11-20 . 5 5 0 12 23 35 1.3 47 1 12 13 2 5 65 2.424 Purchase, Jack 7-0 91 13.0 3-14 . 2 1 4 3-13 . 2 3 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 6 8 1.1 15 0 4 2 0 1 9 1.322 Holmes, C.J. 5-0 6 1.2 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.204 Reed, Trayvon 23-0 205 8.9 9-22 . 4 0 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 8-22 . 3 6 4 17 29 46 2.0 36 1 3 12 16 2 26 1.131 Waddell, Devin 27-1 204 7.6 6-18 . 3 3 3 1-5 . 2 0 0 3-6 . 5 0 0 10 22 32 1.2 32 0 4 1 4 0 16 0.603 Keim,Patrick 8-0 8 1.0 1-4 . 2 5 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.3 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 0.442 Stockton, Cole 12-0 21 1.8 1-6 . 1 6 7 1-6 . 1 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 0.2 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 0.3

Team 69 65 134 7Total.......... 35 7075 760-1880 . 4 0 4 252-727 . 3 4 7 606-910 . 6 6 6 356 748 1104 31.5 708 10 376 452 89 238 2378 67.9Opponents...... 35 7076 887-1892 . 4 6 9 205-617 . 3 3 2 544-779 . 6 9 8 382 915 1297 37.1 760 - 451 513 153 235 2523 72.1

TEAM STATISTICS AU OPPSCORING 2378 2523 Points per game 67.9 72.1 Scoring margin -4.1 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 760-1880 887-1892 Field goal pct . 4 0 4 . 4 6 93 POINT FG-ATT 252-727 205-617 3-point FG pct . 3 4 7 . 3 3 2 3-pt FG made per game 7.2 5.9FREE THROWS-ATT 606-910 544-779 Free throw pct . 6 6 6 . 6 9 8 F-Throws made per game 17.3 15.5REBOUNDS 1104 1297 Rebounds per game 31.5 37.1 Rebounding margin -5.5 -ASSISTS 376 451 Assists per game 10.7 12.9TURNOVERS 452 513 Turnovers per game 12.9 14.7 Turnover margin +1.7 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 0.9STEALS 238 235 Steals per game 6.8 6.7BLOCKS 89 153 Blocks per game 2.5 4.4ATTENDANCE 133033 143815 Home games-Avg/Game 17-7825 12-10924 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 6-2121

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalsAuburn 1060 1293 19 6 2378Opponents 1179 1323 16 5 2523

Date Opponent Score Att.11/14/14 MILWAUKEE W 83-73 811411/17/14 at Colorado L 59-90 983411/21/14 LOUISIANA W 105-80 812011/24/14 vs Tulsa L 35-53 150711/26/14 vs Oregon State W 71-69 117812/03/14 at Texas Tech L 44-46 704012-05-14 COASTAL CAROLINA L 54-58 796412/14/14 at Clemson L 61-72 714012/17/14 WINTHROP W 80-62 532312/20/14 XAVIER Wo2 89-88 797512/23/14 TEXAS SOUTHERN W 61-60 732312/29/14 MIDDLE TENNNESSEE ST W 64-48 675201/03/15 NORTH ALABAMA W 82-61 8169

* 01/06/15 at Vanderbilt L 52-64 10502* 01/10/15 MISSOURI W 85-79 8365* 1/15/15 at Florida L 55-75 10346* 01/17/15 SOUTH CAROLINA W 71-68 9121* 01/21/15 MISSISSIPPI STATE L 71-78 8083* 1/24/15 at Alabama L 55-57 15383* 01/27/15 TEXAS A&M L 61-71 7184* 01/31/15 at Tennessee L 63-71 18439* 02/05/15 at LSU W 81-77 8672* 02/07/15 OLE MISS L 79-86 9121* 02/10/15 ARKANSAS L 87-101 6526* 02/14/15 at Georgia W 69-68 10523* 02/17/15 ALABAMA L 68-79 9121* 02/21/15 at Kentucky L 75-110 23403* 02/24/15 LSU L 61-84 6651* 02/28/15 at Texas A&M L 55-80 9809* 3/3/15 at Mizzou L 61-63 0* 03/07/15 GEORGIA L 61-64 9121

03/11/15 vs Mississippi State W 74-68 1003903/12/15 vs Texas A&M W 66-59 003/13/15 vs LSU Wot 73-70 003/14/15 vs Kentucky L 67-91 0

* - Conference game


• Exhibition Game 1 •Auburn 99, Brevard College 59

October 30, 2015Auburn ArenaAuburn, Ala.

