As Auburn men’s basketball is two days away from its top 10 Southeastern Conference showdown with Tennessee, “there’s a possibility” star center Johni Broome could return to practice Thursday. Bruce Pearl gave the update during his Thursday afternoon news conference.

Auburn has bolted out to a 17-1 start that includes a 5-0 Southeastern Conference record in Bruce Pearl's 11th season on the Plains. The two most recent Auburn victories transpired without Johni Broome, the 6-foot-10, 240-pound center/forward who is averaging 17.9 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.7 blocked shots per game.

Bruce Pearl made his yearly visit to the Birmingham Tip Off Club.He spoke with the media about this season so far.Auburn was ranked number one in the latest AP top 25 poll after a

(JTA) — Bruce Pearl has won plenty of accolades and ... Pearl, in his fifth season at the helm at Auburn, will be leading the Southeastern Conference school to its first appearance in the ...

The final call for Broome’s availability for Auburn’s game with Tennessee on Saturday will be revealed Friday in the SEC Student-Athlete Availability Report. No. 1 Auburn will meet No. 7 Tennessee at Neville Arena at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.

Auburn has climbed to No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s basketball poll for its second stint at the top in program history. Bruce Pearl’s Tigers claimed

In Auburn’s first game without Broome, the Tigers looked dominant against Mississippi State, winning 88-66 and never looked in danger of losing control of the game. Johnson took Broome’s spot in the starting lineup, finishing the game with 17 points and eight rebounds.

The No. 6 Vols travel south this weekend to face top-ranked Auburn, but this game will mean much more than just a win or loss for Tennessee. A familiar face

Auburn coach Bruce Pearl has called No. 6 Tennessee a great team after his No. 1-ranked squad narrowly beat the visiting Volunteers 53-51 on Saturday.

Johni Broome returned, but it was a late three-point shot from Miles Kelly that stoles the show for the Auburn Tigers.

Miles Kelly hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining and Johni Broome had 16 points and 13 rebounds in his return to the lineup a

Bruce Pearl has one of the nation's best programs at Auburn, and that'd sting Tennessee a lot more if the Vols didn't have one of the best, too.