Countdown to Auburn basketball is heating up quick with just 20 days remaining. The Tigers are returning to action from a historic Final Four run but face familiar scrutiny in preseason rankings. Auburn is currently projected to finish fourth behind Kentucky, Florida, and LSU and have zero players named to preseason first or second All-SEC teams. Pretty weird considering this team returns five seniors who contributed to the team’s Final Four run last year.
Among the players snubbed in preseason polls, Bruce Pearl was most shocked that senior center Austin Wiley was left off the list. The last two years have not been easy for Austin Wiley.