The Florida native has been having an impressive senior season leading the Tigers to the No. 2 ranking in the AP poll and is in contention for National Player of the Year.

The Auburn Tigers know there is a target on their backs in SEC play as they sit atop the conference standings. That means playing to a high standard every night out, which head coach Bruce Pearl knows is a unique challenge.

Fresh off a newly-minted No. 1 ranking, Auburn men's basketball made another statement in a season chock-full of them. The Tigers obliterated Mississippi State 88-66 at home without superstar big man Johni Broome.