Auburn basketball Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
No freshman in the SEC has enthralled the college hoops watching public quite like Auburn basketball guard and SEC Freshman of the Week Justin Powell.
This is going to be a difficult season for Auburn basketball fans to find meaning in. Of course, this season has already been dealt a black eye in the form of a self-imposed postseason ban by Bruce Pearl and the athletic department.
Clearly, the Tigers sense that they may have been in the wrong regarding the Sharife Cooper situation, although in reality, helping steer students to a sports agent with mild ties to the school is far from the worst crime committed in college sports.