With the weekend commitment of Georgia Tech transfer guard Miles Kelly, Auburn and head coach Bruce Pearl have now filled out the spots from all the key departures off the 2023-24 basketball team.
Gone are transfers Aden Holloway, Tre Donaldson and K.D. Johnson as well as Lior Berman and Jaylin Williams who were out of eligibility. Carter Sobera, a walk-on who earned a scholarship in the middle of the 2023-24 season, will not return next season after his graduation from Auburn. Auburn has now replaced the initial five departures and will likely leave what was Sobera’s scholarship open, just as it did last year leaving one spot open heading into the season.
Division I basketball teams are allowed 13 scholarship spots. Auburn has filled 12 as things stand with, again, the good likelihood of leaving the final spot open.
Pettiford is Auburn’s highest-ranked incoming freshman and the fifth-highest-rated signee in Auburn’s history per 247Sports. Pettiford doesn’t appear likely to be a starter right away given Auburn’s roster construction, but will be one of Auburn’s most used bench pieces. Pettiford is rated as the top point guard in the 2024 high school class, but Pearl doesn’t plan to use him as a pure point guard. He described Pettiford as a “scorer” and that he plans to use Pettiford off the ball, at least early on.
