With several stories circulating around this basketball team all season long, Bruce Pearl’s Tigers found a way to do the unthinkable. They were able to win the SEC regular season championship during a season in which the conference may have been the deepest it has ever been.
Even the final obstacle, a rain of premature confetti falling from the rafters of Auburn Arena, made Auburn basketball fans a bit hesitant to finally accept the fact that their team was able to win the regular season championship. A few minutes after the premature celebration, Auburn’s team was cutting down the nets.