November 07, 2009
AU HOOPS: Tigers roll to win over Miles in exhibition opener
Auburn made 14-of-32 shots from 3-point range and Tay Waller scored a game-high 15 points to lead the Tigers to an 87-40, exhibition win over Division II Miles College on Friday at Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum.
AU ROUNDUP: Groover to be given Walter Gilbert Award
Former Auburn basketball player Dr. Ray Groover will be presented the 2009 Walter Gilbert Award at halftime of the Tigers’ game against Furman at Jordan-Hare Stadium today.
November 06, 2009
AU HOOPS: Youngsters get first shot tonight in exhibition
Jeff Lebo called his 2009 group of signees one of his best since arriving at Auburn and, after a few practices, expressed some pleasant surprise about their physical style of play.
November 02, 2009
AU ROUNDUP: Reed makes SEC preseason hoops team
Auburn senior guard DeWayne Reed was named to the Preseason Coaches All-SEC second-team, the Southeastern Conference office announced Monday.
October 19, 2009
AU HOOPS: Tigers picked to finish last in SEC West
Auburn point guard DeWayne Reed received some respect from a panel of SEC media members Monday, but the Tigers, as a whole, certainly did not.
October 17, 2009
AU HOOPS: Women open practice today; men have productive first day
The defending Southeastern Conference champion Auburn women’s basketball team will kick off the 2009-10 season today, as the team conducts its first official practice of the season from 12-2:15 p.m., at the Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum.
October 16, 2009
AU HOOPS: Tigers open preseason practice today
A surprisingly strong finish followed by the harsh realities of NCAA Tournament qualification have given the Auburn basketball team a bit of an edge heading into the 2009-10 season.
October 10, 2009
AU ROUNDUP: Reed wins Tough Two Mile Run
Auburn basketball senior guard DeWayne Reed won the AORTA 10th Annual Tough Two Mile Run for Breast Cancer Awareness on Saturday with a time of 11:19, edging teammate Lucas Hargrove, who finished third with a time of 11:31.
September 03, 2009
Auburn AD Jacobs: Football coaches’ contracts finalized; hoops arena has name
The contracts of Gene Chizik and his entire staff of assistants have been finalized, Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs told the Opelika-Auburn News in an interview Thursday.
August 31, 2009
AU HOOPS: Tigers release 2009-10 schedule
Auburn will play 11 games against 2008 postseason tournament teams, including home games against SEC Champion LSU, Kentucky, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Niagara and Alabama State.
August 11, 2009
AU HOOPS: Tigers lose McGee, Aihe
Brandon McGee, a 6-foot-7 swingman who transferred to Auburn from Indiana last season, has left the program, an Auburn spokesman confirmed Tuesday.
August 07, 2009
AU HOOPS: TIgers pick up 1st commitment of 2010
The Auburn men’s basketball team received its first commitment Friday, as swingman Heath Howard pledged to sign with the Tigers in 2010, according to AuburnSports.com.
July 20, 2009
AU ROUNDUP: Former Tiger Lundquist breaks US butterfly record
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Former Auburn swimmer Bryan Lundquist became the first American swimmer to ever record a sub-23 second time in the 50m butterfly. The three-time NCAA champion set the new record time of 22.91 during the opening leg of the 100m fly A Finals on Saturday at the 2009 Speedo Champions Series Southern Zone Eastern Sectional Championships.
July 10, 2009
AU HOOPS: New arena on schedule for opening late next year
Under budget and ahead of schedule.
Music to Randy Byars’ ears.
The new Auburn basketball arena is about 56-percent complete and is on target to be finished before its July 14, 2010 contract deadline, said Byars, Auburn’s director of athletic facilities, construction and planning.
To view a photo slideshow of the new arena, click here.
June 13, 2009
AU HOOPS: Lebo still fuming over NCAA snub
Almost three months after he felt his team was slighted in missing the NCAA tournament, Jeff Lebo hasn’t had a change of heart.
