Posts Tagged ‘Auburn University’
Historical No.1 ranking of Auburn in AP NCAA Top 25 poll
Auburn climbed past Gonzaga to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll released Monday. The Tigers beat Kentucky over the weekend for their 15th consecutive win, then scooped up 45 of 61 first-place votes to become the nation’s top-ranked team for the first time since the poll began with the 1948-49 season. The Bulldogs dropped to No.…
Read MoreAuburn University to forgo basketball postseason
A bombshell came out of the Auburn basketball department when it was announced that the Tigers will forgo postseason basketball for the 2020-21 season. From the press release: The Auburn men’s basketball program will forgo postseason competition for the upcoming 2020-2021 season. The NCAA and the SEC have been notified. The athletics department and university…
Read More10 College basketball sleepers
Just a few days into the fresh college basketball season, Courtside examines some of the most slept on teams going in the 2018-2019 Men’s NCAA Basketball season. Indiana Hoosiers It’s hard not to get excited about this Indiana Hoosiers basketball team going into this college basketball season. The amount of potential they have provided with…
Read MoreAntabia Waller lands with Varese
Antabia Waller (191 cm, Auburn’10) is taking his game to Italy in 2017-18 after signing a deal to play for Openjobmetis Varese (Italy-Serie A). The 28-year-old Waller spent his 2016-17 season playing for KK Mornar Bar (Montenegro-Erste Liga). In 16 games in the Basketball Champions League, Antabia was able to average 13.1 ppg and 2.3…
Read MoreKareem Canty added by Panteras
Kareem Canty (185 cm, Auburn’16) has recently penned a deal to play for Panteras de Miranda (Venezuela-LPB) and is headed to South America. The 23-year-old Canty started off his rookie campaign as a pro this 2016-17 playing up north in Canada. He signed with the London Lightning (Canada-NBL) in December 2016. Kareem played a single…
Read MoreIan Young returns to Culiacan
Ian Young (191 cm, Auburn’05) is making his way back to the Caballeros de Culiacan (Mexico-CIBACOPA) this 2017. Young is an experienced American player who also holds a passport from Trinidad and Tobago. He was a former member of the Trinidad and Tobago national team from 2009 to 2010. He briefly played for KTP Basket…
Read MoreKenny Gabriel moves to Panathinaikos
Kenny Gabriel (209 cm, Auburn’12) is making his way to Greek club Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1) this 2016-17 after starting the season on the roster of Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-VTB). Gabriel played five games for his former team in the Eurocup and was able to average 6.8 ppg and 2.2 rpg. He also appeared in five games…
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