2024–25 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2024–25 Auburn Tigers men's basketball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Bruce Pearl (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Ira Bowman (7th season) Steven Pearl (8th season) Corey Williams (2nd season)
Home arena	Neville Arena
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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	–
Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Missouri	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team will represent Auburn University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The team's head coach is Bruce Pearl in his 11th season at Auburn. The team plays its home games at Neville Arena in Auburn, Alabama.

Previous season

The 2023–24 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team finished the 2023–24 season with a record of 27–8, 13–5 in Southeastern Conference play to finish tied for second place in the conference. As the No. 4 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated South Carolina, Mississippi State, and Florida to win the tournament championship. The Tigers received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the East Region. In the first round, they suffered an upset loss to Yale.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
K. D. Johnson	0	G	6'0"	190	Senior	Atlanta, GA	Transferred to George Mason
Aden Holloway	1	G	6'1"	178	Freshman	Charlotte, NC	Transferred to Alabama
Jaylin Williams	2	G	6'8"	245	Grad	Nahunta, GA	Graduated
Tre Donaldson	3	G	6'3"	200	Sophomore	Tallahassee, FL	Transferred to Michigan
Carter Sobera	20	G	6'5"	210	Senior	Birmingham, AL	Graduated
Lior Berman	24	G	6'4"	210	Grad	Birmingham, AL	Graduated
Lucas Clanton	33	G	6'1"	175	Freshman	Shelbyville, TN	Walk-on; Transferred
Jalen Harper	55	G	6'2"	165	Grad	Mableton, GA	Walk-on; Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
JP Pegues	1	G	6'2"	165	Senior	Nashville, TN	Furman
Ja'Heim Hudson	8	F	6'7"	220	Senior	Hinesville, GA	SMU
Miles Kelly	13	G	6'6"	180	Senior	Stone Mountain, GA	Georgia Tech

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2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tahaad Pettiford #2 PG	Jersey City, New Jersey	Hudson Catholic (NJ)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Feb 2, 2023
Tahaad Pettiford #2 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Jakhi Howard #13 SF	Boston, Massachusetts	Overtime Elite (GA)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 14, 2023
Jakhi Howard #13 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 22 247Sports: 21
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Auburn 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024. "2024 Auburn Tigers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

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Roster

2024–25 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Tahaad Pettiford	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Hudson Catholic Regional	Jersey City, NJ
G	1	JP Pegues	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Hillsboro/Furman	Nashville, TN
G	2	Denver Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Memphis Day Academy/Florida International	New Market, AL
F	3	Jakhi Howard	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Overtime Elite	Boston, MA
F/C	4	Johni Broome	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Tampa Catholic/Morehead State	Plant City, FL
F	5	Chris Moore	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	West Memphis	West Memphis, AR
G	7	CJ Williams (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Fayetteville/Texas Tech	Fayetteville, AR
F	8	Ja'Heim Hudson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Wheeler/SMU	Hinesville, GA
G/F	10	Chad Baker-Mazara	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Colonia/Northwest Florida State	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
G	13	Miles Kelly	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Hargrave Military/Georgia Tech	Stone Mountain, GA
G	14	Presley Patterson (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Knoxville Catholic	Knoxville, TN
G	21	Blake Muschalek (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	So	Trinity Christian	Dallas, TX
F/C	23	Addarin Scott	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Sr	Dallas Carter/Navarro	Dallas, TX
G	31	Chaney Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Thompson/UAH	Alabaster, AL
C	42	Haston Alexander (W)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Covenant Christian School	Tuscumbia, AL
C	44	Dylan Cardwell	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Sr	McEachern	Augusta, GA

Head coach

Bruce Pearl (Boston College)

Assistant coach(es)

Ira Bowman (Penn)
Steven Pearl (Tennessee)
Corey Williams (Oklahoma State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 12, 2024

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
		Neville Arena Auburn, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2024*	vs. Maui Invitational quarterfinal	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
November 26, 2024*	vs. Maui Invitational	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
November 27, 2024*	vs. Maui Invitational	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
December 4, 2024*	at Duke ACC–SEC Challenge	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
SEC regular season
	Alabama Rivalry	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
	at Alabama Rivalry	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
	Arkansas	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
	Florida	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
	Georgia	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
	at Georgia	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
	at Kentucky	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
	at LSU	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
	Ole Miss	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
	at Ole Miss	SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
	Mississippi State	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
	Missouri	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
	Oklahoma	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
	at South Carolina	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
	Tennessee	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
	at Texas	Moody Center Austin, TX
	at Texas A&M	Reed Arena College Station, TX
	at Vanderbilt	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
SEC Tournament
March 12–16, 2025 TBD, ESPN/SECN	vs. TBD	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

^ "Auburn Tigers Transfer Portal". June 17, 2024.
^ "Auburn 2024 Basketball Commits". June 17, 2024.
^ "Auburn's SEC conference opponents announced". May 13, 2024.
^ "Matchups set for 2024 ACC/SEC Challenge". June 12, 2024.

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Culture & lore	Aubie The Jungle
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics