Auburn (20-11, 10-8 Southeastern Conference) head coach Bruce Pearl, All-SEC second-team point guard Wendell Green, and All-SEC second-team big man Johni Broome took some time on Monday to reminisce on reminisce in being part of the 14th 20-win season in program history.

Green led all scorers with 24 points in Auburn’s 79-70 win against then No. 12 Tennessee on Saturday in front of a sold-out crowd at Neville Arena. Broome scored points and grabbed seven rebounds in the Tiger’s 20th win of the season.

Both players had fond memories from the win and several others during a regular season that saw the team become a seven-seed in the upcoming SEC Tournament.

“I think the most recent one, just beating Tennessee at home, finishing our season,” Green told reporters Monday after practice. “The Israel trip. We went out West. That was pretty fun. We’ve done a lot of things as a team since we’ve all been here in June. It’s hard to pick just one thing. But we’ve still got a lot more basketball to play.”

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Broome added to the memories from visiting Cancun for a preseason tournament, including a win over Northwestern from the Big 10.

“Israel trip was fun. Went out to Cancun and won a championship there, beating Northwestern,” Broome said. “That was also a pretty good win for our resume, looking back at it. As you said, the most recent one, Tennessee, was the last home game in the Jungle. One that we really needed. That was a big win. But I think my favorite memory has yet to come.”

Pearl highlighted the wins at home against Tennesee, Arkansas, Mississippi State, and Missouri. He also shared joyful memories from the team’s journey to Israel and the Cancun tourney.

“Obviously, going to Israel was an unbelievable experience to be able to walk the Holy Land with my team and get them to have a chance to get closer to God, Pearl said. “I think that going to Cancun, we played Bradley, who wound up being the No. 1 seed in the Missouri Valley and lost in the conference championship. ”Then, Northwestern, who is old and tough and physical. Northwestern, the name, doesn’t excite any of our guys about playing a Big Ten team. It is Northwestern. Chris (Collins) has done an amazing job. They finished second in the Big Ten, and we held them to 42 points.”

The trio shared similar laments, going back to a loss against Georgia on the road. Auburn carried leads in both losses against Alabama. The Tigers had chances to win on the road against Texas A&M, who ended Auburn’s home winning streak.

“I think the only two (games), like we really look back and just say ‘We really got beat,’ was Texas A&M at home, and then Kentucky,” Green said. “I think those are the only two guys that we walked away and was like, ‘They really just beat us, as they (out)played us. the whole game.’ Other than that, though, I think we have a good chance against everybody in the league. So we have a lot of confidence (against) anybody we’re going to play in the SEC Tournament.”

Auburn plays 10-seed Arkansas (19-11, 8-10 SEC) Thursday (6:00 pm CT SEC Network) in the second round of the conference tournament. The Tigers hope securing the win against Tennessee will be a catalyst to propel them toward a deep run in the conference tournament and the NCAA Tournament.

“We had two tough losses right before that,” Pearl said. “So now beating the No. 12 team in the country, and now we play Arkansas. It’s just about momentum and taking it one game at a time. But the more you win, the more your confidence goes up. And I think that was a big win for everybody against Tennessee.”

Nubyjas Wilborn covers Auburn for Alabama Media Group.