The 2016–17 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Bruce Pearl, in his third season at Auburn. The team played their home games at the Auburn Arena in Auburn, Alabama as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 7–11 in SEC play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to Missouri.
Previous season The Tigers finished the season 11–20, 5–13 in SEC play to finish in 13th place. They lost to Tennessee in the first round of the SEC tournament.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Kareem Canty 1 G 6'1" 185 RS Junior Harlem, NY Declare for 2016 NBA draft Cinmeon Bowers 5 F 6'7" 250 Senior Racine, WI Graduated Tyler Harris 12 F 6'10" 228 RS Senior Dix Hills, NY Graduated Tahj Shamsid-Deen 13 G 5'9" 175 Junior Decatur, GA Retired from basketball due to past injuries Jonathan Walker 20 G 6'3" 197 Senior Madison, WI Walk-on; graduated Zach Allison 22 G 6'2" 166 Freshman Pelham, AL Walk-on; transferred to Wallace State CC Jordon Granger 25 F 6'8" 220 Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated Cole Stockton 42 G 6'4" 195 Senior Auburn, AL Walk-on; graduated New Williams 44 G 6'2 175 Sophomore Inglewood, CA Left team mid-season Trayvon Reed 50 C 7'2" 245 Sophomore Mobile, AL Transferred to Texas Southern
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School LaRon Smith 12 F 6'8" 215 RS Senior Palm Bay, FL Transferred from Bethune-Cookman.Will be eligible to play immediately due to graduating from Bethune-Cookman. DeSean Murray 13 F 6'5" 225 Junior Stanley, NC Transferred from Presbyterian. Under NCAA transfer rules,Murray will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Ronnie Johnson 35 G 6'0" 180 RS Senior Indianapolis, IN Transferred from Houston.Will be eligible to play immediately due to graduating from Houston.
Recruits
Future recruits
2017–18 team recruits
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style="background:#172240; color:white;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#172240; color:white;"| Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#172240; color:white;" | SEC Tournament
References