The 2026-27 Auburn Basketball Roster Tracker

This is going to be a crucial first offseason for Steven Pearl and the Tigers in terms of roster management. Stay on top of it all here.

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Auburn went all-in on battle-tested experience for the 2024-25 season, and it paid off with the best campaign in program history.

But there was always going to be a bill to pay in 2025-26.

The Tigers had to hit a reset button last offseason in more ways than one. Auburn only returned a single player — their sixth man — from its SEC champion and Final Four team. Everybody else was brand-new, and a large chunk of the roster had never played Division I basketball to that point.

Auburn was likely banking on getting some development magic out of those newcomers, especially on the defensive end of the floor. That job got even tougher when Bruce Pearl stepped down before the start of the season and Steven Pearl stepped into the head coaching job. It didn’t take long to realize that this roster, as it was constructed, wasn’t going to be at the level of the last couple.

After missing the NCAA Tournament with some blown opportunities and a major step back on the defensive end, the Tigers rallied to win the NIT and end a challenging first season with some real momentum.

Auburn also landed a dedicated general manager from big-time basketball school Louisville, Brian Kloman, to get ready for a crucial offseason of roster management.

There are plenty of moving parts at play for Auburn, which could bring all but two of its rotation pieces back next season. In the transfer portal world, though, anybody can leave at any time — but that also means there will always be plenty of available players who could help upgrade the roster.

With all of that in mind, here is the Observer’s annual Auburn Basketball Roster Tracker. This will stay on top of all the comings and goings for the Tigers, and it will evolve throughout a busy offseason.

It will evolve over time, too. Right now, the tracker is split into three main groups: Potential returners, new additions and confirmed departures. As time goes on, we’ll add reported targets and, potentially, a way-too-early look at a positional breakdown. And, whenever we do a full scouting report on a new addition, we’ll include those links.

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Potential Returners