At this point in the season, Auburn has the best winning percentage in the country, stands in second place (by a half-game) in the SEC, and hasn’t lost since November 17th.
The Tigers have beaten two ranked teams to start conference play, and they’ve beaten an Ole Miss team that they haven’t taken down in ten tries before this past Saturday. All in all, this is much more than anyone could’ve expected for Auburn basketball and Bruce Pearl, especially after the events that led up to this season.
The impending investigation finally yielded something, as Austin Wiley was ruled ineligible for the entire 2017-18 season, but if he decides to stay in school, Auburn can get him back for next season, where literally every other player would return as well.