Labaron Philon, the No. 1 player in Alabama, commits to Auburn

[autotag]Labaron Philon[/autotag] is the consensus No. 1 player in the state of Alabama and he is now an Auburn Tiger.

The four-star guard from Mobile picked the Tigers over Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Ole Miss, and Kansas. He is Auburn’s second commitment of the week and with five-star [autotag]Tahaad Pettiford[/autotag] gives Auburn one of the best backcourts in the 2024 recruiting cycle.

Philon is the No. 41 overall player and No. 9 point guard in the 247Sports composite ranking. Measuring in at 6-foot-4, and 177 pounds he will likely play more of a combo guard role in [autotag]Bruce Pearl[/autotag]’s offense while Pettiford handles more of the point guard duties.

While Philon can distribute and could certainly play some point guard at Auburn, he is a scorer first and foremost. He was the Class 7A Player of the Year as a sophomore and has been even better as a junior. He is averaging 36.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game for Baker High School.

His addition gives Auburn the No. 3 ranked recruiting class in the country, behind only North Carolina and Baylor. In addition to Philon and Pettiford the Tigers also have a commitment from four-star center [autotag]Peyton Marshall[/autotag], the No. 86 player in the class.

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