2018–19 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 14
Record30–10 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAuburn Arena
2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 LSU16–2 .88928–7  .800
No. 10 Tennessee15–3 .83331–6  .838
No. 7 Kentucky15–3 .83330–7  .811
No. 5 Auburn†11–7 .61130–10  .750
South Carolina11–7 .61116–16  .500
Mississippi State10–8 .55623–11  .676
Ole Miss10–8 .55620–13  .606
Florida9–9 .50020–16  .556
Alabama8–10 .44418–16  .529
Arkansas8–10 .44418–16  .529
Texas A&M6–12 .33314–18  .438
Missouri5–13 .27815–17  .469
Georgia2–16 .11111–21  .344
Vanderbilt0–18 .0009–23  .281
† 2019 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented 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 was Bruce Pearl in his 5th season at Auburn. The team played their home games at the Auburn Arena in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 30–10, 11–7 in SEC play. They defeated Missouri, South Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee to win the SEC tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated New Mexico State, Kansas, North Carolina, and Kentucky to advance to their first Final Four in school history where they lost to Virginia.[1]

Previous season

Auburn finished the 2017–18 season 26–8, 13–5 in SEC play to win a share of the SEC regular season championship. They lost to Alabama in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated College of Charleston to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Clemson.[2]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Mustapha Heron5G6'5"218SophomoreWaterbury, CTTransferred to St. John's
Davion Mitchell10G6'1"200FreshmanHinesville, GATransferred to Baylor
Desean Murray13F6'3"225JuniorStanley, NCTransferred to Western Kentucky
Patrick Keim21G6'0"186SeniorBirmingham, ALGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
J'Von McCormick12G6'0"170JuniorKaty, TXLee College
Jamal JohnsonG6'3"178SophomoreBirmingham, ALMemphis

