Auburn Men’s Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 3, 2023 · CSM Staff
Auburn Tigers
SEC (20-12, 10-8)
Big Wins: 1/7 Arkansas (72-59), 3/4 Tennessee (79-70)
Bad Losses: 1/4 at Georgia (64-76), 2/18 at Vanderbilt (65-67)
Coach: Bruce Pearl
Probable Starters:
Johni Broome, Sophomore, Forward, 14.0 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 2.3 bpg
Jaylin Williams, Senior, Forward, 11.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.3 apg
Wendell Green Jr., Junior, Guard, 13.8 ppg, 4.2 apg, 1.7 spg
Allen Flanigan, Senior, Guard, 10.1 ppg, 1.4 apg, 4.7 rpg
Zep Jasper, Senior, Guard, 2.9 ppg
Key Role Players:
Chris Moore, Junior, Forward, 3.7 ppg, 2.1 rpg
K.D. Johnson, Junior, Guard, 8.8 ppg, 1.3 apg
Dylan Cardwell, Junior, Center, 3.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.4 bpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.7 (155th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.8 (83, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.9 (219, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.2 (20, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.5 (267, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.4 (314, 12)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.4 (225, 10)
Rebound Margin: 1.8 (146, 8)
Assists Per Game: 14.2 (101, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.5 (190, 9)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Jacksonville State |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Miami (FL) |
| 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 3/5
