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Inside the Auburn Tigers Auburn baseball is working to rebuild its infield by adding a player from the transfer portal . . . The Tigers' class currently ranks among the top-10 in the country . . . "She was one of the best junior players in the world and has found great success on the professional tour. She plays a top level in singles and doubles and we can't wait for her to be a part of the team . . . Auburn returns four of its five starters from last year's team, along with sixth man and substitute Billy Davis. But they'll be pushed and have to continue to earn their spots with three top 2026 recruits now on campus . . . "We've tried to play the long game," Thompson said. "Meaning we've valued the high school player, even guys that were good enough to start their pro career . . . "Mantas was 6-7, and Narcisse was 7 feet, if not 7-1. That was a positive." That's in reference to Auburn's first overseas signee, Filip Jovic, who was a 6-foot-7 forward. When he committed to Auburn, he and his agent said he was 6-foot-9. Bruce Pearl called him "6-foot-6 with a long neck . . . The Tigers currently have five recruits from Alabama in their 2027 class . . . Evans is staying in-state and will play for the Tigers . . . "It's super exciting to think that I'm coming into something that is already a well-oiled machine . . . Sibley is the fifth pitcher to commit to Auburn via the transfer portal, and the fourth left-handed pitcher to join the Tigers' roster ahead of the 2027 season . . . He's just a basketball player in every sense of the word. You can see that by his stats while with the Trojans. Last year he averaged 14.4 points and 10.1 rebounds per game and he had 17 double-doubles for the season . . . "Mantas embodies the qualities we prioritize in our program -- skill, toughness, competitiveness and character . . . He found everything he was looking for in Auburn and he knew right away once he got on campus. "It just felt like home . . . Head coach Alex Golesh and his staff have been lighting up the recruiting board all June . . . "I fully intend to honor my commitment to Auburn University, and I am looking forward to wearing the Auburn Tigers jersey for the 2026-2027 season . . . Rubstavicius helped lead the Lithuanian national team to the silver medal . . . This past weekend may be the perfect microcosm to illustrate exactly how tenacious Golesh has been in recruiting . . . Auburn signee Narcisse Ngoy was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers . . . "I feel like God really handpicked this place out for me . . . Auburn now has 23 commits in its 2027 recruiting class . . . Deshawn Hall, a 4-star wide receiver and former basketball star, has announced his commitment to the Tigers . . . The program announced that 6-foot-6 Lithuanian wing Mantas Rubštavičius has officially signed with Auburn. Rubštavičius committed to the Tigers just over a month ago . . . The Tigers gained a commitment from three-star wide receiver Cedrick Simmons, who becomes the second player of the day to commit to Auburn . . . A native of Prattville, 247Sports ranks Hall as the No. 7 overall player in Alabama . . . "It was like a click, I just felt like, 'Why does this already feel like family?' . . . The latest addition to the 2027 class is Khamoni Williams, who flipped from West Virginia . . . The latest commitment is three-star athlete Preston Williams . . . Alex Golesh, in his first year as a head coach in the SEC, already has a top-10 class . . . "If you do right by Auburn, Auburn will do right by you. They'll love you and take care of you . . . "I feel like coming to Auburn, the coaching staff is going to help me take that next step of development and turn me into that player I have always wanted to be . . . One valuable piece of Auburn's pitching staff is locking in another season on the Plains. Sophomore left-handed pitcher Jackson Sanders shared on Instagram this week that he is staying put and will pitch for the Auburn Tigers as a junior in 2027 . . . The Tigers landed a commitment from four-star defensive lineman Nate Kamba on Sunday, expanding the class to 18 players . . . With the commitment of defensive tackle Nate Kamba on Sunday, Auburn is now firmly inside the Top 10 . . . Beverley said he's excited about next season and playing for the Tigers. He will report to Auburn late in the summer following the Cape Cod League season . . . Carter's replacement seems to already be in the building. The Tigers recently secured a commitment from