Posts Tagged ‘Auburn basketball’

Time Running Out For Barbee?

By Posted on: February 18th, 2013 in Basketball 8 Comments »

Listening to Tony Barbee following Auburn’s 31-point blowout to Florida Saturday, he sounded eerily familiar to another embattled Auburn coach.“It is what it is. We’ve got to do our job of continuing to build, continuing to grow. I think we’ve got some really talented yet inexperienced guys in this program that we’ve got to get Continue Story…

“We Weren’t Gonna Get Bullied”- Tony Barbee on Auburn Loss to Kentucky

By Posted on: February 9th, 2013 in Basketball 3 Comments »
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    Asauhn Dixon-Tatum and Josh Wallace fight for the ball in first half action against Kentucky.For most of this basketball season, Auburn Coach Tony Barbee has been preaching to his team to show some fighting spirit. His Tigers gave the coach what he has been demanding today against Kentucky, the hottest team in the SEC.Despite Continue Story…

Auburn Looks to Snap Four Game Losing Streak Against UGA

By Posted on: January 30th, 2013 in Basketball 4 Comments »
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           Leading Auburn scorer Frankie Sullivan must have help tonight against the Bulldogs.“We’re getting a lot of open looks from behind that line, and we’ve got some really good shooters who aren’t making them right now. Our shooters, who (have been) getting a lot of open shots, have to step up and make them,” That’s Continue Story…

Auburn Basketball Gets Real

By Posted on: January 28th, 2013 in Basketball, Football 16 Comments »

When Auburn Arena was constructed, school officials wanted to get the students closer to the action and more involved in the games. Mission accomplished. Saturday night’s heart breaking loss to Ole Miss has been overshadowed by what happened immediately following the game away from the court.After a raucous back-and-fourth contest that had the arena rocking Continue Story…

A Chance For Redemption

By Posted on: January 23rd, 2013 in Basketball 5 Comments »
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You could hear the frustration in Tony Barbee’s voice in his post game press conference, “I got out coached. They (Tigers) got out played.” It was evident he was disgusted with the performance of his basketball team against Kentucky.Saturday night the Tigers appeared to be riding a wave of confidence going into the game. All Continue Story…

“One of the Greatest Basketball Players in Auburn University History”

By Posted on: January 19th, 2013 in Basketball 3 Comments »
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Tonight the Auburn Tigers take on the Kentucky Wildcats in front of a sold out crowd in Auburn Arena. It will be a big night for Tiger fans on The Plains. But it will also be a big night for the family of one of Auburn’s All-time greatest players, Mike Mitchell. In pregame ceremonies, his Continue Story…

Tigers Run Out of Gas Against No. 9 Lady Vols

By Posted on: January 17th, 2013 in Basketball 2 Comments »

                                                              Blanche Alverson has become the 25th Auburn player                               to score more than 1,000 career points.The Auburn Tigers had their 11 game home winning streak broke tonight by the Continue Story…

A Road Win at Bud Walton Arena Would be Huge

By Posted on: January 16th, 2013 in Basketball Comments Off
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                  Frankie Sullivan will lead Tigers into a hostile environment at ArkansasJanuary 25th, 2012 the Auburn Tigers are in a tight basketball game with Arkansas. The Tigers have fought and scraped for 40 minutes in front of a rowdy crowd of 19,500 Razorback fans in Bud Walton Continue Story…