2016-2017 Auburn Tigers

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2016-2017 Auburn Tigers Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
41 Cole Blackstock So GF 6-9 260 Mar 4, 1997 Killen (AL) United States Brooks High School
2 Bryce Brown So SG 6-3 190 Jul 24, 1997 Decatur (GA) United States Tucker High School
25 Mike Cohen Fr G 5-10 175 - Voorhees (NJ) United States Bishop Eustace Prep School
4 T.J. Dunans Sr SG 6-5 174 Dec 21, 1992 Atlanta (GA) United States Martin Luther King High School
1 Jared Harper Fr PG 6-0 175 Sep 14, 1997 Atlanta (GA) United States Pebblebrook High School
5 Mustapha Heron Fr GF 6-5 210 Dec 12, 1997 West Haven (CT) United States Sacred Heart High School
10 Heath Huff Fr C 6-10 250 - Auburn (AL) United States Lee-Scott Academy
35 Ronnie Johnson Sr G 6-0 180 Dec 12, 1993 Indianapolis (IN) United States North Central High School
21 Patrick Keim Jr G 6-0 186 - Birmingham (AL) United States Mountain Brook High School
23 T.J. Lang Jr G 6-7 200 Dec 26, 1995 Mobile (AL) United States McGill-Toolen Catholic High School
22 Will Macoy Fr G 6-4 200 Jul 17, 1997 Birmingham (AL) United States Mountain Brook High School
24 Anfernee McLemore Fr PF 6-7 220 Jun 18, 1998 Sylvester (GA) United States Worth County High School
3 Danjel Purifoy Fr SF 6-7 230 Oct 11, 1995 Centreville (AL) United States Hargrave Military Academy
12 LaRon Smith Sr F 6-8 215 Dec 20, 1993 Palm Bay (FL) United States / U.S. Virgin Islands Heritage High School
0 Horace Spencer So PF 6-8 225 Jan 31, 1997 Warminster (PA) United States Findlay College Prep
52 Trey Tate So F 6-6 230 - Dothan (AL) United States Rehobeth High School
31 Devin Waddell Sr GF 6-5 225 - Summerfield (NC) United States Hargrave Military Academy
50 Austin Wiley Fr F 6-11 260 Jan 8, 1999 Birmingham (AL) United States Spain Park High School
44 New Williams RS-So SG 6-1 175 Dec 10, 1996 Santa Monica (CA) United States Santa Monica High School

Auburn Transfers Sitting Out 2016-2017

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- DeSean Murray Jr F 6-4 215 Jan 30, 1996 Stanley (NC) United States Presbyterian

Recent Auburn Tigers History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 27-8 (13-5) 2nd (SEC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2022-2023 21-13 (10-8) 7th (SEC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2021-2022 28-6 (15-3) 1st (SEC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2020-2021 13-14 (7-11) 10th (SEC) N/A N/A
2019-2020 25-6 (12-6) 2nd (SEC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 30-10 (11-7) 4th (SEC) Champion NCAA 4th Rnd
2017-2018 26-8 (13-5) 1st (SEC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2016-2017 18-14 (7-11) 11th (SEC) 1st Rnd N/A
2015-2016 11-20 (5-13) 13th (SEC) 1st Rnd N/A
2014-2015 15-20 (4-14) 13th (SEC) 4th Rnd N/A
2013-2014 14-16 (6-12) 12th (SEC) 1st Rnd N/A
2012-2013 9-23 (3-15) 14th (SEC) 1st Rnd N/A
2011-2012 15-16 (5-11) 10th (SEC) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 11-20 (4-12) 11th (SEC) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 15-17 (6-10) 8th (SEC) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 24-12 (10-6) 2nd (SEC) 3rd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2007-2008 14-16 (4-12) 11th (SEC) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 17-15 (7-9) 8th (SEC) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 12-16 (4-12) 11th (SEC) 1st Rnd N/A
2004-2005 14-17 (4-12) 10th (SEC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 14-14 (5-11) 10th (SEC) 1st Rnd N/A
2002-2003 21-13 (7-9) 7th (SEC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd

2016-2017 Auburn Tigers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Mustapha Heron SEC All-Freshman Team
Jared Harper SEC Freshman of the Week (Dec 26, 2016)
Jared Harper SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb 6, 2017)
Austin Wiley SEC Freshman of the Week (Jan 23, 2017)
Mustapha Heron Cancun Challenge Riviera Division All-Tournament Team
Danjel Purifoy Cancun Challenge Riviera Division All-Tournament Team

2016-2017 Auburn Tigers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Harper B. Brown M. Heron D. Purifoy A. Wiley
Rotation R. Johnson T. Dunans T. Lang H. Spencer  
Rotation       A. McLemore  
Rotation       L. Smith  
Lim PT M. Cohen D. Waddell T. Tate C. Blackstock  
Lim PT P. Keim W. Macoy      

2016-2017 Auburn Tigers Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Mustapha Heron 32 28.2 15.2 6.1 1.3 0.8 0.2 2.4
Danjel Purifoy 29 28.7 11.5 4.7 1.8 1.4 0.2 1.6
Jared Harper 32 24.2 11.4 1.9 3.0 1.2 0.1 1.5
Austin Wiley 23 18.0 8.8 4.7 0.2 0.2 1.3 1.8
T.J. Dunans 31 24.3 8.2 3.5 2.5 1.0 0.7 2.3
Ronnie Johnson 32 16.4 7.8 1.8 2.3 0.7 0.0 1.2
Bryce Brown 28 21.1 7.5 2.0 1.2 0.9 0.2 0.9
Anfernee McLemore 32 15.1 5.4 4.5 0.1 0.4 1.2 0.9
Horace Spencer 19 16.3 4.8 3.4 0.5 0.7 1.5 0.9
T.J. Lang 29 16.4 4.3 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.6
LaRon Smith 24 12.0 2.6 2.4 0.2 0.3 1.0 0.7
Will Macoy 4 2.0 2.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0
Patrick Keim 5 1.8 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
Devin Waddell 10 7.5 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3
Mike Cohen 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Trey Tate 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cole Blackstock 3 1.7 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2016-2017 Auburn Tigers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Bruce Pearl Head Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Chuck Person Associate Head Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Auburn, 2014 to 2015)
Harris Adler Assistant Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Chad Dollar Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Associate Head Coach (Georgia Tech, 2014 to 2016)
Chad Prewett Special Assistant to the Head Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Jordan VerHulst Video Coordinator 2014-2015 Video Coordinator (Memphis, 2009 to 2014)
Jay Jacobs Athletic Director 2014-2015 N/A
Steven Pearl Director of Basketball Operations 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Auburn, 2014 to 2015)
Kirk Sampson Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2016-2017 Director of Communications (Auburn, 2014 to 2016)
Cassie Arner Director of Sports Information, Associate Athletic Director 2014-2015 N/A
Clark Pearson Head Athletic Trainer 2014-2015 N/A
Damon Davis Strength and Conditioning Coach 2012-2013 N/A
Joe Petrone Director of Sports Medicine 2015-2016 N/A
Jermile Brooks Athletic Trainer 2012-2013 N/A
Chuck Gallina Director of Communications 2012-2013 N/A