AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs issued a letter of support for basketball coach Tony Barbee.
The statement Friday evening came two days after
the Tigers wrapped up a 9-23 season with a first-round loss to Texas
A&M in the Southeastern Conference tournament. They lost their last
10 games.
It was Barbee's third season at Auburn and the second with at least 20 losses in the $92 million Auburn Arena.
Jacobs says his "expectation is for our program to
show significant improvement under coach Barbee's leadership." He said
he and Barbee will work together "to support our basketball program at
the highest level."
Barbee's contract runs through June 2017. His buyout would have been $3 million if he wasn't retained.
6 of his eight signees the first two seasons have left.
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