2021–22 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2022 SEC Tournament winner ; As of December 14, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
2021–22 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 13
2021–22 record	9–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Bruce Pearl (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Ira Bowman (4th season); Wes Flanigan (4th season); Steven Pearl (5th season);
Home arena	Auburn Arena

The 2021–22 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represent Auburn University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The team's head coach is Bruce Pearl in his eighth season at Auburn. The team plays their home games at Auburn Arena in Auburn, Alabama.

Previous season

The 2020–21 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team finished the 2020–21 season 13–14, 7–11 in SEC play. Due to a self-imposed postseason ban following former assistant coach Chuck Person's involvement in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball corruption scandal, the Tigers were ineligible to compete in the SEC Tournament and the NCAA Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Auburn lost five players from the 2020–21 team. Freshmen Sharife Cooper and JT Thor were selected in the NBA Draft, and Javon Franklin, Jamal Johnson, and Justin Powell transferred.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jamal Johnson	1	G	6'4"	195	Junior	Birmingham, AL	Transferred to UAB
Sharife Cooper	2	G	6'1"	180	Freshman	Powder Springs, GA	Declared for NBA Draft; selected 48th overall by the Atlanta Hawks.
Javon Franklin	4	F	6'7"	220	Junior	Little Rock, AR	Transferred to South Alabama
JT Thor	10	F	6'10"	205	Freshman	Anchorage, AK	Declared for NBA Draft; selected 37th overall by the Charlotte Hornets.
Justin Powell	24	F	6'6"	205	Freshman	Prospect, KY	Transferred to Tennessee

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
K. D. Johnson	0	G	6'0"	204	Sophomore	Atlanta, GA	Transferred from Georgia
Wendell Green Jr.	1	G	5'11"	175	Sophomore	Detroit, MI	Transferred from Eastern Kentucky
Zep Jasper	12	G	6'1"	185	Senior	Augusta, GA	Transferred from College of Charleston
Walker Kessler	13	F/C	7'1"	245	Sophomore	Newnan, GA	Transferred from North Carolina

2021 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jabari Smith Jr. PF	Fayetteville, GA	Sandy Creek (GA)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 9, 2020
Jabari Smith Jr. PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 96

Roster

2021–22 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	K. D. Johnson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	So	Hargrave Military/Georgia	Atlanta, GA
G	1	Wendell Green Jr.	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	La Lumiere School/Eastern Kentucky	Detroit, MI
F	2	Jaylin Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Brantley County	Nahunta, GA
F	5	Chris Moore	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	West Memphis	West Memphis, AR
F	10	Jabari Smith Jr.	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Sandy Creek	Fayetteville, GA
G	12	Zep Jasper	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Laney High School/College of Charleston	Augusta, GA
F/C	13	Walker Kessler	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Woodward Academy/North Carolina	Newnan, GA
G	14	Preston Cook	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Auburn	Auburn, AL
G	20	Carter Sobera (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	So	Mountain Brook	Birmingham, AL
F	21	Ty Cressman (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Bishop McGuinness	Greensboro, NC
G	22	Allen Flanigan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Parkview Magnet	Little Rock, AR
C	23	Babatunde Akingbola	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	McEachern	Ogun, Nigeria
G	24	Lior Berman (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Mountain Brook	Birmingham, AL
G	25	Chandler Leopard (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Athens	Athens, AL
G	31	Michael Whitmore (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Woodward Academy	Dunwoody, GA
G	33	Chase Maasdorp (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	The Out-of-Door Academy	Lakewood Ranch, FL
G	35	Devan Cambridge	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Hillcrest Prep	Nashville, TN
C	44	Dylan Cardwell	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	McEachern	Augusta, GA

Head coach

Bruce Pearl (Boston College)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 21, 2021

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2021* 7:00 pm	No. 22	Southern Indiana	W 68–54	–	13 – Cambridge	11 – Smith	4 – Johnson	Auburn Arena (7,649) Auburn, AL
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 22	Morehead State	W 77–54	1–0	19 – Green Jr.	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Auburn Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 22	Louisiana–Monroe	W 93–65	2–0	23 – Smith	10 – Smith	6 – Jasper	Auburn Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
November 19, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	No. 21	at South Florida	W 58–52	3–0	15 – Johnson	10 – Smith	3 – Tied	Amalie Arena (4,040) Tampa, FL
November 24, 2021* 1:30 pm, ESPN	No. 19	vs. No. 22 UConn Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	L 109–115 ^2OT	3–1	27 – Johnson	10 – Kessler	5 – Green Jr.	Imperial Arena (1,174) Nassau, Bahamas
November 25, 2021* 1:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 19	vs. Loyola–Chicago Battle 4 Atlantis consolation round	W 62–53	4–1	14 – Smith	10 – Kessler	6 – Jasper	Imperial Arena (804) Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2021* 3:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 19	vs. Syracuse Battle 4 Atlantis 5th place game	W 89–68	5–1	22 – Smith	7 – Williams	7 – Green Jr.	Imperial Arena (1,136) Nassau, Bahamas
December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 21	UCF	W 85–68	6–1	20 – Smith	14 – Kessler	4 – Tied	Auburn Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
December 4, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 21	Yale	W 86–64	7–1	19 – Johnson	10 – Cambridge	6 – Green Jr.	Auburn Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
December 11, 2021* 10:30 am, ESPN2	No. 18	vs. Nebraska Holiday Hoopsgiving	W 99–68	8–1	21 – Smith	7 – Kessler	6 – Green Jr.	State Farm Arena (8,557) Atlanta, GA
December 14, 2021* 8:00 pm, SECN	No. 13	North Alabama	W 70–44	9–1	14 – Kessler	10 – Smith	6 – Green Jr.	Auburn Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
December 18, 2021* 8:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 13	at Saint Louis						Chaifetz Arena Saint Louis, MO
December 22, 2021* 5:00 pm, SECN		Murray State						Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
December 29, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPNU		LSU						Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
January 4, 2022 5:30 pm, SECN		at South Carolina						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 8, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU		Florida						Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
January 11, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		at Alabama Iron Bowl of Basketball						Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
January 15, 2022 7:30 pm, SECN		at Ole Miss						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
January 19, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Georgia						Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
January 22, 2022 12:00 pm/12:30 pm, CBS		Kentucky						Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
January 25, 2022 7:30 pm, SECN		at Missouri						Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
January 29, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2		Oklahoma Big 12/SEC Challenge						Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
February 1, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2		Alabama Iron Bowl of Basketball						Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
February 5, 2022 12:00 pm, SECN		at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 8, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2		at Arkansas						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
February 12, 2022 2:30 pm, SECN		Texas A&M						Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
February 16, 2022 8:00 pm, SECN		Vanderbilt						Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
February 19, 2022 1:00 pm/3:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2		at Florida						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 23, 2022 7:30 pm, SECN		Ole Miss						Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
February 26, 2022 11:00 am/3:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2		at Tennessee						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
March 2, 2022 8:00 pm, SECN		at Mississippi State						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
March 5, 2022 12:00 pm, SECN		South Carolina						Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
SEC Tournament
March 9, 2022–March 13, 2022 TBD, ESPN/SECN		vs. TBD SEC Tournament						Amalie Arena Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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2021–22 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2021 Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule

See also

References