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Tahaad Pettiford was invited to participate in USA Basketball’s Junior National Team Minicamp in October 2022. He also averaged 13.3 points with the New Heights Lightning organization on Nike’s EYBL 17U Circuit in the summer of 2022. “I’m a short guard who can get to the rim and finish above the rim,” Pettiford told On3’s Jamie Shaw. “I like to get up the floor and go. I can get a stop when my team needs one, and I like to get my teammates involved. I’ve recently started watching a lot of De’Aaron Fox. I just love the way he knows how to create space and use his body. It creates space for an open shot, and also, you know if they overplay him, he knows how to just one move get by them.”

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On Thursday, the SEC released its preseason all-conference teams, along with the preseason Player of the Year, as voted on by the league's coaches.

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When Bruce Pearl abruptly announced his retirement, it opened a 30-day transfer portal window for Auburn players to seek greener pastures elsewhere.

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Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl officially announced his retirement from the sport of college basketball two weeks ago. His son, Steven Pearl, has been

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ATLANTA, Ga. -- No Auburn official has spoken at length on point guard Tahaad Pettiford and the DUI he received early Saturday morning until Monday

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ESPN's Jonathan Givony released a Top 10 mock and a Top 60 Big Board for a very early look at the 2026 NBA Draft on Friday. From there, though,

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There was no guarantee that Auburn was going to get Tahaad Pettiford back for a sophomore season. That had the Tigers considering all their options

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Auburn guard Tahaad Pettiford announced that he would be withdrawing from the 2025 NBA Draft and returning to college on May 28, pleasing Auburn head

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Otega Oweh (Kentucky), Yaxel Lendenborg (Michigan), Tahaad Pettiford (Auburn), Miles Byrd (San Diego State), and Labaron Philon (Alabama) were among

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AUBURN -- Freshman guard Tahaad Pettiford will return for another season with Bruce Pearl and the Tigers' program, sources confirm to Auburn Live.