Auburn basketball: What an all-Auburn TBT team could look like in 2021.
Cinmeon Bowers
One of the first stars of the Bruce Peal era in Auburn, Bowers is yet another undersized forward that plays much bigger than his size.
The 6-foot-7, 278-pound big man averaged 11.4 points and 9.6 rebounds per game in two seasons on The Plains and has spent the past few seasons in the NBA G-League or overseas.
War Tampa was beaten on the boards in their one game this year and bringing in Bowers could fix that pretty quickly.
Kenny Gabriel
Auburn’s best player during a time when they were constantly in the basement of the SEC, Gabriel is actually one of the best player on this list. A 6-foot-8 forward tremendous leaping ability and defensive instincts, Gabriel put up 12.2 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game as senior in 2011-12. Gabriel also put together the ONLY triple-double in Auburn history.
After his Auburn career, Gabriel spent multiple seasons with various teams across Europe and was even an All-Star in both the Greek and Turkish pro leagues.
Gabriel declined a contract offer from the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016 and decided to return to Europe. This past season, Gabriel played for the College Park Skyhawks of the G-League 7.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.
Gabriel can play either forward spot, has developed a reliable outside shot and at 31 years old, he would give this team a much-needed veteran presence.
Anfernee McLemore
If either of those two previous players are unavailable, look for recent Auburn big man Anfernee McLemore to draw some interest.
McLemore became a fan favorite during his four-year Auburn career and put up solid averages of 6.6 rebounds, 4.5 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game. Like the others on this list, McLemore is a bit undersized but he makes up for that with tremendous athleticism and rim protection as well as a developed outside shot.
McLemore probably won’t get much, if any NBA interest but he’s certainly good enough to play professionally somewhere next season.
Danjel Purifoy
A former top prospect in the state of Alabama, Purifoy’s Auburn career was unfortunately hampered by NCAA investigation. Still the 6-foot-7 forward enjoyed a solid collegiate career.
As a senior last season, Purifoy put up 8.5 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. After a spectacular freshman season in 2016-17 Purifoy was seen as a possible NBA prospect.
He likely won’t get too much, if any NBA interest but he definitely has the talent to play professionally somewhere.
Like many others on this list, Purifoy can play multiple positions and was a big part of Auburn’s program revival over the past few seasons.