former Georgia State outfielder John Beverley, who hit .365 and stole 35 bases as a sophomore in 2026 . . . "We're going to bring a national championship back . . . To rebuild the front court for the 2026-27 season, Auburn added French center Narcisse Ngoy to add some rim protection. Ngoy won the Elite 2 League MVP after leading the league in rebounds and blocks. He also averaged 10.7 points per game . . . Last season, Auburn scored 51 points in the 100 fly, 28 in the 200 free, and 19 in the 200 IM. If Machuco had swum those converted times at those championships, he would have added another 44 points to Auburn's total . . . The Tigers gained their eighth commitment since summer official visits began . . . Auburn football landed its 16th commitment . . . Stevens is coming off the best year of his career at South Alabama and will have one season of eligibility at Auburn. The righty pitched in 19 games last year, posting a 2.53 ERA . . . Future Auburn Tiger Kauă Santos Carvalho nearly clipped the World Junior Record in the 50 breaststroke, touching in 27.08, just over a tenth of a second off . . . With Ramsier on board, Auburn now sits at 15 verbal commitments . . . He becomes the fourth offensive line recruit, and second blue-chipper at the position, to join Auburn's 2027 recruiting class . . . On Monday, the Tigers picked up a commitment from four-star interior offensive lineman Reed Ramsier . . . It was a really good week last week for coach Alex Golesh and the Auburn Tigers on the recruiting trail following the first big official visit weekend . . . Auburn could have two more players added to its 2027 class in the near future . . . On Sunday, new Auburn head coach Alex Golesh sent out a series of cryptic X posts that seemed to insinuate that the Tigers had landed six total recruits on Sunday alone. On Tuesday, the fifth domino in that recruiting effort fell . . . The latest addition to Auburn's 2027 recruiting class is three-star cornerback Aidyn Wiggins, who took an official visit to the Plains on May 29 . . . The Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, native is ranked in the industry-generated 247Sports Composite as the No. 2 kicker . . . He's the second running back to join Auburn's 2027 class . . . Mantas Rubštavičius, who was hailed as one of the Tigers' best offseason acquisitions, has yet to sign with the Tigers . . . "Out of the 13 that got in the portal and then chose to come to Auburn, 11 of them are on offense, two are on defense . . . Auburn has nine commitments in the class of 2027 and Brown will join an offensive line class that already includes Jaylon Moore and Layton Von Brandt . . . There's no question that Alex Golesh and this staff are putting in some work in their first full class . . . "These things happen very quickly in today's age with the transfer portal . . . Earning Von Brandt's commitment over schools like Notre Dame and Penn State sends a message from Auburn . . . Womack was a five-star prospect out of high school at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Md., a program that new Auburn head coach Alex Golesh has made a point to viciously recruit in recent months. He was the No. 1 overall class of 2023 prospect from Maryland, as well as the third-best edge rusher in the entire class . . . "We were all over the world recruiting and getting guys on international prospects but also high school prospects. We'll still continue to push the high school stuff and be able to bring in a couple of guys each year that we think can contribute right away . . . The Auburn gymnastics team signed four student-athletes that will join the program for the 2027 season . . . "I want to be loved at the school I choose," Cypher said. "From the fanbases to the coaches, whoever shows me the most love is who I'm going to lean towards the most . . . The five-star defensive back was in Auburn for Big Cat Weekend on Saturday . . . Linebacker Kareem Palmer committed to the Tigers on Sunday, becoming the first commitment from Auburn's most important recruiting weekends . . . This upcoming year's roster is going to look quite different from last year's . . . This is a massive win for the Tigers, both figuratively and literally . . . Von Brandt's commitment marks another victory from a tight recruiting battle for Golesh and the Tigers this spring . . . Von Brandt becomes the second-highest ranked player in Auburn's 2027 class . . . Golesh and his entire staff spent the full day with recruits at festivities headlined by the pool party . . . With Rubštavičius