2018–19 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2019 SEC Tournament winner ; As of April 11, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Auburn Tigers men's basketball
2018–19 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Bruce Pearl (5th season)
Assistant coach	Ira Bowman (1st season)
Assistant coach	Wes Flanigan (1st season)
Assistant coach	Steven Pearl (2nd season)
Home arena	Auburn Arena

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

Previous season

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

Offseason

Departures

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

Incoming transfers

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

Roster

2018–19 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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

Head coach

Bruce Pearl (Boston College)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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

References

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Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Venues	The Gymnasium (1906–1916) Alumni Gymnasium (1916–1946) Auburn Sports Arena (1946–1969) Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (1969–2010) Auburn Arena (2010–present)
Rivalries	Alabama UAB
Culture & lore	Aubie The Jungle 2017 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches All-Americans NBA Draft picks
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2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alabama	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Auburn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
LSU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Missouri	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 SEC Tournament winner As of April 11, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll