News broke Tuesday morning that Auburn freshman point guard Aden Holloway intended on entering his name into the transfer portal.

Holloway’s decision came just six days after sophomore point guard Tre Donaldson also announced that he’d be testing the transfer waters. Together, Holloway and Donaldson combined to start every game at point guard last season — 26 starts for Holloway and 10 starts for Donaldson.

Now, it appears Auburn could be trending towards a complete reset at the point guard position.

So now what?

First, it’s important to note that just because guys like Holloway and Donaldson entered the portal, it doesn’t mean they’ll follow through with the transfer. Until they sign with another program, a return to Auburn is always on the table.

It’s also worth noting that Auburn guard Denver Jones got looks at point guard down the stretch of last season.

Meanwhile, Auburn has already signed 5-star McDonald’s All-American Tahaad Pettiford, who ranks as the No. 1 point guard in the 2024 recruiting class.

And while one may think Pettiford is a shoo-in to be the Tigers’ next floor general, Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl says not so fast.

“Tahaad’s not a point guard,” Pearl said March 28. “He’s got the size of a point guard, but everyone assumed Tahaad was going to come in and be our point guard. He’s not.”

Instead, Pearl is calling it like he sees it.

During Pettiford’s junior year at Hudson Catholic in Jersey City, N.J., he averaged just over 19 points per game. On four occasions, Pettiford logged performances of 30-plus points and twice he eclipsed the 40-point mark.

“Tahaad is a scorer,” Pearl said. “He is an incredible athlete. He can make plays on both ends of the floor. He’s going to be one of the fastest, quickest, most explosive little guards I’ve ever had. But he’s not a true point guard. Can he play some? He might.”

With Auburn now looking at being without not just one — but both — starting point guards from the 2023-24 season, it seems reasonable to assume Pettiford “might” play some point guard for the Tigers.

However, as talented as Pettiford is and whether he plays point guard for the Tigers or not, Auburn won’t be able to put all its eggs in his basket.

Pearl and the Tigers’ coaching staff started shopping the portal as soon as it opened. But they really started browsing once Auburn’s season came to a close following Auburn’s two-point loss to Yale in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

“We got beat, and we got home Saturday morning at 4:30 from Montgomery,” Pearl said. “My staff and I were in the office at 10. I had to set an alarm to get up and get in at 10 o’clock. We worked Saturday and Sunday, evaluating what’s in the portal and what might be coming in the portal and our own team.”

Auburn has already been tied to a number of portal prospects with one of the biggest names being Furman transfer point guard JP Pegues. Pegues averaged 18.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists this past season with the Paladins.

On April 5, On3 Sports’ Joe Tipton reported Auburn was one of four finalists for Pegues, who also included Florida, Oklahoma and South Carolina in his top four.

Washington State’s Myles Rice is another name that’s been tied to Auburn as of late.

On April 2, On3 Sports’ Jamie Shaw listed Auburn as program of interest for Rice, citing the fact that Rice attended high school and played travel ball with former Auburn star Jabari Smith.

Rice finished his redshirt freshman campaign having averaged 14.8 points and 3.8 assists with the Cougars and being recognized as the Pac-12 Rookie of the Year.