on board, Auburn's 2026-27 roster is complete, with eight new players . . . "We are so excited to welcome Hannah to the Auburn family . . . While not having as many commitments as many other teams, the Tigers are currently 15th in average star rating. Now we head into the first Alex Golesh version of Big Cat Weekend . . . Chatman is now the sixth commit to an Auburn 2027 class that seems to be prioritizing quality over quantity . . . The Tigers now have a quarterback in their 2027 recruiting class . . . "I have always dreamed of playing here. The Auburn atmosphere is amazing, and the community can't be more welcoming . . . Pearl also highlighted how effective Kimble is on the defensive end as he also averaged 2.6 steals per game at Eastern Kentucky . . . Auburn's 2026 freshman class included 20 players and ranked in the top 25 . . . Steven Pearl is extremely high on his addition at the wing position. "He's probably the best shooter in the portal, and we were able to get him to come to Auburn . . . The sophomore guard has shown her ability to score throughout her college career. In her freshman campaign, she averaged 10.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 2.4 steals per game in 33 appearances. Thienou's best performance came that year, when she scored 29 points in a 94-69 win over Florida. This is the sixth signing this offseason for head coach Larry Vickers . . . Brylan Odour is a 6-foot-2, 205-pound four-star wide receiver who originally hails from Murfreesboro, Tenn . . . Oduor is the Tigers fifth commitment in the 2027 class, joining four-star running back Myson Johnson-Cook, defensive lineman Donivan Moore, four-star tight end George Lamons Jr. and three-star offensive lineman Jaylon Moore . . . "On Monday, they said that 'hey, we've got a spot for you and we'd love for you to take it.' And, you know, I couldn't waste the opportunity to be an Auburn Tiger . . . Olsen, a 6-foot-8 forward, shot a scorching 39.5% from deep last season on 8.3 attempts per game. He was one of only eight players in college basketball last season to shoot at least 40% from long range (rounded up) at 6-foot-7 or taller . . . "He's a stud. An Auburn family that just loves Auburn. You know, it helps that his girlfriend goes to Auburn . . . A 4-star prospect with more than two dozen offers, he has Auburn in his top group . . . On Wednesday, a key offensive line prospect announced that he is committing to the Tigers . . . Steven Pearl brought in five transfers from the portal and one international player so far . . . He becomes Auburn's fourth commitment in the class of 2027 and the third on offense . . . "This program has been built by players with a chip on their shoulder and something to prove . . . The rule will allow "schools to decline to enter a student-athlete into the Transfer Portal only if the student-athlete agreed to release the school from that requirement as part of a valid settlement-related benefits agreement with the school, for the period of that agreement . . . Despite the retention of its starting backcourt, as Tahaad Pettiford and Kevin Overton have announced their intention to return next season, Auburn appears to have an extremely different team heading into Pearl's second year . . . "We're probably one away from being done . . . Johnson-Cook joins defensive lineman Donivan Moore and four-star tight end George Lamons Jr. as the three Auburn commits in the 2027 recruiting class . . . The 6-foot-2, 225-pound rusher from East St. Louis, Illinois, is ESPN's No. 3 overall running back prospect in the Class of 2027. He announced his commitment to the Tigers . . . Myson Johnson-Cook, a four-star recruit out of East Saint Louis, Illinois, made his pledge to the Tigers . . . Auburn needed another true backcourt addition to complement returning starters Tahaad Pettiford and Kevin Overton. Rising sophomore Simon Walker is also back . . . The 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year at Iowa, Freeman played his first two seasons for the Hawkeyes before transferring to Creighton last season . . . In six games this season, Opurum averaged 3.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and one block per game. A 7-footer, Opurum's length and ability to protect the rim seemed to be his biggest strengths . . . Lamons was previously committed to Texas A&M before stepping away from the Aggies pledge in July of 2025 . . . Former Creighton big man Owen Freeman committed to the Tigers on Monday . . .
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