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Tahaad Pettiford shining bright early on: 'I just try and stay poised, and stay level-headed'

Justin Hokansonby:Justin Hokanson11/17/24

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Tahaad Pettiford (Photo by Auburn Athletics)
Tahaad Pettiford (Photo by Auburn Athletics)

AUBURN -- Tahaad Pettiford is used to the spotlight. The former McDonald's All-American has been tearing up high school courts for years. It's what led him to be an On3 Consensus Top-31 player nationally. And it's why when he scored 21 points at Houston last Saturday, he wasn't surprised. "It wasn't the first time something big happened like that," Pettiford said. "I was prepared for it. I just had to keep my head down and keep going." Read more of what Pettiford, head coach Bruce Pearl and teammate Denver Jones have to say about Pettiford's early contributions to the team.

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