Five Tigers scored in double fi gures as Auburn led from start to fi nish defeating Div. II Brevard College 99-59 at Auburn Arena in the exhibition opener for both teams. Cinmeon Bowers, who is the SEC’s leading returner in double-doubles, led all scorers with 17 points and tallied 12 rebounds. Kareem Canty added 16 points, New Williams 16 points on 4-of-6 three-pointers, Tyler Harris 14 points and eight rebounds while T.J. Dunans pitched in 10 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Auburn was 14-of-34 (.412) from 3-point range, surpassing last year’s high of 11 made 3s in three games. Canty was 4-of-10 from 3-point range while Dunans was 2-of-3 and freshman walk-on Zach Allison was 2-of-4 with six points and a game-high eight assists. Auburn out-rebounded the Tornados 53-33 and forced 23 turnovers with a 23-11 advantage on points off turnovers. The Tigers had 10 turnovers. Auburn led 9-7 before a 15-0 run over 3:38 pushed the score to 24-7 with 10:53 left in the half. Three straight 3-pointers extended the Tigers lead to 40-19. Jordon Granger sank a deep three as time expired to send the Tigers to the half leading 50-20. With the bench emptied, the Tigers had its largest lead at 99-56 on a 3-pointer by walk-on Cole Stockton with 19 seconds remaining. Demarcus Threatt, who is the second cousin of former Auburn running back Demetrius Threatt (1983-85), led Brevard with 16 points.

Brevard College FG 3FG FT O-D-T F TP A T B S M Miles Leathers, F 2-6 0-2 5-10 2-8-10 5 9 0 4 0 3 25Omar El Diraoui, F 3-7 1-4 0-0 0-4-4 2 7 0 2 0 0 29Alex Moe, C 1-4 0-2 1-2 0-1-1 4 3 1 2 0 0 19Demarcus Threatt,G 5-12 1-4 5-8 1-1-2 4 16 3 1 0 1 22Stevie Williams, G 1-4 0-0 2-2 2-3 5 4 0 6 0 1 23Evan Dunham 4-6 3-4 1-4 1-2-3 1 12 1 1 1 0 23DJ Bostick 2-6 1-4 0-0 0-1-1 2 5 1 0 0 0 24Fred Rambert 1-3 0-2 0-1 0-0-0 0 2 0 2 0 1 12Harry Singh 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Will Brown 0-5 0-4 1-2 0-3-3 2 1 0 0 2 0 21Team 1-2-3 Totals 19-53 6-26 15-29 7-26-33 25 59 6 18 3 6 200

FG%: 1st Half 7-27 .259, 2nd Half 12-26 .462, Game 19-53 .358; 3FG%: 1st Half 2-12 .167, 2nd Half 4-14 .286, Game 6-26 .231; FT%: 1st Half 4-10 .400, 2nd Half 11-19 .579, Game 15-29 .517; Deadball Rebounds: 6.

Auburn FG 3FG FT O-D-T F TP A T B S M Cinmeon Bowers,F 7-10 1-1 3-3 3-9-12 0 17 2 2 0 3 23Tyler Harris, F 4-10 0-0 6-7 2-6-8 2 14 1 1 0 2 18Jordon Granger, F 1-7 1-6 1-2 1-1-2 1 4 4 0 1 1 17Kareem Canty, G 5-12 4-10 2-2 0-0-0 2 16 1 0 1 1 27T.J. Dunans, G 4-7 2-3 0-0 3-5-8 4 10 3 3 1 0 23Horace Spencer 4-4 0-0 1-5 2-3-5 4 9 0 0 1 0 15Jonathan Walker 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 8Zach Allison 2-4 2-4 0-1 1-2-3 3 6 8 2 0 1 24Devin Waddell 0-2 0-2 2-3 2-5-7 3 2 3 2 0 0 20Cole Blackstock 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3Cole Stockton 2-3 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 5 0 0 0 0 4New Williams 5-10 4-6 2-2 2-1-3 4 16 2 0 0 1 18Team 1-1-2 Totals 34-70 14-34 17-28 17-35-52 24 99 25 10 4 9 200

FG%: 1st Half 16-38 .421, 2nd Half 18-32 .563, Game 34-70 .486; 3FG%: 1st Half 6-18 .333, 2nd Half 8-16 .500, Game 14-34 .412; FT%: 1st Half 12-18 .667, 2nd Half 5-10 .500, Game 17-28 .607; Deadball Rebounds: 4.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 FBrevard College 20 39 -- 59Auburn 50 49 -- 99

OFFICIALS--Doug Shows, Mike Thibodeaux, Todd AustinTECHNICAL FOULS--NoneATTENDANCE--6,999

• Exhibition Game 2 •Auburn 114, Indianapolis 109 (ot)

November 5, 2015Auburn ArenaAuburn, Ala.

