The 2025–26 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The team's head coach was Steven Pearl in his first season at Auburn. The team played its home games at Neville Arena in Auburn, Alabama.
In a surprise move on September 22, 2025, Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl, who had led the Auburn program for 11 years, announced his retirement effective immediately. The school named Pearl's son, Steven, the team's new head coach. Auburn went on to win the 2026 NIT Championship.
Previous season The Tigers finished the 2024–25 season with a record of 32–6, 15–3 in SEC play to win the regular season championship. In the SEC tournament, they defeated Ole Miss before losing to Tennessee in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the South Region. The Tigers beat Alabama State, Creighton, Michigan, and Michigan State to make the Final Four for the second time in program history. In the Final Four, Auburn was defeated by eventual national champion Florida.
On January 13, 2025, for the second time in program history, Auburn was ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll, and held the position until March 10, after consecutive losses to Texas A&M and Alabama.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure JP Pegues 1 G 6'2" 180 Senior Nashville, TN Graduated Denver Jones 2 G 6'4" 205 Senior New Market, AL Graduated Jahki Howard 3 F 6'6" 185 Freshman Boston, MA Transferred to Utah Johni Broome 4 F/C 6'10" 240 Senior Plant City, FL Graduated, drafted 35th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2025 NBA Draft Chris Moore 5 F 6'6" 220 Senior West Memphis, AR Graduated Ja'Heim Hudson 8 F 6'7" 230 Senior Hinesville, GA Graduated, signed with Español de Osorno Chad Baker-Mazara 10 G/F 6'7" 180 Senior Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Graduated, transferred to USC Miles Kelly 13 G 6'6" 190 Senior Stone Mountain, GA Graduated/undrafted, signed with the Dallas Mavericks Presley Patterson 14 G 5'11" 180 Junior Knoxville, TN Transferred to Rice Addarin Scott 23 F 6'9" 220 Senior Dallas, TX Transferred to Kansas City Chaney Johnson 31 F 6'7" 225 Senior Alabaster, AL Graduated/undrafted, signed with the Brooklyn Nets Dylan Cardwell 44 C 6'11" 255 Grad Augusta, GA Graduated/undrafted, signed with the Sacramento Kings
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school 1 G/F 6'5" 200 Junior Oklahoma City, OK Texas Tech 3 F 6'10" 230 Senior Birmingham, AL Mississippi State 6 G/F 6'8" 185 Senior Palm Beach, FL Lincoln Memorial 7 F 6'7" 240 Senior Cleveland, OH UCF
2025 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule
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Exhibitions vs Oklahoma State
vs Memphis
Game summaries Bethune–Cookman
Merrimack
Wofford
vs No. 1 Houston
Jackson State
vs Oregon (Players Era Festival Game 1)
vs No. 7 Michigan (Players Era Festival Game 2)
vs No. 14 St. John's (Players Era Festival Consolation Game)
NC State
at No. 2 Arizona
vs Chattanooga
vs No. 6 Purdue
Queens
at No. 23 Georgia
Texas A&M
No. 15 Arkansas
at Missouri
South Carolina
at Ole Miss
at No. 16 Florida
Texas
at Tennessee
Alabama
Vanderbilt
at Arkansas
at Mississippi State
Kentucky
at Oklahoma
Ole Miss
LSU
at Alabama
vs. Mississippi State (SEC Tournament - first round)
vs. Tennessee (SEC Tournament - second round)
vs. South Alabama (NIT - first round)
vs. Seattle (NIT - second round)
vs. Nevada (NIT - quarterfinal)
vs. Illinois State (NIT - semifinal)
vs. Tulsa (NIT - final)
Rankings
*AP did not release a week 8 poll.
See also 2025–26 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team
References
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