Roster

2018–19 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Horace Spencer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrFindlay Prep Warminster, PA
G 1 Jared Harper 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrPebblebrook Mableton, GA
G 2 Bryce Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)198 lb (90 kg) SrTucker Stone Mountain, GA
F 3 Danjel Purifoy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrHargrave Military Academy Centerville, AL
G/F 4 Malik Dunbar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrSpring Valley/College of Central Florida North Augusta, SC
F 5 Chuma Okeke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoWestlake Atlanta, GA
G 10 Samir Doughty 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrMathematics, Civics & Science/VCU Philadelphia, PA
G 12 J'Von McCormick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrMayde Creek/Lee College Katy, TX
G 14 Preston Cook (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrAuburn Auburn, AL
F 20 Myles Parker (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrMadison Academy Madison, AL
G 21 Devontae Williams (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrOpp Opp, AL
G 22 Will Macoy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrVestavia Hills Birmingham, AL
F 24 Anfernee McLemore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrWorth County Warwick, GA
G 25 Brett Easterling (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrLawton Chiles Tallahassee, FL
C 41 Cole Blackstock 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)260 lb (118 kg) SrBrooks Killen, AL
C 50 Austin Wiley 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)260 lb (118 kg) JrSpain Park Hoover, AL
F 54 Thomas Collier (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrBriarwood Christian Birmingham, AL
G Jamal Johnson (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SoSpain Park/Memphis Birmingham, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2018*
7:00 pm		 No. 11 Lincoln Memorial W 76–62  –
  22 – Harper  11 – Okeke  5 – Okeke  Auburn Arena (8,121)
Auburn, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
8:00 pm, SECN		 No. 11 South Alabama W 101–58  1–0
  20 – Tied  9 – Okeke  13 – Harper  Auburn Arena (7,754)
Auburn, AL
November 9, 2018*
8:30 pm, SECN		 No. 11 No. 25 Washington W 88–66  2–0
  19 – Okeke  10 – Okeke  5 – Harper  Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
November 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN+		 No. 9 Mississippi College W 103–52  3–0
  18 – Wiley  17 – Spencer  4 – Harper  Auburn Arena (6,959)
Auburn, AL
November 19, 2018*
1:30 pm, ESPN2		 No. 8 vs. Xavier
Maui Invitational tournament quarterfinals		 W 88–79 OT 4–0
  26 – Brown  7 – Okeke  8 – Harper  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
November 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 8 vs. No. 1 Duke
Maui Invitational Tournament semifinals		 L 72–78  4–1
  22 – Harper  12 – McLemore  6 – Harper  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
November 21, 2018*
10:30 pm, ESPN2		 No. 8 vs. Arizona
Maui Invitational Tournament 3rd place game		 W 73–57  5–1
  19 – Brown  6 – Okeke  5 – Harper  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN+		 No. 8 Saint Peter's W 99–49  6–1
  19 – Tied  6 – Tied  8 – Harper  Auburn Arena (7,162)
Auburn, AL
December 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN		 No. 8 UNC Asheville W 67–41  7–1
  14 – Wiley  7 – Tied  5 – Okeke  Auburn Arena (7,121)
Auburn, AL
December 8, 2018*
7:30 pm, SECN		 No. 8 Dayton W 82–72  8–1
  34 – Brown  10 – Doughty  7 – Harper  Auburn Arena (8,365)
Auburn, AL
December 15, 2018*
6:30 pm, CBSSN		 No. 8 at UAB
Rivalry/Mike Slive Invitational		 W 75–71 OT 9–1
  31 – Harper  6 – Tied  3 – Harper  Legacy Arena (15,856)
Birmingham, AL
December 19, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 7 at NC State L 71–78  9–2
  14 – McCormick  6 – Tied  5 – Harper  PNC Arena (17,793)
Raleigh, NC
December 22, 2018*
3:30 pm, SECN		 No. 7 Murray State W 93–88  10–2
  20 – Doughty  10 – Wiley  10 – Harper  Auburn Arena (8,356)
Auburn, AL
December 29, 2018*
4:00 pm, SECN+		 No. 12 North Florida W 95–49  11–2
  18 – Brown  7 – Wiley  10 – Harper  Auburn Arena (8,450)
Auburn, AL
SEC regular season
January 9, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 11 at Ole Miss L 67–82  11–3
(0–1)		  23 – Brown  7 – Tied  5 – Harper  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,241)
Oxford, MS
January 12, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 11 Georgia W 93–78  12–3
(1–1)		  22 – Harper  6 – Spencer  7 – Harper  Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
January 16, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 14 at Texas A&M W 85–66  13–3
(2–1)		  22 – Brown  12 – Wiley  6 – Harper  Reed Arena (8,730)
College Station, TX
January 19, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 14 No. 12 Kentucky L 80–82  13–4
(2–2)		  28 – Brown  8 – Spencer  6 – Harper  Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
January 22, 2019
5:30 pm, SECN		 No. 16 at South Carolina L 77–80  13–5
(2–3)		  17 – Tied  7 – Okeke  5 – Harper  Colonial Life Arena (13,857)
Columbia, SC
January 26, 2019
7:30 pm, SECN		 No. 16 at No. 22 Mississippi State L 84–92  13–6
(2–4)		  18 – Brown  5 – Doughty  7 – Harper  Humphrey Coliseum (10,063)
Starkville, MS
January 30, 2019
7:30 pm, SECN		 Missouri W 92–58  14–6
(3–4)		  16 – Harper  12 – Okeke  5 – Harper  Auburn Arena (7,213)
Auburn, AL
February 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 Alabama
Iron Bowl of Basketball		 W 84–63  15–6
(4–4)		  23 – Brown  5 – Tied  5 – Harper  Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
February 5, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 Florida W 76–62  16–6
(5–4)		  14 – Brown  8 – Okeke  3 – Harper  Auburn Arena (7,714)
Auburn, AL
February 9, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN2		 at No. 21 LSU L 78–83  16–7
(5–5)		  25 – Harper  14 – Okeke  7 – Harper  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (12,004)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 13, 2019
7:30 pm, SECN		 Ole Miss L 55–60  16–8
(5–6)		  23 – Okeke  11 – Okeke  2 – Tied  Auburn Arena (7,337)
Auburn, AL
February 16, 2019
11:00 am, ESPNU		 at Vanderbilt W 64–53  17–8
(6–6)		  16 – Harper  6 – Okeke  8 – Harper  Memorial Gymnasium (11,287)
Nashville, TN
February 20, 2019
7:30 pm, SECN		 Arkansas W 79–56  18–8
(7–6)		  18 – Brown  6 – McLemore  5 – Okeke  Auburn Arena (7,493)
Auburn, AL
February 23, 2019
12:30 pm, CBS		 at No. 4 Kentucky L 53–80  18–9
(7–7)		  14 – Okeke  8 – McLemore  2 – Tied  Rupp Arena (23,427)
Lexington, KY
February 27, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Georgia W 78–75  19–9
(8–7)		  22 – Harper  6 – Okeke  5 – Harper  Stegeman Coliseum (7,837)
Athens, GA
March 2, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPNU		 Mississippi State W 80–75  20–9
(9–7)		  24 – Brown  7 – Okeke  9 – Harper  Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
March 5, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Alabama
Iron Bowl of Basketball		 W 66–60  21–9
(10–7)		  17 – Okeke  14 – Okeke  3 – Okeke  Coleman Coliseum (11,865)
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 9, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN		 No. 5 Tennessee W 84–80  22–9
(11–7)		  22 – Okeke  5 – Tied  8 – Harper  Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
SEC Tournament
March 14, 2019
2:30 pm, SECN		 (5) No. 22 vs. (12) Missouri
Second Round		 W 81–71  23–9
  17 – Brown  10 – Spencer  5 – Harper  Bridgestone Arena (12,720)
Nashville, TN
March 15, 2019
2:30 pm, ESPN		 (5) No. 22 vs. (4) South Carolina
Quarterfinals		 W 73–64  24–9
  27 – Harper  6 – Harper  6 – Harper  Bridgestone Arena (16,490)
Nashville, TN
March 16, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN		 (5) No. 22 vs. (8) Florida
Semifinals		 W 65–62  25–9
  20 – Harper  7 – Okeke  4 – Doughty  Bridgestone Arena (20,933)
Nashville, TN
March 17, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN		 (5) No. 22 vs. (3) No. 8 Tennessee
Championship		 W 84–64  26–9
  19 – Brown  13 – Okeke  6 – Harper  Bridgestone Arena (19,452)
Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2019*
12:30 pm, TNT		 (5 MW) No. 14 vs. (12 MW) New Mexico State
First Round		 W 78–77  27–9
  17 – Harper  5 – Okeke  5 – Brown  Vivint Smart Home Arena (16,576)
Salt Lake City, UT
March 23, 2019*
8:40 pm, TBS		 (5 MW) No. 14 vs. (4 MW) No. 17 Kansas
Second Round		 W 89–75  28–9
  25 – Brown  5 – Okeke  6 – Harper  Vivint Smart Home Arena (17,792)
Salt Lake City, UT
March 29, 2019*
6:29 pm, TBS		 (5 MW) No. 14 vs. (1 MW) No. 3 North Carolina
Sweet Sixteen		 W 97–80  29–9
  20 – Okeke  11 – Okeke  11 – Harper  Sprint Center (17,385)
Kansas City, MO
March 31, 2019*
1:20 pm, CBS		 (5 MW) No. 14 vs. (2 MW) No. 7 Kentucky
Elite Eight		 W 77–71 OT 30–9
  26 – Harper  7 – Tied  5 – Harper  Sprint Center (17,174)
Kansas City, MO
April 6, 2019*
5:09 pm, CBS		 (5 MW) No. 14 vs. (1 S) No. 2 Virginia
Final Four		 L 62–63  30–10
  13 – Doughty  12 – McLemore  3 – Tied  U.S. Bank Stadium (72,711)
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest S=South.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP119888871212111416RVRVRVRVRVRV2214Not released
Coaches1212^9810–T987121314101215RVRVRVRV24185

