#15 Auburn Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
Auburn Tigers
 
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #15
Conference Rank: #4 SEC
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2021-22 Record: 28-6, 15-3
2021-22 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Bruce Pearl
Coach Record: 166-97 at Auburn, 628-242 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Jabari Smith Jr., Forward, 16.9 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 2.0 apg
Walker Kessler, Forward, 11.4 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 0.9 apg
Devin Cambridge, Guard, 5.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 0.6 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
K.D. Johnson, Junior, Guard, 12.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.6 apg
Wendell Green Jr., Junior, Guard, 12.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 5.1 apg
Allen Flanigan, Senior, Guard, 6.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.3 apg
Jaylin Williams, Senior, Forward, 5.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 0.8 apg
Zep Jasper, Senior, Guard, 5.1 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 2.1 apg
Dylan Cardwell, Junior, Center, 5.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 0.6 apg
 
Key New Players:
Haston Alexander, Freshman, Center
Johni Broome, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Morehead State
Tre Donaldson, Freshman, Guard
Jalen Harper, Senior, Guard, Transfer from JC
Presley Patterson, Freshman, Guard
Yohan Traore, Freshman, Forward
Chance Westry, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 78.2 (24th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.2 (114, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.5 (206, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.6 (7, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.1 (111, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.8 (270, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.1 (118, 5)
Rebound Margin: 3.9 (68, 3)
Assists Per Game: 14.7 (60, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.1 (116, 2)
 
Madness 2023 NBA Draft Rankings:
#20 Yohan Traore