The 2023–24 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The team's head coach was Bruce Pearl in his 10th season at Auburn. The team played its home games at Neville Arena in Auburn, Alabama.
Previous season The 2022–23 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team finished the 2022–23 season with a record of 21–13, 10–8 in Southeastern Conference play to finish in seventh place in the conference. As the No. 7 seed, they were defeated by No. 10 seed Arkansas in the second round of the SEC tournament. The Tigers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the Midwest Region, where they defeated Iowa in the First Round before falling to the region's top seed Houston in the Second Round. After the season, Corey Williams replaced Wes Flanigan on the team's staff.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Wendell Green Jr. 1 G 5'11" 175 Junior Detroit, MI Undrafted in 2023 NBA draft; signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Chance Westry 10 G 6'6" 190 Freshman Harrisburg, PA Transferred to Syracuse Zep Jasper 12 G 6'1" 190 Senior Augusta, GA Graduated Yohan Traore 21 F 6'10" 225 Freshman Tours, France Transferred to UC Santa Barbara Allen Flanigan 22 G 6'6" 220 Senior Little Rock, AR Graduate transferred to Ole Miss Babatunde Akingbola 23 C 6'10" 245 Senior Ogun, Nigeria Graduate transferred to George Washington Chandler Leopard 25 G 6'3" 195 Senior Athens, AL Walk-on; Graduated transferred to Samford
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Chad Baker-Mazara 10 G/F 6'7" 190 Junior Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Northwest Florida State College Denver Jones 12 G 6'4" 190 Junior New Market, AL Florida International CJ Williams 13 G 6'1" 155 Sophomore Fayetteville, AR Texas Tech Addarin Scott 23 F/C 6'9" 207 Junior Dallas, TX Navarro College Chaney Johnson 31 G 6'7" 215 Junior Alabaster, AL UAH
2023 recruiting class
2024 recruiting class
Roster
Carter Sobera was awarded a basketball scholarship for the second semester of the 2023–24 season.
Schedule
!colspan=9 style=""|Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=""| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=""| SEC regular season
!colspan=9 style=""| SEC Tournament
!colspan=9 style=""| NCAA Tournament
Game summaries This section will be filled in as the season progresses.
Auburn–Montgomery (exhibition)
vs No. 20 Baylor
Southeastern Louisiana
vs Notre Dame
vs St. Bonaventure
Alabama A&M
Virginia Tech
at Appalachian State
vs Indiana
vs UNC Asheville
USC
Alabama State
Chattanooga
Penn
at Arkansas
Texas A&M
LSU
at Vanderbilt
No. 22 Ole Miss
at Alabama
at Mississippi State
Vanderbilt
at Ole Miss
No. 16 Alabama
at Florida
No. 11 South Carolina
No. 22 Kentucky
at Georgia
at No. 4 Tennessee
Mississippi State
at Missouri
Georgia
vs No. 15 South Carolina (SEC Quarterfinal)
vs Mississippi State (SEC Semifinal)
vs Florida (SEC Championship)
vs Yale (NCAA First Round)
Statistics
Scoring 2909 2391 Scoring Average 83.1 68.3 Field goals - Att 1010–2121 784–2029 Field goal % .476 .386 3-point field goals - Att 280–795 205–678 3-point % .352 .302 Free throws - Att 609–812 618–842 Free throw % .750 .734 Rebounds 1324 1206 Assists 622 335 Turnovers 374 449 Steals 258 233 Blocked Shots 215 113
Team Highs
Team Game Highs Points 104 Indiana Hoosiers December 9, 2023 Field goals made 37 Chattanooga Mocs December 30, 2023 Field Goal Attempts 72 Indiana Hoosiers December 9, 2023 3 Points Made 14 Indiana HoosiersGeorgia Bulldogs December 9, 2023February 24, 2024 3 Points Attempted 35 Penn Quakers January 2, 2024 Free throws made 40 Alabama Crimson Tide February 7, 2024 Free Throw Attempts 50 Alabama Crimson Tide February 7, 2024 Rebounds 45 Alabama A&M Bulldogs November 21, 2023 Assists 29 Georgia Bulldogs March 9, 2024 Steals 15 LSU Tigers January 13, 2024 Blocked Shots 12 Alabama Crimson Tide February 7, 2024 Turnovers 17 Alabama State Hornets December 22, 2023 Fouls 32 Baylor Bears November 7, 2023
Individual Highs
Individual Game Highs Minutes 35 – Jaylin Williams Texas A&M Aggies January 9, 2024 Points 30 – Johni Broome Virginia Tech Hokies November 29, 2023 Field goals made 11 – Johni Broome Virginia Tech HokiesAlabama Crimson Tide November 29, 2023January 24, 2024 Field Goal Attempts 19 – Johni Broome Virginia Tech Hokies November 29, 2023 3 Points Made 7 – Denver Jones Georgia Bulldogs March 9, 2024 3 Points Attempted 10 – Aden Holloway LSU Tigers January 13, 2024 Free throws made 9 – Jaylin WilliamsChad Baker-MazaraJohni Broome Alabama Crimson TideKentucky WildcatsYale Bulldogs February 7, 2024February 17, 2024March 22, 2024 Free Throw Attempts 13 – Johni Broome Virginia Tech Hokies November 29, 2023 Rebounds 14 – Johni Broome Alabama Crimson Tide January 24, 2024 Assists 7 – Jaylin WilliamsJohni Broome Indiana HoosiersOle Miss Rebels December 9, 2023February 3, 2024 Steals 6 – Chad Baker-Mazara LSU Tigers January 13, 2024 Blocked Shots 5 – Dylan CardwellJohni Broome Baylor Bears/LSU TigersAlabama Crimson Tide/Vanderbilt Commodores/Alabama Crimson Tide November 7, 2023/January 13, 2024January 24, 2024/January 31, 2024/February 7, 2024 Turnovers 4 – Tre DonaldsonDylan CardwellJohni BroomeChad Baker-MazaraChaney Johnson Baylor Bears/Vanderbilt CommodoresNotre Dame Fighting Irish/Ole Miss RebelsAlabama State Hornets/Ole Miss Rebels/Yale BulldogsTennessee Volunteers/Mississippi State BulldogsTennessee Volunteers November 7, 2023/January 31, 2024November 16, 2023/January 20, 2024December 22, 2023/January 20, 2024/March 22, 2024February 28, 2024/March 2, 2024February 28, 2024Fouls 6 – Johni BroomeK. D. Johnson Baylor BearsVirginia Tech Hokies November 7, 2023November 29, 2023
Rankings
See also 2023–24 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team
References