Latest Johni Broome News

No. 1 Auburn escapes No. 23 Georgia with 70-68 win

Jan. 18, 2025 16:15 PM EST

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Tahaad Pettiford hit 5 of 7 shots from 3-point range, scoring 24 off the bench to help No. 1 Auburn escape No. 23 Georgia with a 70-68 win on Saturday. Auburn (17-1, 5-0 SEC) has won 10 in a row and a second straight game without star Johni Broome, who injured...

No. 1 Auburn faces No. 23 Georgia after Baker-Mazara's 20-point game

Jan. 18, 2025 04:45 AM EST

Auburn Tigers (16-1, 4-0 SEC) at Georgia Bulldogs (14-3, 2-2 SEC) Athens, Georgia; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -5.5; over/under is 146.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 1 Auburn visits No. 23 Georgia after Chad Baker-Mazara scored 20 points in...

No. 3 Duke's romp-filled ACC start has Scheyer pushing Blue Devils to keep 'foot on the gas'

Jan. 17, 2025 15:43 PM EST

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke was rolling again against an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent. Yet Jon Scheyer wasn't thrilled with how the third-ranked Blue Devils had started the second half as Miami put together a modest spurt. As Sion James brought the ball upcourt, Scheyer was...

No. 23 Georgia hosts Baker-Mazara and No. 1 Auburn

Jan. 17, 2025 04:05 AM EST

Auburn Tigers (16-1, 4-0 SEC) at Georgia Bulldogs (14-3, 2-2 SEC) Athens, Georgia; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 1 Auburn faces No. 23 Georgia after Chad Baker-Mazara scored 20 points in Auburn's 88-66 win against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. ...

Baker-Mazara scores 20 as No. 1 Auburn easily beats No. 15 Mississippi State 88-66 without Broome

Jan. 14, 2025 21:23 PM EST

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Chad Baker-Mazara scored 20 points, and No. 1 Auburn beat No. 15 Mississippi State 88-66 on Tuesday night in its first game without star center Johni Broome. Chaney Johnson, who replaced Broome in the starting lineup, had 17 points, eight rebounds and four...

Back-to-back wins vs. AP Top 25 opponents put Georgia in the poll. Things don't get any easier

Jan. 14, 2025 10:11 AM EST

Georgia enters this week battling through five straight games against AP Top 25 opponents in the Southeastern Conference. Only now, the Bulldogs have a national ranking of their own for the first time in 14 years. The Bulldogs cracked Monday's poll at No. 23 after wins...

Auburn rises to No. 1 in AP Top 25 after Tennessee loses, Georgia is ranked for 1st time since 2011

Jan. 13, 2025 13:26 PM EST

Auburn has climbed to No. 1 in The Associated Press men's basketball poll for its second stint at the top in program history, while fellow Southeastern Conference program Georgia is in the rankings for the first time in 14 years. Bruce Pearl's Tigers (15-1) claimed 60 of 62...

Auburn standout Johni Broome won't need surgery on his sprained left ankle, school says

Jan. 12, 2025 14:19 PM EST

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn standout Johni Broome will not require surgery on his sprained left ankle, the school said in a statement Sunday. Broome, the Tigers' leading scorer, suffered what coach Bruce Pearl called a “significant sprain” of his ankle in No. 2 Auburn’s 66-63...

Auburn's Broome suffers 'significant' ankle sprain in comeback win over South Carolina

Jan. 11, 2025 16:43 PM EST

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Johni Broome suffered a “significant sprain” of his left ankle in No. 2 Auburn's win over South Carolina on Saturday, and Tigers coach Bruce Pearl said his team's leading scorer will have an MRI to determine the extent of the injury. Broome, a 6-foot-10,...

No. 2 Auburn rallies past South Carolina 66-63, standout Johni Broome exits with left ankle injury

Jan. 11, 2025 16:20 PM EST

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Tahaad Pettiford assisted on Dylan Cardwell's go-ahead dunk and converted two free throws with 4.4 seconds remaining as No. 2 Auburn overcame an injury to leading scorer Johni Broom and rallied to beat South Carolina 66-63 on Saturday. With Auburn trailing by...