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

Awards and honors

Bryce Brown

  • Jerry West Award Preseason Watch List[3]
  • Preseason Media Second Team All-SEC[4]
  • Preseason Coaches' Second Team All-SEC[5]
  • Coaches' Second Team All-SEC[6]
  • SEC All-Tournament Team[7]
  • SEC Tournament MVP[7]

Jared Harper

  • Bob Cousy Award Preseason Watch List[8]
  • Preseason Media Second Team All-SEC[4]
  • Preseason Coaches' Second Team All-SEC[5]
  • Maui Jim Maui Invitational All-Tournament Team[9]
  • AP Second Team All-SEC[10]
  • Coaches' Second Team All-SEC[6]
  • SEC All-Tournament Team[7]
  • NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team[11]
  • NCAA Midwest Regional MVP[11]

Chuma Okeke

  • SEC All-Tournament Team[7]
  • NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team[12]

Austin Wiley

  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Preseason Watch List[13]

References

  1. ↑ "2018-19 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  2. ↑ "2017-18 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  3. ↑ "College basketball awards: 20 shooting guards named to Jerry West Award preseason watch list". NCAA. October 17, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Media picks Kentucky as 2019 SEC Champion". Southeastern Conference. October 17, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  5. 1 2 "2019 SEC Men's Basketball preseason teams announced". Southeastern Conference. November 6, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  6. 1 2 "2019 SEC Men's Basketball Awards announced". Southeastern Conference. March 12, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "SEC announces All-Tournament team after Auburn wins tourney title". Saturday Down South. March 17, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  8. ↑ "College basketball awards: 20 point guards named to Bob Cousy Award preseason watch list". NCAA. October 17, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Bryce Brown becomes 3-point king as Auburn caps Maui Invitational with win". AuburnTigers.com. November 22, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Tennessee's Grant Williams named AP SEC player of year". Associated Press. March 12, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  11. 1 2 "Auburn point guard Jared Harper to leave school, enter draft". Associated Press. April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Chuma Okeke declares for 2019 NBA Draft". AuburnTigers.com. April 20, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  13. ↑ "College basketball awards: 21 centers named to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar preseason watch list". NCAA. October 19, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
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