Antoine Mason officially transferring to Auburn (basketball)

Now we will be a Top13 team in the SEC

Also shot 73% from the line and led his team in turnovers. Kid's a stud.

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"Cincinnati, Oklahoma State, Seton Hall, St. John's, Providence, Auburn, Wake Forest, Maryland, Missouri, Texas A&M, and a few more have all reached out so far," said Mason to 247Sports Thursday afternoon.

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Not bad at all, congrats on the pickup.

He will be a good productive player but I think the results will be counter to what Auburn fans will expect. Specifically, I think he will be a helpful defender/scrapper/physical guard/team vocal leader first and foremost which will help the program immensely. OTOH, as others have hinted at, I don't think his scoring will be anywhere near as high as it was at Niagara. It's not that being a high scorer at schools of that level doesn't translate - often it does - but its that Niagara was a REALLY BAD team last year that won, what, 7 games? He was literally their only scoring option, and his shooting percentages were pretty low.

I think he'll get you double digits and his presence overall will really benefit the program, but it will really surprise me if he averages over 20 ppg in the SEC. Unless of course he winds up being the only viable scoring option at Auburn just like was the case at Niagara, but I really don't think that will be the case.

What he will do though is dive for loose balls, throw opposing guards around on D, and basically be a baby Anthony Mason in shooting guard form. And that's an awesome thing to have in your program.

Good pickup for Auburn.