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.
June 09, 2009
AU MEN’S BASKETBALL: Potosnak named assistant
More than two months after assistant John Cooper left Auburn for the head coaching position at Tennessee State, Tigers coach Jeff Lebo found his new right-hand man Tuesday.
May 29, 2009
AU ATHLETICS: Auburn receives biggest payday yet from SEC
The Auburn athletic department will receive approximately $11.1 million from the SEC this year, as the conference announced its 2008-09 revenue sharing plan Friday.
May 10, 2009
AU ATHLETICS: 37 athletes graduate Saturday
A total of 37 Auburn student-athletes graduated as part of the Auburn University Spring 2009 graduating class Saturday.
May 06, 2009
Low APR score costs Auburn basketball a scholarship
Auburn didn’t make the grade in men’s basketball, and because of it, the Tigers lost a scholarship.
April 30, 2009
AU ROUNDUP: Tigers honor top students
The Auburn Athletic Department honored 171 student-athletes at the Tiger Torch Banquet at the Auburn University Student Center on Wednesday.
April 13, 2009
AU HOOPS: Barber named team MVP
Senior Korvotney Barber garnered six awards and was named Most Valuable Player at the 20th annual Auburn Basketball Awards Banquet on Monday at The Hotel at Auburn University.
April 03, 2009
AU ROUNDUP: Barber shows off in Hershey’s All-Star game
DETROIT — Auburn senior Korvotney Barber scored 17 points and grabbed a team-high 15 rebounds for the Hershey’s All-Stars in their loss to the Reese’s team on Friday, 105-100.
