“He and his family appreciate the fact that we were first and really, truly believed in him.

He was at each of the last two Iron Bowls that Auburn won at Jordan-Hare Stadium, in 2017 and 2019.

He didn’t share any more details, though it’s been reported the Tigers are part of a field that also includes Gonzaga, Houston and Texas Tech. “We have a lot of new players and we have a lot of young players,” Pearl said. It would be the first top-10 finish in program history. The former chose the G League and the latter his hometown school, Texas, but they seriously considered the Tigers before they did. 4 among point guards. But he was slippery. 3-ranked player out of the state of Kentucky, around remote back gyms when he was a freshman and sophomore in high school. "Because of Chuma Okeke leaving early to go to the NBA, Danjel Purifoy and Anfernee McLemore graduating, we had a tremendous opportunity for a versatile, face-up, big guard like JT Thor," Pearl said.

— one ball, one basket and one rebounding machine per player. "He can cover 1 through 4, score inside and out and is a prospect that my strength coach and my assistant coaches are going to love working with because he has tremendous upside.". When they finally were able to hit the court, they did so with completely solo drills — one ball, one basket and one rebounding machine per player. The last class Tony Barbee signed in 2013 — made up of Chris Griffin, Tahj Shamsid-Deen, Matthew Atewe, Dion Wade, Ronald Delph, Benas Griciunas, Malcolm Canada and Alex Thompson — ranked 72nd nationally and 11th in the SEC.

7. The No. "More doors are opened," Pearl said last summer.

“I honestly think that the combination of being able to be in the gym on their own, as well as sometimes with us, the NBA playoffs being on TV and exclusively on television — I think the combination of that has sort of kept our guys away from being socially out there and running the risk of getting COVID.”. That’s what I want to give my assistant coaches credit for.”. © 2005-2020 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Heron (No. Pearl never heard complaints, though, from his young roster. Fudge, a fast rising-wing in the 2021 class, he committed to LSU at 2:24 p.m. on Saturday in tribute to Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. But the floodgates have started to creep open in recent years. Pearl thinks his players even took advantage of a later conclusion to the NBA season this year, opting to stay home and watch basketball rather than go out. 7 nationally behind only Kentucky, North Carolina Duke, Tennessee, LSU and Arkansas, per 247Sports.

Josh Vitale is the Auburn beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. The work started long before that, like it did with Thor. AUBURN — JT Thor is maybe the most well-traveled recruit in the 2020 class. Auburn needed a big man to pair with Babatunde Akingbola after the departures of seniors Wiley and McLemore, and it just so happens that Cardwell’s uncle is Rodney Garner, a former Tigers football standout who has served as the defensive line coach since 2013. “Their commitment to social distance, wear their masks, wash their hands, try to place themselves in as safe an environment as they can.”. Newcomers like, Even when Auburn’s academic year began, Pearl wasn’t made anxious by the influx of students on campus. “It became real fashionable to recruit Sharife Cooper two years ago,” Pearl said in November, but he began recruiting him four years ago, when he was just an undersized freshman at McEachern High in Powder Springs, Georgia. 22 nationally), the first five-star recruit in program history, signed in 2016. To reach him by email, click here. Auburn drops out of latest Amway Coaches Poll, Twitter reacts to Auburn's embarrassing loss to South Carolina, It's official: Auburn needs to fire Gus Malzahn despite buyout, WATCH: Bo Nix, Seth Williams get into argument on sidelines, Auburn 16, South Carolina 14: 1st half analysis, WATCH: Tank Bigsby rushes for first career TD, WATCH: Seth Williams comes down with unbelievable catch, WATCH: Eli Stove catches 11-yard TD pass from Bo Nix, The Auburn Wire's predictions for Tigers vs. Arkansas, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. But Bruce Pearl has been on Thor for a while.

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