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Social media reacts to the news of Auburn basketball self-imposing postseason ban
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Citing allegations against former assistant coach Chuck Person, the Auburn Tigers men’s basketball team announced a self-imposed postseason ban for the 2020-21 season on Sunday.
Losing their five primary starters from last season, Samir Doughy, J’Von McCormick, Daniel Purifoy, and Austin Wiley, all of whom graduated, and Isaac Okoro’s decision to declare early for the National Basketball Association Draft, head coach Bruce Pearl’s squad is projected by many to finish in the middle of the pack in the Southeastern Conference.
Even with expectations lower for a team that posted an abbreviated 25-6 (12-6 SEC) record a year ago and reached the Final Four in 2018-19, fans have still been having fun with the news on social media.
Problems with a Bruce Pearl coached basketball team? Surprise, surprise. #Auburn
— J Watkins (@Maricopadrive) November 22, 2020
Auburn basketball this year may have a very 1993 Auburn football feel. #AUdacity https://t.co/X16ntKgRJ7
— TennesseeAubie (@TennesseeAubie) November 22, 2020
Auburn basketball in NCAA trouble. I can’t seem to find my shocked face. ?
— Paul Ensign ? (@pensign) November 22, 2020
Some have brought up what Auburn’s punishment could mean for Will Wade’s LSU Tigers, who have been broiled in recruiting-related controversy of their own.
If LSU and Arizona don’t get punished Worse than Auburn, I will riot.
— Reed (@Beeker_54) November 22, 2020
If Auburn is self imposing a postseason ban I can’t wait to see what happens to Will Wade and LSU
— Nick (@NickJailed) November 22, 2020
The Tigers are scheduled to open their campaign against the Saint Joseph’s Hawks, a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, in the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Thanksgiving at 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1.
A graduate of Bowling Green State University, Teddy Rydquist has been contributing to Saturday Down South and Saturday Tradition since 2019. In addition to his work here, he has covered the Michigan Wolverines for GBMWolverine and Wolverine Digest. He can be found on Twitter @TeddyRydquist.
