Bruce Pearl and top-ranked Auburn are 2-0 without star forward Johni Broome, who hopes to make his return on Saturday night.

Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl provided an injury update on star center Johni Broome ahead of the Tigers’ game against Tennessee Saturday night. Pearl was asked on ESPN College GameDay Saturday morning if there is a chance that Johni Broome will be able to play against the Vols.

Auburn Tigers men's basketball head coach Bruce Pearl slams Hamas terrorists as a video showed their reaction to freeing three Israeli hostages.

While Auburn basketball's gotten some rest this week, the status of All-American Johni Broome for Saturday's contest against No. 6 Tennessee is still shaky.

Bruce Pearl is hopeful that Auburn forward Johni Broome will make his return for Saturday night's top-10 showdown against No. 6 Tennessee.

College basketball analyst Seth Davis backs the Auburn Tigers as the No. 1 team and expects some hardware for Bruce Pearl at the end of the season. He made an appearance with Bleacher Report this ...

Freshman Jahki Howard was dismissed from the Auburn basketball bench in the second half of the Tennesse game. Howard played a total of five minutes and finished with one assist in the Tigers 53-51 victory over the Volunteers.

However, it's Auburn's play the last-two games that has convinced Davis that Bruce Pearl is the coach of the year, and the Tigers are the best overall team in the land. "The point is without ...

Predictions, picks and odds as No. 7 Tennessee basketball faces Auburn. Plus, injury updates and the latest news

On the court, Golden and the Gators are a national championship contender. They opened the season with 13 straight wins, then pummeled a then-undefeated and top-ranked Tennessee by 30 points in early January. They were ranked No. 21 in the preseason AP poll, but Golden supplemented five key returnees with Florida Atlantic transfer Alijah Martin.

Auburn has bolted out to a 17-1 start that includes a 5-0 Southeastern Conference record in Bruce Pearl's 11th season on the Plains. The two most recent Auburn victories transpired without Johni Broome, the 6-foot-10, 240-pound center/forward who is averaging 17.9 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.7 blocked shots per game.