The 2024–25 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The team's head coach was Bruce Pearl in his 11th and final season at Auburn. The team played its home games at Neville Arena in Auburn, Alabama.
Pearl won his 214th game for Auburn at Texas on January 7, surpassing Joel Eaves for the most wins in school history.
Auburn finished the season with a overall record and a mark in SEC play, earning the program the No. 1 overall seed in the 2025 NCAA tournament.
As the No. 1 seed in the 2025 SEC Tournament, held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, Auburn began its postseason run in the quarterfinals with a 62–57 victory over No. 8 seed Ole Miss. In the semifinals, the Tigers faced No. 4 seed Tennessee and were narrowly defeated 70–65, ending their bid for the conference tournament title.
Auburn received a bid to the 2025 NCAA tournament, as the tournament's No. 1 overall seed. They were seeded in the South region. In the First Round, the Tigers defeated No. 16 seed Alabama State, 83–63. They went on to beat No. 9 seed Creighton, 82–70, in the Second Round. In the Sweet Sixteen, Auburn overcame No. 5 seed Michigan with a 78–65 victory. In the Elite Eight, they defeated No. 2 seed Michigan State by a score of 70–64 to claim the South Regional title and advance to the Final Four for the second time in school history.
However, their season came to an end with a 79–73 loss to SEC rival and eventual champion Florida in the Final Four. Chad Baker-Mazara led Auburn with 18 points, while Johni Broome added 15 points and seven rebounds despite playing through a right elbow injury that limited his second-half performance.
Auburn's 32 victories in the 2024–25 season surpassed the program's previous single-season record set by the 2018–19 team, which won 30 games.
Pearl would retire from coaching only a month prior to the 2025–26 season, leaving his son Steven in charge.
Previous season The 2023–24 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team finished the 2023–24 season with a record of 27–8, 13–5 in Southeastern Conference play to finish tied for second place in the conference. As the No. 4 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated South Carolina, Mississippi State, and Florida to win the tournament championship. The Tigers received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the East Region. In the first round, they suffered a 78–76 upset loss to Yale.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure K. D. Johnson 0 G 6'0" 190 Senior Atlanta, GA Transferred to George Mason Aden Holloway 1 G 6'1" 178 Freshman Charlotte, NC Transferred to Alabama Jaylin Williams 2 G 6'8" 245 Grad Nahunta, GA Graduated Tre Donaldson 3 G 6'3" 200 Sophomore Tallahassee, FL Transferred to Michigan Carter Sobera 20 G 6'5" 210 Senior Birmingham, AL Graduated Lior Berman 24 G 6'4" 210 Grad Birmingham, AL Graduated Lucas Clanton 33 G 6'1" 175 Freshman Shelbyville, TN Walk-on; Transferred Jalen Harper 55 G 6'2" 165 Grad Mableton, GA Walk-on; Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School JP Pegues 1 G 6'2" 165 Senior Nashville, TN Furman Ja'Heim Hudson 8 F 6'7" 220 Senior Hinesville, GA SMU Miles Kelly 13 G 6'6" 180 Senior Stone Mountain, GA Georgia Tech
2024 recruiting class
2025 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule
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Exhibitions at Furman
Florida Atlantic
Game summaries Vermont
vs No. 4 Houston
Kent State
North Alabama
vs No. 5 Iowa State (Maui Invitational quarterfinal)
vs No. 12 North Carolina (Maui Invitational semifinal)
vs Memphis (Maui Invitational championship)
at No. 9 Duke
Richmond
vs Ohio State
Georgia State
vs No. 16 Purdue
Monmouth
Missouri
at Texas
at South Carolina
No. 15 Mississippi State
at No. 23 Georgia
No. 6 Tennessee
at LSU
at No. 23 Ole Miss
Oklahoma
No. 6 Florida
at Vanderbilt
at No. 2 Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Ole Miss
at No. 17 Kentucky
at No. 22 Texas A&M
No. 7 Alabama
vs Ole Miss (SEC Quarterfinal)
vs No. 8 Tennessee (SEC Semifinal)
vs Alabama State (NCAA First Round)
vs Creighton (NCAA Second Round)
vs No. 14 Michigan (NCAA Sweet Sixteen)
vs No. 8 Michigan State (NCAA Elite Eight)
vs No. 3 Florida (NCAA Final Four)
Awards and honors
Regular season
Weekly SEC honors SEC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Johni Broome F/C November 11, 2024 SEC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Johni Broome F/C December 2, 2024 SEC Men’s Basketball Co-Player of the Week Johni Broome F/C December 16, 2024 SEC Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Week Tahaad Pettiford G January 20, 2025 SEC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Johni Broome F/C January 27, 2025 SEC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Johni Broome F/C February 3, 2025 SEC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Denver Jones G February 17, 2025
Postseason
Postseason SEC honors SEC Coach of the Year Bruce Pearl SEC Player of the Year & All-SEC First Team Johni Broome All-SEC Third Team Chad Baker-Mazara SEC All-Defensive Team Denver Jones SEC All-Freshman Team Tahaad Pettiford
National postseason honors Sporting News National Player of the Year Johni Broome
Rankings
See also 2024–25 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team
References