Auburn basketball takes center stage at Times Square in New York City
AUBURN – Auburn basketball took center stage on Thursday night.
The athletics marketing department executed a phenomenal billboard that went live in Times Square in New York City from 4:30-5:30 pm CT. The billboard featured Jabari Smith, Walker Kessler and Bruce Pearl, promoting Auburn basketball and the Tigers’ basketball social media accounts.
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The billboard was designed by Morgan Smith, Auburn athletics Director of Graphic Design and Branding.
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Pearl, and assistants Steven Pearl, Ira Bowman, Mike Burgomaster, Chad Prewett, plus compliance director Rich McGlynn and prominent booster and arena namesake Bill Neville, all are featured in a photo below in front of the billboard.
Smith is expected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft that takes place on Thursday evening. Kessler is expected to be a mid-to-late first round pick in the draft. That would be program history, if they both go in the first round.
