Auburn Men’s Basketball 2022 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 5, 2022 · CSM Staff
 

Auburn Tigers

SEC (27-5, 15-3)

 
 
Big Wins: 1/11 at Alabama (81-77), 1/22 Kentucky (80-71)
Bad Losses: 11/24 vs Connecticut (109-115), 2/19 at Florida (62-63)
Coach: Bruce Pearl
 
Probable Starters:
Zep Jasper, Senior, Guard, 5.1 ppg, 2.1 apg
K.D. Johnson, Sophomore, Guard, 12.3 ppg, 1.4 apg, 2.0 spg
Allen Flanigan, Junior, Guard, 6.2 ppg, 1.3 apg
Jabari Smith, Freshman, Forward, 17.1 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.0 bpg
Walker Kessler, Sophomore, Center, 11.7 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 4.5 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
Wendell Green Jr., Sophomore, Guard, 12.1 ppg, 5.0 apg
Devan Cambridge, Junior, Guard, 5.4 ppg
Dylan Cardwell, Sophomore, Center, 3.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 79.3 (21st in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.0 (112, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.4 (157, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.3 (7, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.1 (113, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.3 (251, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.6 (106, 4)
Rebound Margin: 3.4 (84, 5)
Assists Per Game: 14.7 (67, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.2 (121, 3)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019 NCAA Round of 64 win over New Mexico State
2019 NCAA Round of 32 win over Kansas
2019 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over North Carolina
2019 NCAA Regional Final win over Kentucky
2019 NCAA National Semifinal loss to Virginia
2018 NCAA Round of 64 win over Charleston
2018 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Clemson
2009 NIT First Round win over Tennessee-Martin
2009 NIT Second Round win over Tulsa
2009 NIT Quarterfinal loss to Baylor
2003 NCAA Round of 64 win over St. Joseph’s
2003 NCAA Round of 32 win over Wake Forest
2003 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Syracuse
2001 NIT First Round win over Miami
2001 NIT Second Round loss to Purdue
2000 NCAA Round of 64 win over Creighton
2000 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Iowa State
1999 NCAA Round of 64 win over Winthrop
1999 NCAA Round of 32 win over Oklahoma State
1999 NCAA Regional semifinal loss to Ohio State
 
*all team stats through 3/6