It has been a week since Auburn’s season came to an end at the hands of the Houston Cougars in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Birmingham, Alabama. The Tigers have not wasted any time, however, as head coach [autotag]Bruce Pearl[/autotag] and staff have started to pursue players in the transfer portal.
Among these players is [autotag]Joe Girard III[/autotag], a guard for the Syracuse Orange who has made it clear that he plans to test the NBA Draft waters but will also enter the transfer portal to keep his options open.
Girard led Syracuse in scoring this past season, averaging 16.4 points per game. Girard also averaged 2.3 rebounds and three assists per game. The Glens Falls, New York native has played in almost every game for the Orange since joining the program in 2019.
In a tweet from New York Times basketball insider, Adam Zagoria, the schools that have reached out to Girard were listed. Aside from Auburn, Girard has been contacted by major programs such as Indiana, Tennessee, LSU, Florida, and Ohio State.
Landing Girard would go a long way toward building up the guard position for the Tigers. At this point, the only new face joining Auburn this fall is [autotag]Aden Holloway[/autotag], the No. 6 point guard in the class of 2023 according to 247Sports.
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