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Johni Broome receives diagnosis after ankle injury vs. South Carolina, per report

Paul Harvey

By Paul Harvey

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Johni Broome has been a major force for Auburn in the 15-1 start for Bruce Pearl and the Tigers. However, he had Auburn fans holding their breath after he left the win over South Carolina with an ankle injury.

Broome was just 3-for-11 against the Gamecocks before the injury, but he is a veteran leader for Auburn as an all-around contributor. The good news is it appears Broome avoided a major setback.

According to college basketball insider Jon Rothstein, Broome’s diagnosis is a non-surgical ankle sprain following a Sunday morning MRI. A timeline for Johni Broome’s return has not been reported, but it’s a good sign he is expected to avoid surgery for the issue.

Auburn is off to a 3-0 start in SEC play and is the No. 2 team in the country, and Broome is a major reason why. He leads the Tigers in minutes played, points per game (17.9), rebounding (10.7), assists (3.3) and blocks (2.7) as a true all-around star.

There is no good time to lose Broome, and the schedule only gets tougher for the Tigers moving forward. Auburn started the SEC slate with 3 unranked opponents but that changes this week.

Auburn returns home to face Mississippi State in a midweek game and a weekend road trip to face Georgia could also feature a ranked Bulldogs squad when the new AP Poll comes out. After that, the Tigers will face Tennessee on Jan. 25 and then move to the start of February with 3 straight games against teams currently ranked.

Hopefully Broome is back on the court before those marquee matchups in league play arrive.

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.

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