Lee: Johni Broome came back, and Auburn made it worth it. Pearl believed in Cardwell, and Cardwell made it worth it. Ultimately, this season was a fulfilled promise.
Auburn came up short in the national semifinal. Here's what went wrong, and right, for Auburn in the Final Four:
Surrounded by his family during Auburn's Final Four run, Miles Kelly is making good on his mother's dream of watching her son play for the Tigers.
Here's how the Tigers punched their ticket to the NCAA postseason's round of 16:
Chad Baker-Mazara said that Jones is the best two-way player in the country. Here's how he became that:
Scenes from Auburn basketball's practice ahead of the Tigers' Final Four bout with the Florida Gators at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on Friday, April 4, 2025.
“That puts some fuel to our fire, losing to them at home.”
Justin Lee says it’s “fearless and true” — fearless, in the face of the fearful, not being the fearful. Maybe Auburn is right where it wants to be in the Final Four.
Steven Pearl says he was at the Final Four in New Orleans when it all happened at once. Here's the story of how Auburn's recruitment of Johni Broome started:
“You can have it all here, and I think that is very unique to Auburn.”
Auburn gained its first transfer out of the portal in UCF guard Keyshawn Hall, who averaged 18.8 points per game and was second-team All-Big 12
Here’s what Broome’s teammates have to say:
Scenes from Auburn basketball's 70-64 win over Michigan State in the NCAA men's basketball tournament Elite Eight at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Sunday, March 30, 2025.
Missing a little over five minutes of game time, Johni Broome made his heroic return back to the court after telling head coach Bruce Pearl and assistant coach Steven Pearl that he could play.
See video of Bruce Pearl cutting down the nets Sunday night in Atlanta.
They’re cutting down the nets. They’re rolling the trees. Justin Lee writes from courtside about Auburn’s day in the sun again.
Auburn earned an all-timer of a win over Michigan State on Sunday in Atlanta and is headed to the Final Four.
For Denver Jones, small beginnings at junior college brought him a certain edge — and something more
His coach at Garden City, Cole Dewey, says Jones still calls to check in on him and his family. “That just shows the type of kid he is.”
It can be retraced back to when a younger Pettiford was hundreds of miles away, getting shots up early in the morning in the Hudson Catholic gymnasium in New Jersey.
Bruce Pearl said, before the season, he offered Dylan Cardwell a promise he's never offered one of his players before.
Scenes from the Auburn Tigers basketball team's 78-65 win over the Michigan Wolverines in an NCAA men's basketball tournament Sweet 16 game at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Friday, March 28, 2025.
Tahaad Pettiford keyed a big second-half rally and the Tigers roared past Michigan in the Sweet 16.
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“Alex looks good. He kicked today and made every single kick, I believe. He looks really good."
It was just the fourth game she was able to come to this year. “Turning around, see her right there, being able to hug her after we win is just really special.”
“Everybody thinks, ‘Oh, Auburn was a no-brainer because of the money situation.’ Auburn was a no-brainer because of the people.”