Auburn basketball earned two wins over ranked SEC foes last week, and freshman Tahaad Pettiford was an important reason.
The freshman guard averaged 18 points in the wins over No. 18 Mississippi State and No. 23 Georgia last week, with six steals, five assists, and three rebounds. His efforts landed him his first conference award of his young career. Pettiford was tabbed SEC Freshman of the Week by the league office on Monday.
Pettiford scored 12 points in Auburn’s midweek win over Mississippi State at Neville Arena, but the rest of his stat line showed that he also played the role of a great teammate. He logged four steals and three assists while being called for two fouls.
He followed Tuesday’s performance by scoring 24 points in Auburn’s narrow win over Georgia in Athens. He reached the feat by shooting 54% from the field (7-of-13) and by going 5-of-7 from three-point territory. He also hauled in three rebounds in the victory.
Last week’s efforts extends Pettiford’s double-digit scoring streak to five games. He has reached double-figures in points 11 times this season, with his best outing coming in Auburn’s 74-69 win over Houston in November. Pettiford enters the week with a 12.0 points per game average, and shoots 45.4% field goal percentage.
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