Kareem Canty led fi ve Tigers in double fi gures with 24 points and seven assists as Auburn defeated Div. II Indianapolis to a 114-109 overtime win in the fi nal exhibition game. Tyler Harris added 20 points in 18 minutes, Horace Spencer 17 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks and Cinmeon Bowers 17 points and eight rebounds. Canty had a chance to win it in regulation but his 3-point attempt rimmed out at the buzzer with the score tied at 100. Back-to-back layups from Jordon Granger and Spencer gave Auburn the early overtime lead that the Tigers held the remainder of the period, as they outscored Indianapolis 14-9. Canty, who was perfect 13-of-13 from the free throw line went on an 8-0 run by himself in the second half to give Auburn an 88-82 lead with 5:57 left in regulation. The Harlem, N.Y., native scored 12 of the Tigers’ 13 points during the stretch. T.J. Dunans added 14 points and tallied three assists, two blocks and two steals. Bowers added three assists and three steals. Auburn shot 55.6 percent from the fl oor while holding Indianapolis to 47.0 percent. The Tigers outscored the Greyhounds 54-28 in the paint. Indianapolis, coached by Bruce Pearl’s former two-time Div. II National Player of the Year at Southern Indiana, Stan Gouard, shot 40.0 per-cent from 3-point range (14-35) as Eric Davidson tied an Auburn Arena record with eight 3-pointers made on 13 attempts. Davidson fi nished with 31 points while Jordan Loyd led the Greyhounds with 33 points. Gouard led Pearl’s Southern Indiana team to its fi rst national championship in 1995. Indianapolis FG 3FG FT O-D-T F TP A T B S M Tyler Rambo, F 4-7 1-2 3-4 1-1-2 3 12 0 3 0 2 16Andrej Slavik, C 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 4 0 0 1 0 0 12Jordan Loyd, G 7-13 2-7 17-18 1-9-10 5 33 4 1 0 2 43Lucas Barker, G 1-9 0-3 1-2 2-6-8 3 3 8 4 0 1 41Eric Davidson, G 10-16 8-13 3-4 2-2-4 2 31 0 0 0 0 39Alex Etherington 5-11 3-6 6-6 0-4-4 5 19 1 1 0 0 26J.Bond-Flournoy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2Joe Retic 3-5 0-1 3-4 2-1-3 4 9 0 2 0 2 11Jesse Kempson 0-3 0-3 0-0 0-3-3 5 0 1 0 0 0 15Jamel Crocker 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 5 2 0 2 0 1 20Team 3-1-4 Totals 31-66 14-35 33-38 11-28-39 36 109 14 15 0 8 225

FG%: 1st Half 15-34 .441, 2nd Half 14-26 .538, OT 2-6 .333, Game 31-66 .470; 3FG%: 1st Half 6-17 .353, 2nd Half 8-15 .533, OT 0-3 .000, Game 14-35 .400; FT%: 1st Half 11-12 .917, 2nd Half 17-18 .944, OT 5-8 .625, Game 33-38 .868; Deadball Rebounds: 4.

Auburn FG 3FG FT O-D-T F TP A T B S M Cinmeon Bowers,F 7-11 0-1 3-13 1-7-8 2 17 3 0 0 3 35Tyler Harris, F 7-9 0-1 6-10 1-5-6 5 20 0 0 1 0 18Jordon Granger, F 3-4 2-3 0-0 1-2-3 5 8 1 3 2 0 25Kareem Canty, G 5-12 1-4 13-13 0-3-3 2 24 7 2 0 1 37New Williams, G 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1-1 1 3 0 0 0 0 10Horace Spencer 5-8 0-0 7-10 6-5-11 0 17 0 4 3 1 25Bryce Brown 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-0-0 3 6 0 1 0 0 13T.J. Dunans 5-8 1-2 3-4 0-1-1 4 14 3 1 2 2 30Zach Allison 0-1 0-1 2-2 0-0-0 0 2 2 1 0 1 10TJ Lang 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-1-1 1 3 0 1 0 0 9Devin Waddell 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13Team 1-0-1 Totals 36-62 8-20 34-52 10-25-35 25 114 17 13 8 8 225

FG%: 1st Half 17-28 .607, 2nd Half 15-27 .556, OT 4-7 .571, Game 36-62 .581; 3FG%: 1st Half 5-10 .500, 2nd Half 2-8 .250, OT 1-2 .500, Game 8-20 .400; FT%: 1st Half 9-15 .600, 2nd Half 20-31 .645, OT 5-6 .833, Game 34-52 .654; Deadball Rebounds: 6.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 OT FIndianapolis 47 53 9 -- 109Auburn 48 52 14 -- 114

OFFICIALS--Ron Groover, John Hampton, Kevin FehrTECHNICAL FOULS--NoneATTENDANCE--5,327

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