Head coach Bruce Pearl has found success in replacing several key players from last season's roster despite the challenge it brought. Auburn has turned to the transfer portal to replace voids left ...

Cardwell is Mr. Auburn. Fans love him. Auburn coach Bruce Pearl cherishes him. Cardwell has a job on TV waiting for him when his pro basketball career is over. He’s that good.

Thompson, another small forward, comes in at No. 17 in the ranking. ESPN projects him at No. 13 in their 2026 ESPN 100 ranking. Thompson is ranked at No. 10 by 247Sports and the No. 1 player in Ohio.

This year's game in the Magic City will be a rematch from last season's bout in Houston, where Auburn won, 74-69.

Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl celebrates with a net after the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament against Michigan State, Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Atlanta.

Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl answers a question during media day at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Thursday, April 3, 2025, in San Antonio.

Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl speaks during a news conference, Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Atlanta, ahead of the Sweet 16 in the NCAA college basketball tournament. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) ...

Auburn will need to replace every member of its starting five from last season's roster. The goal for Pearl is to move rising sophomore Tahaad Pettiford to the starting point guard position and ...

Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl answers a question during media day at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Thursday, April 3, 2025, in San Antonio.

ATLANTA — Auburn coach Bruce Pearl says he wasn't mixing politics with sports last week when he called for the release of an American hostage in Gaza. “It’s not political.

After the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, the Auburn staff wore American and Israeli flag pins at games; for a while, Pearl would wear a piece of tape with a number representing the how ...