The Auburn Tigers are an analytical darling coming into the 2024 males’s NCAA event. Regardless of being a No. 4 seed in March Insanity, the Tigers had been rated because the No. 4 general staff within the nation by KenPom’s mannequin after they tipped off their first spherical recreation in opposition to No. 13 seed Yale.
Junior wing Chad Baker-Mazara is one motive Auburn has been so good. The 6’7 swingman shot 41.8 p.c from three whereas taking part in stable protection. His 61.3 p.c true capturing mark ranks No. 2 on the staff behind regulation rotation gamers.
Baker-Mazara’s father shocked him by exhibiting up earlier than the sport. Sadly, his dad didn’t get to look at him for lengthy. Baker-Mazara was ejected early within the first half for hitting a Yale participant close to the top with an elbow. Because the announcers famous, it wasn’t a basketball-related transfer, and that’s why he was booted. Watch the play right here:
Baker-Mazara sprinted to the locker room. Minutes later, he was tweeting concerning the ejection.
The Auburn wing posted this and deleted it minutes later whereas the primary half was nonetheless occurring:
He tweeted one thing slightly extra optimistic a couple of minutes later:
I imagine in my boys they bought em!!
— Chad Baker-Mazara (@ChadBaker2700) March 22, 2024
Did Baker-Mazara need to be ejected? Both method, we’ll see if the Tigers can advance with out him.
