Allen Flanigan will be away from Auburn basketball for an indefinite period of time
AUBURN – Allen Flanigan is not with the team and is currently away from practice for an indefinite period of time, head coach Bruce Pearl announced on Tuesday.
The Tigers started practice on Monday and Pearl met the media on Tuesday, relaying the news. Pearl declined to elaborate, simply saying it was “family” and “personal” reasons for Flanigan’s absence.
The rest of the Auburn team is accounted for and practicing on schedule, including freshmen Yohan Traore, Chance Westry and Tre Donaldson, plus transfer Johni Broome.
Following his decision to return after flirting with the NBA Draft process, Flanigan told Auburn Live, “getting the feedback and realizing that I can possibly be going in the second round, but coming back to school, better myself, have a healthy season, and improve my draft stock.”
The Arkansas native was a Coaches’ Preseason All-SEC First Team selection prior to last season, but that was before Flanigan injured his Achilles and underwent offseason surgery. Flanigan only played 22 games as a result and didn’t return until essentially SEC play.
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He just recently returned to 100 percent health.
Expectations will be high for Flanigan to return to his sophomore form that saw him score 14 points, grab five boards, and dish out three assists per game. In league play, Flanigan’s averaged nearly 15 points and six boards per game two seasons ago.
Flanigan raised his points per game +11.1 points from his freshman to sophomore seasons.
Last season, the Tigers’ forward never fully found his stride on the offensive end. Recovering from the injury, along with meshing with new teammates across the board, stunted Flanigan’s growth.
Auburn needs Flanigan healthy and confident for the upcoming season in order to compete for another SEC championship.
“I’m going to work every day. When we lace up those sneakers in the fall, I want to be a problem on the floor. I want to get back to myself, but better,” he said.
